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, Pg. 4 - Plaindealer - Wed. June 25,J96^ . .'-X Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 2d, 1929) The guessing contest which was recently held at J.J'. Vycital's Hardware store, came to a close June 15 THEhicH was the date for the Ma rti ri-Senour Co. paint demonstration. The glass container displayed in Vycitals window held an uncounted number of color card chips. On June 15, the container was opened and the chips publicly counted. Six valuable prizes for those . guessing nearest to the correct number of chips were alwarded prizes. Mrs. Ben Tonyan, five gallons of Monarch paint; J.P. Weber, one gallon of NeuTone paint: Mrs- H, Wright, one gallon of Glas-Tone paint; J. Butler, one quart of Kolor-Brite enamel; Mrs. M. Givens, one quart of Wood varnish; Charles Unti, one quart of Kote-A-Kar enamel. The exact number of chips in the container was 688. George Wirfs met with what might have been a very painful accident recently. While he was filling a tire with air it blew *nd exploded into his face and eyes leaving several cuts in his face. A curious incident happened , in the Cubs-Card game Monday when Clarence Jonnard, substitute^ catcher for the St. Louis club, stepped to the plate in the ninth inning to face Claude Jonnard who was doing the pitching for the Cubs. Claude and Clarence are twin brothers. „ There will be a barn dance at Nick Weingart's, one andcme half miles east of McHenry, June 21, music furnished bythe Sun Dodger's orchestra. The girls of the Wide Awake club and several friends invaded the home of Miss Marina Miller at Johnsburg on Thursday afternoon and gave her a surprise shower. Miss Miller is to be a June bride. Mrs. J.J. Marshall, Mrs. F.M. Ensign and Miss Lelah Bacon visited the Legion's model electric home at Crystal Lake on Wednesday afternoon. HANGS PAINTINGS ~ Mrs. Barbara Tade, Crystal Lake,- checked paintings as she hung them as part of the entries in the judged show at the Country Art Fair. This benefit for McHenry hospital opened last Friday at the McHenry Junior high school. DON PEASLEY PHOTO PEACE VIGIL James Schuessle of 216 Park lane, Crystal Lake, announces a July 4 meeting in McCormick Park, for "people interested in peace". The peace vigil will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the park, located on Rt. 14, near the water tower in Crystal Lake. Interested per sons are urged to attend and share their views with others. BUSY BEES CLUB The Busy Bees 4-H club held its monthly meeting June 17 at 7 p.m. in St. Patrick's church basement. The meeting opened with the pledges, followed by roll call, reading of the minutes, and the treasurer's report. The dues were collected and Ed Saunders gave a committee report. Old business was discussed. 5n June 23, the club is going to the Cubs game at Wrigley Field. Janice Diedrich andCharlene Weingart gave talks on "Baking" and "Babysitting". To raise money, the club will have a paper drive. Next month, the club will go No one knows the original home of the Australian aborigine. They are classed as the world's most backward people, and lack many physical features of Orientals, negroes and Caucasians. bowling at th£ McHenry Recreation lanes on July 2. Charlene Weingart, Reporter Here Are Some Of Our Specials Welcome Families Open 7 days a week 11:00 a.m. to closing Charcoa Broiled Stecfks Tacos 385-9700 YOUR HOSt J i Wally & Dora Vi sit wu^Newlj^Remodeled PlningB?fS 1406 N. Riverside Drive McHenry TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 22, 1944) •i' A Mg,. event opened July 1, - the l944\merican Legion car4- .nival to be held in McHenry on July 1,2,3 and 4 will be of major proportions is shown by the long list of names of local folks who will spend much of their time making the event one of the finest given here. Seeing plenty of action in little more than a year of service is. Vernon Kennebeck, seaman first class. In Uncle Sam's navy, Vernon is with the armed guard, serving as a gunner on a merchant ship. He sailed the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic, seeing Australia, Calcutta and many more points of interest before arriving back in this country. Mrs. Elizabeth Laures, one of the o^st and most respected residents of this community, died at the age of 77 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edgar (Rose) Landgren June 20. Twin daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wholert June 18. i T/C Clifford Wilson is with ' the air force now serving in Italy. He attended radar school in Philadelphia for a time before he went overseas. Before entering service he operated ClifPs Radio shop on Riverside drive. Mrs. Merle Davis and little daughter, Nell, arrived in McHenry from California last week, where they had been residing with their husband and father. Warrant Officer Davis is now attending flight school in Dallas; Texas, where he will be stationed for the next fifteen weeks. Mrs. Davis and daughter will remain with her mother, Mrs. Nellie Bacons Miss May JS. Justen, home making instructor at the Cooimu tity high school, has comp'eied two woeks of her summer program, which consists of visiting the homes of pupils to inspect summer projects. Recently she took twenty ^-fou" >f the girls to Chicago where they spout the day at Marshall Fields and at the Field Museum. Two days of the period were spent in supervising canning at the school. ^ TEN YEAES AGO (Taken from tire files of June 25, 1959) A One of tip highlights of Drum Corps Magic, a feature of Mc-' Henry's 1959 Fiesta Day onSunday, July 19, will be. the appearance of the Racine Y.M.C.A. Kilties, clad in authentic Scotch uniform representing the Anderson clan when in blue and the McLeod when in red. Ten youngsters, nine from Eastwood Manor and one from McHenry, were apprehended by the sheriff's office early this week and admitted that they had thrown stones and rocks to break about twenty-four windows in the Eastwood Manor barn. The children were about 10 years of age. With the success oftheSalk vaccine, the public is inclined to feel there is little need for their contributions to the National Polio foundation. However, thirty cases are still receiving Marc& of Dimes rehabilitation care in McHenry county, making it necessary for an emergency drive for funds planned between August 10 and 23. Young Johnny Scott Gallas, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gallas, of Mineral Springs, was guest of honor recently at a birthday party honoring his second anniversary. The Zion Evangelical Lutheran church was the scene a wedding ceremony June which united in marriage John Overgard and Mrs. Chris Svendsen both of Wonder Lake, Rev. Carl Lobitz officiated at the nuptial rite. Miss Mary Ann Bplger was guest of honor at a pre-nuptial miscellaneous shower held at the home of ^largaret Carey, Wednesday evening. Other hostesses were Vivian Eastman, Eleanore Sullivan, Mabel Weber, Grace Stilling and Ann Miller. Miss Bolger will become the bride of Jerome Sharp of Elgin (m July 25. The graduates of the class of 1949 of M.C.HJS. held their tenth reunion June 20 with a 7 o'clock dinner held at the McHenry American Legion home. ©of zorf® PAUL SCHWEGELS ATTEND BELOIT PARENT WEEKEND Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schwegel, 4301 W. Clearview, McHenry, were among several hundred parents attending the Beloit college Parents Weekend fete held recently. Their son, Paul, is a member of the class of 1972. The program entitled "Beloit and the Creative Arts" included theatre performances, demonstrations of sculpture and ceramics , and a special multimadi& tilm presentaion showing how Beloit artists view iir\Beloit environment. 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