Good Fellows Reach Out with Food Donations for Needy
The Good Fellows committee under FE Embree reports contributions of chickens apples and potatoes to fund baskets for families in need. Donations include 12 chickens promised by Frank Sweet and fruits and vegetables from Lea Munger Frank Roberts Sons others. They plan to increase supplies as the fund grows with hopes to aid more families before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Fellows
FE. E. Embree
Good Fellows Committee
Embree
Frank Sweet
Lea Munger
Frank Roberts & Sons
State Health Officer Confirms Chicken Pox Case
D. A. J. Markley of Betyaere, physician for the state public health department, inspected a local case suspected to be smallpox. City Health Officer J. A. Badgley requested the review. Markley verified the illness as chicken pox. No local smallpox cases have occurred, though several were reported in Aurora and Rochelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. J. Markley
Betyaere
State Department of Public Health
J. A. Badgley
Aurora
Rochelle
Dixon Sawyer Speakers at Rotary Dinner in Dixon
Attorney Bracken from a leading Dixon law firm spoke at the Rotary Club noon luncheon. He discussed laws governing public utilities, with the Illinois Northern Utilities Co. base in Dixon, Elva. Delbert Lawson, son of Ernest and Mrs Lawson, recovering after an elevator accident, was mentioned in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Delbert Lawson
Ernest Lawson
Delbert
Bracken Orrol
Dixon
Rotary
Bracken
Kishwaukee
Illinois Northern Utilities Company
Beng
Al Capone Arrested In Joliet Charge Of Concealed Weapons
Capone and brother Ralph were arrested on a concealed weapons charge after arriving from Los Angeles on a Chicago-bound train. Five Chicagoans named Speaze Kastor Ross Lama and Bell were also taken into custody. Police indicated no arraignments yet as lawyers may seek writs. Capone planned to go to Cicero after detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
U.P
Scarface
Capone
Haad
Chicago
Epee
Ned
Cicero
Mike Speaze
James Castor
Albert Ross
Frank Lama
Thomas Bell
Kiwanis Club Names Officers at Meeting
At a Kiwanis club session held yesterday at RK McCormick’s Fourth Street Bank, Edgar Knodle was named secretary and H E Secor district trustee for the year. Committee appointments will follow per Mr McCormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RK. F. McCormick
Kiwanis Club
Fourth Street Bank
H. E. Secor
Edgar Knodle
McCormick
Frank Siebert Passes Away in DeKalb Sanatorium at Night
Frank Siebert, 73, formerly a county inmate, died during the night at DeKalb county infirmary sanatorium after being moved there from Genoa where he had worked on a farm. He told staff he had no relatives and was buried this afternoon after burial arrangements by H. A. Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Siebert
DeKalb County Infirmary
DeKalb County Tub Lees
Siebert
Genoa
H. A. Nelson
Modernism is Defeated in Historic English Vote
London reports the rejection by the House of Commons of a revised King James prayer book provoking a church rift between low and high church factions. Archbishop of Canterbury, aged 79, watched the debate in shock as MPs upheld traditional doctrine and the convocation of bishops planned to meet amid a crisis in worship and church life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Church of England
House of Commons
House of Formmons
Archbishop of Canterbury
Oliver Cromwell
House of Lords
Husb
Isaac
Rebecca
Tion
Veteran Rail Conductor James Benjami Rites Held in West Chicago
Funeral services were held today in West Chicago for James Benjami a longtime Chicago and North Western railroad employee and veteran passenger conductor. He retired years ago after a thirty plus year run from Chicago to Williams Bay Wisconsin with the railroad community noting his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chicago
James Benjami
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Benjamin
Chicago
William's Bay
Wisconsin
Lindbergh Extends Air Tour Through Central America
Charles A. Lindbergh accepted invitations to visit Guatemala El Salvador Honduras and Panama before returning to the United States. He plans to remain in Mexico City until after Christmas and may inspect his Spirit of St Louis at Valbuena fields. He faces a diplomatic choice on whether to attend a Mexican bullfight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
Panama
State Department
Morrow
Lindbergh
Mexico City
U.S
Central America
Mexico
Republic
St. Louis
San Salvador
Cam
Anther
Valbuena Flying Fields
Friendship
Unites States
United Sta
Evangeline Lindbergh
Detroit
Death Toll Rises From Quebec Hospital Fire
In Quebec City the St. Charles hospice fire death toll climbed to 37 with 17 missing as pumps drained water from icy ruins. A group funeral will honor the dead, an inquest set to determine the fire’s origin, and several missing are expected to be found in nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Que
St. Charles
Hearst Papers Probe Mexico Bribery Allegations
Washington investigators seek truth on claims that President Calles bribed four U S senators with 1 2 million through Hearst papers. Hearst staffers Hinman Avila and Page testified about forged Mexican state papers smuggled into the United States and efforts to verify signatures and genuineness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Hearst
Calles
Mexico
U. S
United States
George Hinman
Mexico City
Universal Service
Galles
Hinman
Miguel Avila
Avila
Victor Watson
New York Mirror
John Page
New York
Page
Almicar Zentella
Two Air Mail Pilots Forced Down Near Here
Two air mail pilots were forced to land near here Wednesday night due to fog. E. Hamilton Lee, flying west, landed at McGirr after missing a beacon near Franklin Grove and roving to Rochelle before returning to McGirr, a 45 minute voyage. Rube Wagner, flying east, also landed at McGirr and stayed until morning. Pilot Barnes was forced down by a snow squall last evening but continued east after a brief stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MccGirr
Paul Eakles
Air Mail
MecGirr
E. Hamilton Lee
Franklin Grove
Scarboro
Rochelle
Chicago & North Western
McGirr Field
Rube Wagner
McGirr
Barnes
Birger Orders Christmas Cards Amid Appeal Hearing
Charles Birger, the former gang leader awaiting the outcome of his death sentence appeal, has printed Christmas cards for distribution to friends. He was convicted of murdering Mayor Joe Adams of West City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
U.P
Charles Birger
Teader
Joe Adams
West City
Mrs Kilmer Praised For 1927 Seal Sale Work
Mrs W A Kilmer of DeKalb County is praised in the Illinois Arrow for leading the 1927 seal sale. The note credits her as seal sale director and highlights extensive publicity and the nurse service begun with seal funds in 1919. The Boy Scouts distributed seals to homes after Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Kilmer
DeKalb County
Cold Wave Grips Midwest With Zero Temperatures
A new cold wave blanketed the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes states with subzero readings. Minnesota and the Dakotas faced heavy snowfall and highway drifts while cities like Fargo and Moorhead reported record snows. Ohio and Indiana rivers rose with floods feared, but cold weather was expected to curb further rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Dakotas
Canada
Ohio River Valley
Northwest
District Weather Bureau
Fargo
N. D
Moorhead
Minn
Indiana
Ohio River
Buffalo
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Eagle Harbor Coast Guard
Kamloops
Columbus
Ohio
U.P
Zanessville
Frank Ewing
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
Indianapolis
Ind
J. H. Armington
U. S
Wabash
Terre
Dirt Streets to Be Paved as Cinders Spread in DeKalb
DeKalb workmen under Public Works Commissioner H. B. Goodison have been laying cinders on several unpaved streets to fill pot holes before winter. The city notes a yearly reduction in dirt streets and expects paving to continue, greatly reducing unpaved thoroughfares in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioer of Public Works
H. B. Goodison
DeKalb
Trial ends tonight in Birger gang murder case
Marion Ill Dec 16 The trial of three Birger gangsters for the Lyle Warsham murder moved rapidly toward a verdict with alibis taped for Joe Booker Harvey Dungy and Fred Thomasson. Dungy denied visiting Shady Rest before October 35 1926 and claimed he was at McLeansboro for his birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Birger
Lyle Warsham
Joe Booker
Harvey Dungy
Fred Thomasson
Dungy
Worsham
Zeigler
Shady Rest
Carterville
Sid
McLeansboro
Amie
Wat‘son Mone
Clyde Pany
Jimmy Watson
Guy Roberts
Shirley Kennedy
Clarence Rowe
Eural Gowan
Wayne Sprague
Lory Price
Arlie O. Boswell
Rade Millich
Ward Jogges
Hayes Hanged for Murder of Mrs Flatt in Springfield jail yard
James Hayes a 23 year old Mound City farmer was hanged at Sangamon county jail yard for the axe killing of Mrs Sarah Flatt a New Berlin housekeeper on May 25 1927. The two women who wished to attend the execution were among about 150 spectators. The charges that Hayes assaulted Mrs Flatt's 13 year old daughter were dropped upon his conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Springfield
R— James Hayes
Mound City
Sangamon County
Sarah Flatt
New Berlin
Mrs. Flatt
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Good Fellows Fund Still's, Inc
Carlson Brothers
B. G. Wright
R. F. McCormick
Virginia Ravens
Avalon
Beghtol Bros
The
Reliable
Elsavoit Shop
Ike Gordon and Son
North Second St
DeKalb Iron &Coal Co
7Th and
Oak Street
Dixon Sawyer
Malone's
Elsa
Malone
Boos Furniture Store
AL Capone
Rome
Segee
Frank A. Roberts & Sons
Goodyyear’s Goodies
Goodyear's
Der
Gust Stavrakas
Bootblacks’ Protective Association
Peter Vagoura
Cooper-Carlton
Oakland
Peterson Motor Sales
Sycamore
Silverman's
Rename Knodle
Della Shoppe
E. Locust, St
Boston
Coxwell
Silvermain
Shetter’s
Lenz Drug Store
Beghtel Bros
Lene Drug Store
SAGLE
General
Agawa
Mon
Ipiligstdinawl
Juake Huron
St. Mary's River
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