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^ . "i *' pf"c^*-.V •; '-ji* BBwSS -- "'*>/ . '-,/. '* ; V 1 L, • • 1 4 •• ' • 7f t * ' ' r ' ' ' ^ 1 VOLO k • Mrs. Herman Dunker, Mrs. Lloyd '«Hen well and Walter Vasey visited Mrs. Charles Rushing and daughter it the Sherman hospital in Elgin on Sunday. Miss Vinnie Bacon was a Thursday linner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bacon near Round Lake. of Libertyrille. Messrs. Russell Tay- were: PrvsfcMht, Harry Case; Vicelor and James Eniery of Lake Mills, President, Stanley Brown} Secretary- Wis., spent Thursday evening at the Treasurer, Wkyne Pankonin; Publihome of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Magnus- city chairman, Richard Fisher; Recresen. I ation chairman, Robert Dunker. Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George were ^ Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hanke of Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.; EvunMon -oent Wednesday at Hie and Mrs. Richard Dusil in Berwyn. home of y-Dent Mr. and Mrs. at Flunk St. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Boucher ^^aries Miller had the misfortune of Libertyville spent Wednesday even* ing with Mr. and Mrs. EUwood Dowell. Mrs. Sarah Fisher spent a number to slip and fracture his knee cap on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Alvin Case attended her Alum- Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Brown andiof days the past week with Mr. and "° C,.ub T a.t °* ***?' Arcllie family of Crystal Lake tppent Sunday, Mrs. Leslie Davis at Slocum Lake. I foss in ^ Wednesday even- How Other $ \ Lands Mark Christmas Ed Lieber and friend of Ivanhoe Election of officers took1 S^V} M°"d?7 *™in* * home *Vi • k. PtUG IIH MERE FOR Philco and GE Radial $9 .95 and up GE and Wes'ing-house Roasters $16-95 and up Mixmaster 0 Toastmaster $^.50 and up GE and Westinghoutt Sunbeam Irons with the latter's parents, Mr. and| The Volo 4-H club met at the Wau-, £ Mrs. Joseph Wiser. j conda Ti Misses Jeanette Shaefer, R. N., of evening, u»n.ui>ii »...vC1C. wvn> , „ , „ , 0. o - Evanston, Eileen Magnussen, R.N., place at this meeting. Those elected Mrs Arthur K^ser^and | foti, James, were Tuesday evening sruests of M. and Mrs. G. Vasey in i Waukegan. j Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisherl ahd (family witnessed the WJJD Radio ' Stars at >he Grayslake school audi- J to'-ium Friday evening. ( Mrs. Horace Grabbe of Waukegan snent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. I Wirt*. i Mrs. Russell Dickson is employed | at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gould yand ; daughter, Donna Lee, of Libertyville were Thursday evening guests of Mr. i and Mrs, Arthur Kaiser. ! Manon Wirtz, daughter^of Mr. and Mrs, William Wirtz, was pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening when twenty &irls gathered at her home in honor of her tenth birthday annivers- 'ary. The evening was spent in play- , ing bunco antl prizes were awarded to Misses Helen LaCrosse, Betty Wagi ner and Jean Hironimus. Marion received many pretty and useful gifts from her little friends. Dainty refreshments were served and Marion's little guests departed wishing herj many more happy birthdays. | Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and! | da'.?hter% Ruth Lea, called at thej ! nor'" of:Afr. and Mrs. William Dunker at Woodstock Friday, , Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strader and , daughters of Eau Claire, Wis., spent a few days here at the home of Mr. ?nd Mrs. R. G. Magnussen the past week. • Mr. and Mrs. J. Balmes and Miss Kitty Welter of Evanston spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank St. George. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner and family were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner, near Wauconda. Mrs. Walter Cf-ook, Mrs. Russell Magnussen, Mrs. Carl Fink, Mrs. Wendell Dickson and. Miss Beatrice Wilson attended a membership committee meeting of the Volo unit of the Lake County Home Bureau at the home of Mrs. C. Anderson Monday evening. Mrs. Joseph Wagner was hostess to ner bridge elub Thursday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. C. Justen, Mrs. F. Vogel, Mrs. P. Whiting and Mrfc. H. Kirkpatrick was the Winner of the consolation. A melting pot of the world, America has created its Christmas traditions from fwmrfwi customs brought across the seas from foreign !»nds. In these far-anxrf places the Yuletide symbol% of bygone ages stiU endure. Hera are a feu> of tkupi. ENGLAND: Christinas to rural Englishmen means pot only the observance oi Christ's birth, but also a parting of the ways between the old year and the new. Preparations are started for the next year's farm work, which begins right after Christmas Throughout the island such trappings as the holly and mistletoe remain undying traditions, nor is any Christmas complete without the Yule log burning. On clear frosty nights the carol singers raise their voices over the countryside. To many Englishmen's despair, such Anjerican customs as the turkey dinner are gaining a foothold. GERMANY: Two years ago storm troopers in Berlin lit bonfires in the public squares as a revival of the pagan custom of celebrating the winter solstice. But this distraction will not stop the Christmas-loving Germans from decorating their trees in every town and village, and joining in the famed Christmas hymn, "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht." •. ITALY: Most Italian families celebrate Christmas eve and spend the following day quietly in their homes. Here it is a feast more for grown-ups than for children, whose merrymaking day comes 12 days later, on January 6. On Christmas eve families gather around the "ceppo" or Christmas log blazes. At nine p. m. $295 and up GE Vacuum $29-50 a n d Electric Shop Phone 251 Green Street 4c h m 8 Santa Claus li very busy distributing Christmas cash to our Christmas Club depositors of the past year! They won't be * pinched' by gift purchases, so take a tip from them and enroll now for 1940 Christmas money. It's so simplfL^__ jA, visit to our bank will efiroll yoitl 1 State Bank 0fc£$SY COAT Bwfc PafcUeattMM •ad texts, of these, from tab i» 280 are classified astfiction. Cackoo's Migrations . cackoo's annual Biicratkmi fat#dfn»m India and tropical Africa to bayond the Arctic circle. •muw ffftm ttotrameau Early Aid tu§L use drums, bat had flutes, wUstkfe' and panpipes. /ft Cork la Oak lad Cork is the outer bark of an which grows principally in Spa and Portugal. DISTINCTIVE r Dein-Baeher designed this attractive black persian lamb coat. Its pelts are so supple that they have beesi molded into a 8 s» Uerietg afternoon coftt, featuring a fa!l skirt, descending from slim waistline tucks hidden beneath the criss-cross front belt. Note the new bishop sleeve with its softly tucked shoulder, and the flattering roll collar. The large muff and cossack hat are ef matith lhg persian. • y Moral Sayings Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, compiled for his own use a book in which the sayings and precepts of Jesus Christ were arranged for easy reference and study. The book was entitled "The Morals of Jesus." In 1904 an edition was ordered published by the fifty-seventh congress and 9,000 copies were printed. There have been later editions issued. IN ITALY--Children of the Italian Alps at Christmas Timet pray* ing before a wayside shrine. begins the "cenone/' or big supper, at which no meat may be served. Gifts for children, which come on Epiphany, are brought not by Santa Claus but by an ugly witch whose name is "Befana." FRANCE: ' Exchange of gifts comes not on Christmas but mostly on New Year's day, which in France is the big family day for reunions of cousins, aunts and uncles. Santa Claus is "Pere Noel," who leaves his gifts in wooden shoes. Christmas eve is not spent at •, home but in revelry and feasting.! BELGIUM: Neither Santa Claus nor Pere Noel visit children here--but St. Nicholas makes the rounds, surprisingly, on December 6! A quaint Belgian custom is the putting up the chimney of a few carrots for the little donkey on which St. Nicholas makes his visits. ' RUSSIA: - This anti-Christian nation forbids celebration of the Yuletide but no longer compels foreign residents to import their own Christmas trees. Making an about-face, the Soviet government uses this emblem of childhood for its New Year's celebrations when Dadja Moroz, or Uncle Frost, appeaxf * with for , good c h i l d r e n . ' * ^ | v-VS^V.: POLASDr * This Christmas celebration lasts until February 2 and is preceded by fasting which is not broken until the first star apears on Christmas eve. In all homes the tablecloth is placed over a layer of fragrant hay in commemoration of the manger. HUNGARY: St. Nicholas leaves boxes of candy for children early in December, aft er which the youngsters must be or* their good behavior. They write letters to the angels, who, they believe, bring the presents. If they find bits of tinsel on the floor, they claim this is angel's hair and proof that the angels are everywhere, observing which boys and girls are good. HOLY LAND: Where it all began nearly 20- eeaturies ago, worshipers reverently hail each Christmas at the church of Nativity which is built over Christ's traditional birthplace. It has remained unchanged more than 1,500 years. There'pilgrims gather from all over the world to intone "Glory to the New-Born King." # That single word tells the " Story. For this is frankly a pre- / gcrtptam pharmacy. We special. •>lce in careful compounding. Skilled registered pharmacists prepare each prescription exactly in accordance with the Doctor's instructions. No substitutions or alterations are permitted. Our large volume means a rapid turnover, assuring fresh, potent drugs in every instance. Fair prices are always the role. Thomas P. Bolder Green Street --:-- McHenry w BETTY- NIELSEN "THE STORE OF TH® CHRISTMAS SPIRIT' lively Feminine Gifts Soft, Chenille ! HODSICOATS;""' blue, coral, cherry $3-95 * . Flannel HOUSECOATS, warm and light $5.95 Silk and Satin N E G L I G E B t * tn pastel and dark coKayv';'-- S L I P S , of .silk and Beftiberg rayon Pretty Sleeping .. P A J A M A S , in shimmering satins and (fftjpH Phoenix Vita-Bloom H O S E , 3 a n d 4 - t h r e a d , i n n e w e s t t o n e s , (fetching, mood, placid), pair .:J2.95 to $4.95 _$1.25 and $1.95 Very pretty NOVELTY G l f T S a * M , 85£ 254 50£ WjiJ* 4 *' «" :~k Salem Witchcraft Executions According to E. C. Nevins' "Witchcraft in Salem Village," there were 17 actual executions for witchcraft in Salem and nearby New England, including Giles Corey, the last victim of the delusion, who was pressed to death between stones on his refusal to plead guilty or not guilty. Mrs. Herman Dunker. Mrs, Rnssell Masrnus8en and Miss Beatrice Wilson took the local leader's lesson at the iLake County Home Buxmu I Tuesday. », AS FEATURE* IN LIFE AND LOOK LAY-AWAY FOR CHRISTMAS 1 Buy now while our selection is complete. Wil!- hold for Christmas or deliver when you say. WHEN you buy aLimeyoubvy lite 1 The only tested arocna-tight cedar i in the world. 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