Sycamore Wedding Unites Miss Gertrude Leonard and Doug Langhorn
Miss Gertrude Leonard and Doug Langhorn wed at St Peter's Episcopal Church in Sycamore in a pink and white celebration attended by relatives and close friends. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs H E Leonard, wore white georgette crepe. groom, recently returned from service, works with Illinois Fire and Cable Co. After a four course breakfast at the Elks club, the couple left for a three week honeymoon and will reside on Maple Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Leonard
Doug Langhorn
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Franz Weichlein
Sycamore Band’s Summer Concerts Hinge on Effort
Despite Monday night practices, Sycamore’s prospects for weekly summer band concerts look dim due to poor attendance. Some members have pushed for reorganization, and if instrument holders take up the cause with resolve, summer performances remain possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore
Sycamore family welcomes daughter and hospital notes
Over the weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wiley welcomed a daughter at Sycamore hospital. Both mother and child are reported doing nicely. Also mentioned are Richard Sieeman undergoing an appendicitis operation at Bord, a two week vacation plan, and Harold Cudden on leave from Olson and Walrod's grocery. Andrew Sell and Rene of Chicago visited. A W King made a Chicago business call.
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Sycamore Boys
Herbert Wiley
West
Syca
Harold Cudden
Snipe More Hospital
Richard Sieeman
Bord
Missouri
Cudden
Olson & Walrod
Fireworks Display at Legion Picnic Promises Grand Show
A large fireworks display by Theatle-Duffield Fireworks of Chicago will headline Sycamore’s Electric Park Legion Picnic on July 4. The show features battlefield scenes, city recreations, and Mount Vesuvius eruptions, with electrical effects supervised by an engineer.
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Sycamore American Legion
Electric Park
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Company
Chicago
Sycamore
Legion
Sycamore Tennis Club Expands Membership Plans
Last evening the Sycamore Tennis Club outlined changes to boost membership. The limit will rise from 25 to accommodate city residents with parental ties and students home for the summer join to boost dues and raise competition level. Finals are set for Saturday July 7 at 3 o'clock on Stark street courts.
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Tennis Club
Sycamore Tennis Club
Stark Street
Izaak Walton Fish Club Pins Distributed
Officials of the Sycamore chapter of the Izaak Walton Fish Club received the charter and buttons the first of the week and will begin distribution at the next meeting in a week. President George Sell says pins will be handed out on request, and members patrolling Kishwaukee streams report fewer violations since patrols began.
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Sycamore
Izaak Walton Fish Club
George Sell
Sell
Housing Plan Committee Plans 15 New Homes
Sycamore Housing Plan Commission met at the Elks club to finalize plans for building at least 15 houses for factory workers. Prospective builders must select their plans by next week as bids are expected for the entire project from several contractors. George E. Dutton will build two homes and other firms, including Turner Brass Works and Tinois Wire & Cable, will construct two to three, with Hero Purnace and individuals adding one or two each. The homes will be sold on an easy payment plan, with Building & Loan Association likely assisting buyers.
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Sycamore Housing Plan Commission
The
Elks
George E. Dutton
Turner Brass Works
Tinois , Wire & Cable Company
Hero Purnace Company
Sycamore
Building & Loan Association
Chicago Callers Visit Charles W. Anderson Relatives Unfound
Chicago callers traveling from Lewis and Otto Sladek and Andersons in Chicago drove out early in the week to see Charles W. Anderson, kin of Vernon Anderson. The visit found no Sycamore relatives at home but yielded a courteous ride. Anderson says next time they will call with notice.
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Chicago
Lewis
Otto Sladek
Anderson
Charles W. Anderson
Vernon Anderson
Charles
Walter Schulz to Start New Job at Marvel Tire Factory
Walter Schulz, after two to three years at Tuckwood's restaurant, will soon begin work at the Marvel Tire factory. It marks a long interval since he last worked in a factory and the new role will be unfamiliar to him.
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Walter Schulz
Tuckwood
Marvel Tire
Walter
Fredericks Family Home From Vacation Return to Sycamore
After a two week visit with relatives in White Dear Minnesota the George Fredericks family returned early this week to their home in Sycamore. The long awaited trip was a pleasant family gathering and reunion after many years.
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White Dear
Minn
George Fredericks
Sycamore
Minnesota
Clothing Store Tailor Moves to New Home on Grant Street
Carl Schouw and family have been busy moving their household goods to their new home on Grant Street after leaving their South Avenue residence. The move signals a change in residence for the tailoring business family and their household.
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Carl Schouw
Grant Street
Familly
South Avenue
George Sell Bothered By Boil Neck At Groc Store
George Sell works at Oleson and Walrod grocery with a stiff bandaged neck from a boil. The illness is described as in its final stage and painful.
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George Sell
Oleson & Walrod
Narrow shoes and aging eyes in a lighthearted jab
A humorous reflection on fashion and aging. The narrator mocks ultra narrow men’s shoes that cause discomfort and jokes that aging makes a man wary of appealing women. A final line hints that money changes a man’s choices.
Mothers and Daughters Testimonial for Pinkham’s Compound
Greenville Delaware letter from Mrs Hughes praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for her elder daughter's internal trouble and overall relief. The ad notes many mothers and grandmothers have used the product for nearly fifty years and recommend it to others.
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Greenville
Del
Pinkham
Wa.s. Huguhes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Summer events and races in Rochelle county notices
Multiple community notices describe a county clerk event and a Masonic picnic at Leortard's Grove with transportation from Rochelle. A crippled children fundraiser at the Elgin estate invites residents, with Dr W East in charge. Also listed are a baseball championship between Pats and Beans, and a village dance with Rochelle Corcher Band for a basket picnic.
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Aroes
Ogle
W. ©. East
Division of Chile Hygenie
Department of Public Health
Rechelle Woman's Club
Sparsoriis Desotiates
Marans
Leortard
Gove
Rochelle
Horton Lodge No
Pats
Elmer
Fats
E. W. Taylor
Iin Rochelle Cor
Rochelle Marriage Announcements Highlight Kewanee Couple
Ruth Miller daughter of Ida Miller wed Lawrence Carlet of Kewanee in Rochelle at the bride’s home. Rev E Cruea officiated with close family in attendance. The couple planned a brief honeymoon and will reside in Kewanee after. Also announced is the May to W C Healy marriage in St James church Lee Illinois with witnesses Frank Burke and details of Healy’s background. A lawn social is set for June 28 at St Patrick’s parish.
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Mise Ruth Miller
Ida Miller
Lawrence Charlet
Kewanee
Rev. E. Cruea
Wiley
Rockford
St. James Catholic
Lee, Til
Quinlish
Frank Burke
Northwestern University School of Speech
Freedom of the Sea vs Land Quoted in Ul Trade Note
A brief remark notes that foaze is sold on UL ships and asserts greater freedom of the sea than of land, reflecting maritime commerce sentiment.
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Sycamore News
Douglas Langhorn
George
W. F. Sell
Andrew Sell
Rene
A. W. King
Legion Picnic
Grump
Liei
INP
eRe
Marvel Tire Factory
Fredericks
W. S. Hughes
Roderick Hathaway
University of Chicago
Arthur, Atwater
Clarence Andvurson
Elgin
Aan
Jerenusil
Southern Illinois Coal Mine Co
Herrin
Evanston
Healy
Rochelle High School
University of Ilinois
New Is
Phi Kappa Msi
Navy
American Legion
Howard M. Payne
Optometrist Telephone
E. Lincoln Highway
Wright
J. Rendell
Jeweler
Zonola Longstreth
Arkansas Law School
Little Rock
State
Dekalbill
Ead
Lewis & Palmer Music Co
DeKalb
Chronicle
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
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