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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
2
Sycamore readers are asked to note that The Chronicle circulation will be managed by an office representative until proper service is set up and a responsible person is secured. Subscribers are asked to drop a card to The Chronicle in DeKalb if they fail to receive the paper.
Under C W Brickman the Day Choral festival at the St Albans Methodist church featured Roger Motten and a mixed cast. Selections included Handel Mendelssohn Verdi Debussy Bizet and Rossini pieces with readings by Motten. A reunion of the Stark families is planned in Sycamore and several local residents moved residences this week. Harold Peterson departs for Minneapolis as a guest of friends.
Large turnout of Isaac Walton league members and locals at a DeKalb picnic with Kingston and Sycamore groups supplying food and labor. Plans discuss a mid month Kingston picnic and a two day Memorial Day trip. many intend lakeside outings if weather holds.
The soft drink parlor of John McKee at Kirkland was raided yesterday by the sheriff and deputies. A gallon of alcohol was found and confiscated. McKee was placed under arrest and later released on bond. He is believed to face county court action next week for alleged ongoing alcohol sales.
The article states that all details on the new theatre are attended to and work will proceed quickly. Contractors promise occupancy by September 1, and many workers will be needed to meet the deadline. The former Ira Wetze home is to be moved to the Ryan for excavation next week.
Several Sycamore men left early today by auto for Indianapolis to gain a vantage point for the big motor races. They expect a good view of the event, with others joining later as the group travels to the site for the races tomorrow.
Robert Willis, R. J. Shuster, Verne Cast fanson, E. H. Swanson and R. B. Christensen are identified as part of a group visiting Indiana. They expect to return here some time Sunday, according to reports.
City announces all factories will close for Saturday giving workers a two day trip option. Most stores will also close all day and the Chamber of Commerce office will shut while the rest room remains open.
Sheriff’s office reports 43 prisoners received in May. Many arrivals from the commissioner's court in Chicago.
Grade school pupils enjoyed an all day field meet at West school with numerous events. In the early afternoon observers reported several strong times in various events, indicating good performances by participants.
The Sycamore baseball team schedules two notable games around the holiday period and Sunday. Event details indicate a double header with anticipated strong performances from the squad, aiming to boost standing in the local slate and showcase key players in upcoming fixtures.
An old advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by an ointment easing inflammation and a tonic that acts on the blood to restore mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years, by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Kings travel for a back to back with the EFigin Nationals this weekend. Tomorrow’s game starts at 3 30 and Sunday’s at 2 30. Also note a new fiber mop washing device from water faucets. Mrs George Cato assists her niece Mrs Rendall at the Chicago jewelry store.
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