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Dwice Told Tales 1 nOBuuumaocBpnoeooooBBBBBoaBoodooflooof SECTION 2-PAGE 5-PLAINDEALER--WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. 1977 FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 21, 1927)- The storm which broke over McHenry and the surrounding country Tuesday afternoon was little short of a cyclone and was the cause of a great deal of damage to property in this section. The storm which brought death and destruction farther south in the state struck this locality about 2 o'clock and was accompanied by a decided drop in temperature. A report from the insurance office of Simon Stoffel in this city states j that 106 losses had been reported before 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and more losses were continually being reported through the mall otherwise. The vacant lot between the William Pries building and the T.J. Walsh building on Green street will be much improved by an attractive structure which will be built for Richard B. Walsh of Chicago. Work on the cement road for Route 20 has again commenced! and if the weather conditions! become more favorable the' work will be hurried to com­ pletion. The road at the top of Sherman's hill was barricaded on Wednesday and men are busy setting forms preparatory for the pouring of the concrete. Work has also started on Waukegan street, where the roadbed is being widened and changed somewhat to meet the requirements of the state for Route 20. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 22, 1937) Mild weather and intense interest in the city election! brought out an unusually large vote on Tuesday to elect the Progressive ticket headed by R.I. Overton, mayor, and Earl Walsh, clerk. Aldermen elected were: First ward, Joseph Regner and \ John Bolger; second ward, E.J. Buss and Herman Kreutzer; third ward, Fred Ferwerda and . George P. Freund. Robert- Weber was elected treasurer without opposition. In the list of aldermen, John Bolger in the first ward was high man in the election, receiving a total of 186 votes. A total of 823 votes were cast with a greater number of straight tickets voted than was anticipated. For mayor, Overton carried all three wards with a total of 503 votes to 300 for Peter J. Doherty while Earl Walsh won with a total of 443 votes to 342 for Peter Neiss. Residents of McHenry will set their clocks ahead one hour next Saturday night when daylight saving time will again become effective Sunday morning, April 25. Daylight, saving time has been observed in McHenry for several years, b e c o m i n g e f f e c t i v e automatically each year because of an ordinance passed by the city council making it an annual occurrence TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 24, 1952) The recent horsemeat in­ vestigations brought McHenry into the news once more last weekend as Bureau of Internal Revenue agents sought to find the persons who gained from the estimated $2,500,000 ob­ tained from illegal horsemeat operations in this part of the state. McHenry residents continue to take a lead in the activities of the popular McHenry ^County Theatre Guild, witlr Atty. Joseph X. Wayne having been elected president for the en- suing^eaMc^ak^^ Arnold Rauen of Pistakee Bay, immediate past president. During Mr. Rauen's year as head of the organization, the Guild prospered and was able to pay off an estimated $3,000 in old debts. Others elected were Nancy Howard and Jack Buckie of McHenry. McHenry residents opened their mail the first of this week to find tax bills which County (ktotmmlfriut) RENT OUR RNMt N ikC-Xt* mm srtrsstiaa cwpwt dHRii| bbiUh tfMtfMtfr... • riww«BfF«t flfan with hat ssd dossil* iilvlici C md lifts ail ts ttm MlfSflB i (•1*1 U.OB MM.) JgB HOUR OVERNIGHT SPECIAL I 9:00 P.M. • 9:<M| A.M. 10.1 HORNSBYS fd'7111 y c <• m f • ' 4400 Wf. ROUTE 120 I McHENRY. Hi.! Treasurer J.G. Stevens had sent out to 27,452 individuals. The large number of bills added up to $4,215,901.12 to be collected, the first installment becoming due June 1 and the second Sept. 1. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 27, 1967) Ominous skies in the season ahead may bring fear to more than a few persons in McHenry and throughout the mid-west who have memories of the devastating tornadoes which took so many lives and resulted in loss of property last Friday afternoon. Although McHenry proper experienced no severe damamge, surrounding areas were not as fortunate. The greatest loss occurred at Gearmaster, Inc., 1609 S. Rt. 31, where Dean Paul, owner, estimated that about 50 percent of the building was destroyed. All walls in the building were moved, one as far as a foot. Another caved in completely, and 60 percent of the roof was torn away. The second annual Law Day student conference will highlight this year's Law Day, U.S.A. observances in McHenry county, according to Richard Zukowski, Crystal Lake, chairman of the McHenry County Bar association's Law Day com­ mittee. It will be held April 28 at Marian Central Catholic high school in Woodstock. The annual all-sports banquet sponsored by the McHenry Chamber of Com­ merce, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the board of School District 156, will be held Wednesday evening. Guest speaker this year will be "Rip" Collins, former baseball player License Plate Applications Sent By Mall Most of the pre-print renewal applications for second division vehicle license plates for 1977- 78 have been mailed to owners, Secretary of State Alan J. Dixon said recently. with the Chicago Cubs and in recent years a member of the organization's office staff.-- Current fiscal plates will be valid until midnight on June 30. Enforcement by state, local and county law officers will be effective at 12:01 a.m. July 1. "The first legal date vehicles may display the new plates is June 1." Dixon said. Secona division owners purchased 1,169,839 plates for the 1976-77 fiscal year, an in­ crease of 92,701 over 1976-76 sales. All of these were pur­ chased in Secretary of State facilities in Springfield and Chicago. Vehicles in the second division classification include trucks, tractors, traUers, semi­ trailers, auxiliary axle, mileage tax plates, farm trucks and trailers. Color combination for second diviison vehicles for 1977-78 will be red, on white, except mileage tax plates, which will be black on vellow. Numbers One robin doesn't make a spring, but one lark is often responsible for a fall. -Times, Los Angefes. HORNSBYS ^ fami ly centers -- PRICES EFFECTIVE WED., APRIL 20 THRU FRI., APRIL 4400 W. RTE. 120. McHENRY RTE.47ft CNTRY. CLE. RD.. WOODSTOCK i OPEN DAILY 9 to SUNDAY 10 to A SHOWER OF APRIL SAVINGS uantities last. We reserve the right to limit effective while quantities |Mtn's| Tonnis Shirts Famous Brand Co-ordinate Croup Smock Tops Reg. 6.54 Ladies' Smock Tops mad* of cotton/poly •star in assorted stylos and colors. Sizos S-M- L La Cost* weave ten­ nis shirts made of polyester /cotton White with colored trim. All sizes. EA Mff. List $11-$32 |Men's| TonnisSnorts Special purchase. Famous brand co­ ordinate group in fine Knit Polyester. Shorts, Tops, Pants, Skirts in prints ft solids. Sixes S-M-L. Mfgr. List $14 Men s woven polyester/cotton sport shirts in han dtome plaids and stripes. All sizes. Men's Tennis Shorts to match above ten­ nis shirts. 100% poly­ ester knit. Sizes 30 40. Mfgr. List up to $11 Short sleeve and sleeveless knit tops made of fine polyester knit in solids and prints. / Swim Dishrag Knit fops r Reg. 10.86,11.87 and 12.96 Reg. 7.87 Mfgr. List $30 All of our fine quality, polyester double knit dress pants are now on sale. New Summer colors. Including new self belt style. All styles and sizes. / Junior 2-Piece Swim Suits in cotton/poly ester and nylon s i m p l e x f a b r i c . Sizes 30-36. Polyester twilj tennis jacket in white and a wide assortment of colors. Rod Laver endorsed. Reg.7.17 Big selection of Dishrag Knit Tops. The new look for spring. Several styles to choose-from.' Slippers Moc-toe corduroy slippers with floral design. Tricot lining Women's sizes. Reg. 3.69 pfiihhi'i Woman's Canvas Casuals Jute Wedges Oxford Casuals Single band jute up per tops woven rope wedges. Cushioned insoles. Women's sizes. Lightweight casuals with moc toes, tex­ tured soles and h e e l s . - W o r n sizes. Rich, sturdy loafet with crisscross' stitch­ ing to highlight moc toe. Tricot lining. Women's sizes aii aay comfort with padded innersoles and ankle collar. Soft tricot lining. Women's sizes. All da Fancy stitching and super savings set this oxford apart from the others. Women's sizes. Reg. 4.99 Reg.12.99 Reg. 3.99 Reg. 4.99 SLEEP TIGHT . . . SLEEP PRETTY Rag. 2.43 Big assortment of L a d i e s ' 1 0 0 % A c e t a t e W a l t z G o w n s . A s s o r t e d colors and trims. Sizes S-M-L. Ladies' Pajamas 297 Sizes (32-40) Reg. 4.96 For easy care...easy • wear. Solid colors. Per­ nio press poly cotton pajamas. Loungers Reg.11.54 Colorful polvaster/cot­ ton bleitd Alpine peasant dress in a full range of colors. Sizes Ladta' Mandarin 9 Reg.11.96 Beautiful French laca adorns a luscious An- tron III satin Mandarin coat in brown, pink and red. Sixes S-M-L. POCKET THE SAVINGS Super Jewelry SALE $1. $2 and $3 67 Special Purchase collection of necklaces, pendants, earrings and bracelets. All Newl Save now on all your fine jewelry. Large selection of sun visors, sun hats, tennis _Hats, and gyp*y triangles. Women's - men's - girls' - boys'. Choose from our fine collection of all the newest fashion p u r s e s . V i n y l , l e a t h e r , c a n v a s , and straw.