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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
1
Sycamore subscribers are informed the Sycamore representative's headquarters now reside at Seeaneye Inn with phone 908. Complaints about non-delivery should be sent to the Inn. News tips should be left with telephone numbers at Seeaneye Inn. All news items are welcome.
Rockford J C Greys bring seven straight wins to Sycamore to meet the Sycamore Sons in a promising baseball matchup. DeKalb’s Teach starts on the mound for Sycamore with Larson at third base as fans expect a competitive contest. Meanwhile the Sycamore Stars will play Rochelle at Rochelle tomorrow drawing local support.
From 50 to 100 Sycamore Elks plan to travel to Chicago on July 15 for a parade and celebration with Elks clubs from Sterling Dixon Rochelle DeKalb Rockford Galena Freeport Mendota Princeton Rock Island and Moline. A special train is chartered and A L Stark chairs the Sycamore committee. Members should notify the chairman by June 27.
County board trimmed prisoner feeding pay from one dollar to seventy five cents per day after debate. The jail took in two federal inmates last week and the number of lodgers in the sheriff quarters has fallen.
Park Avenue and Edward Street, held by Trumpeter and Sons paving contractors, are now open to traffic. The new streets aid nearby manufacturing plants. Other paving citywide will open as surfaces harden and weather permits.
Edward Johnson of DeKalb was in Sycamore on a business mission Friday morning. Everett Hanson has returned from Rockford where he has been visiting for the past week with his sister. The Business and Professional Women’s club has planned a picnic to be held some evening during the coming week. To the present time only the general plan of the picnic has been made but a meeting of the
Tonight several committees meet to finalize details. Althea Davy of DeKalb visited Sycamore for a court house business mission while Dr H W Hennis and Dr J W Ovitz and family travel by motor on separate business. Federal Judge Adam C Cliffe of Chicago is expected in Sycamore with associate Thomas. A June 27 Chautauqua program is being arranged with two DeKalb churches and two others to provide pageant elements and Methodist Church orchestra. Helen Larson of Northwestern will helm the program. Betty Love visits DeKalb this week. Mrs James Milligan and son from Fairdale called in Sycamore yesterday.
Road improvements in Latin America spark interest from American automakers and road engineers. The shift to better highways is expanding foreign markets, with Mexico and Central and South American nations recognizing the value of modern roads and autos. Detroit hosted Pan American journalists evaluating U.S. automotive progress and road development.
June 15, 1926 Genoa leader Charles Welter and Miss Gladys Busk wed in Sycamore after a surprise arrival by friends. Welter, Genoa Garage partner and second ward alderman, and Busk, Genoa high school graduate and former California teacher, started their eastern state trip amid a rice shower and old shoes. Local social notes report births, visits, and a Rockford versus Genoa baseball game washed out after four innings.
Community visitors and gatherings feature the week with Olive Cofield and Esther Cofield visiting Mrs. Henry Heeg in Sandwich. Clara Boyle of Mendota stayed with the Joe Schnorr family over the weekend. Families from Rochele and DeKalb noted travel and visits. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Mary Schnorr at Will Schnorr home. Lyle Jacobson is ill with pneumonia. Several local couples, including the Burds and Holcombs, visited the Hardy home.
Edward Johnson is named administrator of Mary Hudson's estate. He will appear before DeKalb County Court in Sycamore at the August Term on the first Monday to settle claims and settle debts. Creditors must attend or file claims, and debtors should pay promptly. Dated June 17, 1926.
The article notes a Chicago visit by local residents, the Lee high school closing for a Rockford trip, Thelma Hardy’s pneumonia, and Mrs. Sylvia Hurd’s weekend in Shabbona. It also mentions a partridge protection league and a large German jewelry industry workforce.
A vintage advertisement extols Foley Pills as a diuretic kidney stimulant for workers in hard labor like factory, railroad, farming, mining and teamsters. It claims relief from a severe backache after a few bottles, notes low cost and guaranteed satisfaction, and urges readers to ask for Fole pills sold everywhere.
Last rites for Andrew Anderson, prominent De Kalb business man, are set for tomorrow. An all day viewing from nine o'clock to one o'clock at the Anderson residence on Augusta avenue precedes a 2 15 pm service at the Lutheran church conducted by Rev BE W Maenusson, with interment to follow after a Lutheran service.
Police investigate a burglary at the B. C. Cook shack on West Lincoln Highway reported Thursday. Loot mainly cigars and cigarettes with little damage. officers pursue several clues and expect to identify the suspect soon.
Miss Eva Jones of Chicago visited her parents over the weekend in Sycamore area. R F Jones and Clayton Lockwood are connected to Brennan and Totman store. Johnny Thompson Jr hosted the Methodist Ladies Aid with a luncheon and small orchestra. Leonard Johnson enjoys a Ford sedan. Elmer Glen and Frank Jereb traveled to Rockford on business. The Jones family visited Bert Gustafson in Malta. Mrs Lanan and family hosted visitors, Bernie Benson spent Sunday with his parents. John Brennan bought a new Ford coupe. Mrs Grebner visited the Glawe home. LaTerman family vacationed in Humboldt Kansas. Mrs Robert McPherson of Sycamore was hospitalized in Sycamore for recovery. The piece ends with a curious note on a condor and a bird’s nesting behavior.
Announcement states that church Bible schools will begin Monday morning at the Methodist and Baptist churches. Details are not announced, but plans are expected to follow previous years. Children participants should be at the churches early Monday morning.
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