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ST THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER '• - <- if • "t*" JOAN RAYCRAFT, WALTER RICHARDSON MARRIED SATURDAY A pretty wedding was solemnised at the Methcdist church in' Teachers' Reception McHenry last Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock when Miss Joan Raycraft, daughter of the Frank Raycrafts, became the bride of Mr. Walter Richard9on, •on of Mrs. Jennie Mae Richardson. The ceremony tooK place at 2 o'clock, with Rev. J. -Elliott Osrbett officiating. The attractive bride chose a navy blue suit and hat and white accessories and wore a corsage of red roses. meeting in Galesburg early this month. The next meeting will be held Nov. 34 in Huntley. SOO Has Well Attended The annual teachers' reception given by the McHenry Woman's club was well attended and very much enjoyed last Thursday evening. It was held in the high school cafeteria, which was attractively decorated in keeping with the Hallowe'en season. After a delicious pot-luck supper, Mrs. Fred Svoboda, club president, introduced Supt. C. H. Duker, who, in turn, introduced HI II • I II SOC ^ Bridal Shower For Jean Schmitt A miscellaneous bridal shower fcjr Miss Jean Schmitt was held on Monday evening, Nov. 3 at the Legion Home. Hostesses were Phyllis and Betty Schmitt and Mrs. Virginia Schmitt. Fifty guests were in attendance to enjoy a aoeial evening and a tasty lunch. Miss Schmitt was the recipient of many lovely gifts. She will be married Nov. 20 to Gerald Vogel of Richmond. Honored Arth Pink And Blue Shower Mrs. Betty Smith was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower held last week at the home of Mrs. LeRoy Smith. Twenty guests enjoyed an evening of games, with prizes going to Mrs. Lois Crouch, Mrs. Doris Freund, Mrs. Hazel Bauer, Mrs. June Milinac and the guest of honor. , After Mrs. Smith opened her many gifts, an appetizing, luaoh was served.. . }• . Thursday, hovtmbtr 6.1952 f i . H . p i . f r j , 4|, ^k $9 PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Figatner of Emerald Park, McHenry, left last Friday „for Miami, Fla., where they will spend the winter. ° For two weeks prior to leaving for the South, tbsj^ remained with relatives in Chicago, Miss Rita Martin visited her father, Clarence Martin, in Waukegan last Sunday. ' She was attended by her sis- the principals of the three fctr, Mrs. George Schmitt, of Chi- «ago, who wore an® orchid ensemble and a white rose corsage. George Schmitt served as best man. schools. The latter asked that members of their „ schools stand and meet the hostess organization. Mrs. A. J. Wirtz, in charge of Following the ceremony, the the program, introduced Jennifer bridal party enjoyed dinner at Houda, who sang two selections, the Rustic Manor in Gurnee, after which the newlyweds left on a trip through the South. Upon their return they will reside la the Robert Richardsons place ill Country Club subdivision. •The bride is a 1949 graduate 4f the McHenry high school and hag been employed at the Oaks. The bridegroom was discharged 4n May of this year from the Army after serving three and one-half years, much of this time in Korea. accompanied by Jean Weber, and later Mrs. John Varese, who is an accomplished professional performer. She entertained the group with various impersonations. Both guests were greatly enjoyed. HEWLYWEDS GO TO BERMUDA ON WEDDING TRIP Word comes this' week of the carriage of Miss Doris Westfall, daughter of Mrs. Curtis Westfall and the late Mr. Westfall of Chicago, and David Stuart Dodge, son of the Bayard Dodges of "Princeton, N. J. "Hie couple exchanged vows at 4 o'clock in the afterraon on Oct. 25, in Graham Taylor chapel of the University mi Chicago. His uncle, of Princeton, performed the ceremony. SOC dub To Hear Talk On Oooklbf The McHenry Woman's chib will hold its next meeting on Friday, Nov. 14, at the Legion Home, at which time a representative of the Public Service company will give a talk and demonstration on "The Frozen Pantry." Mrs. Henry Freund- is chairman of the committee in charge of the social portion of the meeting. She will be assisted by Mesdames H. C. Staacke, Vaughn Jones, Ray McGee, Fred Wahl, C. H. Duker, Nelson Davis, Frank Beatty and A. C. Thornton. V Postpone Meeting * Of Mother's Club Due to "the Armistice Day holiday, the regular Tuesday meeting of St. Patrick's school Mother's club will be held at the school hall Monday, Nov. 10. Newly elected officers will serve refreshments after the business meeting. George Adams- and daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Powell, of' Elgin were MtfHenry callers on Tuesday. • Tom; Huemann and Stanley Aim attended the Notre Dame and North Carolina game as j 4"I1 't'•!"1"I"1' '1"I1 'M"M"I"*"1'jf guests of Don Freund last week. Mrs. John Bolger, Miss Maurie Tayler, Mrs. Terry Becker and Miss Pat Huemann attended "Guys and Dolls" in Chicago last Saturday. SOC " . Circle 1 At Haug Residence Circle 1 of the W.S.C.S. will hold its next meeting at the home of Mrs. Walter Haug in JBhalimar subdivision at ,1 o'clock on Tuesday. Nov. 11. Young Adults To Hear Book Review The Young Adults of the Com- ... munity Methodist church will Miss Westfall chose a white . jjold a meeting on Nov. 9 at 8 nylon net dress and short veil BIR T H S A daughter was born Oct. 29 at the Woodstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hamsher. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Mahal are the parents of a son, born at the * Woodstock hospital Oct. 25. A son was .bom Oct. 29 at the Wopdstock hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson. Mrs. Carl Courier of Marengo spent Sunday with her tnothei. Mrs. Nellie Bacon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrence of Chicago visited her mother,, Mrs. Mo|lfe CUvens. ^itt weel;- end. • i» >. ' ' • ' ; - CHOIR MEMBER Her friends will be interested to learn that Celia Page is a member of the collegiate cholp, the women's chorus and the marching band at Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, 111; The coUegifrte choir, is the organization that , travels each spring. -- <-- ADULT GIRL SCOUTS • The Adult Girl Scouts meet at the home' of Mrs. Mae Stincspring at Pistakeet Bay at 1:30 o'clock on Wednesday, Nov. 12. . ; •> •«, • CAfft OF THANKS We would like to take this opportunity to thank friends, neighbors and relatives for floral offerings and the many spiritual bouquets; also to donors of cars and- to Fr. Dalelden for the expressions of sympathy extended at the time of our bereavement. V^e are so grateful. MRS. A. J. WIDHALM - . .. -AND FAMILY ^ -MOTHER. DAD, *26: BROTHERS & SISTERS physician. IN MEMORlAM In loving memory of my dear husband, Peter C. Simon, who passed away one year ago, Nov. 5, 1951. 26 LOVING WIFE Mr*. Caul Rcardon entertained the following at her home last F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n : M r s . Ted Roeach and Mrs. Joe Nic^lsen of Park Ridge, Mrs. MSle Born, Mrs. Oscar Johnson, Mrs. A1 Reindl knd Miss Naney Raindl of Edison Park. Mrs. Paul Real&Mt lifeday in Chicago. > LINCOLN LETTER , A letter written by Abraham Lincoln qn July 4, 1860, and highly valued for its intimate details of family; affairs, has been presented to Governor Adlai E. Stevenson for the people of Illinois, and will be placed in the State Historical Library at Springfield. Lincoln wrote the letter to Dr. Anson G. Henry of Oregon Territory, w^o for years had been the Lincoln family Mrs. James Sayler is spending some time with her daughter and husband, the Frank AUiaafi?, in Dearborn, Mich. ' Mrs. T. R, Drover of Barrington and Mrs. lone Decker of Springfield, I1L, cousins of Mrs. Paui, R. Yanda, visited In the Yanda home last Friday. • -M Mrs. Bea Meath jind Mrs. Terry Becker visited in the William Morgan home at Elkhorn, Wis., last Thursday. YOURS NOW! and carried Fiji mums. She was attended by a roommate from New York, while the bridegroom had as his attendant his father. The bride was given in marriage 'f(y Dr. Kemper Westfall of Htdianspolia. A reception at the Quadrangle flub followed the service, after which the couple left by plane for Bermuda. Upon their return ttiey will reside in New York. Itact year they expect to go to audi-Arabia as he is employed *rith the American-Arabian Oil Company. The former Miss Westfall is fhe granddaughter of Mrs. Simon (ptoffel of McHenry. APPOINT FIVE TO SERVE ON GRAND CHAPTER COMMITTEES o'clock in the evening at the church. At that time Mrs. Mae Stinespring will' give a book review on "White Witch Doctor." Anyone between the ages of 18 and 30, married or single, is welcome to attend. jtuiHimittHuiniwimiHiiHiHitiiminHiiiiniiiiiiiiniia AMONG THE SICK mmniimiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniintiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiniimi! Mrs. William D. Dreyer under went surgery at the Woodstock | hospital last week. William Claxton has been a medical patient in Condell Memorial hospital in LibertyviHe. ZION LUTHERAN LADIES AID Bazaar & Bake Sale Tuesday, November 18th 11 A. M. American Legion Home McHenry. Illinois | MANY XMAS SUGGESTIONS | EVERYONE -- WELCOME | N. S. Weingart Elected t Delegate To Meeting Wm. Meyer of Marengo war-re elected as president of the Nationl Farm Loan association off: Woodstock at the re-organization meeting of the board of directors held last week. All other officers we*e re-elected also, as follows: Louis Borchart, Huntley, vice-president; Ralph L. Ostrand e r , s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r ; and Mrs. Lola Ueber, assistant secretary- treasurer. Loan committee iflembers are John Paulsen, N. S. Weingart and Paul Allan s&n. This will make Mr. Meyer's second year as president. He and Weingart were elected as delegates to the annual stockholders' meeting of the Federal Land bank of St. Louis, which will be held Nov. 24 and 25. This association owns $81,000.00 of the approximate $6,000,000.00 stock of the St. Louis bank, all of thestock being owned by the Nat-,, ional Farm Loan associations in Illinqis, Missouri and Arkansas." a -- . ^PRACTICE TEACHER r Among 233 education senior* from the University of" Illii<£s who will get six weeks of practical experience teaching in schools this fall is Clarence Feiereisel, Jj^Henry, teaching social studied under Gertrude Aitchison at Evanston. Tbe stu-* dents will start the full-time teaching expeHence Nov. 3 as part of their "professional semester"-' training. Winter auto maintenance sho^d give particular attention to cooling systems, brakes, lights, battery, distribute and ignitiion system. THE •' • " mm® m? *• Pretty Dresses for Conformation Beginning at $5.95 . 312 ELM STREET PHONE >46 AtoirtUement "SSC From where I sit... Ay Joe Marsh Left Ham Sandwich laytex Baby Products Wattles Drug Stdre > McHenry, Dl. 42-4f McHenry chapter, No. 547, has been honored with appointments to five Grand Chapter committees. Elsa S. Stephens, Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Illinois, in a communication, appointed the following to serve in Grand C h a p t e r c o m m i t t e e s : Y o u t h training, Lottie Bramford; fraternal fellowship, Elsie Hoppe; national defense, Herbert Howorka; eligibility, Valeska Hoppe; special hospital ' visitation, Minnie Martin. Before the close of business at a recent meeting, Mrs. Hoeft summed up words of appreciation for fine cooperation and support the bazaar committee received from the McHenry com- , munity and members generally and as individuals. Careful execution and thoughtful selection of bazaar items contributed to a fruitful result. ^ The chapter will hold a special initiation meeting on Nov. 3 and will elect officers for the coming year on Nov. 11, at Acacia Hall, McHenry. N0RCR0SS CHRISTMAS CARDS The Most Beautiful Line In America Now On Display Beautiful Hallmark Christmas Cards Agatha Shop ' 110 South Green Street McHenry, Ilk Ambled over to Bob's Restaurant Tuesday for lunch and noticed a new sign "Left Ham Sandwich» 40^ ... Right Ham Sandwich, 30tf." "Why the sign, Bob?" I asked. '.'Don't tell me you believe hogs scratch more with their right leg than with their left--so's the left ham is more tender?" "No," he says. "I don't take any Stock in it. But, some people have ordered those 'left* sandwiches. When I explain to them that there's nothing to that fable, that the sign is just a business-getter; and I've only one price, they enjoy a regular, old fashioned, plain ham™ Sandwich all the more!" From where I sit, stories like "right" hams being tougher than "left" ones are with us because some people get ideas into their head and hang onto them for dear life. It's like those who think a: adult like myself hasn't the rig' * to a glass of beer with my snpp I say let's keep our opinions f from being "sandwiched-hl,, misinformation. Copyright, W2, Vtilted States Brewers Fp' * Cilfflffliil IC- - - A ^' 'Mj IN EVERYDAY LANGUAGE Your endorsement of a check is your signature, written on the back. It is required before the check can be cashed, deposited, or transferred to somebody else. • HERE'S WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU There are several forms of endorsement, each providing a par- ^ ticular kind of protection for*> funds transferred with checks. * Itaagi money matters safely witka.cbecking account hen* McHENRY STATE BANK MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVRE SYSTEM MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. PHONE 1040 AT BOLGERS DRUG STORE Green Street PHONE 40 McHenry, 111. We Give and Redeem Gold Bond Stamps. &->< V"' - fe'y t et 40 Held "Backward Party" The regular meeting of the McHenry County 8 et 40 was held in the home of Dorothy j Ogle, Woodstock, on Monday j evening, with Mrs. Gladys Kerns as co-hostess. This meeting was In the form of a "backward party" and all partners dressed accordingly. Christine Krirm, chapeau, presided at the meeting. It was voted to send a sum of money toward the purchase of a respirator at St. John's hospital, Springfield, in the tuberculosis ward for children. This respirator will cost $700 and is being financed by the state 8 et 40. On Sunday, Oct. 12, "A trip to Paris" was held in Harvard for the partners. Mrs. Florence Neyhart and Kathleen. Egerton of Aurora conducted this tour which was followed by a delicious roast beef dinner served by the members of the 40 et 8. Mrs. Helen Cowan of Crystal bake, Gladys Kerns and Dorothy Ofie of Woodstock and Christine Krinn attended the fall poUvoir J earn NEW JOY IN LIFE Thar* it no n*«<l for y»a to b« tirad, Mrvout, cranky or wnrtipoltd if At* .to dialary which occur only wtiM tho daily intake of S-vitamint and Niacin it Iom than minimum roqoiromont* over a prolonged period. flit* --n «pwim, lyHfttm do not in thomMlvo* prow* • diotary do- Sriowty and My bava othor town or bo du* to functional conditions. physical power and energy . . . 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