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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
2
The Postmaster urges residents to mail early to prevent holiday delays. He warns of heavy seasonal volume and outlines steps to speed processing, including handling incoming and outgoing mail promptly and reducing large catalogs and calendars from December 10 to January 1. Community cooperation is requested to flatten the Christmas peak.
Scout Executive I Plagee urges reading Boys Life to support Scouting as a general interest magazine for boys. He notes publishers and articles aid den activities and ranks and mentions distribution of gift cards at the Chamber of Commerce offices.
Children took to the city’s covered walks for skating as a cold snap closed most outdoor play. Some used vintage skates, others new, sliding from one end of town to the other. A braver boy rode a three foot cement incline then rejoined friends after a hard sidewalk landing.
The Illinois Glee Club, a noted musical group, plans a Sunday concert at the Methodist church. Attendance details are pending but preparations are underway for a winter appearance as the club visits the area.
At the Rebekahs meeting Hazel Brooke is Noble Grand and Mildred Gibbons View Grand with Della Tacus as Recording Secretary Rosa Hanson as Financial Secretary Ruth Walker as Treasurer and others named for tea stes. A December 10 play Poor Father at Charter Grove Community House features a large cast and $0.35 adult admission.
Sheriff Fred Dolder, sworn in as DeKalb County sheriff, handles his first county charge. Malta resident Joe Kerwin is fined 100 dollars plus costs 122.40 for violation of prohibition laws and jailed for nonpayment. F J Quinlan, a federal prisoner, is sentenced to three months in DeKalb County jail with a 250 dollar fine and costs. At term start, the jail holds about 30 prisoners due to Ex sheriff Crawford’s actions.
The official band of the 129th Infantry made its first public appearance in concert last night and impressed the crowd. Legionnaires and Auxiliary members sold tickets, the Armory was well filled despite bad weather, and the ensemble and solo work received high praise from the large audience.
Irwin Plugge announced that the Boy Scout trophy awarded to DeKalb county unit attendees at the Elgin regional conference has been taken to DeKalb. The plaque will be enshrined and remains in county possession. Scouts hope to return next year with another award for three days of efforts, now displayed at the McAllister Urley store.
Saint Albans college will close on December 18 and remain closed until after the holidays. Students gain a longer vacation this time of year, though spring plans are unclear. Many boys plan holiday visits to relatives across the country.
Construction work slowed by sleet and ice storm from Monday night with little outside activity. Inside crews kept moving while outdoors, scaffolds were slippery and dangerous. Work to resume within a few days.
August Karl of Sterling and formerly of DeKalb changed his plea from not guilty to guilty before the county court yesterday. After information by the state’s attorney he was fined 100 dollars and costs and ordered held in the county jail until the amount is paid.
A brief cartoon-like exchange from London shows a manager too preoccupied to greet a visitor with a lone black beard. The office boy instructs the gentleman to call back tomorrow.
An urban promotions notice offers free unbreakable dolls for every girl and American Flyer trains for boys, directing readers to the Chicago Herald and Examiner for details and to order copies from a local news dealer.
President Calles rejected a widespread U S story alleging a Mexican plan to Bolshevize Central America to block the Panama Canal. He called the accusation a slander and a new lie, saying Mexico pursues domestic reforms only and seeks to lift masses from misery through a Christian program.
Frank Rogers in Brookfield Missouri spotted a snow white mallard among flock in the blinds. He shot the lead duck and is preserving the albino specimen for presentation to the local Elk’s club.
The speech argues for government aid to curb cotton overproduction and avert rural decay. Southern and western delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention discuss a united push on surplus control, aiming for federal legislation.
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