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... T - -i Volume 68 M HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1944 NEIGHBORS IN ^OUR CITY DIE DURING WEEK Lengthy Life Of John George Frey Ended On Friday Two men, neighbors in our little •^ > city, wej-e called by death this week, bringing' sadness especially to resi- ; : ^ dents oftheCountry Club subdivi- •' sion. \ v" The first of these was John George Frey, 85 years old, who passed away ^ ' on Friday, Sept. 1, 1944, at the home - of. a niece, Mrs. George Noble, in • Aurora. He had been residing in her home for the past four weeks. PROPERTY OWNERS OF ORCHARD BEACH ORGANIZED SEPT. & Sunday, September 3, a meeting for all home owners , of Orchard Beach property was held at the home of Dr. Carelli. At his time the Orchard Be#ch association was organized for the purpose of social cohtact to become better acquainted with one .another through future meetings and entertainments, and for general property improvement. % Several phases of general property improvement were discussed, the chief interest at present being that of Orchard Beach road improvement. Action will be taken either this fall or early spring for conditioning the Orchard Beach road preparatory to a black top finish. An enthusiastic , representative group was present and a sincere desire was expressed for the genuine cooperation of each home owner. The following officers were elected FIVE STEINSDOERFER BROTHERS SERVING ONLY M'HENRY MOTHER WITH FIVE BOYS SERVING WITH ARMY UNITS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF WORLD The deceased was born on April * : i 5, 1850, in Ridgeway, Mich., and had j for one year: spent the past sixty-three years as I Dr- Paul V. Carelli, president; H. • a resident of Illinois. During this Tollkuehn, vice president; Mrs. Wra. time he had lived at various times Jones, recording secretary; and * in Libertyville, Wilmette, Richmond A- Stilling, treasurer. and last in McHenry. The road committee consists of Mr. Prey had engaged in many w. E. Meadows, Wm. G. Barclay and enterprises during his long lifetime, I Kurt Voss. including work as a coal miner, bak-1 0n the social committee are Mrs. STEINSDOF.RFER MEMORIAL SERVICES ARE HELD AT LAKE FOR JACK FEITER CASUALTIES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED ; Gardner Family Haul Second Son Declared Dead In Three Weeks RICHARD STEINSDOERFER MRS. GEORGE There are few families anywhere, none we believe in McHenry ,in which there are five members serving Uncle Sam. Therefore, we are proud to present this picture of Mrs. Geo. IRVIN STEINSDOERFER Irvin Steinsdoerfer, 21, and his On Sunday, Sept. 3, the residents of McCullom Lake afttended memorial • services held at their honor roll for their hero, Pfc. Jack Feiter, who lost his life on the battlefield in the invasion of Italy on July 16. " K The services were conducted: by j - Commander Paul Yanda, Past Commander Wm. H. AlthofT. of McHenry P Pest, No. 491 and Past Commander j. A. J. Zowoda of Hilmar J. Behran-- .:-- ^ Post, No. 612, of th^ American Le-1 sympathy of the enjtire coftf* <• '""V gion. Charles Frits, Jr.. of the drum. muA>ty is extended to Mr. alid Mras,'. - corps of the same post sounded taps "*• C. Gardner, who reside on the ol^ • Y * as the colons were lowered to half S®y*er farm in West McHenry, for * mast by Pfc. Feiter's two former 'as' nU?ht they were informed thafjt buddies, Pfc. Leo Freisinger of Camp j .their second son had been killed ill > Swift, Austin, Texas, and Pfc. Jack act*on- The telegram w-as received Burgeson of Camp Fannin, Te*as.r Lucille Gardner, wife of Pvt. The laying of a beautiful floral Richard Lee Gardner, telling that hife>V, wreath by these two servicemen was madc the supreme sacrifice while- | a very impressive sight. ; serving with the tank corps ill •' Edwin Horn's rendition of "God ^ranc<!* j Bless America" added to the solem-; This new tragedy recalls a simila* ! nity of the occasion. one which befell the same family About 200 people joined Comman-' than a month ago. About tho der Yanda and Past Commander Al- j of August Mr. and Mrs. Gard> ; j thoff in prayer for their departed ner rece've<l word that their so%. I hero who gave his all that we may 7*^om®s Gardner, 23, listed missinjf : enjoy a better world. I action in the Pacific in 1943, had There was a profound expression i ^>e€n officially declared dead on July of sympathy tq>Mr. and Mrs. Frank! l1, 1944' He ,ost his ,ife whil* serving on the U. S. S. Maddo* jaq. J which was bombed and sunk white •£* waa a piviuuiiu eAjuvwiOll 1 to^^. Frank | Feiter, parents! and Mrs. Katherine Feiter, wife, and 17-month-old Jaq-.; Steinsdoerfer and her five sons, all Richard, 18, youngest of the five of whom are serving with the army brother, James, left for service on er, butcher and carpenter. ! Fred Beller, MPB. H. B. Reed, A. Ca-; brothers, left for army service on forces. While the patriotism of Mc- the same day. with the former being On January 21, 1940, Mr. and Mrs. J Puto, Fred Wahl, Sr.. Fred Wahl, Jr.,iApril 20, 1944. He reported at Fort Henry families is at a high level, sent to Camp Woltefs, Texas, for his . . Frey celebrated their golden wed- iMre- Graser, Mrs. Bunge and Mrs.jBlisgi Tex Bnd there was assigned few have called upon to give basic training. He was assigned toueline. daughter, by all those pres-;screen,n* a transport off the south* ding anniversary at their home here, Hayes. j an anti ajrcraft Unit. He is just so much for the victory which is an infantry unit and following basic ent- He shall not have died in co*8t Sicily. with many friends and relatives pres- j ^ A- F- DelFosSe has been ap- j completing his basic training and eaeh d*y coming nearer. For those was transferred to Camp Shenango, -- ° ent to extend congratulations on a ! pointedhealth commissioner at Or- j wiu soon ^ moving to some other who have given the most, certainly pa„ where he remained only a few a part of the country. Richard's en- P«*ce will be the most welcome. weeks before being sent overseas. In ||LUf\ A If ill IT try into the army made the Steins- To meet Mrs. Steinsdoerfer one England he received further training' |^£ II 0 MDUU I doerfer family the first one in this would hardly believe that she is giv- which fitted him for the invasion, community with five sons serving. 'nK UP 80 much. Although she great- which he participated in and during long and happy married life. Mrs.^j chard Beach subdivision. Frey preceded her husband in death j three years ago. j Only immediate survivors include1 one son, Charles, of Blue Island, 111., %and two grandchildren. The body rested at the Jacob Justen Sons funeral home until Monday, when services were held there at 2 o'clock. Burial was at Solon Mills. Alex Fort is Alex Fortis, 67, also a resident of the Country Club subdivision, died at his home there on Sept. 5 following an illness of a few months. He is survived by his wife and several children. The body rested at the jpcob Justen Sons funeral home until Wednesday afternoon, when it was taken to the funeral home at 845 Armitage avenue, Chicago, where rites will be conducted on Friday afternoon. Bur* ial will be in Elmwood cemetery. MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE Dear Mr. Moshor: I have been transferred to a different squadron so I thought I had better write to tell j They have a right to "be proud! ir GREAT NEED FOR SALVAGING PAPER IS NOT EXAGGERATED As ridiculous as it may sound, it is still true that we are fighting thw war with paper. It is Uncle Sam's number one shortage. Simply to design one big battleship it takes 175 tons of blue print paper. Shells as heavy as your family car, that blast a ship to bits from a distance of 30 miles, are wrapped for shipment in paper. - Pasachutea of paper drift down with food and ammunition for isolated fighting men. Seven hundred thousand (700,000) separate wa^items are paper packed. We lack paper because so many men who used to cut the wood for you of the change in address and to thank you for the paper. I always wait out mail call for the paper as I enjoy reading about Uiings happening back there, especially base ball scores. The weather here has been quite comfortable and not as hot as you were having for so long. Thanks again for the fine paper. Sincerely, 'BOB" SUTTON Santa M^ria, Calif. ly misses her five boys, she manages which he was slightly wounded. He tp keep busy, hold her chin up and has been sent back to a hospital in remain cheerful. England to recuperate and will soon: With the war tieWs becoming be ready fc^r combat duty again, brighter daily, we can imagine that with lighter hearts Mr. and Mrs. Steinsdoerfer are carrying on, with their one dream being of the day when Leonard, James, Richard, Alvin and Irvin will return for a reunion *t their West; McHenry home. OUR SERVICEMEN ALVIN STEINSDOERFER Alvin, 28, the eldest of the five sons of Mr. and Mrs. George Steinsdoerfer of West McHenry to serve , itois country, entered service on Aug. Just a few lines to Jet ytju know. ^ 1942. He received his basic Dear Mr. Mosher: No details have been received to how Richard Lee lost his life* He had enlisted in the army in November of last year and had bees overseas only three months. Besides his wife, who has been re»r siding at the Gardner home, he i* survived by a 7-months-oid soiy Thomas, his parents, and three sisters, Wilma pf Berwyn, and Lois an4 Carol at home. Coming as it did so close to th« JAMES STEINSDOERFER , Fitom the 15th AAF in Italy we recently received a picture of Corp. Eugene F. Frost, R . . 25. son of Mr. and f/"8 "ews' the™ » «> doub* |Hrs Walter Frost Gardner family has certaini- Wonder Lake ,y «iven as much for victor>' as any Showing him work>ther loc^ family in J£is community mg on the wing t more ) than most. The family ha« of a B 24 Libera een »>lanmnK to to Toluca. III*, tor bomber. He is ,heir ho™e town- this Sunday wher# an aircraft me- Tt,emon»l sfry«ces for Thoma* chanic with a 15th are to * held- AAF unit in Italy. EAwin Tuttle. "I've worked on Even with war news becoming hundreds of tht Liberators", de- more encouraging every day, many clared Frost, "all the way from Ben- casualities continue to be reported, gasi. Tunis, and all over the middle 0ne of the latest concerning this com* East. Things are a lot better now munity is that of Lieut. Edwin (J. that the Germans are on the run. At Tuttle, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claii* least you don't worry so much about enee E. Tuttle of Dundee, formelp being strafed and bombed while on Ringwood residents. This army piloithe job". failed to return following a missioft A graduate of Leyden high school «vfr Jugoslavia on August 22. I* in Chicago, Corp. Frost has been in fu,y ^ ,was awarded the air medal IF since May. 1942, and has for completing twenty-five raids ovef seas since November of the G«man installations at Munich. Vienna and the Ploesti air fields. Prior to entering service, in Sept. the USAAF been overseas ' same year. LEONARD STEINSDOERFER the Entering service six days after his derwent basic training at Fort Mil James Steinsdoerfer, 22, entered; j _j I 1942, Lieut. Tuttle was employed aft e army on Dec. 28. 1942, and un-' McHenry county has again had sad the E, National Watch that my address has been changed I training at Gamp Callan, Calif., and U.IVC....K ...o ... . v news as Georitv W. Lake of Harvardt, .,v h« ^ ,ince u,t again and also to thank you fer send-! from there was sent to Camp Haan brother. Alvin, Leonard Steinsdoerfer, Deleware. He was sent from there ® been reported, missing in ac ion | March and has a brother, Allen Tufc ing the Plaindealer every week. It • jn the same state, where he served 26, took his army basic training at to Fori, John Custis, Va., where he1 a an\ . *areJ^.^,w*81 tie, serving in New Guinea. is good to get the home town news the iQ^th anti aircrafU- In ^Hin Luis Obispo, Calif., following assigned to the 52nd coast ^rtil- ann°onced to nave been 1 nj ^he missing pilot if a nephew of every week. The Tfcst article I read April of 1943 lie was sent overseas, iriductkm f>n Sent. 5. 1942. There he lery. However, recently he volun- rwce' ' yAmos, May and Allen Nooain of is the "News About Oilr Servicemen" serving for a year on one of the was assigned to the medical cerps, teered for infantry service and as, to see if anyone had the misfortune many small islands in the south- to which he is still attached. In the a consequence has been sent to Camp! Mrs. Alex Justen has received word of being sent to Amarillo, Texas. j west Pacific. In April of this year course of duty he has served a- Pickett, Va. He returned to camp! that her husband arrived safely In I have been here in Amarillo for, he was placed in a hospital in New medical attendant in various hospi- a short time ago after spending a England and has since been sent on the past eight months. During this' Caldedonia and a few weeks ago ar- tals alcng the Pacific coast. His two-week furlough with his parents, j to France. paper mills have gone to war. To 1 time I went through the bomber | rived in the States. At present he present assignment has taken him to He expects to leave within a few j ----<-- make up for this shortage, we must: mechanics school and the B-17 tran-: is at Mayo General hospital in Gales- San Francisco, where he is enjoying weeks for overseas duty, and his one; Corp. Harold Phannenstill of Camp all conserve and salvage paper to the! sition course. Now I am to go to| burg, 111., following a furlough spent life in one of the country's vaca- hope is that he may meet his brother'Fannin. Texas, and his wife, now relast scrap. ' j the B-29 electrical trouble shooting (»t his home here. tion spots. now serving out of the States. ) siding in Kenosha, Wis., visited in Two thirds of all the available course, which will prepare me for, ----------------; the home of his parents, Mr. and <» (1 paper in the country--8,000,000 tons gunner on the super fortress. 1 QT WTVP 'Q fllTTPftr raust be recovered during 1944. If j l have ^ Bob Schaefer several ^ we salvage every bit possible, the! time9_ He is also going through the11X1 y,ulAJ Aa SVBXIS shortage will cease to exist. For;mechanic schooL 1 have also been | OF LOVELY WEDDING every 100 pounds of waste, eighty-1 fortunate to visit Ueut. George John- j live pounds of new -paper can be j son an(j jn Lubbock, Texas. made. RESIDENCE CHANGES CAPT. EUGENE NIELSEN WILL SPEAK AT OPEN ho Mrs. John Phannenstill, last week. this city. George W. Lake. Pvt. George W. Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. L#ke of Harvard, reported missing in action last week, has since been reported killed in France on August 2, 1944. He entered service in March of 1943 and had been overseas nearly a year. William Englc. Pvt. William Englc,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Engle of Marengo, . , T^rpn Miller has beenMransferred another casualty, has been listed as SEPTEMBER 14 c.mp Abbott^ OreKon, to Fort J i"_«««.,_on_ A«u.< U. 1M4 to the D'Vore place on Waukegan' Lewis, Wash., and Ralph J.' Schaefer j »n France, according to a war de- In a beautiful late summer wed-1 road which they recently purchased. Oni, thi.L' r1" "TJ f0r.k"0W | <«•>* Vlemni^d .t St. Peter's churclC Th. Nick Ad.mS f.mUy. formwlj; 30 "• ««• of the MZJl to wtStk Tun » the wm for send,ne the P«P«r. | V„|0,X„ Wednesday. August 30. ai livinr in the Joseph Ma, home : «n«my terntonr. h~ answered a re-; * * i i. : Sincerely, ld:30 o'clock. R*v fiwirim S<>ti9rlr ' Jnhn atrwt. are now residing in the ^ue8t to speak at an open meeting; Lawrence G. Freund, fireman # PVT. HERMAN SCHM1TT Amarillo, Texas. challenge home front, and begins now to save every possible scrap of used paper, can we reaeh such a staggering ^ Here • is surely an opportunity for j THREE-YEAR-OLD the children in every home to do j GIRL DIES AFTER something real toward winning the! J* ATT ypnw AUTO war. Here are some simple rules to follow: Captain Eugene Nielsen, home on from Metuchon, New Jersey, to New partment telegram received by his parents. Herman Blank fitstj ^er Blank, 19, of Wood- " stock street, Crystal Lake, received .le ave' w.i.th. .h .is pa'r enJt*s*, MM r. and. MM rs. I word this .w ee.k th, at h, er, hu. sband .w as The meeting is sponsored by the Nick g Freund. Their son-in-law,: *ound*^ «n the hand during a bat - - - - • - ' tie with the Japs sometime ago. 9:30 o'clock. Rev. George Schark' John street, are now residing in the ... v . n . , , > , united in marriage Miss Louise Wag- place vacated by the Downs. :a ,e ~ °. class ner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ' Mr: and Mrs. Frank Pitzen have ! ev®"infir' . M. Warner of Round Lake, and Har-' moved from the Jphn Schaefer farm . e mee..mfiL." . . . rn|11_k„<! ' « _ , • Old Godwin of Mundelein. ! near Johnsburg to the Frank May ?!erIe Blow^ of :Fox La^ who lef! The bride was lovely in a white house. Louis Smith is now taffeta gown with lace insertions, a his h<>me on the Schaefer farm. long veil held in place b> a tiar of Mr- and Mrs- ^ ftnd t : Nielsen's exoeriences . , „ ^ c„. seed pearls, and a long train. Her who* have been residing- with her ^I Aji^e'° Unti of Camp Ellis, 111., Fold newspapers flat; tlieini in1 Another highway tragedy . was: bouquet consisted of white gladioli, parents since returning from the _p pB~fT. has been enjoying a short time vi«itbundles a foot high. ^ mM of <MH»r w» Im i W""1- "V" »-«» !• .«» MtolT home folk.. Tie magazines in bundles 18 inches Schwangel, 3 years old, of 6700 West rheresa Waffner who was attired in house of Wauko*an road- V< >WS EXCHANGED -- high. | Imlay avenue, Chicago, was killed blue marauisette. with which »ko Mr- and Mrs. Frank May and fam- • ST MARY'S Billy Pries has been transferred! Lindell of Harvard was wounded in making 1,111 has been dec,ared an °Pen meet" for service on August 22, is now i However. he 18 reported to be on Mr. and Mrs. L» Meyer ind baby, ^e.,r « f<,w °? ^ C"" the road to recovery. Mrs. Blank has received no direct notification from the government. f Lieut. Harold Lindell I Official notice was given by the war department last week that Lieut. Harold N. Lindell. son of Mrs. Helen Flatten corrugated boxes; tie them after falling from a car on Route wore a pjnfc blusher veil and r-' have moved to Crystal Lake, in bundles a foot high high. 12. one mile north of Volo on Sat-: rjed R ^ et of ink gladioli. Flatten waste paper-wrappers, urday. She plunged to the pave- • R . . A L L O T M E N T O F O I L I from Great Lakes, 111., to Norfolk, i action, the accident occurring on in- At a 9:30 nuptial mass solemnized ! Virginia. vasion day. envelope". = of Hertel of Grayslake a"ndT Mui&ss SEdZna HAS BEEN REDUCED pack in boxes or bundles. (This type door on which she was leaning, ac- ™ei ° t h, r • ^ t of waste is twelve times as valuable cidentally opened. Besides her par- of Johnsburg, friends of the iii St. Mary's church on Wednesday by M.sgr. C. S. Nix. Miss Sarah Mil-! Lt Elmer Erber haa been trans- 'ier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony i ferred from Wilmington, Ohio, to You have just received, or iHII re- J. Miller of McHenry. became the New York City. Fronk Groell, son of ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwangel,. bri J de- Both ^vore yellow marquisette . v U J * i, r ii front seat a or°hid hats and carried lavender ceive very shortly, the coupons to be bride of Mr. frank Groell, son ol ene, and u'! Kljidioli- used to heat your home this year. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Groell of Wood- ' " Due to the shortages in heating stock. as newspaper). ( Lastly, be sure a salvage agency who were riding in the receives the papef you have saved, were her twin sister, Helene, m £^i£F.nd s^ptiTh^n'mi°: j vSf ZtL'tZlZ • M^h.e„^r,id.e' fS!,d ^nttdul'^m'nThe,0^0n"0Vy7u in Mo'fknSSZ? | learned. , Pfc. Edward A. Neumann and Pfc. Lyle Wendt. both of Crystal Lake, are reported to be receiving treatment in field hospitals for recent wounds. Neumann was serving in Bill Strom has been/promoted to'Guam and was wounded in the head ca>rpenter's mate, second class, some- ;and 'e^t leg. Pfc. W endt is reported where ia tfco Paciflfc it has been!** »»^?„been wounded on D-Day. BOY SCOUT DRIVE the accident was wh7n ^thlyTeard ner was served at'tKe home of the I at this time Try to make tiara was of see<i ^rls and she j ri ha8 been promoted to tte rank NOTICE , ' -- of the children ^ where- bride for about .00 relatives and ^»' »; hT mo*the " ^ bridafb^'cSfU | ^ *2^ " ^ shipment of surgical dreaa• -,! "uFp"o"n thefy stopped the cmarr . The' friends. The young .c oup» le., then left Vcu «T w-writ0e* o"r eWo1U - tom the ration of white roses. ^ >•1 nis lamuy. W »nv^ and ""f1* the"* hHd ^ S he'r "lo ^ I now a^'home"'^ Mund"lei* TV Wd th,4 i, « n,isuke on ' .rene Groell. sister of the , the surgical dressing rooms at the. "P, ine c"»a' ana took her to a,""^ ' , * " jnunuutm. ine nnnlicatSon 5W how far vour groom, of Chicago, served as maid . , o ll, t-n mlt high school will be turned on Mon- Volo gasoline station, where a doctor bnde attended Peter s eo first. of honor, wearing blue marquisette! 8,^ned a h08P,Ul tra,n mSL day. Sept. 11. The assigned quota™ summoned. She was found to1 Volo *nd has been employed at St. prge"t allotment unllg and a ink feather headpiece and -- must be completed by Oct. 15, so it! have suffered a fractured skull and Mary of the Lake ^,nary at J un" in8^nt aft r on' careful use short veil. Her bouquet consisted of'SEVEN MORE CALLED hon*d that all will he on hand it is believed that she died imme- delem. The grocm attended the Mun- Jnsuiricient an r ver> i.-iw i u.e. . arrrarowi* rww js hoped that all will be on hand , I delein school and Libertvville high y°u mRy contact the fuel oil panel pink roses. gy R0ARD NUMBER ONE "the first day. Hours will be on Mon- diately. e . i aa . o- anv Tuesdav or Thursday afternoon Richard Miller, brother of the bride, .day and Tuesday evenings from 6; An inquest was held at the Strang | " employed by the Piper 0°'clo^So adjustments acted as best man. to lCPo'clock and on Wednesday from j funeral home in Grayslake, with » !l)a,ter>' 1 to 5 o'clock. verdict of accidental reached. death MARRIAGE LICENSES TAX PENALTY DATE The penalty date for the second i Mr. and Mrs. George Wirfs spent installment of taxes was Sept. l.j Monday in Rockford as guests of Tax payers are reminded that the j Vincent Wirfs and family. delinquent list for McHenry town- j Mr. and Mrs. L«Roy Tansey and - ship will appear in the Plaindealer j children spent Labor Day in the «a Sept. 21. | hoB#e of George Steinadoerfer. » Nancy Olcott, Lily Lake. Vemard Golbeck, Crystal Lake. can be made until your present al- Following the ceremony, a Wed-1 The following registrants have lotment is depleted. Use your oil dinner was served for the bridal been ordered for induction by Selec Beautiful baby gifts, popularly priced. The Toddler Shop, Green and I Elm Sts., McHenry. j wisely, as we may not be able to allow you any more. Fuel Oil Panel McHenry County Rationing Board 126 Benton Street Woodstock; ni. Head the Want|A4a party and immediate families at Mi-j tive Board 1 this week: Place. A wedding dance was enjoyed j Vernon E. Eggert, Harvard, at Nell's ballroom in the evening. ( Melvin L. Fritzsche. Woodstock. The young couple will make their | Robert E. Carlson, McHenry. borne on a farm near Ringwood. Older fev Rubber Stamps at The PhrfBdealw.,:' " • Wayne L. Sherwin, Woodstock. Ward L. Loohler, Woodstock. Frederick W. Nothnagel, Harvard. Ptal W. 9 hadfa, mngwood. The annual Boy Scout drive will he held on Friday, Sept. 8, in McHenry. with Vaughn Jones acting as general chairman. Majors for the drive will be Mrs. George Stilling and Mrs. Horold P. Owen and captains will be Ray McGee. Lester Bacon and Donald Weingart. A meeting of the majors and captains took place on Wednesday night in the Legion hall. A breakfast will be enjoyed by the workers at IN*a's restaurant on Friday morning at 8 o'clock. :.tr NOTICE l- IW Rationing Board at Woodstock needs volunteer help in mailing out renewal "A" gasoline books. Kindly phone the city clerk's office if you tan- kelp. Pfceae McHenry 4*. I»