Illinois News Index

McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 19 Mar 1969, p. 14

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A.F.S. students -view the Plaindealer mailing room. Twice a ^eek^Tromthis room, over 5,50.0 copies of the Plaindealer are addressed, bundled, and mailed to the subscribers. A portion-of these are dropped off at various merchants in the McHenry area where they are sold over the counter. The overhead door is large enough to permit the Plaindealer truck to enter, to ease the handling of the paper. The mailing room also houses the envelope and paper stock used for job printing. A.F.S. Students A.F.S. students gather in the advertising dept., where salesman Gene Benson is in the progress "of sketching out an ad for a local business establishment. Publisher Larry Lund at far left explains to the A.F.S. students the Whys and hows of the operation of the composing room where the newspaper starts taking shape. i Tour Plaindealer Students are shown how a finished page looks after it has been proof read and is ready for the camera. The operation of the camera was then demonstrated. Canan Ant of Turkey looks on as Linda Mtsyer performs one of her many duties in the composition room, Linda demonstrated the use of the Headliner machine (which set the "A.F.S. Students Toar Plaindealer" head for this page). / Group Photo of A. F. S. students on page one Plaindealer hotos Students fire questions at Mr. Lund as they, look over a negative of a page that is being readied for the plate burner. Mr. Lund explained to the students that the finished plates are then rushed to the Woodstock Sentinel to be printed so we can give the news to the waiting public. Patricia Burrell of Australia examines a partially completed classified page that is being inspected by shop foreman Richard Sagers.

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