Flag Day Observed in Sycamore Under Weather Change
Over 250 attended a Flag Day ceremony at Elks hall after rain forced move from courthouse lawn. Barrett O Hara former lieutenant governor spoke on law, patriotism, and religion while Sycamore band and a mixed quartet performed.
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Sycamore
American Legion
Elks Lodge
Court House
Barrett Hara
O'Hara
O’hara
Sycamore Band
Mesdames Cliffe
McAlpin
Messrs. Tracy
Hubbard
Locked Wheels Send Ford Ahead of Bus on Sycamore Road
A De Kalb girl driving a Ford speedster toward Sycamore locked the front wheels this morning and crashed into the west guard rail near the Howland home on Sycamore road. The car narrowly avoided the DeKalb bus as a section of rail broke and a wheel was bent. Driver Fawcett maneuvered to prevent a collision.
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Howland
Sycamore Road
Sycamore
Fawcett
Case postponed in circuit court crowding Sycamore youths
Monday session before Judge John K. Newhall in Aurora adjourned the case of Harry T. Sheetz William Phillips Carl Johnson and Owen Stover to next Monday due to a departing attorney. The case has drawn a crowded courtroom amid local youth interest. Also an advertisement touts Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach pains and bowel disorders in children and adults.
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John K. Newhall
Aurora
Harry T. Sheetz
William Phillips
Carl Johnson
Owen Stover
Sycamore
Tag Day Fails to Bring Large Sum Saturday
Rainy weather kept Sycamore residents indoors and taggers could only collect about 160 dollars Saturday evening. Organizers expect another effort next Saturday and plan a meeting at the Baptist church in Lorder to finalize summer vacation Bible school plans.
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Sycamore
Bible School
Baptist Church
Lorder
Four Sycamore Guardsmen to Camp Logan for Training
Four members of a Sycamore national guard company will leave Saturday afternoon for Camp Logan to receive special instruction. Named to attend are Robert Bourchet Henry Shuey Sergeant A Weaver and Russell Masterson. One will join the instruction department two will train with rifles and one will receive pistol instruction. Upon return they will train others to skip preliminary Camp Grant work during the two weeks in camp.
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Geadquarters
Sycamore National Guard
Camp Logan
Robert Bourchet
Henry Shuey
Sargeant A. Weaver
Russell Masterson
Sycamore
Camp Grant
Sycamore Company
Four Marines Die in Potomac During Severe Storm
Four Marines from Quantico and Washington DC are missing after a boat capsized in the Potomac during a severe electrical storm. Names are withheld pending confirmation as search parties scour river banks.
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Potomac
Quantico
Potomac River
Marine
Washington
D. C
Marine Barracks
Much Interest In Klan Trial Eastern State
Ebbensburg Pa June 9 Exposure of the inner workings of the Ku Klux Klan in Pennsylvania awaited as trial opened for 29 Klans men and 15 anti Klansmen residents of Lilly. Scores of witnesses called to show responsibility for the April 5 Lilly parade incident in which three men were killed.
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United Press
Ebbensburg
Pennsylvania
Flyers Rested Today Before Repairs On Plane
American around the world flyers rested here today while repairs were made on the floats of Lieut. Lowell Smith's plane. The airmen expect to leave Tuesday for Haitong France China, a hop of about 500 miles. They flew here from Amos Sunday amid bad weather.
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Is United and
Hong Kong
China
Lieut
Lowell Smith
Hai- Tong
French China
Fire claims life as Bushnell plant burns near Galesburg
Fire from a burned out fuse at the Bushnell Farm Products plant in Bushnell, near Galesburg, Illinois, causes an estimated 250000 dollars in losses and one death. Donald Stickler, 36, an employee, collapsed from exertion while returning home. The plant is valued at 350000 dollars. A quilted red calico hat and coat with black shoe polish ribbon is noted as a fashion oddity this season.
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Galesburg
Bushnell Farm Products Company
Bushnell
Donald Stickler
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Sycamore News
the Chronicle
Floyd Burdette
Edward Street
The
Legion and Elks
Elk Hall
Ford
Danly Chronicle
Studebaker
Chicago- ON
Michigan Ave
van Buren
Congress
Ann Nichols
SaittRy
U.S. A
Sigs
Foiles
South First Street
Lincoln
DE Kalb Independent Oil CO
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Halfef
Anderson Bros
de Kalb, Illinois
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