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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore subscribers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be handled by an office representative until proper service is established and a responsible representative is secured. Subscribers are asked to send a card to The Chronicle in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
The Rev Erdman Frenk of Saint John English Lutheran leads a Sycamore church broadcasting venture with WOCG call letters under construction. A 100 to 500 watt station aims to reach DeKalb and Elgin crowds, studio to be built in the church, with local help and government signals approval anticipated.
Patrick Duffey spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Shabana attending to business and visiting friends. Miss Ella White returns from Chicago to Sycamore to reside indefinitely and reconnect with local friends. Salem Lutheran plans a May 31 baccalaureate sermon for the 1925 Sycamore Community High School class of 55 students and June 4 commencement at the Methodist church. Mrs. G H Carlson is recovering from gallstone surgery at St. Luke's in Chicago. Mrs. Frank Johnson and Miss Ella Dick host Golden Links at Mrs. Johnson's home tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Margaret Syme, after wintering in California, has returned and shares westward sights with friends.
Kingston meeting draws reps from northern chapter units and heavy participation. Details of the district picnic with extensive chapter representation are not final yet but will be announced soon. Chronicle Want Ads Bring Results.
Farmers report rapid corn planting on numerous farms in the area. Work proceeds with little interruption and recent plantings yield favorable growing weather. Spring work is well advanced and ahead of past seasons.
Sycamore storekeepers remain undecided on Memorial Day closing plans. Some favor all day closings while others prefer partial hours. The retail merchants' committee of the Chamber of Commerce plans to act within a day or two and seek broader business agreement.
Announcement today states the Sycamore DeKalb cement paving and repairs are delayed due to difficulty securing right of way. Condemnation suits begin May 27. bids opened by the state highway department in Springfield with no further action yet. Contractor progress north of Stark’s corners continues. bridge work near completion could allow partial opening before July 4 pending conditions.
An important Chamber of Commerce meeting is held this evening to consider bylaw amendments. A proposed primary election before the annual meeting would allow members to nominate by secret ballot, with a three member committee to tabulate votes. A report from the committee would be posted to members at least six days before the annual election.
Announcement states A. Cederoth, who has operated the shoe basin here for some time, has come from DeKalb and will close out his business in this city soon. Details of the closing and final sale are to be announced.
The Sycamore family plans to sell their entire stock and relocate to Chicago.Removal date depends on sale success. Mr and Mrs Cederoth have many friends in the area who regret their departure but wish them well in their new home in Chicago.
A misprint in yesterday's Chronicle claimed DeKalb County Bar members would take a half holiday each week from May 1 to October 1 with Thursday afternoon breaks. Placcards in court house offices clarified the half holiday is on Saturday afternoons. Residents noted the error and read the correction with interest.
Genoa and surrounding area observe a half day, with banks doctors dentists and barber shops closed. Rumors of Thursday afternoon closure circulate, but no official announcement. Funeral for Elizabeth Gibson Byers held in Kirkland after death in Zion. The Algonquin Indians defeat Genoa Cubs 5 to 2 at Algonquin diamond. Various local residents travel, visit, and attend events. hospital operation and illness noted.
An announced schedule shows DeKalb county law offices will close at noon on Saturdays, reversing an earlier plan to close Thursday afternoons. The bar members favor Saturday closures to gain one and a half days of vacation, avoiding partial weeks’ midweek closings.
A church notice announces this week's mid week service at First Baptist Church in the upper room of the new building. All members are urged to attend this evening's service for relief of varicose veins using Emerald Oil claims to shrink swollen veins glands and goitres. The ad hawks a drugstore product and urges readers to seek a two ounce bottle.
County Nurse Miss Cecil Cushman conducts a tuberculosis clinic in Somonauk for southern residents of the county. Examinations are being performed by Dr. J P Rice of Springbrook Sanitarium Aurora, with many attendees expected.
London England police serjeant ends 26 years of service after issuing 110000 summonses including 19000 in 1821. The long serving officer accumulated a high volume of court notices as part of daily duties.
Rome Italy reports a new cable between Rome and New York now enables messages to be transmitted at 320 words per minute in each direction simultaneously, signaling a significant advance in transatlantic communications.
Workmen began remodeling the offices of Police Chief F W Bull and Mayor J B Lindstrom yesterday afternoon. A connecting door will join the two rooms, allowing access without leaving the building. Mayor Lindstrom moves to the former City Engineer H B Goadson’s office. A northern wall iris torn out to create a new shared space, improving prisoner questioning capability and internal flow.
A Yakima Washington women's club posts a bounty for dead flies to help protect fruit canneries. For each two ounce bottle of dead flies, children will receive five cents. The effort aims to reduce a serious pest threat to local canning houses.
Police chief F W Bull ordered Gypsy caravans to leave Herald city after reports of an eastern district group camped and prospered nearby. The unit headed toward the country and was the first reported this year. Authorities stated Gypsies are not welcome and will be ousted on sight.
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