Opening of Forest Park theater marks town epoch
The Ascher Brothers open a new Forest Park theater, hailed as a milestone in village progress. The piece recounts fifty years of growth, honoring leaders like Arthur Klatenbroker Sr, George Schrade, and Henry J Mohr, and notes a 1922 business group pushing unity for town improvements. It questions village leadership and urges openness to a new era.
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George Schrade
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Opening Night Spark in Forest Park Theater
Mary Roberta Tinehart recalls a big town moment as Samuel Goldwyn visits the Ascher Brothers theater for the opening of Scratch My Back. She connects with Goldwyn, dreams of writing for film, and reflects on early show days and small town fame.
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Maurice Maeter Mok
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Suburban Playhouse Site Hopes in Forest Park Growth
The column argues Forest Park, a five business town, offers great growth potential for a proposed suburban playhouse. It questions whether elected officials will support progress or block it through stubbornness and blind loyalty to old ways, implying a test of local leadership.
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