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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 8 Jan 1975, p. 8

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c * • "i PAdE 8 - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1975 Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 8, 1925) It has been brought to the attention of the officers of the McHenry Country club that automobiles have recently been driven over the course and doing a great amount of damage. The Johnsburg gun club numbered among the mem­ bership of which are some real good marksmen, will hold a shoot on their grounds on Sunday. Mrs. N.H. Petesch entered the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago on Monday morning where she underwent an operation. • " Never before in the history of this community has a new year witnessed such a welcome as was accorded 1925 at the Polly Prim. The McHenry Boy Scouts enjoyed a skating party and weenie roast on Fox river one evening last week. N.H. Petesch, who for very nearly a quarter of a century has "'been one of this city's leading businessmen and citizen, disposed of his drug business stock and fixtures'to Thomas P. Bolger of Wood­ stock last Saturday. Mr. Petesch came to McHenry in the fall of 1901 and after a careful survey of the town and surrounding country rented the building in which his drug store has been located all these years. Never before have requests for reassignment of automobile license numbers been so heavy HORHSBYS Mfamiiy centers! ONLY No handling charge ADULTS & CHILDREN 'FAMILY GROUPS WELCOME) FINISHED COLOR PORTRAITS SHOWN FOR YOUR SELECTION--NOT PROOFS DRESS APPROPRIATELY • One Special Offer Per Family • Group Subjects $2.0ft Each • 12 yrs. & olderj»2.00 each subject • Costumes additional PHOTOGRAPHER ON DUTY SPECIAL I $ 2 - 8 8 JAN. 8,9,10,11,12,1975; MARKET PLACE SHOPPING CENTER Thll WMk Only McHenry ANYONE CAN HAVE PORTRAITS TAKEN BUT PARENT MUST SELECT SPECIAL Children with parents, grandparents, adult couples. Mom and Dad Limit one special per family ( Clip Out And Save as they are this year, Secretary of State Louis L. Emmerson stated today. In former years applications for reassignments were for four figures or' less. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 10, 1935) Lorraine Freund and Katherine Diedrich expect to leave Jan. 15 to take up nurses training at St. Charles hospital, Aurora. The orchid patrol of the Swastika troop of the Girl Scouts held its first meeting after the holidays at the high school. Work on the curtains for the Girl Scout room was under way. The Rev. Fredrick Moore, former pastor of the Univer- salist church, has recently returned from an extended trip through the Orient and Holy Land and is now giving illustrated lectures on his journey. Miss Agnes Steffes is now filling the position of office girl for three offices in the Pries building and is assisting Earl Walsh, Vernon J. Knox and Dr. A.I. Froehlich, who all use the same reception room. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Johnson of River Forest to Mr. Hughie H. Kirk of Chicago. After a honeymoon trip touring Florida they will $}ake their permanent home in Emerald Park. Lady Foresters will celebrate their twenty-ninth anniversary Ian. 16. Mrs. Carrie Johnson, who recently rented her farm and went to Woodstock to live, has announced to her friends that she was married in November to Mr. Peter Miller of Wood­ stock. A party of friends surprised Mrs. John Olson at the home of her sister, - Mrs. M. Worts, Tuesday afternoon in honor of her fifty-fourth birthday. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 19, 1950) Very recently the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 4600, completed arrangements whereby the property fronting oh Rt. 120 east of the present entrance to the Veterans park became V.F.W. property. This lot was purchased from Otto Mueller. Patrons of the Cinema Grill were frightened, but none were injured, when several of the large panes of glass crashed in during the wind storm Friday evening. The accident occurred about midnight. Many high school students were in the grill at the time, having gone there from the dance which followed the basketball game. Miss .Rita Martin left by plane to spend three weeks with her brotrfer, Robert, and family in LosAngeles, Calif. Death claimed Mrs. Martin Cooney early on Wednesday morning Jan. 18 at Victory Memorial hospital. Mrs. Cooney had been in failing health for the past ten years, Miss Ethel Kawin, prominent psychologist from the University of Chicago, returns to McHenry on Tuesday everting, Jan. 31, for"the second in her series of talks on home and school relationships. Miss Kawin's topic is to be "Foun­ dations of Good Adjustment." Alton Owen, 19, a farm hand on the Arthur Hoppe farm west of McHenry. received a serious arm injury when it became caught in a barn cleaner. He was taken to the Woodstock hospital but was removed to a Chicago one Wednesday of this week. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Jan. 13 1965) Rev. John J. McGowan, former assistant pastor of St. Patrick's parish, McHenry. has been promoted to the rank of major in the United States Air Force. At the same time Fr. McGowan received his promotion he was also presented his third Air Force Commendation medal. Dr. William E. Kohl, Jr., president of the McHenry Kiwanis club presented a paperweight with the fiftieth anniversary medallion of the Kiwanis organization to Mayor Dqnald P. Doherty at the meeting Jan. 4 of the Kiwanis club at the American Legion home. J R. Levesque of McCullom Lake, assistant state treasurer and wife, Eve, were guests of the State Treasurer William Scott at the inaugural ball at Springfield for Gov. Otto Kermer John Klingberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klingberg leaves Saturday for a tour of Canadian cities with a small band before leaving for Boston American Indians In Major Effort Bicentennial Year The Navajo Nation of Arizona is making a major effort to improve communications and the exchange of information among the almost 860,000 American Indians in the United States. In Denver, there pre plans to build a complex for Indian people and families from reservations who seek to make a life in that city's urban community- The Smithsonian Institution is preparing # 20-volume set •nil summarizing the pre-history history and changing cultures of an Irtdian groups north of Mexico, which will become the standard reference on North American Indian history and anthropology. From ambitious, multi- million dollar projects of the Nvajo Nation to the display of Indian arts and crafts by the Candelaria Indian council in Oxnard, Calif., the descendants of the original American set­ tlers are taking full part in the nation's Bicentennial. The American Revolution Bicentennial administration (ARBA) has to date officially designated seven Indian communities as Bicentennial communities, entitling them to use the national Bicentennial symbol in their projects and programs. In addition to the Navajo Nation of Arizona, the Bicen­ tennial communities are the St. Francis Sioux Indian Mission in South Dakota, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Li-Si- We-Nwi Community and the Potowatomi Indians of Oklahoma, the Winnebago to resume his studies at the Berklpe School of Mines. ! The Community Methodist church will present a Spanish American Festival on Sunday, Jan. 17, beginning v^ith a family supper and followed by a film and discussion. The film, "Jose Martinez" portrays the problems facing Spanish people sjn this country. Another young couple to announce their engagement recently are Mary K. Adams of McHenry and Dennis Diedrich of Chapel Hill road. Tribe of Nebraska, and the Chitimacha ,Reservation1 in Louisiana. The Navajo Nation of Arizona has one of the most significant Bicentennial programs of any of the over 1,500 communities in the country which have been officially recognized. In addition to thte effort to improve communications among Indians, a Navajo Irrigation project will provide water for cultivating 110,000 acres of otherwise arid land. Other projects include a $2.5 million Navajo Heritage center, a trade center where arts and crafts of all tribes can be shown and sold, a Navajo Land Outdoor Theater, and an amphitheater in Canyon de Chelly National Monument on the reservation. The St. Francis Sioux Mission in South Dakota will com­ memorate the history of the mission by honoring Christian Sioux leaders, as well as the founding Jesuits and Fran­ ciscan Sisters. Projects include a published history, a pageant, a pow wow and an Indian feast. The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma is planning a museum and library to house priceless objects of the cultural heritage of their ancestors, written materials and recor­ dings of the language, legends and folk tales of Seminole history. The 110th annual Winnebago Pow Wow will highlight the deeds of Little Priest, a 19th century patriot. Other Bicentennial efforts by the 2,800 members of the Winnebago tribe include a conversation and ecology program to preserve and improve tim- berland areas of the reser­ vation and expansion of a library into a full-fledged learning center. Other examples illustrate the widespread efforts by and for native Americans as part of the nation's Bicentennial. Thief River Falls, Minn., will unveil a statue of a major In­ dian landowner in conjunction with a Pow Wow staged by the Red Lake band of Chippewa Indians. Tuolumne county, Calif., will reconstruct an assembly house of ;,the California Miwok In­ dians. A 44-foot steel sculpture of a Plains Indian will mark the historic grfmp ground of the Wichita tnbWin Wichita, Kas. The surrounding area will be made into a park with bike trails. The Phoenix symphony will perform for Indian audiences throughout the state during 1975, featuring music with Indian themes. In North Dakota, a Plains Indian studies curriculum is being developed for use in all primary and secondary schools. In New York City, there will be an exhibit reviewing the American Indian from 1876 to 1976. " Across the land, Americans will discover more than 2,000 years of cultural heritage and traditions as they com­ memorate 200 years of in­ dependence during the Bicentennial. SERVICENEWS Navy Boiler Technician Fireman Apprentice Rex D. Conrad, whose wife, Donna, is the daughter of Mr. and McGeehee of McHenry, has returned to Norfolk, Va., aboard the destroyer escort USS Ainsworth upon com­ pletion of the "Unitas XV" cruis^ around South America. During the annual goodwill cruise he participated in c o m b i n e d o p e r a t i o n a l readiness training exercises with units from seven South American countries. Conrad also visited ports in Colombia, Trinidad, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Venezuela. Roy J. Maras, son of Mrs. Karen Maras of 1503 W. Hickory street, McHenry, enlisted at the Navy Recruiting station in Milwaukee, Wis. He will begin basic military training at the Recruit Training center at Orlando, Fla. Small Enough To Know You Large Enough To Serve You" 1250 N. 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