t . i S V 4 . j i . S H - WlBBHIiW 'Jt<: Society Nfot *r ^1' . .. SHARPS AND FLATS »-K' fKV'fe' <30UNTY AUXILIARY MEETING The next meeting of the McHenry County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary will be Jjeld at Har- Miami, Fla., Woodruff and son, Nelson, _ of Evtuvstoiv ifcs. Wiedlin and family andj Mrs* Ge*pei?*nd faqt* ily* • V.Y-;,r: ENTERTAIN SUNDAY A violin is composed of 70 separate parts. t Several United States banks haye music piped in during rush hours, to ease waiting. In a mine near Visginis, Minn., a four-piece miners', orchestra plays from a stage built in the mine. WHY= ' c; CARD PARTY v The Christian Mothers will sponsor Si Card party Wednesday afternoon, August 31, in St. Mary - St. Patrick's school hall. Proceeds will be used to purchase books for the new school li- • YOUNG PEOPLE'S CLUB "Roy and Miss Rosemary Wiedlin of Mineral Springs entertained members of the Young People's Club Sunday. The club is composed of thirty-five cousins td twenty-seven years ;of sports was^njoyed by all t^ie mem bers, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johansen, summer residents at the Lasch Colony, entertained twenty representatives of the "Iron Eire Man" Sunday. Mr. Johansen is & combustion engineer. Golf was played at' the McHenry Country Club, and in general, a social day was enjoyed. The happy guests voted it a grand outing. ^ BRIDGE LUNCHEON Fifteen tables weVe in play at the bridge luncheon sponsored by the Alof St. Pat-1 AROUND THE U. S. A. , U I S Vi v t **A WJ » • ' v - - c - - - - - - -r ^ ranging in age from eighteen I tar and Rosary Sodality m ui. * ty-seven years. "Art afternoonfrick's church at the Ray McGee home' on Riverside Drive Tuesday afternoon Prizes were awarded each table. , - There are 243,857 miles of railways in the United States. A total of <120,000 Americans engage in fishing as a livelihood. Of United States births last year 38 per cent were in hospitals. Martinsville, Ind., has the largest goldfish Mfjarm>r • Hoi- the;" United I There are about 3,000 miles of I streets in greater New York that Among the out-of-town guests were, have to be cleaned. ; Mrs. James Mahoney, Mrs. Howard " in] Phalin, Mrs. J. P. McGlave. Chicago:' '.'Itefe have been 12 serious influenza epidemics in the United States * CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS -f"r^C.y^fin«;".birthdays ^hich occurred the J. M. Phalin family within the' Mfcs. Walter Conway, Mrs. John Sullimonth wer? celebrated at a family, van. Mrs. John Conway and Mre.-Mary A gathering1 at the city park Sunday Baldwin of WoodstOcki U - ; with thirty ijiembers present. Dinner].. • ; and supper was enjoyed and a hapny . ri't BOOSTERS CLUB ; day spertt in visiting, playing cards1 ThfEast River Road Boosters ;Club various-other games/ • • |W^at the M. A. Sutton4 home Sun- • v • j day afternoon, when the following of- PAST ORACLES CLUB [ficers were elected for the coming Mrs. Ora Bratzler' of Elgin enter- year: > tained the McHenry County Past] Harry Wright--President. - Oracles club at "her summer home at Thomas Glomey--Vice-injeiHdeit Wonder Lake .last Friday afternoon.! Mrs. Albert Vales--Secretary. C. T. Smith--Treasurer. :VV I" V'-' ' "WW A business meeting followed the pot-lufck dinner after which a social j A board of. trustees was also elected afternoon was .spent. Members from as follows: C. S. Nacker, Clarence Perkins, Mrs. Chas. Ensign, Mrs. E. Mrs. M. A. Sutton, Mrs. Thomas E. Bassett and Mrs. John Freund. I Thonnesen, Bruno Juergens,:F. G. But- » » » ler, Mrs. W. F. Hoeft and. Fred Ex- BIRTHDAY PARTY 'strom. . h x-r Mrs. W. Ackerson of Mineral j '.v? .y Springs entertained friends at her, ' fTfctSBY REUNION summer home Monday in honor of About forty-five relatives and Mrs. Earl Bachman of Mont Clare who friends from Chicago, Oak Park, Rockcelebrated her birthday on thatTday. ford, Elgin, Woodstock, Kenosha, Fox Cards, singing and orchestra numbers Lake and Grayslake were in attendfurnished entertainment. Guests in- ance at a reunion of the Frisby family eluded Mrs. May, Mrs. Flynn and fam- held at the home of Miss Anna Frisby ily, Mrs. Irene McKoogn and son of on John street Sunday. | The affair also honored the e%htyeighth birthday of their uncle, Mich- |ael Weston, of Woodstock, A program made up of tap dancing, vocal duets, piano accordian music and group singing was enjoyed during the iday with the honored "guest, Michael Weston, favoring with a number of old songs. A pot-luck dinner and supper was served from a table centered with a large decorated birthday cake. Guests other than the family were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Drue, Mfs. J. P. McGlave, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phalin, Kenosha^ Wis.; Miss Lydia Taylor, Merwyn Jphps, Wesley Alberts and Bob Orten, Elgim; • * * \ SCHUENAMANN KBUrfroN About 100 descendants of John and Mary Schuenemann gathered for a reunion at the Barney Kristan woods near Waukegan Sunday.Four generations were represented, with Mrs. Minnie Schuenemann, 79, the oldest present and the three-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schuenemann of Wlaukegan the youngest. The principal attraction of the day was the ball game between the married men and the single men. Various other games were enjoyed throughout the day. A picnic dinner and supper was served, and in the evening the guests gathered about the campfire and enjoyed entertainment offered by the young folks. Toward the close of the day a business meeting was held and plans were made to hold the next Schuenemann reunion the third or fourth Sunday of next July. --_™ Since the World war. .Annual economic losses irt the United States from smoke average $10 to $30 per person., , Our- postage stamps are printed, gummed and perforated on a single rotary press in one operation. To keep the United States Capitol building illuminated 112 lights are kept burning from dusk to midnight. Americans have been eating about the same quantity of food for the Th» Old-Tim* Scarecrow Is Now Out of Date. The bureau of bioldgical survey announces that the ' scarecrow is practically extinct^ that the familiar figure of the cornfield, celebrated for many years in prose and rhyme, limned by many an artist's brush and animated at many a Halloween frolic is seldom seen any more. It seems that the scarecrow failed to keep up to date and that increasingly sophisticated generations of feathered marauders lost all fear and respect for him, once they learned that his patched coat, battered hat and stiffly outflung arms made up Only the slightest similitude to ffesh and blood, says a writer in -jthe Cdlumbus Dispatch. Farmers who still use scarecrows, it is said, are merely following tradition without realizing that no one is fooled. The scarecrow could possibly have been saved by spending more time and patience in making him a life-like figure^ by giving him a natural posture and a stuffed body from which the tattered garments hung lposely; But theh he wouldn't have been a scarecrow, at least in the form in which he has been a part of the American rural scene for so many years. ' ... * „ WATER SKIER • ' I » * Thursday, 29,1938 * ULYLA13 last 10 years, Department of Agriculture statistics show. IN THE HOME LANH' Permanent Ron-Ammonia Croquignole Wave, complete with shampoo and set $2.00 Reg. $7.50 New Bay, machineless $5.00 Reg. $7.50 Xngeni Sachet ............ $5.00 Reg. $5.00 Golden Oil $3.50 Reg. $5.00 Guaranteed Oil Machineless , $3.00 (2 for $5.00) All other Pemanents also Reduced CLARK'S CURL SHOPPE Phone 271 West McHenry Oin Hi s/ >i7/t'r • , EIGHT O'CLOCK 1 COFFEE ! 3 41c AP !9 lKa H£iMFM?¥IIE MWl II ^ « A Bsar<jg«i^La i9c TOMATO CATSUT 2 BTL»! 19c lf Is ' BTLS. tmnfcocNTAH. 2 NO. 25c* empTSILK 4^ 25c iSaSEM8tnKtjr3K20e ^nlco . 3 cVn 49c ( raoouct R, MMctn. CON«UMER WIWI f iw» now MWWW JU«C« GXXr#aUpNe mfJrLu it Me* 0Z"c»MJlillSdC1' MINNYriCLO CORN FLAKES YUKON CLUft BEVERAGES . ) CANS . ffo 27c 31P3K,OGZ8.. OC. 42B4T-L0ZS.. OCr ^SHREDDED wheat 2PKQS 23C SPARKLE'K^KJI 6PKGS.25C ANN MM BEANS . . ANN PAOC SALAD DRESSINO ION"A FLOUR, 24-lb. bag qERESOTA FLOUR, 24-lb. hag . 4y-lb. bag $1.57 •UNNYFICLO FLOUR sUa 65c 1 v . 4»-LB. BAO $UM I»W IONNAE CAORTN IOERS »?foJPL .. PKQ ^ TOMATOa . JSM15'] HUE PEAS : 2 ?2«S 15« i 49c 79c tii I t PALMOLIVE - Tsy Senne t gBlCMCKERt 2 146| KWcmcrem^^! 27c! MMMIOU TISSUE 3 rolis23C KOOidOARETTES2pKGv29c ^ SSTMUMN 'cah 23C 1 3ooz.l0c ' 85!. 69c5 •TL 21c Illinois is the third most populous state in the Union. There are 3,096 county divisions in 22 independent cities in the United "States. There are Approximately 6,000 policemen to cover Chicago's 109 square miles. There.are twenty-five states containing Indians who are wards of the federal government. A number of modern homes in California have been built of primitive Indian adobe bricks. Kansas has the largest flour milling industry in the United States, averaging more than 13,000,000 barrels a year. Eight states -have the community property plan, in which all property and earnings are shared equally by husband and wife. The bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice, in Washington, contains more than 4,000,000 sets of fingerprints. WITH OUR NEIGHBORS Amsterdam, Holland, has a Bible museum. Australia has been settled for only 150 years. Only one-seventh of Japan is for farming. fit Some 5,000 vessels yearly dock in New York with foreign goods. The normal flow of Niagara falls is 207,000 cubic feet of water a second. One-third of the world's oil supply is found within a radius of 150 miles of Houston, Texas. Statistics show there is one accidental death each six minutes of the day in the United States. Parts of the original cast iron water mains laid in many cities of Europe more than a century ago are; still in use. Old coins brought nearly $50,000 at a recent sale in London. The sole industry of the Antarctic region is whaling. . French West Africa covers a total area of one and one-quarter square miles. "ri There are natives on tb» island of Capri that make a living posing for tourist cameras. Fog often seeps into London movie houses and gives the "silver screen" a yellowy tint. Over 100 acts of parliament affecting health have been passed in England in the last 25 years, THEY SAY THAT-- jellyfish are composed of 90 to 98 per cent water. More natives of Czechoslovakia reside in Chicago than in any other American city,- Cigarette smokers, on the average, throw away about ooe-quarter of each cigarette. One reason Swedish America's liners wear white is because that dress looms up in a fog. Sweden's constitution, enacted in 1809, has remained practically unchanged since that time. The largest codfish on record--JU pounds and more than six feet long --was caught on a line trawl off Massachusetts in 1895. Fatigue when working in a kitchen may be due to bad air--for example, too little oxygen, too much carbon dioxide, too. much heat or moisture. PENCIL POINTS Why North Is Alwafys" at '• ; ; , the Top of Modern Maps • ,No scientific principle makes it necessary to have the nqrth of a map at the top. It is prob'able that the ancient Greek and Roman map makers had East at the top, that being the direction of the rising sun. The medieval .map makers as a rule followed the same custom. However, a map in the British mu-' seum is oriented with South, at the top. It was made in 1492. Another map of the same collection is or,i ed with West at the top.--Pte placed north at the top of his maps and this system was followed by the early map makers of the British isles. With the revival of Ptolemy's geography during the Renaissance, placing North at the top became an established custdrri, which was further confirmed by the increase of the use of meridians and parallels. Otto Lang, famed skier, executes a "dry landing" id the fast growing sport of water skiing at Coronado, Calif. Picture shows him just entering the "snow plow" stop. In a "dry landing" the skier lets the rope go and coasts into the dock without even getting wet. Trick is to judge the speed correctly. If the skier goes too fast, he'll cr»sh the dock. If he goes too slowly, he won't reach It and will receive a ducking. NEW BRITISH KNIGHT The Lily Lake Ladies' League held a Bunco party at the Lily Lake Casino Tuesday afternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs. O'Leary, Mrs. Naftol, Mrs. Gold, Annette Jacobs, Mrs. Wegener, Mrs. Gannon, Mrs. Budil, Mrs. Steinsdoerfer, Mrs. Harle, Mary Abjin, Mrs. Jacobs. „ Visitors in the home of Mary Hubbell over the wefekend were Mrs. Hubbell and sister, Mrs. Horan, Billy Robinson and cgusins, Mrs. Kernin, Jean and Joan Werinin and Marie Maher, all of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. L. Tookey and Mrs. Tookey of Chicago visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Swdnson Saturday. Shirley, Edward, Lois, Elaine, Joan tage. and George Schonauer, all of Oak Lawn, visited for a week at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Swanson. Thursday. Bernadine spent a week their home. Mr. and Mrs. Mai Berglund Mrs. Kissner and friend of CI visited the homl of Mr. and Mn] Joseph Daly Sunday. Phillip Gilman is visiting at home of his brother, Isaac, who is ill in South Haven, Mich. Mrs. Mae Budil attended the NoYth Western Railway picnic Saturday at ' Des Plaines. ' Visitors in the Fred. Dosch home * over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. I Ekberg and Mr. and Mrs. McKenna - ; and daughter, all of Chicago'. *-~- Mrs. E. Wehner and children, Ed-,*. - ward and Helen, returned to Chicago, - " * after spending two weeks at the of Mr. and Mrs. Max Wehner. , j Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blum of Chi- ! cago are spending a week at their cotMr. and Mrs. Hanson and baby daughter of Chicago spent the end at their cottage. , * .:. . . , Mr. and Mrs. George Esser of Chi-, . - * Mrv and Mrs. Marti Milo returned• cago spent the weekend at their cot- - ^~ - - • • - ^ r- J - 1 ' Mr. and Mrs. Dan: Ivon White and 4 - daughter, Dana, spent several * to their home in Chicago after spending a few weeks at Lily Lake., Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kinder and children, Bernadine and Edwin, visited Why It Is "Keystone State" Just why Pennsylvania is called the Keystone state isn't known for certain. Perhaps it was so called frt>m the fact that geographically it occupied the central position among the 13 original states. There is a theory advanced that the name was suggested by a bridge over Rock creek between Georgetown and Washington, D. C., the arch of which was built of stones left over from the Capitol. On 13 of the arch stones the names of the 13 ^original states were engraved, and Pennsylvania's mame was engraved on the keystone, or the Center stone. At any rate, the name was popularly applied to the state after a campaign document issued by the Democratic committee in 1803 advertised that state as the "Keystone of the Democratic Arch." the home of Mr. and Mar: Wehner on'with the Charlie Lasers' TORTURE TESTS TO WIN OFFICIAL SEAL OF APPROVAL! . 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Why Oyster Is Liked Since Roman gourmets praised its succulence in poems at their feasts, the oyster has been held in high regard. Despite its ancient lineage and the aristocratic company it keeps, the supreme shellfish is a valuable food--and an economical one, to boot. It's high in mineral content--iodine, iron and calcium. It's comparatively cheap because it's all food--no waste from trimming. - •rMouainhaiaiafMtnriMrt, -• - RM MM SLMTSacom u 15c ,.u 15c l. 25c jm Wedding bells are sweet and soft-- in novels. The folding bed is a sort of, put up or shut up affair. Romance sometimes ia nothing more than reality dh a spree. About two-thirds of the world's canned salmon comes from Alaska. Pennsylvania has 13 private sewage systems servicing some 30 communities. The sport of skeet is 10 years old, having been organized in the summer of 1927. It is estimated that the average kitchen uses around 37 tons of water in a year, a minimum amount. Pronghorn antelopes are again becoming a familiar sight in the West, after an era when they were in danger of being killed off in many regions. Bacchus Blessed Isle Discovered by Jacques Cartier centuries ago and named by- him "Isle of Bacchus" because of the profusion of wild grapes, the quaint little lie D'Orleans has remained entirely unspoiled by modern progress despite the fact that it is only SO minutes ride from Quebec. Why Dog Is Index to Owner Dogs kept as house pets become almost four-footed replicas of their masters, or mistresses. They reflect even the smallest details in the characters of the human beings with whom they live. Unlike the human beings who sometimes cover up their true characters, the dog is always the same. That is why he ia such a sure index to the owner. Why Airplanes Are Noisy * Airplane noise heard on the ground varies with the wind. A person to windward of a plane in a strong breeze will scarcely hear a sound although ttje machine is fairly close, while a person to leeward will be annoyed by the loud roar even though the mile distant. Why Liberty Faces the World The Statue of Liberty is supposed to be enlightening the world, representing the United States as leading the world to liberty, therefore, it faces the world. Why Red Sea Is So Called The Red sea is so called because of the red color imparted to the surface water of certain portions of the sea by millions of tiny onecelled plants. The Chinese tt The Chinese 11, a measure of length, is the equivalent of one onehundredth of a day's walk; on the level, this slightly exceeds one-third of an English mile, but in hilly country it might be as little as omeighth of a mile. of green fodder IIMms, Pkiautti Bird 11m albatross Is the most pato* matic of all bird*. Every bone ia its body U| filled jiritfk air no, wtth •t--heu- s-ea x-c eption of .th.e .sc.ap ula and BfOKI Sir George Franckenstejn, the last Austrian minister to London, who was knighted by King George VI two days after he renounced his Austrian citizenship as Baron George Franckenstein and became a British subject. At one time he served as attache to the Austro- Hungarian embassy in Washington. UNION MAOS Of JILT DINIM MID-SUMMER CLEARANCE wr • a r g a i n s in ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES Save *12 on this PROCTOR ELECTRIC ROASTER For Cooler Summer Cooking--Former Price $26. New Brings you convenient, cool cooking in home or apartment. This Proctor Roaster cooks an entire -jaeal at one time, quickly, easily, perfectly! Don't miss this great value! feeder $240 extra Big Valve in Electric Fans Make the rest of your summer more comfortable-- take advantage of this big fan bargain. 8-inch COOL SPOT... Quiet-type--polished aluminum, rust-proofed. Now $295 25% REDUCTION SG ON PORTABLE LAMP! 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