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» f . # „<• < ^ v < •iHnrfiiifliiiiint)#) immmmv" 1 r iymmi 1 • 1 , . » « * » » •.. ^* ; _ ^ 4# « '"7 * J Y a_ Yi-g,'^' II1A1- » j • * • " - * " - • * s - v ' ' J , f age Two PIjaiTDEALEE Thursday, September 30, 1943 SPRING GROVE *By Sirs. Charles Freund) Mrs. George W. May and Mrs. Edwin May vi$ited Ray May at St Therese hospital, Waukegan, on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thoma, Mr. ahd Mrs. Charles Thoma, Jr., -and baby daughter and Mrs. Dwyer of Chicago spent Tuesday in the Math Nimspern home. -»Mrs. den Waspi and infant son returned home from St. Therese hos pital on Wednesday of last week. Mike Huff is a patient at St. Anne's ,y\~ hfspital in Chicago and not at St. Therese's hospital as stated in last week's news. \}:~r Rev. John Daleiden and the ushers, St, Peter's parish were entertained .' , in the Paul Weber home on Thursday ,. ? niu-ht. A. social evening at cards, was : ertj<yed, after, which meeting was . . ;i . held. Refreshments were served. " i , ^ Tue many friends of Martin "Hap- . py" We >er were grieved to learn ofa _ b** t-uJdtn death on Tuesday eye&iriy ' -/ «f .his horjiC Jiear. McHenry. Quite ' , \r; f"w . from here "were among the -•ho pard tribute by. at-' services at St. Mary's.: •r: ... u ;i"w,. :r«i'U: ne _-<• y large crowd whc t nding funeral.s ^ewllmi'n*t ch - iin> 1 M\jf c/-» Ht- enry on Saturtdaj' - "Tnoriiiitg. . Mf. a'tdl Mrs. Henry " Thelen %err-' visitors iri theVFVank Wagoner' honie j" Tuesday. •'*>• •• "" 1 Ray May, who underwent surgery at St. Therese-hospital, returned to hfa mime on Wednesday. Mrs. Ben May was hostess to the members of her club at her home on Thursday afternoon. Cards furnished the entertainment and prizewinner's were Mrs. ffm. Britz, Mrs. Anton! May arid Miss Katie Keefe. Travel-1 er's prizes went to Mrs. Ben May and ! Mrs. William Engels. Refreshments; were served following cards. • • j Mrs. George W. May and Mrs. f Charles Freund spent Friday in Chi-1 cago. I Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgern and j Martin Nimsgern visited Mr. and j Mrs. Mike Degen and family in Ke-, nosha on Sunday. j Mrs. Bertha Esh was confined to I Law sakes--• Ttuu V«W TO WOST\-fc UP? WE GOT SOME EGG MOMEV THPTT V/AUTS TO GET \NTO WAR BOWS' I WANT AM EXTRA t/ooimxw QUVT SHOWtV, IWV -- Wt'ttE. fcvWHG B0N7S, TOO, WHH OUR VWZ-E CAU1 AttP HOG W\NN\NGS HOWTEK Vttwn especially /or The Farmer-Stockman, Oklahoma City U. S. Treasury Dept. longitude and latitude in their social science lessons. , Mrs. Earl Rinkenberger is our nfew president of the Parent-Teacher association. 1 We are maWng 'plans for a Halloween party in October. " ' Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Andreas and family attended their cousin's birthday party at Algonquin, Sunday af ternoon. -=V MAILING TIME HERE FOR CHRISTMAS GREETMGS FOR BOYS OVERSEAS Told Tales hto--t Ttikm lh FAm 9i (hi P|»trtwlt «f T«WI A#» IflXlTt Y^EARS AffiD • ir*: S. C. S. met with Mrs. Kenneth Gristy Friday afternoon to can apples for the Methodist Old People's Home of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George Shephard and Howard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ainger of Greenwood for supper Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Leonard of Laka Geneva called on Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard Tuesday evening. Henry Wraage of Chicago was., a guest of Loren Harrison for the weektnd. t Mr. and Mrs. Roy ^iedrich and her bed bv illness the oast week I ! 0ns and Fred Wiedrich attended the Mr. and Mrs. John D^eisch and chil- | ?™_S 8t R&™Td Sunday af" dren of Wilmette were visitors in thf: home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner <>n Sunday. / Sgt. and Mrs. Donald Merritt of Pa i is Island and Mrs. Harold Meiritt of Genoa, 111., spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Schmeltzer. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward May was christened. Judith Clara at St. Peter's church in Sunday. Sponsors for the baby were Clara Boppart and Melvin Miller. Item stating the baby would? be named Sandra was an error. The christening of Mr. and Mrs; Lyle Thomas' baby was held at St. Peter's church on Sufiday. Tlie baby was named Judith Mary and My. and Mrs. Alfons Wirtz of McHenry acttri as sponsors. The Community club held its regular meeting at St. Peter's parish hall Ofi, Monday night. Cards were played throughout the evening juid refresh^ ments were served ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. Mr. and Mrs. George Shephard and Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ainger and family of Greenwood spent Saturday evening with friends" David in Woodstock. letter from pvt_ chag who was in boot camp at the same time, several times without success. However, one day in the outgoing unit, quite by accident, he met his boy friend, Norman Collington. Now that Allan is stationed at Navy Pier, he has lost track of Noriinart again. Received a letter from Pvt. David Boyle last week. In part, it read as follows. Sunday was the nicest day I had since I was in the army. On that day I received the Plaindealer. Those letters on the front pag^ from the boys in service are really something. To us, who are so far from home, wbuld rather read that little paper than any newspaper, magazine or book you could buy at1 any price, any .where. I read a few copies I borrowed from Ed Hay. He is in our regiment, but not our company. After all, there is nothing quite like deceiving one of your own. He wishes to thank who ever is responsible for sending it. . The thanks goes to Mr. I also recleived a Brocken last RINGWOOD ; ? (By Helen Johnson): Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kooistra and sons Of Harvard spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Aloe Anderson. Mr, and Mrs. S. W\ Smith and A. W. Srr.ith were callers in WoodstoCK Monday Mrs. Catherine Vogel and Jean Roe, George Vogel and Phillip, Mrs. Dan Lawrence j=nd Maxine and Chuck Dunlap of Llkhorn spent Tuesday evening in' the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. Mrs. Louis Hawley spent Saturday with her daughter, Shirley, in Chi- i Jr-. honje. Mr. and Mrs. W^eber and friends of t Chicago spent the weekend in the Haberlein home here. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kattner of LaGrange were callers in the Ed j Dauer home Friday evening. * Mrs. P. E. Saunders of Sycamore, •Mrs. Bertha Saunders and Mrs.! Madge Ebert of Harvard were Sun-; day afternoon and supper guests in I the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. . i Amy Harrison returned to Madison Sunday evening after spending the' week with her parents. i The members of the RingwooJ Chemical ulant gave a farewell party at the Community hali Friday evening for Geovps Weber and John S'nn i'.e, who leave soon for induevtion i<i the servicer Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ainger and, Nancy of Greenwood spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Shephard. Mrs. Viola Low and Mrs. Charles Peet weri McHenry callers' Monday afternoon. ( Mrs. Harold Wiedrich and children j of Capron were callers in the Fred Wiedrich home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Bilstien and sons of Chicago were callers in the ! Ed Bauer home Sunday afternoon. Jack Leonard of Milwaukee is spending two weeks with Mrs. Leonard rnd Peggy in the Fred Wiedrich, week. Visitors at the Mike Schmitt home Sunday were Clara's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glaser of Chicago. Mrs. Glaser was 68 years young last Friday. Ercel Lock was elected leader of the cheer leaders for our football players. The Artery family moved to Chicago last week. Transportation difficulty and Mr., Artery's , health de^ manded it. RINGWOOD SCHOOL NEWS (By Maryann Wiedrich and Dorothy Smith) We have a new flag which we raised for the first time Tuesday morning. Right after the bell rung. P.-T. A. will be held Thursday^afternoon at 2:30. ' Fourth grade are trying to learn their long division. Some of them are having a hard time. Mrs. Mead started our art Friday. The fourth gradt are going to hay* an Indian play. They are making Indian war hats out of feathers. The eighth g.-ade children dramatized several parts of the story of "Rip Van Winkle." Lu Ann Bauer played the part of Rip. The fifth grade are studying about <e»g°. Mrs. Lester Edinger, Mrs. N. Marble of Woodstoc and Mrs^ Mary Marble of G»-eenwo d called on Mrs. B. M. Walkington ounday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Olsen, Junior aiid Carol of McHenry, were callers in the Frank Wiedrich home Salurevening. Edyth Harrison has accepted era- °f . flf)\ment in Chicago and will com-ip= write daily,. .-i George Y rang underwent an. oper-1 fction at the St. Therese hospital in j Waukegan on Wednesday. ^ Rita Mae Merchant of Woodstock! an:l Audrey Meichant of Elgin spent! the weekend with their parents, Mr. fund Mrs. Ray Merchant. j / Mrs. Jennie Bacon returned Home; ' Saturday after spending two weeks; ""ith Mr. and Mrs. George Bacon of ' . Antioch. Howard Shephard of , Mrs. S. W. Smith' was a caller in McHenry Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mr«. Walter Harrrso;i were Sunday dinner gliests--of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hfenze of Crystal Lake. •* ' | Mrs. Lonnie Smith and San*, Mrs. John Smith and Mrs. S. W. Smith | called on M<rs. William -Wurtzinger Woodstock Wednesday afternoon. McCULLOM LAKE College, East St. Louis, fepent Satur day and Sunday with his parents, Mr. •nd Mrs. George Shephard. Mrs. Fred Wiedrich and Mae were fillers in Crystal Lake Friday afternoon. (By Marie McKim) On Monday, "Mrs. Kiddelsen accompanied her daughter, Louise, as far. as Chicago on her journey to California, where she will become the fcride of Gerald Miller, A. M. 3/c within two weeks. Until then she rPanmrVsc «lr _ ^ve cou1.s in, al«s»o_ a.. . navy ^ « QUICK RELIEF FR0&1 Symptoms of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS DUE TO EXCESS ACID FraeBookTells of HomeTreatoient the I Must Help or it Will Cost You Nothing Over two million bottles of tho WIIXAK 1 • THE ATM EN'T have bisn sold for relief i ' symptoms of ilist ress arising from Stomach and Duodenal Ulcer* due to EICISS Acid -- foot Olgeition. Sour or Upset Stomach, CMSIIHII, Heartburn, SlMpktimift, etc., due to Exc«st Acid. Sold on 1 5 (lays' trial! Ask for "Wlllard's M<*sag«" which fully explains this treatment--froo--at | f BOIvGm'S I>RUG STORE' W ATTLES DRUG STORE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK-Oct 3*1 W. A. Cristy is building & fine new barn on his premises, lately purchased of C- Bresee. v , The youngest -child of Mr. aiid Mrs. C. T. Eld ridge, aged' three years, died at their residence in this village, of scarlet fever. Their next youngest child is also ill with the same disease. Mrs. William Walsh-had the misfortune to fall and break her wrist- last Monday. Dr. Howard was called and she is now resting as comfortably as can be expected. The Catholic church, in this village, of which Rev. Father O'Neil is pasttsr, is undergoing quite extensive repairs this summer. The entire cost of the repairs, we understand, will be about $2,000. FIFTY YEARS AGO James Knox can now be found behind the counter at J. D. Story's store, in Riverside Block. Thomas Burke has engaged a 'first class butcher from Chicago, who can now be found at his market ready to wait on customers. E. W. Howe has moved his carpenter shop to the Kelter block, having sold the building formerly occupied by him. John Heimer's trotting stallion, "Centerville," arrived home from the Elkhorn fair the first of the week. .v-n. ft ' - - ' 5- . "*• \ .-:.V • CHEERY GREETINGS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SERVICE: t cards to a soldier in Sicily or a WAC "somewhere in England," or a serviceman serving anywhere ove teas, now's the time to mail the cards. The War Department and Post Office officials have set aside Septemb# 15th to October 15th for Christmas mail for Army men and women abroad. The Navy's deadline date oik ;Christma8 mail is November 1st, for Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel on overseas duty. B« certain you address the envelope correctly and legibly and mail the greetings now, if you want to be sure a# the timely delivery of your Christmas message from home. Heimer has just cause to feel of the record he made. proud ' • f FORTY YEARS AGO Mr. afid Mrs. Anton Barbiin a#e the happy parents of a baby boy. The young man arrived last Thursday. Ernie Buck was the victim of a pleasant surprise party last Thursday evening. About thirty-five of his young friends called on him III a body. Butter was declared 4firm at 21^4 cents on the Elgin board of trade. THIRTY YEARS AGO The hunting season is now in full swing and local lovers of the sport are having the time of their lives, while the mud hens are catching it in the neck. The Fort Hill school opened last week, Monday, with Miss Inep Bacon of this village as teacher. The McHenry Medical society held its regular meeting at Algonquin last Wednesday, A young woman came very near fracturing a limb while walking along near the Centerville Implement House. The washout under the sidewalk was the cause of the bad spill. TWENTY YEARS AGO Ten dollars in gold is the prize offered the high school student bf McHenry for submitting the best review of the five numbers which are to constitute the McHenry Lyceum course. . * Recent frosts have greatly damaged the corn crop throughout this locality and as a result considerable unmatured corn is noAv being harvested. Mr. and Mrs. George Stoffel are the proud parents of a nine-pound baby girl which arrived at the home of the mother's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Miller, on Main street. The little lady will answer to the name of Rosemary. Standing room was at a premium at the McHenry dam last Sunday afternoon, where scores of fishermen had gathered for a day's sport. Silver bass were biting great, also a few pickerel and blue gills were caught. f! Order your* Rubber Stamps at tl» Plaindealer. yourself on your Light Housekeeping iHH man and his wife, who reside in California. Gerald is also stationed there. He is a McHenry boy and she g»a'luated from McHenry high school. Both are well known and liked. Louise purchased her wedding outfit in Chi- The Rally piogram, given by the,cag0'^lere J 8h t e was employed. Their Sunday school was well attended, and | !£any JieiL he^i°In me m wishing a fine program was enjoyed, Mary! i f™ k and con£ratu- Hogan, Janet Johnson and Jam/ai .SePtemb" >8 Mrs. Robt. Hunt received promotion certificates. gfVe 8„h.oweL.f'l Attendance prizes were awarded to Jimmy and Jackie Pearson, Wesley, lations. On September Root of Louise. On September 24 Mrs. Richard Young, sister of Louise, gave a Louise and Jimmy Hunt, Janet ^Jower at h*r home in Spring Grove. Johnson and Ferrol Martin. Jackie Pearson received a special pin for three years of perfect attendance. Mrs. Chancey Harrison, Caiol and Amy spent Wednesday in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. George Lohse and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nagel of DesPlaines were guests in the Ed Bauer home Wednesday. "Clinton Vogel a/s of Farragut, Maho, called on his aunt, Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr , Tuesday. « Mr. and MVs. Elof IBorgeson of •. -ni„eI y r h a s '. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison. i Visit Mrs. Lcnnie Smith, Mrs. Henry VI8Uors < Stephenson and Mrs. Mary Harrison .attended the Nunda chapter of Grand Worthy Matrons at Crystal Lake Saturday evening. A number ot members of the W. 1 Many lovely gifts were received. On September 28, the above Mr. and Mrs. Young were married three years. Congratulations. The former Bernice Thomte of here and Chicago is the proud mother of a set of twins. By this time they are a few months old. I understand her husband was called to service before the children were born. Last week I stated Ross Boyle was going for his physical on October 6. I was mistaken, he will be inducted on that day. That makes four sons in service. at McKims on Sunday were Mr. and Mra. Wallace Peterson of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Boyle and daughter of Elmwood Park, 111. Allan McKim, S 2/c spent the day at home. While Allan was in boot camp he tried to locate one of his boy friends WHERE TO LIVE NOW? w, ARTIME shortages and restrictions prohibit most rebuilding. Be far-sighted I Take steps to prevent fires in your home today. An inspection may reveal dangers. On rtqutst we will gladly i;-.f0hisk a self-inspection blank to guide you \ ' Phone 43 .Walsh McHENRY QUESTION I* How often do you clean your lamp bulbs and reflector bowls? • f~l (a) Weekly. • (b) Monthly. Q (c) Hardly ever. If you can truthfully answer with "a", you are getting 25 to 30% more light than the average household. Suggestion: Clean reflector bowls once a week with a dust cloth --once a month with soap'and water. To clean bulbs, remove from socket and wipe with damp doth. Be sure bulb is dry before replacing. Question 2 : How many of your lamp •hades are lined with white? O (a) AU- • (b) Some. [~J (c) Nom. If "a" is your answer, your home is getting 50% more light than homes using dark-lined shades. Suggestion: Lamp shades stay white longer if they • .ve gently brushed regularly. QUESTION 3: How many of your lamps are placed so they can serve more than one person "aj a time? 0 (a) Most. Q (b) A few. Q (c) None. If you answer "a", your lain{w are doing the^fu|l»tiine job they are meant to do. * This test measures the wa§(i^ Vght ||^piir home Light is so easy to nave that we usually" take it for granted. But like sugar ^ r and tin, it must not be wasted. Have .« you ever checked your home for wasted light? . Answer each of these questions honestly . . . and if you turn up an oversight in your home lighting habits, cojxecl it now. You'll be avoiding waste ... and improving your home at the same tira#| \ Electricity has gone to war-don't teaste it! ilgif W - 5 * n ation: In arranging lamps and furniture, remember that to be effective, the stem of a lamp should be 18 to 24 inches from each eye task. QUESTION 4 S How many bulbs in your ceiling fixtures and wall brackets are unshaded or only partly shaded? Q (<a) None.Q (b) Sqme. Q(c) All. If you can answer "a", you are getting the kind of fighting that protects your eyes against strain caused by glare. Suggestion: You can often correct a poorly shaded bulb by using a "shader"--a cheap, handy gadget you can pfck up at your department store, electrical dealer, or 10c itore. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY of Northern Illinois Service Order -- 101 Williams St., Crystal L&k« Telephone Enterprise 4100.