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Fi|i Foni.""'-, » m^ikiilMMtttain KeHXNST PLAIKDSALSB •??; *••<!• •?*• ;•-» :'?i: "'•*;- ;*•>'{, '»^w *t to.An, S-^sOfsj*-' •»>»*,«$|« rfl|«rt4 m ITHEIIAY PLMOEALER ; Published every Thursday at Mcfienry, 111., by Charles F. Renich. Entered as second-class natter at fhe postoffice at McHenry, 111., under £be act of May 8, 1879. A. H. MOSHER Editor and Manager l)ne Year ... $2.00 £ix Months $1.00 f • •W- \ - fr 7 'X , * «r life v*> "r NEW gMPIRf McHENRY, ILLINOIS S«n. Mat. S p. m. Continuous FRIDAY -- SATURDAY January 26 - 27 Staart Erwin - Marjorie Weaver "THE HONEYMOON'S OVER" Also--Four Selected Short Subjects SUNDAY AND MONDAY January* 28 - 29 (Double Feature) Marx Brothers UAT THE CIRCUS" Barry more - Lew Ayres ^SECRET OF BR. * KILDARE" 1 ' ' Also -- World News ^TUESDAY -- January 30 Admission -- 10c - 25c Do Not Miss this Program! -- (1) "U-BOAT 29" John Payne - Jane Wyntfui (2) "KID NIGHTINGALE" WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY Anna Neagle - Edna May Oliver George Sanders - May Robson "NURSE EDITH CAVELL" t: c, fe:' BL The Beautiful CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. McHenry Co's. Leading Theatre FEiDAY AND SATURDAY ---- Double Feature*---- Baby Sandy in 1 "LITTLE ACCIDENT" >John Payne in "KIB NIGHTINGALE" SUNDAY A?/D MONDAY San. Cont. front 2:45 p. m. -- 25c to 6 p.m. -- 30c after; Child. - 10c GRETA GARBO --in-- " N I N O T C H K A " -- with -- Melvyn Douglas - Ina Claire Here's a Garbo You've Never Met! Flirtatious! Vivacious! Gorgeous! -- TUESDAY -- 1 0 c -- Special -- 15c Freddie Bartholomew "TWO BRIGHT BOYS" -- with Jackie Cooper - Alan Dinehart WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY Douglas Fairbanks Jr. -- in -- "RULERS OF THE SEA" -- with -- Margaret Lockwood - Gee. Bancroft ft i *' / • Jv ' 'V IHOfliSOHl WOOOtTOOl MILLER Theatre Woodstock Air-Conditioned FRIDAY -- SATURDAY January 26 - 27 Continuous Saturday from 2:30 "THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG" - s t a r r i n g * KAY KYSER ADOLPHE MENJOU LUCILLE BALL „ A l s o ---- Gsrtoon -- Comedy "Popular Science" SUNDAY -- MONDAY Continuous Sunday from 2:30 Bargain Matinee Till 6:00 2 - BIG Features - 2 "PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH and ESSEX" -- with -- BETTE DAVIS ERROL FLYNN OLIVIA DE HAVILAND - A N D - "BIGGUY" 1 -- with -- Jadtie Cobper . Victor McLaglen TUESDAY -- January 30 •v Special Bargain Nite -- Also on (Screen 'PRIVATE DETECTIVE" -- with -- Jane Wyman - Dick Foran WEDNESDAY -- THURSDAY January 30 • February 1 Garibo Laughs and the World Laugh* With Her "in Her Most . Sensational Triumph! "I I N O T C H I A " CDou't pronounce if... 8te It!) -- with -- 0RETA GARBp 'WELVYN DOUGLAS --:- lNA CLAIRB •' " ' \ A l s o News -- Cartoon -- Comedy HARRY CROSS, MASTER MECHANIC AT OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO., DEAD ersonm \ Miss Ruth Erika Sundquist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sundquist of West McHenry, has enrolled for the winter term at Moody Bible institute, Chicago. This marks the second' consecutive jfeemester iin which alltime enrollment records have b£en broken and the first time in its fiftythree years of history that the institute registration has reached the 1,000 figure. Miss Kathleen Justen of Evanston was a weekend guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Justen. Miss Alice Gaulke is enjoying a two-week vacation from her work at the Claire Beauty shoppe. Mrs. J. E. Wheeler has received I *ord of the Serious illness of her sisiter, Mrs. Tillie Newton, of Gillette, ! Wis. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger, Mrs. Thomas A. Bolger and daughter, Vivian, and Miss Minnie Knox were visitors in the home of Mr. Bolger's sister, Mrs. Harold Evans, at Woodstock j Sunday. Mr. Evans had just returned j from tlje Woodstock hospital where he I had been confined with a streptococci infection of the throat. the old Oliver Typewriter company,' ^r' an^ Mrs. Harold Phalin and passed away at the Woodstock hos- < daughter, ^ Monica, of Lake Villa, and pital Saturday afternoon, January 20,1 ®®rs- Mollie Givens were guests in the at 2:35 o'clock following a paralytic Harry Lawrence home at Chicago o^i stroke with which he was stricken on i Sunday. They also visited Mr. Lawrence s aunt who is confined to the Garfield Park hospital with a fractured hip sustained in a fall at her home. Miss Edith M. Scott of Chicago was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. iFred C. Schoewer and helped them celeanni- HARRY Cltdss Harry Cross, master mechanic with January 12. In 1895 he came to Woodstock, where he became head inspector and master mechanic for the newly established Oliver Typewriter factory, for which position he was well fitted brate their't^entieth^wedding having gained a wide experience and j vergary complete mastery of his profession. Barry Taxman, pianist of local He was well known to many people fame d in his first Chi of this vicinity who were employees j ^ redta] at tfce L and J of the factory at this time Because |rMit^ hall Saturday, January 20, of his uniform kindliness and sincere al ^h twelve other pianists His interest m the employee s welfare, he selections were "Nocturne" in G majbecame a personal friend of almost ,or b Cho in and «Polichinelle" by every employee m that institution. j Rachmaninoff. ^ committee who Funeral services were held Tuesday j ch0se the soloists are comprised of afternoon at two o'clock at the Slavin 1 and Pierce funeral home, Rev. R. C. Kaufman in charge. Burial took place in Oakland cemetery. such eminent musicians as Rudolph Ganz, Louise Robyn and Ruth Lyon du Moulin. C. H. Duker resumed his duties at the Community High school Monday after several days absence due to ill ness. James Maboney of Chicago spent Sunday with his family in the John Phalin hoipe. Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family were Woodstock visitors Monday evening. The Misses Laura and Bernice Unti are enjoying a few weeks in Chicago. y Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Nye of Libertyville were guests of McHenry relatives Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Mann and daughter, Doris, of Durand, 111., were Sunday guests in the home of Edgar Thomas and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mann of Woodstock were callers there Sunday afternoon. Miss Carmen Freund returned to her home here Tuesday morning after enjoying a few weeks in Pensacola, Fla. She had been visiting friends In Chicago since last Wedesday, January 17. Miss Alta Mae Denman of DeKalb Teachers college, spent the weekend in her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Reinert and children and Mr. and Mrs. William Young of Elgin visited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs/Eugene Zoia of Woodstock were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Burns of Oak Mr. and Mrs. Bill O'Connor of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Panknin of McHenry called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Freund on Tuesday. Mr. O'Connor is a singer over station WLS. Cards have been received from Harold Dowell, Isadore Grasser and Martin Wilboldt who are enjoying a few weeks' vacation in Daytona Beach. Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Dobyns spent Sunday with Antioch friends. MARRIAGE LICENSti Cornelius F. Hennessy, Spring Grove, 111., to Inga Bunde, Fox Lake, 111., January 3, 1940. Vincent H. Adams, McHenry, 111., to Pauline Herdrich, McHenry, 111., January 4, 1940. John F. Tweddale, Chicago, 111., to Pauline Richardson^ Chicago, HI., January 9, 1940. John E. Cristy, Ringwood, 111., to Beulah Hess, Hebron, 111., January 18, 1940. George Buck, Highwood, 111., to Lydia ReeB, Deerfteld, 111., January 20, 1940. John Tobler, Jr., Huntley, 111., to Jeanette Reed, Huntley, 111., January 19,1940. 4 Park visited relatives here Tuesday Residence Oh&ngeft Mr. and Mrs. Dick Overton have moved into their new flat above the Overton garage in West McHenry, having vacated the upper flat in the N. E. Barbian home on Riverside and attended the funeral for Eber Bassett. Joseph N. Miller, who had been seriously ill at the Woodstock Community hospital for several weeks, returned to his home on Pearl street Sunday where he is convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Hegeman of Wilmot, Wis., visited the latter's aunt, Miss Etta Powers, Tuesday; Mrs. Ned Bourelle attended the first meeting of the National Legion of the Mothers of America in Chicago Tuesday. Dr. and Mrs. L. IB. Murphy recently occupied the upper flat in the N. E. Barbian home, vacated by the Dick Overtoils. Previously they ifiade their home in the upper apartment in the Mrs. Christina Nell home. The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Adams, are makiner their home in the upper flat in the home of Mrs. Christina Nell in West McHenry. Nation's Grapefruit Supply Florida and Texas produce 85 per cent of the nation's grapefruit. Thursday, January 2ft, 1040 Bibles and Pray** Books Bound. v. ;:' Bring them to u»! MOTOR BINDERY at McHenry Grade School Home Address: North Manchester, Indin.tiB '/-.a WOOER AND GMCs COST NO MORE f THAN OTHER LIGHT-DUTY TRUCKS GMC prices are crowding the lowest. GMC SUPER-DUTY Fngin-- with revolutionary POWER-PAK Pistons, RIDER-EASE Caba, SYNCRO-MESH Transmissions (on V4- and 1-ton models), and FRICTION- FREE Steering are features you can't get in any other truck at any price. Come in and see how much mora value you get in a GMC* Timm pojriMnb through our own YMAC Plan at lowtf availabla rotox^ R. t OVERTOIL MOTOR SALES % Front Stmt West McHenry GMC TRUCKS GASOLINE -DIESEL iMyt FOR SALE BUY YOUR COAL FROM "CHUCK" -- Quick deliveries on any.amount. A telephone call to 58-M will get an immediate response. Chuck'a Ice & Trucking Co. 35-tf FOR SALE -- Gelden, Delicious and i Wagner apples, 60 cents per bushel. Ellsworth's Oriole Springs Orchard, 4 miles northeast of Richmond. *36 BUY U. S. APPROVED CHICKS--10 per cent dis. this mo.; del. to May 1; del. same day hatched; guar. 100Cr alive. Corn Belt Chicks. Edmund Keefe, Spring Grove, 111. *36 today. USED CARS--1939 Chevrolet Town Sedan, deluxe equipment; 1939 Chevrolet 4-Passenger Coupe, radio and deluxe equipment; 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe, with heater; 1937 Chevrolet Business Coupe, with heater; 1936 Chevrolet Business Coupe, radio and heater; 1936 Chevrolet Standard Town Sedan, radio and heater; 1936 Chevrolet Master Town Sedan, with heater; 1938 Plymouth %- jton Pickup; Two ,1936 Ford %-ton Pickups; 1934 Ford %-tqn Panel, i Also some cheaper cars and trucks to pick from! Schwermtui Chevrolet Sales, cor. 111. 31 & 20. Phono 277. 36 WANTED WANTED--Single man to work on [farm. Must be experienced all around j farmer, and conscientious worker; I must be clean. Give local references I in reply. Good wages to start. Write S Box "J," care of The Plaindealer. *36 WANTED--Mother's helper, no heavy laundry, plain cooking; own trans* portation. References. Write Box "H," care of The Plaindealer. 36-3 m RESPONSIBLE MAN These opportunities are ior men over twenty-six years of age, of neat appearance, and with good character references. Our immediate proposition is unusual as to income and the future possibilities exceptional to the man who is willing to work to prove his ability to hold a responsible place. Only men seeking immediate, permanent opportunity need apply. Call or write, B. F. Kingsbury, Riverside Dfive, McHenry, 111., Tel. 99-W. 36 FARM TO RENT--310 acres at Wilmot, Wis.; good bnildings. Call 138- M. McHenry, 111. 36 FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS LOANS TO FARMERS--For the purchase of livestock, feed & equipment; 4%% interest. Production Credit Association, Woodstock, Illinois, Farm Bureau Building. 36-8 CLIFF'S RADIO SERVICE -- Expert repairs on all makes, work guaranteed. Repairs on all electrical appliances. Clifford Wilson, Prop., Tel. 13, Riverside Drive, McHenry. 84itf FARMERS--We pay $3.00 to $15 per head for old or down horses and cows. Mi)st be alive. Prompt day and night service, Sundays and holidays included. No help needed to lead. Your pets will be shot on place if desired. Fbone Wheeling 102, reverse charges. 44-10 DEAD ANIMALS--We want them -- Pay Cash! $1.00 per head for cow* and horses, if called at once! ! Also pick up hoffs and pigs. Day and night service, Sundays and holidays. No help needed in loading with our sani. tary loading devices. Post mortems will be given if requested. Phone Whesliln l(Mt, reverse charges. 44-i£ 1883 57 Years oj Service On Saturday and Sunday, Jan. i we invite the public to, visit our NEW FUNERAL HOME "'"TT i The year 1940 marks the beginning of fifty-seven (57) years of SERVICE to families of every RELIGIOUS BELIEF, and to the hundreds of families we have served since 1883, we extend our grateful appreciation. Their continued friendship over the years, has made possible this NEW FUNERAL HOME. This NEW HOME is a MONUMENT to the late IT. J. JUSTEN, in which we will strive to continue the confidence and QOOD WILL of families in this and surrounding communities, regardless of denominations or financial circumstances.* • '---Our SERVICE is always in keeping with your dear <• This FUNERAL HOME i* m f&it convenience, WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU. Again •wm invite you to visit us on SATTODjY and SPUMY, JANUARY 27 - 28. L \W>: Elm St. on Route 31 WEST. McHENRY, ILL. Phone 63-