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V & •&* The SERV. ING THE CHAIN-O-LAKE S> REGION Thursday, January 12, 1967 - McHenry Plaindealer SINCE 1875" SPRING GROVE NEWS TWICE TOLD TALES EVA ntEUND PHONE 89MU5 WOMEN'S CLUB VOTES DONATIONS TO CHARITIES The Lotus Country Woman's club held its Christmas party, Wednesday, Dec. 21, at the home of Mrs. Ed Buesseler which Was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Mrs. Fr^nk Heinemann and Mrs. Gordon Sargent were co-hostesses. A one o'clock luncheon was served to nine^ teen members and t w 6 guests. At the business meeting the club voted to donate as usual to their many yearly philanthropies. The afternoon program was in charge of 'Miss Sah Hanssen. A comedy skit was given by Frances Heinemann, Pauline Frances Shotliff and Sah Hanssen. This gypsy groups was dressed to represent different countries. Miss Hanssen led them in singing and also did some yodeling, and the rest of the group accompanied with their 'musical combs". The rest of the club ladies joined in singing some of the numbers. Peggy Buessler then read some Christmas poems and Frances Shotliff read, "The Inn Keeper's Prayer". Santa Claiis arriv- * ed with a merry Ho! Ho! via Frances Heinemann and distributed bags of pop-corn and gifts. News Bit* The Jan. 15 meeting of the Lotus Country Woman's club will be at the home of Mrs. Frank Heineman. Luncheon at 12:30. Miss Sah Hanssen will show slides of Russia and other countries she toured whis, summer.. Wayne' Buehrer who spent a ten day leave from service at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Buehrer; returned Monday, Jan. 2, to Fort Hood, Texas. Mrs. Alice Stevens and daughter, Mrs. Earl Harrison, of Burlington, Wis., entertained a group of friends at cards in the Stevens' home New Year's eve. Mrs. Tillie May also entertained a group of ladies in her home New Year's Eve. Mrs. Mary Nimsgern entered St Theresa's hospital Sunday, Jan. 1. Dies Suddenly Word has been received of the sudden death of Gilbert Jones of Park Forest. He and Mrs. Jones had just gone to Florida where they have spent their winters for several years. Mrs. Jones herself was not well and had ontored the hospital in Tampa. Mr. Jones had not been ill' but suffered a fatal heart a t t a c k , D e c . 2 9 . He w a s brought to Chicago for burial. The Jones resided in •Spring Grove for many years. She was a member of the Lotus Country Woman's Club and both jvere loyal members of the Methodist church here. P.T.A. Card Patty The P.T.A. of Spring Grove public school are giving a card party at the school, Wednesday evening, Jan. 25. This is for the benfit of the hot-lunch program in the school. Spend Holiday in Ohio . Mrs. Alice Weber and Mr. and Mrs. A1 Krech of Marengo spent the Christmas holidays at Cleveland, Ohio, with Mr. Krech's family. Mrs. Weber spent the New Year's holiday with Ann Spindlcr at Freeport. RIWfSWOOB MAN T© F1ESEMT ART SHOW IN ELGIN A one man art show by James E. Pearson of Ringwood and Woodstock is being presented in the Laurs Davidson Sears Art gallery, Elgin academy, Elgin, during the month of January. The show consists of forty pieces including oils,. drawings and construction. Pearson is listed in Who's Who in American Art. He received the B.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed., and MFA degrees from Northern Illinois university, DeKalb. He has toured art colonies in New England and M a r t h a's Vineyard painting, drawing, and learning from and talking with many well-known American arti&ts. He has also traveled to Europe twice and studied art in twenty different countries. Hie artist has won many prizes and honors for his work and is represented in over 100 company, institution, and individual collections. His work has been reviewed in the Paris periodical, "La Revue Moderne Des Arts Et De La Vie" and "The Living M u s e u m . " P e a r s o n ' s w o r k has been shown by invitation and entered in competition at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, department Interior, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Norfolk; McCormick place, and Navy Pier, Chicago among others. Forty Yean Ago (Taken from the files of Jan. IS, 1927) A wedding of much interest was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Thomas on New Years day when their daughter, Velma, became the bride of Clarence Douglas of McHenry. Miss Katherine Frisby, a long time and highly respected citizen of McHenry, passed away Jan. 4 at the home of her sister, Mrs. B. Reli-. han, on Richmond road. Fred D. Pasley, feature writer for the Chicago Herald and Examiner, visited McHenry one day this week and the next morning there appeared a double column ar* tide in that newspaper expressing his views regarding what he found in the play ground for Chicago and Northern Illinois. In one part of the article he said this is the place where they manufacture health and happiness. Here is everything you want for relaxation and recreation -- beauty of surroundings, perfect climate, every sport on the calendar, whether In winter or summer, skating, skiing, hiking, boating, swimming, golfing, motoring, horseback riding, and all the comforts and conveniences of the city. Kent and Company, McHenry realtors, report the opening of the new year with one of the largest deals ever made in this locality. The sale was of the 240 acre farm of Charles Gleason, who resides north of Richmond. An exchange of property was also made whereby a six apartment building, located on Garfield boulevard, Chicago, valued at $60,000, was exchanged for the farm. The total consideration was over $96,000. Roy A. Kent of Kent and Co. handled the entire transaction and the deal was closed within a week. The McHenry Sash and Door factory has moved to the building formery known as the pickle factory. The building has been owned by the Sash and Door company for some time, being used for storage purposes. ie ©ib1'6? is breafeoBig :es records because people don't want to lit until '68 for a e©py. Our engineers have become used to seeing their ideas show up on othercars. Two years late. And apparently so have a lot of car buyers. Because 1967 Pontiacs are selling faster than 1966 Pontiacs. And '66 was a record year. When you think about it, why should you wait around for innovations like our disappearing windshield wipers? Or for imaginative options like our exclusive hood-mounted tach? Especially when you consider that our engineers wouldn't turn a Pontiac loose with anything less than a standard 400 cubic inch V-8.0r a Tempest with anything less than our revolutionary Overhead Cam Six. (Not to mention all those new safety features like GM's-enerqv absorbing steering column and a dijjp master cylinder brake system with vwmng lamp.) In short, our engineers seem to' have done it again\^ They may even start asking for royalties on the copies. GM SEE THE REAL THING AT YOUR AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALERS. 1112 5>f! Fs@ni St. has accepted the position as fieldman for the Northeastern Illinois Farm bureau and Farm Management service. This service has been organized by 250 farmers in Northeastern Illinois and will start operations this month. Thirty-eight of the c ©operators aire from McHenry County with Walter Winn of Richmond as the local director. The many friends oil Miss Margaret McDonald of Highland Park, a resident of McHenry for many years, were saddened by her death on Jan. 1. Residents of McHenry can well be proud of the showing made in the recent war relief canvass made for the Red Cross and the U.S.O. The city exceeded by far the quotas called for by headquarters of both organizations. Of more than $1,800 collected, $450 will be sent to Red Cross headquarters and $270 to the U.S.O. The remainder of the amount collected will be kept in reserve so that when another appeal for aid is made a canvass will not be necessary. Members of the Forte club of McHenry presented a program before the Elgin Musicians club in the Laura Davidson Sears academy of Fine Arts, Jan. 5. The Forte club orchestra and sextette played groups of numbers and there were solos by Gordon Scholle, Bonnie Page and Warren Jones. A trio composed of Qordon Scholle, violin; Warren Jones, cello and Mrs. C. W Goodell, piano also played several numbers. A wedding of interest to friends' here occurred at the Immaculate Concept ion church in Floyd, Iowa, Dec. 31, when Miss Agnes Halback of Floyd and Mr. Elbert Buch of McHenry were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Father Arthur Halback brother- <?r of the bride. Ten Yean Ago (Taken from the files of Jan. S, 1957) Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weber were greeted by a welcomc New Year message telling that their son, Bill, would be corrsing home on leave from the Navy. He arrived in the states last weekend having down from Japan. Mrs. Maud Rothermel, a lifelong resident of McHenry. died Dec. 26 in the home of her .^daughter. Mrs. Audrey Glosson. on Grand avenue. On Jan. T Mr. and Mrs. John Grasser of Broad street will Observe their fiftyfifth wedding anniversary. Homi- for the holidays after a wonderful trip to South and Central American countries was Miss RoVena Marshall who enjoyed the three week journey with her cousin, Miss Beverly Montgomery. Looking back through 1956 in taking note of the accomplishments made within the city of McHenry during the twelve months, it is most satisfying to realize the great progress made. One of the first was the introduction of the new speed control device. A new sewage plant addition , was started to meet the needs of a growing population, which numbered 2,- 748 in a special census taken in February. Work started on an addition to the local igh school and the near comletion of the .junior high school. The year also saw the erection of the city's first hospital and the widening of Elm street. There were king and queen winners in local and county competition and the community expressed pride in the accomplishments of youth at Beys State and 4-H in state competition. A summer resident was honored by being named a team and one of the city's own teenagers began a movie career. In the line of fine arts, . local individuals displayed enthusiasm for the newly formed Civic Arts group in the county. Also the city held its first art exhibit showing the works of local painters and student musicians won for themselves a state sweepstates award. A new church. St. Paul's Episcopal, became a part of McHenry during the year and one new organization, the Kiwanis club, held charter night activities. A number of new businesses opened their doors during the year, one of these being Nelson L. Davis company of world scope. And just one more proof of the tremendous growth of the outlying community was the Open house of model homes held in eight local subdivisions. McHenry precincts registered the largest vote in history when 5,509 votes were cast in nine McHehry precincts Nov. 6. The growth of McHenry's schools , showed an enrollment of 3,617 pupils. LICENSE DEADLINE Midnight Wednesday, Feb. 15, will be the deadline for displaying 1967 motor vehicle license plates, Secretary of State Paul Powell has announced. Mr. Uowell urged motorists applying for their licenses by mail to do so without delay, and to allow at least two weeks for processing of their applications and delivery of the plats. He pointed out that plates are fourth class mail and are not moved by the post office as fast as first class mail. Twenty-Five Yean Ago (Taken from tfcs filet of Jan. 8, 1B3S) . A wedding reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Frank Geride whose marriage took place at St. Mary's church Dec. 27 was held Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Thennes on Court street. Earl M. Hughes of Urbana Don't be a conversation dropout. Graduate to the News. Graduate now and get a free copy of the famous Guinness Book of World Records--399 pages of factual (and hilarious) conversation-openers like these: • The longest-known abbreviation in the world: S.O.M.K.H. P.S.K.J.O.S.S.D.P.M.W.D.T.B. (And the Guinness Book tells you what it's short for, too!) • The longest flea jump! (Not to be confused with the highest flea jump, which Guinness also knows.) • The longest face-slapping contest on record.. .when ? where ? and who? 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