Sycamore Stages A Comeback In Big Rock Victory
Coach Jesse Shrout warned he would win the Big Rock games all winter, benched first string at Genoa, then unleashed a comeback. Sycamore, trailing early, held on to win 18 to 16 as the lights and heavies steadied, controlled possession, and avoided personal fouls through a tight, defensive battle with Big Rock.
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Jesse Shrout
Genoa
Big Rock
Waterman
Sycamore
Purple and Gold Lights
Heavies
Shrovut
Rocks
Chronicle Delivery Guarantee Details for DeKalb Readers
The DeKalb Chronicle outlines guaranteed delivery with its own responsibility for carried copies. If a subscriber misses a paper, call Mr Otto Fellinger in Sycamore for special delivery. Complaints are investigated and carriers paid promptly to cover weekly bills and ensure profit.
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Chronicle
DeKalb Dai’ + Chronicle
Sycamore
Otto Fellinger
Sycamore 420
Dundee Set To Face Sycamore In Tough Conference Test
Score at the third quarter stood 12 to Predict Dundee Victory as Sycamore travels to Dundee to clash with the strong Dundee squad. Friday’s game will shape the county seat’s winter outlook and potential setbacks for Shrout’s team. Continued practice and a hectic two week schedule are seen as vital for Sycamore’s growth.
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Dundee
Sycamore
Dunde
Maple Park
Shrout
Rural Homes Lighted Windows Brighten Christmas Spirit
More rural homes around Sycamore display lighted windows this Christmas season with wreaths candles and small trees enhancing the festive atmosphere. The cheerful glow from many homes brightens the village and adds to the holiday spirit.
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Sycamore
Reports Show Improvement of The Guard
The Headquarters Company begins four months of intensive study in field telephones, switchboards, radio, code, and intelligence as it prepares for the annual federal inspection in April. Captain John F. Carlson and Lieut. J. G. Hindenburg aim to maintain the eight year record of Very Satisfactory. Major General William G. Everson’s militia bureau report to the Secretary of War highlights growth, higher attendance, and improved efficiency nationwide. Local note honors Lieut. J. A. Crum, a former Sycamore man now with a Rockford battalion, whose unit sets a high performance pace.
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John F. Carlson
J. G. Hindenburg
War Department
William G. Everson
War Department Militia Bureau
Hurley
National Guard
Rockford
Furniture City
J. A. Crum
Stores Set Evening Hours Through Christmas in DeKalb
DeKalb merchants will stay open every evening starting tonight December 15 and continue through Christmas as the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce reports. With under ten shopping days left, stores will see crowded days and evenings, as last week brought unusually large crowds and Saturday in particular drew many shoppers.
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Yule
Christma
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb
Stolen Truck Located Near Mirkland After Saturday Search
A damaged OCR item reports a stolen truck found near Mirkland in Northern Illinois after a downtown search Saturday evening. The fragment references utilities from nearby town and an unclear street event.
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Mirkland
Itnois
Jen
Down Town
Sattruck
Roosevelt’s Son Busy Collegian at Boston Desk
James Roosevelt, son of New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, works as a clerk at an insurance office in Boston between classes at Boston University. He is enrolled in the law school.
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James Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Boston
Boston University
Law
Salesman of Diamonds Is Robbed Again
Chicago dispatch reports New York diamond salesman Harry Fine was robbed of $60,000 worth of unset diamonds on Wabash Avenue near the Palmer House. Two armed men forced him into a car, then released him blocks from a police station after a quiet approach from an alley. The incident follows a prior month’s $80,000 diamond loss by Jack Salter in Chicago.
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Chicago
U.P
Harry Fine
New York
Chicago Loop
Jack Salter
Fine
Out West
Franklin Meyers
Wabash Avenue
Loop
Palmer House
Truck reported abandoned after joy ride near Kirkland Kingston
A caller informed the sheriff yesterday morning that a truck matching the description was found on the road between Kirkland and Kingston, apparently abandoned. The vehicle, taken from downtown on State Street about 8:00 PM Saturday, was left unattended during lunch, then used for a joy ride. The Utilities Company name was printed on both sides, making identification easy.
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Kirkland
Kingston
State Street
Utilities Company
Toys for Poor Kiddies Drive In Sycamore
Letters from Sycamore children pour into a city box on Somonauk Street as Santa plans a busy night. Scouts will repair hundreds of donated toys at the Chamber of Commerce office and distribute them to local youngsters on Christmas morning.
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Santa Claus
Somonauk Street
State Street
Sycamore
Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Vacation Nears For Illinois Schools
Students at the University of Illinois expect to arrive on Saturday while Chicago teachers begin vacations Friday night. Most breaks run two weeks this year due to Christmas and New Year on Thursday, leaving only one working day in the week and ending and starting with weekends.
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Illinois
University of Illinois
Chicago
Gasoline tax drive seen yielding large state funds
Springfield Mass December 15 U P figures from Garrett D F Kinney director of the state department of finance show motor fuel tax collections likely to total about 28 5 million for the year If November and December reach at least 4 174 million the total will approach 40 million since the tax began August 1 1929 Kinney notes an increase of about 1 million in August through October compared to last year Two thirds of the revenue will finance state road building and bond issue completion with the remaining portion allocated to 102 counties for local road projects.
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Springfield
U.P
Garrett D. F. Kinney
State Department of Finance
Kinney
Benton Bank Cashier Found Dead At Home In Ill
Benton Ill Dec 15 Don Lionberger 50 cashier of the closed First National bank of Lesser was found dead of a self inflicted gunshot in his garage automobile a .38 revolver with one empty chamber nearby the bank had just been placed in bank examiner hands no shortage or irregularities in the bank accounts reported Lionberger survived by his wife whom he married a few months ago ranchers in Nevada shoe bulls to prevent sore feet in rocky fields
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Benton Bank
Benton
Ill
Don Lionberger
First National Bank of
Lesser
Lionberger
First National Bank
Rumor of Lunch Room Plan for Vacant Barber Shop Falls Through
City business district crowded with rumor as proposed lunch room for the former barber shop building is dropped. The true reason remains unannounced, but word that a large Rockford firm is making plans for the adjacent Seeaneye Inn may be influencing the decision.
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Rockford
Four to Membership of Power Board
Washington D C Dec 15 Appointments of four of the five members of the Federal Power Commission were approved today by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee They were George Otis Smith Republican Maine Ralph B Williamson Republican Washington Marcel Darsaud Democrat Louisiana and Clark L Dreper Republican Wyoming The fifth Frank McNinch Democrat North Carolina whose belt of the Alfred E Smith ticket in 1928 caused opposition will be considered tomorrow after Senator Robinson North Carolina arrives.
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Washington, D.C
Federal Power Commission
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
George Otis Smith
Maine
Ralph B. Williamson
Washington
Marcel Darsaud
Louisiana
Clark L. Dreper
Wyoming
Frank FR. MecNinch
North Carolina
Alfred E. Smith
Robinson
Cuban Train Fired Upon By Bandits
A United railways train near Havana at Campo Florida was fired on as it passed through, causing panic and window breakage. One passenger was injured before attackers escaped. their identities remain unknown.
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Havana
Cuba
United Railways
Campo Florida
Christmas Gift Expert Delivers Selection From Santa
A famed old gentleman with a white beard and red suit arrives in a sleigh, renowned for gift expertise. He shares a Christmas selection crafted for readers, delivered with old fashioned charm and festive spirit.
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Meyer
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