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This will be the second in a series *t fur mrhh spoanered by the Library Bond apd the Mothers dob and will undoubtedly be a treat for those who apfwdate fine talent. ,M1. The first program^ featuring Lillian Smith in a iroap of humorous readingi, brought out only'a small crowd but proved to be one of the most entertaining programs over presented in our city, Those who like music are assured that Mr. Hurley's program will be equally enjoyable. His program is entitled "Around the World in Song," and during the evening he introduces to his audience melodies of all nations. He will be accompanied by the concert pianist, Ruth Sanderson Phillips, who will also play a group of solos. More details concerning this outstanding program will appear in next week's Issue of the Plaindealer. BALLISTIC TESTS FAIL TO IMPLICATE FORMER POLICEMAN A due which caused authorities to hold high hope for an answer to the disappearance of Andrew Soren- ny ana alter nis SOn, CChheemmuunnig tavern owner, was spent a g*e^t deal of, discontinued this past week when it iijg, a hobby in which he i was learned that five shells which were years old, who passed away at his home in Johnsburg on Friday, Dec. 19, 1947, after an illness of only a few days. The deceased was born on Oct. 7, 1867, in Ringwood* and when a young man moved to Johnsburg, Minn. On Oct. 15, 1892, he was united in marriage . with Miss Rose In the Minnestoa city, fend jqs* two months age the fc--pie celebrated their fifty-fifth jMdding anniverstty with their ehil- 4ran and grandchildren. Mr. Schumacher, engaged in farmfor many years, and after his ement spen great pride. He was devoted to found near Poplar Grove were not fiutiily and even in advancing 1 fired from a .38 calibre revolver 1 retained interest in the activi- j which John A. Provancher, RoAford _ of each one. .. ! liquor salesman and former police deovvivors include the wiaofw; one tective, borrowed from an officer ~ Paul, o<f Crystal Lake; two friend two days before Siorenson's ters, Mrs. Dora Kennebeck and j disappearance. Provaneher has been ina Schumacher of Johnsbui^. questioned repeatedly since his arrest daughter, Caraerine, died in | on forgerey and embezselment and another in infartfey. Nine j charges. n # and four great grand-; The latest announcement was ifldren survive. made by Folke Bengston, Roclcford _ ™ ^"^fd at the Peter M. chief of police, who had Capt. Roy Mrtfen funeral home until Monday Johnson, owner of the gun, take it at 10 o'clock, when last rites ! to Chicago, with the shelut for ballisyfy from St. John's! tic tests. Although the recovered' Burial^ was in the church; shells were the same calibre, same . Pallbearers were grand-1 style and from the same manufacwniei Kennebeck, Bernard Ken- turing company, the tests proved , Jr., Arthur Floyd Kennebeck, they were not • fired from the gun Schu- Capt. Roy Johnson loaped to Pro- i Paul Schumacher, Jr. : vancher on his story that he wanted Among those from out of town to to do some target shqotipg. Provanchfr has adlaitted that he slept in_M» car in McHenry on the nig-ht oftw. # fHw had to be pushed on the morainf if Dee. 3. He claims he returned to Rockford and was not near Chemung on the morning of Dec. J, although Me 4Mr tea been < identified by two youths as the same machine seen outside of Sorenson- s tavern shortly before his dislong 1 d tie services were Mrs. Eliza Jelnek and' son, Billy, and Mrs. Beucek of Cary; Miss Celeste i of Hines, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Hans of Sheboygan, Wis; Mrs. .. ----> Mauer of Holstein, Wis.: Mr. pad Mrs. Ray SducBiacher of Mil- *mnkee; and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schumacher of Chicago. Edward Bt. LarUa Local residents were shocked te appearance was discovered. flsarn of the death on Saturday, Dec. «, 1947, of Edward M. Larkin. 46 nrs eld, at his home at WVjoster e. He .was well known in McHenry, where he was a member of the K. of C. organisation. •asiiiurs include his parents, Edward and Lillian Larkin; and a sister Mrs. Richard Cass. The body rested at the Larkin Imne until Tuesday morning at 10 Vdock, when services were held (nm St. Bede's church in Fox Lake, with burial in th church cemetery. Mrs. Mabel O'Cock The many McHenry friends of lba. Mabel Shales O'Cock of Crystal lake were sorry to learji of her death resulting from a heart attack «n Friday noon, Dec. 19, 1947. She died unexpectedly as she was reading Christmas cards in her home. Survivors include the widower, Ed O^Cock; a daughter, Mrs. Edwarda Knapp, and a grandaughter, Sally Jo O'Cock, all at n onie; two brothers, Harry Shales of Crystal Lake and Glenn Shales of DesPlaines; sisters and ftik. j chairman of loeak unit No. 491. A ! Funeral services were held at 1:30' P1"**® of fiv^ dollars and ai •'clock on Sunday afternoon from! 8ecor™ Y three dollars will be . Provaneher purchased a snow shovel in McHenry on Dec. 2 and officers have questioned persons who saw and talked to Provaneher here on that date. While Rocfeford police and McHenry county authorities have uncovered circumstances that indicate Provaneher has some knowledge of Sorenson's disappearance, he has told many conflicting stories in an attempt to disprove their theory. Authorities believe that Sorenson was kidnapped, robbed and slain that his body has either been buried or dumped into some river, creek or quarry, but there is no proof that such a crime occured. LOCAL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN ESSAY CONTEST wMvm *1 "Our Great American Heritage-- j Liberty," is the subject selected for the American Legion Auxiliary's two | national Americanism essay contest rs, Mary Shales of Woodstock for 1948, it has been announced by Mrs. John Henderson of Edison M'rs. Lester (Bacon, Americanism (he Gilbert funeral home, with prt- | a*N""ded vate burial services. The contest will be open to tenth grade students. State and national awards are being offet-ed and thou- ' sands of students in all parts of the! country are expected to compete. Essays will be limited to 5TO words in length. The McHenry unit will sponsor the contest with the co-operation* of C. H. (Duker, superintendent, and Mrs! •wSf Mortuary Science last (John Bolger teacher at' the l~»»i ROBERT JUSTEN GRADUATED FROM WORSHAM SCHOOL Imprtasive services marked comment exercises at Worsham ffViday, at which time Robert Justen, aon of Mr. and Mrs. George Justen ef this city, was graduated. The eaeercises were held in the John D. Mnrphy Memorial auditorium, where a class of 212 assembled to receive their certificates. "Like Father, like son" might well apply in the case of young Mr. Jasten, who followed in the footsteps mi his father in choosing a career, the latter having' graduated from As Worsham school in 1915. Robert wffl be associated in business with his father and uncle, Albert Justen, in the future. Among those attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. George Jasten and Mrs. Math Freund of McHenry Miss Collette Leonard of RESIDENCE CHANGES Mr. gad Mrs. Bill Hay and dsagfctXf* Judy, left Monday morning fsr Florida to 'aakt their home, e, they will stop at Nashville, for the Christmas holiday. high school. The essay winning in the local contest will be submitted for competition in the state contest and if successful there will compete against the winners from othe^gg&tps ' . " lor national awards. WM. F. PENCIL HUNTLEY PLANT HAS BEEN SOLD/ They expect to live in the vicinity ef Sarasota, Fla. The Walter Hopkins family has from Riverside Drive to a in the 1 asfih subdivision, formerly occupied by the Norman Kggcrts. Anyone receiving a rifle for Christ- •H can get free, instructions in its use from the McHenry Rifle CMb. Contact Ave* Nickela, phone S, or Herb Fteuad, phone 5*-W. 82-fp Bead the Waac Ada Announcement was made the past week by Wm. M. nresident of the Fendl company at Huntley, a manufacturing plant in existence since 194L, that he has sold his industrial business to the F D. Farnam company of -Chicago and' its automotive replacement parts busirNonrth VMF!itt1f ^0^ ^ b was back la »41 that Mr. Fen during Pencil. wporation, TWO ACCIDENTS CAUSE DEATH AID MY Announcement was made this week by J. L. Townsend, chairman of the McHenry county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, that local contributions to the March of Dimes has helped make, a huge new program aimed the reservoir of sciento carry on the fight Mo. . .. v j He said the program had just -been a »»noun«2d ** National Headquarters The gay holiday spirit was marred& of the Foundation and the National for at least two local famffiee as^-"": Research Council of Washington D. C. the result of a head-on coffision • 4 V"' p: jFoiir From Hef» t> Two Badly, In Auto Crash : " * • V? It will be financed with $200,000 in March of Dimes funds and will be administered by the Research Council. % The (Foundation grant, Mr. Townsend said, continues support of fellowships for young physicians of exceptional promise in virology, orthopedics and pediatrics; and will make possible new senior fellowships in neurology and epidemiology. Asserting the new grant supplements 1170,000 previously allocated by the Foundation for nrailar Research C«uncil Fellowships, Mr. Townsend said %the funds were derived from the 50 percent of the Match of Dimes sent to National headquarters by local chapters. TVe fellowships provide up to IM00 annually per Fellow and 19 to $1,000 annually for laboratory expenses. Most fellows will study for three years at various v universities throughout the country ahd some will have the opportunity to continue for another three years. The local chairman said the Fellows would devote muoh of their time to work in the field and in the laboratories, and would be available during polio epidemics for special assignments on behslf of chapters of the National Foundation. We Offfr Yoif Congratulations! McHenry early last Friday ,, Dec. 19, when two persons weref "< • t' seriously injured and two others c e h r e d m i n o r c u t s a n d b r u i s e s * * * ' i v Arnold Eckstein, his wife, Shirfey,|^#^i?|;; and their two daughters were driving east, enroute home from the eve-"- ' ning train, when their car collided > with one driven west by Anton J. i " Wieser of Ringwood. The accident *' occured on Elm street, in front of *: the Riverside Dairy, about 6 ;30 „ p. m. Mr. Wieser was on his way home J from Chicago and had in the bade ofI' ..... 3 his car a load of cement. The cars * >^'-1 were said to 4>e traveling at" moderate rates of speed, but it is , . 1 thought that the weight of thecemeftt l v was^rgely responsible for the great ^ ^ Most seriously injured was little Joyce Eckstein, 5 years old, whose ^ facial and head cuts required 100 stitches to close. She was a patient at the Woodstock hospital until Monday, when she was returned to .. her home on East River Road. Mr. - Wieser was also badly injured, suffering a deep scalp wound. Both Mr. : and Mrs. Eckstein suffered cuts and bruises, but were able to return home after treatment. Another daughter of the Ecksteins, 3 years old, was luninjured. , ' There were few witnesses to the accident, but the driver of the car » just behind the Wieser auto said jj that the latter was driving on the« "peft side of the pavement. However, > Mr. Wieser denied that 1m was over If ,the black line and said that the 1 ^accident happened so quickly that he|| was unable to say just what did 1 *. »'*"?M•*>.:; occur. A trial for violation of traffic the lit this Christmas issued is great 27, with'justfc;" <rf Dee.' 20, observed her eightieth birth-| Pw* A,m0cr.^tU vLtl^ridin|:' day anniversary. She was pleasantly l *_ surprised by relatives and a few, di occurred late IaIt ThJ£!!£v close friends VM evening at her home just north of Jo Among those ! three children, evening on Rt. 176, four miles east Amnnr ihM* TirrTnt in.lS52S Crystal Lake. Thrown out of his Among those . u1 car >t skidded and crashed J wtKor ,into * tr®«» Don*ld J- Rooney. 23, * of Crystal Lake, suffered a bass I and thirteen s^andchildren. Others skull fracture whieh caused his present were Mr. and Mrs. Jeppe ,jcath before a doctor arrived at the jepson Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Palmer, gcene f ^ aCcident. ^nn3 ZrtilS P i The Victim' wh° wounded The ietvveAn^inn®g was s«pnen^t^ n visiting ,I |whi,e 8ervinK with the army in Italy n 1944, was employed at and the guest of honor presented Cooper Pharmacy before enter- .1 yi "•Sf; with several lovely gifts, including1 3 tt was many years ago, back in the early centuries of Christianity, that the anniversary of the birth of Christ was first celebrated by a special church festival. While the story is old, it is ever new,, t^e Teal story a little town called Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Sometimes we have wondered how Christmas came to be celebrated on H»'C. 25. Historians tell us that one of the causes that worked to establish tin' festival on that day was t% fact that this day market! the beginning of the great winter solstice festival of the pagan Gauls and Britons. As in many other instances where {mgan festivals were replaced by Christian, many of the old pre-Christmas customs and symbols were taken over. Inimled among these were the Yule log, mistletoe and wassail bowl, all of „ vhich are relics of pagan observances. f - ; v . . , ' ' *||>day the observance of Christmas is aniversal throughout the Chrigtan world, and everywliere it is the children's holiday. Whether they are [i England or America, where stockings are hung up before the fireplace; in Fraivoe, where the children place wooden shoes on the hearth; or in Norway, where the little ones have fun hunting for new toys which have been tucked aray in unexpected places--the spirit is the same, one of faith, of joy and liope that Christmas will alwavs, in all places, be a symbol of Peace and flood working at the Oaks and wss enroute home from the firm's Christ- ,f , mss party when he met desth shortly after 11 o'clock. ^ . Driving west on Rt. 176, he is believed to have lost controLipf his car, the vehicle swerving off(t|jl left v* ' side of the road and crashing into a°^J .'tree before overturning. Rooney was I believed to have been thrown out cfr:l^' I the auto when it hit the tree as he ~ was found fifty feet from the burn- | ing wreckage. j CHRISTMAS CONCEPT i B^OUOFT FNJOYF^NT _ TO LARGE AUDIBNCl Photo by A. Worwlcfc, McHenry ! MRS EVA WEBER j a bouquet of American Beauty roses. I At the close cf the evening a de- ; licious lunch was served, the table | centered with a beautifully decorated birthday cakfe. Mrs. JVeber was born in Volo, Lake ; county, and has always made her home in this community. She is in very good health and extremely ac- : tive. Her favorite hobby is crochet- T! e spirit of the,Christmas season invaded the hijrh school auditorium on two occasions l*"-'t week "when choral concerts, featuring well known music appropriate to the holiday season. was sung. The first concert was given by the voral organizations ">* fhe high school, the second by the McHenry Choral Club. Both were wll attended, residents of the community making it evident that such holiday programs rank high on their- !ist of entertainment treats. The second of the concerts, given Thursday evening, offered the results of several months of preparation by ing and her. accomplishments are an adult chorus comprising members' lovely pieces of handwork of which ! from McHenry, Ringwood, Wonder she may well be proud. ! La" »"d Woodstock. They opened Again congratulations to a native w>*h several well known carols and and lifelong resident of this vicinity, concluded the group of songs with clever arrangement of "Jingle Bells." For the second portion of the program, the darkened stage had a beautifully decorated Christmas tree as its only adornment, and beneath the tree were sleeping several toys. As the Christmas fairy (Mrs. Leon _ Crosby) touched them, each came -- | to life and moved about as the chorus. Members of the new petit jury tor, [n the background, sang Herbert's tiie next terra of court were selected "Toyland." To the Strains of the iat the court house during the past march from the ' Nutcracker Suite," week. Nances of the new jurors arp. the toys danced until they were as follows: I again touched by the magic wand of , who is watching with interest the | growth and progress in our j munity with the passing years, ! FIV^ FROM McHEN&Y : SFLECTED TO SERVE ON NSW PETIT JURY to Titt that cil moved his inshet. business from Chicago to Huntijr. ih 1M2 he se> cured for weumes expanded until this fuse loading plant had a total emptsyssent of more than 500 An armyTnary ME" was awarded three times. MfnyJlc?^r?ri4Bnt« wl»o were employed at the Huntley plant durlng the war will read with interest o' the change in ownership. Reserve your tables at Nell', Ball- -on. Now Year's five. Tel Mc- SaNTA LETTER Dear Sants __ . , L, please brintjnf graph with out J^l2^ThSSi I typewriter, t »sh a^S^b»U and drum. ^ ^NBA^rCijLTA^ AANWDU ' rne,osrt* a t* thhane aP eyteera rM„ . B^KI® ANDERBOW. hom& No funeral P. 8 flw k™* *ome candy . have been made. nuts. johanna walsh pas8H>away | Rimwood Girl Secretary THIS WEDNESDAY^ HOKNOI6 j WOoontT EuJUl Mrs. Johsnns Wslsh, 74, widow of i the late M. J. Walsh, died at her home on Court stnet at 9:15 this was cHenry: Agaths Thelen, Eve fairy, whvesptBM£qr drifted Steffes, H. Walter Anderson, Robert j back into the land ef make E. Low, and Herbert Simon. Nunda: Nina Herendeen and Andrew fimage. Algonquin: Milan C. Hromadha, Edytbe Hansen, Louis J. Ewert, Arthur W. Nickels, John H. Nieman and Edith L. Ritt Marengo: Elsie Ulrich, Marjorie >n, Helen B. Abraham and Nlcho- The v;5th chorus concluded its selection* from Orville Fugles of Harvard street l& thu elected president of the McHenrv | R*"Ah«^h^ (Wednesday) morning, Dec. M, 1947. county ifunj YouU> at the twelfth PI,loJ?' Mnhmm She had been in poor health for annual meeting held.at Harvard last DunwT^J'k Kennedy. The hody w Barth. Justen funeral RECOMMEND RB.NOMINATION The c--auc -u s of pubgplircinarnfi elsdt aotne i Shop will be closed all days Christtion and re-^10" ' Paddpck m *rom "ie eighth district will week. Mr. Pagies is a member ef the Dunham club and was president srrangements 0f the county organisation in 1948. Others elected include Gene Hilde- . ! brandt of Hartland, vice-president; NOTIC*. • Carol Harrison of lUagwood, secre- Hettermann s Service, Central j tary; and Ruth Palnow, Marengo, Garage and Otto Adams Repair treasurer. Chemung: Goldie M. Edward W. Marcks and Elmer G. Englebrecht. Alden: Noble L Pringer. Hartland: Julia Goddard and Glen Gilbert. Grafton: Hasel 0*Mall«r, Raymond . . . B e r k e n e d e r . D o r o t h y E h l e r t a n d Reports of county officers and local |fay Chessk. presidents disclosed that there has Dorr: Frank H. Hoffman, Evelyn been a varied program of activities y. Runion, WsHer H. Torgtson and and study during the past year, | Frank Naas Hein. edocanonal discuss "Messiah," whk* were tendsred 1 capaUy. Mrs. Any Bur, who directed the choral group since organisation about one year ag to be congratulated upon this program. Mrs. Joseph Montaieonsr s the organisation's very able accompanist. MRS. THOMPSON DIES Funeral services were held f>ss®-*~ Hay afternoon from the Merwb| funeral home in Woodstock for Mra, Vivian Thompson of that city, what;; died on Friday, Dec. 19, 1947. Mra*. Thompson was the soother at Mrs, Helen Hunt of Ringwood. Henry 863. Complete remedii Bm#. line of 32-fp Poultry ~ Stoni, Mc- Mf IMS Christsw ^ DEC. 91 CELEBJtATMMf Come to Buck's Town Club for your New Y^r's Tbn celebration^, hunta, watermelon parties, | ndne L Redlin. and Imkad ^b.yridi, beach parties amfother including »°.n8- Hebron -. Franeis B. Maas ahd Lorplates. Favors. . Jos for ^ ^ ^ 1 oerc nny 1 Complete line of Besbe ltvcctoeh sn*& i,5Sg!" social activities. Older your rubber PUicAnhds * HAKSIAOS UOEKS^S Wayne T. Smith and ftmtani, both ef Wert Hettarmann's Johnsburg kitchen wfll be closed Day. Bar will reins in open now starting. Join at money for the next Deposit fifty m "V iburg Thvet* oa Chriatssad tain af mm •. -A",.: ' ' " J * " '