The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

MID-AIR PLANECRASH FATAL TO A. W. COLBY, JR. NEWS ABOUT TWENTY-TWO v- ft - V : ':' . . • / " FLYING INSTRUCTOR AT ;; CORPUS CHRISTI < tT ^ - • ,r„ ,r..V/.' -$*&gic news, so prevalent durfhfc war, struck home this week as local residents received word of the death October 3 of Ensign Alfred W. (Al) Colby, Jr., 23, naval flying instructor, who was killed in a mid-air collision' of training planes at the U. S. Naval Air station. Corpus Christi, Texas. He •was the only grkndson of Fred T. Colby, former resident of McHenry, now residing in Burlingame, Calif. Both were visitors here last summer OUR SERVICEMEN s •'•Si FROM BOARD' ONE CALLED IPMA HAS LAUTERBACH I IlirO AF II1IIV i m " ' t o Ur WANT : * SPEAKERS ON FRIDAY •, •••»• •• i How dairymen ^H1 be affected by the "War Necessity" certificates to be required of all truck drivers November 15; how recent legislation oh price ceilings and floors will affect milk markets; and the significance of amendments to Order 41 now being GROUP WILL BBPORT IW.SSKSS'Si&'WMS i£'•£;• -.i-j OCTOBER 19 , Market area, will be thoroughly dis- 1 " ; '&•£. : cussed Friday, October 16, at a .& In . . - - ^|6r received Dy a n d M r s C . L . Watkins of Wond e r L a k e f r o m their son, First Lieutenant R a y - H. Watkins, here in the acific Islfends, the October 19 call were given oiit by Nation. of the gas- board one. Three are included from Two of the best informed speaker* McHenry. on farm programs and problems to be Draft board two last week released found >n organized agriculture are on the names of twienty-one more young-'the. program: Arthur H. Lauterbach, men who will fill a quota to be .,'1 % !"••/ ARE TAKEN RECENT DAY MESSAfilS FROM LYONS SPEAKS MEN IN SERVICE AT REPUBLICAN RALLY TOESDAY DEATHS OLD meet- '• *• ThiMThursday) morning th^n^fes ^ Wo^st«;k,;_ .-plnso:r^^y' ; wVs' i n dulof the boys n service makes interesting copy. Lieut. Watkins tells of roast chicken on Monday, roast turkey on Wednesday and thick porter- • house steak on Saturday. | Lieut. Watkins practiced dentistry - _ . . , . w xv • \ • , Well as Pistakee Bay where he made his home was that of William Adams Who passed away 'Friday. October 9, 1942. at the age of sixty-eight. The deceased was born in Johnsburg on August 11, 1874, and had spent his entire lifetime in that vicinity. On November 25, 1908, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Th -iv.-'i?;-:;? • Ci'; ' * . The victim was an instrument flying 'with Wither in Chicago for three instructor and was accompanied by a student when the crash occurred. Both were killed in the crash which followed the collision although anotner [ plane parachuted to safety. j In addition to his widow, the for- j mer Evelyn Amsden, a Corpus Christi I girl whom he married last February,/ he is survived by his parents, Mr. and j Mrs. A. W. Colby, and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Colby and Mrs. Anna Schultz. He was ah only child. Popular Student Ensign Colby was a graduate of the Burlingame high school and attended the University of California for three years before entering the naval air corps. While in high school he was one of the most popular members of the student body and served as president of the Associated Boy Studeints in 1987: He was an outstanding football pJayer and was named all P. A. L guard for three consecutive years. Ensign Colby entered the air corps in .January, 1941, and received his basic training at the Naval Reserve Aviation Base at Oakland. He was later assigned to the Corpus Christi Station and received Jus* commission on December 26, 1941. He was a specialist in flying the navy's observation and scouting seaplanes -- the type eatarpulted from battleships. The flier's body arrived in Burlingaaw on October 8 accompanied by a naval escort. Services were held the following day with burial in the Golden Gate National cemetery, San Bruno. Graveside rites were presided over by a naval chaplain and marked by a formal salute from ,a naval firing •quad. years prior to his call to service. He had held a commission as a reserve out of McHenry countylm October 19. This is the second call of the month. The first call from this board was for fifty-six and with the new call of twenty-one makes a total of seventyseven. Number one board called fqp . fifty-two on October 1 and sent forty ; more on October 9. This, with today's call, makes a total of 191 for the county thus far in October. general manager of Pure Milk association, and George Metzper, secretary of the Illinois Agricultural association. The meeting is scheduled for 8:15 p. m. in the auditorium of the Woodstock High school and is open to all who are interested. Oei. 1, '42. Dear *" Friends:- ' | Hope this letter will find you all ' well and happy.' I'm having a swell; time in the Navy. Feeling fit as a fid- ; die. We' get the best of food and o u r o f f i c e r s a r e swell to all' We do some drilling but not very much. Our drilling ground is out on the golf course. It's like walking on a nice carpet. I've been here a week and one day MAJOR G. O. p. KEGRMA V, OF, CAMPAIGN Richard • j. f.yons, < one of ttie" standing Republican leaders and orators in Illinois, has been secured as speaker for a county-wide Republican rally to be held in the auditorium of the Woodstock Community Higtttechool On Tuesday night. October 20. at 8:()0 p.m. This will probably be the major G. O. P. meeting of the present campaign in McHenry county. Judg? Central committee, said this LIEUT. RAYMOND H. WATKINS BOARD ONE Signal Corps Member fi-wac officer for fly* years before being sent to Camp Shelby for fifteen months, thenee to Indiantown Gap, Pa., for three months and then to somewhere in the Pacific. Dr. Watkins, Jr., attended Morgan ftirk Military academy, Wesleyan University and Georgetown University before entering Illinois university to study dentistry. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather all have been dentists in Chicago during the past several generations. His admii. istrations to natives as well as men in the service will undoubtedly make a good story when he returns. Private Richard J. Frett has been transferred from Camp Robinson, Ark., to Denver, Colo. % ; Richard J. Weber, a recent navy recuit, is now stationed at San Diego, Calif. Alfred J. May of Glenview, III., visited relatives and friends hers last Friday. , V.a,'.' McHenry HAROLD FRANCIS MILLER LESTER EDWARD WLTT LOUIS JOHN SCHMITT " 1 A MEN VINCENT ANTON PIETKAUSKIS Chemung WALTER BYRON AURINGFILT JAMES LEVERING CROUT ELMER D. WOODS ! Chicago ^STANLEY BERTRAND PAULL MARION DAY SECHLER Harvard GEORGE FRED JCUCKO : 3 KENNETH JOHN MIETHKS THOMAS EDWARD SMITH Hebron MELVIN OSCAR ANDER9QI* CLARENCE R. LARSON Marengo ALWIN FREDRICK BJX>CFCI^ HERMAN ERICK BUESING HENRY LARCY LAECHELT Richmond ELMER BERNARD INGIAU) RingwOod JOHN EDWARD BRENNAJ* Rockford i- "it"'?-" FLOYD ALLAN CONNER* Spring Grove DANIEL JAMES MILLER Wonder Ltkt JOHN NEUMAN LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION Letters of administration were issued by Judge Henry L. Cowlin last week to Lisle, E. Bassett, West McHenry. in the estate of Cora M. Bas- : sett, his mother, who died in Woodstock, September 19. Her estate wa* i listed at $500 in personal property and ; $8,000 in real estate. Only other heir lifted is a daughter, FloribeFVogel, of Woodstock. SPECIMEN BALLOT LISTS CANDIDATES FOR NOVEMBER 3 PR0P081D AMBMSMEHT REQUIRES VOTE , . Henry L. Cowlin of Crystal^ * i * , „ '. today. I ve about two more weeks Lake, chairman of the county Repubalso of Johnsburg. For the past of boot training to do. After that ijcan twenty-five years Mr. Adams had been I will either be put on the line at some operating a resort at the Bay. , job or be shipped to another base. A brother, John, passed away at his ; In behalf of my brother, Alfred B. ^----JMiller, and myself, we wish to thank our many friends and customers for their business during the past years and hope to return some time and to begin where we left off. Again, j thanks a million! VICTOR A. MILLER, S 2/c, I Glenview, 111. P. S.--Would you kindly send me The : Plaindealer. I'd }oye to read it very much. :• .' HON. RICHARD J. LYONS BOARD TWO PRIVATE ALVIN MAYNARD Pyivate Alvin Maynard of McHenry was inducted into the service in September, 1941, and is now stationed overseas as a member of the Signal Corpe. He anderwent training Victor A. Miller is a seaman aacond class at Glenview. Dr. Lee Gladstone, son of the Maurice Gladstones of McHenry, left the first of the week for Carlysle, Pa., for California previous to his departure! advanced medical training. He exfrom this country. i pects to be located there for about two months. Stationed in Nashville Sergeant Ray Newman returned to Flushing, Long Island, New York, after enjoying a ten day furlough at his me. • „:i Berwyon M. Bourelle, 22, former A. T. & S. F. Railway Co., employe, son ?of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bourelle, McHenry, 111., who enlisted recently in i the U. S. Naval Reserve as a yeoman, I third class, is now undergoing a period of recruit training at the U. S. j Naval Training station, Great Lakes, j Recruit training includes an intensive course in seamanship, naval funa physi- Following is the list of those to go from Board two on October 19. Only one, Stanley Brown, is from McHenry. Algonquin ANTHONY O. SEYK • Cary EDWARD W. CATLOW Chicago • TONY A. EISHA Crystal Laka HARRY L. BEDEN DAVID COHN LESTER F. COLBY , LLOYD R. GOULD MAURICE H. JOHNSON HAROLD R. KOLLENKARE Harrisburg JOHN M. HERRIN Huntley FREDERICK E. FYFE WILUAM C. STADIHG McHenry STANLEY K. BROW|T Woodstock OTTO M. BEHRENS JAMES F. CASEY BOYD GARDNER RAYMOND J. HENIKEN HERBERT A. HENSEL SIDNEY J. MARTIN Unioa _2_J--, GLENN C.NOBLE HARRY E. SAWALLISH Th® specimen ballot which will be used for the election in November has been printed. Republicans are up for all offices while the Democrats have no candidate for county judge, county j home in Adams, Minn., in February, FUEL OIL RATIONING Fuel oil dealers should register witH their local rationing board at Woodstock on October 20 and 21. After registering, dealers will be given application forms for distribution to their customers. Oil consumers will receive applica* tioii forms from their distributor between October 22 to October 30. Applications must be completed and i etumed to the beard by October 30. clerk or superintendent of schools. A small ballot, separate from the regular ballot, calls for a vote for the proposed amendment to section one of article nine of the state constitution. This proposed section differs from the present section one only by reason ot the addition of the second paragraph. This paragraph provides that the General Assembly shall have the power, in imposing an occupation or privilege tax, to exempt the business of selling food for human consumption, and gives the General Assembly the power to define the word "food." Voters will be called on to vote "yes" or "no" on the proposition. Following arr? the names appearing M the.specimen ballot: REPUBLICAN U»S. Senator C. Wayland Brooks Rep. Congress at Larg#- Stephen A. Day State Treasurer William G. Stratton . ' Sapt. Public Instructiftt Vernon L. Nickell TVustees University of IlUnois ' "* Martin G. Luken j Chester R. Davis Frank H. McKelvey * Congress, 11th District Chauncey W. Reed Gatieral Assembly, 8th Dist. ~ Harold D. Kelsey Nick Keller County Judge » Henry L. Cow|ia County Clerk j Raymond D. Woods 'Circuit Cterk 1 Lester Edingtry:; I County Treason** I • J. G. Stevens i Sheriff Henry A. Nulle i Supt, of Schools U- Roland McCarinon " WILUAM AND JOHN ADAMS ! Dear Moser «"•': r'" j I'm stationed down here in Camp • Stewart, Ga., now and in the Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Division. I would appreciate The Plaindealer very much for I was a steady reader of it : and it's the best way to keep up with ithe news from the home folks. I like it fine down here and this outfit is regular bunch of guys. Will more later as time goes on. . Thanks vary much! 1942, at the age of eighty-six, and1 just two months previous, in Decern- j ber, 1941, Peter Adams, son of John, | died. Sympathy is extended the | Adams family in these recent bereave-, ments. Due to the fact that many McHenry county people who are working long hours in national defense and ! many others who are dependents of 1 those in our armed forces, find it im- _ , i possible to make inquiries and receive Funeral services were held Monday i certified copies of records needed to morning at nine o clock from the late continue their employment and to home to St John s church, Johnsburg., ^.ove dependency, other than on the Surviving besides his wife. Eliza- i and as a further convenibeth, are two daughters Francos and | ence to the pcople of McHenry county, Ellen, and a son, Edward. | Raymond D. Woods, county clerk, an- John Ntesen | nounces that the clerk's office will be Friends in this community were, open for business every day. of the sorry to hear of the death last Satur-' week, except Sunday, from 8 a. m. to day, October, 10, 1942, of John Niesen, 5 p. m., including Saturday afternoon, eight-three. He passed away after an ifor the duration of the war, , illness of several, months. Mr. Niesen I Ii_ week that C. Frank Daly, county treasurer and past chairman of the county G. O. P. committee, has made arrangements for the meeting. Mr. Daly is campaign chairman of the "write county for Republican party this year. Republican leaders of the county PVT L. W THURLWELL feel Pleased over securing such a well Camp Stewart, Ga. *nd popular speaker as "Dick" i Lyons. The former member of the ; Gene&^Jtssembly from this district | has always been popular with the Republican voters of McHenry county. Time and again he has polled large , votes here, including his campaigns < for United States senator and tfWV' ernor. f Candidates Attend OOUNTY CLERK WOODS ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN HIS OFFICE HOURS damentals, military drill an< j cal hardening. 1 Upon completion of this training i the new recruit will be either selected jfor further duty at a naval shore sta-1 ; -- | tion, or will be ordered immediately to formerly at Camp Roberts, Calif., is active duty at sea. now San Francisco, in ^are of the postmaster. Mrs. George Williams has received •" ., ••• ;• word of the safe arrival of her Private Irvin L. Freund is now *e#vbrother, Private Clarence Kempfert, ing Uncle Sam at Norfolk, Va. of Crystal I^ike, at an undisclosed destination. \ CORPORAL NEIL THURLWELL . Corporal Neil Thurlwell, above, is one of the two sons of Mrs. Anna Thurlwell of West McHenry who are serving in Uncle Sam's, army. Hs^ is now stationed at Nashville. Tenn. his Private LeRoyM. Freund is station - , ed at Camp Callan, Calif., according to : word received by The Plaindealer from I relatives. Floyd E. Freund, seaman second class, is at the U. S. Naval air station, Banana River, Florida. LeRoy M. Freund 4 Camp Callan, Calif. is--^serving at Charles Thompaop arrived by air- . _ . . . ... _ , „ . plane from Akron. Ohio, where lie has » been ^ployed defense work, just located at Camp Stewart, Ga. ! Camp Stewart, Ga., is the address- I of a selectee of a few weeks, Eugene G. Unti. • DEMOCRATIC | U. S. Senator Raymond S. McKeough Congress at Large Benjamin S. Adamowaki State Treasurer W. D. Forsyth Supt. Public Instruction John A. Wieland Trustees University of Illinois ' T. V. Smith Kenney E. Williamson Walter Williams Congress, 11th District Joseph Saqi Perrv General Assembly Thomas A. Bolder Circuit Clerk o Arthur Freund -- County Treasurot George Weber Sheriff Osman Olson * fin time to go to Chicago for induction , into the army. He was accepted and is now enjoying a thirteen day furlough. CHAIRMAN OF FIRE WARDENS At a recent meeting held in the Woodstock court house more than one hundred rural school district fire wardens participated in an all day training school. LeRoy Miller of McHenry home here. was selected McHenry townshp chairman by the school district warden^, f • ; Lieut. Vale Adams la nifir stations!! Eugene Wiedemann has been transferred from Bedford, Pa., to Norton Heights, Conn. Bill Bacon of Camp Bradfield, Va., has been /enjoying a furlough at his; Michael Schmitt of McCullom Lake, whd recently enlisted in the navy, is ai seaman second class, stationed ^at Glenview. He is studying to be a machinist's mate. jat Nashville, Tenn. APPOINTED CHAIRMAN Stanley Wolnik of McHenry left Miss Marie Johnson, junior on the1 The Plaindealer this week received Wednesday of this week froii) Liberty- Coe College campus, has recently bee,, the address of Lewis N. Brefeld, a | ville in their October draft cah. appointed finance committee chairman former resident, who is located at on the Y. W. C. A. first cabinet. Miss j Corpus Christi, Texas. . . * ' Charles Sutton has recently been Johnson is the daughter of Mrs. Ililda j : transferred from Camp Edwards, Johnson of McHenry. ! The address of Steve A. Harrcy,' Mass., to a camp near Tallahasee, Fla. PROHIBITION U. S. Senator Enoch A. Holtwick Congress at Large Elizabeth S. Carr State Treasurer William J. Goodman Supt. Public Instruction ~~ Clay F. Gaumer Trustees University o| Illiaflia Alonzo L. Parrott •>' Mildred E. Young Minnie B. Koss N O T I C S ! No hunting or trespassing on m> property without permission. Theodore R. Breyer. 21-2-fp had made his home in McHenry for fnany years throughout which he acquired a great many friends because of his kindness and sociability. Survivors are his widow, Gertrude,, four daughters, Miss Isabelle Niesen and Mrs. Ed Brady of Chicago, Mrs. jFYed Beller of McHenry and Mrs. Arch Carpenter, Belvidere; two sons, iVilliam J. of Kenosha and Harry of Anniston, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Christine Nell, McHenry, and Mrs. Barbara. Huemann of Johnsburg and two brothers, Matt and Frank, McHenry. p Funeral services were held at ten o'clock Monday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church and burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Laurabelle Conklin , A long period of suffering was end- £d last Sunday, Oct. 11, 1942, when All county Republican candidates will be present at the meeting, as well as legislative candidates. Ac invitation has been. extended to Ojagressman Chauncey W. Reed to appear. With Senator C. Wayland Brooks busily engaged in his duties at Washington, it has been impossible for him to make a state-wde campaign in behalf of his candidacy for re-election. For this reason such well known leaders as Lyons, and others, are carrying the issues to the public in his behalf. With the election close at hand a general invitation is being extended to the public to be on hand at this big G. O. P. leaders see a fine N O T I C E 1 An instructor's course in first aid i rally. will be given at the Dean street gym ! chance of returning Senator Brooks to in Woodstock beginning next Monday ! the Senate, as well as electing a state evening at 7:30 and continuing I ticket. throughout the week. There is stiP Remember, the date is October 20, ar openine for eight or ten who wish ^ and the place is the Community Hipk to take this course. All who have j school auditorium in Woodstock* finised the advanced course may take i the instructor's course. A doctor from 1 Naval Aviator < St. Louis will conduct the classes. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASS'N At a meeting of the members of the board of directors of the Farmers Cooperative association last Saturday afternoon, an eight per cent dividend and a five per cent refund were declared. Checks are in the mail today (Thursday). Mrs. Laurabelle Conklin passed away about noon at her home near the McHenry Country Club. - The deceased was born seventy-One years ago in Barrington where her father had settfed many years previous, having arrived there in a covered wagon. When she was five years ; gohooi. old she moved with her parents to, fouth Haven, Mich., where she lived , : ntil her marriage on April 3, 1890, to Odell Conklin. In 1901 the young Couple moved to Chicago where they lived until coming to McHenry in 1938. Mr. Conklin started building their PLACED ON HONOR ROLL Cadet Joseph Cannon, son of Dr. > and Mrs. Floyd Cannon, of Waukegan, j former McHenry residents, has been , a w a r d e d s p e c i a l r e c o g n i t i o n f o r ! academic work and placed on the disciplinary honor roll at Missouri Mili- | tary Academy where he attends { Burlingham, Calif. He leaves a wife and two daughters of New York. Irenus J. Feffer Irenus J. Feffer, 46, American Legion member who saw service overseas during World War I with General home, "Happy Days," soon after their Pershing's First Division, died last arrival here but his wife suffered a broken ankle, followed by an illness which resulted in her death, and she was unable to fully appreciate their new home. She was a faithful member of Ravenswood Chapter 190, 0, E. S., of Chicago. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon atjtwo o'clock from the Peter M. Jus ten home with Rev. ;Heber Miller officiating. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery, Barrington. Surviving besides her husband is a daughter, Mrs. Louise- Weber of Chicago. In addition to her family there are many friends in this community Who mourn the passing of one who [ Mary's church in Huntley on Tuesda» Was the personification of patience and • morning. Several from here called in kindness throughout her long illness. Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in Edward Hines hospital where he had been a patient for several months. He was a member of the Purple Heart and a past commander of the Veterans of Foregin Wars post at Crystal Lake. He was born near Woodstock January 81, 1896, and enlisted in May, 1917, in the U. S. army. He served as a Sergeant with Co. C, 16th Infantry. Besides his widow he is survived b> six children, all of Huntley. Jeanne, Marie, Elton, David, Jack, Mary Ann and Roy; his mother, Mrs. Bridget Feffer of Crystal Lake; two brothers ahd five sisters. Funeral services were held from St. the Feffer home this week as the deceased had many friends in this community acquired when the family resided on farms near here. Mrs. Anna May Mrs. Anna May, 68, of Spring Grove passed away Wednesday morning at Cookson M. Wright Cookson M. Wright, the eldest son of the pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright, who came from England in 1853 and settled in McHenry, died at his home on Long Island, New York, _ ... September 19, 1942, aged eighty-eight her home there. She is survived bf years and six months. He was the ; her husband, Peter, and twelve chilbrother of Stanley and Walter Wright, j dren. One child died in infancy, who still reside in West McHenry bn | Funeral services will be held Saturthe original land taken from the gov-j day morning at ten o'clock at St. ernment. Another brother, Benjamin i Peter's church. Spring Grove. The F. Wright, resides in Tacoma, Wash., [body is at rest at the Art Kattner and a sister, Clara F. Colby lives in ; home in that town. ENSIGN GEORGE GAGE SMITH George Gage Smith, 22 and Mrs. Granger Smith of Eigin, former McHenry residents, has completed his advanced flying at the U. 9. Naval Air Base at Corpus Christi, Texas, and has received his gold wings and a commission as Ensign. Immediately after the formal exercises were concluded Ensign Smith left by plane for Elgin and arrivwJ there last week to visit his parents and other relatives. Tuesday of this week he left for Miami, Fla., for active dutv. The young Elgin man graduated from Elgin academy in 1939 and while there was a member of the school's football and track teams. He completed two years at Coe college, entering the U. S. N. fc. as a flying cadet the latter part of January, 1942. He »- cevied his basic training at Dogberry Field, Long Beach. Calif. Ensign Smith has several refcativas in McHenry. Births •r 4- -.!*•»' Mr. and Mrs. James Stack ai Chicago are the parents of a son born It the West Suburban hospital in Oik Park last week. Mrs. Suck was ; former Lillie McCaba of UcHnij.