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• ^ • ThtoHsday, December 8, I960 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Page Twenty-Five^ Holiday Hills AWARD BADGES PRESENTED TO GIRL SCOUT TROOP Eileen Longfield - EV. 5-0542 ^ Nov. 22 our Girl Scout Troop held a court of awards. Those receiving awards were: April Young, tenderfoot badge; Karen Matt, tenderfoot badge; J a n e O l e y a r , s e c o n d y e a r badge and skater's badge; Audrey Estis, child care badge; Carol Schmidt, dabble badger Mary Lou Matt, hospitality badge; Linda Abbink, hospitalitor, backyard camper, reptil ™ and amphibian badges; Bonnie Exline, skater's badge; and Becky Hughes, reptile and amphibian badge. At the next meeting Becky Oleyar will receive her housekeeping and rambler badges. Thanksgiving Visits Carl and Jean Grounds spent the Thanksgiving weekend visitiire Carl's folks, Mr. and Mrs. HaPer Anderson, in Indianapolis, Ind., and Jean's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Adamson at their farm near Richmond, Ind. Clarence and Inez Young entertained Inez's sister, Jean, hei& husband, Jim, and their daughter, D e b b i e S^varese, ovejj£; the Thanksgiving week- Vnq^Jnez's mother and father, Mvjjcknd Mrs. Edward Wilier, wfflpare also property owners in jgpe subdivision, joined them for|p3ianksgiving dinner at the Yoifllfes. flthl and Eileen Longfield enwfegtjiined Eileen's mother, an#3ather, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hager, of Philadelphia, on .* the Friday following Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Lohgfield spent the following da^with Paul's folks, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Longfield, in Chicago. Rita Ann Mettelka is recovering from a light touch of bronchial pneumonia. She hopes to be able to return to school soon after spending three weeks at home. " New Neighbors Charles and Ruby Slusher ED'S RENTAL RENTS Electric Hammers to Wheel Chairs I* EVergreen 5-4123 and their family moved into their new home at 5 Maple street on Nov. 2. Charles drives a bus and spends his spare time improving his "Ham Radio" transmitter. The Slushers have five children. Rosella, 16, who is enrolled at the McHenry high school; Carolyn, 13, and Beverly, 11, both attend McHenry junior high; Calvin David, 9, in the fourth grade at Edgebrook and Katherine, 7, in the second grade also at Edgebrook school. Inez Young still has a few things left at her home from the scavanger hunt on Saturday, Oct. 29. Among other things there is a blue toy telephone that appears to be brand new. If you have not received any thing you donated for this hunt back please phone Mrs. Young at EVergreen 5-4672. Sympathy Note We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Mae Murray, Arlene Foreman's mother. Mrs. Murray died on Tuesday, Nov. 29. She had lived with Arlene and her family for three years. Reminder Ladies don't forget the Holiday Hills Women's Club Christmas party on Dec. 14. Santa Claus will be there with a grab bag full of gifts. There will be carol singing also. Each lady attending is asked to . bring a dollar grab bag gift. CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all of my friends and neighbors for all the things they did for me and to thank my family for all the moral support they gave me before and after my trip to the hospital. Thank you to the Holiday Hills Women's club and all my friends who sent the beautiful flowers, cards and phone calls. You have made me so happy I just might consider having it done all over again. Thanking you all very much. Earline Mettelka 12-8-60 Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Dec. 1, 1910 Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! Skule opens on the evening of Dec. 8, 1910, at Woodman hall, given by ye olde folks of McHenry, showing how they did fifty years ago. A laugh every minute! fun for young and old. See the giggling girls, Honeysuckle twins and many others. Remember the date, Skule keeps on Dec. 8. Admission, adults, 25 cts; children, 15 cents. Mrs. John Nimsgern passed away at her home in Spring Grove Nov. 12, following a stroke three weeks before. Her husband, in poor health for eleven years, was taken to Michael Reese hospital, Chicago, the day following her funeral, where he died Nov. 21. "On Plymouth Rock", the operetta given by the McHenry ~pqblic school on Nav. 23r was a decided success. Much credit is due Prof. Nye, the teachers and Miss Rogga Veen, who prepared and directed the play. The following pupils of the Emerald Park school have been neither absent or tardy during the month of November: Cora Felmeten, Myrtle Huck, David Huck and Thomas McCabe, Miss Margaret Sutton, teacher. McHenry f r i e n d s have learned of the marriage of Robert Aylward, formerly of McHenry and Miss Edith Kee of Elgin, which took place at St. Mary's parsonage in that city Wednesday evening, Nov. 23. The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church will hold a bazaar at Woodman hall Dec. 8, afternoon and evening. A roast chicken dinner will be served at noon and a New England supper from 5 to 7 o'clock. Adults, 25 cents and children 15. Sixty couples attended the DR. HENRY FREUND OPTOMETRIST At 136 S. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS BOURS: DAILY 9 TO 12 A.M. and 1 TO S P.M. FRIDAY EVENINGS: 6:00 TO 8:30 P.M. EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT PHONE EVergreen 5-0452 NEW BELL CHIME tells you to answer the phone Now a pleasant, melodic chime will tell you your phone is ringing--no matter where you are in your home. You can have the new Bell Cfjime installed anywhere--living room, or the family room. It comes in velvety gold or soft ivory. A handy switch makes it a loud bell when you're outside on the patio. Or you can set Currently available in Illinois only. it for the familiar, regular telephone ring. The cost is low. And, maintenance is free. Call your Service Representative at the Bell Telephone business office and ask about the Bell Chime. Better yet, stop in and have her show it to you. Or if an installer-repairman visits your home, ask to see it. ILLINOIS BELL (^jjp TELEPHONE 111 N. Court St. Phone Evergreen 5-9981 Thanksgiving dance at Stoffel'£ hall Wednesday evening of last week. The music was pro nounced just dandy and Mrs. W. D. Wentworth served an oyster supper to 125 people. FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Nov. 25, 1930 Edward Graham, world famous trap shooter, regarded for decades as the most skillful clay pigeon shot in America,^ passed away at his home in Long Lake Saturday morning, after a two weeks' illness, at the age of 65. His only close rival wafe his brother, Jay Graham, who won the national handicap trap shoot at Stockholm, Sweden, six- years ago, being the only American ever to carry off this honor. ' Miss Sophia Wentworth, 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wentworth of Belvidere, and niece of W. D. Wentworth, of McHenry, met death in an auto accident in Rockford Sunday evening. Elvin Brefeld, 6-year-old son of Mrs. Christina Brefeld, had a narrow escape from drowning when he fell through the ice at the mill pond Saturday morning. Bert Parks, who was nearby, threw him a rope and pulled him to shore. While in the act of removing a shoe from a horse's hoof in his father's blacksmith shop Tuesday, a piece of steel penetrated the eye of Hubert Schoewer. He was taken to Woodstock where an operation was performed and at present he is improving nicely. Math Schmitt, who resides north of Johnsburg, lost the little finger on his left hand while operating a corn shredder one day last week: Miss Dorothy Walsh was tendered a very pleasant surprise at her home on Waugegan road Friday evening, in observance of her birthday anniversary. Singing, dancing and playing games made up a pleasant evening and delicious refreshments were served by Dorothy's mother. Last week Wednesday was the birthday of John R. Knojt, hustling proprietor of the Star garage, and just for old times sake members of the McHenry Pleasure club, together with a few friends, sprung a surprise on him at his home on Water -street. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO --Taken flrom the Files of Nov. 28, 1935 The annual bazaar, chicken dinner and supper, sponsored by the ladies of the Methodist church, will be held at the church next Thursday, Dec. 5, when there will be a varied display of fancy goods, suitable for Christmas gifts on sale. The menu served at noon will include roast chicken, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, salad, bread, pickles, celery, pie and coffee. Fifty cents per plate. 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They were remembered with a card shower and gifts of money, by relatives and friends. They were dinner guests of Mrs. E. C. Andruss, who served their wedding dinner at her home in Algonquin twenty-five years ago. AMERICA'S Finest Porch Enclosure i It costs so little extra to enclose your porch with the very finest. See DeVAC Glass Walls and you'll see why they're tops among architects* builders and homeowners. DeVAC - CHICAGO Window Product* 800 Front St. McHenry, HL EV. 5-5060 Mrs. George Yager, the former Jennie Searles, who wag bom and raised in McHenry, died at her home in Waukegan Tuesday. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Amy at home and Mrs. Mary Hermann of Oak Park. Mr. and Mrs. William Spencer left Tuesday morning for Los Angeles, Calif., where they were called by the critical illness of his father, John Spencer, 90 years old. Charles Johnson, who formerly resided on the FJusky farm, died in Minnesota last week. 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