Grand jury duties at Sycamore Courthouse during June term
Grand jury for the June term reported forenoon deliberating on 56 criminal actions and 127 common law cases. Scholtz case linked to vehicle theft from H C Gerlach, arrested in Colorado Springs and brought to county jail. Foreclosure and divorce petitions dominate chancery docket. 29 divorce suits and 3 separate maintenance cases possible default outcomes. Petit jury to convene next week. Sycamore Chronicle rep offices move to Seeaneye Inn with 508 contact for delivery issues and item submissions.
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J. Fr. Scholtz
H. C. Gerlach
Chicago Motor Club
DeKalb
Scholtz
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sherriff Ross Millett
Chancery Court
Chancery
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
End of School Notes and Senior Awards at Local High
The weekly school notes recap end of term activities at the local high school. Seniors receive awards for football and basketball, letters and stars for various activities, and state honors. The upcoming senior play Robin Hood is in rehearsal with costumes arranged in Chicago, while teachers praise student cooperation and plan for fall reopening.
DeKalb Deputy Sheriff Inspects Local Carnival Grounds
Henry Decker, deputy sheriff, spent Saturday in DeKalb checking the nearby carnival grounds and crowd, reporting the show among the better outfits in the county with little trouble. The largest Saturday night turnout of the week was noted, and authorities saw no major incidents involving the carnival workers or followers.
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Henry Decker
DeKalb
Scouts Attend DeKalb Camporee In Successful County Event
Scout troops from Sycamore and surrounding areas gathered at DeKalb on Saturday afternoon for the annual Boy Scout Camporee. Many entrants competed in contests and several Scouts are understood to have earned individual awards. The event, held at the Teachers College athletic field, drew wide county participation and was praised as one of the best held in the Chief Shabbona Area.
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Boy Scouts of
Farmers Pack DeKalb Meeting Protest Veto Action
Farmers from this and neighboring areas gathered at DeKalb High School Saturday afternoon for a DeKalb County Farm Bureau protest meeting. They rallied in response to President Coolidge vetoing the McNary Haugen farm relief bill as highways were crowded with autos in both directions at the meeting’s end.
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DeKalb
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Coolidge
McNary-Haugen
de Kalb
Walton League Meeting Tonight At Will H Dilg Chapter
Members of the Will H. Dilg Sycamore Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold an important meeting tonight in the community room at the First National Bank. Officers seek strong attendance as several matters will be discussed amid forecast rain from a red sunrise and towering clouds.
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Will H. Dilg
Sycamore
Izaak Walton League
First National Bank
Dope Fiend Is Sent Out Here for One Year
Thomas Allen a dope fiend was convicted in federal court Chicago and to serve one year in DeKalb county jail. Sentence retroactive from December 20 last year. Three other prisoners, federal charges, booked at the same time. Frank Smith received two years. Edward Thompson held for trial. Edward Cicenas a soft drink proprietor was sentenced 100 days in DeKalb county jail for contempt of court.
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Thomas Allen
Chicago
DeKalb County
Frank Smith
Edward Thompson
Edward Cicenas
Ross Millett Returns From Western State
Chief Deputy Ross Millett returned to Sycamore Saturday night after transporting a prisoner from Colorado Springs. The inmate Scholtz was in irons and arrested there driving a stolen Valcon Knight reportedly taken from DeKalb streets weeks ago. A preliminary hearing was planned for today before the June grand jury convened at 11 o’clock.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
J. F. Scholtz
Ross Millett
Sycamore
Scholtz
DeKalb
Harry Gerlach
Chicago Motor Club
Mark Streets for the Autos Early Saturday
Early Saturday the new street marking machine operated in the city to enforce parking rules. Officials say the device makes street marking easier than the old method and aim to keep State Street and side streets well marked to prevent curbside parking trouble.
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Sargent
State Street
Roof Fire at Charles Masterson Home Saturday
Fire crews quickly contained a roof blaze at the Charles Masterson residence Saturday forenoon, believed sparked by chimney embers. Damage was light, with firefighters noting a limited headway before discovery. Also noted is an Austrian scientist adapting a butterfly eye into a photographic lens.
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C. Masterson
Charles Masterson
Kingston High School to Be Built After Vote
A special election at Kingston approved a new high school by 299 votes with 210 in favor. The board aims to start work soon so the building can open for classes in September. A land strip from J. Aurner east of the present grounds will be bought to allow space for the project.
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J. 1 Aurner
Auxliary
Lowe l
Grammar
Harry Baar
Alice Lucas
Belvidere
E. C. Burton
George L. Campbell
Sewing Society
Carl Gustafson
Isobel and
Chadwick
Rockford
Charles [Helps
Campaign log rumblings on nomination prospects and contests
Lee Merriwether cites Gov. Alfred E. Smith weakness with 483 delegates as unable to win. Glasper and Steinberg of Curtis predict Reed to secure GOP nomination by the eighth or ninth ballot. Anti-Saloon League warns Democrats against nominating a weak candidate. Republican committee in Kansas City to decide 73 convention seats amid Southern states and Puerto Rico contests.
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Lee Merriwether
Reed
Alfred BE. Smith
Smith
Merriwether
Matthew Q. Glasper
Joseph Steinberg
Curtis Campaign
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Porto Rico
Visitors Over Sunday At Lee Community
Lee Iowa June 1 Mr and Mrs Oppe dal of Iowa visit with the former's daughter Mrs T E Hille and family Carl Malmberg of Champaign open weekend here with his parents Mr and Mrs J E Malm berg Miss Marian Harris of Earlville spent weekend at the F H Nowe home The Lutheran church confirmation class went to DeKalb Saturday for a group photo Rev L P Kier left Tuesday for Minneapolis to attend a minister convention Lee High School went to Phillips Park in Aurora for a picnic
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lee High School
Phillips Park
Aurora
Folk Songs of Two Countries Heard Saturday
Finnish residents in DeKalb enjoyed a Finnish Hall program by Pohjolan Pojat with four song groups and interludes by Chicago artists. Carl Liimatainen, Edith E. Barten, Ellen Nikander, and J. Siik performed piano, soprano, violin, and bass numbers. A new river navigation style lighting plan will light the Ponca City Tulsa air route extension.
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Chicago
DeKalb
Carl Liimatainen
Pohjolan Vojat
Edith E. Barten
Ellen Nikander
J. Siik
Ponca City
Tulsa
National Air Transport
West Edwardsville Mystery Clue Linked to 1925 Murders
Madison county authorities seek Millard McClelland for extradition to testify on a statement he gave to San Francisco officials regarding the 1925 double murder of two county officers Homer Hackett and John Glaike. The bodies were found near a shell liquor plant at Horseshoe Lake Granite City. The case remains unsolved. prosecutors anticipate possible September grand jury action.
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Til
U.P
Madison County
Millard McClelland
San Quentin
Calif
San Francisco
Otto M. Hermann
United Press
O'Brien
McClelland
Astables
Homer Hackett
John Glaike
Shell
Horseshoe Lake
Granite City
MeClelland
Sam Quentin
Hermann
Ales
Former Pastor Emil Bartensch dies in Rochelle home
Rev Emil A Bartenschh aged 44 former pastor of Immanuel Lutheran in DeKalb died at his Rochelle residence on Saturday death due to apoplexy He had served DeKalb and Rochelle churches and earlier St Johns English Lutheran in Sycamore He leaves a widow four children his aged parents and two sisters Funeral services will be at St Maurs German Lutheran Rochelle with burial in Shelby Michigan.
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Emil A. Bartenschh
Immmuuel Lutheran Church
Revhelle
Bartensch
DeKath
St. Maurs
DeKalb
Graduates Lead State College Class Day Activities
Graduates at State College supervise the day's events with a morning exercise led by gowned students. They present songs and speeches, read the class prophecy amid amusement and embarrassment, attend a faculty tea on campus, and perform campus activities in a graduation program. The annual Class Day dance closes the day in the symnasium.
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State Weachers College
Sune
Dumier
Senor
Symnasium
National Iris Show in Freeport Draws Garden Club Members
Freeport residents plan trips to attend the National Iris Show at the Odd Fellow Temple. Exhibits from nearly every state and overseas entries will be judged by internationally known judges. DeKalb Garden Club members and the public are invited to attend.
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Freeport Garden
Freeport
Freeport Garden Club
United States
Ins
Odd Fellow
DeKalb Garden Club
Club Women Sponsor Week of Redpath Chautauqua
The Homemakers club plans a week of Chautauqua events with Redpath, arranging reduced tickets through the teachers college for students and Kalb schools. Campaign kicks off in a week, July 3 week, with location to be announced and morning canvassing aligned to Chronicle Cooking school.
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Homemakers Club
Redpath Chautauqua
Teachers College
Ekalb
Chronicle Cooking School
Miss Whitman Plans a European Summer Tour
Miss Mary Ross Whitman, after college faculty, leaves tomorrow for a European trip lasting most of the summer vacation. She plans to sail on the We de France to Normandy Brittany and the chateau country then Paris. She will study and also enjoy herself, with Miss Eleanor Seeor joining two weeks after Normandy.
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Mary Ross Whitman
We de France
Europe
Normandy
Brittany
Chateau
Paris
Eleanor Seeor
Miss Whitman
City Council to Confront Sewer Survey Tomorrow Night
City council set for a pivotal meeting Tuesday evening with the sewer survey report as a leading item. Chicago Engineering Company’s Brensley expected to attend as the 100 plus page document is to be presented, possibly requiring a special session if not completed. Several committees to present reports during the session.
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Brensley
Chicago Engineering Company
Ming
City Opera Opens Tenth Season With Princess Flavia
City Opera in St Louis marks its tenth year with the premiere of Princess Flavia, an Anthony Hope tale, at the grand theater tonight. A banquet follows the show at 11 PM in a leading hotel, as advance sales top $125,000 for a seven night outdoor run presented across twelve weeks.
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Flavia
Anthony Hope
Louis Municipal
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