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Page Ten THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, December 21, 196j^ Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS' AGO Taken from the Files of Dec. 21, 19.11 M. J. Walsh, the wide-awake West Side merchant, has piirchiihorl Ihn lot now occupied by the Wober and Gilbert grocery and intends to construct thereon a modern store building. The Huomnnn building, which occupies the site, has been sold by N. A. Huemann to Laures and Jones, the new grocery firm on the \yest Side. . The building will be moved to the Mrs. Flizabeth Laures property next to Miller's blacksmith shop. MeH< nrv frienus have received announcement of the marriage of Miss Myrtilla Stewart and Neil Harring of MeHenry, which took place at the hoinc of the bride's aunt. Mrs. Wi'liam Thomas, in Wood- Stock last Saturday afternoon. The basket social given by the teacher and pupils of the Emerald Park school Saturday evening was a success although there were very few boys present to bid on the baskets. W|rhen the sale, was over it was found that all the male guests were the possessors of from two to four baskets. John R. Brents, janitor at the MeHenry public school, is confined to his home through illness. His place is being capably filled by Peter Schoewer. Rev. A. (\ MeHenry of Chicago. who has served as pastor of the Universalis! church here since Rev. Roberts' resignation, is about to organi7e a People's church at North Crystal Lake. FORTY YKARS AGO Tnken from the Files of Dee. 15, 1921 Mrs. J. C. Button was surprised by a group of friends at her home on Elm street Monday afternoon, the occasion being her ninetieth birthday. Mi-s. Button lives alone, does all her work, makes her own hais and does her own sewing. She entertained her guests with old songs and the recitation of pi>et rv.. much of which was her own composition. The serving of dainty refreshments, including a large birthday cake prepared and served by Mrs. J. C. Holly and Miss Maybelle Wheeler, brought a pleasant afternoon to a close. A team hitched to a milk wagon and owned by John S. Freund.. who resides east of this village, took fright at a passing automobile at the intersection of Green and Elm s t r e e t s M o n d a y m o r n i n g a n d smashed into the signal post at that point. A broken wagon pole and the smashing of the red electric light globe was the only damage done, although for an instant it looked as if the trouble would be more serious. From school notes comes the item that William Green ought to have a good shine on his shoes, seeing that he v\on the twelve boxes of shoe polish at the masquerade. The funeral of the late Mrs. John W. Kimball was held from the Universalist church Tuesday, v\i(h her son-in-law, William P. Sherman, serving as soloist^jind six sons acting as pallbearers. MeHenry chapter of the O.U.S. elected I he following officers a! a meeling Monday evening: Worthy matron, Florence Cobb- worthy patron. Floyd Thompson: associate patron. Caroline Rietesel; secretary, Onv Wheeler; treasurer, Violet Petesch: conductress, Lelah Claxton; associate conriuct- ress, Mabel Johnson. TWENTY-riVK YEARS AGO Taken from the Files of Deo. 10, 1936 Winter reigned supreme in this region the first of the week, two weeks ahead of schedule. Wi!h the temperature at 40 degrees above on Saturday. the mercury slid to 10 below Monday morning in the wake of $ snow and sleet storm Saturday night. Snow on city streets and open highways melted into ice as sleet froze to complicate motoring, with pavements in dangerous condition for several days. Dr. O'Neill J. Dohertv, 40 years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Doherty, passed away in St. Anthony's hospital, Chicago Wednesday after a lingering illness and Mrs. John P. Weber. 47, died at her home on Riverside Drive Saturday following a long illness. Members of the Sunshine club and their husbands en joyed a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Walsh Sunday evening. High honors in cards went to Mrs. V. Martin and Ed Conway and consolations to Mrs. George Adams and V. Martin. Lunch was served and music enjoyed. Mrs. Henry Vogel and Ethel Granger attended a luncheon at the Olga Don tea room in Woodstock Tuesday, when a "Bertha E a g 1 e" - club wa? formed by worthy matrons of the Eastern Stai. Everybody is happy at W. R. Skidmore's Pine Tree Dairy farms this week because of the fine exhibit of Suffolk horse? from the farm at the International Livestock exposition ir. Chicago last week. Seven ribbons were brought home including blue, purple and white badges. EARL R. WALSH INSURANCE life, Auto, Farm & Life Ik Representing RELIABLE COMPANIES When Yon Need Insurance ol Any Kind Phone EVergreen 5-0043 or 5-0958 429 W. Elm St., MeHenry, in. DR. JOHN T. GRAY Optometrist 1236 N. Green Street Office Phone: EV 5-0186 Res. 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You don't even have to focus. You don't need an expensive light meter. The flash gun is built in too. And your picture is ready in just 10 seconds. There are 12 years of improvements, refinements and brand new ideas In this camera. And yet it actually cost^ less than the first Land Camera on the market. If you've always wanted a Polaroid Land Camera -- and who hasn't?-this Is your chance. Come In for a free 10- second demonstration today. Fully Automatic Costs Less Than $90 Simplest Land Camera Ever No Focusing, Nothing To 8«t 10-Second Pictures Geo. W. Kotalik's STUDIO and CAMERA CENTER 1313 N. Riverside Dr. MeHenry, I1L Ph. EV 5-0275 Polaroid ® by Polaroid Corporation SUGGEST BOOKS WITH CHRISTMAS SPIRIT FOR YOUNG Reading Christmas stories together is a delightfully, rewarding family activity during the holidays, says Mrs. Willie Mae Mowrer, assistant professor of child development and family relations at the University of Illinois. She lists Christmas stories that emphasize the loving spirit and religious significance of Christmas. The group includes books suitable for all ages. Very young children will like "The Christ Child" by the Petershams; "Jesus, the New Little Baby" by Mary Edna Lloyd a n d ^'Something for Christinas" by Palmer Brown. Older children and parents will enjoy "The Least One" by Sawyer; , "The Other Wise man," Van Dyke; "The Little Match Girl," Hans Christian Anderson; "While Shepherds ' W a t c h , " M a r g u e r i t e V a n c e ; J 'The Night Visitors," Frances M a r y F r o s t ; " H o w C o m e w Christmas," Roark Bradford: !"The Trees That Kneel at ; Christ mas, " Maud Hart Lovellace; "The Littlest Angle," Tasiwell; "Tell Me About Christmas," Mary Alice Jones; "Why the Chimes Rang," Raymond McDonald Alden; and "Let's Keep Christmas," Peter Marshall. Reading the aecouryt of the birth of Jesus in Man hew II. 1-12, and Luke II, 1-20, and in the Bible Story Books will hcip I to give children an understand- ' ing of the real meaning or ; Christmas. "Bible Books for Small People" by Muriel Chalmers and Mary Entwistie is r.. series of twelve books for the very young. The first two books relate to Christmas. Among the many good children's Bibles are "The Child's Story Bible" by Catherine Vos and "Bible Story Book" by Elsie E. Egermeier. Some of the stories listed above are in collections of Christmas stories. "The Fires i d e B o o k o f C h r i s t m a s Stories," edited by Edward Wagenknecht, is a good family book. So is "Told Under the Christmas^Tree," an Umbrella nook illustrated by the Petershams. This book includes stories from many lands and faiths. • . HOLIDAY COOKING The public was warned last week by the Department of- Public Health to take extra care in preparing tne holiday turkey. 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