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r\(iE4-PLAINDEALEk KKlim . \l (il'STiS. 1975 Twice Told Tales OUTSTANDING CLOTHING PROJECTS These outstanding McHenry County 4-H clothing project winners have been delegates to the Illinois State Fair this week. From left, front, are Fay Stroh, Woodstock, member of theHartland Homemakers; Christie Jurs and Barb Meier, both from Crystal Lake, and members of the Junior Wonder Maids; in back, Evelyn Hooker and Dalynn Faatz, both of Crystal Lake and members of the Junior Wonder Maids; Diane Kuhlman, Hebron, and Judy Vyduna, McHenry, member of the Lincoln Cloverleafs. (DON PEASLEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY KAAREN DODGE) Ringwood News 653-9008 653-9262 728-0295 Vacation Church School Completes Successful Week Last Friday completed a very successful and happy week of vacation church school for children of the Greenwood- Ringwood parishes. On that day, the students and teachers with their minister, Rev James Segin, drove to the Villa Nursing Home on Pistakee Bay and presented a brief program for the residents there. The children took cookies for the residents. Following the program, students and teachers enjoyed their sack lunches on the lawn of the home overlooking the bay Everyone helped make this a successful week of Christian education. HERE AND THERE The Art Christophers were pleasantly surprised Sunday evening when former resident, John Kane, stopped by for a visit. John is now serving four years in the Navy and is stationed in Florida. He ex­ pects to go to Italy in October for a tour of duty. BENEFIT DANCE The Johnsburg Rescue Squad has a benefit dance each year at the Johnsburg Community Club. This dance is their major fund raiser for the year. Without our generous support for this most needed organization they will be unable to operate as efficiently as they have In the past 23 years. This year's dance is Saturday, Aug. 23, beginning at 9 o'clock Folks, let 's all do what we can for this fine organization and support it in its one big endeavor of the year. If anyone has any questions or would like tickets, please call 385-3853. VISITORS Roland McCannon of Ashland, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. "Doc' ' Edinger called at the Paul Walkington home on Wednesday evening. Roland had returned to this area to attend his fiftieth class reunion of the Woodstock high school. BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Bobby Baker and little Nicky Billikas who will be 1 year old on Aug. 17; Linda VanEvery, Frank Visconti and Marion Winters will celebrate their day on Aug. 18 and on Aug. 19 Thomas Hogan, Jim McGown and Amy Zvonar will have their special day. On Aug. 20 Earl Son- nemaker and Roy Wiedrich will have a happy birthday; as will Dorothy Hosier, and Len Spencer Aug. 21; with Lois Mough's special day being on Aug. 22. Happy birthday to all of you and many more Happy birthdays. ANNIVERSARIES Clayton and Virginia Bruce and Paul and Althea Walkington will celebrate their anniversaries on the same day, August 16. Donna 'Low) and Jerry Meyer will celebrate on Aug 19 and Vince and Dorothy Tonyan will celebrate Aug. 21. Happy Anniversary to all of you and many, many more of them. THINGS TO REMEMBER Sunday Aug. 17 - Church Services - 9:15 a.m. School Check-ups and Registrations. Saturday Aug. 23 - attend the Johnsburg Rescue Squad dance at Johnsburg Community Club. FIFTY YEARS AGO i Taken from the files of Aug. 13. 1925) Mrs. Pekovsky of Chicago won the blue and white quilt that Riverview camp gave away. Book R-I, No. 7 was the lucky number. Peter M. Justen was issued a license recently to follow the profession of an undertaker. Until now he has been merely- helping his father with his work. Mrs. John Pint, aged 64. who has been ill for some time, passed away at her home in this city. Aug 11. o The McHenry Grays walked away with an easy victory at North Chicago Sunday af­ ternoon at which time the home team was downed by a count of 13 to 5. The young Ladies Sodality of SU Patrick's church will sponsor a lawn social at the home of Mrs. M. Givens Saturday afternoon and evening Ice cream, cake and cones will be served. Last call for candidates to get into big contest and win hand­ some prizes. The candidates with the greatest number of subscriptions this week, Mrs. Harold Whiting, 500,000. Frank Pitzen. 50,000. William Green, 390.000, Mrs. John Engeln 550,000. Bernard Newman. 10.000. William Martin, 10,000, Mrs. Nick Freund, 475,000. FORTY YEARS AGO 'Taken from the files of Aug. 15, 1935) Larry Callamg, 28 years old, living in Chicago, owes his life to the efforts of several men as he narrowly escaped death by drowning at McCullom Lake Sunday. Village of Sunnyside Evelyn Sandell 385-2696 Village Mourns Death Of Building Inspector Prokop We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Mary Prokop and her family. Charlie passed away suddenly last week. He was the building inspector in the village for years and was always willing to help anyone in need. He will surely be missed around here. BENEFIT DANCE Most of us residents in the last week or so have received tickets through the mail from the Johnsburg Rescue Squad. Each year the Squad has a benefit dance to raise money. It will be held at the Johnsburg Community club, Saturday, Aug. 23, starting at 9 o'clock. Please call 385-3853 for in­ formation and tickets. BIRTHDAYS We would like to wish Bob Sallaz a happy birthday. His day was Aug. 9. Carl, his dad, will celebrate his day on the thirteenth. Many, many more to both of vou. ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. G. Vellejo will be celebrating their an­ niversary on the twelfth. Many many more to you folks, have a nice time. McHenry's three Justices of the Peace. M.J. Walsh. E E Bassett and Sibre Whiting and the Police Magistrate. William Bickler, have been invited to attend a meeting of the county justices of the peace and police magistrates called by Assistant States Attorney Russell Allen at Woodstock. George Meyers, 79 years old. suffered a broken leg, Monday morning while cranking his truck in Centerville. As the motor started the truck ran over him causing a compound fracture of thfe leg. Building which has been at a standstill for several years is b e c o m i « n g s t i m u l a t e d somewhat this year. This building activity is in evidence at the McCullom Lake Estates where at least twenty-five cottages and summer homes are under construction this summer. According to, an an­ nouncement in Washington, D C., and notices received by Boy Scouts last week the Boy Scout Jamboree was called off by President Roosevelt because of the prevalence of infantile paralysis within 100 mile radius of the District ol Collumbia. Local boys who were to make the trip were Jack Hess, Harold Taxman and Bruce Klontz. M L. Schoenholtz also planned to go as a leader. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Aug. 24, 1950) At the joint installation of the American Legion Post No. 491 and its auxiliary unit held at the Legion home Aug. 19, Harold Vycital was installed Com­ mander of the Legion Post and his wife, Henrietta, was in­ stalled as president of the auxiliary unit. The show herd collected from the Hickory Creek Farms Holsteins at McCullom Lake, owned by Howard Foundry company and managed by A.C. Thomson came through with two grand champions and seven blue ribbon ratings plus other placings in the money at the state fair in Springfield. A family picnic was held on the Phalin lawn Sunday to celebrate Mrs. Julia Phalin's eightieth birthday anniversary. McHenry's first annual field meet featuring the thrilling water fights which have at­ tracted hundreds of witnesses in recent years is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 27. There will be a parade to open festivities at noon with modern and old fire trucks taking part. Mr. Harold J. Bacon, known better as "Zeke" since he was an honor student and out­ standing athlete at M.C.H.S. began learning the banking business in 1925 at what was CRRPETS & RUGS TIDY FINRL SUMMER CLERRRNCSf |RLL CRRPET PRICES INCLUDING INSTALLATION RND PRDDINC * ISRLE INCLUDES DRRPERIES, SHEERS BEDSPRERDS RND VINYL FLOOR COVERINGS IMRJOR PRICE REDUCTIONS IN EFFECT ILRRGE SELECTION OF COLORS, TEHTURES RNO PATTERNS ' Minimum charge applies - extra charge for stairs & cement , rA^E ^RECT1°N\RE SEL p. IES A Candy itripti, tweeds, recreation room carpets, grass or astro turf M o s t l y w i t h a t t a c h e d f o a m p a d i n c l u d i n g e x t r a h e a v y s h a g s *5 s q . y d . I N S T A L L E D Short shag carpet O v e r 3 0 c o l o r s 8 9 r o l l s o f W e s t P o i n t P e p p e r e l l a n d m a n y m o r e f a m o u s b r a n d s o f s h o r t s h a g s A l l a r e s q . y d . b l e n d s o f a t l e a s t t w o c o l o r s I N S T A L L E D ( s e l e c t i o n i n c l u d e s a r e d , W I T H P A D w h i t e a n d b l u e ! ) Sculptured high/low short shags S e l e c t f r o m o v e r 1 0 0 r o l l s o f m u l t i c o l o r e d h i g h l o w s h a g s f r o m A l d o n , M o h a w k . E v a n s & B l a c k , C h a r t e r , T r e n d , C o r o n e t , B i g e l o w a n d m a n y m o r e V a l u e s t o S 1 4 9 5 s q . y d . SQ99 s q . y d . I N S T A L L E D W I T H P A D Finest wool woven carpet S a x o n y p l u s h e s f r o m t h e w o r l d ' s l e a d i n g c a r p e t m i l l R e g u l a r v a l u e s ( i f f i r s t q u a l i t y ) S 3 6 5 0 s q y d i n s t a l l e d T i d y ' s s p e c i a l p u r c h a s e m a k e s p o s s i b l e t h i s t r e m e n d o u s v a l u e MP? I N S T A L L E D W I T H P A D & RUGS Draperies, sheers, bedspreads reduced S a v e 2 5 p e r c e n t o n D e c o r a t o r I n d u s t r i e s d r a p e r i e s . s h e e r s a n d b e d s p r e a d s O v e r 3 5 0 s a m p l e s t r e e e s t i m a t e s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l m s t a l l a t i o n a v a i l a b l e % OFF 200 WASHINGTON/WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS/815-338-1000 H O U R S M O N D A Y . T H U R S D A Y F R I D A Y 8 t o 9 T U E S D A Y , W E D N E S D A Y , S A T U R D A Y 8 t j 5 ^ S U N D A Y 1 2 t o 5 • ' • ( % Peel & stick vinyl tile P e e l & s t i c k i n s t o c k 2 5 c e a c h P l a i n t i l e 2 0 c e a * S a v e 3 5 p e r c e n t t o 7 5 p e r c e n t o n t h e a r e a ' s l a r g e s t s e l e c t i o n o f C o n g o l e u m a n d A r m s t r o n f 6 f f a n d 1 2 f t w i d e r e m n a n t s S a v e " 2 0 p < r c e n t o n 6 f f a n d 1 2 f t n o w a x S h i n y l V i n y l a n d C u s h i o n F l o o r i n s t o c k ! then the West McHenry State bank. After lour years he ad­ vanced to assistant cashier and in 1935 was named cashier of the Cary state bank. In 1938 he began in the Home State Bank in Crystal Lake. Mr. Bacon was promoted to executive vice- president by the board. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Aug 19. 1965i Two McHenry musical units won top honors in competition at the Illinois state fair. The Men of Brass claimed high rating among senior drum and bugle corps and the Viscount color guard won in junior guard competition. In the same contest the Yikettes of McHenry. feeder group to the older guard unit, placed sixth and the Viscount drum corps was sixth in both the preliminary and competition and in the final evening contest. The senior McHenry Corps, which has delighted audiences on so many occasions, won honors Sunday with a score of 64.8 On Aug. 8 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Haggenjos at McHenry hosptial Glen Anderson has been hired as the new McHenry basketball coach. He will also assist as a football coach. As a $65,000 road im­ provement program nears completion on River road extending south from the bridge, the state has un dertaken to improve a portion of the concrete railing and will replace it with a type of con­ struction which should help prevent accidents. Don Roth, who was with th Plaindealer for five years, first as a linotype operator and more recently as foreman, has returned to his home state of Iowa. M r . a n d M r s . E d w a r d Thennes and family enjoyed a vacation at Castle Rock. Wis., the past week. SERVICE NEWS Private First Class Thomas M. Wakitsch. 22. son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald T. Wakitsch. 3919 Hillcrest. McHenry, completed nine weeks of advanced in­ dividual training at the U.S. Army Infantry Training center. Ft. Polk, La. «> He received general training as a light weapons infantryman and as a mortar and recoilless rifle crewman, in addition to s p e c i a l i z e d w e a p o n s i n ­ struction. He also was taught the proper use of high explosives and the placement, detection and disarming of mines. Teamwork was emphasized While he learned to work as a member of a rifle squad, mortar squad or direct fire section. Each team member completed the training well" qualified to perform other jobs in case of casualties. Army private First Class Steven A. Harvey, 19. son of Mrs. Gloria Aissen. 36113 Idyl Dell Road. McHenry, 111., is assigned as a patch panel operator in the 25th Infantry division. Schofield barracks, Hawaii. Balanced judgment is a rare commodity, and one of the highest forms of human progress. EARNS DEGREE Summer commencement at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater was held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, in Warhawk stadium or. in case of inclement weather, in Williams center. The approximately 180 candidates for Master's degrees and 100 for Bac­ calaureate degrees included Gary R. Harrison, son of Mrs. Lucille Ott. 3706 W. Main street. McHenry, who received the Bachelor of Science in Education degree in psychology. I yourself on a Panasonic A Panasonic bicycle that is! That's right, they re made by the same people who make those quality tape recorders and stereo units. Products which people have learned to trust over the years. Products which represent a good value at a fair price. 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