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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
2
Market listings show corn oats and wheat prices with figures for futures and cash close. Corn around 1.55 to 1.66 depending on grade, oats near 0.86 to 0.88, wheat values listed with No 3 and No 5 mixtures, rye timothy prices noted.
Two exhibition games pit the Legion and Normal High against each other in a battle of eye for the basket. Captain Toenniges leads the All Stars with Bradt heading No Stars in a brisk high school match setup at the Normal gym.
The article lauds the telephone company's linemen and exchange girls for rapid restoration of almost all wires out of Di Kalb after Sunday outage. It credits their skill, courtesy, and efficiency in handling the crisis.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo testified before the Senate committee that the fleet was in the best state of preparedness since the maneuvers in Cuba before the war declaration. He praised the personnel as fluent and in good shape, though still operating on a peace basis.
Confirmation exercises were held at Piret Lutheran Church Sunday evening for Edith Seder of this year’s class who leaves with her parents for Big Rapids Michigan soon and will miss the class exercise. Music at the services was provided by the confirmation era. Report says lightweight champion Ben Leonard cannot make 135 pounds. Let want ad rent your room.
Parcel post is flooding the local office with a flood of incoming parcels. The express situation remains unchanged but the embargo may lift soon. Postal authorities work overtime to handle the surge, rivaling a holiday rush. Local carriers maintain efficiency with daily deliveries despite the burden.
The DeKalb baseball team announced the signing of Whitey Cannon as the right fielder. Cannon was the team’s leading hitter last season and is described as a tower of strength for the coming campaign.
War Mothers gathering in Joliet Illinois enters its first state convention with representation from many cities. Mrs Leonora Lake of Minooka appears on the program and a banquet is planned for tonight followed by a reception with national officers present. The next meeting place will be decided at closing.
A local notice urges mothers to cleanse the family with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a spring medicine. It claims purifying the blood and cleansing the stomach and bowels will improve health, color, and happiness, endorsed by Gus Kirchner.
The English flyweight champion, Jimmy Wilde, now fighting in the United States, has spent nine years in the ring and is aged 27. Gossip swirls among American league owners about a possible third major league next year and another baseball war.
Speculators snapped up tickets in New Haven causing a public sale fiasco. The public received the wrong tickets while Yale and Princeton game access was affected. Ted Meredith and other former champions plan a comeback for the 1920 Olympic games in Belgium next summer.
Short note seeks a small pony buggy or cart. Contact John Donnelly at 984-21. 104.
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