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t f " ' " V '<" v Page T«n • ••••H"M'<'t<"l"M"MiiMi'Ml,ll<4iiM"i>'H"M><,'H"Mi'8"H"li,l'|tiil'<"fi REVIEWING EARLY HAPPENINGS IN McHENRY and VICINAGE Plaindealer Files Furnish Memories of Yesteryears Compiled by A. H. Mosher Beard-Harrison-- A lovely wedding performed at the home of Rev. Collins iri^Ringwood last Saturday united in marriage Miss Mertie Beard of Woodstock and Li. Prank Harrison of RingwoOd. FORTY TEARS AGO From Issue of Nov. 1, 1915 More Railroad Talk-- That there is more than mere newspaper talk about the newly organized Waukegan & Woodstock Traction Co., is seen by a letter received by Mayor Wells i . . _ __ _ last week, stating that the com- I Thou&ht Fop 11,6 (Week-- pany was incorporated to build J "Poverty is uncomfortable, as an electric line from Waukegan I can testify; but nine times out to Woodstock via Fox Lake and of ten the best thing that can McHenry. | happen to a young man is to be I tossed overboard and compelled Giving Satisfaction-- | to sink or swim for. himself."-- Walter J. Freund. McHenry's j James A" Garfieldblind bag punching marvel, has: been showing in various theatres i in the surrounding cities and 1 towns of late and in every in- ' stance his act has met with the hearty approval of the audience in attendance. Rainbow Trout-- Several hundred rainbow trout the first to be turned loose ir the state, were emptied in the Bluff: John Maher" Hinsdale creek west of the village by State Game & Fish Warden Ed L. Hayes of this village last Friday. The creek is just the place for this specie of the finny tribe as they exist only in cold water. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Gov; William G. Stratton has appointed a 15-man advisory committee to the Illinois state toll highway commission. The committee was created by a bill passed by the 69th General Assembly. Those appointed are: M. E. Amst'utz, Waukegan; State Senator Robert McClory, Lake C. Itams of Local Interest-- Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill, who have made their home here during the past few months, have departed for parts unknown. They weren't given a farewell surprise. Fred Powers has traded in his Overland touring car and is now enjoying the pleasures of a regular car -- a Fore roadster. M. Burgess, Geneva; Ernest J. Svenson, Rockford; W. K. Downen. West Frankford; David H. Ratner, Springfield; Lambert Engdahl, Monmouth; Roy Osterman, Rock Island; Frank Robinson, East St. Louis; Neil Turner, Sterling; John1 M. Carroll, Springfield; Hayes Robertson, Flossmor; L. A. Welch, Peoria, and George F. Getz, Jr., Chicago. I. Rich with fruits and nuts, this fruft cake officially ushers in the holiday season It comes from the oven wonderfully fragrant and red as autumn leaves All because it's made with an "extra-special" ingredient-- condensed tomato soup. Autumn-Red Fruit Cake 2 cups sifted cake flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Vfr teaspoon baking soda Vi teaspoon powdered cloves H teaspoon cinnamon V4 teaspoon nutmeg % cup shortening 1 cup sugar v 2 eggs well-beaten 2 cups (1 pound0 chopped candied fruits and peels 1 can (114 cups) condensed totnafo soup 1 cup chopped walnuts (>4 pound) Sift together, the flour, baking powder soda and spices. Cream shortening and sugar; add eg£S. Stir in candied fruits and peels. Add flour mixture alternately with soup; stir in chopped nuts. Pour batter into two greased small loaf pans (8x5x2% inches) or into a greased tube pan. Bake in a moderate oven (325° F.) about 1% hour* or until done. FNS Save More Shop at Home TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO From Issue of Oct. 83, 19S0 Thurlwell-Raycraf t-- A pretty autumn wedding took place at St. Patrick's parish house on Thursday evening, Oct. 16, when Miss Stella Marie Thurlwell, daughter of Mrs. William Thurlwell of this city, became the bride of Mr. Francis Rayoraft, son of Mrs. William Raycraft of Woodstock. TEN YEARS AGO From Issue of Oct. 18, HM5 Mrs. Walter Han?aon-- Mrs. Walter Harrison, 58, passed away early this morning at the Woodstock hospital as a result of extensive third degree burns suffered in a gasoline explosion as she was attempting to kindle a fire in "a kitchen stove in her home southwest of Ringwood. 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TZ&AMJUmJma* . , , when yew install an automatic GAS clothes dryer, yovr present service connections are mere than adequate* See the new time and money saving GAS clothes dryers in our store or your dealer's today! ENTERPRISE 1441 *Trade-Mark Copyright, 1955, Northern Illinois Gas Company NORTHERN I L L I N O I S GelS (k COM J* A NY ••••••••••••••••• r T If "pi • TV h THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER to cut your food bills More! Yes, look to America's leading food merchant -- A&P -- to show you the way to cut your fooil bills more. And here's dramatic proof! Again this week A&P has reduced prices on many famous-brand grocery products. It's a real money-saving move . .. and there's many, many more to come! TOMATO sou? LOOK! 253 FAMOUS BRAND GROCERIES REDUCED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1st Perfect for These Chilly Days--Delicious Tomato Campbell's lona Select Quality Cling Peaches Slices or Halves IOV2-OZ. tin 29-oz. tin A Dole Pineapple Juice 3 29c Libby's Golden Corn 2 29c Libby's Peas 2 35° Hunt's Red Raspberries "2 39° Lord Mott Green Bean$2 'tT 31° lona Golden Corn r I0e Sliced White Potatoes I0C A*P Pineapple Juice 2 49c 15-ot. jars Mott's Apple Sauce 2 Del Monte Dark Cherries35° A&P Lima Beans .12 37c Dried Beef °t7 2,/,::29° Armour's Ta males T 21° Calumet Baking Powder T; 23° Quaker Oats 2£I7C Brown Sugar ZZ 2* 25° Pan ready, whole or cut up at no extra cost--Plump and fender FRESH FRYERS a. 35 Buy several at this low price Hand Selected Florida Sun Ripened 80 Size Seedless Grapefruit 10 <« Florida Oranges J,' 29e Yellow Onions Idaho Russet Potatoes u^'l79 Jonathan Apples lEES «.»Z 39e Cranberries tT 19° FROZEN FOOD VALUES Carrots California Broccoli Pascal Celery 49 3 Chuck Roast Beef Rib Roast Veal Leg, Loin Veal Breast Allgood Sliced Bacon Sliced Bacon Jumbo Shrimp Bone in Blade Cut "Super-Right" Tender, Meaty Rump Roast For Stuffing "Super-Right" Hickory Smoked lb. 2-lb. pkg. lb. bulk 37c 59' 35° 15° 39° 79' 69° ib. bag Calif. Grown 24 She 19 p%- JQ< 19' 19' "Super-Right" Sausage Values Chunk Large Bologna Skinless Franks ^ ^ U Pork Sausage - Country Style 3 IT'S ^NATIONWIDE PIE WEEK! DELICIOUS---OVEN FRESH JANE PARKER large bunch Chicken Ala King r X 55' Strawberries Orange Juice Nifty Waffles Banquet Pies Green Peas 2 2 eye Birdteye Brand Florida Sweetehed Delicious with Syrup Chicken M Beef, Turkey • Sweet, Tender A Scotch Maid 10-oz. pkgi. 6-oz. tins 45' IV * W. ::79c IO-ox. AQc pkgt. fcV pies FRESH MILK Homogenized -- Pasteurized IM*. C.H.. "-j? 37' 69* Quart Carton X9c AJ. I/Chocolate Brink 'IT2* Half and Half c JtW Sunnybrook Eggs sr J: 59' APPLE N- Reg. Retail E 49c *>Oc «-IN. Golden Loaf Cake iZ ... 25° Pfeffernusse Cookies Pl, 25° White Bread J,Z 13° «19° NOW ON SALE--NOVEMBER ISSUE WOMAN'S DAY onu T UNCLE BEN'S Rice ~2I* Lux Facial Soap 3 >«. 25° Lava Hand Soap \ I r 27° DAWN FRESH Mushrooms : 27e Oxydol Detergent Spic & Span Cleanser A l*rgo £Ac L DO i6-«. mmc pni £9 DEL RICH Margarine Woodbury Bath Soap 'Z 23' 2 5 7 c Woodbury Facial Soap 9 f V ban iiV ^NABISCO Graham Crackers Palmolive-Soap 9 ««. Arc 0 bars LV : 29e Palmolive Bath Soap 25' FOULDS Macaroni Vel Detergent 2 2:63* 2::23c Fab Detergent 0 larct COc L Ms*- 00 HEINZ--STRAINED Baby Food Dial Facial Soap cr 2 z 25° A AAC Dial Bath Soap tr 2 z 35° --ARMOUR QUALITY FOODS Treet Luncheon Meat Chopped Ham Chopped Beef Chili Con Carne Corned Beef Hash Corned Beef 12-oi. tin Armour Sffer Armour Star With Beam 2 Tender Lean 39° 49° 49° l*-oz. 20C 49° 12-oz. tin tin IS'OZ. tins tin 12-oz. . tin Burry Cookies Gerber Baby Food Marshmallow Fluff Family ( Awortfnent 14-oz. Ml. 39 Strained 3^28' 7«/2.OZ. i«r 23 AMERICA'S FOREMOST FOOD RETAIIE*... SINCE 1859 THE GSRREAET AAT^LATNlTAIC NT nP^A^CIAFICC TiEnA^ CEO^MOPAMNYp S^^^^ All prices effective through November 5th Want