Parking Dilemma Prompts Chamber Committee Action
The Chamber of Commerce forms a committee led by Charles Rosene to study additional parking in Syc amore. City officials and business leaders debate middle street parking for small cars versus curbside parallel spots for larger machines, with no decisive plan yet approved.
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Sycamore
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Rosene
A. T. Anderson
Oscar Johnson
P. O. Lund
J. L. Walrod
Beckler
Picnic Draws Crowds to Kingston Park
Many people take advantage of pleasant weather to drive to Kingston for the annual Old Settlers picnic. The event now spans two days to accommodate attendees from the county, with heavy traffic arriving after lunch despite morning threats of rain.
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Tounyook
Kingston
Kingston Park
Repairs On Somonauk Street At This Time
City workmen are repairing asphalt pavement on South Somonauk street. Fresh material is heated poured into holes and set with fine gravel. Most holes will be patched now with final repairs for southern end scheduled later.
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Somonauk Street
Elks From Sycamore Plan Stag Picnic at Ashton
Elks from Sycamore lodge are making arrangements to attend the Lincoln Highway Elks association first annual stag picnic at Hunt's Grove near Ashton on September 31. Lodge officers urge members to submit reservations by August 25 to forward totals to the general committee. Sporting events are planned for B P O Ellis and a large crowd is expected.
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Sycamore Lodge
Lincoln Highway Elks Association
Hunt's Grove
Ashton
B. P.O. Ellis
Young Woman Suffers Severe Hand Burn in School Accident
Miss Gladys Waterbury of Sycamore Community High School sustained a serious burn to one hand in a Tuesday incident just before the fall semester. Authorities say the burns cause pain but are not expected to be serious. the injury interrupts her school work and daily routines. Kansas City police sergeant Joseph Cigich, 40, can converse in seven languages: English, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Slovak, Bulgarian, and Russian.
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Gladys Waterbury
Sycamore Community
Waterbury
Joseph Cigich
Kansas City
Society Events Chronicle of short trips and weddings
Mrs Lina Frantz and Miss Mila Frantz head to Battle Creek Michigan for a brief visit with friends. Miss Edris Turner and Harvey Rickard wed at five this morning with a small ceremony and breakfast, then depart for a wedding trip. Mrs Rickard, a recent telephone office employee, accompanied the couple. Ed Brunner party plans a vacation east by motor with relatives to West Virginia Washington DC and Boston. Miss Gladys Koehn and Miss Loloa Knolde are noted at the Chamber desk during Koehn’s absence. Arthur Taylor and Clifford Wallmark were in Chicago for business and pleasure. Gertrude Peterson Brannick moves her beauty parlor to her home on Charles Street.
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Lina Frantz
Mila
Sennett
Gladys
DeKalb
Battle Creek
Mich
Edris Turner
Harvey Rickard
James O'May
Rickard
Violet
Ed Brunner
Gladys Koehn
Chamber of Commerce
Loloa Knolde
Miss Koehn
New Jersey
Gertrude Peterson Brannick
Jud Brush
Charles Street
None
Have a Cigar On J Killian Is Word Today. Jack Killian junior Cadillac salesman father to boy born weighing three quarters of a pound reports from hospital say mother and baby doing nicely. Killian hopes the two youngsters named Jack and Pat will form a formidable baseball battery in the future.
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Jack Killian
Cadillac Automobile
Killian
Pat
Tack
Jack
Steck Lead Holds In Vote Count In Iowa Recap
Washington Aug 20 A recount shows Steck leading Brookhart in three more Iowa counties with 61 counted votes Steck 246174 Brookhart 285149, in the contest between Senator Smith W Grookhart and Daniel F Steck Democrat.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Iawa
Smith W. Grookhart
Daniel F. Steck
Steck
Brookhart
Dry Directors All Ready to Be Named
Washington DC Aug zy Twenty four new regional directors to launch the plan of federal prohibition enforcement September 1 have been selected and their names will be announced tomorrow Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Andrews completed the first list this morning and will submit it to Secretary Mellon this afternoon.
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Washington, DC
Andrews
Mellon
Charles Nelson Oversees Tile Work on Somonuuk Street
Charles Nelson, contractor, is in charge of the tiling at the south end of Somonuuk street instead of city work men. He says work will proceed on both sides and the contract is unlikely to finish before the middle of next week.
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Charles Nelson
Somonuuk Street
Nelson
Dixon City Council Backs Rock River Bus Line
Dixon city council, at Tuesday’s meeting, favored Rock River Bus Company for Dixon Sterling interurban service over Northern Illinois Service Company. The Sterling line is discontinued and a bus operation will start. Both firms sought ICC approval. Rock River would offer freight and Dixon city service, which the other com pany did not promise. Resolution sent to Illinois Commerce Commission chair Frank L. Smith.
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rCity Council
Dixon
Rock River Bus Company
Northern Illinois Service Company
Sterling
Illinois Commerce Commission
More High License Numbers Reported in DeKalb
Observation of auto license numbers shows ongoing effort by DeKalb residents to spot higher figures. Mrs. James Chantrill reported seeing 1-051-225 while Tor South again tops the list with No. 1052-. 3
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DeKalb
James Chantrill
Tor South
Corn crops crack Kansas highways in Dork County
A report from Kansas says corn is growing so aggressively that roots creep under concrete highways in Dork County. Local officials warn the crop is damaging road surfaces and causing costly blowouts on some routes.
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Kansas
Dork County
Blowy Commission
Ups
Honeymoon Thief Arrest Ends San Francisco Couple
Delma Crocker aged 115 and Shields Dawson aged 17 of San Francisco were arrested in Oakland after the groom was charged with stealing the honeymoon car. The bride, insisting on continuing the trip, went to jail as well.
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Delma Crocker
Shields Dawson
San Francisco
Oakland
You Don't Say Ethel What Gives You The Im pression Man
Clara speaks of changing views on Jack, hinting at a strained relationship and possible addiction, reflecting domestic tension and evolving perceptions within a troubled couple. The fragment suggests a shift in trust and a warning about cigarette use affecting their dynamics.
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Ethel
Jack
Clara—H
Local Electricians Attend Peoria Convention
Four city electricians Clyne Holderness Phil Swanson William Whitney and L L Smith travel from DeKalb for a state association convention in Peoria. The event is described as one of the most important held, with the group leaving early in the week.
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Clyne Holderness
Phil Swanson
William Whitney
L. L. Smith
Peoria
State Association
DeKalb Electrical Constructors
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promote Weight Gain
An ad touts McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a healthy flesh creator. It claims a woman gained ten pounds in twenty two days and highlights sugar coating and tastelessness versus fishy cod liver oil. Available in boxes of sixty for sixty cents at local drug stores with directions on the label.
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Askiner’s Drug Store
Dinner for Kishwaukee golfers Tuesday with reservations urged
Kishwaukee Country Club invites members to a Tuesday evening dinner for DeKalb county golfers who won both the men’s and women’s tournaments. Dinner at 6 30 will be followed by a program and cards with tokens for card players. The note mentions baby fish and water lice.
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Kishwaukee
Clinir
DeKalb
Met
Hold-up Men Wound Former Deputy Badly
East St Louis August 20 United Press reports former U S deputy marshal William Tolin of Waterloo is hospitalized with 12 knife wounds to chest and back after an encounter with two holdup men. Tolin was found injured on a back porch early Wednesday by Mrs Clara Donnelly.
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Ity United Press
East St. Louis
William
Blaine Sets Date for Senate Election
Madison Wis Aug 20 Gov John J June set September as the date for the special election to fill the vacant United States Senate seat caused by the death of Robert M LaFollette.
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Madison
Wis
John June
United States Senate
Robert M. LaFollette
Valentino to Lose His Wife by Agreement
Hollywood, Aug 20 Randolph Valentino and Natasha Rambova discussed a friendly separation not a divorce. Valentino denied plans for divorce and called it a marital vacation while insisting they remain friends despite the split.
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Valentino
United Press
Hollywood
Cal
Randolph Valentino
The
Natasha Rambova
Varicose Veins Claim Home Reduction With Emerald Oil
A home remedy advertisement urges readers to consult their druggist for Moone's Emerald Oil two ounce bottle. It claims night and morning application reduces swollen veins and even piles, with Kirchner's Drug Store selling it.
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Ouice
Moone
Kirchner
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