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Hiursd&y. Jurie 21^ 1956 ' / ^ * ' ,J / * V jjr .>••., :*s .'?[ •* •& I ' * \' +s -- THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER G M&W y "• <* ktmrAnvmfmnnnrtrjrmnrjnnrjTM* Twice Told Tale? imawamaaawaaaa?2SiaxxB>2 In their first graduation exercises held in the high school gymnasium on Tuesday evening, June 5,' this large group of girls,, eighth graders Photo by Kolin at the junior high school; were awarded diplomas in an impressive program. FORTY YEARS AGO From Issue of June 22, 1916 Last Sunday, fifteen of our golf members tried out the links and all became enthusiastic devotees of the game on their first outing. Not only forty men but fifteen ladies have already become golf fans. The Air .Dome, McHenry's home of amusement, will open its fifth summer season at Riverside Park on Saturday, June 24. The members of the "Just Us" club is sponsoring a dance at Stoffel's hall on July 4, when Walsh's orchestra of Chicago will furnish the music. The McHenry Sox defeated the Elgin Nationals, 5 to 3, last Sunday, after about two hours of strenuous pastime.' , Ed Sutton of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of McHenry, has disposed of his farm at Harrisburg, S.D., consideration making him a profit of $90 per acre. Mr, and Mrs., William Blakp welcomed an 11-pound daughter at their home on the Gertrude Miller farm last week. John P. Weber and his workmen have started work on a new garage on the property recently purchased by Charles Unti on Green street, ;where a new home will be built later. 3,973 County Residents Get Insurance Benefits Monthly payments of $27,614 to 646 widowed mothers and minor children accounted for 12 per cent of the total monthly old-age and survivors' insurance benefits to $223,037 in McHenry county as of December, 1955, according to Bernard Barnett, Social Security association district manager in Waukegan. In all, 3,973 people in McHenry county were getting $223,037 each month in old-age and survivors' insurance benefits at the end of 1955. This was an increase of 6 per cent over ^ the number of beneficiaries at ^ the end of 1954. Aged people accounted for the greatest number in the county's inci*eased beneficiary total, he said. In McHenry county at the end of last year, 2,277 retired workers were getting $153,319 monthly; 706 wives and dependent husbands were receiving $24,664 monthly; 344 aged widows, widowers and parents were receiving $17,440 monthly as survivors of deceased insured workers. The Waukegan Social Security office is at the Waukegan post office- and representatives of that office regularly visit Woodstock on the first four Wednesdays of eacri month, rrom 9:30 a.m. to about noon. Just in case you want to be around at the end of summer, remember to drive a little more carefully. FOR THAT OLD FASHIONED FLAVOR COME TO WILLI KOENE .NN • COUNTRY MADE SAUSAGES • DELICIOUS HICKORY SMOKED HAMS • LEAN HICKORY SMOKED BACON • 22 VARIETIES OF SAUSAGES • TRUE GERMAN STYLE FLAVORS Route 190 - Just East of Route 12 - Volo, 111. Phone McHenry 667-W-l MSP. McHENRY and ay ton Water Systems We Repeir «nd Service Al. M»k#t of Pvmp« Authorized: Red Jicket Pump Aflency Wells Drilled, or Driven Pumps & Repairs MCHENRY COUNTY WELL & PUMP COMPANY Fred H. Matthesius Phone 718 TWKNT\RIYE YEARS AGO From Issue of June 18, 1981 Lowell Nye, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nye. was seriously hurt Wednesday evening when the truck he was driving was struck by a Soo Line pasenger train at Grayslake. The young man was bringing a load of jewerry to Grayslake, where he and his father opened a jewelry store last Saturday. Miss Grace Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin, ^graduated from St. Anthony of Padua school of nursing in Chicago last weerc. Miss Alice Knox, 60 years old, died at her home on Green strdet last Sunday morning. Mrs. Kunore Parsley Coghlan. 69 years old, died at her home near Burton's Bridge June'16. A. G. Bishop of Medford, Ore., who is visiting here, was guest of honor at a picnic at Barnard's Mill Sunday. Mrs. Henry•-Geary, mother; of Mrs. H; J. Schaffcr and Mrs. John R. Knox of Mci-Ienry, died at her farni home between McHenry and Wauconda Sunday. Mrs Emil Windmueller, the I former Elizabeth Katis of McHenry, .. won the women's championship at tiie Del-Paso Country club at Sacrainento, Calif., last week. l?age Nineteen TEX YEARS AGO From Issue of June 20, 194G Four young ladies of this vicinity graduated from St. Anne'-s school of nursing" in Chicago last week. They were Virginia Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Williams, Nadine Schaefer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schaefer, Claire Freund, daughter of Mr. aiid Mrs. Walter Freund, and Betty Wagner, daughter of the John J. Wagners of Volo. St. Patrick's ninety-three-yearold church, which had served the people of this community for so many years, was torn down last week. Curtis Newman received his BS degree in accounting at the seventy-fifth annual commencement of the University of Illinois on June 16. ' Police Chief Earl" Dowell arrested Mrs. Marie Murphy of Chicago at the Riverside hotel last Sunday. Mrs. Murphy had stolen $25,000 in negotiable securities from the safe deposit box of an . 84-year-old retired policeman. Miss Lucille Weingart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weingart, and William Salzman, son of the • William Salzmans , of Woodstock, were married at St. Mary's church June 13. Several relatives fronr here attended the wedding of Earl Smith, son of the Art Smiths, and Mary Jean Allan of East Moline, 111., which took place in the rectory of St. John the Baptist church in Rapid City, 111., last Sunday. EDDIE the EDUCATOR Insured Savings: Savings Invested in Crystal Lake Savings and Loan Association are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., and earn per cent! plus yz per cent extra. 83-tf Don't forget th« school boord •tactions! Iir long-term effects Hoy m«T be more important than othor*. A good citizen votes in nil Sections. Illinois EDUCOTTOA Associofroii with Safety! SAFETY IF \<£ TOOK SAVIM6S \<£ IIP TO SAVE BY MAIL! SAVINGS CURRENT DIVIDEND 3 PERCENT Marengo Federal HIJ If I figs AASSNODC ILA0TAIONN ^ MARENGO, ILLINOIS 102 N. State St. Phone JOrdan 8-7258 TOTAL ASSETS OVER $6,000,000.00 . ARE FRANKLY PROUD of the service our skilled Registered Pharmacists render in helping to preserve the health of this community. So we invite you to benefit from their competence and care. Bring us your Doctor's next prescript tion. You can rely on us to compound it promptly --and predsely as directed. BOLGER'S Drug Store PHONE 40 10S S. Green St. McHenry, HI. BENEFIT Johnsburg Community Club AT MEMORIAL PARK Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 22-23-24 *500 CASH PRIZES FERRIS WHEEL MERRY - GO - ROUND KIDDIE RIDES GAMES REFRESHMENTS ra Fish Fry Friday Nite BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. Roast Beef Din r Sunday BEGINNING AT 12:30 P.M. CAN THREAD A Hera's Handling So Precise and Effortless, You Forget You're 5 Bossing One off the Biggest Cars on the Road I It feels and moves like no other car you've ever known! Here is control as precise and sure as the engineering that created t.hi« sleek '56 Pontiac. It's control based solidly on the strengthc and balance of a rugged X-member frame--on the power and smoothness of the brilliant Strato- Streak V-8 and Strato-Flight Hydra- Ma tic*. It's control born of steering so accurate you could thread a needle-- and of huge brakes that react to tiptoe pressure to give you cat-quick stops! i A few miles in this road-hugging beauty is an eye-opening experience! w Try it! Come on in and see us soon. *An extra-co*t option. A GENERAL MQTOM MASTERPIECEr « - FAIRLY PRICED AND PAItlY SQlfr Overton Cadillac- Pontiac Co. 400 Front Street Phosae 17 McHenry*