Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Apr 1938, p. 10

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s are toward, * NUEW Sprlaîg COIFFURE;Styles These Go Wi h thé? New Sping Hofs A ptt.oonfI frst in yovr oiffüre problems and skilIled b.aufy oper- ato.'. . . . h.t is your assurance of perfect satisfaction. Phoe .WiIm.t t. 79 wilmette beauty shop 1200 Central* Ave.-2nd Floor mercial groups and many others wil lend their aid to this observance of the 2th anniversary, of* the estab- liishment of air mail service. Es&* y Award1 Contest Priýzes, willbe offered. for the best essays on the subject, "IWings Across America," Mr. O'Connell 'stated, as. well, as for the, best posters based on the ideaI "Air mail service, of the. .present 'and future and its adapt- ability to. the needs of the nation." Information regarcling these contests May be obtained from Mr. 'Connell at the Wilmette post office. Spectacular events are eigpln ned to demonstrate the' progress made in mail transportation:in Ameru- Àca.. While. the list. of committees which will have the. events in charge are not yet completed, it is stated* that splendid cooperation is being assure4 Iby leaders in the varied civi. activities of the village. The gen- eral staff is composed of the follôw- ing: Herbert L. O'Connell; Wiinme t te postmaster, general chairman, assist- ed by Emmett L. Kîvland, director of delivery at the Wiimette post offic e. Honorary, Comnatte. An honorary committee,.wilI con- tod of thq A AiR MAIL WEEK. 1111 AY 15 -21,,1938 conme mo ration by mailing at least one let ter by air mail during the week. A new ýanid:beautiful air mail stamp isbeing prepared by the Fed- eral Postal department and wilI be on sale. May, 15. -In addi tion, and giving a: local touch to the celebra- tion, the Wilmette. post office will have, an original and exclusive canceling stamp which Will be used, on all lettersmailed at this. office. Loga n-Howard P.T.A., to Elect 0f ficers at Meeting May 24 .Election of officers of the Logan- Howard Parent - Teacher association will be held at the annual M-ay meet- ing, Tuesday evening, May 24, at 8, o'clock, ini the Howard school audi- toriuni. The nominating slate reads a.s follows: President,. Mrs. F. J. Dowd. Xice.president, Mrs. H. G. \Tan.. shows an increase over 1930 ofo23 per cent, the figures being: 193 4 . . . . . .. . . $ , 6 , 3 1936........... ...........1,516,920 increase 23 per cent or $ 350,214 AnaIyàng .Some Figures, Takinàg the districts separately and. breaking the figures. down *to the division s of educational, buildings. number ýof1 pupils' enrolled and the icost per pupil, the resuIts are shown iii* a 'separate tabulation on this page. However,, in checking' the figures for thie grade schools and noting the cost of operation per PU .pil, consider- ation mnust .be ,given to the fact that these figures do not . represent -the actual money spent for each, pupil, but only. the levy made. Not ail of the taxes have been collected,, some probably neyer will ýbe collected, hence the boards of education has Iess money ýwith which to carry on the Échools- than the levy shows. The figures do, however, represent the Ievy on1 which those taxes that were- paid were based. For quick com- parison the figures for cost per pupil, which are interesting, are as follows: Avoca .., .............ý.,..silo Kenilworth-. ......... 13t Wilmette................. ....... 197 Glencoe25 Winnetka 312 Au Expanation In the case of New Trier 111gb school, il will be. noted that the' tabulation covers the year 195 as weIl as 1936 anid 1937. This is be- about a field near 54/ l inoîis oîrad Officers Philip Schneider and Culleii Branscome brought in Van Zuylen 805 Fifteenth street, who was. charged with driving an automobile while under the influence,'of intoxicating.liquor. CHANGE RESIDENCE Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gall moved late last week f rom 1769 Washing- ton. avenue to 509 Linden avenue. The Illinois StateC convention of. the National Congres.s of Parents and Teachers will be held at Quincy, May 3, 4, and 5.' The delegation represent- ing this association includes Mrs. F, J. Dowd, Nirs. Robert Seashore, Mrs.. E. J. -Matot, and Mrs. Harry'Adier. The thenie of the convention this year is "We, the People, .. . Promote the Genieral Welfare." tion of delinquent taxes, was enabled to- reduce its levy by more- than $100,000, passing this saving on to, the' taxpayers., It is thereforte more equitable to compare 1937'with 1935,. rather than with 1936.. Poor Relief Levy D.wn In spite of alI the talk and noise about poor relief, the levy for this purpose affords the only bright spot which the harrowed taxpayer will sight in his -contemplation 'of the IR. Wilson, 635 MeJ SC harles A. Hof.mu '-'I James Wilson of E1 Jane 'Wiso- fG I - g- th, à" d Uaytç cF of Los Angeles. petnc. , LVI.,.mi~ form-erly of Kem iliess otseverai months. Surviving are her husb a daughter, Mrs. Marion Evanston; two sons, Roi ver, and Albert G.,, Jr., oc a brother1 and a sister., iu 'First fi e Sig sprifig

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