DeKalb Aurora electric line may be dismantled for junk sale
A Geneva court order grants the purchaser permission to dismantle the DeKalb Aurora electric railway and sell its assets as junk if the line cannot operate at a profit. Receiver Harvey Gunsul oversaw a loss making operation, and bond holders may set a sale date with Harry Hansen.
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Band Concerts to Open at Siunt Tey Park Tuesday
Plans are completed for a summer band concert series at Siunt Tey Park. The opening program will be Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. The band has prepared an opening program they promise will deliver De Kalb music for an exceptionally fine summer of Tuesday night concerts.
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Kiwanis Meet Al Fresco In Annie's Woods Monday
Kiwanis club members will gather Monday at noon in Annie's Woods instead of the usual venue. An interesting al fresco program is planned, with the group having helped fix up the park for free camping and likely a group photo at the end.
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Mondz
Kiwanis Club
Annie's Woods
Will Change Shifts at Galvanizing Plant
Galvanizing workers at American & Wire company reportedly to switch Monday to two 12 hour shifts from three 8 hour turns. The change is said to improve weekly pay, with workers gaining extra time and better earnings on payday.
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American & Wire Company
Boys to Start Early Sunday on Long Jaunt
Edward Raymond and Albert Cooling depart Sunday on a walking trek from Aurora toward Flambeau aiming to cover about twenty miles daily by rail and wagon. They seek rides as needed and hope to reach Yellowstone Park and the east beyond the Mississippi within a week, keeping the Fourth of July target in view. Clyde Camper and John Reed, also Aurora students, plan parallel journeys northward to Yellowstone Park.
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Aurora
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Scootleggers Use Wireless in Their Work
CBS dispatch details wireless communications aiding scootleggers. A raid on the osten tug Ripple on the Brooklyn waterfront followed a pistol battle with multiple shots fired. Ripple had flown constant radio contact with Bahamas-based leaders and was ordered to enter the bay as a flotilla of twenty watercraft moved to seize cargo.
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Cars pass through town in three hours on Lincoln Highway
Jimmie Sullivan counted 743 autos passing his West Lincoln Highway porch in three hours. East and West Lincoln Highway travelers increased as pavement relaying reduced downtown tourists. Once road works finish, machines from every state may stream through the city.
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Race War Rumors Roil Teague County After Killing
Reports describe a night of unrest in Teague and Freestone counties with armed white militias patrolling streets near Simmsboro and Kervin. Officials say Leroy Gibson, a black man, was killed during an ambush after officers detained him, triggering widespread rumors and roadblocks as hundreds mobilized.
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McCormick Halts Consent to Mathilde’s Marriage
United Press reports guardian Harold F. McCormick temporarily withdrew his consent to the engagement of Mathilde McCormick to Max Oser. A compromise followed Mrs. McCormick’s probate petition seeking to block the marriage. Edwin Cassel said McCormick will verify Oser’s true intentions before approving the union.
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Near East Relief Drive set for DeKalb county week
A renewed Near East Relief appeal will run next week in DeKalb county to aid Armenia and other Near East sufferers. County chairman G I Talbot led efforts with George Dodd and Lincoln Watson to mobilize churches for Sunday contributions and volunteers to reach every town. Franz Parks will handle funds at Viral National Bank as treasurer. The county aims to support 157 children through winter with $5 monthly or $60 yearly per child.
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George Dodd
Lincoln Watson
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Franz Parks
Viral National Bank
Contests Counted Votes And Wartime Charity Debates
The piece recounts evening vote tallies and standings shifts in a campaign, notes questions about Near East relief and Red Cross work, and highlights public meetings led by Dr Julian B Arnold about Near East relief. It lists local troop volunteers distributing literature and a district fundraiser with numerous residents named across Dekalb and surrounding towns.
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Harold Phelps
Donald Kirkehearn
Carl Wellander
Ross Gustafson
Talbot's Insurance Office
G. 1 Talbot
Campaign Office Seeks Subscriptions and Workers
The DeKalb Chronicle urges donations and campaign work with evening hours and a cash prize. It promotes subscription drives, notes deadlines for the first club offer, and explains withdrawal rules while praising effort and fairness.
Farrell Recovering From Illness After Chicago Treatment
Deven Ferrell, who has endured several operations due to car trouble, returned from Chicago after another treatment. He will now visit the city weekly on Fridays as doctors note the ailment easing and his health improving. He does not yet hear clearly in one ear, but doctors say recovery is imminent and full hearing will follow. Neighbors rejoice at his return to his old job delivering mail.
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Deven Ferrell
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Last Balloon Still Sought in Great Race
Sllwaukes Wis June 3 Lieu WF Reed flying a navy balloon was today the only one of the 1h bars started from Milwauke Wednesday afternoon still unreported as having landed Major Oscar Westiver in an army balloon was carried farthest from Milwaukee and landed at St Johns River Quebec about 900 miles from the start Honeywell civilian pilot was second landing at Noosa Mo 530 miles Toys bicycles 28 Prescott s G E Lincoln Hwy Between 6th and 7th St Va
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Augustana College Fund Drive Opened At Local Church
President Andreen of Augustana College will open a church driven appeal at First Lutheran to raise 2000 as part of a 400000 fund for seminary buildings and endowment. A parallel drive for a girls dormitory is organized by the Women's Home Missionary Society within the same campaign. twenty five members volunteer for house visits.
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Woman Guilty of Death of Husband in Arsenic Case
Shelbyville Indiana June 3 A jury found Mrs Clara Gibson Carl guilty of second degree murder in the death of her husband by arsenic poison She allegedly poisoned two husbands and a father in law to profit from life insurance The verdict imposes life imprisonment Prosecutor Ging produced evidence of arsenic in the bodies of Alonzo Carl father in law and Robert Gibson the first husband
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Chamber elects new treasurer and plans decennial event
The Chamber of Commerce elected W. Boardman as treasurer to fill the vacancy from Frank Mosher’s death. The meeting discussed farmers decennial celebration plans and pageant involvement. Also promoted are Buck Jones riding with Death and The Sportsman at the Star tonight with shows at 7 and 9:40, plus Deacon Dubbs at Odd Fellows on June 7 with 50 cent tickets and dancing to midnight.
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