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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1928
Page
8
The forest theatre opened last Saturday drawing a large patronage. Local officials announced the new venue has delighted attendees with excellent service and strong community interest during the opening weekend.
The scenery is pleasing and Jack Lyons of the new organ is greatly appreciated. Simansky and Miller, owners, and Mike Siegel, manager, are encouraged and plan many features for the local play house. The current service compares to loop theatres with a strong program starting tonight featuring Why Sailors Go Wrong.
A fragment lists opening performances on Sunday and Monday with Laura La Plant and Glen Tryon in Thanks for the Buggy Ride. It notes Tuesday and Wednesday show Ramon Navarro and Norma Shearer in Student Price, then Thursday Something Always Happens and Friday Night Riders.
Augustus J Schultz building commissioner presented April permits to the village council Mortday showing thirty nine permits totaling 78 62 with entries for rear porches garages and a dwelling addition across multiple addresses including Lathrop Randolph Beloit Elgin Des Plaines and Marengo avenues Forest Home Cemetery and several residents such as Sam Villary E Tremblay and Pfisterer among others led by a large dwelling project value 12000 highlighting local construction activity
A fragmented notice lists individuals and properties with front or rear porches garages and driveways at numerous streets including Lathrop Elgin Circle Desplaines and Ferdinand avenues. Amounts cited range up to 340 000 and 250 dollars with several missing figures.
Dr Masslow appeals for vigilance against tuberculosis stressing early signs and prompt medical advice. He warns that TB kills people aged 18 to 50, outlines symptoms such as fever, night sweats, weight loss, and blood in spit, and urges patient hygiene, fresh air, regular meals, and proper sputum disposal to prevent contagion.
The Village of Forest Park Illinois issues a health warning urging vigilance for early tuberculosis symptoms. It states the disease is curable with timely diagnosis and proper treatment and notes that early treatment restores health in most cases.
Representatives of Volunteers of America led by General and Mrs Balrington Booth gain permission for a Children's Heart Tag Day in Forest Park Saturday May 12. Prominent sponsors include Mayor George R Gold and civic leaders. Activities center at Village Hall with 9 am assembly, benefiting children through VOA programs across the state.
Merchants and theatre managers offer prizes to students who raise funds with tag drives. First prize is $3 savings account from Harlem State Bank, second prize a leather address book from Forest Park Jewelers, third a flashlight from Madison Electric, fourth a ball from Penaler Hardware, fifth a $1 box of chocolates from Forest Park Confectionery, sixth an indoor ball from Bloom Hardware. All participants may win a theatre pass for at least $3 raised, with residents urged to donate a dime to support the children’s cause Saturday.
The World Christian Fundamentals association hosts a large convention across eleven Chicago area centers from May 3 to May 20. Oak Park’s First United Presbyterian Church at Oak Park Avenue and Jackson Boulevard serves as a central hub for Oak Park and nearby communities with speakers of international repute representing many denominations.
A speaker lineup for a Bible convention in Oak Park includes Dr B Riley from Minneapolis Dr W M Robertson of Liverpool England Dr Mon Peter Long of Wicker Park Chicago Dean Clifton Fowler of Denver Bible Institute Dr Fisher of England Dr Harry Rimer Los Angeles Rev Jay Johnson Minneapolis Pastor Bultema Michigan and Maria McHull of Atlanta Georgia The convention opens Sunday May 13 at 3:00 pm with Dr WM Robertson likely to speak A daily sequence of afternoon and evening sessions runs through the week except Saturday culminating in a joint Sunday service The meetings are open to the public with sessions aimed at specific objectives
Dr J T Warner announces relocation of practice effective today. Patients are advised the new office is at 7331 Madison Street, corner Circle Avenue.
A brief quotation from Wendell Phillips states that health is found through labor and toil, rejecting easy paths to well being. It emphasizes effort as the royal route to health.
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