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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1923
Page
2
The Chronicle is represented in Sycamore by Harvey Fant at 656 Edward Street who will take orders for delivery. Subscribers not receiving the paper regularly should notify Harvey by phone L-691.
The United States government invites three members of the Sycamore National Guard's company to attend an army school on Ontari Street in Chicago. The program targets non commissioned officers to broaden military theory and duties. Dates suggest January entry. government covers tuition, weapons, lodging, and meals.
Improvements authorized by the State began at the Armory as workers install new heating and plumbing fixtures. Crews remove a 14 inch old concrete floor, a difficult task, slowing progress. Work aims to complete updates quickly so the Sycamore National Guard unit can continue its regular drill meets.
No injuries were reported after a collision near Richardson yesterday afternoon. Vyron Welty driving a 4& Ford owned by E. H. Maeser collided with a Buick driven by a Lily Lake resident. Both cars were badly damaged and towed to nearby garages for repairs.
Licenses to wed issued for pairs including Fred Johnson of Corland and Jane Sibly of Sycamore and G Llewellyn of Freeport with M Matthiesen of Clinton. Rev James O May connected to Llewellyn. ceremony aimed to be performed by Reverend O May.
Plans are underway for the annual charity ball by the Sycamore Woman's Club to be held Thursday evening December 27 at Pierce Hall with Beaman's Orchestra providing music. Proceeds go to charity and locals are urged to support the event. Jesse Gardner and family, recent movers to Sycamore, had their household goods taken to DeKalb yesterday where they will reside. The Gardners, new to the town, leave with many friends expressing regret.
Many members of the Odd Fellows including the Sycamore degree team attended the district meeting held in DeKalb last night. All members reported they enjoyed time after the business portion of the meeting received attention.
About 250 Elks attended a regular feed and entertainment organized by the Elks committee at the club rooms last night. After a substantial supper an orchestra performed and Kreuger and Russell of Genoa sang several numbers. The next Elk feed likely will be in early January due to the holiday season.
City council met last evening and decided to empower the water superintendent to purchase all necessary water gear for the new well. A six inch mast is to be installed and the council will oversee committee reports and petitions.
Members of the high school music club present an operetta titled Love Pirates of Hawaii. The show runs Thursday and Friday nights at the Methodist church under director Bras Prey and a cast of students who have rehearsed for weeks.
Cards signed by Kommittee invite camare residents to two lectures at Pierce Hall next Wednesday and Thursday. Nationally known speakers will discuss the Ku Klux Klan. anti Klan sermons by Rev F J Bishop have been given recently, and admission is by presenting the printed invitation at the door.
DeKalb’s pit topplers outscored Sycamore in a tough home tilt, taking second in the series as Turkelson tied for top scoring with 223 points and the teams traded midgame runs. Sycamore led by Turkelson and Clausen, while DeKalb’s Carroll and Anderson contributed for a 32 point margin. Next game likely next week as the series continues.
Members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Methodist church have prepared for the annual bazaar and supper to be held in the social center Wednesday night. An excellent supper is promised by the organizing women, and the bazaar will operate through the afternoon and evening.
Rockford district Methodist pastors and laymen conference meets Embury church Friday December 14 at 10 am Charter called by district superintendent Dr Charles K Carpenter Baileyville. About 200 representatives expected luncheon by Ladies Aid. Focus on Twodamentals of evangelism and service with plans for 1924 across Galen Elgin state line Polo area.
Due to an unfinished library public school plans a poster and book exhibition across city schools this week led by Miss Maude Nicholson. The Glidden, Harsh, and Ethwood schools will display on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday with mothers urged to visit and review the book lists at each site. The item also includes unrelated humorous captions and photographer notes.
The Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers approves separate facilities for ex service women at Danville Illinois and Milwaukee Wisconsin. Eligible applicants must be honorably discharged and possess sufficient disability. transportation is provided by the government.
Rochelle Dec 7 A capacity house witnessed the township high schools student drama Kicked Out of College. The plot centers on Bootles Benbow a popular senior who neglects class then faces an arranged engagement and a hoax. The cast delivers pep and strong stage presence with Roy Mattocks as Bootles and Warren Whitson directing the Dramatic Club.
Jane Gres and Ricardo Martin, both prominent performers with the Chicago Grand Opera Company, wed about two months ago in a hush ceremony. The event, kept under wraps, features a cast of colleagues and staff involved in the wedding as the production unfolds in a college boarding house setting.
Four Rivers Overflow Paris Puri ous storms flood large areas beside the Rhone and other rivers. A collage of clipped captions notes misprints and light satire about domestic life and a deserter joke. English education figures show 550000 youths leaving school yearly for the labor market.
Advertisement offering a ten cent bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for colds and hoarseness plus sample packs of Foley's Pills and Fo ley cathartic tablets. Readers instructed to mail ten cents to Foley & Sheffield Ave Chicago IL and include name and address for the products.
In a London Opinion snippet a farmer invites a learner to milk a cow. The novice asks if it is wiser to start with the calf before moving to the adult animal, reflecting practical training in dairy work.
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