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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
2
Bandits broke into the Sycamore Post Office early this morning using a dynamite blast on the vault wall but did not reach cash or valuables. They entered via a rear window, damaged property worth about 300 dollars, and left behind tools, fuse, and a charged air of mystery as investigators sort through clues.
The executive committee of the community chest announced the annual meeting for December 17 at 7:30 PM in the chest room of the National Bank Building. Chest subscribers may vote, raise grievances, or suggest changes as nominees for the 1930 executive committee are considered. The constitution and by laws plan will also be on the agenda for adoption or revision.
Sycamore hosts a packed week of sports from bowling and billiards to basketball and indoor baseball. Local teams compete as fans scramble to keep up, with Batavia Maple Park and Elburn looming as notable rivals amid a surge of twelve local squads.
Donors to the community chest may request Christmas seals at the Chamber of Commerce suite. Non donors can purchase them there for one dollar per hundred, with donors receiving seals free. The note adds a historical cremation statistic from 1924 to 1928.
Fire crews were called to Jess Kohn on West Exchange Street where a small kitchen fire caused minor damage. A second alarm to the Crosier residence on Sabin Street revealed a roof blaze under the attic, soaking firefighters but ending with severe roof and attic damage. The cause was a likely smoldering defective chimney with substantial financial loss not yet estimated. This was the largest call for the station in months.
Local residents report dramatic improvements from Gly-Cas with Mrs. E. A. Rueff of 432 North Fourth Street describing kidney and rheumatic relief after using the medicine sold at Kirchner Drug Store in DeKalb. Distribution listed through multiple nearby towns and druggists.
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle guarantees carrier delivery in Sycamore and offers special delivery copies when subscribers miss issues. Complaints are investigated and remediated, and carriers should be paid promptly each week to cover their weekly bills and profits.
Carl Anderson, with Ray Miller's Chicago orchestra, has toured 26 states in two months and plans to return home for the holidays. He recalls diverse climates from Arkansas to Iowa, noting a jump to zero weather as a tough change. The group played at Pla Mar ballroom Kansas City on December 1 and made Brunswick records in Cedar Rapids Iowa this week.
Pete Lindenmann formerly with the Elgin Courier now writes sports for the Rockford Gazette. He lives in Rockford after relocating from Elgin and is part of the Ideal Commutator Dresser company.
The Gus Anderson bridge team won the Elks club winter series opener by 12 000 points over Ellsworth Rowan team. They led by about 8 000 points in the first game and ended with a 3 000 point edge after Ronan players surged. A pool tournament starts next week and another bridge event will begin after New Year.
DeKalb is expected to send one of the district’s largest delegations to the Pythian Booster meeting in Geneva tomorrow evening. All district lodges will be represented. DeKalb will be joined by a Pythian zouave drill team performing during the program. East Aurora high school band will accompany from Aurora lodge for selections.
A detailed rundown of 1929 radio programs across networks. Listings include orchestras led by Ernc Rapee and Frank Munn, Amos and Andy on WMAQ KYW, Lombardo Canadians on WBBM, Grand Opera on WMAQ, and a closing line about a locomotive fire grate boiling water.
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