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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1928
Page
2
Monday evening the Sycamore Sunday School association met and read reports while naming officers for the coming year. Elected officers include President Miss Marie Sabin and Vice President Mrs Ira A Wet.
Donald Conlin and Mrs Genevieve Rogers wed at St Marys Church with Rev Peter S Masterson officiating. The couple, of DeKalb, plan a home there after a brief wedding trip. Attendants included Ed Conlin and Frances Rogers.
At a Sycamore Chapter No. 48 meeting last week the annual installation of officers was held. High Priest Royal Wilde. King W. B. Deveraux. Scribe Harold Gustafson. Principal Sojourner F. E. Tracey. Captain of the Host Ira A. We all. Royal Arch Captain W. L. Gil. Master of Third Veil T. L. Sea. Master of Second Veil LaVerne Barnes. Master of First Veil Oscar F. E. Buell. Treasurer C. C. Pond. Secretary Carl E. Carlson. Tyler D. C. Cliffe were named.
Marvin Wetzel, a skilled trumpeter with a pleasing voice, traveled to Chicago yesterday for a voice audition at the Chicago School of Music. He hopes to win admission and dedicate much of his life to musical work if the board deems his voice of sufficient quality.
Members of Chapter No. 49 Royal Arch Masons traveled to Rockford last night to confer the Royal Arch degree for Winnebago chapter. The Sycamore Chapter's Royal Arch degree work has earned a strong regional reputation for its quality and style.
The Sycamore Chapter of the Izaak Walton League favored dissolving the game preserve but not all farmers agreed. After days of discussion a compromise emerged allowing those who wish to exit the preserve to do so while others keep property protected by the state. Farmers complained animals damaged crops and stole fur. The matter is reportedly settled to the satisfaction of all interested.
Shoppers from Sycamore visit DeKalb in the afternoon for sales, with DeKalb residents also shopping in the city during dollar day. Merchants report balanced cross-town trade as buses are checked and traffic noted.
The DeKalb County Board of Review meets daily in the courthouse board rooms. Secretary James Finnegan attends despite prior rheumatism, and clerk Mae Russell handles daily desk duties. Other board members include R. J. Mahaffey and W. E. Dole, who serves as chairman.
Fred Brittan, boxing promoter, says he is working hard on a July Fourth event at Bleermie Park. He promises some of the best bouts seen locally and will announce the card within a day or two.
J A Mickman and J B Rucker were arraigned in county court Monday on Volstead law violations. One faced driving a car while intoxicated as the case proceeded with fines paid and release following hearings.
Sycamore residents attended the DeKalb band concert last night. Harold O'Brien of Sycamore performed a trumpet solo, praised for his artistry and pleasing tone.
Report notes a light week around the courthouse with few cases expected. The petit jury is excused until the September term, indicating no trials are scheduled this term.
Chicago cash grain eased as wheat and corn declined while oats held steady amid light trading. Livestock prices were mostly higher for some cuts and lower for others with hogs weak at several market points and feeders steady to firm. The report notes warm growing weather in the northwest and export activity, with bids from eastern and western houses and widespread price moves across grains and meats.
Tim Murphy known as Big Tim, a key Chicago union figure and ally of Heitler, was gunned down outside his home in the Rogers Park district after a two day pattern of gang activity. Warrants issued for Alfred Iris Ben Abrams Sam Rubens George Goldtine and others as investigations focus on gang leaders Carrie and Greco.
Two days of heavy truck transports observed in this city and Sycamore, carrying many men toward the county seat. It is believed Peru contractor from Genoa has the contract and the men likely proceed to the north site for the project.
The speaker decries the era of normalcy, blasting four million jobless, abandoned farms, and bank failures as false prosperity. He denounces Nicaragua intervention as costly and calls for ending dollar diplomacy in Latin America while praising Wilson and the eight years of Democratic governance as a record of reform and moral leadership. He urges independents and progressives to defend popular government against corruption.
A political address laments centralized power and calls for a return to constitutional liberty and the rights of ordinary citizens. The speaker warns against elite rule, wealth concentration, and bureaucratic domination, urging unity to defend institutions and future generations.
Ed 85 and Alvin W. Hic were fatally injured when struck by a freight train while walking on the Chicago & North Western railroad tracks in Rockford. The incident occurred last night casting tragedy in the city.
Public sale of the Hoglund estate at 723 N Fourteenth St tomorrow at 1 pm. The residence near the factory district will be sold free of encumbrances. Ten percent of the bid due day of sale. Abstract of title available at A G Kennedy's office for further details.
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