Elmer Named Pastor of First Baptist Church
Franklin D Elmer Jr accepts call to lead First Baptist Church after unanimous vote on May 11 He is a Brown University graduate and divinity student in Chicago with wide experience at Hyde Park Baptist Church and The Baptist newspaper His wife is the daughter of Professor Bertram Nelson and he plans to arrive in late June for his post in Delaware.
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Franklin D. Elmer Jr
First Baptist Church
Mr. Elmer
Franklin JD. Elmer
New England
Suffield School
Suffield
Connecticut
Brown Diversity
Divinity School of
the University Chicago
Divinity
Elmer
Men's Commission On Social Service
Inter-Seminars
Western Central Area
Chicago
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Charles W. Gilkey
Norris L. Tibbetts
the Baptist
Bertram 3. Nelson
University of Chicago
Young People Church Club
Wwyrie Park
Filmer
Del
Authority On Stores Heard By Many Here
W O Derby of Chicago explained proper store management at a noon merchants session in the Innovation meeting room. The Merchan t's Division of the Chamber of Commerce hosted thirty eight attending merchants. Derby's talk filled most of the hour as the division plans an upcoming discussion on advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Derby
Chicago
Wilson Brothers
Chamber of Commerce
Derby
Foggmer DeKalb President Dies Late Friday
Word arrived saying Mrs Minnie Berg died at a Tlein hospital Friday night after long illness. A longtime city resident she was about 68. She leaves a brother in Chicago and a son Streeter Vickell of Saskatoon, Canada, from a prior marriage. Funeral plans were incomplete.
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Minnie Berg
An Tlein Hospital
Bers
Berg
Chicagco
Streeter Vickell
Sask
Can
Oil Discovery Rumor At Geneva Sparks Bank Display
Arthur Johnson, a teller from DeKalb, claims oil strikes at a Geneva basement well near the Y station on Lincoln Highway. He brings a pint bottle to the rarsr ational bank showing two distinct layers, dark paraffin notes in the lower half and clear upper liquid, while noting cars idle nearby and potential fortune from advertising even if the well fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Geneva
Lincoln Highway
DeKalb
Elburn Road Bid Is Asked for Major Illinois Road Plans
The Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings announced bids due June 11 for Route 17 in Kane County and Route 47 projects in Grundy Kendall and Whiteside counties. Projects include paving from Elburn to Sugar Grove, bridges north of Morris, and reconstructions west of Morrison, as part of a 1930 road program aiming for about 17.5 million dollars in state contracts.
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Elburn
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Springfield
Kane County
Sugar Grove
Grundy
Kendall
Morris
Whiteside
Bride
Morrison
Harvard
Hebron
McHenry S County
Richmond
Stephens County
Freeport
Dakota
Joe Daviess County
Hanover
Flburn
Champaign
University City
Correction issued on Pierce Census figure
The census supervisor announced a correction showing Pierce township population at 696, not 370. The revised county total for all townships with returns is 28,092, up 1,355 from ten years ago, reflecting a smaller decline in Pierce than initially stated.
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Pierce Township
Parents Blame for Babies Tantrums, Says Dietician
Chicago on May 17 Esther Ackerson Fischer, dietician, told welfare conference parents shape infant temperaments. She warned: a baby screams to influence parents, not for amusement, and early mental habits last a lifetime. Proper feeding and joint care by mother and doctor shape a sunny disposition, while constant fretfulness signals need for medical evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Esther Ackerson Fischer
Tony
Gover
Fine School Completed At DeKalb Chronicle Cooking School
The Sixth Chronicle DeKalb Cooking School concluded at the Fargo theater with over 400 in attendance. Miss J Fox praised DeKalb women and local merchants support, noting participants from Malta Waterman Maple Park Elburn Sycamore and nearby towns. Thirty six attendees received awards including cakes, pies, a Pyrex set, a Drew Arch rest prize, and various kitchen items.
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Sixth Chronicle Cooking School
Fargo Theater
DeKalb
the Chronicle
J. Fox
Fox
DekKalb
Jaynes Fagan
Wilber
A. Unsell
Harold Aska
Roy Sehumaker
Joseph Schnorr
J. H. Frost
Ang’ Fond
Louise Conciline
Will Unwin
Phoenix Hose
W. I
Tub
Mabel Mulherre
Pillsbury
L. E. Metcalfe
H. Hayden
Glat Swain
Drew Arch
A. Berglund
Smith
Wells Fay
Mr. P. Snyder
Will Caldwit
James Dodge
Louis Hayes
William Leimayer
Mildred Harris
Henry Noreen
Gert Bemis
Charles Covey
John McCabe
Beulah Kyler
W. Warner
Vietrola Record
Claude Cannon
Fred
Frank Booth
Baugh
Wesson Oil
Cc. Beard
Ralph Chase
Jessie Kaesser
John Botton
Carl Schoen
R. P. Barrett
H. A. Wilson
Richard Carlson
Bernice Unwin
Anna Jacobson
Play Day at McMurry School Sets Notable Records
Glidden and Me Murry training schools held a Play Day under Alta Randels with student teachers guiding activities. Seventh and eighth grade boys high jump winner Frey at 4 feet 7 inches, blue team standout Jimmy Murry with 11 wins, and baseball distance throw by Louis Martha at 226 feet highlighted the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glidden and Me- Murry
Physical Education Department
Alta F. Randels
McMurry School
Frey
Jimmy Murry
Grotewott
Peaver
Blue
Louis Martha
Music Festival to Unite DeKalb County High Schools
DeKalb county to host first county music festival with at least ten high schools represented. Two sessions Friday May 23 feature rehearsals, massed choirs, orchestras, bands and glee clubs under local directors. Public invited. no contests. events at DeKalb High School and Cottage Cupboard.
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DeKalb
DeKalb County
Sycamore
Sandwich
Hinckley
Rollo
Cortland
Malta
Kirkland
Somonauk
Waterman
DeKalb High School
Harrell Stewart
Roy Schumacher
Ed Chenette
Mercer
Russell
Stewart
Weather outlook for Illinois and Great Lakes region
Rain tonight and tomorrow in the south portion with developing frost in the extreme north. Cooler tonight in the extreme south. May 19 to 24 outlook shows cool start for the Great Lakes, gradual warming, rain midweek in the south, and unsettled conditions with showers late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlinois
Great Lakes
Mob Violence Rages Across Texas and Tennessee
A 500 man posse cornered and shot a black man named Mobile after a two day chase. he survived. In Honey Grove and Sherman Texas mobs killed, burned, and attacked, with courthouse arson and a white man’s family killings triggering further arrests and martial law. Victims and bystanders describe a wave of vigilante violence as authorities struggle to restore order.
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Oakdale
Tenn
U.P
Mobile
Marion Goodman
Southern Railway
Goodman
Birmingham
Ala
Dallas
Texas
Honey Grove
Joe Shields
Shields
Sherman
Tex
Sheeman
International Bank for World War Reparations Opens in Basel
The Bank for International Settlements officially opens in Basel to act as trustee for creditor powers in the final reparations settlement. Led by Gates W. McGarrah and Pierre Quesnay, it will receive over 35 billion dollars from Germany and allies and oversee distribution to allied powers and the United States. Germany’s certificates of indebtedness were delivered, paving the way for orders to evacuate the third German zone.
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Paris
France
Bank For International Settlements
Basle
Switzerland
Gates W. McGarrah
United States
Pierre Quesnay
International Bank
Germany
Paul Reynard
Poppy Day Proclaimed by DeKalb Mayor May 17 1950
Mayor J B Lindstrom proclaims next Saturday the 24th as Poppy Day to aid disabled veterans and fund necessities, urging citizens to contribute to the American Legion Auxiliary Post in DeKalb Illinois. The proclamation notes the annual poppy sale supports veterans with shattered minds and bodies.
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American Legion Auxiliary Post
I. J. B. Lindstrom
DeKalb
Ilinois
American Legion Auxiliary
Mmny
J.B. Lindstrom
Mail Men Will Meet In This City Tonight
Mail men and postoffice employees from over 90 towns in northern Illinois gather in this city for the Northern Illinois Postal Workers Association May meeting. About 150 postal workers expected at the Methodist Church, with a 7:00 dinner. Postmaster Thomas Olsen will preside as Rev. J. C. Spencer delivers the invocation and A. W. Jackson offers the welcome. Ben F Meyers discusses Air Mail, plus music by the DeKalb Tamburitza orchestra and a brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois Postal Workers Association
Methodist Church
Thomas Olsen
J. C. Spencer
A. W. Jackson
DeKalb Force
J . E. Foster
Air Mail
Ben F. Meyers
Air Mail Service of
Chicago
DeKalb Tamburitza Orchestra
Both Sides Sit Tight at Dharasana and Salt Works
May 17. British police and Indian volunteers faced a second stalemate as Sarojini Naidu and her followers failed to raid the Dharasana salt works. A new group of 50 tried to move on Untadi but was stopped. police clashed with crowds at Dharasana and Shiroda, injuring many and arresting about 200. Batiwala Parsi, son of former Bombay mayor Dr. S. S. Batiwala, was among 224 volunteers arrested at Dharasana.
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Bombay
U.P
Sarojini Naidu
Mahatma Gandhi
Serge
Dharasana
Untadi
Mrs. Naidu
Joan of Arc
Shiroda
Batiiwala Parsi
S. S. Batiiwala
Scout Leaders Attend Meet Near Kirkland
About 150 scouts from Chief Shabbona Aurora Elgin Cicero Du Page Fox Valley Joliet Pottawatomi and Oak Park gathered at Camp Rotary MacQueen for the first afternoon of the fourth annual inter-council session Registration and outdoor craft study highlighted the program Tonight El Comancho a west pioneer and trail blazer will speak on western experiences Tomorrow will feature craft studies and a demonstration by champion axeman Peter McLaren with the event ending about 3 00 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shabbona
Aurora
Elgin
Cicero
du Page
Fox Valley
Joliet
Pottawatomi
Oak Park
Rotary-MacQueen
el Comancho
West
Peter McLaren
Briand Plan for European Federation Revealed
Paris May 17 The foreign office disclosed Aristide Briand s plan for a United States of Europe to unite nations economically and politically The documents outline a pact moral European union a permanent coordinating mechanism and a formula to guide federation work They propose lowering tariffs and coordinating fields like hygiene labor and emigration while stressing the move would strengthen not weaken the League of Nations the idea targets 26 governments and broader international cooperation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Federation of European Nations
Foreign Office
Aristide Briand
United States of Europe
League of Nations
United States
Briand
Eburon
European Union
Europe
America
Absence of Mary Agnes Stirs Chicago Parents
Mary Agnes Moroney two year old vanished after a well dressed stranger named Julia Otis befriended the family on Wentworth avenue. The note allegedly from Otis said the girl is on the way to California with a hired nurse and would return in two months. Police are tracing the mysterious benefactor as the family struggles with hunger and hope.
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Chicago
U.P
Moroners
South Wentworth Avenue
Mary Agnes
California
Julia Otis
Michael Moroney
Moroneys
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Elburn Road
Fine School
Miss E. Fox
Glidden and
Me- Murry
India
Calcutta
Malta Orchestra
Cortland Orchestra
Sandwich Boys’ Glee Club
Shabbona Girls’ Glee Club
Hinckley Mixed Chorus
Kirkland Orchestra
DeKalb Band
Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan
Knights of Pythian
D-Bals
Peru
Duddelaort
Pythian
Pete Stavarkas
Trig Lasen
Bert Holderness
Bulletin
Sam Johnson
FE. F. Fortenberry
Fortenberry
Tom Hannard
Johnson
Netvo
Hannard
Forte
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