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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1923
Page
2
Sycamore news note shows Gilbert Nelson of 512 Washington Place handling delivery orders. Readers not receiving the Chronicle regularly are asked to notify Nelson by telephone number R-772.
The fourteenth annual Boys State Fair will be held at the state fair grounds in Springfield from September 15 to 21. DeKalb County with 31,339 residents earns two seats, larger counties get four or five. competition for slots is expected to be lively. The program aims to study state exhibits under instructors, with city and county officials selecting two attendees after committee evaluation and an examination. The camp lasts one week with military discipline, speakers include Governor Len Small and Warren G. Hubbard joins as assistant supervisor.
Sycamore residents who joined a summer camp trip in Bridgeman Michigan are due back tonight at midnight. The six day outing left many with brown tans and a few blisters. Rev F J Bishop will join the delegation to attend services tomorrow. The party reports a fine time overall.
American Legion members met last night in club rooms with Army Commander L. F. Mondrey in charge. Delegates were appointed to supervise concession stands and ensure proper execution of the event, each man pledging full loyalty and effort to make the picnic successful.
Walter Lang leis and Joan Murphy hosted about 15 friends at the Elks club after a Wisconsin fishing trip. After dinner chatter covered travel and success stories, some of which were lively according to attendees.
Zach Chandler traveled from Los Angeles to pick up an auto his father had recently shipped for a birthday gift. He drove the vehicle home yesterday and reported that he is well.
County Clerk Charles Talbot reports 25 marriage licenses issued in June, averaging over one per day, matching January totals. He notes January and June as the most popular months for marriage, with spring months April and June showing higher activity. he remains ready to issue licenses any month to engaged couples.
A public mass meeting will open the Chamber of Commerce campaign in the city. More than 50 merchants and businessmen aim to secure 250 memberships. A luncheon Monday at 6:30 in the Methodist church parlors will feature T. R. state organizer speaking on Bringing Home the Bacon, followed by committee talks. Sycamore residents are urged to attend.
Airplane exhibitions are returning as flyers sign contracts in cities for demonstrations. Jack Williams known as the human fly arrived at Sabin's field at 4:30 to perform an aerial stunt. He announced a ride free of charge to the ugliest man and prettiest girl among onlookers.
Miss Imogene Ingram left Geneseo after a visit. Inez Durham a teachers college student left for Mt Carroll home. Mrs Harris Letheby and daughter Emma visit Chicago briefly. Hazel Fitzgerald, formerly in Rockford, returns home to Milan. Lon Hilliker goes home to Joliet after DeKalb and Sycamore visits. Mr and Mr Rendell, Mrs Claude Laker, and Ralph Wiltse visited in Sycamore. Mrs James Fitzgerald, daughter Hazel, and Hazel Colby from Malta were Chicago passengers. Guests at Mr and Mrs Alfred Dresser include Mr and Mrs B W Waite of 5B Jason Garwood and grandson Jason Skinner of Pasadena Cal and George Nichols of Waynoka Okla. Mr and Mrs Walter I spent day in Janesville Wis.
A car driven by Stamm struck a pole on State Street yesterday afternoon around 5 o’clock at Stace and Mam streets. The pole broke, the auto damaged in front, and repairs were later made. Stamm is described as a careful driver. Separately, Jack Harvard and Miss Mary Mann, both of this city, were licensed to wed in Chicago yesterday, per reports.
An announcer states the DeKalb Public Library will close on Sundays during July and August. The rule, effective for the first time, reverses on the first Sunday in September. The changes aim to curb summer heat effects and low Sunday attendance.
Creston merchants organize another Tuesday evening entertainment. The Rocuelle band will appear in concert, continuing a series of worthwhile events that attract many DeKalbites with Cres ton connections in attendance.
Four sailors were killed and four injured when a blast rocked the forward engine room of the U S destroyer Williamson as it steamed off Rhode Island. The vessel returned to port with undetailed accident facts and the crew's status awaiting official word.
Springfield announces a crackdown on unlicensed auto owners. Tonight is the last day to pay half for a license plate before the new issue opens tomorrow. State officials have recorded names of those without plates and will issue numbers before midyear. A survey will follow and anyone who defies licensing risks trouble.
Sycamore and DeKalb fans anticipate a major Sunday showdown at Pershing Park as the One Elevens renew the county seat rivalry in the second meeting of the clubs. Both squads seek victory to cap off the weekend in a thrilling contest, with last season’s result not influencing tomorrow’s game.
Col Frank D. Whipp, superintendent of the St. Charles School for Boys, will give the main talk at a Monday noon Kiwanis luncheon in the lawa rotim. He will be joined by a pupil who will recite for the crowd. a good turnout is anticipated.
Mrs. James Ricker is detained at the county jail as authorities investigate the fatal shooting of Lieut. Ricker at Camp McClellan. He was shot in the abdomen in his quarters and died minutes later on the operating table. The wife offered no statement and details remain unclear. The couple had one child, a four year old daughter.
A Clark’s Radio Column urges customers to buy among many makes, bragging the largest county stock to let patrons compare sets. The piece notes summer listening shifts, warns of switching to multiple stations in fall, and encourages building a set now for indoor use when weather turns cold. It recounts quick sourcing of a rare part for a customer and invites readers to plan and assemble their own radio set for fall.
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