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Thursday. May 9. 1961 THE McHENRT PLAINDEALER Page Eleven Twice Told Tales Fifty Yeats Ago Taken From The Tiles Of April 24, 1913 The roller skating craze has again struck McHenry. Many of the little folks are making the trips to and from school via the roller skate route. Martin Conway, an empleyee at the Borden factory, has moved his family from the Joseph Buss house on John street to the clover dryer house on Waukegan street. Manager Smith of the McHenry baseball team had a bunch of candidates out for practice Sunday afternoon. The Owen grounds near the mill pond have been rented and McHenry has some promising material. C. Unti, who during the past year or more has conducted an See cream parlor and manufactured the frozen cream at Antioch, has rented the Schumacher building here and will carry on that line of business In this village. Mr. Unti is a married man and will move his family here next week where they will occupy the Mrs. Anna Bishop house. The marriage of Miss Christina Weber to Mr. Nicholas S. Pitzen of Pistakee Bay was solemnized at St. Mary's Catholic church on Wednesday April 23. George Meyers, McHenry teamster, lost another horse in a peculiar manner last week, while driving near the Centerville bridge he was run into by a runaway colt attached to a road cart. One of the shafts buried itself into the breast of one of the Meyers' horses to the depth of about eight inches, death following the next day. This is the twenty-first animal Mr. Meyers has lost within three years. The Rosedale hotel, which has been under the management of John F. Miller the past few years, has been leased to E. Chandler of Chicago. Mr. Miller w-|ll now devote all his time to his green houses, v The R.N.A. Thimble club met with Mrs. Anna Bishop of April 11 with Mrs. Fisher assisting. In progressive buttons Mrs. M. C. Giddings was awarded the first prize while Mrs. Bohr was the successful contestant in dominos. Mrs. Ben Herbes will entertain at their next meeting. Forty Years Ago Taken From The Files Of April 28, 1928 The junior class of the McHenry Community high school will present their class play "Assisted by Sadie" Wednesday evening, May 2. Members of the cast include: Floyd Hopper, Leo Thelen, Earl Walsh, John Smith, Ralph Clemens, Richard JMili. R. W/U,S'H INSURANCE fire, An to, Farm 6 Lite Ik Representing r.gi.iAm.ir. COMPANIES When Ton Need iBsnraaos 64 Any Kind Phone * 885-0048 or S85-0958 429 W. Elm St., McHenry, IB DR. JOHN T. GRAY Optometrist 1286 N. Green Street Office Phone: 885-0186 Res. Phone: 885-6191 Hours: Dally 9:30 - 5:00 Tues. & Fri. Evenings 6:80 to 9 p.m. Closed All Day Wednesdays Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses Fitted Repair Service 8-68 SCHROEDER IRON WORKS Structural Steel and Ornamental Visit Our Showrooms Fireplace Equipment 2 Miles South on Rt. 81 Phone 885-0950 8-68 GORDON E. SERGANT Registered Professional Engineer Percolation Tests Sanitation Layouts Water Supply Programs Richmond 4198 y2 Mile South of Rt. 12 on Johnsburg - Wilmot Road 5-63 DR. LEONARD L. BOTTARI Optometrist Eyes Examined- -Glasses Fitted 1808 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs. A Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tues., Thnrs. ft FrL Eva, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m» No Hours on Wednesday * Contact Lenses " Fbpne 585-2263 8-68 Stenger, Gladys Rietesel, Kathleen Powers, Pamela Rietesel, R o s a l i e S t i l l i n g , C o r n e l i a Freund, Eleanor Walsh. Guests at the hotel include: Helen Vycital, Pauline Pufahl, Florence Rothermel and Emily Steffes. Roy A. Kent and Robert Green have joined partnership in a real estate and insurance business, which they expect to open in an office building, now under construction on the corner of Waukegan street and Elgin road. Supervisor Stephen H. Freund has been busily engaged the past week cleaning up the ground at the corner of Park avenue and Pearl stieet where he will soon start work on a modern new home. Mrs. Helena Heimer entertained at a farewell dinner at her home on Elm street, Sunday noon, honoring Mr. and Mrs. George Heimer who are moving to Saginaw, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Heimer and daughter who are moving to Chicago. Twenty-two young people wandered out last Saturday night to help Leslie Olson of near Ringwood celebrate his birthday. It was a complete surprise so plenty of sport followed. Ice cream and cake were served. The McHenry Junior White Sox, who are looking forward to another successful baseball season, officially opened the local season last Sunday afternoon by trouncing the McHenry Tigers, also a junior aggregation, by the one-sided score of 15-2. Bonslett and Newman formed the battery for the victors while Harold Freund started to perform for the losers, he being succeeded by P. Patzke, J. Conway and R. Conway in the order named. Twenty-Five Years Ago Taken From The Flies Of April 38, 1938 Striking students of the Crystal Lake high school who walked out of their class rooms April 14 in protest against dismissal of Glen Winteringer, science instructor, returned to their classes. April 20. Friends and relatives from Woodstock, Richmond, Chicago, Mundelein, North Chicago, Wauconda, Hollywood, Calif.. McHenry and Griswold Lake helped Mr. and Mrs. George Scheid celebrate their golden anniversary in their home, near Griswold Lake, Sunday. A pretty spring wedding took place at St. Patrick's church at 7:30 Wednesday morning when Miss Viola Staines, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Staines, became the bride of'Mr. Joseph Glosson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Math Glosson. Miss Staines was guest of honor at a grocery shower at the Math Glosson home, Sunday, when prizes in five hundred were awarded Mrs. Robert Conway, Mrs. Albert Wilbrandt, Mrs. Math Blake and Miss Lola Boyle. Robert and George Freund, Green street, of St. Mary's - St. Patrick's school leading McHenry county patrol boys, will be guests of honor at a luncheon in Chicago, May 5, when they receive "Outstanding Service" medals, emblematic of their leadership in the patrol movement. Henry F. Schuberth, a summer resident at Emeirald Park, died at his home in Chicago early Monday morning. He is survived by his w idow, Katherine, two daughters, Mrs. Frank Romano, Chicago, Mrs. Harold Bacon, Cery, one son, Elmer, and three brothers. From items of twenty years ago comes the news that a letter from "Happy" Weber, "Somewhere in France," refutes the report circulated last week to the effect that he had. been seriously injured. He states that he is well and ready to lick the Huns three at a time. Edward Nickels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nickels of this village, has enlisted in the Marines and left Tuesday for Marine Barracks, Terrace Island, S. C. Private Allen Noonan has arrived home from a training camp in New York and is seriously ill at his home near Rirtgwood. Fifty Years Ago Taken From The Files Of May 1, 1918 A long planned visit to the home of her daughter in McHenry came to an abrupt and sudden ending last Friday evening when Mrs. Anna Mary Mix^' Chicago mother of Mrs. John Miller of this city, passed away unexpectedly shortly after her arrival by train at the Miller home. L. F. Pouse and family moved into their cozy new home west of town Tuesday of this week. The home vacated by the Pouse family has been rented by one of McHenry's young men who has serious intentions of paying someone's board bill for life. Last Sunday was another red letter day for the members of McHenry Council Knights of Columbus with the exemplification of the first, second and third degrees of the order to a class of some forty candidates, twenty-five of which joined the McHenry Council, making their membership now close to 150. The village board met in special session last evening and licenses were granted to twelve dramshop keepers. This is one more than last year. If this keeps up it will soon be necessary to turn all our buildings over for saloon purposes. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Mary's Catholic church at nine o'clock Wednesday morning when Miss Christina Weber and Mr. Nicholas Pitzen were united in marriage. From Johns burg comes the news that last Monday the people marched in prayer to Our Lady's chapel over the river where the school children sang during the services which are usually held once a year in the old chapel built in gratitude for particular blessings received from God in the past. Mrs. Almira Brown, who is now making her home with Mrs. F. K. Granger, celebrated her eighty-third birthday anniversary Monday when a niece, Mrs. Sherman Aldrieh of Chicago, and other relatives called to help her celebrate. Martin J. Stoffel and family are now occupying the Joseph Buss house on the west side recently vacated by Martin Conway and family. Forty Years Ago Taken From The Files Of May 8, 1923 Re-organization of the Mo Henry baseball club is now under way and if the boys who have undertaken the task of putting a team onto the field are successful the opening will take place Sunday, May 13. The team will be selected from players from McHenry and Johnsburg. The outfield will probably be the same as last year with "Bobby" Knox in left, Bolger in center and Buss in right. For the infield "Steve" King will probably take care of the hot corner with Winkel on short, "Shooty" Thelen second and Frank Freund on first. For the first time in the history of the village, ladies have been appointed as judges and clerks at the' special election to be held on May 15. The ladies appointed are Mrs. Ai. Krause, Mrs. F. O. Gans and Mrs. F. E. Cobb. Actual work on McHenry's new sewerage system was started on Elm street near Stilling's garage late Tuesday afternoon and is progressing nicely. Pouring of cement at the new community high school building has been started in real earnest and it will not be long before the basement walls will be up. The old Herbes building is still proying a handicap to the workers. Charles Smelzer, who resides on a farm on the Bull Valley road, between McHenry and Woodstock, had one of his hands badly mangled in a corn busker and it was found necessary to amputate it at the wrist. Every available house and flat in McHenry is occupied and more homes are sadly needed. The basement for the first home to be constructed by Stenger, Covalt and Weber on Elgin road is in and George Bohr is now adding the brick work. Leo Heimer and Walter Carey, who have been spending the past several months in the south, returned home Friday. Both of the young men have purchased property in Florida and expect to return there next fall. Preliminary work on the McHenry-Woodstock road has been started. Very good progress is being made in the removal of trees and grading and with favorable weather conditions we should be able to travel to the County seat over the new cemcnt road next fall. Twenty-Five Years Ago Taken From The Files Of May 5, 1938 "Broadway Bound" will give you an enlightening insight into New York theatrical life this Friday night, when the ten members of the cast present the senior play in the McHenry high school auditorium. Those taking part will be Frank Johnson, Gene Adams, Dora Anderson, Audrey Rothermel, Lorraine Engeln, Vale Adams, Eleanor Althoff, Anlhony Noonan, LeRoy Smith and Louise Stilling. The Joe B. Stillings have started construction on the building of their new home en what was formerly the Frisby farm south of town. Albeit Qldsmabile sales are ROCKETING! fining OUS IsthB Going Thing I Nearly 1,700 people a day are discovering what a thrill it is to step out in an Oldsmobile. Reasons? Plenty! Sleek looks. Sensational V-8 performance! Plus the kind of economy that made the Olds Dynamic 88 Class "G" winner in the Mobil Economy Run! f«#l STATION WAOON THERE'S "SOMETHING EXTRA" ABOUT OWNING AN OLDSMOBILE! • SB YOUR FRIENDLY 0L0SM0MII DEALER! R. J. OVERTON MOTOR SALES, 1109 N. Front Street ROTARY NEWS This week we shall celebrate our eighth birthday at a party to be held at the Wing 'N Fin Hunting club Thursday evening. The committee of past presidents in charge, Bill Bnrfeindt, Dr. Fike and Harry Dean have made plans for an evening of enjoyable entertainment but will not divulge their program. Judging from the number of huddles they have been seen in during the last six weeks, something different must be in store for us. Our members were very sorry 1o have heard that Roy Kissling has announced he is leaving our community in the not too distant future. Enter- Grever, who purchased land next to Stillings:, has also begun building operations. The Leo Rothermel bungalow on Riverside Drive and the Paul Brefcld residence on Washington street are nearing completion. Father A. J. Vcllman of St. John's parish, Johnsburg, will sail on the M. V. Vuicania, Italian line, at midnight, Mnv 6, from New York to represent this section of McHenry county at the Eucharistic Congress to be held in Budapest, Hungary and the Holy Land. Miss Dorothy Herd rich, a bride-to-be, was surprised by sixty relatives and friends at a shower given at the Johnsburg tavern Thursday evening with Mrs. Jack Keenan, Elvera Hettermann and Henrietta Herd rich as hostesses. Mrs. Bridget Feffer, a former resident of this vicinity, entertained a group of old friends at her home in Crystal Lake, Saturday, the occasion being the fifty-seventh anniversary of her arrival from Ireland. Sixteen safety patrol boys were guests of the Lions club Tuesday evening in the Niesen cafe. Captain Jacob Brefeld ol th<?. public grade school was accompanied by a patrol consisting of the following, Donnie Schaefer, Dickie Hayes, Glenn Peterson, Robert Weidemann, George Brda and Robert Schaefer. From St. Mary's school came Robert Phannenstill and sew» of his officers as follows: Donnie Schaefer, Ralph Freund, Tommy Sutton, George Fretmd, Lester Smith, Rollin Justen and Vernon Kennebeck. ing into a different field of work with headquarters in Milwaukee is the reason for making the change. Roy, Tucky and their two children, Bert and Becky, have been very active in church, musical and civic affairs in this community since making; McHenry their home for the last five years. All of us will miss them, however the best wishes of our club members plus all of their acquaintances will follow them. This week Wednesday, the rtew officers, Herb Reihansperger, as president, Rev. Jack Mclntyre, vice-president, Jack Kelsey, secretary, plus Wally Hojnacki and Bill Malixxle, directors, attended a district assembly at Homewood at Surma's Country club restaurant, sponsored by the Rotary club of Homewood, which is the home club of our district governor, Charles O. Sandberg, M.D. Next big event for us will be the international convention in St. Louis, Mo., June 10 TO 15. Special train leaves Chicago Sunday, June 9, 9 a.m? D.S.T., returns Thursday, Juno 15, 9:30 p.m. in Chicago. Not too late for reservations, but you will have to hurry. SELECT SPEAKER FOR ANNUAL SCOUT MEETING MAY 16 The speaker for the Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, annual meeting will be Robert W. Rencker, it was announced by Larry Doyle, chairman of the annual meeting committee. Reneker is a director and vice-president of Swift & Co., and among his responsibilities he includes industrial relatons and coordination of the company's future planning. He attended the public schools in Chicago, where he was born, and received his Ph. B. degree from the University of Chicago school of business. The annual meeting for Blackhawk council will be held at Forest Hills Country club on Thursday evening. May 16. Those attending the meeting will include members of the executive board, district Scouters, unit leaders, committeemen and wives. The program will include election of officers reports by the various committees, presentation of Silver Beaver awards and an address by Robert Reneker. Mr. Reneker is president of the executive board of Chicago Area Council, Boy Scouts <f America, and ha* established an enviable career of service. One may run into debt, but he must crawl out. 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Since the Legislature is in session, the banquet was planned to honor Republican members of the General Assembly. Senator Robert Coulson, and Rep. A. B. McConrtell accepted invitations to be guests of the McHenry Township club. The program for the evening features a panel oh State Legislation presented by le tders of the Senate and House from the S p e a k e r s ' t a b l e : S e n a t o r s Arthur Bidvvell, George Drach, W. Russell Arrington and Robert Canficld: Speaker John W. Lewis; and Rep. W. J. Murphy, Ralph Smith and Warren Wood. Wednesday morning the ladies attended a session of the State Legislature, followed by the closing luncheon session. The luncheon speaker was Attorney Robert Morris, n nationally known speaker, presently serving as president of the Defenders of American Liberties. Mr. Morris spent seventeen years investigating Communist nctivities on behalf of various government agencies, has served as a judge and a University president. The th^fce delegates for thfl! McHenry Township club will > deliver a report concerning the convention to Its meWiberg atT* the business meeting scheduler!,, for Tuesdav, May 21. The May 21 meeting will be open to the puolic at 8:30 p.m., as Max E. Wildman will be thfc guest speaker. CADET BURNS ENJOYS FIELD TRIP IN GEOLOGY Cadet Robert Kenneth Bums, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert" Burns, McHenry, is one of the thirty-four cadets of Wentworth Military academy's geology class who left May 4 by bus" for the three-day field trip with the class instructor, Lt. Col. W. L. Stagner. The cadets visited the.Lake of the Ozarks, the Branson region, and the Bagnell dam area, studying many of th® features of the course covered in the classroom this year. They studied caves, sediment tary rocks, minerals, and general topography of the designated area. JOINTS FRATERNITY Timothy McCormack of 2202 Country lane, has been initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi, international commerce fraternity at Marquette university in Milwaukee, Wis., where he is a student in the college of business administration. He who sleeps like a baby Sga likely keeping wifey awake, g- DR. HENRY FREUND OPTOMETRIST At 1224 N. Green Street, McHenry (Closed Thursday Afternoons) EYES EXAMINED -- GLASSES FITTED VISUAL TRAINING -- VISUAL REHABILITATION COMPLETE VISUAL ANALYSIS HOURS. DAILY 9 to lt A.M. and 1 TO 5 FJt *" FRIDAY EVENINGS: «:00 TO 8:80 P.M. 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