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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore readers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by an office representative until reliable service is established. Subscribers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
After a short vacation the Sycamore Legion basketball team travels to Dundee tonight for the second road game of the season. The Dundee Maroons will host a second squad from Sycamore with Bushnell Small Patterson Hoover Gustason Harbert Cudden and Tewksbury set to start.
Superintendent Warren Hubbard of DeKalb County schools explains rural exam papers were distributed early in the week ahead of exams today and tomorrow. He notes the bi monthly exams require regular county visits to 121 rural schools despite winter travel hardships.
After a vacation of over two weeks, St Albans School for boys resumes classes today. Some students return late. full gathering planned for tomorrow or later today. A reunion of students and alumni was held in Chicago yesterday afternoon and evening.
The school closed for Christmas holidays several days before Christmas giving students living hundreds of miles away a chance to return to their homes for the holidays.
A meeting of the fruit grain vegetable and dairy committees of the Sycamore Mid Western Fair Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce office to plan exhibits. C J Alison general chairman called the gathering as pamphlets about fair feats will soon be mailed and exhibition booth plans are completed.
Plans are completed for joint installation services for the Chapter Royal Arch Masons and the Blue Lodge chapter at the Aleda Young Temple in the city. The event continues a multi year tradition with past joint installations and reshaped this year to exclude the Blue Lodge and Eastern Star pairing. All members are urged to attend the ceremonies Friday night.
Reports from Sycamore hospital indicate Mrs W F Hemenway, who underwent a major operation yesterday morning, is showing constant improvement. Her friends in the city are pleased and hope for continued progress.
Sycamore to present an old fashioned home talent play Civil Service by the Methodist church men’s class to raise funds after church furnace damage. Dates set for January 29 and 30. tickets soon on sale. Community members from nearby areas expected to attend the entertaining show.
The Great Western plans removal of two trains pending Illinois Commerce Commission approval. One westbound at 9 39 a m and one eastbound at 7 16 am will be dropped. Current morning service includes five trains with four eastbound and one westbound, while five afternoon/evening trains run from 5 pm to 11 45 pm.
Members of the Sycamore fire department were summoned shortly before 7 30 am to the Chicago Insulated Wire plant to extinguish a blaze reported to have begun in the plant coal bins. Fire crews quickly responded and contained the incident at an early stage.
The report notes minimal damage from a recent blaze while December saw several calls for fires caused by thawing pipes and cold wave troubles. A Turner Brass Works worker, Petre, was burned on the face at the plant and is staying home recovering for several days.
Two church groups plan meetings at the church annex this afternoon and evening. The Womans auxiliary will hold its regular business and entertainment while the Queen Esthers celebrate the society’s ninth birthday with a dinner and program.
Legion Auxiliary members expected to attend a meeting this evening where the officers for 1825 will be installed. The report of the installation will be presented as part of the agenda. White sweaters described as popular with school and college girls, featuring collars or neck bindings.
Indian Chieftain Chief Little Hawk known as the Indian Caruso will visit DeKalb for a goodwill appearance with the North of 36 photoplay. The famed southwest tenor will perform in person at the DeKalb theatre along with the film cast in a promotion tied to North of 36. The event marks his first stage appearance and aims to showcase tribal progress in entertainment. Also noted: a man severely injured at the Blue Goose Cafe and a cake recipe tip is briefly mentioned.
Advert says overfat people became slender using Marmola Prescription Tablets. The ad claims the product uses the same formula as the famous Marmola Prescription and offers a box for one dollar at drugstores or direct by sending no price to Marmola Co Detroit Michigan. It promises steady, easy reduction with no exercise or harsh dieting and no unpleasant effects.
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