Elks Picnic Big Event Plans At Eletric Park
Exalted Ruler Frank Moudry says Labor Day picnic details at Eletric Park are progressing well. Sycamore Lodge No. 1992 aims to surpass 1924 with vaudeville acts, baseball games, band concerts, and a popularity contest for local young women. A Essex sedan giveaway is being organized though specifics are pending.
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Frank Moudry
Hills
Electric Park
Sycamore Lodge
Moudry
James ‘Crosby
Frank Brown
Bert Nelson
Chicago
Park Durfee
Therogram
Weed Removal Along County Detour Noted by Motorists
Motorists from all parts of the county traveling the Syce detour to Semonnulk praise road workers for clearing weed overgrowth. Sides along the route were thick with weeds making it hard to see hazards. The Sawyer's Corner to town road has been graded several times, though sand in the center remains treacherous. improvement is expected soon.
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Syce
Semonnulk
Sawyer's Corner
Busy Building Boom With Daily Material Arrivals In Sycamore
Sycamore reports a heavy construction period as sand gravel brick and other building materials arrive daily. Carnine Sweeney Construction receives multiple carloads for rowl work while Bert Nelson also imports shipments for his yard. Town circles say this summer is among the busiest for new buildings.
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Sycamore
Carnine & Sweeney Construction Company
Rowl
Bert Nelson
Man Rs
Society notes and lodge supper announced for next Thursday
A Sarah Rebekah lodge society event promises a pot luck supper and dancing next Thursday evening at the IOOF hall. Members from all branches are expected to attend. Local residents share travel, hospital, and church society news as the community gathers for upcoming events and friendly visits.
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Aest
Sarah Rebekah Lodge
Repair Work Urgently Needed On Somonauk Street
Somonauk city faces a dangerous detour stretch at the south end of Somonauk Street and Sycamore as heavy traffic passes. Officials say paving awaits completion of a longer DeKalb project, with work unlikely to start soon. Detour routes may push drivers toward Electric Park if grading begins and the road remains closed. The section is described as full of potholes and among the roughest on the detour.
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Somonauk Street
Sycamore
Somonauk
Electric Park
Store Workers Swap Duties at Carlson and Genson
Two Carlson and Genson store workers exchange duties for a few days after Gustafson at DeKalb injures his thumb. George Berkes fills in at DeKalb while Gustafson recovers enough to resume pressing work. The injury is described as not serious but prevents normal duties temporarily.
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Cmynoven Oy
Carlson & Genson
Wek
DeKalb
Gustafson
George Berkes
Lin
Cuddy Returns from Three Week Vacation
Harolt Cudden known as Cuddy returns from a three week vacation. He states the trip was enjoyable and plans to resume local activities with Sycamore residents awaiting his return.
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Cuddy
Harolt Cudden
Sycamore
Sycamore man spends most time near Three Lakes Wisconsin
A well known resident of Sycamore spent much of his time in the vicinity of Three Lakes, Wisconsin, indicating strong ties to the area and frequent local activity.
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Sycamore
Three Lakes, Wis
Prisoners Arrive in County for Federal Trial
Lee Jackson, a cleaner, and Mary Simpson, described as Indian, were escorted by a deputy U.S. marshal to the county jail to await federal trial in Chicago. The text notes belief in favorable federal prison treatment and mentions other inmates described as dope addicts.
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Chicago
United States
Lee Jackson
Mary Simpo Heteekeener
Mary Simpson
Encampment Meeting Thursday Here
Members of the encampment have been notified by The Scribe of an important meeting to be held tomorrow evening at the hall. The chief business is the installation of new officers for the remaining six months of the year. Afterward refreshments will follow and a large attendance is expected.
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Iwood Enenampment
Farmers Make Good Progress With Harvest Time Nears
Reports from a local farm area indicate grain cutting is progressing with most hay and alfalfa stored. Some small grain remains short but harvestable and threshing time is approaching. Soil appears in good condition and yields look favorable for a bumper corn crop.
Pennington Equipment Is Transferred
A. W. Pennington of DeKalb, awarded the contract to move the Wetzel house from West State street to a North California site, is transferring his gear. Smaller timbers were returned last week while long timbers and a wagon trailer are being moved this week. Foundation work is about finished and occupancy will follow.
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A. W. Pennington
DeKalb
Wetzel
West State Street
California
Bank Consolidation Sparks Inside Work and Ceremonial Plans
With completion of scrub work on the new bank for Sycamore and sidewalk repairs on State and Somenauk streets, plumbers and electricians keep the building active. Contractors show good progress as bank officials plan a ceremonial opening after consolidation.
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Bank For Sycamore
State
Somenauk
Wisconsin Man Missing in City of London Mystery
Joseph Collins of Stevens Point Wisconsin, a mathematics teacher, vanished in London. His daughter Helen said Scotland Yard had no trace, with mother and police in pursuit of clues as they searched London.
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Wisconsin
City of
London
United Press
England
Joseph Collins
Stevens Point
Wis
Helen
United
Scotland Yard
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Wne
Ative
Sycamore Usabse
Mino
Walter Langiois
Marjorie Welty
Archa Walrod
Washington, D. C
Meindes
Frank FE. Lee
Lansing
Low
C. H. Hoyt
Harry Shott
Sycamore Hospital
Selma Erickson
Satismetor
M Arickson
H. S. Roblee
Lowell Roblee
Frankford
Ind
Edwin Lydig
Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Setem Lutheran Church
Fresl Jacson
G. H. Carlson
Lydig
Pred Carlson
Dorcas Society of the
Methodist Church
H. W. Hennis
Rushville
Til
Dr. Krennis
Fidelis Society
Lioyd's Woods
S.S
S.S.S
Nyal Rectone
Nyal Quality
Secor’s
Davy’s Store
Pennington
First National Bank
First Trust
Savings Bank DeKalb
Ilinois
H. E. Secor
DE Kale
E. E. Embree Lumber and Coal
Cleveland
Cleveland Six
Bowen Products Corp
Peloes f.C.b. Cleveryd
H. G. Gerlach
West Lincoln Highway
Maple Park
Cleveland Automobile Company
Prescott
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Fords
DE Kalb, Illinois
Goodyear
Lawyer&Sons
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