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Mw 1, J 952 n r r.' % %*!> (l!*(!pppffppwp *pwp NEWS FROH Wonder By Vanw«e Sell* a The Women's Bowling league held its annual banquet at the Lakeview Inn Wednesday, April Following the dinner, new officers were elected, with Frances Feldman re-elected president of the group and Kay Vacula again £fccted vice-president. Other officers are Leona Freund, secretary; E v i e H o y t e , t r e a s u r e r ; a n d Florence Dean, sergeant-at-arms. Again this year the trophy winin first place was the .Xake Hofttojr. Bhow I ing been patients at tin Memorial Harrison school's hobby show hospital, Woodstock^,,-* w will be held in the school auditor- i ium May 6 from 7 to 10 p.m. andjU. of I. Mothers is sponsored by the child study I Make Plans For group. ! This Weekend The group on child study has j University of IHintts mothers been following a plan as laid out' who are attending the Mothers' in the Parent-Teacher magazine, day weekend in Champaign-Ur- This month's lesson, "House- bana May 2-3-4 are asked to be room for Hobbies" ifi pointed up sure and register in the Union by the show. Chairmen /for the building by Mrs. Anton Grill, event are Mrs. Eleanor Wright i Wonder Lake, county chairman and Mrs. Marjorle Lathrop. j for the activities. Hobbies ot both children and j A group of the mothers met at1 adults will be on display that eve- ' the Grill residence in WickJine ning and will include models, coin Bay Wednesday afternoon to discollections," leather work, souve- cuss the program and to decide nirs, dolls, butterfly collections, on transportation for those who ceremics, keys, fancy candy and , have np way to get to the univer-1 &iMm Health Talks Moire Castle built in 1589 by | Phillip II of Spam, a former slave market, the beautiful Prado and the $18,000,000 Capitol building where a 24 carat diamond is em; bedded in the floor and most all decorations finished in 22 carat; gold leaf. A personal guide made i XT „ such a trip so interesting because^ Person is vvith no place of great interest was . . bones which, of course, omitted during their - stay. A n<* usually break unless there i^J^is rather severe pressure or in Brittle Bones rounding muscles piece it at a mechanical disadvantage. This is true of the normal shin bone, or tibia, and the arm bone called the humerus. On the other hind, not all crooked bones, such as bowed legs, are necessarily brittle. Some straight bones may break easily that would not fall within the classification of "brittle bones," but rather from weaknesses brought on by tumors or cysts. Until recently; children with j this brittle quality in their bone could not walk because of the embroidery. Probably the largest display will be the stamp collections made by the school children. sity. Those present included Mrs. A. B. McConnell, Mrs. David Joslyn, Mrs. Lyle Hutson and Mrs. Mabel Williams, Woodstock; Mrs. Luke ry Cleaners League Board Meei Oberwise, Sr., Harvard; Mrs. . H, "P "I*®6] May 7 has'been set as the board Helen Coroan. Crystal Lake; Mrs ce«»*Ke, Jan" j meeting date for the League of Harry Weltzien, Huntley; and • {Women Voters. The regulfer meet- Mrs. C. Feiereisel. McCullom Lake iv»3uimry s w*m in date was chan&ed because the;and Mrs. Clinton Martin, Me ttjne in second and Renter's tefm J first of ^ month ,s the j Henry. ^ Ulira (child study group and the second Any mother not present at the The Auxiliary team is composed, Tuesday is the Community club i meeting and who needs a ride ct Esther Leckban^, Dorothy j meeting. < 'next weekend may contact Mrs. ' nkroldson, Lois Dolan, Eve J.ohn- ! . Grill and arrangements will •on and Marian Cannon. ' „ Attend Illinois Congress made for her. be Reuter's team is made top of Of Classroom Teachers Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sells will be Elaine Spuehr. Lois Weeks, Claire Mr and Mrg Johh Lathrop. . tho rf Vre8en} °ver w the Mother's Day David Joslyn weekend, will Mrs. dra. fUetesel. Ruth Mann and Alice |both ^motora at .Harrison,, i<f , , • • • . , „ school with Mr. Lathrop the prin-! ,W1" «^om^ny Other teams competing included j cipal of the school Were ir? at. them M ">®tr daughter, San- LaGreca s Wonder Lake Lockers,, tendance April 19 at ^ North_ ^!ern nilnoi8 Congress of Class- Builders and the Cardinal Food Teachers held in DeKalb at 8 uf 't . i the teachers' college. 3R.a^ln5w, a,te r ,CWOr?ht "« 0 ^ S y' Four schools to northern Illi- ?nd 6etty heen „kcte(1 M were reggy Kuscn, qis, ing made by ^ conege. some of Harrison's eighth graders have taken tests in the project and, as a result of the tests, Bobby Cor- Se class Gladys Crjlstafson, Jjil^ Ri|th Mann, 509; Florence Dean; 568; and Jerry Elberderf. 5*01. Get Aptitude Testi mier and Sandra Sells, were selected tp take part in the re- .. ^ptitude tests were taken by j search. the eighth grade class of Harrison | Bobby is the son of Mr. and school on Wednesday, April 23,, Mrs. P. L. Cormier, Indian Ridge, (McHenry high school. The • and Sandra is the daughter of the yiungsters will be advised on > Frederick Sellses, ajso Indian their probable courses after the' R^ge. • ' ; tests are examined by the faculty { * Otre last WMIpb On May 8 at 8 p.m. the parents « . ^ T . and th« rtudent. ^ Invited to C'^h of Won?er ^ A.te nd a. n open. .h.ou se at .t he hi6gh. to the teen-age mye°e*ti*n'g "s "yla1s"t to map out courses. actlvuy In the fall. About 120 children were present at the last show. Swansons' Trip Having toured 4,488 miles by auto seeing eleven different states, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico and then by plane to Cuba the Swanson family is now settled at home once again in Wonder Lake. They visited historic Natchez and Vicksburg. The Mardi Gras proved most interesting. Then southward down the west coast of Florida through the Swannee River Jungle, through the Everglades to Miami and Key West. While in Cuba they saw Columbus Cathedral (1704) which took 7 years to paint the religious images on the ceiling and completed in solid gold inlay. Marced church (1746), • City Markets, Colon Cemetery second most beautiful in world. Punta Fortress (1589), Presidential Palace, > cigar factory, a perfume factory*'= seVere Pressure or inand a cuban farm were also visit- J / "owever. some people have ed while there. a tendency to break one or more . .bones by merely sneezing, and *"U™"8, ° W"t «"'!l these are the ones referred to as Miami the tnp continued norths havine- .. . . ward along Florida east coast catiorfal committ^ n?'th ni n could not walk because of the and inward to visit r-i~ committee of the Illinois repeated fractures. It is an inter- TJ, 'zrc wvEr : rr pomu oui erting ,,rt ,h",n ,n- Wales. j HEALTH TALK. , stances a child, after passing w. . .. ^ ^ i There are children who, unfor- j through adolescence, loses the All ti . e v^'ls a '! tunately, spend most of their live tendency to have bones break so be,cause„of, , 1 tS D h,StolI: in hospitals mending their brok-i easily, while other youngsters Son mnw 'vr Po»ce dj.^en bones because of this brittle j having this brttUe quality con- H I ' n ^. y. useiini. Oldest j quality. Just why these bones are tinue to break their bones La ' '01 'so brittle is not known to medical throughout > their adult lives, mi,^ rriC!S olde^ science. The results of laboratory Again, the reason for this variafmfnZ r":^.St „AUg?tme,S tP3ts do not indicate a lack of' tion is not known. wooden school 'houL ^and^an old "hl^bodt °r °thCr s"b!.tanc*s ln j Many medical and surgical proslave market. Here also is the L or even a deficiency of cedures have been attempted to Castillo de San Marcos built in °™ones' which are chemical overcome the repeated fractures 1672 by Spain. Nancy and Carole! the^y^ normaUy pi'oduced in rf"Jtin.g the brittle quality explored secret dungeons while J Even though .nll^ of the bo"es. One that has proved visiting here ! tnough the exact cause successful ui a number of in- - s V 1 i0f thls brittleness is not known, stances is the removal of the bone Having seen mansions, planta- J heredity seems to be a factor, j from the body. For example, a «ons, swamps, the Grove of Edu- , since studies have revealed this | femur is removed and cut into . n' P n^app e fields and such j characteristic in families. j several sections and rearranged in US!! ^ ba K nana; c°c°anut. coffee, Bones normally have a defi- an effort to obtain the straightpalm, bamboo, frank-incense, fig,; nite quality and straightness. In est alignment. It may be necespecan, lime, grapefruit, lemon, > the femur, or thigh bone, for ex-! sary to turn some pieces end for range china-berry and numer- ample, these characteristics pro-' end, or even rotate them. Then ' "g to be reniem-1 vide proper support for the body, j a metal rod is inserted to hold kl.* S'ghts the Swansons I If the bone were to become the pieces in line and to provide Drought back many souvenirs, crooked, however, it would break a slide support so they will not such as sea shells, sea shell lamp quite easily because the weight of break so easily in the future sponge, moss, cocoanuts, fish, the body and the pull of the sur- > When this procedure is aceomscale earrings, alligator purse, j • -- T _ ^ .. straw cap, drift wood, polished cypress root, Cuban money and many items purchased at »ach place of interest alohg the journey. plished the bone is returned to its position in the leg and fastened to the growing ends of the bone, at the top and the bottom. The growing ends of the bone are never removed from the body, since these growing sections must remain in the body to- renew, again the growth of'the bone. This comparatively recent surgical technic brings out a new concept in that it is now possible to remove large portions of bone P«9« EWr«n - , r " mmmmrnrn from the body, break them up into a number of pieces, re-arrange them, thread them on a metal and return the bone into a ne* position so that it will continue to stay straight and heal solid. The advances made in this technic may lead the way to progress in helping other condi tions which affect bone and which, thus far, have resisted ail effort* MT correction. COMMISSION APPOINTMENT Governor Adlai E. Stevenson has appointed Simon E. Leland, well-known economist and dean of the college of Liberal Arts at Northwestern University, as a member of the Illinois Public Aid Commission. Dean Leland will replace Henry F. Tenney, Chicago, chairman of the commission, who, declined reappointment because of- the pi'fessure of other duties. At Camp Breckenridge Jf>vt. Tommy Martin, son of'the George Martins, is now stationed at Camp Breckenridge, Ky., and Trip To Glenvlew The fourth, fifth and tflitth is rapidly learning army routine grades of Harrison school ar , v. including KP. ..[scheduled to take a tour of th< ___ _ Glenview Naval base this week Play Day At ftarrfeon Other trips are being planned foi A number of rural schools wiH 1 other grades. rier at Harrison school May 7 a play day of athletic events. A registration of five cents per Student. T7.7------ Home Again Sm,all Pat Wyatt and Jeffr: Weeks are home again after hav- •) SCOH'S TURF BUILDER Extra rich grassloocL so full of vitamins and viiiles, you need only 1 lb. per 100 sq. ft. Feed 2,500 sq. ft. for $2.50; 10,000 sq. ft. for only $7.85. Bjorkman's Riverside Hdwe. 130 Riverside Drive McHenry, HI. 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