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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1925
Page
6
Forest Park newspaper record shows Hall Heileman Company as publisher with Albert L Hall as editor. Listed contact phones Forest 164 and 800 and post office entry in Forest Park Illinois.
The piece documents a push by women in Forest Park to gain recognition and leadership within the Chamber of Commerce. It notes unequal director representation, calls for appointment or election of women to positions, and criticizes male-dominated boards while urging reforms to empower women in local business and civic roles. It also touches on suburban transportation issues and the broader national context.
The council of the town debates stray livestock and cars roaming streets. Officials fear lack of regulation and ponder stronger ordinances to tame village disorder and enforce order in daily life.
The article describes an American women’s club in Paris, detailing its headquarters on the Rue de Rivoli, its mission to foster Franco American friendship, and its diverse program. It highlights social teas, concerts, exhibitions, lectures, and a budding Little Theater movement, plus the club’s role as a social and educational hub for Americans in wartime France.
At the last Legion meeting in Forest Park the members discussed the November 11 observance and Armistice Day plans. Officers named included Commander Amor View, Walter Newblor, and Edward Ditcoba, with Villages of local post figures pledging to attend events and wreath laying at graves. Plans also referenced a dance at Forest Park Masonte temple and a speech by Comrade Frank Frnesier with local drome manufacturers questioned for attendance.
The Maywood and Forest Park clubs gathered for a fellowship dinner last Thursday with many attendees listed. The program included troop standings and individual scores across patrols and troops, noting Maywood and Forest Park totals, averages, and placement in the event.
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