Funeral for 11 year old Howard Hoyt Saturday
Funeral services for Howard Hoyt 11 son of Mrs George Hoyt will be held Saturday afternoon from the home at 1 30 and two o clock at Mayfield church burial in Brush Point cemetery The death followed ingestion of strawberries and other foods leading to indigestion and rupture of an artery noted by a coroner jury and doctors as the cause of death He was born and raised in the area and valued by the community
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Howard Hoyt
George ‘Hoyt
George Hoyt
Howard
Mayfield Church
Brush Point
Drug Store Closes Afternoon As Barker Matriarch Dies
Rochelle druggist Barker & Sullivan closed yesterday afternoon out of respect for Mrs Josephine Waite Barker mother of Jack Barker. She died Tuesday morning at Lincoln hospital Rochelle after weeks of ill health. Services in Ogle County city were well attended reflecting her standing in the community.
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Rochelle
Jack” Barker
Barker & Sullivan Drug Store
Lincoln Hospital
Ogle County
Agent Hine Moves Family to County Seat
W. C. Hine the Great Western railway agent has taken up residence in the county seat after moving from Fort Dodge Ia. He appears social and business minded and attends gatherings with the station staff. He is a member of B P O and Ellis and other groups, promising engagement with local life.
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W. C. Hine
Great Western Railway
Fort Dodge
Hine
Ellis
Shooting Match at Mt Morris Draws Nesbitt and Schultz
Dr George Nesbitt and Werner Schultz of Mt Morris both enjoyed breaking clay pigeons at a Mt Morris shooting contest yesterday. Scores were not yet available but both veterans were expected to post strong marks once ready. Mrs B J Nelson underwent an operation at a Chicago hospital yesterday morning with reports later indicating a favorable condition.
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George Nesbitt
Waner Schultz
Mt. Morris
B. J. Nelson
Chicago
Sycamore Women Golf Club Plans Pleasant Weather Meeting
Sycamore Business and Professional Women’s club hopes for fine weather next Tuesday as it hosts its annual meeting at Sycamore Park with a pot luck supper and near full attendance expected. Nearby, residents attend St Mary’s commencement and note community visits, travels, and local weather and power restoration updates.
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Sycamore Business
Two Women Prisoners Received at the Jail
Mrs Emily Powers and Miss Helen Angil were sent from Chicago Wednesday night and are held here until their Chicago trial. Both are federal prisoners. Powers is charged under the narcotics act.
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Emily Powers
Helen Angil
Chicago
Powers
Will Wallmark Named Commander of Sycamore Commandery
Will Wallmark, a longtime member of Sycamore Commandery No. 14, was elected commander at the recent officers’ meeting. Other officers named: Generalissimo F. S. Simms, Captain General George Read, Senior Warden George Baldin, Junior Warden Warren Hubbard, Prelate C. B. Brown, Treasurer H. W. Whittemore, Recorder Carl E. Carlson. Installation set within the next week or ten days.
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William Wallmark
Sycamore Commandery No. 14
Fred W. Tull
DeKalb
Wallmark
F. S. Simms
George Read
George W. Baldin
Warren Hubbard
Sycamore
C. B. Brown
W. Whittemore
Carl FE
Carlson
Repairs On East State Street Improve Travel
City crews worked through the week on East State street repairing brick pavement riddled with chuck holes. They filled ruts with loose gravel and covered with a tar like substance to endure heavy traffic. Motorists report smoother travels after the resurfacing efforts.
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East State Street
East State
John Sellgren Rites Held Here Thursday
Funeral services for John Sellgren were held here Thursday afternoon with a large attendance. His death followed a severe paralytic stroke earlier in the week. He was widely mourned by family friends and the community.
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John Sellgren
Mr. Sellgren
Community mourns Rev W Tope as church holds service
Announcement of the Reverend W Tope of the Methodist church passing shocked the community. He led yesterday's service at the church and offered a fitting tribute at the site of the deceased. Interment followed at Ednawood cemetery.
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W. 11
Tope
Methodist Church
Ednawood Cemetery
Bowling Alleys Arrive for Community House Building
New bowling alleys have arrived for the community house and specialists from Brunsche Balke Collender Co will install them. The process may take over two weeks as pieces must be matched for perfect balance. Only two alleys will be installed due to limited space, likely delaying many players. Other work at the house continues and a formal opening or dedication date will be announced by the trustees in the coming weeks.
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Gbrunsche Balke Collender Company
Trustee
Virginia Democrats Adopt Uninstructed Delegation for Houston
Campaign log notes Cavernor Smoith defending prohibition stance with states rights unchanged. Virginia Democratic convention selects an uninstructed delegation to the Houston convention and adopts a dry plank. Senator Ghiss and Terbert Hoover plans to speak in July in Palo Alto, Calif as he accepts the Republican nomination. A 1895 Supreme Court ruling defines the Great Lakes within high seas legal meaning.
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Houston
Ghiss
Terbert Hoover Haas
Palo Alto
Calif
Supreme Court
Great Lakes
Deneen Opens Campaign With Sizzler in St Louis
Senator Charles 5. Deneen launched a national drive to make the senate Republican at a St Louis banquet. He urged defeating Democrats and insurgent Republicans to elect a Republican majority, praising Hoover and Curtis and pledging to push a November victory.
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Herbert Tmooyver
Curt
Alfred TE. Smith
Deneeh
Herbert Trosver
Thompson Critically Ill After Paralytic Stroke Report
H. E. Thompson, a prominent local businessman, is reported to be critically ill at his home following a paralytic stroke yesterday. Attending physician notes possible improvement but family remains hopeful amid alarm from relatives and associates.
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Thompson
Thoran
Jani
Mail Plane Pilot Struck by Lightning in Crash
Juneau Wayne Neville, pilot on the Chicago Calvic mail route, was killed when his plane crashed in a severe electrical storm. The craft fell to earth in flames, apparently sparked by lightning, near Leho Kansas.
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Kansas
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Wayne Neville
Toly
Milan Party Heads to Canada for Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sanderson with Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sanderson of DeKalb left for Canada to visit relatives. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sanderson and children. Kristoffer Kristoffersen gave a tenor concert at North West Lutheran church. Other locals, including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colby and daughter, visited relatives in Wheaton. A Sanderson reunion was held at Memorial Park in Rochelle.
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Canada
Raymond Sanderson
Austin Sanderson
DeKall
Jane
Ernest Sanderson
Sanderson
Herbert
T. C. Rissiter
Gertrude
Beloit
Wis
Krist
Kristoffers
North West Lutheran Church
Ralph Colby
Wheaton
Frank O'Donnell
Memorial Park
Rochelle
Walter Hengesbaugh
DeKalb
Swedish Rail Crash Near Bollnas Kills Ten
Ten people are dead and forty injured after a Swedish Northern Express train collided with an auxiliary engine near Bollnas while en route from Stockholm. The accident occurred around midnight as the express, traveling at high speed, wrecked the first three coaches.
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Stockholm
U.P
Bollnas Towa
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