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?< * Presents Minuteman Flag 7 I'i.' ^ i 5\- W1M v... ; .'4?K | _ A Treasury department Minuteman Flag is presented by SArnold Rauen of McHenry, Illinois State Director, U.S. Savlings Bond division, Treasury department to Colonel James J. |Albertson, Rock Island Arsenal commanding officer, in a ceremony |on Rock Island Arsenal Friday morning. RIA was one of five US |Army Weapons Command (WECOM) organizations to top the 90 |percent participation mark in purchasing Savings Bonds during £5the recent WECOM-RIA drive. Between the principals is Louis Carstens, general chairman of the Island's 1968 Share in Freedom drive. Seated on the right are, left to right: Richard Phalen, assistant Illinois State director, and Glenn Kunkel, area manager of the division. The flags in the background had already been presented to four other WECOM organizations that recorded more than 90 percent participation: Arsenal Operations division and its Factory branch, and Arsenal Depot division and its Storage branch. ' SPRING NEWS EVA FREUND PHONE 675-2135 \ ANNUAL FAMILY I REUNION HELD I AT ROCKTON \ l Sunday, July 28, the Wilford- I Shotliff forty-first annual fam- | ily reunion was held at Mack- 1 town Park, Rockton. There were ] seventy descendents attending !|Ms picnic. It was a pleasant I Ifternoon of visiting and remin- * ficing. Relatives gathered from | fnis area and from Wisconsin, I Madison, Evansville, Clinton, Beloit, Wilmot and Capron, Qlinois. VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pierce from Wisconsin Rapids were callers in the William Shotliff home and the home of Minnie Splerce. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Stanek and daughter, Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens and daughter, Gail, from Stanley, Wis., spent several days in the Alice Stevens home. On Sunday, July 28 they all were entertained at a family reunion | at the Frank Stevens home in Richmond. This was the first I time the family had been to- -gether for several years. Mrs. Gertrude Nygren of Villa Park spent the past week with Mrs. Mame Tinney. Callers in the Tinney home on Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lajeunese from Deerfield. Mr. and Mrs. A1 Prindle of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tinney and daughter, Melissa, from California and Brother Gale Tinney from Westmont. ENTERTAINS CLUB Mrs. Ben May entertained the 500 club on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Leander Lay substituted for Mary Nimsgern who has .been ill. Prizes went to Fran- ^. ces Shotliff, Minnie Pierce, Nora Miller, Emma May and Evelyn May. Evelyn was substituting for her mother, Mrs. Clara Deinlein, who has been spending several weeks with her sister in Mundelein. IN MILITARY SERVICE Mrs. Alice Steven's grandsons are serving with armed forces. David Stanek is in the Navy at Vietnam and Allen Stanek has returned from Vietnam and is now in Germany. LONG TIME RESIDENT PASSES AWAY We will miss "Grandma" Behrens who was a familiar figure daily walking to the post office or working out in the yard among heV flowers and in her vegetable garden. Those were the things she loved. Ciara Behrens, 82, died Saturday morning in her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1885, in Germany and had resided in Spring Grove for 43 years. Her husband, Charles, died in 1952. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Adsit, Spring Grove; a granddaughter, M*s. Robert (Beverly ) Hofmann; three great-grandchildren, Charles, Dorothy and Edward Hofman of Spring Grove. Two brothers, John Steinke, Brookfield and Ernest Steinke, Racine, Wis., and three sisters, Mrs. Lena Mstzger, Cicero; Mrs. Margaret Koleake, Chicago and Mrs. Frank (Emma) Soukup, Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, in the Ehorn Funeral home, Richmond. Burial was in Cole cemotery. GAY - BULLS Butcher Shop "V*alt Kept Prime Beef" SAUSAGE • SALADS • SMOKED MEATS HOURS: Mon., Tues., Than., 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. FrL 11 a.m to 0 p.m. -- Sat. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Wednesday Next door to Gies Shoes TO LOVE - every minute we spend planning your wedding photographs with you. TO HONOR -- your budget to the last penny. TO OBEY-- your slightest whim in assembling your photographic record ol this moment ol moments in your IMe. PHOTOGRAPHY b QAYTORJ. The Recommended Photographer McHenry \ 385-0170 We've got the prices to short-circuit the competition „ Buss Ford Sales 3936 W. Main Street, . McHenry, 111. JOHNSBURG NEWS HETTY HETTERMAXX 385-1296 v\ * ... • p' FRI., AUG., 9, 1968 - PLAINDEAIER - PG. 9 ' CHANGE MEETING NIGHT FOR MEN FORESTERS All members of St. John's court No. 96, C.O.F., please take note: The next meeting date will be Thursday, August 15( instead of the usual second Thursday of the month. This will be for this month only. While on the subject of St. John's court, I would like to report that two of their officers along with their wives left last week for the convention in Boston. Paul and Virginia Pitzen along with Richard and Catherine Dehn went by bus to the convention site. They will return here sometime late Friday evening. I'm sure there will be. much to report on this trip at a later date. Several members and their wives from McHenry also made the trip. SCHMITT INFANT BAPTIZED The newest member of the Harry Schmitt family, Julie Ann was presented to the font for Baptism last Sunday with her aunt Georgette Turner and a cousin, Tom Frost acting as Godparents. Mrs. Turner could not be present as she is with her husband who is stationed in Virginia. Later in the day, the paternal grandparents, the John R. Schmitts of McHenry and the Gene Frosts of McCullom Lake were guests in the Schmitt home to celebrate the occasion. Mrs. Schmitt's family were unable to be there as they are now residing in Ohio and Virginia. PEOPLE ON THE GO Mr. and Mrs. Joe Frett and daughter, Nadine, accompanied friends on a trip to the Sunny South. The group left O'Hare last Thursday and will spend a lengthy time seeing all the sights and catching up on some visiting. The Harry Schmitts will be out on the town this week celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary and Harry's natal day. Still more celebrating next week when Mary Beth turns six. We had a pleasant dinner out last Sunday afternoon near An- V o w tioch where Jim and I treated Karen in observance of heir "Sweet Sixteenth" birthday. A couple of her friends knew where we were going for dinner and arranged to have a beautifully decorated cake there for a surprise. The day before, Karen was surprised also with a beautiful corsage gifted to her by a friend in Crystal Lake. All in all, this was a pretty eventful birthday for her. The Debrecht family have once again taken off for Buffalo where a lot of time was spent with their daughter, sonin- law and their children. YOUNG LADY BRINGS HAPPINESS The very little Miss Beverly Ann Hiller has brought so much joy and happiness to the Dick Hiller home since her arrival there. We wish to extend our very best of happy wishes to Dick and Dorothy upon their new arrival. Beverly Ann has a big brother, M.irk„ who is almost three. An aunt and uncle, Dorothy Murphy and Bernie Schmitt, acted as sponsors for Dick and Dorothy's new baby when she was baptized recently in St. John's church. Later dinner was served in the Hiller home to the grandparents, the Ben Schmitts and the George Hillers, along with the great-grandparents, Mrs. Elizabeth Tonyan and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Freund and their friend, Olga. TUESDAY IS MEETING DAY FOR SODALITY All members of St. John's Blessed Virgin Sodality are reminded that the next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, August 13, at 8 p.m. in the Johnsburg Community Club hall. Won't you try to attend and make this meeting successful. YOUNG COUPLES REPEAT VOWS Our heartiest congratulations to Jim and Judy Smith who became man and wife in a church service performed in McHenry last Saturday. Mrs. Smith is the former Judy Walsh, daughter of the Quenten Walshes, of McHenry. A reception held in the community club hall feted the young couples later, that day. 9 August 3, was also the wedding day for Bob and Penny Schmitt. Their wedding vows were said in St. Francis Xavier church in Wilmette at 11 o'clock that morning. The bride, who was Penelope Conley prior to her marriage, is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James A. Conley of Wilmette. About fifty persons from our area attended the reception which honored the newlyweds. This was held immediately after the church service in Evanston. The new Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt will reside in Ouincv later this month where he will teach in the junior high school. Tney are now honeymooning in the south. To these young people also goes our sincere congratulations for a happy future. Jim is the son of Charlie, and Sal Smith and Bob is the son of Frank and Laura Schmitt. FAMILY MEMBERS COME HOME Ed and Dorothy Hettermann are happy to have two of the recent vacationing children at home again. Young Ed just returned from a ten day visit in Texas where he spent sometime with Ms brother Joe and family. He saw lots of new things during his stay. Kathy flew In Saturday afternoon after a two weeks vacation in California. Mary Denise Shannon who made the trip with er also returned at the same *' me. Closing time has crept np again. Please take care of yourselves and try to enjoy the last bit of summer. Won't be too much longer and the kids will all be back in school, so enjoy these last few weeks. a t A Measuring Trick You don't need a slide rule to figure the center point across a piece of lumber. Fold a piece of paper in half, then unfold it. Now lay it on the board so one side of the paper, bisected by the crease will make a diagonal line across the board. Those two corners of the paper should just touch the edges of the board. The fold crease meets the board at its center. Use The Classifieds Prottsman .. o. o o o TREES - SHRUBS EVERGREENS • ••••••• INSECTICIDES WEED KTUJER >• GROUND COVERS - STONE BARK • SHELLS - PLANTS • •PATIO STONE - FIREWOOD WOOD ROUNDS "••ROSES - PERENNIALS ANNUALS PROHSMAN NUBSEHY & LANDSCAPING South US 12 Richmond, JII. 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We'll pay $10 for an interesting quotation that is used in this series on thrift. Address your entry to McHenry Savings and Loan Association at this address. <£" voua UVIHGS <P N M N NSUR® MEMBER --Federal-Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Federal Home Loan Bank System Savings and Loan Foundation United^States Savings and Loan League Illinois Savings and Loan League 1209 N. Green Street. McHenry, Illinois 60050 • Phone: 385-3000 A