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-V . .» Page Twenty-Two THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, April 29, 1959 WJ4™ Can XJ, UU PAL 5. Jl. flu,. UNITED STATES POST OFFICE 104 NORTH GREEN STREET McHENRY, ILLINOIS DEDICATION CEREMONIES ihhHm MAY 4th 1959 \ 2 P.M. LOBBY BOXES HISTORY The McHenry post office boasts a long and proud history dating back to 1841, when service was first made available to residents of the community on Sept. 2. Familiar names of pioneer residents are recalled in reviewing the names of postmasters. The first was Horace Long, and such well known names as Bishop, Owen. Smith, Perry, Stevens and Van Slyke are also carried in the long list of men and women who held the postmaster position. It was June 4, 1883, that a second post office was established at West McHenry, with Chester V. Stevens being appointed to office. For a number of years, until 1950, McHenry was the only city in the United States with two separate post offices. The last postmaster in West McHenry was the late Elmer Freund. Since 1935, the McHenry office has been under the able guidance of Postmaster E. Ray McGee. The growth of the community is reflected in the great increase in customers served by the post office, necessitating, as it has, the spacious, new building on Green street. Twenty years ago, nine postal employees served a population of 7,412, with yearly receipts reaching $16,651.87. Ten years later, the number of employees had grown to fourteen, who were handling the needs of 16,408 persons. This past year, thirty-two employees served 27,832 people, with annual receipts totalling $183,538.56. Today, there are three city routes, two mounted routes and six rural routes, as well as service given through boxes at both the station and main office. Service is extended to 6,958 families, which certainly makes the McHeruy post office the largest business in the city. SERVICE COUNTER e ^re Proud POSTMASTER McGEE & SUPT. OF MAILS FRANK GENDE PROGRAM Parade and Musical Selections Marching Units Welcome Master of Ceremonies Invocation Introduction of Guests and Officials Remarks?' Dedication Address Presentation of Flag to Postmaster Benediction Open House and Coffee Hour McHENRY POST OFFICE STAFF E. RAY McGEE Postmaster LEO J. WINKEL Ass't. Postmaster FRANK E. GENDE Supt. of Mails HUBERT G. LIPTROT Acting Supt. of Station CLERKS Earl B. Dowell SUB. CLERKS Robert B. Hess Susan Low Susan Olsen Grace Patzke CARRIERS Edward A. Doyle SUB. CARRIERS Wilbert Cain Joseph Murphy Henry S. Koehl George A. Stock RURAL CARRIERS Charles J. Brda Paul P. Patzke Paul P. Karls Henry A. Reese Thomas L. Lawson . Richard J. Weber RURAL CARRIER AUXILIARY HELP Edward C. Adams Carl J. Wagner Gertrude S. Barbian Dan Weber L. H. Booster R. J. Jablonski Ronald Bowker CUSTODIAL EMPLOYEES Frank Braun Walter Erdmann Robert C. Kreier Eugene Schaefer Thomas Wiles Mi'lford Wilke Alex J. Justen MAIL SORTING IV© A Part In This New Modern Post neral Contractor TONYAN CONSTRUCTION CO. McHeniy i) € 0 inois H. E. Buch & Sons PLUMBING & HEATING McHenry, 111. Carey Electrical Contractors ELECTRICAL McHenry, 111. Tonyan Bros. EXCAVATION McHenry, 111. Anderson Tree Service TREE REMOVAL McHenry, 111. Hans Rosenow Roofing Co. ROOFING Chicago, 111. John F. Brda & Son SHEET METAL McHenry, IIL Cadillac Glass Co. GLASS, GLAZING & ALUM. ENTRY Rockford, 111. McHenry Plastering PLASTERING McHenry, 111. Fox Valley Tile Co. CERAMIC FLOORS & WALLS Elgin, 111. Suburban Oil Co. BLACKTOP Crystal Lake, HI. Marengo Steel Co. STRUCTURAL STEEL Marengo, 111. Kencrete Products Co. CONCRETE BLOCK Kenosha, Wise. National Brick Co. COMMON BRICK Chicago, 111. (I Decks, Inc. GYPSUM ROOF DECK Des Plaines, IIL Roy Weselius PAINTING Fox Lake, 111. Chain O'Lakes Floor Covering RESILIENT FLOORING Long Lake, Ingleside, 111. Suppliers McHenry Ready-Mix North Shore Stone Co. CUT STONE Chicago, ni. CONCEEI® McHenry, IIL Acme Venetian Blinds VENETIAN BLINDS Chicago, 111.