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Lloyd Frank Hollister (1892-1979) oral history

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Track 6, Transcript p. 5-6: Track 6, Transcript p. 5-6
Transcription: TRACK 6 I think I'd better get off the matter of our Judgeship and follow up with the story about one individual whom I have a lot of respect for or did have during his life and a rather close friendship sprung up. It has something to .do, too, with liquor. I'm thinking about Frank Meier who had the Wilmette Ice Company located on Green Bay Road between Central Avenue and Washington. I am proud of the fact that I had a friend in Frank Meier and I used to stop in occasionally just to chat with him when I was going by his office. I have a vivid recollection of one Monday that I stopped in there, I can't tell you a date. But Frank was kind of mad. And I kidded him a little bit. Finally he says, "Well, I tell you what is wrong. Some people, even if you are doing a good job they have no brains at all as how it should be done." He said, "I went to church yesterday, as I always do on Sunday and they put the men on one side of the aisle and the women on the other side. And we men usually are a pretty good size. Well, a lady came in and she was late for the service but they -- the usher brought her down and indicated that he wanted us men to squeeze in a little bit. Right across the aisle was plenty of room in a pew there. But no, did they put the woman in with those other women? No, no, no! They made us squeeze in and it was most uncomfortable." I always think of that story nearly every time I pass the old place. By the way, Frank had some connections with a brewery and for quite some time during prohibition Frank would make it possible for some of his friends to get a case of beer occasionally, if they so desired.
Creators: Hollister, Lloyd Frank, 1892-1979, Interviewee; Adler, Rhea Saul
, Interviewer
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Description: Interview with Lloyd Frank Hollister by Rhea Adler in Wilmette, Illinois, in the Fall of 1975. ABSTRACT: Introduction to Wilmette Mayor Ed Zipf - Mayor 7 years - established accounting practices for village of Wilmette Earl Orner - Village Clerk, 1905-1924 Mayor, 1925-30 Village Agent for Northwestern Railroad "Judge" Otto Falk - Police Magistrate - Volstead Act - Prohibition - "Home brew" - Backyard burial of cases of liquor Dave Nelson - Nelson Laundry - an early Model T (Ford) Emil Nord - tailor - Schultz & Nord Cleaners Lloyd Hollister - Hollister Press ~ philosophy of local newspaper publishing - Rotary chartered 1924 - Charter members mentioned - Lloyd Hollister only surviving charter member living in 1975 - Rotary International Headquarters to Evanston - Student program here - became world wide - Community Chest started by Rotary- Repartee between Lloyd Hollister and Rhea Adler
Notes: Lloyd Frank Hollister published newspapers in Wilmette, Illinois, from 1912-1969.
Place of Publication: Wilmette, Illinois
Date of Original: 1975
Subject(s): Newspaper editors
Oral histories
Wilmette (Ill.) -- Residents
Personal Name(s): Hollister, Lloyd Frank
Local identifier: R977.31 HO
Language of Item: English
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Copyright Date: 1975
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