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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
6
A rambling essay collection mixes golf memories with social commentary. The author recalls returning to golf after two years, notes Harlem course finances, and jots observations on travel, culture, and a New York radio scene, weaving personal recollections with cultural quips.
Esther Gould notes London weather improves mood and cites Rebecca West, Carl Van Vechten, and Miss Stern anecdotes. A political election touches life briefly as Premier Baldwin crowds are spotted. The author reflects on travel fatigue, adds Dodsworth comparisons, and contemplates American travelers in Europe.
Lon Chaney stars as Tiger Haynes in Where Haat Is Hast arriving at the State Theater for June 28 and 29 showings. The film features jungle exploits with elephants and tigers, a dramatic gorilla death struggle, and a vivid love romance backed by Lupe Velez Lestelle Taylor and Lloyd Hughes.
Lon Chaney stars in a vivid sound synchronized drama at Oak Park theater on Friday and Saturday June 28 and 29. The Siamese jungle adventure features fierce battles with wild animals and a notable cast including Lupe Velox Estelle Taylor and Lloyd Hughes in exotic roles.
Adolphe Menjou debuts in a sound film appearance with a suave screen persona and a baritone voice. He sings Delphine, a hit from Victor Schertzinger, in Fashions in Love at the Chicago theater for one week. Mark Fisher hosts a Naval Academy parade show at Paradise theater for one week with orchestra and dancers.
Al Kvale and The Merry Mad Gang prep a near Friday show at the Oriental theater titled Country Club Frolics featuring golf star Alex Morrison and other celebrities. The act promises a syncopated golf lesson with twelve dancing girls and a Broadway style entertainment mix alongside Alice White’s Broadway Babies on screen. Fred Waring and Pennsylvanians open at Paradise theater Friday June 28, after a 35 week run.
Washington June 2 1929 Congress completes Hoover program and recesses the Senate until August 1 to finish tariff legislation. Finance Committee plans hearings, with 18 subcommittees and over 1100 witnesses. Dill proposes old age pension study, while Interior cancels 5544 oil permits and 2506 issued previously in 17 states. Census re apportionment bill poised for signature to authorize the greatest inventory of life and property.
The piece portrays a romance set amid Lollywood, showing intimate life of cinema figures. Haines acts as a soda jerker with Elks dreams while Josephine Dunn plays a girl aiming to be a movie star. They marry and events unfold.
Notice filed by Mingis Commerce Commission seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier. Route details include Grand Avenue Milwaukee Avenue to Route 2 near Libertyville, then River Road Lake Street Oak Park to Garfield Park and Roosevelt Road to Union Station, Chicago. Information on hearing time and place available from the Secretary of the Commerce Commission. Metropolitan Motor Coach Company by Chariss B Feelin.
Measure authorizes census activities across the United States and possessions with over 19.5 million dollars budgeted. A large assembly of about 100,000 volunteers begins May 1, 1980 to collect county level data followed by broader county and country district work. A Census Bureau team will compile interpret and publish the results within two months.
A tall memorial sculpture rises above the ground with a central pendulum like feature. In summer, the apex about 490 feet high shifts by about one hundredth of an inch toward the east due to thermal expansion, affecting the structure's orientation.
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