Sycamore Minstrel Show Cast and Music Details
Sycamore residents filled the Elks Minstrels program with a mixed chorus and end men led by inter locutor Dr. E B Barrow. Banjo soloist R C Taylor and a DeKalb group provided guitar and banjo numbers while several Sycamore and DeKalb performers contributed solos and duets. The orchestra, led by Shover of St Albans, accompanied the show amid poor weather. Plans for an annual event were hinted as the Chronicle seeks reader news items and announces Seeaneye Inn as the paper’s Sycamore contact. Judge William J Fulton is to speak next Sunday morning.
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Sycamore
Elks Minstrels
the Chronicle
E. B. Barrow
Tom Lawler
O. E. Buell
Jack Feiler
Floyd Gravelin
TB. Bushnell
Vernon Wetzel
A. D. Gates
B. D. Strove
Frank Hostetler
Warren Hub- S. S. Warren
Joe Sullivan
Charles Ward
Clifford Gilmore
Ray Bowers
Elmer Brooke
Fred Greenwalt
George Robinson
Jack Peil
Gravelin
T. Bushnell
Jesse Shrout
Vuree Andriste
Harold Rogers
OEF, Buell
Sycamore and
DeKalb
Shover
St. Albans
Elks
Sunday Services and Church Activities in Local Parishes
Churches announce Sunday worship at 7 30 a m at Petlows hall 10 30 a m English service next Sunday 10 30 am St Peters Holy Communion 8 00 am with 10 90 am Sunday school and 11 am service Advent and Bible classes listed at various times Theodor Branch and Erdmann Frenk serve as pastors Readers and choir offerings noted along with rehearsals and confirmation classes
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St. Peter’s Church
Theodore Branch
First Baptist Church Service Schedule
Rev R D Walter pastor leads Sunday school at 10 morning worship at 11 with the Lord's supper to follow. BY P AI at 6530 on Money and Religion. Evening service at 7 30 features a song service and evangelistic message on The Great Decision. Methodist notes announce next Sunday's usual morning services and a Queen Esthers program in the evening promising a crowded house.
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First Baptist Church
R. D. Walter
BY. P. AI
Methodist
Christmas program and church events lit up Sycamore
The issue lists a Ladies night at Elks Club program with choirs, organs, and speakers, plus a Dec 13 Fine Arts Club meeting with readings on Illinois Poets and Taft. It notes a recovering child of Swanson, Junior Auxiliary Christmas supper and speaker Marie Keh, and a lecture by Mrs. Grant Beebe on education.
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Elks’ Club
Sycamore Women's Club
Henry Garbutt
C. B. Conrad
R. M. Wheeler
Iliinois
L. E. Warner
DeKalb
Cora Miner
Lorado Taft
The
Methodist Church
Marie Keh
Chicago
Grant Beebe
Ilinois Federation of Woman's Clubs
Sycamore Woman's Club
Hiks
Central School
Miss Wollensak
Judge Fulton Speaks Before the Men's Class
A church notice from the committee for the Methodist church announces Judge William J. Fulton will speak tomorrow at 10 AM in the Men's Sunday school class. John Y. Patten, class president, provides weekly incentives by arranging speakers each Sunday.
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Methodist Church
William J. Fulton
John Y. Patten
Broken Panes Replaced by Rockford Glass Firm
Phemps J. Ronin notes cement repairs enabled rapid pane replacement in Rockford at Fargo Coffee Shop and Chamber of Commerce. He credits strong state road system with cutting repair time from potential weeks to about 48 hours, praising Rockford glass workers for finishing by four yesterday afternoon after a Thursday phone order.
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Phemps J. Ronin
Schmeil Carison Glass Company
Rockford
Fargo
Chamber of Commerce
Ronin
Big Holiday Shopping Day With Santa Claus Appears Busy
Today was a bustling holiday event as Santa Claus greeted children on the street and merchants prepared windows and interiors. Store decorations, brisk forenoon and afternoon buying, and expected evening activity reflected a strong Christmas spirit and busy gift buying season.
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Santa Claus
Wim
Holcomb Reelected Head of DeKalb County Red Cross
A. H. Holcomb was again elected chairman of the DeKalb county chapter of the American Red Cross at a meeting in the county courthouse yesterday afternoon. Officers elected were president F. B. Townsend, vice president Gertie West, secretary Nellie Murphy, and treasurer George E. Dutton. Only Sycamore residents attended beyond local volunteers.
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A. H Holcomb
DeKalb County
American Red Cross
Ore
Prrmt Vier
F. B. Town- Senil Seenad
Gertie West
Nellie Murphy
George E. Dutton
Red Cross
Sycamore
Cage Team to Meet Sandwich Five at School Tonight
Large placards announced two fast basketball tilts between Sandwich high school and Sycamore teams tonight at the school. Multiple sources indicate the games will be unusually fast and expect strong attendance from local fans eager to see the action.
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Sandwich High School
Sycamore
Two Dopesters Brought Here by a Marshal
Two dopesters were brought here Thursday night by a United States marshal. John Seaman was convicted of violation of the Harrison narcotic laws and sentenced for a short term. Charles Hanner is being held for trial on the same charges in Chicago.
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United States
Chicago
John Seaman
Charles Hanner
Peace Prospects Rise After Polish Lithuanian Talks
Geneva reports a dramatic challenge at a secret League of Nations council meeting over seven years of war between Poland and Lithuania. Marshal Pilsudski pressed Voldemaras for peace or war, Voldemaras said peace, and Pilsudski prepared to draft an agreement with Zalesski. Delegates see potential for a broader eastern European pact.
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Toginother
Hts
League of Nations Council
Poland
Lithuania
United Press
Joseph V Pilsudski
Volodemaras
Pilsudski
Voldemaras
Zalesski
League
Insanity Plea Fails to Win Hart Freedom
Ivan Hart, 32, a bank employee in Eureka Kansas, was found guilty of second degree murder for slashing his wife's throat after she told him she would have a baby. Deliberations began last night after an insanity defense and claims she was domineering. Hart attempted suicide after the killing.
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Hart Freedom
Eureka
Kans
U.K
Ivan Hart
Hart
Indictments Return Against Reed Over Schoolhouse Bombing
Four indictments against Hiram Reed for assault with intent to murder and an attempted dynamite bombing at the schoolhouse store where Miss Jola Bradford taught. Bond set at 5000 on each. Reed confessed then repudiated. Bradford seriously injured but likely to recover with lasting scars.
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Reed
Ottawa
Til
U.P
Hiram Reed
Jola Bradford
Miss Bradford
Dr J P Kane Dies After Illness and Service
Dr J P Kane, long a leading DeKalb physician and surgeon, died after a year of poor health that included gastric ulcers and double pneumonia. He served as a staff surgeon at Cook County Hospital after moving to Chicago in May, having earlier joined the army in 1917 and served with British and American forces as a surgeon. He opened an DeKalb office in 1914, practiced extensively, and then moved to Oak Park with his family. He was active in local organizations and had a notable wartime medical career.
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DeKalb
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Cook County
Kane
Augusta Avenue
Oak Park
England
Fram
Knights of Columbus
Phile
Father Seton
First National Bank
Dr. Kane
DeKalb Post
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised in Nebraska Testimony
A Nebraskan user credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with curing a persistent cough within two days. The ad claims no opiates or chloroform and promotes Kirchner's Drug Store and Seventh Street Pharmacy as the suppliers.
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Foley
Nebraska
Kirchner’s Drug Store
Seventh Street
Special Christmas Orders For Fanny May Candy
Obelander's Drug Store at 2nd and Lincoln Highway urges customers to place all special Christmas orders for Fanny May Candy on or before December 12. The notice emphasizes timely ordering and provides the store location and deadline.
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Obelander’s
Lincoln Highway
Dr John P Kane Dies in Chicago Medical Death
John P Kane a Legion and Knights of Columbus member and Phi Delta Chi alumni, died leaving wife Lea and four children Matthew Mary Leta and Betty. Born March 7 1883 at How Island Ontario he trained at Potsdam Technical School and Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery and served as house surgeon at Cook County Hospital before his death.
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Servis
Legion
Knights of Columbus
Medical College
Phi Delta Chi
John P. Kane
Hows Jstoad
Ontario
Canada
Howe Island
Chicago
Chicago College of Medicine
Cook County Hospital
Lea Wicks
Watertown
N. Y
Matthew
Mary
Leta
Betty
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Irceland
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Evelyn Boyle
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Thelma Fisher
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Margaret Read
Dorothy Thurston
Genevieve Winans
Pauline Andrews
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Fulton
A. H. Holcomb
County Red Cross
J.P. Kane
Lincoln Inn
C. A. Carlson
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