Ward receives permit for Heights Brewery in Joliet area
James Ward, Joliet native and sole owner, gains federal license to operate a four story Heights Brewery. The plant targets South Cook county trade with 3.2 beer and plans an $80,000 bottling facility. Brewery will hire about fifty, begin production soon and invite visitors under government supervision.
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Shieage Heights
James Ward
Joliet
Ward
Manufacturers’ Association
Cook County
Bargain Golf Clubs at Stephen's Sale
Stephen's sale offers 50 percent off golf clubs balls and tennis rackets. Irons drop from 5.00 to 2.45 and Spalding Kro-Flite drivers brassies and spoons fall from 15.00 to 7.45. A caddy bag sale is highlighted with details in this issue's Spectator ad.
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Leland C. Stephen
Stephen
Spalding
the Spectator
Fishing and Baseball Compete for Sports Fans
Fishing and baseball are tied in local popularity with fishing tackle selling faster than baseball gear. Dealers report many affluent anglers heading to northern Wisconsin streams for fishing trips.
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Wisconsin
Will County Beer Parlors Licensed For 145 Establishments
Albion F. Delander county clerk reports 145 beer licensed places in Will County boosting county revenue by 6284.30. Each permit costs 43.34 and a county licenses committee reviews grants. The committee started in May. headed by Otto Verdell with John T. Kavrek and W. W. Calhoon as assistants.
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Will County
Albion F. Delander
Otto Verdell
John T. Vavrek
W. W. Calhoon
The Silver Cord at Rialto Theater
Irene Dunne stars in The Silver Cord at the Rialto Wednesday and Thursday. Laura Hope Crews plays Mrs. Phelps who urges her children away from their spouses, prompting Christina to take drastic action and reveal the household’s hidden evils.
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Rialto Theatre
Irene Dunne
Laura Hope Crews
Mrs. Phelps
David
Christina
Adorable at Rialto with Gaynor and Gar at Rialto
Adorable a Fox romance starring Janet Gaynor and Henry Gar opens the Rialto Theatre for a three day engagement starting Sunday. Gaynor plays a winning young woman wooing a guardsman while Gar makes his American motion picture debut under director Wilhelm Dieterle with a notable supporting cast.
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C. Aubrey Smith
Herbert Mundin
Bridges
Blanche Friderici
Stuart Holmes
Albert Conti
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Esther Muir
Hans von Twardowski
Peter Duray
Barbara Leonard
Sterling Holloway
Joe Caits
Wilhelm Dieterle
The Devil's Brother at the Princess opens this Sunday
Laurel and Hardy join a bandit gang in the comedy The Devil's Brother a screen version of Fra Diavolo with Dennis King. The film follows their escapades as they spend saved money and face bandit hold ups in a scheme to just steal easier than earning.
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Laurel and Hardy
Princess Theatre
Auber
Laurel
No Evidence of Talent in One Field Turns to Success Elsewhere
A quip notes that people who fail in one craft may excel in another. It cites a man deemed all thumbs at piano becoming a successful hitchhiker, illustrating redirection of effort leading to new achievement.
Guide to Entertainment. Rial to Sunday through Tuesday
The listing shows film engagements including Adorable with Janet Gaynor. The Silver Cord with Irene Dunne. Little Giant with Edward G. Robinson. The Devil's Brother with Laurel and Hardy. Bondage with Dorothy Jordan. The King of Jazz with Paul Whiteman and His Band featuring John Boles and Bing Crosby.
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RIAL
Janet Gaynor
Irene Dunne
G. Robinson
Devil’s Brother
Laural and Hardy
Dorothy Jordan
Paul Whiteman
John Boles
Bing Crosby
The Little Giant Opens Rialto With Robinson Romance Trio
Edward G. Robinson stars in The Little Giant at the Rialto for Friday and Saturday. Shirley Grey Mary Astor and Helen Vinson deliver romantic lessons as a gangster seeks social ascent and encounters betrayal through a series of love plots and a phony bond scheme.
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Edward G. Robinson
First National
Rialto
Shirley Grey
Mary Astor
Helen Vinson
Miss Grey
Robinson
Miss Vinson
Lightning Strikes Detroit Golfers in Sudden Finish
A chaotic moment erupts as a lightning strike halts play near Detroit while players finish the final holes. The incident interrupts the match and players await safety clearance before resuming.
Bondage at the Princess Theatre
A Fox drama Bondage opens at the Princess Theatre for three days from Thursday starring Dorothy Jordan and Alexander Kirkland. The film centers on youths seeking happiness and romance, tracing a shop girl’s rise to become a symbol of womanhood through a powerful climactic arc.
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Fox
Princess Theatre
Dorothy Jordan
Alexander Kirkland
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Heights
Jimmy” Ward
Chicago Heights
Windsor
Ottawa Street
Collins Street
Guide TO Entertainment
Detroit
W. C. Fields
Narner Oland
Sport and Luggage Shop
Princess
Will
Janet
Gaynor
Henry
Garat
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