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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that circulation of The Chronicle will be managed by a representative from the office until proper service is restored and a responsible agent is secured. Readers are asked to drop a card in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
J E Marr of Steen rod Marr returned home from Chatsworth after attending a relative’s funeral. He traveled by auto from Sycamore, encountering deep snow en route with drifts up to four feet. Snow began Tuesday, persisted through Wednesday and Thursday with high winds, making roads impassable and delaying his return. Upon arrival last night lights failed in part of his home, yet he managed to reach home rather than stay away another day.
Warden Westbrook of Cook county jail Chicago spoke to adult classes at the Meth odist church yesterday describing his many years in jail and experiences with prisoners. An evening program featured music and an address on Abraham Lincoln at the same church.
The county court continues the hearing on the special assessment for this year’s paving. Property owners have strong objections and the courtroom is filled with interested residents daily. No conclusion or decision date is known.
The Butzow brothers celebrate a Rickenbacker cross country feat covering 3106 miles from New York to Los Angeles in 71 hours 38 minutes, a claim of world record. Sycamore youths note the remarkable trip and spark public interest in the car.
Canton DeKalb residents in Sycamore plan to attend a Thursday DeKalb gathering described as a birthday party. Attendees expected from Belvidere Rockford Freeport Chicago and other places, highlighting the event's importance. New York city banks hold more than 5 million dollars in deposits with no claimants found.
Society notes report Elks lodge members and other locals attending an evening cadreine party at the club with music. W R C hosts card and dance night Tuesday at Memorial hall in the courthouse, aiming for strong turnout. Sycamore women connected to De Kalb groups plan birthday party in DeKalb Thursday with expected full attendance. Auxiliary of the American Legion promotes a sewing bee to make rags for ex service men in hospitals. D A R members plan colonial luncheon at DeKalb Episcopal Guild hall Saturday at one pm with reservations through Mrs. Henrie. Golden Links at Congregational church to host luncheon at Mrs Frank Lee’s home Wednesday. Royal Neighbors honored by Mrs James Cliffe with a pot luck supper last Saturday.
City announcements say a large crowd will attend the Saint Albans school assembly hall concert this evening. The third event in a series has no admission fee and will start at 8 15 with numbers by a renowned soprano and a quartet.
Members of the Commandry of Sycamore and allied groups anticipate a very interesting meeting this evening. Many visitors are expected as the commandry uses both floors of the building for the gathering. All commandry members are urged to attend. Modern Bill Tells in Sydney describe Australian range country feats with long whips and dexterous tricks such as cracking an apple from a boy’s head and flicking the ace of diamonds off a deck without disturbing the rest.
Richard Cook sues James Gardner for 529.21 on two promissory notes dated 1924 and 1928, both in default. John Deere Plow Co sues John Lanan & Sons for 1,000 in damages. details to follow February term. Kierman & Son secured a confessed judgment against Warner Whipple for 658.22 on a 1920 note. Beardsley seeks annulment of his December 3 1924 marriage to Louise Beardsley on lack of consummation reasons.
Two key basketball matchups are set in Sycamore this week. Belvidere's high school five visits Tuesday for a bitter rivalry clash, while Friday brings Dundee teams to town for a lively contest against the local squad.
Farmers report present snowstorms benefit the winter wheat, with warm spells revealing green shoots in places. A tree behind St. Marys hospital shows buds, with a visitor noting the tree looks ready to leaf. Banana flour production starts in Siglap Singapore for use in biscuits cakes and beverages mixed with cocoa and milk.
Continued from Page One, engineers report a rescue shaft now 130 feet toward the cavern with a plan to hit the 80 foot chamber discovered by Collins. Lateral digging is 6 feet lower than earlier, with eight o'clock communiques noting progress, timbering, and ongoing attempts to break through the limestone roof into the vertical avenue.
United Press reports in Chicago Feb 16 that prosecutors described an alleged effort to induce Jack Johnson to swear he knew Mrs Helen Ellwood Stokes. W E D Stokes aimed to defame his ex wife by bribing underworld figures to claim she resided at a notorious resort. Johnson reportedly denied knowledge of Mrs Stokes.
Tanlac is described as Nature's greatest tonic and builder made from roots and herbs. It revitalizes the blood tones the digestive organs and puts the system in fighting trim. Millions have been helped stop at your druggist's today and begin to improve with Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
In New York a colored defendant pressed Johnson to claim familiarity with Mrs Stokes. Johnson refused. Smith stated Johnson will testify in the ongoing Stokes trial.
Governor Len Small urged a two cent gasoline tax to raise about 10 million dollars annually for highway construction and maintenance. He noted 38 states have or consider a tax, and said it would be shared by motorists based on consumption. He dismissed claims about campaign funds or bond costs and outlined plans to award contracts and complete gravel road projects, aiming for a 1926 record year.
Coach William Muir of the state college, while touring the city with a limp, is recovering from a swollen and infected foot suffered last winter when his auto got stuck in a snow bank during a Wheaton trip. The infection has caused him pain but is not deemed serious. Tweezers are advised to remove pin feathers from a fowl.
Cortland details illness and hospital visits for Mrs. Myers and relatives, local social clubs like Skiddo and Ladies Aid report dinners, church updates, and a Cortland town hall entertainment planned for February 19. Washington birthday events yield no-school day February 20. London divorce suit follows a husband’s restriction on his wife’s bathing beauty contest appearances.
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