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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 16 May 1940, p. 8

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r CLARKE MOTHERS' CLUB Mrs. Harry Durland will entertain the Clarke college Mothers' club at her home on Riverside Drive at their May meeting, to be held nest Wednesday, May 22. • * • THURSDAY AFTERNOON BRIDGE On May 9 the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club net in the home of Mrs. Barbara Kranse. Mrs. Krause won the first prize. Mis- Dorothy Page second, Miss C " traveling prise# vey, booby. Ml entertain on OPENIN© f Of the Newly Decorated Pavilion 'c*f(cHaaiy, ID.' . ' Saturday, May 18 Dancing Every Saturday Might A New Note in Entertainment! Star Studded Music Sensation. " Qcup Glo/Uchjto li'IU • and his * "ltoMance in RlqPdnn" orchestra in person, direct from Chicago's - • Knickerbocker WHAT KIND OF A MAN ARE YOU ( ? \ * ACTIVE? Then you'd like the tleek, brief JOCKEY SHORT -- the young chap's f /\c IXECUTIVE? Then wear JOCKEY MIDWAY, The six-inch legs protect thighs of desk-sitters. . . . WELL-FE Try JOCKEY-BELUN. Wide Lastex yarn band gently restrains the abdomen, promotes girth control. . 3-.-- MASCUUNE SUPPORT... NO BULK...NO BIND... THE UNDERWEAR THAT "ENDS SQUIRMING." PUBLIC CARD PARITY St. Clara's Court, W. C. O. F., is sponsoring a public card party in St. Patrick school hall, Sunday evening, May 19, beginning at 8 o'clock. Prises will be awarded and lunch served. ALTAR AND. ROSAA! RY Sodality of -MIIII If The Altar arid Rosary St Patrick's church will hold a dessert bridge in the home of Mrs. Ray McGee on Thursday afternoon, May 23, at 1:30 p. m. The committee is making plans for a large crowd and it is hoped that all members wjll come and bring their friends. ' m • • FIVE HtNDRftD CLtTB The Five Hundred clnb drove to St. Charles, 111., last Wednesday evening where the members spent a delightful evening with Mr, and Mrs. George Wfeitl, former residents of this vicinity The prizes were won by Sue Bishop, Math Blake, Susy Blake and Will Bishop. The next meeting will be he'd with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Simon on Wednesday, May 22. •9 9 DRAMATIC RECITAL Friends here have received an invitation to attend a Dramatic Recital, given by Electra Ballou, Margaret Landl, Sylvia Zwen and Harry Wood on Wednesday evening, May 15, at 410 S. Michigan ave., Chicago.. Many locals residents will remember Miss Landl whose family lived in Lfly Lake, while she herself attended the McHenry high schooL, .She 4MW resides at, Niles Center; STORK SHOWIER Mrs. Vincent Adams and Celia Fox were hostesses at a stork shower given in the latter's home last Thursday evening hdnoring Mrs. L. B. Murphy. The twenty guests presented her with a basinet in anticipation of a blessed event. They spent the evening at cards and bunco, with prizes in pinochle going to Mrs. Gertrude Barbian, Miss Laura Meyers and Mrs. Helen Immekus. The award in bunco went to Mrs. Catherine Coleman. A delicious lunch was served. • • • " , DESSERT BRIDGE Mrs. Harold Owen entertained the Public Grade school teachers last Thursday evening at her home on Waukegan road. Dessert was served and following this, the group played bridge. Awards went to Mrs. M. L. Schoenholz, Miss Genevieve Knox and Miss Nellie Doherty. Besides those mentioned above, the guests were Mrs. Pual Yanda, Mrs. Clarnce Anglese, Mrs. Joanne Rulien, Mrs. Jennie May Richardson, Miss Mary Kinney, Miss Maj-ie Ropp, Miss Mary Althoff and Miss Carolyn Bauer. • • • MOTHERS' CLUB Sixty members and friends were present at the last meeting of the Mothers' club which was held in the Legion hall on Friday, May 10. Mrs. Charles Reihansperger, Mrs. William Spencer, Mrs. Henry Miller, Mrs. Paul Doherty and Mrs. Howard Wattles were co-hostesses for the affair. After the business -meeting -conducted an autograph contest which was won by Mrs. Clarence Carp. Mr. C. H. Duker's public speaking class furnished Very good entertainment for the remainder of the program. • • • JUNIOR LEAGUE Saturday evening, May 14, the Junior League met at the home of Beryl and Shirley Colby. Shirley Colby led the devotior.als. During the business meeting the semi-annual election el officers was held and those elected were: President, Beryl Colby; First Vice President, Dick Baum; Second Vice President, Robert Richardsor Third Vice President, Jean Nickels; Fourth Vice President, Virginia Stratton; Secretary-Treasurer, Bettie Potter and Supervisor, Gordon Scholle. The next meeting will be held Tinsday, May 21, at 7:00 p. m. • • • FOX RIVER VALLEY CAMP On Friday evening, May 10, the third of a series of card parties, sponsored by the officers of Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, R. N. A., was held at the home of Mrs. Peter M. Justen with Mrs. Carrie Ensign, Mrs. Carolyn Schiessle and Mrs. Cora Bassett as co-hostesses. Nine tables of bridge and bunco were in play with awards going to Mrs. William Spencer, Mrs. Jos. J. Miller and Mrs. Fred C. Schoewer in bridge, and to Mrs. Frank Thurlwell, Sr., and Mrs. R. Spurling in bunco. A delicious lunch was served. C. D. OF A. The Catholic Daughters of America enjoyed a Daughter-Mother banquet at Niesen's cafe Monday evening, with eighty guests present. A short program followed the dfhner. The Grand Regent, Mrs. Ella Buss, Intro- fe duced the toastmistress, Mrs. Ray McGee and the latter in turn introduced the speakers on the program. Msgr Nix gave the opening speech which was followed by a few instrumental; selections', the instrumentalists were students of Paul Yanda and were ac companied by Mrs. Elmer Baum at'; the piano. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs! Pearl Pietsch of McCullom Lake; she was accompanied by Mrs. Carl Weber, The District Deputy spoke a f words and Msgr. Connor of Aurorai the State Chaplain, gave the closing talk. Cards and bunco followed, with prizes in bridge going to Mrs. Simoa Stoffel, Mrs. Earl McAndrews and Mildred Kinsala, in five hundred to Mrs. John Sullivan and Mrs. Adelt Weber, in pinochle to Mrs. Harry Durland, Mrs Elizabeth Weber and Mrs. Martha Freund and in bunco to Mi 0. r*i CUUU. Out of town guests were from Woodstock, Crystal Lake, Belvidere and MeGutlom Lake. Buy your Baby Chicks at the Farmers MH1, the Ifane \<af Good Chid* PhoM». SS-tf-fi - . • • ; The East River Road Pinochle club pnet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. George Glos. Prises were received by Mrs. Ed Sutton, Mrs. Hughie Kirk and Mrs.'George Justen. The hostess served a lovely lunch. Mrs. Ed Sutton will entertain on Wednesday, May 22. • • • FOX RIVER VALLEY CAM* The fourth in the series of card" parties sponsored by Fox River Valley Camp, No. 3251, R. N. A., was held Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. George Lindsay. Mrs. George H. Johnson and Mrs. Earl Brown were the co-hostesses, and there were nine tables in play. Prizes in bridge went to Mrs. Howard Wattles, Mrs. Fred Bienapfl, Mrs. Clarence Martin and Mrs. Earl Peterson, in five hundred to Mrs. Lester Bacon and in bunco to Mrs. Ray £poerling and Mrs. Etta Wattles. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. • • • BIRTHDAY TEA An outstanding social event of the season will be the Birthday Tea to tpke place in the Methodist church parlors next Thursday afternoon, May 23, at 2 o'clock. More than one hundred ladies will convene for a social afternoon at the tea which is being sponsored by the women of the Community Methodist church. There will be twelve tables, each representing a month of the year, at which will be seated the hostess, cohostess and eight invited guests and plans are being made for some attractive table decorations: Hostesses and the month "they will represent are as follows. Mrs. -Wil-. liam Spencer, January; Mrs. L. J. M c C r a c k e n , " F e b r u a r y ; M r s . R a y Page, March; Mrs. R. G. Chambelrin, April; Mrs. William Green, May; Mrs. C. H. Duker, June; Mrs. Lillian Cox, July; Mrs. E. G. Peterson, August; Mrs. C. W. Goodell, September; Mrs. Harold Vycital, October; Mrs. Lester Bacon, November; Mrs. Harold Owen, December. In carrying out the birthday spirit of the occasion each guest will be asked to bring their age ih pennies as their contribution for the afternoon. Following the tea an interesting program will be given with Mrs. M. N. English of Woodstock as the principal speaker. It is expected that she will choose "Christian Citizenship" as her topic. The program will be opened with a piano solo, "Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 6" by Listz, played by Barry Taxman, and other numbers on the PMTWI&y wsdsimo trwras-f apl boyk, HzmarrrA HX&DRIOH •His HmtMfi Herdrich, daughter of Mrs. Cora Herdrich of McHenry and Mr. Paul Boyk, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bark t Niles, were married Saturday, Ifey 11, at a colorful spring cereawgtr at St. Mary's church. Msgr. C. S. BfcTofficiated at the 10:00 o'clock nuptial high mass. The lovely bride in embroidered white net, with a long train and flowing net veil, carried a bouquet of white roses and orchids. • The matron of honor. Mrs. Edmund Hettermann, wore pink net with lace inserts, while the bridesmaids' gowns of the same pattern were in blue. The bridesmaids vere Mrs. Lorraine Wiegle and Mrs. Setty^Oste of Chicago. All three carried pink roses; their veils, Itajjttching their dresses, were held in place with a little cluster of flowers. The little flower girl, a niece of the groom, was in pink net. The bridegroom and male attendants wore black trousers and white coats. George Boyk assisted as best man and Vincent O-ete of Chicago as the other attendant. The wedding breakfast was held at the bride's home and a reception and dinner at 6:00 p. m. in Otto's Gardens, Chicago, for about 150 guests. The groom is employed at the wallpaper factory at Crystal Lake and the bride at the Alemite in Woodstock. They will make their home at present with the bride's mother. NOT HI DIRECT PATH OF TUESDAY'S STORM (Continued from Page One) JAWBONE FRACTURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Apparently falling asleep while riding .alone on Rand road early Friday morning, Earl Thomas, 18, of McHenry, received a fractured jaw and bruises on the arms and legs when his automobile ran off the road and crashed into a tree near North avenue in Wauconda. Thomas was removed to the Condell Memorial hospital in Libertyville. in the yard. Windows were broken In the house and furniture tumbled around the rooms. The top of the barn on the Guy Dygert farm close by was blown off and scattered about the farm yard. Hit East Of City A similar story of destruction is related by a few farmers living east of Woodstock. At the Roy Still place, 200 two weeks' old chickens were blown away as the brooder house fell apart and disappeared. The Earl Davis garage is gone, as is also the chicken house on both the Emil Schneider farm, and the S. W. Johnson farm. Trees were uprooted and windows broken. At the Gilmour Eddy home there are 22 windows out, many on their front porch. The barn on the John JfcCoy farm is reported moved several inches off its foundation and the roof is gone from the gilo. Two Other Bam The storm seamed to eater the county around Union. Southeast of Union it struck and complstsiy demolished the barn on the Mike Bambula farm. (Nearby this farm the barn on the Charles H. Ackman farm was moved from its foundation and badly damaged. Windows in the Ackman' house were broken and many trees around both these farms uprooted. The storm cut a path northeast from Union through Woodstock, Greenwood and Richmond. At Richmond considerable damage was done in the city where windows were broken in stores and homes.,, - csoAWMowmie AS BOAT CArsms ' OIT McCOLUJM LAKE Chicago youths narrowly escaped death by drowning Sunday when their boat capsized on McCollum Lake, due to the strong wind and the roughness of the water. The boys clung to the boat until help readied them and then were rushed to the Woodstock hospital where first hid treatment was administered. The youths are Walter Bajersld, 20, 5116 Carmen ave., and Eugene Russell, 19, of 3307 Hatpmond ave. Russell was dismissed from the hospital Monday, while Bajerski was reoa Tuesday. , ,v •* ^OORRBCTIO^. : Intlie list of newly elected offfeesrs of the Catholic Daughters at America la st week, the (Financial-Secretary: should have been Laura Weber and the Treasurer, Elisabeth Schoewer. The name of Delia Wtter, was omitted. Walter Identworth, fanner of Pfena, 111., hears market reports and music while he works, having equipped Mr tractor with a radio. fannunnas TO WSLOOMB D4MBBS BAOK KEXT SATURDAY Next Saturday the gay atmosphere and suave music of the Fox Pavilion in West McHenry will becken back the hundreds of dancers who enjoyed the friendly good times this ballroom had to offer in past yean. This year it has been all dressed up m a new coat of paint. The decorations are in coral and willow green, amgjl vines and flowers entwining and Wossoming about the place, giving the effect of a lovely summer Gay Claridge and his "Romance in Rhythm** orchestra comes to the Fox diwct frem the Knickerbocker .hotel in Chicago. Previous to this latter ••Wwwnt he had bean playing in the Crystal room ef tte Edgewmtsr Jtaadt hotel. Dent forget the opening dale, flat .urday, May 18. Jack Dampsey hi one of his early fights was knocked down four tlnw fin a single round by m big Swede named Sudenberg. JuA had floored Sudenberg four times before that, and the fight was called a dftnr. -> '* v>. $ * f/rr* V' v.; A S . C A P ' M E N L i' K E program will include a group of four vocal selections by Mrs. Baum, who will sing, "Floods of Spring" by Rachmaninoff, "Night And the Curtains Drawn" by Ferrata, an Italian number "Ach, Mai, Non, Cessate," by Donandy, and the aria "One Fine Day" from Madam Butterfly by Puccini. Selections by the orchestra wUl follow these numbers. The invited guests are looking forward to a pleasant afternoon. Residence Changes •- The Jay Powers family has moved from Mrs., Andy Miller's place on Broad street to the lower flat in the remodeled home of his mother, Mrs. May Powers on Waukegan street. The Bernard Lemeron family of Waukegan recently moved to a place at McCollum Lake. Mr| Lemeron is employed by the Gordon Baking company in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Anderson have moved into their new home in the Wattles subdivision. Abe Buzzards a. 68-year-old Pennsylvariian, has spent more than thirty years of his life in jail, mostly for stealing chickens. Between jail terms he is an itinerant evangelist. A nice little problem for the psychologists. I T ' S M A D E F O R T H E M FINE BATH SOAP A Quality Soapwith the great all-outdoor odor ci the pine woods. 3 generous bars in a box. - GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE WHOLE LINE OF "HIS' TOILET PREPARATIONS BOLGER'S DRUG STOR Phone 40 ? ; Green Strc Jt 11 TUSTtuppoae that down the street a dealer * v had an automobile so close to your heart's desire that it might have been made to your fivn specifications. Suppose it had die room yot»*rc been wanting --the big, strapping size you'd like--the imposing style and good looks and aoul-yti»fying luxury of appointment. . * ^ H Suppose it had all die life and ztp andf action you could ask for and a big, durable, thrifty fiower plant that could aaateh even Imm wateh- *orks for smoothness. ; / Suppose you knew that car aet the standard for real modernity and value --but just asmm* 4 that it muat be out of your Cftuse it was ad obviously good! Wouldn't it be tragic if you paased up that honey--just because you didn't inquire what the price* actually were? Here and there that's happening, we fear. Happening because people who want Buieks aren't getting die actual facta. Maybe you didn't know that there are jbr JUNO Buieks at five different price ranges. fbt every one of these baa a big, hualcy, •traight-eight engine electrically balanced mfter assembly by Buick's own exclusive process. That soft* atout eoal spring* are found on every one--that every one has recoil-tnounted Knee-Action, finger-flick transmission, bona Buiek styling features literally counted by the dozen. j. Maybe you didn't tbioW, ibe&e ill, thtff (or Buick Sfboal models* current prices begin «Mi low as $895 iHor die business coupe, deftvered at Flint. That even when you add transportation based on rail rates, state and local taxes (if any), and optional equipment fnd accessories, deHveipi^st eat ever on auch value. But all that's true. Yotf Wft ptwfe lt any day by asking for a demonstration that costs ttothing, and involves no obligation. So why take a chance of miasing something gorgeously great that could be yours for the trying? Do something, and do it now--go see yqur Buick dealer 1 fPrices subject to chmuge mritkmut ssrtwP^, BXSMPtAft OF MOfOKS VJtttft L OVERTON MOTOR SALES - ,front Itrwt, Wa«t McHenry, ; 216 Hals It* Oryital Lata, XB. ' «• ? ^

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