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and "Oakton" 4. Armond King, as well as all of the village officials except Trustee Russell
Tucker, who was absent, voted for "Skokie." The unanimity of the Village officials in voting
for "Skokie" is consistent with the theory that a certain amount of prior deliberation had
occurred among them, and by the time of the August 9 meeting, it had previously been
decided that "Skokie" was to be selected. On August 21, 1940, the Village requested the
Illinois Secretary of State to reserve "Skokie" for a period of sixty days. On September 5, 1940,
petitions urging the Board of Trustees to adopt a name change to "Skokie" were filed with
Clerk Holly Klehm and on October 1, 1940, by a vote of 6-0, an ordinance adopting the
name "Skokie" was passed by the Village Board, which ordinance became effective on
November 15, 1940.
If Scotty Krier initiated the name change crusade, Armond King nurtured it and George E.
Blameuser implemented it. There is certainly sufficient credit to go around and Section 15
was well represented in the effort.
The Weber boys, Joe (married to Caroline Smith) and Lawrence (married to Helen
Kufeldt), were born in Niles Center and became Section members in 1935. In 1932, Lawrence
started an auto repair business. At that time, Joe was in the welding business, and in 1933, the
Weber's merged their businesses and opened up their first shop at 5030 Oakton. They advertised
the repair of boilers, tubes, smoke stacks, smoke boxes and installed fire boxes. By 1941, they
were located at 8102 Lincoln Avenue, and by 1945 had returned to 5030 Oakton Street, where
the business remained until it was moved to Palatine in 1962. The tower section of the First
National Bank building occupies the old Weber Brothers Garage. Joe passed away in 1984.
Lawrence and his wife Helen live in Palatine.
Lawrence Weber, at right, circa 1933.
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