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| Faith Bacon |
August 2, 1934:
Led by Chief Investigator John O’Donnell a police squad raids six
villages at the Century of Progress World’s Fair and closes down two
performances judged to be risqué.
Gambling wheels are confiscated at the exhibitions of Paris, Tunis,
Ireland, Mexico and Spain and in a section called the Bowery. At the last site an exhibition called “The
Red Light Girls” is closed and a fan dancer, Faith Bacon, is forced to put on
pants for her final appearance. The
general manager of the fair, Major Lenox R. Lohr, unleashes the police on the
concessions after giving them a warning to clean up their act. After allowing the sale of liquor at lunch
counters within the grounds, agreeing to more signage within the grounds
promoting attractions, and reducing the charges for electricity and garbage
removal at venues, Lohr warns the venders, “We’ll give you all the help within
reason and more money will be spent by A Century of Progress during the month
of August than has been spent in any month in 1934 or 1933 . . . but the lid is
not off.”
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