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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
1
The American Steel and Wire Company lets a contract to Skoglund & Webbers to build a 75 by 58 foot one story brick addition for galvanizing poultry netting after weaving. The new department will boost output and employment, supplying growing demand while continuing existing galvanized before weaving production.
Funeral services were held in DeKalb for Robert Orlan do Burghardt 80 former resident who died last Monday in Boone Iowa Rev J C Spencer led the rites at 1090 o'clock from the John Glidden home and burial was in Evergreen cemetery He lived in DeKalb years ago returned there briefly before moving to Iowa He was member of the DeKalb lodge of Elks and was ill only a short time prior to his death He is survived by a brother and several distant relatives reside here.
Washington deliberates possible six year halt on capital ship keel layings after Japanese talks. Five powers could save about 1 billion dollars if a holiday is declared. US and Britain would each save roughly 370 million, with other powers also reducing orders as officials study feasibility for 1936 follow up.
Word reached this city of the sudden death of Mrs Elia M. Boies of LaGrange. A daughter, Mrs. Orville Miller, reported she had lived with her mother part of the time and that another daughter resided in Berwyn. The notice suggested a stroke of apoplexy as the cause, and the Boies family were longtime residents of the area.
A minor collision occurred at about 10:45 when a blue-tray sedan from a funeral procession allegedly ran a northbound stop sign and struck Mrs. A. J. Martin’s Essex on Lincoln Highway near Sixth street. Police and witnesses investigated. confusion over funeral car rights prompted Traffic Oliver Meek to state that no vehicle may cross without proper stop.
All children under 12 of American Steel and Wire employees will attend a Christmas party Monday afternoon at the Steel Welfare building. Final arrangements are being made. Two large trees stand in the hall. Santa Claus will greet the youngsters and distribute an apple, candy, and nuts. A motion picture program is planned for entertainment.
Train service on the Chicago and North Western railway is reported normal again after snow delays. Trains arriving in DeKalb were fifteen minutes to a half hour late earlier but were on time today. westbound trains were late Wednesday and Thursday but on schedule yesterday.
Chicago reports frigid weather and ongoing blizzard conditions. Transport crews battle drifted roads with 1,500 shovelers and 500 plows. about 50 deaths blamed on cold and snow packed highways. Flood risks grow as Wabash rises and ice forms. ice blocks ferry service and a coffin is moved by bobsled in Danville.
Bridgeport Connecticut December 21 Gene Tunney faced a shrinking legal cloud as one $500,000 damage suit was withdrawn and a decision on the second suit charging alienation of affections nears. Mrs Katherine King Fogarty abandoned her breach of promise claim, Judge L Wilder granted withdrawal, and Tunney's counsel Homer S Cummings sought a formal judgment to bar further actions.
Leonard Skaggs, 21, is jailed as deputies recover a revolver, 25 boxes of face cream, and an overcoat from his room. A pocketbook with 219 dollars was found in a barn where he worked. Investigators trace stolen items to farms around Sycamore and Genoa and seek more property. Skaggs had purchased a used Ford for 100 dollars with funds still unaccounted for. The revolver came from a Burlington farm and the face cream from the Ovitz farm. A warrant was issued after missing money, an overcoat, and a knife were reported by James Conlin. Skaggs is linked to Poplar Grove, Missouri, and authorities pursue details from that area.
Former California governor Friend W. Richardson today claimed he has a solution to the William Desmond Taylor murder and proof that a motion picture actress committed the crime. He would not name the actress, saying grand jurors in Los Angeles advised against prosecution. Richardson said a witness informed him the killer. the informant, a prisoner in Folsom, gained parole for safety. He declined to reveal the convict's name, noting the last-known whereabouts in Vera Cruz, Mexico.
De Kalb doctors and surgeons prepared a petition to present to the city council asking to amend an ordinance that bars liquor sales for medicinal use. The petition, promoted by the Chamber of Commerce, argues doctors are discriminated against since national law allows whiskey by prescription for medicine, while city ordinance blocks it.
Most of Illinois remains fair tonight and Sunday with a cool trend and rising temperatures by Monday. Across the Great Lakes region a cold start to the week gives way to warmer highs, but expect considerable cloudiness and fluctuating conditions.
Springfield access today reports that William Scott Stewart, famed Chicago attorney, won a reversal for Dr Amante Rongetti in a manslaughter conviction but faces three months in jail on contempt charges. The decision marks a second reversal in Rongetti's trials, with a prior murder conviction overturned for a new hearing. The case highlights courtroom battles over fair trial rights and witness interference.
Washington plans a final merger of 21 railroad systems with five eastern trunk lines and two New England systems. The proposal covers major carriers including Pittsburgh’s Nickel Plate, Wabash, Chesapeake & Ohio, Reading, Erie, and Union Pacific, outlining new trunk lines and regional consolidations.
Lorraine Richardson five is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C P Richardson of 304 Taylor street. She passed away this morning at the parental home leaving her parents sister Pearl and brothers James Kenneth and Lloyd. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 pm from the home with burial in Fairview cemetery conducted by Rev J C Spencer.
Sheriff Ward Miller and Lee County deputies seized two loads of liquor from Rockford sources. One whiskey load worth about 500 dollars was seized in Dixon with Hally Barrier, 30, held on arrest and a names list of officials and residents found. A second arrest near Compton yielded a truck carrying 500 gallons of alcohol.
Oliver Buck Kempster of Sterling, sergeant in charge of the state patrol district, received a Colt .38 revolver at a Christmas party last night at the Nachusa Tavern in Dixon. Fifty officers and friends attended. Harry Warner of Dixon presided. Senator H. G. Wright was unable to attend due to weather.
Rome December 21 Achille Ratti in full papal regalia marked his priesthood golden jubilee with a brief low mass at St Peter's Basilica. The ceremony drew vast crowds as banners, the pale guard in medieval attire, and white ostrich feather fans lent ceremonial grandeur to the pope's state procession.
Illinois Power Company prepares to start its 1930 building and rebuilding operations months early to meet Hoover era demand. In DeKalb Sycamore the plan totals over 2000000 dollars across territories, including a new cooling tower, turbine expansion, switchboard upgrades, line rebuilding, and extended service. The 1529 turbine upgrade prompted capacity constraints, with continued investments in poles and equipment across DeKalb and Sycamore to meet rising demand.
Washington reports Congress adjourned until January 6 with few members present. House and Senate approved resolutions, including honoring Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his Antarctic expedition. Sen Brookhart urged wider cooperation benefits for farmers. Tariff bill lingered, two wool items passed, and major actions focused on tax cuts and global debt settlements.
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