Sycamore Christmas Season Opens With Lights and Bargains
Sycamore debuted the Christmas season with a grand opening last night. The great tree was lit, Santa spoke to children, and many stores featured bargain windows and festive displays. Unemployment relief planning and factory hiring hints follow, with more streets and transit gains noted as November traffic rises. Chronicle delivery guarantee and weekly carrier payments are announced, and A J Peterson nets a 225 high score as North Plant continues a five game skid.
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Sycamore
Santa Claus
Business Men gain fifth straight in cellar clash
The Business Men's bowling team rolled to their fifth victory to stay in the lead, defeating the last place club in a modest win. The Bankers and the South Plant are tied for second with three wins and two losses.
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Bankers
South Plant
Dr Nixon’s Chinaroid for Piles at Kirchner’s Drug Store
An ad touts Dr Nixon’s Chinaroid a swift treatment for piles. It claims rapid relief from itching and protrusion and promises satisfaction or money back with a bold guarantee.
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Nixon
Kirchner
Community Society Notes and Local Events
Dec 4 and 5 Wheat Pageant at the Community Center. December 10 pancake supper at the Methodist church. Twelve Sycamore lodge Elks visited Aurora for an initiation with talks and a lunch, and toured a $400,000 club house with amenities. Future Farmers group toured Ag dept and plants, then International Harvester and Exposition sights. Gospel Team next meets Dec 19 after Baptist meetings. Barber shop move to Genoa opens window ad for a dancing school. Rev John F. Plummer of Chicago to speak at St Peters Episcopal 5 PM Sunday.
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Methodist Church
Sycamore Lodge of Elks
Aurora
R. W. Terrell
Agriculture Department
Sycamore High School
International Harvester
McCormick-Deering
Swift
Baptist Church
John F. Plummer
Chicago
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Alumni Battle Shrout in Scrimmage Clash Tonight
Sycamore high school opens season with a scrimmage against the Alumni. Hennigan faces Hennigan as past meets present in a fast, likely tight game. Coaches claim victories on both sides while observers expect a possible overtime finish.
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Shrout
Sycamore High School
Hennigan
Jess Shrout
St Albans Eyes Basketball Start with Fox Valley Test
St Albans plans to begin its basketball schedule soon with a likely early game against Fox Valley High on Wednesday December 17. Coach Caddy Johnson expects a strong season with hot material and a shot at the conference crown, while Shoop, formerly of Sycamore High, adds appeal for local fans.
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St. Albans
Fox Valley High
Street
Caddy Johnson
Shoop
Sycamore High Star
Sycamore
Red And Green Lights Brighten City For Christmas Cheer
The double arch over Somonauk and State streets will be built and lighted in Christmas colors as material arrives. Residential windows and yard trees are starting to glow citywide, indicating an earlier start to the season. many residents strive for the most artistic display, promising a colorful city by Christmas.
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Somonauk
Unordered Christmas Goods Sent to Local People
Secretary Hennekin of the Syca more Chamber of Commerce reports unnecessary merchandise, mainly Christmas cards, being shipped to residents who did not order it. He plans to hold the goods, charge storage, and compel the companies to collect. Warnings will be issued to recipients who improperly received items.
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Hennekin
Sycamore Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Soldiers School Meets Tonight On Monday After Drill
Due to basketball season, the non commissioned officers school moved from Friday to Monday nights after drill. This week the class is held tonight because the high school opens its cage season Friday with Alumni.
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Soldiers School
Real Estate Transfers and Court Matters Highlight County records
Real estate transfers listed for Bandwich Bomonaik Franklin Cortland Mayfield with various grants and prices. Court notes include not guilty verdicts on liquor charges, feeble minded adjudication, Cemetery Association treasurer report, drainage district commissions, estate settlements, guardianship approvals, and creditor notices across DeKalb and surrounding areas.
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Bandwich
Laura Doolittle
Harriet M. Wormley
Hendee
Robert J. Francis
Lily M. Losee
Jole
Bomonauk
Frank Gunderson
Elmer Boston
Franklin
Clarence H. Woods
Hugh F. Funderberg
George Strawn
Ann Austinetux
Cortland
Reed M. Brooks
Tinson A. Reed
Mayfield
Enos
Whitmore
Harrison Whitmore
George Plesa
Defendent
Henry Ramer
Ellsworth Weaver
Dixon State School
Charter Grove Cemetery Association
Dorothy Westlake
Cora VanDusen
Ira L. Evans
Coon Creek
James J. Hammond
Edwin Nash
Daniel Emerson
Malta
Milan
Afton
DeKalb
Levy
Victor
Minnie Berg
Fairview Park Cemetery Association
August A. Johnson
Christopher Derick
DeKalb Public Hospital
Rodney A. Wright
Frank Mihm
George Albert McClelland
George G. Lane
Kingston Farmer's Co-operative Co
Matilda Carolina Thatcher
Waterman
Wilbur E. Thatcher
Fernando E. Wyman
Addie M. Stamm
Amos W. Colliflower
Guardian
August Miller
Frederick G. Harris
Eva M. Frenke
First Trust & Savings Bank of Sycamore
Lilian Winans
Mary L. Hammerschmidt
R. P. Culver
Ernest Johnson
Raymond E. Sullivan
Jennie L. Smith
De Kalb area probate and social notes update
The record lists executors and appraisers for multiple estates in DeKalb and nearby towns, with guardianship actions and wills noted. It also catalogs numerous social visits and dinners among residents of DeKalb, Aurora, Sandwich, Somonauk, and surrounding areas, detailing guests and hosts for Sundays and holiday events.
Thanksgiving Dinner Draws Large Crowd at Victor Church
The Thanksgiving dinner at the Victor church Saturday drew a well attended crowd despite rain and icy roads. Local participants included Alton Maser, Freda and Blanche Swenson, Ella Schaeffer, and Gallard, Kenneth Tate, Charles Coppess, and Dean Johnson with Reverend Knight leading the program. Plans for readings by Beatrice Wesson were canceled due to illness. church services will shift to afternoons at Suydam through spring. Many local residents were listed as attendees or visiting families, with health notices about Mrs. Tuftee and ongoing community activities noted.
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Victor
Alton Maser
Bradley , Kincaid
Freda
Blanche Swenson
Ella Schaeffer
Gallard
Kenneth Tate
Charles Coppess
Dean Johnson
Reverend Knight
All Singing America
Beatrice Wesson
Miss Wessons
Suydam
Floyd Johnson
Clarjton Anderson
M. E. Guilds and Association of DeKalb
Bradt
Hunt
Bagg
William Plover
Platville
L. A. Keene
J. E. Davis
Waterman
Joseph Tuftee
Tuftee
William Dienst
William Keening
Franks
S. J. Waldee
Lloyd Waldee
Wayne McCleery
Moken
George Keene
Ames
Iowa
Bernice Keene
Miss Thompson
California
Chicago
Dorothy Gusler
G Sdys Schaeffer
Charlotte
Eleanor Warren
Champaign
Warren
Kankakee
Albert Eigle
Thelma
Arthur Gibbons
James Dunaway
Antoine Coppess
Chaulice Dickens
LaGrange
Glen Hines
Gary
Indiana
John Hines
Carrie Sherman
Steven Sherman
John Reginhardt
Sandwich
Emma
Mary Martin
Somonauk
Westman
la Seuer
Plano
Ernest Jones
Kruschen Salts Promises Health Through Mineral Vitality
The Kruschen Method claims fat burning and weight loss with regular use. Even for those not overweight, Kruschen Salts purport to detoxify and supply six essential minerals for vigor, energy, and clearer skin. A bottle lasts four weeks at 85 cents, with availability at Kirchner's Drug Store and A. J. D. Lenz among others.
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Kirchner
A. J. D. Lenz
Families Visit and Leave for California Winter
A rural notice details Sunday visits as families call on Mrs. C. O. Boston and Mrs. M. Jamine Ison in Rollo and Leland. Mr and Mrs Ben Benson depart by motor with O M Danielson for California to spend the winter. Mention is made of a Civil War veteran funeral at Leland with Herbert Rompf and Bernie Knutson attending in uniform.
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Harry Souders
Arthur Gordon
Franks
Gene Frolich
Francis
Helen
Orville Clausen
Aurora
Jule Grandam
Ruth
Leslie Larson
Elmer Buckhardt
T. B. Larson
Leland
Shelby Parks
Byron Lynds
Sandwich
George Keihl
Fred Wheaton
John Keihl
Andrew Anderson
Arlene Anderson
Keihl
James Graham
Victor
Ross Graham
Waterman
Verne Graham
Somonauk
Harper Buhler
Daugherty
Lois
Lee Olsen
Ea Anderson
Arthur Miller
Henry
Jack
Chicago
Earle Schaeffer
Hinckley
S. C. Livingston
Leslie Schaeffer
Albert Modglin
Mildred Goble
Modglin
L. A. Foster
Floya Jump
Rollo
Gabrel Olson
M. Jame Ison
Jonas Sawyer
C. O. Boston
Levi Sampson
Ben Benson
O. M. Danielson
California
Irvin Jacobs
Fred Witt
0. Benson
Lavina Grover
Herbert Rompf
Bernie Knutpis
Anderson
Mr. Rompf
Fr. Knutson
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Chronicle
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Otto Fellinger
Sycamore 420
North Plant
A. J. Peterson
W. Ll. Pet. Businessmen
Patten
Kellman
North Anaconda
Shuey
St. Dennis
Rogers
Hodge
Yeager
Miller
Stiles
Tech
Maener
J. Knowlton
F. Floto
Anaconda-Patten Company
Anaconda
Patten Saeeeeeweeeee Ags
Herzig
Puller
G, St. Dennis
L. Patten
Patten Co
Lindgren
Dahlquist
Omsholder
Alexander
Parlee Ee Tae
A. Jacobson
H. Thomas
Ebaugh
Turner Brass
Winans
Ball
Hanson
Kohis
Molander
Wee Sof Sa
Holmquist
Genoa
Messers, Leonard and Parke
Talking Screen
Broadway
Stanley Smith
Ted Healy
Frances McCoy Charles Winninger
Winninger Bros. Stock Company
Laurel and HA
Wm. H. L. Rowe
Rowe
J. C. Killian
Grover C. McCaulley
Caroline Burns
Caroline C. Williams
Jennie W. Craddock
Bertha M. Wiliams
John R. McDiarmid
Theo Carlson
Fred Carlson
Ferdinand Weber, Sr
DeKalb County
Mary Diedrich
Clara Weaver
Kirkland
Mary Hamsmith
Highland Park
Forest la Seuer
Guy la Seuer
George Kethl
Arlene
J. J. Waldee
K. W. Anderson
Donald
Newark
Ohio
B. J. Morgan
John McCleery
H. H. Bullis
Grant Bullis
Tom and
Barbara
Galesburg
Roland Jameson
Ottawa
Herbert Arnieson
LeRoy Jameson
Freedom
Leslie Johnson
Carl Greeley
Jouyce
Robert Russell
Russell Johnson
Charles Johnson
Amy Doud
Willis
Hattie Legner
Freda Wormland
Ted McCann
Maurice Schaeffer
Frank Dolder
Heaven
Prescott
Lincoln Highway
Lgum Payne Araaier Eit
Rockford Credit Service, Inc
North Main Street
Rockford, Ill
Maetinee
DeKalb Fire
Thelark
Png Pature Spies
Src Eno
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