Merchants of Sycamore Ready for Holiday Shopping Boom
Merchants of Sycamore prepare for the holiday rush with extensive window and interior decorations. Fire Chief Button patrols the streets ensuring inflammable materials are minimized in displays and homes after trees are brought indoors. He warns dry trees and candles pose fire risks and lauds observed fire rules across the city. Gift assortments fill storefronts as shops anticipate strong consumer buying with many already investing heavily despite the peak season not yet underway.
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Sycamore
Button
Trouhe
DeKalb Man to Open New Sporting Goods Store
DeKalb dealer George Prescott plans a new sporting goods shop in Sycamore. He leases a Townsend building space and aims to have a first class store ready to receive stock soon. Details on the exact opening date will follow.
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Sycamore
DeKalb
George Prescott
Townsend Building
Ulars
Maple Park Man to Return Home Friday
Robert Emberson, who had his hand amputated after a wheel on a corn husker dragged him into the machinery, is reported to leave the hospital tomorrow and return to Maple Park. His condition has improved notably in the last 24 hours as he recovers from the crush injuries to fingers and hand.
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Maple Park
Robert Emberson
Emberson
Mr. Emberson
George Ward
Lights Fail Across State Street Brief Power Outage
Electric lights went out briefly yesterday for several State Street storekeepers but gas lighting mitigated disruption. Illinois Power Company workers quickly identified the issue and began restoration.
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State Street
Illinois Power Company
Sterling Man's Relative Pays His Fine and Costs
Reports on the sheriff roster yesterday showed the fine and costs for August Karl, arrested for driving under the influence, were paid and the prisoner discharged. Karl pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday and was assessed a $100 fine. Some Cortland relatives are understood to have paid the fine and costs.
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August Karl
Karl
Cortland
Eastern Star installs officers and seasonal events announced
At the Eastern Star meeting in the Masonic hall W W M M W L Duval and other officers were elected with installation date undecided. Sycamore Commandery hosts an entertainment and dance on Monday. Mrs Emberson, recovering from an accident, stays with Mrs Ward as her husband’s condition improves. A children folk dance class begins Saturday at Guildhall led by Miss Frances Lyon. The Sycamore Woman's Club New Year’s Eve ball features the Yellow Jackets Orchestra from Chicago at Pierce hall. Dr and Mrs John W Ovitz host Dinner Bridge tonight. Golden Links hold a Saturday business meeting at four o'clock. large attendance urged.
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Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
W. L. Duval
W. I. LW
Sycamore Commandery
Sycamore
Frances Lyon
Little Rock
Ark
Guildhall
Sycamore Woman’'s Club
Pierce Hall
Yellow Jackets Orchestra of
Chicago
Coub
Golden Links Society
Organizer for Kiwanis Clubs in County Seat
An organizer for Kiwanis clubs visited Sycamore to promote a club among local businessmen. Most merchants prefer strengthening the Chamber of Commerce and its merchants division, seeing no need for another organization. Some plan a return visit to gauge interest. Also noted, Harriet C. Adams is president of a new Society of Women Geographers.
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Cty
Kiwanis
Sycamore
Chamber of Commerce
The
Society of Women Geographers
Harriet C. Adams
Money Talks Salesman Ad Harris Lane Mansfield Ohio
A salesman offers a plan promising over $100 weekly for those who join. He markets items with $1 profit per dealer call, costs at £2.00, selling at $3.50, and a $1.50 return on a $2.00 invest. The ad targets salesmen or aspiring ones in Mansfield Ohio.
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George L. Lane Mansfield
Ohio
County Board Unsatisfied With Auditors Report
Rumors swirled around the county courthouse as the auditing company’s three day review of county office books failed to meet the board’s expectations. Some members hoped for a detailed ledger by transaction and questioned whether funds spent on the audit were judicious. Meanwhile community notes recount visits, dinners, and church events across Aurora Hinckley and surrounding towns, with a hospital operation and local shows cited among ongoing civic and social activities.
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Chitato Auditing Company
Sheriff Faces Second Federal Charge in Chicago Case
Sheriff Fred Colder yesterday received his second federal charge since taking office. The Chicago commissioner sent Helen Hill a colored housewife to county jail here on Harrison Act violations, to await trial in Chicago courts.
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Fred Colder
Chicago
Helen Hill
Hinckley Residents Make Day Trips to Chicago and Aurora
Ida Harbour of Hinckley and Au spent Monday in Chicago. W G Smith and daughter, Mrs William Garner, motored to Aurora to visit at the city hospital. Miss Emma A Henderson attended Mr Smiley funeral at Waterman. Mrs Ace Clark went to Waterman to see her mother at the hospital. Gladys Jamison and Dorothy Kins went to Invill e to a home talent play. Mr and Mrs L E B Davis motored to Aurora Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Price motored to Aurora for shopping. Ralph Nichols and Vernon Poyer from Naperville called at the Davis home. Mr and Mrs S J Ward motored to Aurora in their Studebaker. Mrs Ernest Granger and daughter Bremner were calling on Waterman relatives. Eddie Ivice and son James spent Saturday afternoon in Waterman. Mildred Schmidt left for St Petershire Florida to spend the winter. Arthur Nichols of Chicago was in town on business. Mrs Jack Myres has been very ill at home. J L Stewart returned home from the city hospital.
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Ayo Fonkigh
Aurora City Hospital
George Miller
Semonseak
Hinckley
Charles Weilert
Harve Weilert
Chicaro
M. E
Aurora
Charles Dyer
Harold Wright
Billy
la Grange
M. H. Butel
C. T. Butel
Steward
Wute
Orlando
Ida Harbour
Chicago
W. G. Smith
William Garner
Aurora Tuesdo
Garner
City Hospital
Emma A. Henderson
Mr. Smiley
Waterman
Ace Clark
Herman Weber
Gladys Jamison
Dorothy Kins
Inville
L. EB. Davis
John Price
Ralph
Vernon Poyer
Naperville
L. BE. Davis
J. Ward
Studebaker
Ernest Granger
Bremner
Eddie Ivice
James
Mildred Schmidt
St. Petershire
Florida
Terson
Arthur Nichols
Jack Myres
Harry Hopkins
Chien
Chi
J. L. Stewart
Coffee loving janitor Joe l'ecret of Newark
The item humorously profiles Joe l ecret a 73 year old Newark New Jersey school janitor who drinks coffee from quart milk bottles at a rate of at least six daily and smokes cigars in a four inch corn cob pipe.
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Joe L'Ecret
Newark
N. J
Troy
Joe
Rollo opens basketball season with win over Paw Paw
Rollo defeated Paw Paw 19 to 13 in a season opener as two players suited up for their first high school game under a new coach and with only one substitute. Local fans praised the strong start and anticipate the date of the next game. Others news notes cover visits between DeKalb Earlville and Ironton relatives, hospital recoveries, and mothers pension laws now in 42 states.
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Rollo
Paw Paw
Fire Rips Borger Business District Early Morning
Early morning blaze in Borger Texas swept through the business district before daylight, destroying more than a dozen structures and inflicting losses over 250000 dollars. The fire began in a theater shortly after midnight and was not controlled until about four in the morning. Two men were hurt but not seriously.
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Texas
Borger
Tex
New York Man Surrenders Badge After Self-Inflicted Shooting
Otto Urban, who studied criminal evasion by mail, fired a revolver at himself in an accident and survived. He was arrested for weapon possession and then gave up his badge from the deception school.
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New York
Otto Urban
Recov
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