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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
6
Published by Mall Heileman Company with Albert L. Hall as editor. Forest Park Illinois mail address and phone number shown. Second class matter at Forest Park post office.
The Review welcomes thousands of new subscribers from Forest Leaves as they migrate to the Review, broadening its reach into a new, more magazine like field. The eight page Review offers more local news and ads despite slightly lower paper quality, inviting reader feedback and suggestions.
The piece argues for directing state highway funds to extend new two eighteen foot roads out of Chicago before widening existing ones. It cites Cook County tax contribution and traffic, calls for bridges at Harrison Street and Chicago Avenue, and urges opening paved routes to the west, north and south to relieve congestion.
A historical note honors America's Independence Day as a uniquely American holiday. It encourages patriotic feeling and gratitude for the nation's freedom, urging restraint and respect for others while noting Forest Park's planned celebration to emphasize patriotism and love of country.
The column notes hot weather as a daily topic, generating complaints as it wields influence over comfort and plans. It remarks that only rarely is the season perfect, leaving residents persistently contending with heat and related discomfort.
The period has brought mostly pleasant weather with some hot days. While rain amounts were minimal, residents note favorable conditions for corn growth and the surrounding prosperity tied to Chicago’s corn belt.
The community gears up for July Fourth events with a Legion carnival over two days, aiming to fund Memorial Hall expansion. A weekend rain drenched basements, and a tornado touched down in some areas. Democrats engage in political activities this week.
The column riffs on political jibes between Republicans and Democrats and notes Dawes as a Republican presidential contender with a full household. It touches on long hairstyles, chorus casting, and public speaking, while musing on summer travel, Montreux fantasies, and radio chatter from New York.
Glenville town council passed a curfew ordinance prohibiting any boy or girl under eighteen from being on the streets after eight o clock except when accompanied by a parent or while on the way to or from church. Written parental permission allows attendance at public gatherings. A curfew bell will sound nightly.
The Liberty Bell at Independence Hall is mounted on wheels for rapid removal in a fire. Regulators detail procedures for safe transfer during a blaze. Guards trained by drills ensure swift chime movement while basement rabbiah placement is forbidden. Heating plant moved to a separate protected area. automatic sprinkling system installation underway.
A historic tale from near Paris recalls a hunter and his wife who named a bubbling spring Fontaine Bleau after a dog named Bleacron saved the hunter’s life by circling the spring to direct their thirst relief. The legend ties the spring to a noble dog’s guardianship and to a cherished local place.
A Bentley night sermon includes a preacher asking the congregation to condole with Brother Jones after his henhouse door was left open and 16 Plymouth Rock chicks escaped, sparking murmurs among attendees.
The speaker warns that many business leaders stay quiet during important home city matters. He notes a tendency to avoid speaking, fearing a bad reputation, and urges members to rise and express their views at meetings to avoid hampering community progress.
A humorous exchange captures a misheard vow as Mrs. Johnson debates with Mia Jackson over who promised an engagement ring. The New York World reports the playful scene and the mistaken idea of an engagement gesture.
Paris reports that recent measures provide tax cuts proportional to family size, lower rents in cheap houses with priority housing, incentives for rural property, and a one year reduction in compulsory military service for eldest-age children. Additional aid includes rail fare discounts, proportional scholarships, birth premiums, and salaries for civil servants tied to number of children, with medals for mothers of large families.
In Chanute Kansas a man was arrested after trained hens responded to a whistle call at a poultry house. The dealer identified the seller from the whistle incident and the man was bound over to district court for trial. Four Chanute men had traveled to Iola to identify their chickens.
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