Sycamore Center Prepares for Winter Entertainment Drive
Sycamore's Community Center plans a busy winter schedule with a committee led by J W Patten drafting programs for 1929 30. Finance remains a focus as the center operates without a large endowment while seeking more memberships and added privileges to boost funds.
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Syca
J. W. Patten
Instituton
Servine
E. B. Barrow
Byron Wyman
Wyman
Howling Committee
Yoo Halsted
Wao
Sycamore
Chronicle Delivery Procedures in Sycamore
The DeKalb Daily Chronicle guarantees carrier delivery in Sycamore and offers special delivery via Mr. Otto Fellinger for missed copies. Complaints are investigated and remediated, and carriers are paid weekly to cover their expenses and profit.
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DeKalb Daily Chronicle
Sycamore
Otto Fellinger
Center to host new recreation drive and events
The association plans a drive around October 1 to close its business year and expand activities for all ages. Competitive games including volleyball will return for both young and old, as the center eyeing broader use beyond last season’s Wolves team which failed to attract enough spectators to cover costs.
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Community Center Wolves
Wolves
Sycamore Notes on Local Residents and Visits
Miss Harriet Overacker attends Illinois Council of Religious Education meeting as Sycamore delegate. Miss Iane Darling enjoys a two week vacation. Miss Louise Waterman visits Miss Mary Maynard in Rockford for the weekend. Ray Ulery Jr works at Barker Sullivan's store for the summer. Misa Inez Seligren home for the summer after teaching in Cicero. The Wednesday bridge club was entertained by Mrs Harry Johns. Paul Gustavuson rests between Curtis Soap Company sales trips. Bam Mabel and Edward Barrow to attend Citizens Military Training near Chicago. Mrs N D Kelley of Los Angeles to visit Sycamore friends. The Monday Evening club enjoyed a party at the Guild hall. Mrs Leonard Bollinger on a motor trip through Wisconsin and Michigan. Miss Ruth Driscoll teaching in Evanston visiting her parents in Sycamore. Latham Castle spent yesterday in Sandwich with parents. Mrs M F Carlson spent yesterday in Chicago. Friends of Mrs Michael Organ motored to Aurora to visit her. Chronicle Want Ads Bring Results.
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Harry Johns
Paul Gustavuson
Curtis Soap Company
High School Eyes Football Field Improvements and Track Plan
The school board reports excellent prospects for using the athletic field for football next fall. Work on the track has paused due to Harms property purchase enabling a full oval quarter mile layout with a 220 yard straightaway, awaiting the house move to proceed.
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Harms
George A. James
Walter Hay
Drug Men Meet On Next Week At Rockford
Illinois Pharmaceutical Association holds its sixth annual convention at Faust hotel Rockford June 25 26 27 with Sycamore druggists Jack Barker and Howard Whiteside attending. Dr Stanley L Krebs Clyde Eddy and Samuel C Henry headline talks on management salesmanship retailing and industry trends. The piece notes the U S tourist business last year at about 3.6 billion dollars.
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Sycamore
Illinois Pharmaceutical Association
Faust Hotel
Rockford
Jack Barker
Howard Whiteside
Stanley L. Krebs
Chicago
Clyde Eddy
Samuel C. Henry
National Association of Retail Cruicists
Wonder Powder Say Beauties
MELLO GLO Face Powder is promoted as preferred by beautiful women for a smooth even application that hides flakiness and irritation. The ad claims longer wear and no shiny noses with a new French process that prevents large pores and gives a youthful bloom. Distributed by Silverman s of De Kalb.
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Silverman's
de- Kalb
Decision Soon On Stevens Free Lecture And Concert Course
The Community Center faces a final decision tomorrow evening at 4:00 p m by the Men's Sunday Evening club meeting. The center would take over the full charge of the Stevens Free Lecture and Concert Course if trustees and supporters approve. The center has provided the venue since the building opened and past winter use confirmed suitability.
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Tomorow
Community Center Association
Stevens
Thos
Sunday Evening Club
Road to Park Closed by Graders on Route 64 Segment
A section of Route 64 leading from Sycamore to the city park has been closed to traffic by graders for roadway work. The closure affects access to the park area and drivers are advised to detour until work is completed. Local officials request motorists follow posted signs and use alternate routes.
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Sycamore
Stevens Construction Park Access Fails After Rain
Rain drenched the old road exposing clay and destroying the bed. The park has become hard to reach as vehicles sink in, with three cars pulled from the mire at the spot yesterday.
Oil Shortage Ends Endurance Flight Record Attempt
Minneapolis dispatch reports Gene Shank and Owen Haughland, Minnesota fliers, ended their endurance flight at Wold-Chamberlain Field after 4:00 a.m. when an oil shortage forced a landing. They had departed at 2:55 p.m. yesterday, endured a thunderstorm, and had one refueling contact during a thirteen hour flight. They plan another attempt, likely tomorrow.
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Minneapolis
U.P
Gene Shank
Owen Haughland
Minnesota
Wold- Chamberlain Field
Shank
Haughland
Ada Edmonds Cleared in Death of Boy Run Down
Coroner's jury absolved Mrs. Ada Edmonds of blame in the death of Jimmy Coulson who was fatally struck by her automobile in West Frankford. The tragedy was witnessed by the child's parents who did not recognize him until at the scene.
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West Frankford, II
Ada Edmonds
Jimmy Coulson
Kills Girl Who Wooed Her Son
A case notes a murder linked to a daughter’s effort to pursue a son of the killer. The article references a sensational motive and reports large financial figures for building society receipts in Great Britain exceeding 500 million dollars.
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Great Britain
Janitor Sentenced in $3475 Bank Theft Case
Bernard Ray, 28, was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing $3,475 from a bank teller’s cage where he worked as janitor. Philip Galbraith, 23, and his widowed mother Nora traced Ray to Detroit, with Mrs. Galbraith credited for the arrest after intercepting letters.
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St. Louis
Bernard Ray
Philip Galbraith
Ray
Nora Galbraith
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Chronicle Delivery
Harriet Overacker
Illinois Council of Religious Education
Iane Darling
Louise Waterman
Mary Maynard
Ray Ulery, Jr
Barker & Sullivan's
Misa Inez Seligren
Cicero
Bam Mabel
Edward Barrow
Citizens’ Military Training School
N. D. Kelley
Los Angeles
Calif
Leonard Bollinger
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ruth Driscoll
Evanston
Latham Castle
Sandwich
M. F. Carlson
Michael Organ
Aurora
United States
DE Kalb Fuel & Mercantile CO
North Seventh Street
Coal and Wood
DeKalb
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Division
Bonnie Davis
Ethel Brotherton
Harry Crawfish
Baxter Springs
Kas
Ersraales
Helen Jorge
Lyboss
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
Repeating Rifles
Marlin Repeating Rifles
H. and
Remington
Prescott
Lincoln Highway
Do Kalb
Milwaukee Road
Seattle
Tacoma
Nat. Park
Mt. Baker
Victoria
Vancouver
B.C
Yellowstone
Park
E A. eTrece
The
Pacific
Reader Life Insurance
Life Insurance National Life Insurance Co
Washington Blvd
Chicago National Life Insurance Company
Et R. National Life Insurance Company
Tobe
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