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THte McHENRY PLAINDEALER 'wice TolA Tales ' FORTY YEARS AGO .;nr^frora issue of April 4, 1918 The farmer bringing wheat to mill, in exchange for flour, at the McHenry flour mills will henceforth be obliged to f;: *igri a certificate which certifies that the wheat was grown His farm, that the supply ! is not more than sufficient to meet the requirements of his household for thirty days, and pt he will not sell, lend nor such flow to anyone, i Our citizens were given a 'i&Urprise on Monday morning when announcement was made of the marriage of Miss Mary -.(Anna Steinsdoerfer and John Lodtz,; of this city, which j.//took place at Pullman, pi., Year's eve and up to this time had been; kept a secret. Miss Laura Krause has shown .,fl* patriotism and willingness (i:,to do all she can in assisting ptfye government by taking a ,,man,^ job and hereafter, will V,#ct as flagman at the north crossing of the Chicago and ,,, Northwestern tracks in this village. . >, Miss Dorothy Blake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Blake, and Joseph Michels. son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. ,^$W:hels, were united in mar- .riape by Rev. William Weber i(»t St. John the Baptist church, johnsburg, last Wednesday morning. Miss Alice Sutton was guest of honor at a gathering of ( friends at the home of Mrs. ,i0Walter Warner on Main setroet • $unday evening and presented '"with gifts suit^bjjp/^ for her "Wjtetern shack, where she is •pWving up a claim. She left • Monday for Sand Springs, Montana, after spending the winter with relatives here. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO . From issue of Apr. 6, 1933 ,,,Qne of the best and most welio2me rnessa8es ever received m McHenry came over the tnriav when word was sent from the office of Auditor Barrett advising the West McHenry State Bank that its officers could reopen that institution for immediately. Thus, the of McHenry and vicinity can again enjoy banking facilities after being without same since the bank moratorium was declared by president Roosevelt on Tuesday, March 4. / The McHenry Community high schibol now has the largest enrollment ever recorded in the history of the school* with a total of 214 students attending this institution of learning. Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson of SoiOn Mills, parents of Mrs. Earl Monear of McHenry, Celebrated their golden wedding on March 28. Mrs. N. E. Barbian was surprised at a family gathering Synday in observance of her sixty-third birthday. Mrs. Marie Schiessle and Mrs. Ethel McGee were cohostesses at a quilting party sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary in Legipn hall Thursday afternoon. „ Miss Virginia Engeln was hostess to a-party of friends at her home Monday evening, at which time a club was organized which will be known as the Depression club. Gale, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kennebeek, entertained a party of little friends Monday, honoring her third birthday. laws. When they involve money or property of a substantial value they are referred "to Washington for special attention. Deaths the jiaist week include Robert Schaefer, 64, Who resided just east of McHenry and passed away at Victory Memorial hospital, Saturday; and John Walsh, 80, a native of this vicinity who died at his home near, Harvard Tuesday. Miss Arleen Nett, who will becorhe the bride of John Scott of Chicago in April was honored at a personal shower at the home of Mrs. Kathryn Weber. Mr. ar.d Mrs. C., J. Reihansperger announce the engagement of their daughter, Joan, to Elliott Timme, of Oak Park. No wedding date has been set. McHenry friends have received announcement of the maniage of Miss Thelma Pareiiti, a teacher in the local high school since September, to John Dotson, of Leavenworth, Ind.; which took place in Leavenworth, March 26. Forty Years Ago From Issue of AprU 11, 1918 Fire destroyed the beautiful St. Mary's church edifice here this morning. The flames were discovered by Peter M. Justen, who was in St. Mary's cemetery preparing for the burial of Peter Scheid, whose funeral services were being held at the time. Mi notified Rev. Fr. 'Edward Berthold, who was in the act of blessing the body at the time. He in turn notified the congregation who left the building in ah orderly manner. The origin of the fire will probably never be known, but the supposition is it may have been from a defective chimney. The building was constructed in 1898 and only last week the last notV was paid off, leaving it free from all indebtedness. It was covered by insurance. ' Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Harmsen entertained a group pf relatives at their home on John Street at a 5 o'clock dinner Friday, April 5, in' observance of their silver wedding anniversary. „ The east embankment at the mill pond has been reinforced with stone and other materials during the past week. We are told that the water will not be let out of the pond this summer, as has been the custom for several years. A card to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fay, Wednesday, announced that their soldier boy, Walter, arrived safely "over there." No more personal news from him will be available before six weeks. •ii-- Twenty-Five Years Ago From Issue of AprU 13, 1933 An unusually severe electrical storm, cloudburst and hailstorm struck, this region early Monday morning, causing fire and flooding of the lowlands while creeks and Fox River overflowed their banks. The storm broke soon after 1 o'clock Monday morning after an evening of unusual murky warmth and was succeeded by two more severe storms. On Monday, water was seen everywhere and the cement pavement south of McHenry near the Fox Pavilion, was covered with water so deep that stakes; were driven to mark the highway. The lightning struck in several places, tlie most severe loss being at the Baur ice house where the roof of the building was burned and three or four tiers of ice destroyed. Mrs. Elizabeth Gruenfield, a McHenry resident, who was spending the Winter with her daughter, Mrs. Olga Buslee in Park Ridge, died unexpectedly there Friday morning. In the city election to be held next Tuesday, the only opposition will be for city clerk, where William G. Schreinep. is opposing Peter Neiss. The only candidate for mayor will be Peter Doherty, who has served the city as alderman the past twenty years. The senior class of the local high school wiU present the play "Funny Phirmie" on April 21. Members of the cast include Evelyn Anderson, Anita Bacon, Rita Freund, Marie Miller, Louise Regner, Helen Whiting, Robert Frisby, Raymond Howard, George Larkin and Eugene Sayler., £ Ten Years Ago Issue of April 8* 1948 s The Fox River Auxiliary, No. 4600. Veterans of Foreign Wars, has undertaken the great responsibility of sponsoring the local Girl Scouts. With nearly 100 girls and parents interested in this organization, the Auxiliary is doing everything possible to make the undertaking a success. Chris Blake was honored at a family gathering at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Justen, March 30. in observance of his eighty - eighth birthday and Mrs. Gertrude Ritter was surprised by fiftyone members of her family at her home on jiroad street Sunday, the occasion being her eightieth birthday. ,< ' > A Lily Lake home was. the scene of a tragedy last Sunday morning, April 4, when it was discovered that Joseph Richard, six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Hyatt, had been suffocated in his sleep. Bernard J. Frisby, 72, an old time McHenry resident passed away at St. Anne's hospital, Chicago, April 6, following a seven weeks' illness. # I Miss Collet te E. Lenard and Robert Justen were united in marriage at St. Mary's church Saturday morning, .April 3, and that afternoon Miss Margaret Herdrich and John Granath were married rectory. .. jv Other marriages the'past week included that of Stuckwisch and Louis who were married in St. Patrick's chapel Thursday afternoon, and Miss Ruth Mayiiard and Howard Voeltz who ex-- changed marriage vows at the Zion Evangelical church Friday evening. Which car has Glean Line Design to put you in tune with the times Mercury SEE YOUR 10CAI MERCURY DEALER TEN YEARS AGO From issue of April 1, 1948 Tlie very gratifying news that McHenry county exceeded its Red Cross quota by $!5.000 was released this past week by Rev. Fr. Eugene Baumhofer, chairman of Die county driv<\ This is the amount of monoy actually collected, not pledges. It has come to the attention of postmasters that in recent weeks there have been received many chain post cards and letters. 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