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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1929
Page
4
A community pledge urges Forest Park to greet visitors with courtesy during the upcoming Greater Forest Park celebration. Emphasizing polite service by merchants and officials, the piece argues courtesy boosts commerce, property values, and civic image, shaping a positive first impression for arriving guests.
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A nostalgic homage to August in the Midwest chronicles Illinois landscapes and Chicago’s rising cityscape. It paints journeys through prairies, fields of corn, rivers, and orchards, pairing serene rural beauty with the bustling aura of Chicago and its skyline.
A杂 columnist praises Trailing the Tigers by Mary Drastings Bradley dubbing it an engaging travelogue with vivid jungle peril and caution, while also critiquing the shell of Wonder by Dorothy Coursen LContact Trott as vital yet puzzling, noting its energetic but unclear plot and themes.
A SW Straus & Co survey of Chicago metropolitan districts shows July 1929 building activity up 7 percent from July 1928 and 34 percent from June 1929. Forty-one suburbs totaled 9,578,000 with notable gains in Homewood 543 percent, Highland Park 38 percent, Lake Forest 15 percent, and Libertyville 8 percent. Increases from June to July include La Grange 28.9 percent, Wheaton 18 percent, Glencoe 19 percent, and Lake Forest 10.9 percent, while Chicago proper declined from July 1928.
Concordia College will begin academic work for all classes on Thursday, September 5th. Applicants should send their forms to W. C. Kobu, D. D. Provisional credits require examination on Tuesday, September 3rd, with attendance or forfeiture of rights. Normal department sessions start September 3rd. High School department begins September 4th at 10 a.m.
An unusually fine Dill program at the Forest Theater unfolds the week starting Sunday August 18. Highlights include The Desert Story and The Wheel with Vitaphone selections and News. On Monday August 19 Father and Son features Jack Tritt Dorothy Revier and Mickey McBan plus Broadway Blues and Oriental Motoring. Thursday August 22 Billie Ds Careers appears with Vitaphone selections. Saturday August 24 Mary Filbin stars in Girl Overboard with added Vitaphone numbers and Richard Dix feature.
The Argyle Case opens at the Chicago theater featuring Thomas Meighan in his audible debut alongside Lila Lee in her second talking role. The pair, famed from prior screen pairings, star in the detective thriller as motion picture fans are treated to a returning screen romance.
Prominent patrons expect a novel summer program at the Oriental Theater next week as AL Kyle and his Jaze Collegians present a lively divertissement. Backstage rehearsals promise a syncopated beach party with surprises and humor linked to the Ocean Shore setting.
The first all talking musical comedy on screen, Words and Music, touts Lois Moran as a sensation while David Percy also stars. The cast includes Pat Aniey and a chorus of beautiful showgirls and collegians. Dave Stamper supplies the score for Steppin Along and other songs.
River Road between Irving Park Boulevard and Devon Avenue is closed with traffic detoured east on Irving Park Boulevard to Cumberland Avenue then north on Cythanderland Avenue to Devon Avenue and west to River Road. Oakton Street closed between Wakeman and Lehigh, Alinsheim Road closed between Roosevelt and St. Charles, First Avenue open between Roosevelt and 2nd Street. Additional detours include Dixie Highway, Halsted, and routes near Harvey, Melrose Park, Niles, and Highwood Fort Sheridan with marked detours.
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