County youth clubs grow amid fat stock judging drive
DeKalb County youths show rising club membership in calf and pig clubs, with eight boys chosen to represent the county at the State Fat Stock Judging Contest at the University of Illinois on August 1, and a second team of four with no judging instruction for a separate state contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb County
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
University of Illinois
Eugene Klemn
DeKalb
Glen Butler
Malta
Leonard Rich
Wester Johnson
Sandwich
Erwin Kleine
Clarence Baie
Waterman
Fraser Hipple
Leonard Anderson
Fay Vanderburg
Sycamore
Albert Anderson
Ralph Bushnell
Big Rock
State University
Albert An
Ziris
Raymond Wickness
Steward
Yton Johnson
Stanley Knell
Clarence Wielert
Hinckley
Howard Parrish
Genoa
Lawrence Leptein
Ralph Berg
John Thompson
Kirkland
Walter Beydler
Esmond
Herbert Klein
Martha Klein
Myron Elleby
Laura Askel
Clifford Housewort
Cortland
Sheldon Marsh
Gilbert Hiadenburg
Clifford Scott
Charles Scott
Wayne Remalia
William Roberts
Everett
MacDougall
David Kirkpatrick
C. H. Baie
Roy Butler
Laverne Johnson
Charles Carter
Wilbur Roland
Vincent McGirr
Ralph Nelson
Donald Nelson
Edwin M. Anderson
Allen Minnegan
Ellis Expo
Lee
Lucille Johnson
David Bernard
Westel Johnson
Leonard Zellar
Mahlon Sawyer
Leland
Joe Arthur Quinn
Clarend Hammett
Tom Trick
Hincksey
Field Meet On Friday At DeKalb Experimental Fields
Farmers from across the county will attend a Friday field meet at the DeKalb experimental fields south of the city on South Fourth Street road. The University of Illinois program aims to give free instruction on crop protection and farming practices with four speakers including Professor Flint and Prof. Holbert. Attendance is expected from Kane, Kendall, Boone, Ogle, Winnebago, Lee, LaSalle, Cook, Lake, DuPage and McHenry counties, with several hundred farmers anticipated.
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DeKalb
South Fourth Street
University of Illinois
University
Kane
Kendall
Boone
Ogle
Winnebago
Lee
LaSalle
Cook
Lake
DuPage
McHenry
Kane County
Kendall County
DeKalb Field
Flint
J. Rolbert
United States Department of Agriculture
C. C. Chapman
J. C. Hackleman
Holbert
Lecturer to Speak Again at State College
Dr. F. D. Stutz of Dayton Ohio returns to the State College Auditorium tonight to discuss General Education He has been delivering free lectures there for the past two days Speaking this afternoon at 3 10 he addresses non classroom students and pacar members The evening talk will start at 7 20 and follow last night’s well received address on good reading He listed books for thoughtful reading and entertainment.
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State College
F. D. Stutz
Dayton
Ohio
Stutz
Pacar
Field Day Draws Patriarchs Militant to DeKalb
Nearly 1000 members of the Patriarchs Militant department of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows plan the first brigade field day in DeKalb on June 27 and 28. Canton delegates from the brigade are expected, with lodging sought for Saturday night due to limited hotel accommodations. The two day program includes assemblies, drills, a parade, and a military ball with invitations to all subordinate encampments in DeKalb.
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Patriarchs Militant Department
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
DeKalb
Jane
LO. O. F. Hall
O. O. F. Hall
Parade Grounds College Athletic Field
Pata
DeKalb Sycamore Road Closed for Widening Work
The DeKalb to Sycamore road was officially closed today by contractor D W Carnine to widen the pavement between the two cities. Motorists are warned to keep off the road or face arrest. A heavier tractor will be used to remove the cement shoulder, with work continuing to prepare a cement surface east of the city. The four bag machine will arrive soon and daily material deliveries are noted as the project progresses.
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DeKalb-Sycamore Road
D. W. Carnine
Carnine
Sycamore
Neon
Chicago, & St. Paul
Hughitt to Retire as Chicago North Western Chairman Today
Marvin Hughitt 87, a veteran railway pioneer, is retiring as chairman of the board of the Chicago and North Western. The move, expected at the board’s New York annual meeting, ends a long career beginning as a telegraph operator and rising to lead the railroad since 1920. His son, Marvin Hughitt Jr., also plans retirement.
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Marvin Hughitt
Old Guard of
American Railway Pioneers
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Board of Directors
New York
Hughitt
Mr. Hughitt
President Coolidge cites large treasury surplus in speech
In Washington on June 23 President Coolidge announced a treasury surplus of 200 million dollars, enabling a proposed general tax cut by the next Congress. He and Mrs. Coolidge will vacation at Swampscott Massachusetts, where a summer white house will be set up. He said year end surplus would exceed 100 million over expectations, with a 290 million anticipated surplus for next year, surpassing all records.
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United Cores
Washington
D. C
Coolidge
Treasury
Congress
Swampscott
Mass
White House
Reorganize Dry Forces In Nation To Decentralize Enforcement
Washington June 23 Secretary Mellon announced a broad reorganization of federal departments to create 22 districts each led by a prohibition administrator. The administrator will supervise permit issuance and enforcement, with two assistants under him, as part of a move toward greater efficiency and economy in enforcing the dry law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitedness
Washington, D. C
Federal Department
Mellon
The
Treasury
United States
Fist Fight in Chamber Over Acrid Debate in France
In Paris the Chamber of Deputies erupted over the Moroccan debate as Communist Deputy Doriot urged class war to end the capitalist war. Earlier clashes followed Premier Painleve’s charge that Communists supported Abd el Krim and French imperialism, with cries of kick them out.
Local residents placed on national welfare council committees
W. J. Henaughan and Miss Anna Farley of this city were named to committees at the National Catholic Welfare Council session in Sterling. Henaughan joined the resolutions committee chaired by Thomas E. Gill of Rockford, while Farley became a member of the credentials committee led by Frank Carney of Rochelle.
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W. J. Henaughan
Anna Farley
National Catholic Welfare Council
Sterling
Mr. Henaughan
Thomas E. Gill
Rockford
Miss Farley
Frank Carney
Rochelle
Correction of error in church story about organ
In the report about the new organ for First Baptist Church to be dedicated Sunday morning an omission is corrected. The organ was donated by Jacob Haish a philanthropist of this city. The organ stands as one of his many gifts to the pioneer resident and will live in memory of the church congregation.
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First Baptist
Jacob Haish
Nurses Return From National Tuberculosis Meet at Minneapolis
Miss Cecile Cushman and Miss Ruth Kirk, tuberculosis nurses from DeKalb and Whiteside counties, attended the national tuberculosis association gathering in Minneapolis. About 1000 delegates studied the great white plague, toured the Glen Lake Sanitarium, and heard details on sun cure and careful patient exposure protocols amid travel woes and heavy rains.
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Cecile Cushman
Ruth Kirk
DeKalb and
Whiteside County
National Tuberculosis Association
Minneapolis
Sterling
Wisconsin
Glen Lake
Young Man Kills Self on Milan Farm
Paul F. Ebinger, 22, hired on the Frances Hart farm in Milan township, hanged himself in a corn crib after leaving a note claiming a curable disease. Coroner Dr. C. H. Wilkinson found no illness. Ebinger’s family described him as cheerful. He rode in his Ford the previous evening and was found by Hart family members at breakfast.
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Paul F. Ebinger
Frances Hart
Milan Township
Hart
C. H. Wilkinson
Ebinger
Finnish Association to Meet Here This Weekend
Delegates from several cities will convene Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, for the annual IMinvois Finnish Temperance association convention in this city. The DeKalb association handles plans. A Saturday evening band concert at the Finnish hall opens events, with track events for boys and girls on Sunday morning. A noon dinner at the Finnish hall precedes an afternoon picnic at Ashelford's woods. C. E. Peterson of the Anti-Saioon league will speak at 3 PM, inviting all local residents to attend. Waukegan and Chicago will send large delegations.
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Iminvois Finnish Temperance Association
DeKalb Association
State Street
Ashelford
C. E. Peterson
Anti-Saioon League
Waukegan
Chicago
DeKalb Band Plans Evening Concert at Huntley Park
A program for the DeKalb band's second concert of the season is issued. Directed by A. L. Huen, the program includes Sousa Fables of the Mystic Shrine Pan amic Pan orama Barnhouse Mexican Serenade Rio Verde King The Masquerader Lovers Lane I'll See You In My Dreams You and I When the One You Love Loves You I Wouldn't Be Crying Now No Wonder Feist's March Tenth Regiment by Hall and the Star Spangled Banner Key.
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DeKalb
Huntley Park
A. L. Huen
Mystic Shrine
Sousa
Barnhouse
Fulton
Jmarch
King
Feist
Tenth Regiment
Hall
United States to ease terms for Belgium debt
Brussels on June 23 reports Premier Poillet said the United States government will consider Belgium's economic position in negotiating interest rates on war and postwar debt funding and in deferring interest payments.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
Poillet
Sunday Draws Crowds to Local Community Pool
Warm weekend weather brings residents to the community pool on Sunday. The popular recreation spot sees steady visits from locals enjoying the open swim. A separate notice lists a young lady seeking immediate work at Lincoln Inn.
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Lincoln Inn
Unsettled Weather With Rising Temperatures Ahead
Forecasters expect mostly unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday with higher temperatures rising by midweek. Rain or showers possible, chills eased, and skies slowly improving later in the week.
Chinese strike spreads to Philippines and Hong Kong action
United Press reports a Chinese anti foreign drive widening to the Philippines with officials in Manila cautious while widespread strike impact hurts trade. Hong Kong imposes a state of emergency with censorship as British authorities consider measures to respond.
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Manilla
Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
London
England
Takio
Shepherd A Witness In Grim Illinois Murder Trial
The State of Illinois seeks the death penalty for William Darling Shepherd, charged with murdering Billy McClintock in Chicago. George P. Gorman urges a verdict of guilty and an extreme penalty. the jury must decide guilt and the penalty.
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United Press
Criminal Court
Chicago
Ilinois
William Darling Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Illinois
Gorman
Shepherd Denies Murder In Millionaire Ward Case At Chicago Court
Waillkant Casting Shepherd testified to deny killing his ward Billy McClintock in Chicago. He denied murdering by typhoid or poisoning, and denied encounters with Dr. Farman or John Marchand. Cross examination by Robert Crowe began after his testimony.
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Criminal Court
Chicago
Waillkant
Shepherd
Billy McClintock
Ruth
Billy
William Nelson McClintock
Stewart
C. C. Farman
Satve
National University of Sciences
McClintock
John P. Marchand
Marchand
Shepherd's Law Office
Farman
Ward
Robert E. Crowe
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Senator Ladd
North Dakota
Baltimore
Canton
Sycamore-DeKalb Road
Chamber
BIG
T. B
Paul E. Ebinger
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Ning Po
Wu Chau
George P. Gorman
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