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|i': TRSraaky.July 14.1955 tHf HcRENRf PtAJflbgXLER I Wonder Lake News By Van esse SeU» Mrs. Mayer pies Mrs. Charlotte Mayer, 59, of Wonder' Lake died at her 'Wonder Center home Monday afternoon. She had been in failing health for sdme time, but acutely ill fdr only a few weeks. Mrs. Mayer and her hiisban^, Ernest, who survives her, came to Wonder Lake 13 years ago. Ernest, the barber, is a wellknown figure in the community. Mrs. Mayer was known for her outstanding civic efforts and {r for her beautiful flowers. Hardly any worthy cause in the community ever came up but Mrs. Mayer either created hand-made items for it, if it was a bazaar, or she sold tickets, if that was what the need was. Serving the community "even after death, her husband has asked that any donations for her be sent to the building fund for Memorial hospital at Woodstock. Last year the Mayers returned to their. native Europe for a long visit after 25 years residence in the United States. They had a fine time but found their hearts belonged to Wonder Lake 0 and it was in her beloved home community, with her flowers visible from her wjlidows, that Lottie Mayer died. as hostess to the Wonder L^ke Garden club this evening (Thursday) at eight, and she will present the evening's program also. Mrs. Belshaw's topic will be "The Importance of Good Soil." Coffee will be served at the close of .the meeting. Letgion Award The prize in the Legion parade July 3 was awarded to W. F. Smelter of White Oaks Bay. Legion Elects Officers The new officers for the coming year of the Wonder Lake post, The American Legion, were elected as follows: Commander, Lois Weeks; senior vice-commander, Frank Konecny; junior vice-commander, Larry « Haug; finance officer, James \jK"iden; sergeant-at-arms, George Peder- * son; executive committee, John Eberle and Robert Kiddell; chaplain, A1 Franz. Free Movie Sunday The free movie Sunday, July 17, at the Legion grounds will be "Back To God's Country" in technicolor. The show stars Rock Hudson and Marcia Henderson. Theatre Party Woodstock's 65-year-old opera house has been repainted, refurbished and air conditioned by a sincere group of young professional people who are presenting a 10-play summer season. Their presentation this weekend is "The Country Girl," the stage play from which the moving picture was fashioned. Saturday night members of the auxiliary of Memorial hospital will attend the play in a group. Tickets for their attendance have been given by the management to auxiliary officers and they are selling these tickets as a benefit. The plays at the opera house have been favorably compared to top-flight broadway productions, with everyone enthusiastic about both "The Moon Is Blue" and "Angel Street," the first two of this season's plays. Curtain time eacji of the three playing nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, is 8:30. Garden Clifb Meeting Mrs. Lewis Belshaw will serve Knocks Down Sign A young Richmond man was jailed at Woodstock Saturday and charged with driving while intoxicated after he had lost control of his car and knocked over a traffic sign. He is scheduled to appear in county court today., Capsize in Lake Three 'teen-age < boys. one from Woodstock and two from Wonder Lake overturned in a boat in the center of the lake last Saturday morning. The three were Randy Sellek and Billy Spuehr, both of Wonder Lake and Allen Boden of Woodstock. Police said the three overturned when they turned too sharply. Frank Illichman of Wonder Lake 1 saw the three clinging to the boat and went out for them. Only a few weeks ago, Randy Sellek brought to shore small Peggy Walker, this year's drowning victim. Killed By Train A Wonder Lake man, struck by a North Western train at the station in Chicago three weeks, ago, died of his injuries in Belmont hospital July 6. He was John Prince, 34, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Prince of Wonder Lake. Young Prince never regained consciousness following the accident so details were not known, but it was believed that he accidentally stepped into the path of an on-coming train. Survivors, other than his parents, are a sister, Mrs. Marilyn Edinger of Woodstock; and a brother, Daniel Prince, now in service. Services were held in St. Peter's church, Chicago. Weekend Picnic Wonder Lake's Rod and Gun c?ub Will have its annual picnic on Saturday and Sunday of this week. There will be prizes, games, trapshoots and refreshments. The Rod and Gun grounds, where the picnic will be held, are located just west of the American Legion post home on the Ringwood road. The public ,{s Invited to j.tteqg and participate in' the fun" Business and Professional Women Members of the McHenry county chapter of the Business and Professional Women met for a picnic at the home of Mrs. Dorothy McEachren in Wonder Lake on Wednesday evening, July 6. Mrs. Caryl Humphry of Woodstock, president of the unit, presided during the business meeting. She said that state headquarters had been contacted in reference to changing the name of the chapter from McHenry county B. & P. to Woodstock B. & P. because there is a unit at Harvard. The McHenry county group is presently selling listings and advertising on a community events calendar that will have the meet- Business and Service Directory WONDE LAKE WONDER LAKE BUILDERS SUPPLY % Free Estimates & Delivery Phone W. L. 3231 CRISTY and STENDEBACH General Contractors NEW HOMES and REMODELING Phone Wonder Lake 5432 -- 2464 --5301 ing nights of Woodstock.-organizations printed on the days, they meet. Funds derived from the sale of the calendar Will go into a scholarship fund to aid high school girls in choosing careers. This next meeting of the B. & P. will take place at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Burno in Bull Vafley, near Woodstock. Family Reunion A combination farewell party and surprise family reunion was held at the home of Alan Armstrong of Wonder Woods on Sunday, July 10. Since it is quite a project to get all seven of the Armstrongs and their families in the same country at the same time, it was quite something for their father, F. Armstrong, Sr., to have them all in the same house with him on Sunday. This was the first time in twenty-six years that they have all been together. The farewell party was for Alden T.. Armstrortg and his wife, Dorothy, recently returned from Cuba, who are on their way to make their permanent home on the island of Guam in the South Pacific. Mr. Armstrong retired from the U.S Navy on June 30 of this year. Members of the family, attending the party were F. Armstrong, Sr., of Wonder Woods, Alan E. Armstrong and son, Bob, of Wonder Woods, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Earl of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hummel of Des Plaines, Lt. Commander W. O Armstrong and wife and daughter of Palo Alto, Calif., now stationed in Corpus Christi, Tex.. Mr. and Mrs. F. Armstrong, Jr., of Pompton Lakes, N.J., and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hartog and son, Bill, of Wonder Lake. Guests other than the family were Mr. and Mrs. Eric Martini and daughter of Pompton Lakes, N.J., Mr. and Mrs. George Werner of Des plaines, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finn and son. Chuck, of Wonder Woods and Miss Connie Hagan of Chicago. The reunion started on Saturday evening with a cocktail party at the home of Mrs. M. J. Earl m Chicago. On Sunday morning a breakfast was served to the group at the home of Mrs. Fred Hummel in Des Plaines, after which the entire group came to the home of Alan Armstrong for the rest of the day and evening. It was a day they will always remember. QUICKEST way to whip up a meal . . . serve soup! It takes about 4 minutes to heat a can of condensed soup with a soup<an of water or milk. During which time you can toss a salad or put together a sandwich. Take a second .every now and then to stir the soup. Before serving, toss d handful of potato chips or some pickle slices beside the sandwich, or perk up the the salad with dressing. And plop a sprig of parsley or watercress on top of the soup* Little" touches turn the trick . , . make the meal a creation instead ot a compromise L i k e t h e s e . . . Chicken Gumbo Soup tciih " Lemon Slice Deviled Ham Sandtcich (Poke toothpick through pickle and perch on top) Celery Sticks with Cheese Spread Fresh Peaches with Cream. 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You Expect More From Standard And Get It! £UD" STREET'S Radio Shop Located Above Hickory Falls "66" Station Phone Wonder Lake 5572 or 4442 If you have news items of interest to your neighbors in Wonder Lake, please contact your correspondent, Van Sells, at Wonder Lake 2933. FRANK S. MAY BLACK DIRT Sand - Gravel - Driveways Excavating Route 5, McHenry, 111. Phone McHenry 580-M-l Supfl Limestone VERN THELEN Excavating Gravel Black Dirt Dredging TeL McHenry 1336 Box 640, Rt. 1, McHenry, I1L A. P. FREUND A SONS Excavating Contractors Trucking, Hydraulic and Crane Service -- ROAD BUILDING -- Tel. 204.M McHenry, IIL EARL R. 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Early diagnosis and treatment of such irritations usually stops serious trouble later on. * * * Because dogs are prone to kidney disease, many veterinarians look for it routinely in dogs past middle age. •j * * * , Nasal discharge, digestive upsets and high temperature are the symptoms of distemper in dogs under one ytar of age. Laboratory tests by a veterinari-1 an also show a below normal white blood cell count in many cases. • * * Cats are sensitive to odors. Most cats will resent the odor of other animals, especially other felihes, on your hands when picking; up a cat. The best way to avoid this is to avoid handling other animals before picking up the cat. If you know a dpg has been poisoned, a good first aid measure while awaiting the arrival of a veterinarian is / to give the dog some warm salt water to stimulate vomiting. This emergency treatment, along-with the veterinarian's specific antidotes and hypodermic injections may save ypur pet's life. • * * If tumors or any other unnatural swellings are found on pets, a veterinarian may be able to remove them. Surgery is often quite successful in such cases. However, swefaings do not always indicate the presence of a tumor. They may be, caused by an infection. PAY DIVIDEND The National ^arm Loan association of Woodstook declared a regular 5 p6r cent dividend and a special dividend of i per cent, payable July 8 and applying to all stock in the association on May 31. SHOP AT HOME and SAVE MORE! FAST RACE TRACK The one-mile track at the Illinois state fairgrounds has been rated by the U.S. Trotting association as the second fastest oval in the country. Rated at 2.02 3 5. the fairground track is topped only by the "Red Mile" at Lexington, ky.. at 2.02. Speed ratings ar» based on samplings of average times at harness race tracks across the nation. They are methodically checked for accuracy, and may be revised at any time. Seven days of harness racing will be a feature of the 19o5 Illinois state fair, Atig. 12-21. The Castleton Farm Stakes Aug. 12. races for Illinois owned horses Aug. 13, State Fair Colt Stakes Aug. 15, and drrand Circuit races Aug. 16, 17, IS and 19 round out the program. Other special features of the fair include a boccie ball tournament on Sunday, Aug. 21, and a large square dance program. There will be a public square dance 'Saturday evening. Aug. 13, and square? danC©, exhibitions on the 13th and the 15th. / .... s ROAD PROGRAM , ^ • Edwin A. Rosenstorie, of the state Department of Pub- ^ lie Works and Buildings, has nounced the apparent low bld-ty-v' ders in the fifth multi-million;, r dollar road letting on {Sdvettlor*^ William G. Stratton's $123,000,- 000 highway construction pro-., gram for 1955. The department* o chief said 268 bids were received . on 65 road and bridge projects "T,; in 45 Illinois counties. They J i totalled $9,746,369. Since the f£rst'||| of the year. Rosenstone said, total of approximately $62,000,-^; 000 in bids has been opened for new work, of which more thaitTj| $42,000,000 has been placed' der contract. , ' • \ Saturday is the most danger-,.,^., ous dav of the week to drive. I A<tm'lt*rmrni From where I sit... itf Joe Marsh Neither Rain Ndr Hail ... Nor Broken Boxes! Red Fowler, local R.F.D. mailman, got an English car --with a right-hand drive so he can stuff mailboxes from hehind the wheel. "It's great!" Red reports. "But it would work a lot better if all box holders would follow regulations. A mailbox should be i0 inches high, on the right of the road .,. within reaching distance from a car window. If one is knocked down, the owner should make repairs pronto." Come to think of it, Red is pretty good about his obligations -delivering packages, supplying stamps, cashing money orderssaving us trips to the Post Office. Let's fix up tho£e boxes so he can get his chores done fast. From where I sit, obligations always work both ways. For instance, I figure that I'm obliged to respect your right to enjoy your favorite beverage --be it coffee, tea, beer, buttermilk or whatever. Why? Because Fd expect ytou to do the same for me. The Golden Rule should be followed "to the letter" by everyone. Copyright, 1955, United States Brewers Foundation To find anything you want, use the YELLOW PAGE5 -- your Classified Telephone Directory. stii >, : m! YZ>u can sit this pretty 88 * for only *2297 We e'll mince no words. \ou can buy a Buick SPECIAL like the one shown here if you can buy any new car. \bu can boss this big and brawny Buick Sedan for just about the price of the smaller cars--even for less than some models of the three, most widely known smaller cars. 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