?•••• • • • • • • • •»+»»»»»» Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 28 1925) The McHenry Post, American Legion,» was honored at the third annual eleventh district American Legion con vention held at Wood stock last Saturday by being awarded the banner for having the largest number of members in the parade. McHenry with a membership of seventy-seven had twenty-seven men in the parade. The banner so highly prized is now on display in one of the show windows at the E. R. McGee clothing store. Hon. James B. Perry for many years one of McHenry's most prominent and leading citizens passed away at the home of his daughter at Peoria on Wednesday of this week. The city of McHenry is now practically assured of a con tinuous stretch of paved streets from the depot to the north city limits on Riverside drive. Kent and Green, local realtors, report that they are in receipt of inquiries for summer homes from two distant states. One came from Denver, Colo., while the other came from a city in Florida. The senior class play, "Fifty Fifty" was presented by the members of the graduating class of the McHenry com munity high school pleased a large crowd. The play was directed by Miss Nellie G. Miller, a member of the high school faculty. The McHenry Volunteer fire department and the new fire truck has come in for some fine compliments from Chicago people, who own summer homes or estates around Pistakee. Earl J. Knecht has rented the John J. Barbian building on Green street and will deal in egg products and will use the Barbian building as a receiving station. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of May 30, 1935) E.H. Merrick, paving con tractor, died at his home in McHenry Monday morning after a short illness. Thursday evening a recital was rendered at Aurora by Margaret Frett, pianist, Abby Reuter, soloist, and Gertrude Pach, violinist. The young ladies are in the Madonna School of Music at Aurora and will graduate from the Madonna high school in June. Margaret Frett is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Frett of Aurora and was born in McHenry, moving with her parents when a child to Aurora. Mrs. Jack Walsh spent Friday and Saturday in Chicago and visited her sister, Mrs. C.W. Gibbs, at St. An thony's hospital. Everydne is invited to attend the Memorial Day program sponsored by McHenry Post of the American Legion and auxiliary to be held at the city park. D.I. Granger will be marshal of the parade. The Catholic Daughters of America held their thirteenth biennial state convention at Effingham. Delegates from every court in Illinois were in attendance. The Catholic Daughters of America are established in forty-five states, Panama, Porto Rico, Cuba and Canada and have a mem bership of over 200,000. Mrs. May Powers broke her and fell at her home on Waukegan street. Eugene Stevens of Kewanee spent the weekend with his sister, Miss Helen Stevens, enroute to New York. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 8, 1950) Edith Foster of Evanston and Donald Tonyan of McHenry were married June 3. The ceremony was performed in the Immaculate Conception church. The bridegroom is employed in Bolger's Drug store, McHenry. Mrs. Vale Adams, chairman of McHenry's recent Cancer Crusade, reports that a total of $759.07 was collected in the city. Mrs. Gertrude Justen, who was 92 Monday, was the honor guest at a faniily dinner Sunday in her home. The damask linen tablecloth used for the dinner had been one of Mrs. Justen's wedding gifts 71 years ago. It was given to her by Mr. and Mrs. Hull, parents of'thejate Congressman Edward Hull of Illinois. Miss Dorothy Justen, fresh man student in St. Anthony's school of nursing, Rockford, gave the farewell speech to the 1950 graduating class. Joan Biggers and Donald McCracken were given the American Legion awards during the graduation ceremonies held in McHenry high school auditorium. The awards are given out for students displaying qualities of leadership and citizenship. The Dr. Ling home on Country Club drive was ran sacked Monday night and many valuable items were taken. Miss Gertrude Weber has been ill at her home and has been absent from her duties in the Smith store on Green street. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 3, 1965) Maurice Gladstone, one of the city's most respected business men, died unex pectedly, May 27, in his home on Richmond road. He was 83 years of age. Winning skating teams in the championships of the Illinois State Amateur Roller Skating association representing the McHenry Skating club included Chuck Olcott, Judy Newkirk, Dale Marzano, Pam Drawz, Chuck Violett and Cindy Neeley. The state has granted a charter to a new for profit corporation, McHenry Oil Co., Inc., for the purchase, storage and distribution and sale at wholesale and retail of fuel oils, gasoline, animal feeds, liquid fertilizers and other farm use products. The official board of Mount Hope church at their May meeting voted to give the recreation area located on the church property the name of Doenecke Field. The name was selected because of Rev. Doenecke's tireless and per sistent efforts in putting this area in operation to serve the boys and girls of the com munity. The graduation program at McHenry Junior high school will be June 9. Principal Reno Bertellotti will present the scholarship awards. Diplomas will be awarded by Supt. Carl Buckner and Assistant Supt. M. L. Schoenholtz. Ruth Lightner has been elected the new honored queen arm last week when she slipped.Job's Daughters. Personnel Of Family Service In Education In April of this year, Mrs. Lynne Lewin of the Family Service and Mental Health Clinic for McHenry County and Ms. Audrey Kempen and Ms. Shelly Brown of Northern Illinois university attended the Mary Kelly Mullane Nursing Symposium on Human Sexuality. The two nursing students from Northern Illinois university have been affiliated with the clinic studying and experiencing the role of the nurse in community mental health. Recently, Mrs. Lewin, psychiatric nurse for the clinic, attended the Council of Ad vanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in Atlanta, Ga. The topic of the two-day workshop was excellence in psychiatric nursing practice and current developments in psychiatric nursing practice. Dr. Martinez, medical director of the McHenry County clinic, was recently a featured speaker at a meeting of public health and school nurses for McHenry county. The topic was "Drug Emergencies in the School-age Child." The topic was chosen as a result of a previous meeting between school and mental health nurses to discuss the role of the mental health cHinic in relation to school nurses. Conservation r Members Hear State Biologists Members of the McCullom Lake Conservation club had a very interesting meeting Thursday, May 22, when state biologists, Gary Erickson and Harvey Brown, showed pic tures and explained some of the activities the club members have under discussion and consideration. At the next meeting Thur sday. June 19, at Spojnia Polish camp, the biologists will have further information to present. All interested residents in the 4-H Federation To Beach Boys Concert June I McHenry county 4-H Federation has arranged for buses and purchased a quantity of tickets for a Chicago-Beach Boy concert Sunday. June 1. at the Chicago Stadium. Pat Frank, Home Economics adviser. McHenry county, announces a limited number of these tickets are still available to anyone (not restricted to 4-H members) of high school age and older. Reservations may be made by bringing money for ticket, transportation, and lood enroute to the Extension of fice. second floor of old court house on the Square in Woodstock, by May 30. Persons under 18 will need a permission slip trom parents. The office will be open May 3C. The buses will leave from the Farm Bureau parking lot at 4 :i(» sharp Sunday, June 1. For more information, call the Extension office at 815-338- :?7:S7 or 338-4747. area who are anxious to keep McCullom lake beautiful and in good condition are encouraged to attend. PAGE 5 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1975 HE ADDRESSES "DEATH" SEMINAR - The Rev. Vincent P. Fish, Vicar of the Church of the Holy Family (Episcopal), Lake Villa, is shown addressing the scores of health care personnel and clergymen who attended McHenry hospital's recent seminar on "Death and Dying." Father Fish, a consultant to the Thanatology department of Columbia university, N.Y., has instructed both clergy and laity on ways to provide a supportive environment for the dying, on the stages a dying person must go through in accepting death, and on the emotional adjustment of survivors and those who attend the dying person. BANK NOTES Q. BY DONALD DALEY PRESIDENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF McHENRY MONEY MOVES A CAPITAL Did you know that money was at the root of the cir cumstances involved in re locating our national capit al, from Philadelphia to Virginia? In those turbulent years during the War of Indep endence and in the criti cal years following, Phil adelphia was our national capital ( except for 8 mon ths of British occupation 1777-78). 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