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This document is an article in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan published on March 2, 1923. The article is a notice that the Park Board passed an ordinance establishing a park on land on which a company wanted to establish a lumber yard.

This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 2, 1923. The article reports developments in the ongoing controversy about creating a lumber yard. It reports that the Park Board condemned the land that was…

This document is a letter to the Editor published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 2, 1923. The letter proposes a way to purchase the land that is slated for a lumber yard for a park.

This document is a letter to the Editor published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 2, 1923. The letter suggests that the land slated for a lumber yard should be turned into a park.

This document is a the text of a petition published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 2, 1923. The petition, submitted by the Board of Commissioners, requests the condemnation of land for the creation of a park.

This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on March 9, 1923. The article reports that construction has started on the lumber yard under dispute despite the legal proceedings for condemnation of the property.

This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 22, 1923. The article discusses the opposition to zoning laws that preserve open spaces. The formation of a syndicate to purchase land between Forrest, Duane,…

This document is a political cartoon published by The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 29, 1923. The cartoon refers to attempts to circumvent zoning to preserve open spaces and parks in Glen Ellyn.

This document is a letter to the editor published by The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on June 29, 1923. The letter from R. V. Spalding presents details of the arrangements to sell land, "the third rail right-of-way," and disputes the reporting…

This document is an article published in The Glen Ellyn News and The Glen Ellyan on July 6, 1923. The article reports on a meeting of the Park and Playground Extension Association. The meeting was called to discuss how to preserve the "beauty spots"…