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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1925
Page
2
A Walton League picnic at Lloyds Woods drew many despite rain fears. Attendees enjoyed a dry ground, coffee and hot dogs aromas from stoves, a marshmallow roast, and Judge Fulton spoke on outdoor sport and crime. The event left lasting happy memories in DeKalb County.
The remains of George Morris who died in California arrived this morning and funeral services were held at Johnson Undertaking parlors at two o'clock. Rev. C F Weichlein of Maywood officiated. Burial followed at Elmwood cemetery.
Torrential rain lasting about twenty minutes yesterday afternoon near five flooded city streets and disrupted traffic. Reports indicate Sycamore was the only area in the vicinity visited by the cloudburst.
Miss Alberta Rogers reports a six week weight gain of fifteen pounds after using McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. She attributes improved appetite, facial fullness, and healthier complexion to the product available at Kirchner's Drug Store and other druggists.
Pat Boyle visits Kalb area on official business. Mrs Nellie Hill of Muchlo Colorado visits relatives Mrs Frank Orton and Mrs Nettie Buzzell. Miss Hazel Rich and Miss Virginia Dhiscoll travel to Chicago for a week with kin.
Mrs. R. Langhorn departed for Chicago after receiving word of her aunt's sudden death there. She will remain at her relative's home until after the funeral services, and the news came as a great shock to her.
Two men from Chicago named John O'Neil and James Basile were admitted to the county jail this morning on charges of violating the Harrison act. They await trial.
Walter Knox aged 82 died in Americus Georgia after a bee sting. doctors say his poor health compounded the sting’s venom and intensified the effects leading to his death. Local physicians noted the unusual severity given his condition.
A fish kill on the White river at Bedford Indiana forced the Interstate Public Service plant to shut down for a period. Dynamite is suspected in the mass death of fish. In other notes, Robert Riddell and Miss Pearl Wilkinson traveled from Dundedin New Zealand to Iyona Kansas to wed Rev Rudolph Mallech after meeting him while he served as a missionary there.
The American Legion plans to use 800 Pullman sleeping cars as hotels and offices for the Legion National convention in Omaha. Cars will house 25 or more per car with free autos, mail delivery, showers, phones, and 2,500 free taxis. Hotels already signed. choice of quarters by Legion. arrangements ahead of any prior convention. Russell C. Creviston notes advance planning and home owners will provide extra beds.
An on deck scene unfolds as Leslie Prescott recalls a moonlit voyage conversation with a magnetic man who promises imagined companionship and speaks of love and friendship while tension grows with Ruth Burke. The excerpt blends romance and reflection with 1925 NEA Service prose.
Washington golfers authorized to fly to Port Leavenworth Kansas for the September golf tournament due to lack of transportation funds. The War Department approved use of Army planes for travel to the event.
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