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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are told circulation will be handled by a county office representative until proper service is set up. Readers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
Sycamore will gain a rest room an information bureau and ground floor Chamber of Commerce offices in the Ohlmacher building on Somonauk street. The Farmers Bargain store must move in first, painters and paper hangers are at work, and the large room will be divided into five spaces for officials conferences storage and merchant needs. A full-time attendant will staff the rest room to spare women from waiting in cars or stores.
FP B Hostetler who bought Holmquist jewelry store interests from partner Gropp will operate the shop in town. A former Pennsylvania jeweler with many years in the trade plans improvements and an interning announcement for patrons. FOR WINTER SPORT unlined chiffon or brocaded wrap swathed with fur is the popular resort model.
In General No. 21513 in the Circuit Court of DeKalb County Illinois Ralph Judd is complainant. You and several named heirs and devisees are defendants. A summons returns to the Fourth Monday of February 1925 at the House in Sycamore. Clerk GEO A James. Attorneys Fisk & Moudry represent the complainant.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of St Marys Catholic church met at the new hall for talks and refreshments. Mrs Mattie Hoff Will and Miss Beatrice from Chicago visited Charles Pittelkow recovering from an accident. The Wallace Whittemores report a bungalow in Alhambra Cal and good weather. A carnival dance at Pierce hall featuring Red Paddock and his band, expected to draw many locals. Anna Holmquist attends Northwestern division executive meeting in Freeport to plan fall events. Sleighloads of DeKalb youths visited Sycamore, stopping at Seeaneye Inn for refreshments and merrymaking.
Members of the American Legion traveled to Waterman for revenge after a 15 to 11 defeat earlier in the season. The Waterman quintet won 20 to 17 in a game packed with thrills. Legion players claim Waterman cannot defeat them again.
State's Attorney Cassius Poust and assistant L F Moudry have worked long hours to prepare their portion of the brief for the Stover case now before the Supreme Court on appeal. The case has drawn notable local attention as counsel for Stover submitted the brief recently and time is tight.
Edwin Bickford, a sore throat patient, underwent tonsil surgery at the hospital this morning. He is reported to be progressing satisfactorily and is expected to return home later today.
Sycamore residents prepare for two evenings of entertainment as the Sycamore Players present Civil Service at the Methodist Annex next week. The comedy drama portrays a midwest post office staff, with Old R. F. D. and postal life’s trials, alongside a lively cast led by Steve Audaine and Kate Kenyon. Doors open seven, musical program at seven thirty, curtain at eight, under L. E. Lackland.
The Methodist church reports the new boiler is finished and Sunday services will be held in the usual quarters. Morning preaching includes the junior and senior church worship. There will be no evening services due to the Stevens Lecture course number.
Sycamore high school basketball team beat Geneva last night in a regional matchup. The report notes strong play from Sycamore and hints at a balanced team performance, with no further scores provided.
At Geneva the evening featured a main game where the home team won 20 to 19 after a hard fought, full crowd event. A lighter match saw Geneva boys fall to Sycamore 20 to 8 as fans from here cheered and enjoyed the rivalry.
Red heart shaped tags were sold by volunteers on city streets to raise money for the Volunteers of America. Proceeds support spiritual work for prisoners and aid families of inmates. Report says taggers were meeting with satisfactory success this afternoon.
Chester Miles conforu an authority on vocational subjects will speak at the Baptist church tomorrow night under the Men’s Sunday Evening club as the fourth number of the Stevens Free Lecture course. Sanford, also an authority on vocational work, will present a strong address to Sycamore folks. He aids youths in discovering themselves and choosing the right vocation. The church is expected to be filled to capacity tomorrow evening.
W. C. Darling of the sycamore Preserve Works has been inspecting five carloads of beans and a couple cars of peas in De Kalb this week. The beans and peas will be canned at the local factory in the coming weeks and await formal acceptance after inspection.
R R Reed president of the Milk Producers association announces a Wednesday one o clock gathering at the Elks club to name officers and two delegates for the annual Chicago meeting on February 2. A large attendance is desired due to the unusual business to come before the session. Frying fish tip included about browning skin side up to prevent breaking.
Babson Park Mass January 23 copper prices have strengthened to around 15 cents a pound after a long period of weakness. Roger W Babson notes reduced wartime surplus and new low grade mines in South America Africa boosted demand as railroads and utilities invest in electrification. He says investors are again turning to copper securities as use in building and industry rises and demand keeps growing.
For over forty years Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used in treating catarrh. The product consists of an external ointment for local relief and an internal tonic that works through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation. Sold by all druggists. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Captain A W Stevens McCook Field photographer and Lieutenant Hinton who joined the Rice expedition to South America are reported missing. Stevens is the crack photographer of the air service.
The article argues copper stocks will dip as buyers pull back after a fire and copper supply worries. It predicts a new generation of copper investors will form in time and advises buying securities before they rise in popularity to profit from future demand.
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