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e:; r:V 4» ' •. s: . BRIDGE DEDICATION SUNDAY GOVALTS RETURN FROM WESTERN ' TRIP ON FRIDAY VISIT IN CALIFORNIA AND BAWAII MASSHALLS FROM EASTERN TRIP ^EE KING AND QUEEN It's everything they say and write •bout it -- and then more! -Such was the enthusiastic response of the girls, Shirley Covalt and TSKirley Johnson, when asked, "How did you like Hawaii?" Mrs. F. E. Covalt, Sr., and the two girls (Miss Johnson is a well known1 summer resident of otir oity) left Mc- Henry by auto Monday morning, May 1, for the west coast, arriving at San Diego, Calif., Saturday afternoon. Enroute there they had visited some of the well known wonders of our country, which included the Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam. Sunday was spent with Lieutenant Leonard Davis and_ his mother, Mrs Kier Davis, former* residents of Pistakee Bay, who now reside in California, where Lieut. Davis is stationed at the Naval Air Base at Coronada. In the afternoon he drove the party down to Old Mexico with stops at i<3«iiente and Tia Juana. See Hollywood On Monday, May 8, the left for Los Angeles, and upon their ar- Mrs. Agnes Marshall and daughter, RoVena, recently returned home from a most interesting trip through the east. Their journey took them through nine states and the District of Colum. bia. Stop-overs were made at Philadelphia, Washington. New York .and • Buffalo. At Philadelphia they visited the home of Betsy Ro§s, Independence Hall \and saw the Liberty Bell, and while at Washington, visited Mount Vernon, Arlington Cemetery, where they saw the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the public buildings and were in the rooms of the White House open to visitors. They also spent some -time in the Capitol building, where they attended sessions at the House of Representatives and the Senate. Here they were fortunate in seeing Vice-President Garner and Speaker Bankhead. The Smithsonian Institute and Gettysburg cemetery were also visited. Among the many objects of interest seen in the former place, was Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Lou«i^. Entrance into New York was made through the Holland Tunnel. Sight? of docks, ocean liners and the Statue of Liberty greeted their eyes. While in New York they also visited the N. B. C. studios and the R. C. A. radio tower. They went up seventy stories of the latter building for » bird's-eye view of the city. Mrs. Marshall and daughter spent rival there, did Hollywood. They saw days at the World's Fair and on the palatial homes of the stars and! Saturday twice had the great pleasure attended several previews, one 0fl of seeing the King and Queen of Eng- M'HENRY STUDENT RECEIVED DENTAL DEGREE ON FRIDAY WILL BEGIN PRACTICE IN THIS CITY 4 f which was "Only Angels Have Wings,1' starring Cary Grant. The evenings were spent visiting some of the well known night clubs, LaConga, Wilshire Bowl, the Brown Derby, Victor Hugo's and the Troca- Hollywood, they said, was virtually a city of slacks, with women wearing slacks for almost every occasion, of every color and kind, and not always Lurline' bor, He On one afternoon before sailing, Mrs. Covalt *nd the girls spent several hoars at the M. G. M. studio, where they watched production of a submarine picture, with stars Wallace Beery and Chester Morris. Off to Hawaii Friday afternoon, May 12, the S. S. steamed out Wilmington Har- Honolulu bound, with our two Shirleys aboard. The send-off was typically festive, with confetti, streamers and a Hawaiian band and crowds waving on shore."' ^mong celebrities aboard the ship were Malcolm St. Clair, Tito Schipo and Lela Lane. A royal welcome greeted the <S. S. Lurline on its arrival at Honolulu five days later. Hawaiian bands played, the diving boys perfored their feats and natives rushed to meet the passengers with leis of gardenias and hybiscus. The land; once as they were walking past the Federal Building and later as they rode by in an open car while on a tour of the fair grounds. Our McHenry travelers were fortunate in getting first row seats in trie Federal building, which enabled them to see the King and Queen at close range as they walked by with Grover Whalen, waving and smiling at the crowds. Approximately 3,000,000 people attended the fair that day to see the royal party. Beautiful mountain scenery was1 enjoyed on the trip from Pittsburg to Washington and again from New York to Buffalo, where they visited Niagara Falls. Mrs. Marshall and R&Vena voted it a most interesting trip and one long to .be remembered. • REV. NICHOLAS SCHMITT OBSERVES HIS SILVER JUBILEE AT JOHNSBURG Rev. Nicholas,/Schmitt of Mangum, Okla., celebrated ,the Silver Jubilee of his ordination to the priesthood at St. John the Baptist church at Johnsburg Sunday, at the 10:00 o'clock Mass. Although not a native of Johnsburg, Fr. Schmitt spent the greater part of his boyhood and young manhood there girls, established headquarters' before beginning his studies for the atVhe Royal Hawaiian hotel on Wai-f P"esthood.^He is now in charge of a kiki Beach during their nine day stay ~ on the Island. The days were spent lolling on the parish at Mangum, Okla., in the di ese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. _ Fr. Schmitt was celebrant of the beach, surfboard riding, swimming and Solemn High Mass, and assisting him sun-bathing In the evening there was! were Fr. A. J. Neidert of Johnsburg dancing to famous Hawaiian orches- . as deacon and Fr. Charnotte, a Sacred Heart Father of Geneva, as subdeacon. tras. Visits Former Resident Mrs. Covalt did not accompany the girl? to Hawaii, but remained in California, where she visited friends and Because of the inclement weather, the Corpus Christi procession, originally scheduled to be held outdoors, DR. J. EUGENE SAYLER One of eighteen out of a class of forty-four students at the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago, Dr. J. Eugene iSayler graduated with honors to receive the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery on his birthday, June 9, 1939, culminAing six years of arduous study. Arthur Cutts Willard, president of the University of Illinois, presented diplomas to graduates of the schools of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy at the Civic Opera House at 10:30 a. m., Friday and Dr. Henry Baldwin Ward delivered the address. In addition to receiving his degree, Eugene was presented with a Certificate of Merit of the American Society for the Promotion of Dentistry for Children and it was in this work that he was especially interested. He received his B. S. degree in dentistry in 1938 and is a life, member of Delta Sigma Delta fraternity in which he held the office of vice-president during the past year. Dr. Sayler, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sayler, graduated from the McHenry Community High school with the class of '33 and for his two years of college instruction attended the Northern Illinois State Teachers' College at DeKalb. The next four years were spent it the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago where he received valuable experience in practical work in the clinic which has prepared him to meet his patients with confidence and ability. After passing the State Board examination and receiving his state license Dr. Sayler plans to open an office in the Matthews building. West Mcffenry. The Plaindealer joins friends in extending congratulations to Dr. Sayler and best wishes for success. McHKNRY LEGION FOURTH OF JULY CARNIVAL COMING BIGGER and BETTER than ewr before! You can bet it's a carnival -- the Legion carnival! And it is going to be held four days this year, July 1, 2, 3 and 4. Where? The familiar. carnival grounds in the center of the city. There will be rides, concessions and fireworks to furnish amusement for young and old. You won't want to miss it. American Legion Post, No. 491, is in charge of the four-day affair and promise it to be one of the best ever. The large parking space will be well policed in an effort to handle traffic in tlje same smooth fashion as in the past. Those outside McHenry who care to spend the Fourth and preceding days in the community, will fitui many other forms of entertainment to meet their fancy. You can golf, lay tennis, swim, fish, dance and have a'great time in McHenry, Committeess are being grouped and assigned to the various sections of the carnival. McHenry citizens are banding together in a splendid spirit of co-operation to assist the American Legion in making this carnival a surefire success. PEAR TREE BLOOMS AGAIN A pear tree near the Joseph Brefcld residence on Park street is blooming for the second time this year. The tree, which is full of blossoms, also has many pears. < the various places of interest in the | was held in the church, with Fi. state She spent some timd at Santa Schmitt carrying the Blessed Sacra- Monica Beach and Malibu Beach and ment. The school children, dressed in had a pleasant afternoon with Mrs. T. j white and carrying flowers, marchcd J. Walsh at Los Angeles, who asked in the procession. to be remembered to her McHenry Immediately following the Mass, a friends. ' ; dinner for visiting priests and close Miss Covalt and Miss Johnson sailed, relatives was held in the Johnsburg WORK IS COMPLETE!) ON SEVEN COUNTY BRIDGES SJeven of the eleven bridges washed out by heavy rains of a year ago have been rebuilt according to a report made Monday to the county board. from the Island on May 26 and ar- School hall and in the afternoon andjAjj of these seven have been acceptrived in Los Angeles on May 31 where evening a large reception was held ed by the county as completed under they were met by Mrs. Covalt. j there. John Bertrang, a nephew of { contracts iet. The other wrar are rap- The party then drove to San Fran-; Fr. Schmitt, entertained^ the guests I jjjy rearing completion. TEACHERS PLAN SUMMER WORK After months of strenuous school work, teachers, as well as pupils of the grade and high schools, are mak ing vacation plans for the summer months. Some will attend school, others will work and still others will enjoy a summer of rest at thric homes. Miss Marie ;Ropp will vacation at her home in Normal, IUL Miss Sylvia Snyder left for her home in. Janesville, Wis., two weeks ago. , She ejects to resumer her teaching duties at the local high school in the fall. Her mother dnd sister, Vivian, motored here after her. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Schoenholtz and son will spend the summer months at Boulder, Colo., where the former will take several courses at the university in that city. Coach Gerald Reed will act as riding instructor at a camp for boys at Minocqua, Wis. Paul Yanda, who deserted thoanks of bachelor to become a blessed benedict on Saturday, June 10, will spend the summer months at Cloquet and Winnebago, Minn. He will probably also spend several weeks at study in Madison. Wis. Miss Dorothy Fisher will not resume her teaching duties at the local public grade school this fall. She will be married to Donald^ McCafferty this summer. Leonard McCracken will act as supervisor of the summer playground program. Miss Maurie Taylor will spend the summer months at her home in Caibondale. Miss May Justen will attend summer school at the University of Wisconsin in Madist^n. Mrs. Joanne Rulien and Miss Helen Stevens will remain in McHenry during the summer. Miss Margaret O'Gara will enjoy her vacation at her home in Chicago. Miss Mary Kinney will be'ltt her home in Mankato, Minn. Two Views of the New Johnsburg Bridge LYONS ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY IN 1940' RACE FOR GOVERNOR LOOK FORWARD TO BIG ATTENDANCE AND FINE PROGRAM SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS TO BE ADDED The construction gang is through, fee wrecking crew begins. That's the - picture at the scene of bridging Fox River at Johnsburg. Tiaffic is gliding over the new structure these days in smirk satisfaction of safe travel. No more rattling of planks. No more clanking and ringing of steel. No mote worry of striking pedestrians as drivers cross , the old Fox. The new concrete bridge is in use, but will not be officially opened to traffic until next Sunday afternoon. Sunday is dedication day -- an important day in the history and development of the community. Dignity and Comedy After much planning, the JohnslMKfc Community Club has arranged an attractive program mixed with impressive dignity and laugh-provoking^ comedy. - The program is as follows: » * Children's Parade and Blessing of ll» Bridge. Band--National Anthem. Master of Ceremonies--Earl R. Walsh; Address of Welcome--Rev. A. J, Neidert. Address--Thomas A. Bolger, Sfate Representative. Address--F. Lynden Smith, Director Public WY>rks and Buildings. > V; : Address--Carter Jenkins, Chief S&*' . gineer, Waterways Department. Address--Wm. M. Carroll, State's At- * torney. Band Selections - Specialty Acts. Demonstration by McHenry Fire Department. £ Officials to be Present Those in charge of arrangements are indeed pleased to have listed the various names of state and county officials. You will note that F. Lynden Smith, Director of Public Works FOX RIVER GROVE MAN KILLED WHEN TRACTOR OVERTURNS Pinned beneath a tractor which Richard J. Lyons, former state repoverturned while he was pulling small] resentative and Republican nominee trees out of the village park at Fox for United States senator last year, River Grove last Wednesday night, | surprised all the politicians except his James Sedlacek, 32 years old, a village. closest associates' Tuesday by announcemploye, was crushed to death. ing his candidacy for governor in Sedlacek and a group of othep- work- 1940. men had been cleaning up the park This was the first official announce- --- - which is located near the pumping, ment of aspirations to nomination for' and Buildings, and Carter Jenkins, station. He had been operating the, a major office in either Republican or Chief Engineer of Waterways Departtractor all afternoon. A chain was { Democratic primaries next April, but 'ment, will take an active part in the fastened around the small trees and* a number of other Republican candi-! program. Both men have shown spethe other end was attached to the dates are known to be looking over the j cial interest in the progress and defront end of the tractor. |ground. Among the possible entrants, velopement of our beautiful resort When Sedlacek put the tractor In for the governorship are C. Wayland region. Their messages and presence reverse, the machine pulled the trees { Brooks of Chicago, Congressman Ev- are sure to attract a large, interested out by the roots. The tree which hejerett M. Dirksen of Pekin, and Edward crowd. was attempting to uproot when he A. Hayes of Decatur. Brooks is 'a| Rev. A. J. ^leidert, popular pastor sure entry although he has not made [of St. John's parish at Johnsburg and an official announcement. j Hon. Thomas A. Bolger, State Rep- Among those known to have an eye, resentative, will lend local color to the used in pulling the other trees. The1 on the United States senatorship are'program. pull was too much on the machine, Otis F. Glenn, former senator, andj McHenry County's State's Attorney, was killed was about four inches in diameter. Sedlacek employed the same tactics however. Without warning, the tractor suddenly overturned. Sedlacek was tossed forward out of the seat and before he could roll to safety, the heavy machine toppled over and fell on him. Other workmen who witnessed the tragedy ran to his aid. Hiey succeeded in lifting one side of the heavy machine long enough to permit rescuers to extricate the body. A physician said Sedlacek had been killed outright. His back was broken, his skull was fractured, and his body was crushed. Accident Victim Friday Mrs. Susan G. Lorenzen. of Cam Congressan Ralph E. Church of Evans- j Wm. "Billy" Carroll, an able ton. in any assignment, will dwell on the Lyons' announcement was a sur- • history of the community. prise because there had been a gener-j The Alemite Band, one of th*e finest al belief that recent activity on his' in this section of the country, will add part indicated that he would make a i much life to the program. This band second race for the senatorship. But {consists of thirty-five pieces, he covered that point early in his j Fire Demonstration statement, issued from his home inj The McHenry Fire Department will Libeptyville. j demonstrate the new fire truck and "I am prompted to announce my j equipment which will serve the encandidacy at this early date," he said,! tire new fire district which was rv "for the reason that, having been the cently determined by election. The candidate for United States senator community has particular interest in at the lq^t election, manjr think that the workings of the ftre department 11 may be a candidate for that office, and will watch with interest the dem- MISS BERNICE UNTI IS GRADUATED FROM N. U. ON SATURDAY bridge Wis., identified by a( 1937 in-J again. But, as I have received many onstration of the new truck. surance 'which was ^carried in her, thousands of letters urging me to be; Much has been said and many purse, is dead and Louis Vanrine, of, a candidate for governor, and as words have been written since last Fox River Grove, under a physicians friends of mine, both downstate and September 1 when equipment started care as a result of an accident Friday' in Cook county, have reported that pouring in for use in the construction afternoon about four miles north of , there is a demand I run for governor, j of the new bridge. Woodstock. This mishap occured i I have-decided to be a candidate forj Building bridges is not boys' play, about 3:00 p.m. j that office." (This was no exception. Difficulties Mrs. Lorenzen died on the way to. * (were encountered. However, with Enthe Woodstock hospital. 4>he was be- STAGE AERIAL ATTACK j gineer Archie Erdanger and assistant ing rushed by ambulance to first aid DEFENSE AT GENEVA ' J - p • S c h a e f e r w o r k i n * w i t h S u p e r i n - cisco to sp^nd a day at the Fair be-; with moving pictures Jie had taken of fore beginning on their homeward various church and social functions, journey. Enroute there they visited _ . ....... , Sequoia Park, home of the giant Red-1 FOUR COUNTY OFFICES NET $17,780 DURING 3PAST SIX MONTHS woods, and Yosemite National Park. They started for McHenry, Monday, June 5, and arrived here Friday evening i Crickets on Highway j The four major offices in the court Miles of highway through the desert j house earned a total of $37,050.89 for fends of Utah were covered with giant j the six months period ending May 31 crickets. Signs warned motorists to it was disclosed Monday following a drive slowly because of the slippery j survey of the reports made by County joads I Treasurer C. Frank Daly, County One night enroute home was spent' Clerk Raymond D. Woods. Circuit at Reno, Nevada, which city, they said,; Clerk Will T. Conn and Sheriff Lester was amazingly old and ordinary look-. Edinger. ing. And every kind of gambling was I As usual the office of the county permitted, whereas in Los Angeles, j treasurer heads the list in total earn- Calif.,\there was none whatsoever, ings with $19,499.45. This constitutes Proprietors, however, escaped the law i the earnings of this office from fees by conducting their gambling resorts I during the six months. on ships anchored three miles out at The net earnings of the four offices sea. Another stop was made at Des Moines, Iowa, to visit a former McHenry neighbor, Mrs. Theresa Culver. She is enjoying fine health and wishes also to be remembered to h«r old friends. PHONE 27 When you want the best in milk M^Mcd all you have to do is Ftione 27, the McHenry Daily, and say, "I wart Grade A." \ Select Father's Gift at McGee's. I totals $17,780.05, with the treasurers office leading the list with $13,687.84. Total receipt^ for "the si* months amounted to $32,965.12. The total expenses for the six month period amounted to $15,185.07. Not all of the earnings of three of the offices were collected. This is due to the fact that many fees in court take a long period of time to collect. Although the office of the sheriff shows an earning of $2,448.66 there is no net earning because only $1,608.28 was collected which jaat out the expenses of the office. - - ' The seven which,are completed follow: Alden bridge at a cost of $5,422.82. Built by the Herman1 Maas construction company. Noe bridge in Marengo township over Rush creek. Constructed by the Eric Bolander company at a cost of $12,147.56. Lorden bridge in Hebron township over a branch of the Nippersink creek. Constructed by the E. M. Me lahn Construction company at a cost of $8,810.23. Merry bridge in Hebron township over a branch of the Nippersink creek. Built by Tonyan Construction company at a cost of $4,664.42. Greenwood bridge built by the E. M. Melahn Construction company at a cost of $25,097.73. Warf bridge in Riley township built by the Eric Bolander Construction company at a cost of $20,108.16. Lillibridge in Chemung township built at a cost of $3,708.02 by the Herman H. Maas company. Also completed in the bridge program are the Johnson culvert in Richmond township at a cost of $647.50 and the Heed bridge in Richmond township at sreost of $1,374.59. The Diggins bridge is nearing completion. The Joliet Construction company is building the bridge at a cost of $9365. The Brand, Sackett and GBttachow bridges are almost finished. EDITORS LEAVE FOR ' ALASKAN TRIP WITH 0AmTri>nATr TTWX. ^tendent Tougaw Fearheiley. the job SATURDAY, JUNE 17 has been completed -- A job well done. i Committees have given their best An aerial attack defense will be efforts in arranging this dedicatory N. E. A. ON SATURDAY staged in the downtown area of Gen-; program. They sincerely invite you , -- I eva Saturday, June 17, in conjunction to attend. Editors Charles F. Renich of the with the Eleventh District convention Note: [Woodstock Daily Sentinel and A. H.'of the Legion-Auxiliary and Sons of| Mrs. Wm. Biurke informs your re- ' Mosher of the McHenry Plaindealer,1 the Lfgion which will be held in that porter that her father built the first MISS BERNICE UNTI Among the graduates of Northwestern University receiving degrees at the eighty-first annual commencement exercises held Saturday evening, June 10, at Dyche Stadium in Evansten, was Miss Bernice Unti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Unti of this city. She received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. Miss Unti is also a member of Phi Sigma Iota, Phi Epsilon chapter, romance language honor society and their wives. left McHenry Saturday afternoon for the National Editorial convention trip Alaska. They entrained for Seattle, Wash., at midnight Saturday from Chicago, via the Burlington and Northern Pacific railroad. Tuesday they boarded the S. S. Aleutian, whieh has been chartered by the N\ E. A. for the Alaskan trip. They will return to Seattle Thursday, June 29, after a trip "f 4.000 miles through what is called the "Inside Passage and C-ulf of Alaska " Upon the return to Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Mosher will make a trip south to San Francisco and-Los Angeles before returning home, while Mr. and Mrs. Renich will spend one day at Portland, Ore., with friends and another at Billings, Mont., after which they jvill continue direct over the Northern Pacific back to Chicago and Woodstock, arriving there about July 4. VISIT BROOK FIELD ZOO The graduates of St. "Mary - St Patrick school are spending today (Thursday) at Brookfield Zoo. Frank May of Chicago spent several days this week in McHenry. city that day. : bridge over Fox Riv«r at Johnsburg, Company D of the thirty-third divi- We will try to secure more inforrnasion of the Aurora National Guard tion on this later. will present the thriller which will im- • mediately follow the parade. Planes IT'S A NEW POLICE from the Fox Valley Fving Service of Aurora, headed by Bill Thatcher and Ernest Spiller, will demonstrate the attack. This promises to be a thrill for even the most seasoned soldier. CAR THIS TIME! THE FIRST IN OUR ClTt The city police foree is really The Legion sessions will be held in | *n comin'! First our cops (no offen*#) the city hall; the Auxiliary will convene in the First M. E. church and the Sons of the Legion will occupy the V. F. W. rooms. The committees are also busy completing' plans for a summer carnival to be held in connection with the convention, with rides and other concessions, for the entertainment of young and old. The carnival will operate Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17. The big event of the day will be the great parade, which will move off at 6:30 p. m. DST. Numerous drum corps and marching units have indicated that they will participate. Stores and streets of the city will _ be gaily decorated with flags and j and address, for $1.0<£ Fine bunting. ' ! gift- Choice of Line White, got new uniforms and now we see a shiny new police car patrolling city streets. Some class! The recent purchase was much needed, especially for the summer-time when the exodus of city folks into Che country often congests traffic in out city. •k. ; This is the first police car ever be owned by the city. \ jolators traffic rules had best beware now. £ STATIONERY SPECIAL Here's a real bargain in boxed stationery, a 300-piece ensemble. 100 long sheets, 100 short sheets and 100 envelops. all printod with •y°ur%r. "Gifts for Fatfter" at McGfaV * Blue or Ivory LaidL dealer. :-