Truck Turned Over Near Sycamore on DeKalb Road
A late night crash near Sycamore involved two colored men, Thomas Gatt of Sycamore and Charles Simms of DeKalb, driving a truck with a Towa license. Witnesses said a fast car attempted to pass, causing the truck to skid into a ditch. three men were in the vehicle, one missing then found. No injuries were reported.
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Sycamore
Fox Farm
DeKalb-Sycamore
Thomas Gatt
Charles Simms
DeKalb
Sheriff's Deputies
West
Sheriff's Force
Deputiee
Ross E. Millett
F. Dolder
O. K
Gatt
Sycamore Bids Welcome With National Figures Attending
A list of arrivals from colleges and universities nationwide highlights Sycamore's strong representation in education. Miss Katherine Kebil of Rockford College and others from Town U and Illinois, plus several Illinois and Yale affiliates, are noted among the guests. Most vacations run two weeks, promising a continual round of parties as Chronicle Want Ads report results.
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Sycamore
Katherine Kebil
Rockford College
Katheyn Chatfield
Town U
Florence Fox
Ilinois U
Lisle Coolidge
Illiois
James Joslyn
Ilinois
Clinteni
Chronicle Delivery Guarantee in DeKalb Daily Chronicle
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle guarantees carrier delivery in Sycamore. If a subscriber misses a copy a phone call to Mr Otto Fellinger at Sycamore 420 will arrange special delivery. Complaints will be investigated and corrected and carriers should be paid promptly to earn a weekly profit.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Sycamore
Otto Fellinger
Radio maker Grigsby Grunow forecasts 1.3 million orders
Business optimism grows as early 1930 plans surface. A Chicago financial page cites Grigsby Grunow with 1,300,000 radios ordered and production of 4,000 daily starting December 26. Locally, Sycamore wires may gain from Mae Majestic sets, though plant officers remain noncommittal. Labor reports indicate rising wire demand and a hopeful year ahead.
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Chicago
Grigsby Grunow
Majestic Radio
Anaconda
Sycamore
Chronicle
Inquiries on Two Hospital Patients Improve News
Word from the hospital reports Captain H. A. An res and Clifford Astling convalescing well after appendicitis. Both have faced hard times with operations, but current outlooks are hopeful. The note mentions many nurses and daily activity amid recovery. Much of Lapland lies above the Arctic Circle with frigid climate. Kirnie records an annual temperature near 84 degrees.
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H. A. An
Clifford Astling
Clifford
Lapland
Arctic Circle
Deby
Kirnie
Dreyfus deathbed claim sparks King murder probe
An alleged dying statement by Mrs. Aurelia F. Dreyfus a New York divorcee fatally injured in a fall at the Potomac Boat Club May reopen the seven year old mystery surrounding Dorothy King known as the Broadway butterfly and probe the Dreyfus death as authorities seek fresh alibi connections in the King case.
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Aurelia F. Dreyfus
New York
Potomac Boat Club
Washington
Dorothy King
Soldiers in Game Sunday at Woodstock Clash
The Headquarters Company basketball team lost 32 to 24 to the Lions International of Woodstock at St Marys parochial high school gym. A fast, brainy team, Woodstock led in the fourth quarter after a tight second half as Sycamore fouls and referee calls stirred crowd reaction. The locals unveiled new black and gold uniforms, marking their 33rd Division colors.
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Woodstock
Lions International
Lions
Beloit Fairies
Tebalas
Rockford
St. Marys
Teachers College
DeKalb
Sycamore
Huntzicker
Gans
Hq. Co
B. Roskin
McCabe
Harvard
Genoa P E Sisterhood Christmas Party and town notes
Members of the P E O Sisterhood enjoyed the annual Christmas party at Mrs C C Schoonmaker's home with Yuletide program and bridge. Other items: G C Cloud of Freeport met Canning Co heads, gas bill payments moved to Baldwin Drug, Methodist choir to sing The Star of Hope, local school updates on library books new song books and a paint spraying outfit for manual training. Awards and standings in local sports noted with Lee Center and Paw Paw receiving trophies.
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Genoa
P. E. O. Sisterhood
C. C. Schoonmaker
D. F. Brooke
Catherine Burroughs
Ma Ment Meries
Tnc
Geie General Freight
Illinois Central
G. C. Cloud
Freeport
Canning Company
Collins
Western United ,Gas and Electric Company of
Elsin
Baldwin Drug Store
Methodist Church
Star of Hope
W. H. Lankton
Chicago
Edward Wahl
Margaret Stiles
E. H. Browne
Lee
Compton
Lee Lads
Paw Paw
Lee Center
Steward
Ashton
Green River
Nelson Hall
Alfred Nelson
Artonn
Lee Boys Fall Short at Green River Valley Tourney
The Lee basketball team failed to win a trophy as Paw Paw claimed the Green River Valley Conference tournament title. Lee opened with a 22 to 8 loss to Ashton on Friday night and then played Compton on Saturday morning.
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Lee
Lee Boys
Green River Valley
Paw Paw
Ashton
Compton
Firemen Chase Milk Wagon Horse in Denver Holiday Prank
Julius Caesar, a milk wagon horse, and the Denver fire department staged a festive tag game in the main business section. The horse, usually steady, dashed about when an oil stove in the wagon caused a commotion during Christmas shopping hours.
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Denver
Colo
Julius Caesar
Denver Fire Department
Julius
Milk van explodes. Julius flees as fire trucks chase
An overturned milk bottle delivery led to an explosion and Julius bolted down a busy avenue. Six fire trucks pursued him for five blocks, where he was tagged by firefighters and the blaze was put out.
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Julius
Nue
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Prescott
Lincoln Highway
Sycamore Outfit
PL E& O
Apollo Chocolates
East End
Candy Shop
Baltimore
Carlson
Jersey
Esis
California
Texas
Maxwell House
Savoy
Chase & Sanborn
Frank A. Roberts & Sons
North Second Street
Ellis Home Bakery
THE
Egyptian Theatre
Parker House Rolls
Doz
Rae
L.G.A
IGA Fruits
Columbia— Cllophane
Co” Se
Maraschino
Inslow
Citron
Ivory
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