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\ J 1- ^ << & JOHNSBIJRG '1 7 • . • - ^ -t> ^ ^ t p ^f. '«. :»•> Pffi», **h - * r7 : v r- * * .. ' -V -1- '* <"*" • Thursday, December 7, 1944 hs,:>. .>".... 4 • • ; • • . (By Mm. Arthur Klein) Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freun.i Mr. and Mrs. Math Blake, Mr. aprf Mrs. Peter Weingart, Mr. and Mrs. Anton H. Freund and Mr. and Mrs. Nick B. Freund Saturday evening. Cards were played and refreshments served. » Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. May ahd daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Ford Jackson, Jimmy and Ed. were dinner guests at the ENin Newkirk home one evening this week. Seaman Jimmy Hettermarm of Great Lakes spent the weekend in the home of his mother, Mrs. Lena Hettermann. ;•; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Nett and son, Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klein and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Michels, Judy, Cathy and Christy, were guests in the Arthur Klein home Sunday evening. The occasion was the first birthday annivarsary of Cathy and Christy Michels. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Michels and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ange De- Bona, Miss Evelyn Michels and Joseph J. Michels were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Michels. , Jos. Miller and .children visited with Mrs. Jos. Miller in the sanitarium in Waukegan, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. (LeRoy Miller entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiller, Mr. and Mrs. Leo FreUnd, Mrs. Marie Frett, "Mr. and Mrs. Earl Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Freund, Alvin and Lloyd Freund, Joe "and Bob PU SAL. 1. ONI COAT COVOK inoct pointad wnHi oarf ttfliaffc bonntot waHs. 2. Amm UKf MACK 3. MKS M PNt HOW 4. MIXIS WITH WATO 5. NO 'PAINTY' OMM 6. WASHES IASKT 7. 10VEUEST COLORS - Kent-Tone JtOLLER-KOATER Item-Ton* TRIMS PLASTIC PATCH As lew as 15^ a raH Repairs cracks BOLGER'S DRUG STORE GREEN STREET McHENRY, TT.T. SPECIAL T H I S W E E K 3-Pc. TABLE MAT SET 44c SEV Attractive design in 3 colors on durable cork >/s inch thick. Set c o n s i s t s of 1 o n l y 8x9 in., and 2 only 6 x 9 in. Protect the finish of your table. I MIRRORS • Each $ 1 3 9 3 beautiful styles of mirrors to pick from. Makes a wonderful Gift! rinillll~ftfc l^lll^l 39 Each BABY BOTTLE WARMER *2 It*s New, Different, and Safe! The most practical Gift for the baby. For A. C. current only. CHESTLITE WITH BATTERIES $179 :v'4 Gift Dad will . appreciate. The world's most practical flashlight. WM. ALTHOFF HDWE. Cor. Route 31 and Main St. West McHenry Frett and Stanley Freund and Jimmy Freund Wednesday evening. Cards' were played and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Freund visited with their daughter, ^rs. Alvina Miller in the sanitarium in Waukegan, Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm, OefTling, who have been oin the sick list, are improved. tMrs. Elizabeth M. Schmitt is much improved following her recent illness. I Sunday callers in the Wm. OefTling home were Mr. and Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. Anne Guyser of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Jos Guzzardo, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred OefTling and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thelen. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Stilling and Mrs. Ted Pitzen were Sunday callers in the Alfred OefTling home. ; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Woerner and son, ° Albert, Mrs. Essie Bennett of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Schmitt were Sunday guests in "the Wm. Hiller home. Mr. and Mrs, Mike Schaefer, Mm. Albert M. Schmitt and Miss Bernice Hiller were shoppers in Elgin Tuesday. i „ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hiller entertained Mr., and Mrs. Anton* J. Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. George J. Schmitt, Ifr. $nd Mrs. Albert MSchmitt, Mr. arid Mrs. Louis Ji Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hiller, Mr. and Mike Schaefer, Mr. and Mrs Alvin J. Freund, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Schmitt and daughter Louise and Norbert, Bernice, Estelle and Mildred Hiller, Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller and daughter, Georgette, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Freund and family were Sunday guests in the Hubert Freund home. Mrs. Evelyn Schaefer has been jjscuperating at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyers, following her recent operation. Her inany friends will be gla$ to hear she is feeling fine. Mr. an<^ Mrs. King, Mr. and* Mrs. JTos. King, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meyers and Mr. and Mrs. George King celebrated the eighty-second birthday anniversary, of Mrs. Barbara King in McHenry Sunday. _ CIRCULARS ON NEW WITHHOLDING TAX LAW ARE NOW AVAILABLE Circulars for the benefit of employees, giving information as to the new withholding income tax law effective January 1, 1945, are now available at the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, located on the second floor of the State Bank building, Woodstock, Illinois. These circulars contain many questions and answers helpful to employees to better understand the^ provisions of the new law. \ New form W*-4 (Rev. 1944), Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate, must be filled in by all employees and given to employers by December 1, 1944. This certificate is based on the new law, and differs from any -previous certificates employees may have filed. Also available to employers, are a limited number of Circular WT (Revised 1944), which contains wage bracket table method of withholding and percentage method of withholding of income tax from employees' wages, together with other valuable information to assist employers to properly withhold tax as exacted by the new laviv Farmers have until January 15, 1945, in which to file declaration of estimated tax, and if by that time a completed final income tax return is filer, a declaration of estimated tax will not be required. However, a distinction must be made between those persons engaged in farming and the farm laborer working for wages who was required to file a declaration of estimated tax on or before April 19, 1944. SHORT TIME REGAINS FOR YOUTHS TO APPLY FOR SPECIAL TRAINING INTERESTING NEARBY i builuing to be built upon the land donated by Mrs. Harry Daveler in the I south village limits of Richmond. Th« corner stone of the old St. Mary stone church, Burlington, was recently opened in connection with the coming observance of the centennial anniversary of the church. The corner stone was in upper and lower sections which had to be pried apart before the hollow and its "contents could be reached. Among the contents were a time-stained copy of the New York Freemm's Journal, one of the oldest Catholic papers in the country, dated September 1, "856. Also there were two German papers, the Wahrheits-Freund of Cincinnati, dated August 30, 1855, and the See- Bote of Milwaukee of September, 1855. ' - \ 1 The heartbreaking words of a tele- | gram delivered to Peter 'Nelson, j of Crystal Lake last week were j these: "Report now received from j the German government through the | International Red Cross statfes your grandson, Staff Sgt. Laveme W. Nelson, who was previously reported missing in action, was killed in action on Sept. 30 over Germany." He was awarded the Air Medal for ' mer- I itorious achievement while partici- ; pating in heavy bombardment mis- I sions in the air offensive against the enehiy over Nazi Germany." Don't Pfai Rabbet Never pin through the rubber part of a strap, a garter or of the garment itself even for a short time. Beam Scale Use of the beam scale for weigb* ing was known to Egyptians in 5,600 B. C. Sf. • The vote #or« the new Community high school ,and for the bond issue for satoe, voted on a week ago Saturday in Richmond and Burtoq townships, carried by a large majority. Thus the new school is assured, the Hot Air Much of the country's* hot air i comes from the central plains legion. This dry Interior area reaches | eastward from the Rockies to the i Mississippi, and from southern Tex-- ! as to North Dakota. Summer tem- I peratures of 115 degrees in the i shade are occasionally recorded, j Desert lowlands in California and | Arizona have topped that figure I Death Valley has known 134 degrees; • ORDERS SOLICITED FOB | JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS WATCH and JEWELRY REPAIRING . 7 ALL WORK OUJAANTKKB "TORCHY" KRAUSE - PHONEMttZSBY 379 310 ELM STREET ' M'HENBY, ILL. . Vtf' Less than a month remains for 17 year-olds to make application for the army specialized training reserve program, Lieut Steve Groseck, pyblic relations officer of the Chicago army recruiting service has warned high school graduates. No applications will be accepted after the current enrollment, he said. Youths who wish to avail themselves of the free college training program must be completely processed one week before the ertlistment deadline, Dec. 31. Consequently, application should be made now, Lieut. Groseck declared. Applicants for ASTRP must be high school graduates and physically oualified for general military service. They cannot be more than 17 years, nine month old when they enter the college program. High school graduates and youths completing high ; schopl the current semester may apply. However, no one will be considered eligible unless he' is available for assignment to college by March 1, 1945. Academic training at government expense is given eligible young men before they are called to . active duty. The army pays their tutition and the cost of their textbooks and ; instructional material. It furnishes quarters and meals, clothing, medical care and transportation. The ASTRP student has only to pay for his own laundry, dry cleaning and small personal expenses. Prospective ASTRP applicants may take the qualifying mental and physical tests at the Chicago army recruiting service, located on the seventh floor of the Insurance Exchange building at 166 Van Buren street, C h i c a g o . . . - i m LOVELY MIRRORS 18th Century BEDROOM SUITES Ilf WALNUT AND MAPLE Ycu'll marvel at tbie size of each piece . . . the carved mirror frames and bedposts ... the solid brass hardware. These are just a few of the quality details which make this group. Choose from round, oblong and oval shapes, each with its own harmoniously designed gilded frame. Suitable for every room in the house, and the perfect gift. Other types'to choose. 2-Pc. Living Room SUITES Made With Springs Yes, this very smar ly styled suite has pre-war construction in the cushionr, backs and ba 'es. The coverings 1 £|*e mohair and tapertry, in designs that reflect good taste and you may choose th$ two pieces in ma'€hing" ctolors. The excellent workmanship is apparent at your very first glance. 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