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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
2
Sycamore Municipal Park drew crowds on a pleasant afternoon with bathing, tennis, croquet, and baseball. Students held picnics while golfers and caretakers maintained greens. a flatly stated threat was issued to deter after hours car intrusion.
Children at the Methodist Church will present a program next Sunday as Children’s Day. Kindergartens and junior departments perform recitations songs and drills. Infants may be baptized during the service and delegates will attend Geneva conference. School starts at ten with program at 10 30. Parents and the public invited.
Members of Ellwood Encampment 4 met last evening at the I O C F ball to nominate three candidates and elect officers for the coming term. They discussed the district meeting at Harvard Saturday, with district deputy Everett Snyder urging wide participation from encampments, forecasting large attendance.
Chronicle notes society happenings June events at Kishwaukee Country Club and Sycamore Chamber of Commerce banquet at Fargo Hotel. Reports of summer school finish and children’s activities, ring loss, and travel news as local families adjust to summer. Frances Faissler returns from college for vacation.
Relatives plan a Nashville visit of two to three weeks. Mrs Jos lyn will attend her sister's wedding. Mrs Josephine Gregory of St Louis visits Attorney and Mrs Lowell B Smith. Mrs Spr team will attend ceremonies upon nephew James Lowell Smith completing high school work.
The Methodist church overflowed as Community High School awarded diplomas to 47 graduates in cap and gown. Many plan to attend colleges in Tiner, Chicago, or elsewhere, with several intending further study after the ceremony. Miss Florence Wollen sak led the music, praised for its quality by the large audience.
I F Plagge announces Emmet Hiney former St Albans chef will oversee cooking at Camp Shabbona. The decision aims to ensure first class meals for campers and reassure mothers about camp life. Hiney is described as an able cook expected to please boys at every meal.
One local Boy Scout troop registered for the second period at Camp Shabbona under I F Plagge. The entire unit will travel for two weeks of campside activities, among the largest registrations the Scout executive has received, with hopes for more troops to join.
Many offices closed for the afternoon as doctors and dentists are away. Lawyers’ offices shut and banks inaccessible. Cars thinned and merchants note weaker afternoon trade, though some did solid fore noon business. Jewelry stores plan to also close Thursday afternoons starting July 1, forecasting even lighter activity.
The Sycamore Sons announced a Sunday game at Sycamore Community Park against Elburn, known for a fast diamond squad. The contest, slated for three o clock, is expected to draw a large local crowd given the Sons current strong play.
Alumni of the high school gather at the Fargo hotel for a large reunion tonight. President Ross Millett and helpers received many responses indicating one of the biggest alumni meetings in years with a splendid program and a post banquet dancing segment.
The Fargo Hotel under Paul Ganzner is ordering large quantities of stationery with a slogan that proclaims The Biggest Little Hotel in the Biggest Little City in the World. The campaign aims to boost Sycamore and raise the town’s profile, with Ganzner preparing the copy.
The group notes broad approval from stakeholders and hints at adopting a unified slogan across ventures. Several merchants discuss leveraging the phrase in forthcoming campaigns to strengthen local branding and public recognition.
Frank Stevens editor of the Sycamore Tribune recalls writing Senator Harold Kessinger about high class writers and favored magazines. He notes a janitor author in the Midwest Review’s current issue quoted Stevens, highlighting unconventional talent in writing today.
B S Nixon formerly of St Albans school visited the city yesterday on business and to greet many friends. Nixon, with friends here by the score, found it hard to meet everyone during the short visit. The article also notes there are 342 distinct Indian tribes in the United States under the Office of Indian Affairs.
Rockford M June 10 U P This city mourns Pehr A Peterson a prominent immigrant who rose from farmer’s boy to head of at least 15 manufacturing firms in Rockford. He died at 79 after a brief attack of pneumonia. He led Illinois Manufacturers Association in 1904 and served on several state industrial commissions.
Chicago officials say surface line workers union can call a citywide strike over wages, with a secret ballot showing likely approval. Elevated lines workers may vote soon. Chronicle Want Ads Bring Results.
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