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Thursday* Ma? 20, 1965 TWICE TOLD TALES AGO I had just recently closed her (Taken from the files I home on Pearl street and gone ~><L May 21, 1925) to Chicago to make her home .On May 23, Legionnaires | with a sister. from all over the eleventh district will gather at Woodstock for the third annual convention. The eleventh district comprises the counttes of Will, Du Page, Kane and McHenry. A' number of ladies hats are to be given away at the Mo Heflry baseball park next Sunday' afternoon. You must be present to win. Hats are to be" Elected from Blake Sisters stock. It required the pulling of three tractors to extricate a machine which had become lodged in a mud hole along Riverside Drive. The machine had all but buried itself in one of the soft spots when the tractors were called into ser'- /vice. This street will soon be pavCd which will make it one of the prettiest and best in the city. The junior prom, the biggest social event in the school year, which was held at the community high school gym was most successful. The gymn was decorated in the class colors of the juniors and seniors, the delicate tints of "coral and blue" and "green and silver". In the center of the room was jhung an immense umbrella woven in spider web fashion with the four colors. Large paper roses were placed on the side walls and large Japanese lanterns gave the desired lighting effect. The music for dancing was furnished by Frank Gans and his six piece orchestra. The Fox river dam south of this city has been the lure of fishermen during the past two weeks, many of whom having reported some fine catches of Rock bass which seem to predominate at this time, altho some fine specimen of bass and pickerel have also been taken from the waters of our beautiful stream. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Thursday, May 16, 1940) Mrs. Lydia Bierbaum, nee Stock, passed away May 13 after a lingering illness. She John U. Buckland, proprietor of the Ringwood nursery, passed away May 13. With his passing goes one of the few remaining histories of colorful pioneer life in this part of the country. Harold J. Heimer, a native of McHenry, received the degree of Doctor of Surgical Chiropody when he graduated with the class of 1940 from Northwestern Institute of Foot Surgery and Chiropody at Chicago on May 4. He, attended this school for the past three years. Besides the degree Mr. Heimer was presented with a plaque for research and visualization in foot orthopedics. Lu Klontz of McHenry has two fine oil paintings in the exhibit of the North Shore Art Guild in Chicago. Mrs. Klontz is a member of the Guild which is holding its annual spring exhibit in the galleries of the Club Woman's Bureau at Mandel Brothers in Chicago. - Mrs. Eleanor Nye who was injured in an auto accident a few months ago had the cast removed from her shoulder and is able to be out again. Earl Thomas of McHenry received a fractured jaw and bruises on the arms and legs when his automobile ran off the road and crashed into a tree near north avenue in Wauconda. In a colorful spring ceremony at St. Mary's church, Miss Henrietta Herdrich of McHenry and Mr. Paul Boyk of Niles were married May II. The Jay Powers family has moved from Mrs. Andy Miller's place on Broad street to the lower flat in the remodelled home of his mother, Mrs. May Powers, on Waukegan street. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 19, 1955) One of McHenry's most progressive and successful business firms, the Overton garages, this week announce open house and grand opening of their new service department on Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22. Another The new addition Js located on Front Street. It was in 1909 that the late R. I. Overton began his first business venture in McHenry and since then, through his foresight and that of other members of his family, expansion and progress have continued through the years. Approximately 210 members of the newly formed McHenry Rotary club and guests were present at charter night at the McHenry Country Club on Thursday evening. Thei first Rotary club in the world was organized in Chicago shortly after the turn of the century by Paul P. Harris. After eight years of faithful ministry, the Rev. Frank W. Anderson of the Wonder Lake Gospel church has found it necessary to resign because of failing eyesight. Announcement was made by the American Legion auxiliary that Kathleen Anglese had been selected as a member of the junior class to represent the local orgEmiza^tiorj at Girls State this year. Vicki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brda, fell from a swing and suffered a broken leg. Miss Doris Ann Justen became the bride of Mr. Donald E. Rosing at St. Mary's Catholic church on May 14. Dr. Eugene Sayler, a practicing dentist in McHenry for a number of years, left last week for Montgomery, Ala., where he is now taking basic training. Upon completion of it, he will be commissioned a major in the Air Force. His family will join him when he receives his commission and becomes settled. YMCA PLANS FOR SUMMER PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES The Lake Region YMCA will conduct day camp, swimming instruction and a Friday trip program during the summer months for boys and girls from 7 thru 13 years old. There will be four two-week periods of day camp beginning on June 28, July 12, July 26, and Aug. 9. Veterans Acre park in Crystal Lake will be used as the camp site for the Monday through Thursday activities. Bus transportation will be provided to any location where there are four or more youth in the Lake Region YMCA service area. On eight Fridays there will be trips scheduled to interesting places like the zoo, Cubs Ball park, Great Lakes Naval Training base, and the museums. Both day campers and youth in the swimming instruction program will be able to participate in the Friday trips since these activities only meet on four days of the week. Both registration application and a folder telling of the Lake Region YMCA summer activities is available by telephoning the YMCA at 459-4455 on week day afternoons or Saturday mornings until June 5. Teacher Named For Institute Henry A. Kenyon, librarian at the McHenry Junior high school, has been selected as one of forty participants in a National Defense Education Actinstitute in Library Science to be held at the University of Wisconsin from June 21 to Aug. 13. Participants receive a stipend from the federal government to take care of expenses for themselves and their dependents. Kenyon has been at the Junior high since 1956. by Paul Powell Secretary of State WINTER HAZARDS AT RAILROAD CR0SSING3 Additional caution is re* qtllred in winter weather when approaching a railroad crossing. Here are some safety reminders which may save the lives of drivers and their passengers. "Better slow down, Bill . . . there may be some ice in front of the track." Slow down "before reaching the crossing. Sometimes patches of snow or Ice remain in this area after the rest of the road is clear. At high speed you wouldn't be able to stop It the flasher lights came on. The familiar round yellow sign with the black crossbars warns you that a railroad is ahead. Lower the car window when approaching a railroad crossing. You may fail to hear the whistle in a tightly closed automobile. If there are two tracks, look carefully for another train before proceeding. This is especially necessary in the wintertime; for If the rail crossing is slippery you may not be able to accelerate quickly enough to avoid the second train. Above all, dob't gamble. If ft train is coming, slow down and stop. Don't try to figure time and distance . . * you'll never have another chance if you come up wltli the wrong answer. If you're not sure, loolc it up! Send•for a copy of the new "Rules of the Road." * This bakery and lunch room of another era stood on the site of the present garage on Elm Street formerly fcwned by John Stilling and recently purchased by C. E. Jepsen. 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