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THE McHBNRY PLAINDBALBR OXTOBY EXCHANGED LAST SATURDAY NELSON ;; - SPSS --:fjs't,;,' jSr/1 ?» * „ ' « 4 'M V ! All. ' .V Thursday, October 1,1MB y> v l ;>- /-,* •*> . ' ^ ; --_•» p»:<,\V", .« • teK-rr^'%1? Z- ' £• w Mothers* Club i Sewing circle spent Monday, Septem- Tbe Mothers' club will meet at the jber 21, in baking these cookies instead Imhiw of Mrs. C. W. Goodell Friday of | of sewing. next week. Miss Clarke of the U. S. O. > • .* * * ? WU1 be guest speaker. Parties for Selectees * * • , * . s e l e c t e e s w h o l e f t f o r oService Book Club 'this (Thursday) morning, Harry Con- The first meeting of the season of i way and Bernard Thurlwell, were honthe Book club will be held next Wed- ored at a farewell party at the home nesday afternoon at 1:30 at St. Mary - of Herman Kreutser on Monday even- St. Patrick school library. ' "Song of ing of this week. About One hundred Bernadette" will be reviewed by Mrs. guests were present to enjoy an even- It. J. Fleming, Mrs. Floyd Cooley and ing of dancing followed by a delicious Mrs. Clarence Anglese. 'lunch, r ti_ ; * • • , i Tuesday evening Harry was guest Stniwpce -Marriage' • : iof honor at a seven o'clock supper Mr. •?i<f Mrs. James Orr" announce! served at the William Althoff home on the approaching marriage of tlieir' Main' street. Present were Mr. and d&ughter, Betty Mae, to Mr. Gleni. Mrs. Martin Conway and son, Harry, Benson of Richmond on Saturday, of McHenry, Mrs. Mabel Holle of Qak October 10, at five o'clock in the after- Park and the .employees of Althoff's aeon at the Community Methodist Hardware store ^ Harry was • At a 4:30 o'clock nuptial ceremony performed by Rev. Daleiden in the rectory of St. Peter's Catholic church, Spring Grove. Miss June Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Nelson, became the bride of Mr. icturci), .McHenry. GIRL SCOUTS i The first hike of the season brought the usual fun and excitement on Monday. | We met in Miss Larkin's room at 3:45 and welcomed two more new Scouts, Beverly Schwerman and Mona j Harris. After a short business meetj ing, we started out over the Golf i Course road. The weather was perfect and Judging from the conversation and laughter everyone enjoyed herself quite thoroughly. We returned to school whefre Miss | Larkip and Miss Bauer surprised us with a treat of ice cream and cake, i We played a guessing game as we i ate. Next week, a regular meeting will | be held when we shall hold an election | of officers. The Girl Scout organizaj tion ui^es all girls who wish to be j Girl-'Scouts to be present Monday, bej cause no more gifls will be allowed to join after that time THIRTY-FIVE MILE SPEED EFFECTIVE BEGINNING TODAY VIOLATORS CHARGED AS RECKLESS DRIVERS SURGICAL DRESSING COURSE The surgical dressing classes have made a very fine start in sending 400 dressings away Wednesday morning of this week. It is expected that 600 or more wilt be made by next week at this time. They wish to thank Mrs. Beatty for her donation of five dollars. One for Rtpley Deaf and dumb men have org izedl a choir in Sarajevo. Jugosl Wait for It Happiness can never overtake t£p person who is running after it. . - > ^ f ) Today (Thursday) Illinois state lice began their campaign agaii motorists who travel in excess thirty-five miles per hour. This is^in compliance with a federal office of defense transportation request, according to Acting Chief Harry Yde. He said they would be charged with "reckless driving. Yde, temporary head of the state If you don't join i force \frhile Leo Carr, on leave, camby Monday, October 5, 'you will ..,h%v£ j paigns for sheriff in Cook county, said to wait until next fall. See you next Monday. SCRIB&V (Photo by Wofwiek) EUGENE OXTOBY ; - '/ k' ' Farewell Party * *> , ' ' " -Silver-Wedding .. '• Oorfte Spoo, ./who- is i^r'S^vFSchmfk^s^i^- MR. AND MRS. f0ictober 6 to join ythe U. S. Coast ed their silver wedding anniversary " in. .< . ' -- ;i^ard, was honored at a farewell last Saturday at £\_.gathering of Eugene • Oxtoby, son of Mr. and Mfcsv! jji&rty last Friday evening at the home friends and relailtlvei i^ St. Mary ^ St,, Arthur J, Oxtoby, Spring Grove, \ j; . Miss Marilyn Clark in Waukegan. Patrick school hall. About 120 were The lovely bride was attired in a : Cards were enjoyed and refreshments present- • at' the celebration. During t®n suit with brown accessories and ] - . "ifere served. The group presented th^afternoon cards played with ° • a Mr. Spoo with several gifts. . w ; prizes being merited fy Mrs. Bernara * * * I Baudr, Mrs. Jacob F." Jus ten and Mrs. Royal Neighbor Meeting John N. Schmitt. • The Royal Neighbors will hold ja/ Following the serving of a 5:30 dinitteeting in McHenry on Tuesday even- ner, dancing was enjoyed and a mock ing, October 6, at which time practice wedding was presented. Taking part arrests will be made and prosecuted !under Illinois State law because he, j is as yet "unclear as to how we should I proceed" under a reported new ODT : ; regulation. The new rule was pre- i j scribed for the entire country Monday • by Joseph B. Eastman, national director of the ODT. It was ordered, it Was said, as a step in conserving rubber in tires of an estimated 27,000,000 passenger automobiles. It calls for a .maximum penalty of two years and a $10,000 fine, or both. Yiolators, Yde said, will be taken for the county convention will be held, in this were Anton Freund, Peter A 3Jhe district deputy will be present at; Freund, Nick N. Freahd, Nick Bei • , IfSuesday's meeting. The county con- trang, Catherine Smith, Mrs. Elizamention will be held in Huntley this beth Michels and Mrs. Peter A. . fear. < • ' Freund. A most enjoyable day Vas _ [spent by those in ^ttendtfnce and the Raral Youth Meets > ^honored guests were presented with , The Okay Rural Youth club met'many lovely «ifts and cards / '-^early this week at the hoine of one of - '-Hb members, Mrs. Arnold Larson on * ' Center street. Recreation for the evening was planned by Miss Winifred Benwell and the committee in eiiarge consisted of Alice Clark, Gordon Clark and Mrs. Arnold Larson. , Miscellaneou$ Shower MiSs Betty Mae Oit was honored --Mitf: _ • ;^or the second time within a week at • ^W iUiutt,l ^dja ughter of the yJo sephv ! a prenuptial shower last Friday even- ing. Miss Esther Jean Qr ^ of ^ossons of Riverside Drive was bap- the bride-to-be, was hostess at the J**6?1" St v Pat^S ChU A rChn^e Pf Party- Bunco provided entertainment Week by Rev William A O Rourke, with izes ^ merited B Sponsors for the baby, who has been Dexheimer. Laura Denman Jd BettJ , i igemrere an aunt McKean A tost lunch WM serveJ and uncle Mrs.Lee Whiting of Wood-, at the conclusi6n *o{ the eveni witfi stocky and William Glosson of Mc-]tAhles attractively decorated in pink and white. In attendance at the shower were Despite the fact that a. hearing on wore a corsage of red carnations. Her ; account in the estate • of Robert maid of honor, Miss Lucille Simon ! Duesing, Wilmot village accentric i to justices of the peace where Small wore a grey suit and green accessor- i w^° 'n the spring of 1939, was ; fines will be asked against first ofies. Miss Marie Thomas, the brides-!scheduled before Probate Judge R. V. fenders except where they are flagmaid, was attired in a blue suit and j Bak?r Thursday, Public- Administrator ..rant violators. wore matching accessories. | Chris Juliani was still asking fche $53,- i He said in this ,way. they will have Followng the ceremony a dinner was question of what to do with thai a record to follow up if a motorist held for the bridal party and about amount of cash now being held in offends a second time. forty-five relatives at the bride's jescrow f°r Duesing's heirs. The heirs, State penalty'for "reck]ess driving," home. A reception and dance wasie^t cousins of the deceased Wilmot Yde said, for first offenders is a fine held later in the evening at the K. of |village inventor, all residents of Nazi of from ten dollars to five hundred C. hall with Ben Thonneson of Crystal I Gernmny at the time of his death must : dollars or imprisonment from five Lake furnishing the music. j awa»t the end of the war and the ex- days to ninety days, or both. For a The new Mrs. Oxtoby attended the j ecut*ve ,or(*er that froze all Axis alien second offender, he said, the fine local high school and has recently assets in the United States for the ranges from one hundred dollars to Attending were friends and relatives ! been employed at the Oaks in Crystal ! duratioli. _ ; one thousand dollars ,or imprisonment from Ohio, South, Dakota, Wisconsin, |Ijake- The groom attended the Spring ' " • • . from ten days to six months, or both Chicago, Elgin, Am*ora,. Ringwood)! Grove school and' is emjpldyed try-Mr. j ' Song is hot stilled in Burlington,! " Licenses Suspended * i Spring Grove, Jphnsburg* Waukegan i Kruse at Spring Grove. j although the famed Civic Chorus has In addition, he said, a court max and McHenry. ... v. i Upon their return from a short wed- (discontinued as an active organization (suspend a motorist's right to drive.an ding trip the young couple will reside | for the present. Those whose inter- automobile for one year.. Also, when ^ * . * Nothi!%ttirwen over looked to make our Funeral Home more convenient and comfortable for our clientele. Jacob J roten Sons Funeral Directors -- Phone McHenry 103-R Residence, McHenry I12-W Green Street, corner Elm -- McHenry v I desire to announce that I have moved my dental office to a new location, being the second floor of the Pries building, over the National Tea Store, corner of Greeji and Elm Streets, McHenry. ' * . . J. E. SAVLER -- Dentist -- , Phone McHenry 15 in the apartment above the garage of Msgr, Nix on Richmond road* Oldest Twins Celebrate Mrs. Minnie Stoten, who lives with Mrs. Lillian Larsen, Aiifle Niekels, Laura Denman, Mabel Bolger, Mrs/ fatr daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wolehen, Alpha Peterson, Betty Buss, Betty •t li Greenwood and Mrs. Louise; McKean, Mrs. James Orr and daugh- Brandes, who lives with her daugh- ters, all of McHenry; Mrs. Gordon ter, Mrs. William Malwitz at Har- Benson, Wonder Lake; Mrs. Leslie mony, celebrated their ninety-second Winters, Union; Mrs. Harold Osborne, birthdays Tuesday. They are the old- ( Solon Mills; Betty DexheiraeT, Woodest living twins in Northern Illinois, stock, and Mrs. Ben Benson and They were born in Germany and came j daughter, Ruth, of Richmond- I* this country when they were five' • * « --, JKarsold. , , # I Attend JoUet Meeting : '0. ' . . ' ; Several ladies from McHenry couh- Qiristwung ty, among them the chairmen of the Joan Lynn was the name selected by various committees on war projects, Mr. and Mrs. Alfons Adams for their , attended an important meeting in infant daughter when she was bap- ;Joliet last Friday which -dealt with tired fast Wednesday evening at seven ' disaster problems and co-ordinating o'clock by Rev. William A. O'Rgurke. ;with civilan defense. • Leading speak- Joan Lynn wore the christening iiress ers from Washington gave interestworn by her father and also by the •other members of the Adams family. Sponsors were Mrs. Genevieve Swenson of LaGrange and Nick Adams, McHenry. * I * * • , Honored at Gathering * "Dr. William A. Nye, who is a Lieu- BERTHA SCHIESSLi BECOMES BRIDE OF > MR. ELMER JENSEN In a quiet wedding ceremony performed in the rectory of St. Mary's church last Saturday evening at nine o'clock by Msgr. C. S. Nix, Miss Bertha Schiessle, daughter of Mrs. Caro line Schiessle, became the bride of Mr. Elmer W. Jensen, son of Mrs. John Christiansen. The bride was attractive in a green dress with dark brown accessories and wore a corsage of white chrysanthemums. Her bridesmaid, Miss Mildred Kinsala, was attired in a brown dress with rust accessories and her corsage was of gardenias. Herman Kreutzer served the groom as best man. Following the ceremony, the bridal party and the immediate families enjoyed dinner at Fritzels at Crystal Lake. Upon returning from a short wedding trip the couple are making their home at 541 Main street. The bride is a graduate of the McHenry Community high school and has been employed at the Alexander Lumber Co. for several years. The groom attended school in Chicago and is now employed at the Chrysler defense plant in Chicago. i ing and informative talks throughout ; the day and a very delicious luncheon was served. Those from this county who made the trip were Mrs. Mary Owen, captain of the McHenry Motor Corps; Mrs. Peter Bonichson, Woodstock, Second Lieutenant of the county Motor \ an "tenant at Great Lakes, was honored at Corps; Miss Lois Coultas of the j reminiscing at the Peterson Boat shop | foam the Chicago area iit charge^ a gathering at the home of .Mrs. 'Woodstock high school; Mrs. Floren- Saturday evening. The feature of the Eleanor Nye Saturday evening. After • tine West, Woodstock, chairman of , evening was the showing of movies of An evening spent in games and visit- ( shipping for the county; Mrs. Vida the running of the boat races during ing, the thirty-six relatives gathered Gaulke, Woodstock, canteen chairman; the past season. It was unanimously for the occasion partook of a tasty i Mrs. Robert Lounsbury, vice-chairman ; agfeed to continue such pleasant gathlunch. Out-of-town guests were Mr. i of the county canteen; Mrs. Henry j erfng8 jn the future. Boat Club A group of friends and members of the Chain O'Lakes Boat club spent enjoyable evening visiting and est in singing is more than academic , a motorist is convicted, he said, it is •plan to meet together regularly, per- ! recorded on the back of his driver's haps twice a month", to enjoy them-1 license and three convictions cancels ielves in a songfsst. out his license. -- ^ Arrests of motorists v traveling The Crystal Lake Country Club- faster than thirty-five miles per hour, house, with its beautiful grounds and ! Yde said, will be made under "reckless lands, including two eighteen hole golf driving charges because Illinois does courses, will be sold at the east door of the McHenry county court house on Friday, October 2. at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The large clubhouse, grounds and golf course have been one of the beauty spots of our neighbor city for many years, ahd no one seems to know -whether it will ever again be open as a dub, and golf course. not have a state law regulating speed. "Reckless driving" he said is where a motorist travels in "wilful and wanton" disregard of the traffic regula- Murray Esmond, 64, at Genoa: City, was instantly killed about nine o'clock Monday morning, September 21, when he was pinned between the tractor steering wheer and the building where he was at work. Mr. Esmond was o®ppee rating the tractpr while digging out underneath the house on the Fuller farm, north of Genoa, and the tractor in some way or other started in reverse, the rear wheels dropping down into the excavation. Mr. Esmond was pinned between the base of the building and tractor steering wheel. Plans for organizing church ser- j vices for colored residents of the Bar- ' rington area were announced last I week by -the Rev. P. G. Van Zandt,, president of the Barrington Ministerial j association. It is hoped to sponsor services in a Barrington church eachr Sunday afternoon, with a minister To Live Solo Because it costs too much to> imj port a new wife for the senior ele- I phant in the Buenos Aires, Argen- | tina, zoov he is condemned' to a pro- | tracted widowerhood. Whew wife j No. 1 died recently inquiries were i made ia the United States Dtar a mate, but it was found that trans* port charges to Argentina, would be $10,000, too feiuch for the zoo's- puarse. QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptoms of Distress Arislr STOMACH ULCI due™ EXCESS ACID ftwiofkT«ll» of HonwTreilw wMhat Must Help or H Will Cost YoaNotMng Over two million bottles of the WHULAR D TREATMENT have boen Bolii'fbr relief of agnnptoms of distress arising from:8a»«i»cll and Duodenal Ulcara due to Euni Acid-- Vm Dlgntion, Sour or Upttt Stomach, OnihMU, Haartbutn. tlwpliMinn. «te^ due to Eacass Add. Sold on 15 days' trial I Ask for "Wlllard's Mains*" which fully •xplalns this treatment--fraa--at REPUBLICANS ^ INHEPERDENT fOTERS oTsiLLDSfONED DEMOCRATS The Chicago Kclly-Nash machine bosses are hoping: that you will not register and therefore not b? dale to vote for (Senator C. WAYLAND BROOKS and his colleagues on the Republican CoogreMioiu^. I^sgi^ative^ State and County tickets. It is their scheme to drive in enough machine-controlled votes ia Chicago to offset what they hope will be a small Republican vote downstate due to a light registratioiL. ARE YOU QOINQ TO LET THEM QET AWAY WITH ITT Register now in the County Cleric's office at the County Seat. Don't wait untE the last day of registration in your home precinct--October 6th. TO VOTE--BE SURE i ; TO REGISTER Biy War Saviigt Bonds aad Starps and Mrs. Raymond Whiting, Lake j Sandeen, Woodstock, chairman of the Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nye of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nye of Aurora. • * * Sewing Circle - "Cookies for Rookies" day turned out to be a banner day for Betty's Red Cross Sewing circle of Lily Lake. There were 125 dozen cookies, ninety dozen donated by the Lily Lake Wowen's club and thirty-five dozen baked ^ Jn Betty's kitchen, which she so gra | ;: <£ously let the circle use for this occa- | aion. The ladies of Betty's Red Cross county canteen and Mrs. Earl Phinney, chairman of volunteer special services for the county. Insect Repellant Cttronella, cedar oil or pine oil added to the final coat of paint will Loek-Bringing Hump The Egyptian Pharaohs and their wealthier courtiers employed living hunchbacks as talismans against , „ evil and to bring them luck, hut Those present were Mr. and Mrs. when a real cripple was not avail- Ted Benda, Arthur Pabst and son, able a reasonable facsimile seems Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Finkl, i |q have served as well, as ancient Vic Hofer and Glenn Peterson of Chi- bronze and terracotta images of him cago; Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Seyl,; have been unearthed at Alexandria. Jr., of Lake Forest; Mr. and Mrs. Edd i No matter how crudely executed, all DRUG STORE i* , Chaseley and Clara Guill, Maywood; Commodore and Mrs. Antone Walker help to keep insects from settling i and Mr. and Mrs. Art Smejkol, Fox on the painted surface while it is " " still wet.' Usually a teaspoonful or two in a pail of paint is sufficient, and this quantity will have no ba^ effects on the paint. Read the Want Ads I fltMttoii Card Beauty Caie fra Nmm4# \lf & O / , contains Revlon Nail Enamel, Oily Remover, Whacking big special size Lipstick You'll adore the real1! leather case for yottf4 war stamps, ratio# cards* compact, etc. of course, you 11 ador0' America's best-love^, nail enamel, b* cause of the unrivaled way it stayp. OC your nails! Won* derful value! yours today Bolger's Drug Store Lake; Urban Comes of Wichita, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Peterson and Mrs, Frank Immekus of McHenry.- \ • ' ' - . -- y i i i M i l I i i u i n i;'iii"' 8olven - Welter ITu^tials Solemnized in Chicago Friends here will read with interest of the marriage last Saturday, September 19, at the Maternity church, North avenue, Chicago, of Miss Florence Sulven of Chicago and LeRoy Welter of Ringwood. The ceremony was performed at three o'clock and was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Welter will reside in Chicago where the groom is finishing his last year at John Marshall Law school. Among those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Matt Welter of Ringwood, parents of the groom. have striven to portray his luckbringing hump as realistically as possible. COMING EVENTS Thirty-Foot Fall from Silo is Fatal to John Stecker Funeral services were held Wednesday of this week from the Greenwood "Community chufch for John Stecker who died in the Woodstock hospital Monday following a thirty-foot fall from a silo on the Baker farn^arlier in the day. Surviving are his widow, Clare, and three sons, Milton of Greenwood and Kenneth and Raloh of Woodstock. Brave Convicts Save Town Fighting a fire until they were about to drop from exhaustion and heat, convicts saved the settlement pt Mannus, Australia, from destruction. A bush blaze, at one time stretching 12 miles across the country, approached within 50 feet of the post olB#,'---;- • October 1 - 2 - S Rummage Sale -- Bueh's Store, Riverside. Drive -- Sponsored by P.-T. A. October 1 C. D. at A. -- Regular Business Meeting. • October 2 . Christian Mothers & Altar Society -- St. Mary - St. Patrick School Hall. Red Cross -- St. Mary - St. Patxick ! School. October • Sunday Nighters -- 8 o'clock <--11. X. Church. October 6 1 Fox River Valley Camp, R. N. A. -- Business Meeting. R. N. A. Meeting -- District Deputy, Guest of Evening. ! > October 7 :• P.-T. A. --- St. Mary * SV Patrick School Hall. ' ' Local Girls Hostesses at U. S. O. Hut -- Waukegan. Book Club -- 1:30 -- St. Mary -vBt. Patrick Library. October 9 Mothers' Club -- Mrs. C. W. Goodell Home. October 14 K. of C. Dance -- Nells Ballroom ~ Johnsburg. October 15 ~ Public Card Party -- Sponsored by C D. of A. W. S. C. S. -- M. E. Church Hall. October 20 County R. N. A. Convention -- Hunt ley. V October 22 r Group III W. S. C. S. -- Pancake Slipper -- 5:30 --- M. E. Church Hall, December 27 Mothers' Club Entertains at U. S. O --• Waukegan. We Want Your Help! This appeal may sound somewhat strange to yon at first, but after reading over this ad, we believe you will agree that we do need your assistance. It is our intention to add a new and complete line to our store, one which has not heretofore been carried -- a l i n e o f . . . BOYS' CLOTHES Mothers, what we Wait and need is your hef^^Ttfl suggestions. You know better! than we just What your boy will need, and that is exactly what we intend to carry. You undoubtedly want a store which will at all times have on hand what you wa|$ for the boys as well as for big brother and their father. f his is called a "Men's Shop/' but it is also going to be a shop for the "real youni men." . J We invite you to come in and present your ideas about theyfvnishings for the Then we will have a better idea on what to stock, Bring Dad along, too, we have on hand a lot of nice things to wear which he will like. Main StreH West McHemgr .-.s. Wi'?,,.,, JkL