Malta Methodist Church Dedicates Restored Edifice
Plans for the reopening and dedication of the Malta Methodist Episcopal church are completed with a Sunday service set for December 19. Rev H W Stillman leads the program as hosting pastor, with former pastor Rev J A Landis having sparked the remodeling effort. The 2 PM dedication sermon will be delivered by Dr Ernest C Lumsden, superintendent of the Joliet Dixon District, marking a major event for Malta and its congregation.
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Malta
Malta Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. H. W. Stillman
Malta Church
H. W. Stillman
Methodist
J .A. Landis
Ernest C. Lumsden
Joliet-Dixon
Day Suit Is To Be Heard In Minnesota
Edith Day, former Broadway musical star, will have a divorce hearing tomorrow in Minneapolis against her English actor husband Pat Somerset. The suit, filed over two years ago after their May 1923 marriage, follows Somerset’s desertion and failure to support. Day remains in London pursuing theater, leaving their five year old son with her parents in Minnesota. Frank Roberts and Sons promotes poultry with a local ad among the readable text.
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Minneapolis. Minn
U.P
Edith Day
Broadway
Miss Day
Pat Somerset
Irene
Wild Wer
Rose Marie
Somerset
Charlie Carlton
Carlton
Margaret Bannerman
London
Lodon
Carleton
Charleton
New York
Congress Today Senate Rivers and Harbors bill debate continues
Senate debates the rivers and harbors bill as a sub committee of the commerce committee presses inquiry into a north Atlantic ship charter proposal. The House expects quick passage of the interior department appropriation and appropriations considers independent offices state and justice and commerce and labor bills. Naval committees review the strength of the navy.
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Senate
Sub
Committee of Commerce
House
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
State
Commerce
Naval
Navy
Ormiston Indicted in McPherson Kidnapping Case
Chicago dispatch reports warrants for Kenneth Ormiston former Angelus Temple radio operator in the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping conspiracy arrived in Chicago He was found in Harrisburg Pa and extradition to California is expected Ormiston prepared to surrender but will contest extradition Los Angeles grand jury had been convened to indict him in the case California election officials note votes for Ormiston and for Mrs McPherson and her mother Minnie Kennedy in various statewide posts
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Chicago
U.R
Aimee Semple McPherson
Kenneth Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Los Angeles
McPherson
Harrisburg
Ormiston
California
U.P
Cal
Aimee Semple
Morgan A. Collins
Ormisten
Collins
Robert Crowe
Edward H. S. Martin
O.R
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McS’herson
Asa A. Keyes
New York
Sacramento
Calif
Vury
Jordan
State Board of Equalization
Supreme Court
Minnie Kennedy
Firemen Called Twice In Short Time
Fire department responded to two brief incidents. A chimney fire on North Twelfth Street was quickly contained and the apparatus returned to active duty. Early morning a small garage on Franklin Street reported an automobile fire damaging the car and scorching the interior of the building.
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North Twelfth Street
Franklin Street
King Ferdinand's illness worsens as doctors fear incapacitation
Reports from Bucharest say King Ferdinand of Roumania is afflicted by a spreading cancerous growth. Several surgeons doubt another operation can succeed, predicting the king may be incapacitated within a fortnight. A note mentions a local parish roast beef supper on December 7.
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Ferdinand
Bucharest
U.P
Roumania
Matesty
DeKalb paving plans move forward with hearings set
At a Board of Local Improvements meeting in DeKalb last night a resolution honored residents on State and Market streets seeking paving in 1927. First public hearing on State and Market paving is January 5. East Lincoln Highway widening from Fourth street to railroad tracks is planned with concrete pavement and block widening of Third to Fourth to ease congestion.
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City Hall
State Street
Market Street
D.L. Vasley
Lincoln Highway
Fourth Street
Fouth Street
Grove
State
Market
Cits
Pasley
East Lincoln Highway
DeKalb
Doctors Strive To Save Emperor Yoshihito In Pneumonia Crisis
Six physicians work to prolong the life of Emperor Yoshihito as stimulants are used to aid his battle with pneumonia. An official bulletin notes high fever, rapid pulse, and persistent pneumonic infection in the right lung. Prince Regent Hirohito remains at the emperor’s bedside in Tokyo as his condition worsens.
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Hayama
Apan
U.R
Yoshihito
Japan
Tokio
U.P
Kayama
Hirohito
Bystanders Hurt in Safety Demo at Rotary Club
Dunville police officer fired at a steel vest during a demonstration by James Letts of a bullet proof vest company. The bullet splattered lead around the room and three people were treated for minor wounds.
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Dunville
James Letts
Rotary Club
Power Company Worker Injures Back At Work
East Lincoln Highway worker W. Hardy of the Illinois Power Company injures his back while attempting to crank a Ford motor. He slipped during starting, suffering a severe wrenching strain and is unable to report to duty.
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Power Company
W. Hardy
East Lincoln Highway
Metor Department
Illinois Power Company
Hardy
Close Arguments In Doheny Fall Oil Case Near End
Waushineton December 14 defense and government closed their cases in the Doheny Fall oil corruption trial. Judge Roberts summarized government claims of conspiracy to defraud the United States while Hogan for the defense portrayed Doheny as an aging patriot and argued the $100,000 loan was a legitimate deal. Hogan denounced the Denby testimony and praised his client’s wartime service, denouncing the government’s portrayal of witnesses.
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Waushineton
A.R
Albert B. Fall
B. L. Doheny
United States
Owen J. Roberts
Doheny
Frank J. Hogan
Robrts
Hogan
Cave Doheny
Edwin Denby
Roberts
Denby
Grandmother Enters Northwestern as Co-Ed
Evanston December 14 Northwestern University welcomes Mrs N J Freedman wife of a Methodist minister to campus as a co-ed student She believes education keeps one from getting rusty and plans to keep learning The story highlights a senior woman joining campus life and her view on education and aging
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Ol Evanston
U.R
Northwestern University
N. J. Freedman
Northwestern
New Bill to Aid Farmer in Senate Reform Plan
A revised McNary-Haugen farm price stabilization bill was introduced by Senator McNary in the Senate. It creates a 250000 revolving fund to stabilize prices for wheat, cotton, corn, rice, and hogs, export surplus crops, and moves administration of the equalization fee to cooperating organizations using money borrowed from the fund. Rice is added, and several old provisions are dropped to avoid subsidy criticisms, aiming to lift American farmers toward higher living standards.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Oreson
Senate Agricultural Committee
Coolidge
Congress
Business Men Meet Friday At the Innovation
Members of the Chamber of Commerce will hold a Friday noon meeting at The Innovation to discuss important business. L. Hardin of the survey team will speak briefly and the annual election of officers will be conducted. The nominating committee has proposed a slate, expected to be quick.
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Chamber of Commerce
L. Hardin
Whitman Death Ends Long Prison Reform Era
John L. Whitman former Joliet state penitentiary warden died of heart disease and lung congestion in Chicago at age 64. Funeral services set for tomorrow at a local parlor and St Gertrudes church with burial in Woodstock. Born in Sterling he rose from jail guard to state prisons superintendent, introducing reforms including an honor farm for 2000 prisoners and publishing works on prisoner care and brutality.
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Chicago
John L. Whitman
Joliet State Penitentiary
Whitman
Newton D. Lee
Klein
St. Gertrudes Church
Woodstock
Anna G. Whitman
Glenn Whitman
Lee
Sterling
Cook County
House of Correction
War
Federal
Atlanta
Joliét
Frozen autos and garages buzz as DeKalb endures cold snap
Garage men worked hard as the first bitter cold of the winter hit DeKalb. Many vehicles left in unheated spaces failed to start, radiators froze, and tow trucks and mechanics were in demand. Wood alcohol sales spiked, but few owners added antifreeze, leaving engines to seize in the cold.
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DeKalb
Water Coolers at Plants Not Affected by Cold Weather
Water coolers used by American Steel and Wire company plants and Illinois Power company were not seriously hampered by the night cold. Some large rotary wheels ran slightly louder while fanning water, but no towers were shut down. Steam rose in clouds from the tops of the cooling towers at both the steel and power facilities yesterday and today.
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American Steel & Wire Company
Illinois Power Company
Steel Company
Power Company
Mrs Muzzey Dies in Chicago After Illness
Mrs. Claude Muzzey died in Chicago Sunday night after a long illness. Her husband, a DeKalb resident, has relatives here. She had been ill for some time but the illness grew serious only recently. Funeral services will be held in Chicago tomorrow.
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Claude Muzzey
Chicago
DeKalb
Carlson Bros Offer Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
Carload of trees available with a selection of table and church trees. Freshly cut stock will last two to three weeks. Goodyear's Specials and Sun Maid Raisin Bread advertised. Sale days include Wednesdays at 296 and 749.
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Goodyear
A. En Eeee
Carlson Bros
Chicago Beer Gone Seeping Through City Sewers
City officials held a beer party at city hall but the beer ended up in the sewer. Sunday three men en route to Compton for a hunting trip were arrested after two gallons moonshine and a beer keg were found. The liquor was given to Sheriff Colder. the keg was emptied into the sewer near the city building. One arrestee claimed the beer was real and not spiked.
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Chicago
Compton
Fred Colder
Senate PORK BILL and Frazier Move Highlight Session
Washington reports the rivers and harbors bill faces continuous Senate consideration with a Christmas adjournment in sight. The measure links river traffic facilities from the Alleghenies to the Rockies, centered on the Illinois waterway plan. Frazier gains second in command of the Indiana affairs committee, with a slate of new Republican chairmen announced and later ratified by the Senate.
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Congress
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Rockies
Illinois River
Great Lakes
Gulf
Oan
Wators
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U.P
Frazier
North Dakota
Indiana
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Nebraska
McNary
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Colorado
Couzens
Michigan
Weller
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Dale
Vermont
Metcalf
Rhode Island
Edge
Republican
New Jersey
Bingham
Connecticut
Gillett
Massachusetts
DeKalb Woman to Be Heard on WGN Broadcasts
Chicago reports indicate former DeKalb resident Mrs Sallie Horan Henry will be heard on WGN radio tonight from seven to eight o clock and again tomorrow from six to seven o clock. Her pleasing voice and past public appearances suggest strong listener interest as radio sets likely tune in.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Sallie Horan Henry
Chicago Tribune
WGN
Dixon Man to Head the Postal Workers
Forreston Illinois December 14 40 Charles Swim of Dixon has been elected president of the Northern Illinois Postal Workers at the annual meeting. J Meilway of Peto Illinois named vice president F Wolfe of Mr Morris elected secretary W A Foster steward treasurer. Spring meeting set for Dixon. Crisp new money attractive folders for Christmas Gifts. First National Bank 5.
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Forreston
P— Charles Swim
Dixon
Ninois
J. Meilway
Peto
F. Wolfe
First National Bank
Generally fair weather with continuing cold spell
A weather note says except for generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday, temperatures stay very cold with the lowest forecast near zero or slightly above in the area.
Midwest in Deep Freeze Baffles Nations Wide Ills
A brutal cold wave grips the Midwest and much of North America with temperatures near or below zero. Deaths mount in Denver Minneapolis St Paul Tacoma Seattle and Alberta as schools stay open in places. Relief efforts expand while the storm heads toward the eastern seaboard from Alaska. Snow and drifting hamper trains and ferry service on the lakes.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Winnipeg
Midwest
Denver
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Tacoma
Seattle
Alberta
Alaska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Minnesota
Gangster warfare bloodshed rocks Illinois towns
In southern Illinois a mayoral shooting marks the second executive killed in four months as gang violence escalates. Across Carbondale and Herrin local officials plan mobilizations and arming measures while sheriffs and police convene to curb the feud between the Birser and Shelton gangs. Officials warn of reprisal as authorities seek a regional halt to the crime wave.
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St. Louis
Dee
Illinoia
Joe Adams
West 1
Williamson
Birser
Shelton
Jeff
Colp
Carbondale, T
May Il
Carbondale
Marshall McCormack
Herrin
Franklin County
Sury
Comain
Franklin le
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