Sycamore Christmas Decor Contest Winners Named
The Sycamore decoration contest ended with Floyd E. Brower winning first prize for his display judged on visibility originality placement and artistic taste. Martin Johnson and Mrs. Frank Rowley took second and third prizes while local firms received recognition for home decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
E. S. Boies
Somonauk Street
Illinois Power Company
Floyd E. Brower
Martin Johnson
Frank Rowley
Farmer's Company
Elmore Oil Company
McAllister, Ulery & Ward
DeKalb County Motor Sales
A. K. Stiles
Bert Nelson
Frank Patmore
J. Walter Becker
J. W. Patten
Swen Stenstrom
Ira Wetzel
Sam Quist
George Dutton
John Adee
J. C. Joslyn
Ray Love Charles Conrad
D. O. Thompson
Frank Brown
James Cliffe
L. F. Moudry
John Coffey
George Fox
J. Stafford
William Fulton
Schedule For Soldier Five Opens Tough Season
The Headquarters basketball team plans a strong season after winning the 129th Infantry regimental title last year. Don Coffey strengthens the lineup as the squad faces teams including Belvidere Y M C A Elgin Aurora Marengo and Platteville with home and away dates listed.
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Headquarters Company
129Th Infantry
Broadway Armory
Chicago
Dra
Don Coffey
Sycamore Cage
Elgin
Aurora
Marengo
Belvidere Y. M. C. A
Co. E
Rockford
Platteville
Marengo Seiberlings
Co. I
Co. D
Plano
Land values in Sycamore show higher average than true value
Figures from the Chicago and Northwestern railroad indicate the county average land price is $175.50 an acre. In Sycamore the past eight years show 14 transfers covering 1351 acres with an average of $163.40, higher than the last April true value of $153.75.
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Northwestern
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Sycamore
Bus Topples Lamp Post At Elm and California
A morning bus from DeKalb struck and shattered a west side lamp post at Elm and Somon guk streets near 7:30 am. The driver likely misjudged the turn space, causing the rear of the bus to snap the 10 inch thick concrete post and spill onto the road and sidewalk.
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California
Elm
Somonguk
DeKalb
Chronicle asks readers to report missing papers by phone
Readers who do not receive their paper should telephone 194, Sycamore, by six o'clock each evening. The Chronicle urges informing the office about carrier carelessness to ensure carriers provide full service.
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Sycamore
Chronicle
Holiday social notes and community updates from Sycamore
Joe Barrow, printing teacher, visits his parents in Steubenville during the holidays. The Woman's club hosts a New Year’s Eve ball at the Fargo hotel with music by the Kishwaukee Serenaders. Jerald Stockton, now Kroger manager in Ashland Kentucky, sends Christmas cards to Sycamore friends. The Business and Professional Woman’s club meeting is postponed to next Thursday due to flu and travel. Lester Marshall and wife visit Mrs. Marshall’s mother in Iowa Falls. Arthur Helson and daughter Cora were in Chicago. Myrtle Snow is ill with flu at home on Edward Street. A large crowd enjoyed the Community Center dance with Iowa Blue Devils. Vernice Fredericks attends a Lake Geneva division dinner in Chicago. Donald Berggren was in Chicago on business.
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Woman's Club
Fargo Hotel
Sycamore
Jerald Stockton
Sycamore High
Kroger
Ashland
Ross Rowley
Helen
John Hipple
Ames
Clara Creeley
Bernice Keene
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
James Swanson
Jeanette Greeley
Howard Kauffman
Illinois
Florence Boiler
Park College
Parkville
Dorothy Hipple
Marion Wakefield
Oberlin
Frances Hipple
Ohio
Kenneth Cox
Monmouth
Harriet Huff
Aurora
Lex Gilchrist
Princeton
John Jacob
Mendota
Andrew Gilchrist
Cora Husk Waterman
Wold
Crade
Malta
Yorkville
Sheridan
County Jail Receives More Chicago Federals
Two prisoners from Chicago, Frank Lathall and Robert Tournon, sentenced for prohibition law violations, arrived at DeKalb county jail in Sycamore. Lathall, 50, to 90 days and $150 fine. Tournon, 42, to 60 days and $100 fine. Jail now houses 82 inmates, most from Chicago.
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Chicago
DeKalb County
Sycamore
Frank Lathall
Robert Tournon
Funeral Rites For Mrs Figge Held In Sycamore Today
Funeral services for Mrs Daniel Figge widow of Aurora and Sycamore resident killed in a Tuesday night automobile crash were held at 1:00 pm today from her Waterman street home. burial was in Riverside Cemetery near Aurora. Rev Robbe of Sycamore officiated. Surviving are her husband and other family members.
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Figge
Daniel Figge
Sycamore
Waterman Street
Riverside Cemetery
Aurora
Robbe
Family connections listed for Figge relatives
Daniel Figge and two sisters Mrs Lilli an Drumpoole of Aurora and Mrs Nettie Nunn of Lawrenceville, with brother Arthur Robinson of Kallispel Montana, plus several nieces and nephews are named in the notice.
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Daniel Figge
Lillian Drumpoole
Aurora
Nettie Nunn
Lawrenceville
Arthur Robinson
Kallispel
Montana
Railroad installs wig wag lights at dangerous crossing
The Sacramento street crossing of the North Western railroad now has a wig wag signal light. Motorists have long considered this corner dangerous and will welcome the safety device. The swinging lights should make this crossing as safe as any in the city.
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Sacramento
North Western Railroad
Piggly Wiggly Store Nears Opening in Ward Hotel
Workmen remodeling the Ward hotel building rush the space for a Piggly Wiggly store. Flooring is laid and fixtures arrive daily with plans to open for trade in the first week of the new year.
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Ward
Waterman News Chronicle staff contact and church notes
Waterman Chronicle lists delivery by Clifford and Earl Anthonett with complaints to the Anthonett brothers or Chronicle office in DeKalb. Presbyterian notes report Pastor and guest lecturer H. H. Pommerenko, Christmas blessings, campus arrivals, illness updates, and high school basketball updates and schedules for January.
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Waterman News
Chronicle
Clifford
Earl Anthonett
Anthonett
DeKalb
Community Club Decembers Meeting Highlights
The group held its regular meeting on December 11 with a roll call of the schools. Awards went to room 7 and a rural school taught by Miss Johnson for month pictures, and the sophomore class won the book as the survey and athletic committees reported. The athletic committee listed new apparatus and the kitchen committee sought 175 dollars. reports were accepted. Morse's orchestra provided music and Rev Green of Elgin delivered a strong address on Community Spirit.
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Johnson
Library
Morse
Hinckley
Green
Elgin
Prevent Flu Check Colds Immediately
Public warning urges rapid action against grip and influenza with Vicks VapoRub. A jar should be kept for instant use at first signs of a cold, rubbed on throat and chest or inhaled, releasing medicated vapors to ease breathing and loosen phlegm. The remedy is described as drawing out pain and clearing the head to prevent weakness and pneumonia.
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Vicks
Beecham Suspends Modern Music Over Failing Suspenders
Leeds reports Sir Thomas Beecham ended a music festival decision to drop extremely modern pieces to preserve his suspenders. The elastic held for five days of conducting before the sixth day saw a break as collars wilted. Beecham’s choice drew laughs and cautious acclaim from attendees and critics alike.
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Leeds
England
Sir Thomas Beecham
Sir Beech
Swedish vicar completes lone plant survey in North America
John Enander, a Swedish country vicar, completed a solitary search for rare plants across Canada and the United States. He traversed remote areas of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec and other hard to reach regions, documenting flora encounters.
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John Enander
Canada
America
Gospes
Eninsula
Quebec
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Brower
New York
Chronicle Readers
OFS
Joe Barrow
Grant High School
Steubenville, C
E. B. Barrow
Business and Professional Woman's Club
Lester Marshall
Arthur Helson
Cora
Myrtle Snow
Edward Street
Iowa Blue Devils
Vernice Fredericks
Lake Geneva
National Religious’ Association
Donald Berggren
Railroad
Presbyterian Church
W. R. Tennis
Christian Endeavor
H. H. Pommerenko
Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Chicago
Tennis
Pommerenko
Corea
Earlville
Sandwich
Parent-Teachers Association
Hydrox
Orlander’s Drugs Only
Hydrox Agency
DeKalb Corner
Second St
Lincoln Highway
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
North American Insurance Company
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Thomas Hudson Jones
Mortimer Rich
New York City
Dekalb Theatre
Willard and
Mack
The
Victor Recording Artists
Clyde Cook
Amedi
Danny Duncan and Company
Harmony
Chronicle Carriers
DeKalb City
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