"TWO LOCAL COUPLES Near sixty years OF MARRIED LIFE Lifelong residents of thts com-1 ily dinner-was helft at the Villa Snunity, Mr. and Mrs. William! Hotel Resort at Pistakee Bay in tpeffling of Johnsburg will ob- j honcr of th4. fifty-eighth wedding : »erve their fifty-ninth wedding an-1 anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Nick . ftiversary on Sunday, Nov. 6.' E. Barbian Present v.-ere their s^yTheir many friends are invited to j five children Mr. and Mrs. Glen - tall during the day and evening i Shales (Theresa) of DesPlaines, and join with the couple's large Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Whiting ANNUAL C.R.O.P. CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN NOV. 6 Chairman, Workers - Meet To Formulate /Plans On Friday RAY HORENBERGER, CAUGHT IN PICKER, LOST THREE FINGERS a»&, Ray Horenberger, (3, who resides on a farm five miles southwest of McHenry, suriered a severe hand injury on Tuesday of this week when- it became caught in a corn picker. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon, as he was clearing a cob from the picker, his right .hand caught in the roller, which began to pull him into the machinery. He somehow managed to j get a wrench and throw it into the roller but could* nOt extricate his hand. Two hours later Mrs. Horenberger became worried when he failed to come in for milking and, with her son, Ray, Jr.. went to look for him. They found him hanging in the picker, the tractor and machinery still operating. Had he fainted with the pain, he would have fallen into the picker. ' ,, He was rushed to the Wood- "AUNT NELL" BURIED ON SATURDAY IN ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY •^Tffiost a century of living-- of remembering McHenry in its infancy and the people who guided its early progress--• ended last week Wednesday night, Oct. 26, for Miss JSUen "Aunt Nell" Doherty. After ninety-six years, one cannot call death untimely, but the long span of time, only served to endear this genial and and a part of another were removed. ' MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM 0EF FLING family in a quiet celebration. Mr. Oeffling was born north of Johnsburg, the son of the late John and Anna Klein Oeffling. His wife, the former Anna Kehr. is 'also a native of the Johnsburg 'community. The couple was married by Fr. Mehring at St. John's church on Nov. 6, 1890, and nine years ago a gala celebration marked the occasion of their golden wedding, j tions. ...... , Both remain to good health and! Mr. Barbian spent his childhood are Rooking forward to their anni- (Vera) of Lake Geneva, Albert and George Barbian and Mr. and Mrs. William Nye and Rita Barbian, Mrs. Nye and Miss Barbian being grandchildren of the couple. Others in attendance were Rt. Rev. Msgr. C. S. Nix and Fr. Eugene Baumhofer. On Friday, the actual anniversary date, many friends and neighbors called to offer congratula- TRANSFER ALL EDWAL OFFICES TO RINGWOOD "Corn. Calves or Cash"--That is the slogan adopted by the execut i v e committee for the CROP. campaign in McHenry county this year. C.R.O.P., as explained by ~A. B. McConnell. county chairman, is - rural relief program by Amerian Christian farmers lor the benefit of the unfortunate peoples in the old country. Since it is food they need, since we have an abundance of corn this year and since this is a dairy country, it was decided that corn or veal calves | stock hospital, where three fingers would be most appropriate as a $ift in kind. Then for those who. wish, gifts if cash will be accepted. "I hope we can collect ten bushels ot corn per farmer", said McConnell at i the organization meeting. The Campaign will be conducted on a township basis, with a chairman ~.n each township. He in turn will feelect a team to make a farm to farm solicitation. Later, trucks will pick up the corn or calves according to the pledge card, but it is likely that cash will be paid with the pledge, thus avoiding any call back. Unique Group The Christian Rural Overseas Program (C.R.O.P.) is the first united Christian program of its kind in the history of our civilization. It is spearheaded by the Catholic Rural Life, Church World Service (21 protestant organizations) and Lutheran World Relief. Likewise, the food is distributed abroad through the church organizations that exist in those countries. The food give*n to those in need, regardless of race, nationality or religious affiliation. Exactly 99 7-10 of the past shipments have been delivered without loss by theft or to the black marversary date. For 28 years after their marriage they epwaM the term of Mft. Oeffllng's parents, and ia in Chicago and still has memories ket. C.R.O.P. food is sent to of the great fire. Upon moving to | twenty-two countries, .the greatest this area, the family settled in Johnsburg for a year, after which they moved to McHenry. need being to feed tfc* displaced persons; sonmec^displaced by the central powers and some by the allies- Chairman McConnell and Co-chairman An Beard have called a meeting for Friday night. Nov. 4, at the court house in Woodstock. Each township chairman will bring all of his workers to that mealing. There the entire plan of the campaign will be explained in detail and the work materials will be' handed out. The campaign itself will start Nov. 6 with sermons in all of the churches and will continue throughout the week. Other members of the county committee are: Ed. Field, in charge of commodities; Mrs. P. A. Stark, secty; Warner Miller, treas.; and Ralph Ostrander. Woodstock; Rev Gelbert Weisshaar, Crystal Lake; The Edwal Laboratories, Inc . announce the transfer of the sales and administrative offices and research laboratories from Chicago to their plant at Ringwood. This move will enable Edwal to make fuller use of expanded facilities at Ringwood, where the plant has been located since 1941. ' Personnel involved in this move include Walter S. Guthmann, president; Seth L. Ssold, vicepresident and treasurer; J. F. Kaplan, technical director in charge of contract manufacturing; Morton Schwarcz, chief chemist; and Lester J. Perl man of the sales division. This consolidation of activities at Edwal's factory will make possible improved service to Edwal's customers for fine organic chemicals, photographic products and contract manufacturing service. CHICAGO COVER PAGE FEATURED TRICK OR TREAT IN MCHENRY JUNIORS WILL PRESENT ANNUAL HAY ON NUV. 10 "Mother Is A Freshman" Has Fifteen In Cast EDWARD DOWLING,. FORMER RESIDENT, HOME FROM * vr" V Tea days behind the "Iron Curtain" is the exciting experience of : Edward Dowling of Indianapolis, ' Ind., husband of the former Miss -- •• , [Myrtle Gans of McHenry and him- On Thursday evening, Nov. 10, i 8fVf a resident here for a short ... . . .. , , i time some years ago. the members of the class of: 1951 j \|r Dowling was one of'thirtyof the McHenry Community high;two in a party sponsored by the school will presont a three-act j Indianapolis and Indiana state I permitted to talk to no comedy, "Mother is a Freshman'vi chamber of Commerce which left) might chance to meet on the curtain of the school audi-! on Sept. 17 for a thirty-five-day torium to open .promptly at f- : 15. good will tour of Europe. Indian-j official Russian The cast has been most enthu siastic and cooperative in their ef- Jorts to make this production a big success. The original script, although not exactly the same as the movie version, has the same zest and general atmosphere as portrayed on the screen. The play has a college setting and tells of "mother," who is not a "has-been," as her daughter thinks, but really causes a stagline sensation when she comes to college. She is such a sensation that she captures the affections of Professor Michaels, whom her daughter imagines herself in love with. As a result complications arise which provide laughs aplenty for the audience. With a large cast, the play offers a considerable number of apolis is the first large city in the United States to undertake such a mission, but it is reported that ities said' little. When upon arriving as to where h# would stay and how loaf he wouM be permitted to remain to country, the same aatwer await* ed him each time, "Well ht 9M know later." He had a fottr-snaqf body-guard at all times aM waft B ha tomr. Mr. Dowling cald Inturist, tkjt travel agency, provided him a car and a guide to see Moscow, but he preferred tit walk or ride busses and the aalM New York is soon to send a sim- j way. . ilar group abroad. Last year the | "I got along all right," he said, Indianapolis party toured South 1 "but Alan Kirk, the American Am* America, where the business and | bassador, has five Russians Sol* industrial executives looked over lowing him wherever he goes. I' foreign trade prospects as they j had a fine box seat at the bajlet did, this year in Europe. jone night but Mr. Kirk had to sff Mr. Dowling, a retired candy downstairs in an orchestra manufacturer, was the only one of the thirty-two who gained admittance to Russia. It was two years ago that he first began the long and tedious work of obtaining the necessary papers to permit him to enter the country. Even after obtaining his visa recently, he hesitated to mention it for i fear someone of greater itnpor because there wasn't room ta a box for five Rassians." Mr. Dowling said that at th* American Embassy, bets were made that he could not get aa exit visa to leave Moscow befor* Christmas. Somehow he manage# by what he described as "Jwd getting around." He said it was a» interesting experience bat fct keen witted person not only to her family but a host of friends. Death cm. .hortly after ,!VdlK!2: j tance might seek to obtain li on I never hoped to retnrn. again night as Bhe was preparing to 11 18 J5®,ng| the grounds that government work, Mr. Dcwling was Investigating, tire. Although she suffered a fall * I* ,* «r Pt I wa8 of more importance than mere the possibility of making a tM j--.u - • i u iik Z v. i i desire of Mr. Dowling to enter! million dollar deal for vodka the local high school She has had Rusgia wa8 onjy after he had j champagne, but found Russian t ,•?™°U." ° boarded the large plane which; quality and prices not equal t* French products. Other cities visited in addition to Moscow were Oslo, Stockholm. Copenhagen, Amsterdam. Bras* sels, Frankfort, Burich. Milan, Rome, Geneva, Paris and Londo* The retired businesaman was employed for twenty years ta Chicago by the Curtiss Candy Cam* death was attributed to a heart attack. Born-on Irish prarie, south ot McHenry, "Aunt Nell" always j claimed McHenry as her home. jShe resided on the farm where she was bqrn for almoBt a half century, after which she made her home with her sister and family, the M. J. Walshes. The only immediate survivor in addition to directing plays where she taught last year. Cast The cast is as follows; Susan Abbott, Nancy Siemon; Abigail Fortitude Abbot, Jeri Einspar; Mrs. Miller, Sharon Sells; Sylvia, Laneita Crowley; Helen, Diane Bacon; Bunny, Rita Bolger; Caris a sister, Mrs. Michael Knox of rje( Sauy King; Marge, Mary Terra Cotta. However, several |Kay Freund; Clara. Celia Page; nieces and nephews with whomiBaba McCulla; Howie. Duane she lived for many years were so j Schmidtke; Bill. Donald Freund; closely associated with her that Jack> john Knox; Dean Gillingthey were always considered as a, ham. Bob Doerrfeld; Professor part of her immediate family. She j Michaels, James Sales. resided with four of them. Mary, j The committees have been hard Dorothy, Louise and Melvin i ai work on tickets, props, cos- Walsh. tumes, etc., and hope that their ef- One of the most attractive Halloween cover pages to come to our attention this season appeared on the front . of the colored section ot Saturday night's Cnicago Daily News. It took on special significance when one read the caption underneath and ianrned that the masked trick-or theaters were little folks from our own community. Entitled. "The Goblins'll Getcha," it pictured Mrs. Dorothy Adams distributing candied apples to the very early arrivals-- three eager youngsters in grotesque masks and costumes, reaching for their treat The photo was one of several taken in recent years by the Even until the day of her death, "Aunt Nell" was up and about, carrying on as interesting a con- \lrsation as she did many years previous. UntiJ the last three yeirs, she had beett outside daily, entering into most of the family's Rev. Harold Carlson, Richmond paper s staff photographer. El 4 ' MR. AND MRft. y. E. BARBIAN , 1918 moved intoTjohnsburg. j Mrs. Barbian. the former Emm Next Sunday they will have with I Freund, was born north of Johnsthem to offer best wishes most of1 bttrS and has always their nineteen grandchildren, I locality. eight great-grandchildren and the i The c<?aple. Jlean following children: Mrs. Anna I J°hn 8 church in ^1891 and began Geyser of Chicago. Mrs Catherine I housekeeping in the same house Gwaardo Of McHenry and Peter. on Riverride_ Drive whe™ they George and Alfred Oeffling of i 8ti11 reside^ F?r ma?y ,y at?£ ' JJw Johnsburg Barbian was in partnership with his brothers in the cigar factory ft. E. Bardiaas located in the bulding which now Last Thursday, Oct. J7, a fam- * houses the Plaindealer 1949 CORN SEALING REQUIREMENTS ARE GIVEN TO FARMERS Plan For Two Weeks Of Evangelistic Meetings Members of the McHenry Bible church will be interested to learn that Evangelist Ed. Lawfer and and Rev. Fr. John Dording, Hartland. Nick S. Weingart has been named chairman , for McHenry township. KATHERINE REDDING DIED AT HOME OF DAUGHTER MONDAY ^ 0 McHenry county PMA committee has stated the loan rate for McHenry county will be $1.39 per bushel for eligible corn. Corn eligible for 1949 sealing shall meet the following requirements: The farmer must be the producer or must have possession of corn before harvesting stage. Cribs may be built of various material but must meet the following general requirements to be tcceptable: Hold the corn without loss of quantity; protect corn from snow and rain; provide reasonable protection against rats and mice; provide reasonable protection against fire and wind; permit free ventilation through side walls. Joanne rfarnden. popular sing- Corn to placed under loan must er, will present a program in -the be No. 3 or better, containing not local church, located at 102 R. over 20.5 per cent moisture in 6 Green street, for two weeks. The foot cribs. If wider cribs are used, Evangelistic meetings will be held corn must be 1 per cent drier for every night except Saturdays. Nov. each additional 1 ft. in crib width 6 to 20, at 8 p.m. Application may be made* at the Donald G. Liberty of Chicago county PMA office! A service fee has been in charge of activities of three dollars will be charged sinc« the formation of the church for each application, which will group in McHenry about a year be applied on the one cent a ago. ' bushel sealing charge if corn is Just three days after Mrs. Katherine Redding had observed her eighty-ninth birthday anniversary quietly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Gannon, in Lily Lake, she passed away. Death came early on Monday morning, Oct. 31, after a week of serious illness and a rang period of poor health. " Mrs. Redding was born in Pittsburg. Penn., on Oct 28, 1860, and resided in Freeport, 111., for fifty-five years before moving to the home of her daughter five years ago. The body was taken to the Peter M. Justen funeral home and then to the Schwartz parlors in Freeport. III., where last rites were held this Wednesday afternoon, with burial in Oakland cemetery. liott Robinson, who resides few miles east of McHenry. CHORAL CLUB SETS. DEC. 4 TO PRESENT CHRISTMAS CONCEPT She was a member of the Altar and Rosary sodality and of the Catholic Order of Foresters, having the distinction of being the oldest member of both ororganisations. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen funeral home until 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning, when last rites were conducted from St Patrick's chnrch, with burial in the churcfc cemetery. CLOSING OF FORTY __ HOURS DEVOTION IMPRESSIVE SERVICE Forty Hours Devotion, which was begun last Friday morning at St. Mary's church with a solemn Mass of Exposition, concluded in an impressive service on Sunday night. Ihe large church was filled to capacity for the evening rites, forts will be remarded by a capacity crowd next Thursday night. carried the party across the ocean that he bared his secret. Mr. Dowling retains vivid im-r pressions of his side trip to Russia via Helsinki, Finland. "They questioned m« for two hours at Moscow airport", he said. "But when they were satisfied with my answers they provided a limousine and driver to i panv. after which time he owfr* take me thirty-two kilometers in-1 ed the Delllng Candy Gampaay ta to the city." "We rode along a; Indianapolis. magnificent highway. It had I Mr. Dowllng's picture a.t ho twelve lanes but no cars. Just;greeted his wife upon his retalm bums along the road." I appeared in the Oct 31 isaaa «C Ap expected, Russian author-1 Time magazine. THEATRE PATRONS WILL BE THRILLED .Tickets may be purchased. atiRY MYSTERY PLAY fifty cents, from any member of the Junior class or at the school office. Reservations will be made at the office on Tuesday, Nov. S, at 12:30 p.m. Forty-three members of the Mo- Henry Choral Club, a record memo& rncst on tbeir tuird cmiiu&i . ____ » !«*«• pn Christmas concert, which will be,to . .. f0nn'w|ne T>„_ A i gene Baumhofer, by the following presented Sunday evening, Dec. 4. Joseph Blitsch of in the high school auditorium. Re- P ^ Qf S/TJr8 "r *el.d 0 S&JWSi Richmond Fr. John Dal.iden of I 8 to 10 o clock at the | Spring Grove. Fr. Edward C. 8 Thi ] C oak ley of McHenry, Fr. John entirely different than either of d°W ^e^asUa'n F0 S B^of the former concerts in that only "r S B - an^„^ba A^mv Fr the ' Hallelujah Chorus" remains ^?rral"n ^t®Z1,lf ACa ft d t em "Unoi.;«i." »„ ^rvR;ai mK0rc Edward McCormiek ot Crystal n ^ Messiah numbers. Joseph Merinac of Both the men s and women s; r_n„Va choruses will be featured In selec- j Blksch acted as celebrant tions for their own groups, Fr Coak^f af Dea?on and Fr latter in special arrangements of. Coak ey . p B#„m two well known and popular holi- a« ™»>-deacon. Baumday numbers in the lighter classification. Another feature will include a scene in which old fashioned MRS. GEO. STILLING LOCAL CHAIRMAN OF TICKETS FOR BENEFIT Rehearsals for "Swing Along," the benefit show to be given by the County Barber Shop Harmony group for the Woodstock hospital Auxiliary, are progressing in fine shape. The show has been put together, the musical portions gear- -ed to speaking parts and the result is a very interesting and entertaining treat in store for the public to enjoy on Nov. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. One quartet is rehearsing "Shine" and "Bye Low" as their portion of the second act. The other quartet is rehearsing "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "Golden Slippers." The entire chorus, with their rendition of "Dry Bones" and the scene which accompanies the number, will be long remembered by those who see the show. Mrs. George Stilling is selling tickets in* McHenry and those Vie" siring to purchase them should contact her at 132-W. Tickets sell or 91.20 including tax. Who killed him? His unhappy wife? His beautiful and possessive secretary? His business associate? Or maybe it was even stout and good-natured Mrs. Hutchins, the janitor's wife? The Woodstock Players will answer these questions, with the KKTVBM or 0EA1T • SHOWING IS BESOM: Of PUBLIC DEMAND On Wednesday evenings. to • p.m., at the Now Home, the veterans' Craft of the Women's Auxiliary will show new items made by disabled veterans. The repeat showings are being arranged/tor aa a result of a public demand Cor the aid of twelve county citisens who [ unusually beautiful products ofwill be chosen from the audience' fered in previous sales. as a jury, when they present "The Night of January 16th" this weekend in the Woodstock Opera House. The 8:30 p.m. curtain will rise on a courtroom scene, in which glamourous Karen Andre, secretary and mistress of the murdered man, is on trial for her life. These showings will continue to take place each Wednesday eve* ning through the month of November and will end in a major ailo early in December. The object of the repeatd showing is to give the people of the McHenry comamnlty an opportunity to make their selections early and place their The role will be taken by Eileen orders for items they would O'Brien. Bludgeoning her with {to buy and so assure the men questions and incriminations will I who fought for us a Christaaas Attractive 1949 Xmas Seals In Mail Soon' Services Held Wednesday For Casimir Zyskowski Casimir Zyskowski. years pld. of Pell Lake. Wis., father of Mrs. George Kinsala of McHenry, died at the Elkhorn haspital last Sunday afternoon, Oct. 30. The body rested at the Haubecker and Derrick funeral home in Lake Geneva until 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, when last rites were conducted from the Pell Lake Catholic church, with burial in i the church cemetery. carolers sing Yuletide carols of all countries as they go frofti house to house on Christmas Eve. The choristers are enthusiastic over program preparations even though extra work is in store for them because of late organization this fall. This was necessitated because of the illness which forced their director, Mrs. Harry Barr, to resign. Appreciative of her untiring efforts to build up a really fine choral group, the members wish her a speedy recovery. hofer preached the nightly sermons. McHenry Youths To Be Honored On November 19 MILK RECEIPTS Mr Henry county dairy farmers received $279,502.06 for milk deof livered to Bowman Dairy Cora- JMngwood, and Virginia Ziolkow- pany receiving stations during the ski of McHenry. month of September. accepted. MARRIAGE LICENSES Wiljiam CruickBhank, Jr. IN HONOR SOCIETY James Winkelman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Winkelman of McHenry, who is attending B°loit a „w (College as a senior student, has Among those who p^aidjast [ been selected as a member of Phi Sigma Iota, honorary romance language society in recognition J spects at the funeral Monday evening were home on | Mrs. EdMrs. Leo Winkel. Mrs. John Then- of outstanding ability and nes. Mrs. John Kilday. Miss Rita Martin. Mrs. Leonard Thennes. Miss Alice Gaulke, Henry Kensala, and daughters, Mildred, Eleanor and Mj> Charles Corso, and Miss Marie Powers. Certificates have been received from the state office on the 4-H state project honor members and s t a t e o u t s t a n d i n g m e m b e r s awards. Sixty percent of the names and books submitted for the state project award were selected and seventy percent made the state outstanding award. Congratulations are in order for the effort and work that was put into winning these awards by each 4-H member. These certificates will be presented to the members on achievement day on Nov. 19. to be held at the Woodstock Community high school. State project honor mepiber award winners included Roy Horenberger cf McHenry. State outstanding club member award winners included Ray Horenberger and Bobegene Peterson of McHenry. scholastic standing not only ilt romance languages but in his entire college course. m MEMORABLE REFNION Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Wolf of Pistakee Bav Road and William . Wolf and daughter. Cathy, have I as originally planned, in spite or LFCY CONNOR DIED i returned from a trip to North I the truckers' strike. Through the Miss Lucy Connor of Elgin died j Dakota, where they visited the, kindness of Krickl Motor Transformer's brother,-George, whom he! port. Scout Chairmen say that, the The annual Christmas seals will soon be making their way into McHenry county homes during the 1949 drive conducted through the efforts of the McHenry County Tuberculosis Association, of which Dr. H. W. Sandeen is president. An estimated two million have arrived at county headquarters, to be placed in the mail soon. This yetfr's seal features a white dove carrying a sprig of holly and is most attractive. Funds secured from the sale of these seals will be used for research and educational purposes and other methods used to combat tuberculosis. be the hard-hearted prosecuting attorney, played by Raymond Carlson. Carlson, who studied, dramatics at the University of Wisconsin, has done 350 radio shows on major Wisconsin stations. nearly like the one they should enjoy. The veteran craft sales are ducted for veterans' gain ale The items are brought to showings at the inconvenience of hand* ling them and on a consignment In the murder mystery, mem- basl8 They are 8ubject lax. bers of the audience will step one by one, to the fetage. take their places in a regular jury box. They are sworn in-- and the play begins. Thus twelve local citizens and a cast of fourteen players will create a legitimate court trial. _ The great showman, George M. Cohan, has called this play "a masterpiece--chilled and fired my blood." Beth Sears Given Mention In Who's Who In Music ury tax but not to the state tax. In conducting these sales, the Women's Auxiliary aims only to show their patriotic attitude, aa appreciation of the liberty gained for us by the fighting men. and an effort toward making a sbowisg for the community by turning ta a sizable sum of money for tho record of such sales. The articles in the showing ara priced from fifty centa to tea dollars. They include novelties in plastics, basketry, wood, hand loomed craft, leather goods, knit wsres and crochet. Designs are patterned after modern ideas, with McHenry friends of the Walthe useful angle in view. A gift ter N. Sears family will be happy _ . ,JLrijj ,L . t o l e a r n t h a t M i s s B e t h S e a r s w i l l I u U . be entered in the I960 edition of amons tho8e up for "le .... . _ • TKa UiVlMnM*fli A nvillai COMMUTER COACH The group of McHenry to Chicago commuters who have arranged with the Chicago and North Western Railroad for a private car for members, stated this week that this special car will be air conditioned and is actually a conver- Who's Who In Music, an annual encyclopedia that is circulated throughout the world. The book contains biographies Mid pictures of hundreds of contemporary personages of outstanding musical ability, position and achievement. Published in Chicago, London and The Hague,, mention in the boqk is considered a mark of distinction. Miss Sears, who often visited in McHenry as a young girl when her father was director of instrumental music in the local schools, is now playing her third season with the Civic Symphony orchested parlor car. Members pay $6,600 tra in Chicago. In January she annual rental so that they may | will return to North Carolina for enjoy card games and visiting j her fourth season with the North among themselves without prov- j Carolina Symphony orchestra aa ing annoying to other passengers, j first oboist and English horn play- Daily commuters are apprecia-! er. COOKIE SALE The McHenry Girl Scout cookie sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, on Monday at St. Joseph's hospital in that city after a short illness. She was an aunt of Joe Connor of . McHenry. tive of the efforts of the railroad to improve local service and are adopting the slogan "Travel and ship via Chicago and North Western wherever possible." WINS MERIT AWARD Marita Thomson. West Mo- Henry. has been awarded ac certificate of merit and a junior :uember? hip in the Holstein-Friesian MATHEWS RITES Association of America. Battle- Walter Matthews, 79 of Crystal boro, Vt. This recognition is for Lake, d»ed on Monday at his home doing satisfactory Holstein calf The Women's Auxiliary tavttes the public to come and enjoy these pleasant Wednesday evenings in the friendly atmosphere of the club and urges a selection at some of these veteran-made gifts to include in. their Christmas shopping lists. The women feel that it is fun to do a little Christmas shopping early and that it is a joy to come and see these clever things made by these courageous men who want to live and produce the same as we; the women believe that it is truly loads of fun to view the showing and then actually spend the evening at the Legion's very friendly new home, where they can play and chat with folks they feel they know. AMONG THE SICK i M i n i m M t l H I H I H I I t in that city. Among survivors is a | club work as a 4-H member Jane Ann Stendebach of Ringwood has been a medical patlsat at the Woodstock hospital. Miss Eleanor Kinsala retaraai ^jj i home Monday from Bead the Want ACS. had not seen in fifty-three years. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, upon their return, also visited his two sisters. Mrs. Josephine Vernon and Mrs. Frances Wolf, in Chicago. cookies will be brought to Mc Henry that morning. Need rubber stamps! The Plaindealer. brother, Harry, of Wauconda. Ser vices were held at 1 5'clock Wed- | nesday afternoon from the War- Order atiner funeral home, with burial in ! Union cemetery. privileges of the association except voting have been given to her until she is 21 years old. Subscribe f^r The Plaindealer. where derwent surgery two W Mrs. Therese Jadot Riverside Drive la a patient at the Woodstock / 7J