DeKalb Dairy Team Wins Regional Dairy Judging Title
DeKalb High School dairy judging team won first in the dairy judging division at a countywide contest in Dinlee, with Sandwich second and Waterman third. Members include James Hulmes, Art Marshall, Fil Kuannon, Kenneth McGirr. Charles Farley won the oratorical contest representing this section and will compete in a state contest at Champaign on June 18.
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de- Kalb
Charles Farley
Diniee
Twenkty
DeKalb Lich
F Purr
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Sandwich
Waterman
Hinckley
Shabbona
Judeiis Rollo
Samivich
de Rath
Somonauk
Antoch
James Hulmes
Walter Hulmes
Farley
Wextor
Rck
Charles
J. J. Puring
Champaien
Res Oantes
Legion Meeting Plans Memorial Day Program
DeKalb American Legion post will meet Monday at Pythias hall Harbor Building to plan Memorial Day activities. A committee will report on the program and Past Commanders Night will include brief talks by former leaders. New members to be initiated. a luncheon will follow.
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Mare
DeKalb
American Legion
Pythias Hall
Harbor Building
Paper and Junk Drive Under Way by Local Legion Units
A group of Legion Drum and Bugle Corps members began a citywide paper collection on the north side today. Sixteen loads were gathered as part of a drive aiming to raise about 200 dollars, with a second tour scheduled for the south side next Saturday. The drive, first adopted last year, has already netted over 300 dollars in total, and two drives are planned for spring and fall.
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Legion
Supervisors Convene at State Teachers College Meeting
The 16th annual Northern Class Conference on Supervision met at the State Teachers College yesterday and today. J B Potter of Dixon was named president with Miss Mate Johnson Rockford as vice president and O J Gabel De Kalb as secretary.
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State Teachers’ College
J. B. Potter
Dixon
Mate Johnson
Rockford
O. J. Gabel
DeKalb
Miles Donnell
Aurora
Wd. Hamilton
Oak Park
Roberta Amrine
Sycamore
J.T. Rowe
Western Springs
Manumots
Hoover May Veto Bill Amid Tariff Debate
Washington May 3 The senate farm expert debenture bounty provision in the tariff bill faced defeat in the House 161 to 23 as Republicans and farmers pressed to keep the clause. President Hoover signaled opposition in a letter read by Rep Watson hinting at a veto if the debenture remains, while lawmakers debated impacts on farmers and prices.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Representative Hill
Denn. Wash
Washington
Db. C
Hoover
House
Watson
Tilson
White House
Mr. Tilson
Sumners
Dem
Tex
Tee Stroin
Congress
Representative Brand of
Ohi
Brand
Kansas City
Gold Star Widow to Visit Grave of Husband in France
Mrs. Selma Carlson of DeKalb will travel to France this summer to honor her husband Private Albin Carlson killed in the Argonne Forest during World War I. She sails July 9 aboard the President Harding Lines, visiting as a guest of the U.S. government alongside thousands of other Gold Star widows and mothers. Carlson, born November 11 189% in Sweden, served with Company H 23rd Infantry Second Division and died November 4 1918 just before the Armistice.
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Selma Carlson
South Tenth Street
John Wendell
Albin Carlson
Argonne Forest
Carlson
Dekalb
Sweden
Ife
Carl
Christine Carlson
Camp Great
23Rd Infantry
Camp Merritt
Bringlns
Carson
Booze Gang Is Run Down In Indiana Case
Federal Grand Jury in Indianapolis reveals a large liquor conspiracy operating across Chicago Heights endured through Terre Haute and Clinton with 38 stills. Four murders are tied to the effort. 46 named defendants including Joe Traum and Jacob Traum, with arrests expected for others.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Chicago Heights
Louisville
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Clinton
George R. Jeffrey
U. S
Sans
Joe Traum
Jacob Traum
Ezan Rats
Liberty
Wilmot Connors
Clinton Police
Offi 1
Dominic Gerino
Gerino
Jack Bell
Mario Dunacar Clinton
John Larole
Fred Ketter
Daniel Warner
Homer Wright
Chicago
Jackie Morrison
George Aidacks
William Akerly
Dutch Rebeck
Robert Baltzell
Men Organize Last Evening To Aid Church
About 30 men of the First Baptist Church organized into a layman's association at the church Fatihful Fire side Room after supper by Dr. P J Hopkins and his son Percy The Men s Fellowship will serve as an auxiliary to the pastor with officers led by Dr P T Hopkins as president and Charles E Rat tenbury as vice president The group plans ten formal functions a year including four church services and four social events plus an annual meeting and an annual picnic and open air service They will hold the first Sunday in June as the start date
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Conker
CW. Washburne
Winneila
Committee of Seven
Erate Issaer
O. E. Peterson
First Baptist Church
P. J. Hopkins
Percy
Men's Fellowship of the
P. T. Hopkins
Charles E. Rattenbury
Marth Henning
Burton Foster
W. S. Sebree
W. Greenaway
Witness found dead in river amid Prohibition-era probes
Springfield reports the discovery of a bound body in the Sangamon River identified as Dominic Tarro Beard a suspect in indictments tied to Prohibition bootlegger rings linked to Corn Products Refining and Fleischmann Yeast Tarro disappeared January 30 after leaving his lawyer his car found burned in Mason County and bail forfeited as authorities seek an inquest and possible state evidence.
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Springfield
Dominic Tarro
Sangamen
Here
Ernest Doe
Tarro
Alteged
Corn Products Refining Company
Fleischmann Yeast Company
Ilinois
Gould
Chinkapin Bridge
Mason County
United States District Court
DeKalb Men Prepare Summer Visit to Sweden
Folke Olen Allen Olen and Gust Carlson of North Fourth street have arranged a summer trip to Sweden to visit relatives. They will depart next Wednesday and plan to spend the season in the homeland, with a possible indefinite return.
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Folke Olen
President Hoover Silent On Prohibition Policy
Washington reports indicate the administration will withhold a formal stance on prohibition until the Wickersham Commission finishes its final report, likely in December. Hoover is not committed to either side and may support modification or repeal, while pushing forward strict law enforcement amid congressional inaction.
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Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Wickersham Commission
Congress
Power Plant Trip Cuts City Power Briefly
The Illinois Power Company shut down power in the city shortly after 1 15 pm due to a short circuit at the plant. Repairs were in progress and an employee said service would be off about another half hour.
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Illinois Power Company
Local residents return from Saranac after relative’s death
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Keast and Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Baker return from Saranac Michigan where they were summoned by the death of Mrs. Burdette, a relative of local families. Mrs. Baie died at Blodgett hospital Grand Rapids after a cesarean operation. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Mrs. Baie leaves a husband and a three week old daughter.
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Sam Keast
G. J. Baker
William Tleseman
Waterman
Saranac
Mich
Burdette
Baie
Blodgett Hospital
Grand Rapids
Debris Cleared After Central U S Tornado Outbreak
Chicago reports May 3 4 debris removal as volunteers clear wreckage from nine states after tornadoes and storms. Ted Cross and National Guard aid the injured and homeless while relief groups run tent shelters. Death toll 21 with damages about 5 million 100 thousand dollars. Norborne Missouri Tekamah Nebraska Westby Wisconsin lead loss figures.
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Chicago
Ted Cross
National Guard
Tekamah
Neb
Norborne
Westhy
Wis
Russell
Nekamah
Lake City
Mion
Duluth
Antioch. m
Kickapoo
Kas
Chicager
Harkford
Lawton
Galesburg
al- At Tekamah
Red Cross
Westby
Many Autoists Securing DeKalb Local Vehicle Plates
Over 200 DeKalb automobile owners have secured city vehicle tax plates for 1930 since Monday morning. Police started checking all cars Thursday to identify unlicensed vehicles, prompting immediate trips to City Hall for licenses. Autoists have 21 hours to comply before arrests are planned, though none have yet been made.
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DeKalb
G. N. Blackman
Local Firm Wins Texaro Oil Station Contract
Guidbeck and Ekstrom of this city awarded the contract to erect the Texaro oil station at Fourth and Oak streets. The station is to be built by two Rockford men, it is stated.
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Guidbeck & Ekstrom
Feontrakt
Texaro
Fourth and
Oak Streets
Rockford
State prison reforms urged after Easter fire catastrophe
Governor Myers Y. Cooper urged rehabilitation of the state pen to make it fireproof secure and better managed after reports on the Easter Monday disaster that killed more than 309 inmates. He noted conflicting findings on causes and stressed physical upgrades and stronger administration to prevent future riots and escapes.
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Columbus
U.R
Myers Y.cooper
Gilbert Bettman
Ray Gill
Bettman
Gill
Free Cooking School Returns to DeKalb Fargo Theater
The Chronicle announces the sixth annual Free Cooking School set for May 13 to 16 at the DeKalb Fargo theater. Home economist Miss E Fox will lead four sessions on new cooking ideas, with keynote talks and demonstrations for both experienced and beginner housekeepers. The event is a community project with the Illinois Power Company and 20 local merchants, aiming to seat up to a thousand attendees each day starting at 1:30 PM.
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the Chronicle Today
DeKalb
Fargo Theater
E. Fox
The
Chronicle
Chronicle Hall
DeKalb Theater
DeKalb Fargo Theater
Chronicle Cooking School
Illinois Power Company
Edison Electrical Appliance Company of
Chicago
E Fox
Pythians Promote Big Batavia Meeting With Band and Drill Team
Knights of Pythias report a joyful Batavia gathering last night with 30 members from here attending. The event aimed to drum up interest in the May 16 conclave and ceremony. Gig Doedeldorf band from Pete wowed the crowd, noted for fine musicianship. DeKalb Pythian drill team delivered a standout routine praised for skill. A Geneva trip is planned for May 18 to similarly spark interest for the later May convocation.
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Knights of Pythias
Batavia
Fox Valley
Doedeldorf
Pythian
Pete
Torono
Canada
DeKalb Pythian
Geneva
St Marys Plans Afternoon Service Honoring Virgin
Sunday afternoon at 30 o clock St Marys Church will hold special services to honor the Virgin Mary. The program includes processional march Laudate Marian coronation hymn Act of Consecra tion hymns choruses address by Rev J A Solon and Benediction.
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St. Mary's Church
J. A. Solon
Wolfgarten
DeKalb Odd Fellows Plan Dixon Visit Tonight
Members of the DeKalb Odd Fellows lodge will travel to Dixon tonight for a district gathering. About fifteen attendees from the Barth City lodge are expected to join, with district officers meeting for a stated purpose.
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DeKalb Odd Fellows
Dixon
Odd Fellow
Barth City
Bob
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