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; t SPRING GROVE (By Mrs. Charles Freund) Mrs. Arthur Kattner, Mrs. L. L. Kagan, Mrs. Ray May, Mrs. George W. May and Mrs,. Norbert Klaus attended club meeting at the home of Mrs. Arthur Klein in Johnsburg on Thursday afternoon. The many friends of Joseph G. Wmgner will be sorry to learn that he has been, ill the past two weeks. Mia. A1 Wirtz and children of Mc- Hemry are spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown. Mrs. Frank Sanders was pleasantly surprised Friday night when her j children, friends and neighbors gath- • ered at her home in honor of her ! birthday. The evening was spent ; visiting' aqd refreshments were serv- 1 ed. Guests included Mr. and Mas. Alvin Sanders and Harry Christensen of Fox Lake, the George Sanders family and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weber, daughter Judyanna. Pvt. Melvin Kattner is enjoying a : furlough. He visited this weekend in the Joseph Kattner home. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kattner were Mr. and Mrs. W-+: Vf -m Milhrr- Sure to.be on her list ... *pd we have all the styles she wants! ; Genuine shearling FUZZIE-WUZZIES. M D'ORSAYS and BRIDGE SLIPPERS MM these illustrated . . . plus many • ottier styles in almost all colors. Z up eouimnn BROS. CORNER CASS AND MAIN, WOODSTOCK, ILL. , a 4-- WAR-WINTER TO BE TOUGH ON CARS! A lot of can that seem to be going strong today won't be able to "Stand the gaff" of the 4th war-winter. Sticky sludge that can clog oil lines, unseen rust and corrosion inside the motor, will cut down many cars. The situation calls for proper preparation for winter driving. Now, of all times, use top-quality motor oiL Use instantflowing, full-bodied, sludge-resisting, low-in-carbon oil. Use Standard's famous Iso-Vis 10 W, the full-protecting, fasteststarting, easieet-on-the-battery 10 W motor oil. Get Iso-Vis 10 W today. And while you're doing it, make sure your car has all-over protection. Arrange for a complete service "package" that covers the vital spots . . . get a 4th War-Winter 10 Sill Tunb-up at your Standard Oil Dealer's. • TODAY SEE YOUR STANDARD OIL i DEALER far Batter Cir tat ' Qatolin* Powv * tW Attack ... Dmft Watte a Drop! Buy mort War Baoet* ••• • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • Mom and Pop and the Car reminds rot, George. . . we'd better hsv* am Standard OA Man give the car its regular 60-day oil change John Weber, daughter Nancy, Mrs. Marjorie Henri and son of Fox Lake, the Eldred Johnson family of Mc- Henry and Mrs. Hannah Carlen and daughter Myrtle of Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Math Nimsgern, Mrs. Robert Lent, Mrs. Lucille Nelson, son Bobby, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nimsgern in Waukegan. Miss Lorraine May who is em- SLOCUM LAKE (By Mrs. Harry Matthews) Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lusk and daughter, Betty Lou, were callers at Maple Park and at DeKalb last Saturday. ployed in Zlfcn, spent the weekend i r Forrest Grunnewald of Golden Bull rorresi ^runnewaid of Golden Bull with her parents, Mr... aann(dj MMrrss. Farm®» attended the twenty-third Frank May. Mike Wagner of Chicago spent i , Sunday and Monday in the Frank \ n<^ay Wagner home. annual Congress and the Fat Stock show at the Stevens Hotel in Chi- Open Kettle Canning Open-kettle canning is generally | satisfactory for such products as ; pickle relishes, preserves and jams. | It should never be used, for nonacid i vegetables or for meat, poultry and fish because the heat is insufficient to guard against spoilage and po»» sible poisoning. It is not even approved for fruits and tomatoes be- ! c.aus® °' dajnger of recontamina- ! turn before the jars are sealed. Bake Egg in Tomato A favorite is an egg baked In a whole tomato. Allow one large tomato for each serving, cut slice Vom the stem end, remove enough pulp so that an egg may be slipped Slneberry Growth Plant scientists report that blueberries may be grown successfully in home gardens if the soil is naturally acid or is properly treated to - - , » -- -- make i•t• acid. I&nii ouriudxiinicairryy rriichn ssooiillss? into the cavity, sprinkle with salt the plants soon die, but they will and pepper and coyer with buttered grow in soil similar to that where nacrumbs. Arrange in a shallow pan tive blueberries and huckleberries rial.,?. °Te,n (?J5 °r azaleas. 'aurels or rhododendron^ degrees Fahrenheit) until the grow. Blueberries contain good suncrumbs are brown and the egg white ! plies of vitamin C and other nutrU Is opaque--at least 20 minutes. tives nuu>- Mrs. Annie Adams and son, Rich- ' ard, of I!Hemond Lake. Miss AfnfV n t II I 11 n | i>l llimilllll Mue^of Round Lake. Mrs. Cora Pr"" TIT V I A I f f ? ; Miss Alt^ea Coss, and Miss Orissa -- | Brown were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. John Blomgnen spent Sunday at the-home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lundgren at Wauconda. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hansen attended an I. C. A. dinner dance givett. >1111 H I 11 H"I"H | 1 1 M"H ,. (By Evelyn La via) Hello Neighbors: f - Skating at the lake this pas); week Was superb. All the youngsters, and the • young in spirit" were out, skating all day anA warming frosty hands •and toes over a huge bonfire on the beach. The', "lake was fairly safe all the way across, reported both "Mac" McDermott and Frank Bitterman, who were among the "young spirit." •• at the Swiss club in Chicago Saturday evening. Mr. Hansen iq*a mem* ber of this club. . . ^ Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones and children were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mps. Ed Schubert in • of Golden Bull Farms. . v Miiss Dolores Dowell was a dinner . Lilymodr mcHjrna ^Ihe passing of ! guest Sunday at the home of Mrone of its oldest residents, Mrs. Mary «and Mrs. Forrest Grunewald. Robert yan, NoV. 29, and^ extends its sym- Matthews was a supper guests .pathy also to the Bar:elt family for the passing of Mrs. Bartelt's mother, Mrs. Frieda Groeger Bauet. Dec. 1. May God's comfort be with both the Ryan and the Bauer families over these trying days. Emil Weber finally caught up with the birthday dinner he missed a few weeks ago. It was waiting for him when his bus arrived two hours l«Je' Sunday afternoon. From the way it was enjoyed, the dinner certainly improved with age. Our b$st wishes to Arthur Belauds, who is recuperating from an operation in the Woodstock Tiospital. Mrs. William Etten enjoyed a twoday vacation in Chicago with her sister, Mrs. Josephine Schlau. Several of Mrs. Lottie Bransford's neighbors and friends were present at the last meeting of the Eastern Star in McHenry, where she was installed as conductress. Congratula- Hons, Lottie. """ Apologies W Ben Thitzlauff, inephew to Rey,. Rueckheim. We erroneously stated last week, that he made house plan% for the Army and Navy.- Hose clamps is what we should have said. The Rueckeims entertained their daughter and granddaughter, Mrs. Phillip Phiens and Virginia, of Needles, Calif., at their home here in Ulymoor, last week. ... Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hoeffer and Mrs. Joe Healy, of Chicago, spent Sunday between the Wirfs and the Wegener households. Little Delores Hyatt's christening had to be postponed from Dec., 3 to Dec. 10, as her uncle, Richard Hyatt, who was to have been godr father, developed a case of mumps. Hope ' Uncle" improves enough to officiate this Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Reinholt Hints entertained their friends, the John Boehms, of Chicago for the weekend. Sidney and Golden Anderson came with Jackie and Beverly from Mc- Cullom Lake to visit with the Andrew Andersons, Sunday. The Morris Fields stepped out into society Saturday night. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Field at supper at the "Wagon Wheel" in Rockford. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Blake Went shopping in Waukegan, Saturday. That is, the misses shopped while blister paid the hills. At any rpte, everyone is satisfied. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ast, of Chicago, were Sunday guests at the Blake home. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kiehl were hoist and hostess to Mr. and Mrs, Emmet Smith, and their children, Grace, Emmet, Jr., George, Roy, and Ronnie, of Montgomery, 111., last Sunday. Monday, the Kiehls plan to visit Santa Claus in Chicago where j Clifford, Jr., wants to put in an early j request for a "bzepher," translatedj that means a train. Mr3. K. Redding, who is' spending j the winter with h$r daughter, Mrs. j Harry Gannon, entertained her sis- j ter, Mrs. Ida Schofield and her son, R. Redding of Chicago this past ! week. - j Miss Lueile Nielson gave a party honoring her eleventh birthday Sun- i day afternoon. Among the guests ^ were Audry and Lois Kurbyun, Ar- ' line and Rodger Svoboda, Patsy and Dagmar Andrea, Alice Hintz, Jeri Einspar, and Judy Diedrich. Many happy returns, Lucile. , The P. T. A. met last Friday night. After the regular business was disposed of, the members enjoyed refreshments, bunco, and a grab bag, with Mrs. John Milinak hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kurbyun were welcomed as new members to tKe orginization. The P. T. A. movie date was changed from Monday, Dec. 4, to Tuesday, Dec. 5, 5, at 8:00 p. m. Lily Lake kiddies are all looking forward to the Christmas party planned for them on Dec. 22, at the schoolhouse. „ , The most perplexing question of the moment seems to be ' How many toes has an elephant?" If anyone knows the answer will he please call either Eleanor Wirfs or myself. Santa Claus will surely appreciate the correct information. So long. ... "I John Blomgren,' a well known citizen of this community for the. past, thirty years, passed away Tuesday: morning at his home. Steel Par At the close of 1943, the steel industry's payrolls were $140,000,000 per month, and earnings of wage earners averaged more 4han $1.16 per hour. OLD SOUTH SBox Whimsical Bridal Scene on cover. Old fashioned marriage certificate inside cover. Filled with devices to further modern romance--Large Decanter Jug of Cologne, Sugar-Shaker Talc, Sachet, Guest Soap. Either Plantation Garden or Woodland Spice bouquet. $2.00. ( Vanu (A&Wb 7 on$v QAAHMA v:. MuMle Revel in the fluffy luxury of a bubble bath from this Old South decanter. Choose your scent--either Plantation Garden or. Woodla^ Spice. $1.50. BOLGER'S DRUQ STORE Green Street McHenry This question is sometimes asked by newcomers--and by others who have not had telephones here--when they move into a home just vacated by another family and find the telephone still in place. They are apt to wonder why a telephone man soon arrives to remove the instrument an4 why they then have to wait befoee getting telephone service. The answer h th*t many other applicants hare already been waiting •% for telephone service . . . perhaps far weeks or even month** So, the telephone used by former Residents who order their service terminated--the wires to the central office--the switchboard oudet and all " Other equipment required to keep a telephone in use are assigned to the family next on our waiting list. * ' We appreciate the patience and ^understanding shown by those who have had to wait. And you may be sure that we are doing everything in our power to s-t-r-e-t-c-h all our facilities to give^ tht besl service to the most people. * IMVfSr IN VICTOir- IUY MOM WAR BONOS ILLINOIS BiLL TELEPHONE COMPANY V Yj . * f T f f T t ? T T T t - T as official > < ? 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