Kiwanis Division Meet Considered for DeKalb April 1928
Kiwanis club members held a luncheon at Hotel DeKalb and discussed hosting Division 1 east of the Illinois Iowa district in April 1928. Delegations from Cicero Aurora Elgin St Charles LaGrange and others may attend if DeKalb succeeds in securing the conference.
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DeKalb
Hotel DeKalb
Kiwanis
DeKalb Kiwanis
Chicago
Cicero
Aurora
Elgin
St. Charles
Marengo
Mengola
LaGrange
Iowa
DeKalb Club
McCormick
Ki‘wanis Club
R. F. McCormick
Philip Swanson
Arthur Buehring
W. C. Gould
J. A. Spickerman
J. Rendell
S. W. Boardman
Ralph Howard
Russell Smith
Forrest Andrews
Deer
J. W. Marson
Academy
Marson
Kiwanis Clubs
Gunmen Flee Herrin as Police Are Shot in City Hall Attack
Reported in Herrin Illinois a mass shooting targeted city hall with Patrolman Elmer McCormick and Chief John Stamm wounded. McCormick is listed as chest wound and Stamm as shoulder wound. both were not fatal. Authorities search Williamson county for suspects amid a string of gangster activity connected to mine money and bank thefts.
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Herrin
U.P
Williamson County
City Hall
Elmer McCormick
John Stamm
Cormick
Mayorshall McCormick
Slain Chicago Lawyer Polton Noted Local Figure
Local residents react to the murder of Attorney Polton in Chicago following a dispute over union litigation. A Belvidere native, he rose as a leader among Boone County professionals before moving to Chicago. His sister is Mrs. Bruning of Roosevelt Street, sister-in-law of Henry Harfst of Oak Park.
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Chicago
Polton
Belvidere
Boone County
Bruning
Roosevelt Street
Henry Harfst
Oak Park
DeKalb Elks Push Good Fellows Fund For Christmas
Santa Claus plans to visit 50 to 60 DeKalb shut in and ill children on Saturday. The Chronicle asks residents to submit names and addresses of needy kids so Santa can deliver toys and baskets. Good Fellows Fund nears two hundred dollars with Elks contributing thirty eight and more groups urged to donate.
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Santa Claus
Leslie
DeKalb
The
Chronicle
Emil Anderson
Good Fellows Fund
the Elks
Lightning Sets 35,900 Barrel Oil Tank Ablaze at Fort Worth Plant
Lightning struck the White Eagle Oil and Refining plant in Fort Worth Texas early today setting a 35 900 barrel oil tank on fire. Firemen fought the blaze and kept it to one tank.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
White Eagle Oil and Refining
Voice of the Christmas Seal appeals for health aid
The Illinois Tuberculosis and Public Health Association issues a TV style appeal from station LT.P.HA for Christmas Seals. It urges donations to fund tuberculosis relief with a telegram announcing a $150,000 need in down state Illinois.
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P.ha
Illinois
Iinois Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Oklahoma House Impeaches Johnston and Two Aides
The Oklahoma House voted six impeachment charges against Governor Henry S. Johnston in a secret session despite National Guard presence and a district court injunction. Also impeached were Harry B. Cordell, and Chief Justice Fred E. Branson. the Senate will receive the charges for trial.
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Oklahoma City
O.R
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Henry S. Johnston
National Guard
House
H. Tom Knight
Commonwealth
Senate
Harry B. Cordell
State Board of Agriculture
Fred E. Branson
State Supreme Court
Johnston
Statehouse
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Capitol
Students Back at Desks After Strike in Newport
Thirty seven Newport high school students who protested bobbed hair short skirts and dancing admitted defeat and returned to classes under principal Daisy Halleck. They will study through the Christmas period to make up for lost time while remaining students enjoy the holidays.
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Newport
Ore
U.R
Newport High School
Daisy Halleck
Ter
Notice on vehicle tax plates and penalties
Those auto owners who have not purchased vehicle tax plates this year will receive one more week. After that period a ticket will be issued and failure to appear with the ticket may lead to a warrant. Those with plates must display them. Horace Youngs Chief of Police. Avalon DeKalb Dec 16. Also wanted good clean cotton rags free of buttons paid 10c a pound Chronicle Office.
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Horace Youngs
Chronicle Office
Illinois Weather Update Rain Tonight and Colder Into Wednesday
A weather bulletin notes rain in Illinois tonight with a colder trend. Wednesday looks generally fair after the southeast portion experiences rain and a pronounced drop in temperature.
Stores to Remain Open in DeKalb for Christmas Shoppers
The Chamber of Commerce announces evening store hours starting tomorrow to aid Christmas shoppers. DeKalb merchants showcase a range of gifts while trimming frivolous items. A general membership meeting is set for Friday noon at The Innovation with officer elections and nominations from the prior week.
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Chamber of Gommereau
Merchants’ Division
DeKalb
O. G. Olwin
Glen W. Reynolds
IS. E. Bradt
F. O. Crego
H. G. Wright
W. W. Wirtz
W. J. Snyder
J. C. Brown
H. W. Prentice
W Boardman
J. A. Spickerman
R. F. McCormick
R. G. Clark
A. G. Kennedy
H. D. Fisk
Olwin
Free fight with hammer ends in attorney’s death in Chicago
In Chicago police investigate the death of attorney Richard P. Polton found in a downtown office. A fight at a union meeting led to Polton’s death with a hammer and broken furniture. William Sweeney, Frank McHugh, and Harry McHugh are involved. a wife and an 11 year old boy were detained. Sweeney remained at large.
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Chicago
Richard P. Polton
William Sweeney
Painters’ Union
Frank
Harry McHugh
Sweeney
Peilton
Polton
Frank McHugh
Harry
Successor to Rev. Webster Not Selected
No successor has been chosen for Rev. F. M. Webster of the Con gregational church. The search continues as the committee reviews applications. Webster now serves at St. Charles Congregational church since last Sunday, with the family relocating there. Ruth Webster will stay in DeKalb to teach in Ellwood through summer while Rev. Coggins from Chicago preached at the church last Sunday.
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F. M. Webster
Congregational Church
Webster
St. Charles Congregational Church
St. Charles
Ruth Webster
DeKalb
Ell
Reed proposes wide Senate probe of forged Mexican docs
Senator James A. Reed introduces a resolution in the Senate calling for a complete inquiry into allegedly forged Mexican government documents published in Hearst papers. The move would expand a special committee already hearing a document alleging $1,300,000 was paid to U S senators for propaganda. Action delayed until tomorrow.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Hearst
Senate Today
James A. Reed
Democrat
Missouri
Reed
United States
Senate probes Ware and Smith as tax bill moves ahead
Washington reports the Senate primary investigating committee seeks dates for Senators-elect Ware and Smith to appear for a fair trial of campaign expenditures. The panel readies to hear Smith at earliest possible date, delaying action on Vare. Congress begins work on deficiency appropriations as it resumes Senate organization.
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Ware
Smith
Washington
Frank L. Smith
Ilinois
James A. Reed
Missouri
Dwight
Vare
Pennsylvania
Deneen
Illinois
U.2
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Reed
Smith and Ware
Bargain Furniture and Rolls At Local Shops
Our entire stock of used furniture at bargain prices at Boos Furniture Store 655 E L H Phone 1985. Special rolls at Goodyear’s Wednesday 16¢ per dozen. We do not wish to brag but our cards are far superior to the most at The Elsa Gift Shop.
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Boos Furniture
Goodyear's
Elsa
Coxwell
L. H
All Malone's
Christmas Seals Support Growing Amid Letters
County seal sale committee reports rising mail as letters pour in from residents. Messages praise the nurse and sanatorium work and include donations, with multiple dated December 1927 from DeKalb and surrounding towns.
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Waterman
Illinois
Army Private Victim of Murder in Des Moines
Oscar Brown of Company H Seventh Infantry Fort Des Moines died after a fatal blow to the skull. Coroner H. J. Wright announced the autopsy findings. A white woman and two Negroes are held for questioning as the coroner's inquest awaits their statements. Brown was found in the yard of the woman’s residence and died in hospital.
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Des Moines
Oscar Brown
Company H
Seventh Infantry
Fort Des Moines
H. J. Wright
Brown
Browman Wins Gold Watch in Chronicle Carrier Contest
Palmer Browman won the gold watch as top carrier in a DeKalb Chronicle prize drive led by K L King of Hisawl King Chicago. About 150 new names were added to the paper’s circulation as carriers expanded into Kohler Die plant area and beyond, with strong rivalries among Stanley Johnson and Waino Luh tala.
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Palmer Browman
DeKat Chronicle
Chronicle
DeKalb
K. L. King
Awl King
Chicago
Palmer Browmar
Kohler Die
Palmer
Stanley Johnson
Waino Luhtala
Browman
Regent Chamber of Commerce
Police ordered to quell riots in Klausenburg Roumania
Belgrade dispatches report renewed anti Jewish and anti Hungarian riots at Klausenburg with police armed and ordered to shoot students who tried to assemble. Police dispersed rioters. An unconfirmed message says Roumanian War Secretary Madarescu witnessed a student riot at Saint Anna station.
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Roumania
Vienna
U.2
Belgrade
Klausenburg
Madarescu
Saint Anna Station
Lindbergh Flies Toward Mexico City from Bolling Field
Dec 13 in Lynchburg Virginia reports Charles A. Lindbergh passing over at 2 15 pm en route to Mexico City in the Spirit of St Louis. He traveled with navy escort planes and a commerce department plane, aiming for Galveston then Mexico City, weather permitting. The flight, carrying 350 gallons of fuel, was expected to reach daylight hours tomorrow with potential head winds and showers. Stationed along the route were Lynchburg Knoxville Birmingham Vicksburg Galveston, though cloud and wind could alter his path.
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Bolling Field
Washington
U. Charles
Navy
Commerce Department
Army
Galveston
Lindbergh
Tex
Mexico City
Paris
Mexico
Lynchburg
Knoxville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Vicksburg
Miss
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Elmira Goodhue
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Remington
H . John C. Killiatt
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Boston
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Ellis Home Bakery
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Ike Gordon and Son
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