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Tmm$ wmm w^mmmmm 1 ?. v - • Hif',J ^..- V'.' *" -. •' =i^r ;ip£\ Dtfflmhrl^ |||ft aOCWT8 LAKE PMrs. LesBa DavMfef the "Flats" last Tuesday afternoon «t the ome of Mr. Mid Mrs. Earl Converse. Mrs. Elmer Kspfng and Lyle Matspent the weekend at the home Mr. and Mrs. LaDoyt Matthews at Park. Rev. and- Mrs. R. C. Hallock of auconda were callers at the home of and Mrs. Marlett Henry last rorsday afternoon. ^ Mrs. C. H. Hansen was a supper iguest last Friday at the home of Mr. f|nd Mrs. Frank LaBelle. ' Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Webster were . Saturday evening guests at the home •«t Mr. and Mrs. Win. 'Burkhart at /%llliams Park. i Mr. and Mrs. Axel Nerstrom and ry(jan...of North Chicago were Sunday .Afternoon and supper guests at the 4§ome of Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgren. ,4 Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry and .Jon. Marlett, spent Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. . |tay Dowell. , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Styles and son, M The best line of Christmas Cards we have ever offered M now :wi display a|v :'; ;• th% Platodealer Office A price for ev^ pocketbook! Order Early Jack, of Chicago were Sunday dinner and aftaiuoaa gwli at the home of Mr. lid lte lM UMk Hairy Reehvrg of Bahriders spent Nttby at the home of Mrs. Celia Dowell, with his wife and family. Albert Raymer and Charles Raymer, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Burkhart of Chicago were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhart at Williams Park. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. David and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merritt of Barrington were guests Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank LaBelle in honor of their wedding anniversary. Mrs. Catherine Wagner and son, Arthur, attended the funeral services of the former's sister, Hn. Winkel, at McHenry Monday morning. Mrs. Mary Obenauf and son, Harvey, and daughters, LaVerne and Dona Mae, of Libertyville were Sunday dinner and afternoon guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs Ralph Wagner. Arthur Wackerow and friends of Wauconda spent last Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Turner at Waukegan. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bleihmel of Island Lake attended the "Old Time Dance" sponsored by the American Legion at Libertyville Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Marlett Henry and Willard Darrell were Sunday afternoon and supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews. Miss Gertrude Webster was a Sat ! urday and overnight guest at th*», home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. (Baker in j Chicago. ' | Harry Matthews attended an organization and report meeting and j banquet at Grayslake Tuesday evening. i Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Baker of Chicago were Sunday dinner and afternoon! guests at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. M. H. Webster. Mr. and Mrs. John Bolger and children spent Sunday with her fathter, Josenh Kortendick, and the latter's daughter, Katherine, at Roekford. CHRISTMAS GIFTS . . . . ; y % FREUNDXJLOTHING STORE Main Street * ^ *. \ \ West McHenry mm w^m F BETTY NIELSEN <-f * * 1 * > V" •***' ' ' Riverside Drive „ r" JfcHenry %m- Open Every Night Until Christmas •#!**• \CT4, M'* 1 LAST MINUTE SUGGESTIONS ^ ^ ~ ' . :i SCARFS in gay prints -$Ti' Y1.1 inijfiiiT'iniiiiii||in 594 Beautiful handmade HANDKJ5RCHIEIS ^54 * WW Tyrolean knitted GLOVES and MITTENS $2-00 - $3.95 $ Dressy ' SWEATERS i Sheer print GOWN and ROBE SETS •E>^ V: jCfajjt Fine Liquors and Cordials m Cigars and Cigarettes Boxed Candies--all in attractive gift wrappings make ideal Christmas gifts. , ... - •• •• '••• .. NORTHLAND GREYHOUND BUS DEPOT Special Ice Creams in Brick or How Good Boyi Act the Week AT1 • <> ; • ; t ' .IT S Hlc- T t E T h . •. ... POLISHES APPLES". WRITES TO SANTA .«*% #*s®> S A>S H I S F 'WAVERS * ¥ < EATS HIS SPINACH Nation's Christmas Bill Set at $62 per Family; Toys Cost $183,000,000 You're paying a part of this bill: Santa's middle men predict a $183,000,000 national toy bill this year, which would be , about the same as was spent last year to spread cheer among the youngsters. The array around American Christmas trees this season, includ ing toys, will cost each family an average of $62.80, according to reliable surveys. There's another side to it. Between 250,000 and 300,000 persons are being added to the nation's payrolls during the holiday rush, and : the turnover should raise total 1940 sales for the year to at least last year's volume of nearly $40.- 000,000,000. " Mrs. Frank St. Gears* was • Thursday visitor at the hoitte of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Hanlce in Evanston. Mrs. Ed Bacon and daughter, Neda, of Round Lake called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bacon Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wagner entertained their pinochle club Saturday evening. Mrs. Pearl Dowell and daughter, Ada, spent Monday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Raven at Slocum's Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Eddy of Grayslake spent Sunday, with the latter's father, Henry Pass&eld. The Volo school will close Friday evening for their Christmas vacation with a Christmas program. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and daughter, Ruth, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson at Capron, 111, Thursday. Mrs. Frank St George was a McHenry caller Friday. Mrs. Walter Vasey and son, Kenneth Lee, and Mrs. Margaret Grabbe spent Saturday afternoon at the home •f Mrs B. L. Clinge at Barrington. Mrs. Alda Smith of Wauconda called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Case Tuesday. Mrs. Herman Dunker and daughter, Ruth, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Eddy at Grayslake Friday, Willard Darrell of SJocum's Lake called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fisher Wednesday. Otto Klemm held his grand opening at his new tavern here Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jankovich of Chicago have taken possession. Mrs. Pearl Dowell and daughter, Ada, spent Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Davis at Slocum's Lake. Lloyd Fisher and Alvin Case attended the Masonic installation at the Masonic hall in Wauconda Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dunker and daughters visited the former's mother. Mrs. M. Dunker at Crystal Lake Saturday. Mrs. Etta Converse is spending a few weeks at the hothe of Mrs. Mary Hook at Rollin's Corners. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vasey and son, Kenneth, were McHenry callers Friday. The Volo Bible church program entitled "Christmas Wishes" will be held Sunday evening, December 22, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Sarah Fisher called on her daughter, Miss Edna Fisher, in Waukegan Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. H or man Dunker, Alvin Case and Lloyd Fisher attended the basketball game at the Wauconda township high school Friday evening. The Volo unit of the Lake County Home Bureau met at the home of Mrs. Hugh O'Brien Wednesday with twenty members and several guests present. The major project, "When the Family Entertains at Dintier," was given by Mrs. Walter Crook and Mrs. Russell Magnussen. This lesson was very interesting to all members. The minor project was the Christmas party. Miss Peggy Summers and her class of tap and ballet students from Chicago furnished the entertainment for the occasion. Dainty refreshments were served at the closa of a very enjoyable afternoon. Marvin Wirt*. Robert Dunker, Har- Mary Alda Case spent Tuesday evening with her aunt, Mrs. Alda Smith, in Wauconda. ry Case and Richard Fisher, accomyanisd b Bowman «*•* by James Davis, enjoyed the Dairy tour in Chicago Satur- The Volo unit of the Lake County Home Bureau are to be guests at the home of our home advisor. Mm. Volk, January 16, at a one o'clock taffet luncheon. JOHNSMJRG Miss Angela Tonyan, graduate nurse from St. Anthony's hospital, of Chicago visited her grandmother, Mrs. Wm. Althoff, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith are the happy parents of a son born Sunday, December 16, at the Woodstock hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thelen were Waukegan callers one day last week. Bill Marx is spending a few days with relatives in Chicago. Henry Sompel spent a 'few days in Chicago. Mrs. Peter Smith entertained the five hundred club * Wednesday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Fred Smith. Mrs. Peter Smith and Mrs. Peter F. Freund. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thelen motored to Elgin Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Huff and Mrs. Joe Michels were Woodstock callers Thursday. Mrs. Peter F. Freund and Mrs. Joe Freund were Waukegan callers Thursday. Mrs. Cossman and Mrs. Ben Kennebeck motored to Woodstock Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Ford Jackson, Mrs. George King and Mrs. Joe Karls were Woodstock callers Thursday^ Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Miller and son were Waukegan callers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Freund add daughter, Nancy and Loofe of Chicago were Sato day callers at the home of Mrs. Stephen H. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Michels and Miss Dorothy Midttl) «erc Woodstock callers Saturday owning. Miss Marie King, Miss Dorothy Michels and Elmer Meyers called On Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freand of Waukegan Friday evening. Miss Kathrine Althoff of Elgin spent Sunday in the home of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Althoff. Nick Miller of Richmond was a caller here Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Freund of Waukegan spent Saturday and Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Frett of Chicago spent Sunday in the home of Mrs. Delia Miller. ^ Miss Katie Pitsen of Chicago spent Ifes weekend ln the home of her father, John Plliiu. Iff. and Mis. Joe Karls spent Saturday with relative* in Chkagot. The children of St. John's school had their Christmas party Sunday evening. A large crowd attended the play. Santa Claua also handed each child a little gift. •'i "Hi FRACTURES ANKLK ^ Roy Kunz, manager of the Walter ' *' t(K Brandenburg farm near Inglside, slip- V * '§. 1 ped and fell in the barn at the farm Sunday night, breaking his ankle. After receiving treatment at the Woodstock hospital, he was returned to his home where he will be in confinement for several weeks. BUILD NEW HOME Ground has been broken for a ntm home for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hiettermann near the new bridge at Johnsburg. CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE Harrisdii's Pistakee Bay . • 1 E&t, Drink and Be Merryf ^. SPECIAL PLATE ONE-HALF FRIED CHICKEN--60c Barbara Horick's Orchestra ,. ' i.; IP R miis 'fbofiaaaMdcsr?" "d £%> #5- . ••Well. Georse, the important ihing to look tor in a used( car is a responsible dealer, one that also sells new cars, a"d^*snJJJJJTj » bare a single dissatisfied customer. I always go to the used car department of a Pontiac dealer. . ,.j . u_fu :n«ld« "You'll find that he reconditions his trtded-in cars l»th insWa and out--Kives them a fine, fresh start in life. And you can depend On what he tells you about any car in his s,,.>c^7^ hlS? how much or little it has been driven--and the care it ha> 1 GOOD WILL USED CARS b^HUBBbbc mm •k'M *2?! thirty-five fine cars to choose from! tant, liberal General Motors Installment Plan!. R. 1 Overton Motor Sales Phone 6 Camel Distributes Gifts To Children in Syria Christmas gifts are presented by a camel in Syria. The youngest camel which accompanied the Wise Men is called the Carnal of Jesus. It performs the task each year of distributing presents. - Dark Christmas *nt$ son does not rise above the horizon for a week in Iceland during Christmas, season. . V." Fountain and Bar Corner Green ft Elm -- Phone 104-R -- Gas Unti, Prop. AWARDED DIVORCE ^ Attorney Charles P. Barnes was awarded a divorce from his wife, Elizabeth, * in the circuit court of Judge William L. Pierce Friday morning. The 78-year-old former McHenry county jurist charged desertion in the bilT. The bill stated the Barnes* were married at Dubuque, Iowa, on April 10, 1938, and that Mrs. Bairns deserted the attorney June 28, 1939. Miss Frances Michels of Chicago was a waakend guest in McSsozy. (Where Customers Send Their Friends) N BUICK AND PONTIAC MtoHttny, IB. OKDEX TOO* Christmas from the •mm M' FLORAL I CO. POINSETTI^®^ CYCLAMENS PRIMROSES , BEGONIAS ' 1 ' - • % -ir., - MiSTLETOB -- HOLL# ? ROSES -- CARNATIONS GARDKNIAS -- SW EET PEAS fOM POM CHRYSANTHEMUM!* GRAVE BLANKETS AND WREATHS Greenhouse--one mile south of Mo* Henry on 111. Route 31 , Phone McHemqr , • • : -V j. i'.. • • " 'I;: ' 608R-1 . ..'V- •4. 'W-m :.v :• v'.'fc'