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Mr. Bell held tightly OLD 8Y ONE OF HREE BROTHERS - ?;C I '^•r FUNERAL SERVICES HELD LAST WEEKEND FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM Corporal Loren W. McCannon of to the reins but /was dragged to the Company M, 105th infantry regi- ground. -/ ment, has landed at Atsugj airfield on A hasty examination indicated that Honshu with the 27th infantry divi-:j|6 had Suffered one" or more fraction, the first army ground forces, tures of the spine for vhe w^s parunit to travel by air into Japan alyzed in one arm and one log. First proper. 'aid was administered and Tie was ,The McHenry soldier was among then removed by ambulance to the the first American doughboys to set Woodstock hospital. ^ foot on the enemy's homeland to ----•--^ • < •tort the occupation of the four main LEGION AUXILIARY islands in the Japanese empire. ~ He saw action with the 27th on BEGINS MEMBERSHIP Okinawa Shima before flying to Hon- TtPTTTli! TAR WTT VT A P shu in an army C-54 transport plane. '1*12 rOK WEA1 YEAR Corp. McCannon has been awarded --; " the Combat Infantry Badge. His The president has urged all Auxilregiment is now in an occupational iary members to step into action, areia near Tokyo and has headquar- united action, as the 1946 memberters at OJawarja on the eastern shores ship drive is started.- At this time, of Hcnsh:u Island. i with the war overtand our boys and Before entering service, he was girls coming home, we have much ait aircraft inspector for ConsOli- reason to be thankful. We can shew dated Vultee Aircraft corporation, our spirit of gratitude by seeing that and previpus to going to California our enrollment in the local Legion! had attended^ the^local, high school. Auxiliary includes all eligible persons. I There will be a monthly meeting! on Monday night, October 15, at Lester, Earl as# psArfhur Smith Spend r;^.Few Days In Calcutta An An auto collision ° which occurred on September 16 resulted in the death last week of Archie L. Breese, 47, who had spent the summer j months at Island Lake. He died in St. Therese hospital October 3, 1945,' from complications of injuries sus-, tained when the car in which he ^ was riding collided with one driven by Bernard Diets, near Grayslake. ; Diets, a marine whose home is with JOHN MARRIED FIFTY YEp OCT. 8 Couple Honored 4t Sinner, Open House On Memorable Day CLAXTON FARM IS SOLD AFTER BEING IN FAMILY FOR EIGHTY-ONE YEARS interesting and unusual letter j DesPlaines, has been charged cT om4e. s to o-iuLr office thiLis _ w!»e:e k from;' d__r1u n'k en driv;i_nTg._. Sixty-two years of residence in the ! same place was the record noted last Sunday by William Claxton on his birthday anniversary. It will probr 4 ably be the last birthday he will eele^f bra|g there, too, for two weeks ag4|. the Claxton farm, which has beem owned by. the family for eighty-onf i years, was sold to James Lennon. ryi The large and attractive farm,! -- [about two miles east of McHenry,! October 8, 1945, was a memorable was purchased by Mr. Claxton'a i GOVERNOR GREEir WILL VISIT C IT ON NEXT MONDAY , Will View Fox On Inspection Tour ( Proposed New Project _ . ^ Excitement will no doubt prevail He escaped with day for Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Jrrandfather, John Claxton, in 1864, in McHenry next Monday when Lester Smith, one of the three sons only minor injuries. He was put Johnsbutg, for that date marked !w'ie" t*le °'d gentleman's son, John, Governor Dvdght H. Green pays our of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith in into the custody of the shore patrol their golden wedding anniversary. i ^r- was 4 years of age. There the litfle city a visit. The governor has and transferred to the Great Lakes naval hospital. The deceased and his wife, who was crash :e and thanked you for sending Alfred _ Rhodes, aa oi the Plaindealer. It take, .bout X,<:<S?t«kur.he" *tnS' service. It tells of the recent reunion of thft, boys after several years during which they have served in various parts of the world: I believe it is just about time I wrote me His wife, Mrs. Patricia Phalin McCannon, resides in McHenry. William J. Gerlach William John third cla«s, is now serving on U. S. S. Hamlin in Tokyo Bay, seaplane tender, which entered the Bay several days before the formal surrender ceremonies to bcome part 9f i There will be a Gerlach specialist iwhich tim* every member is »sked to ; - ' bring a new one. Anyone wishing information as to eligibility, please call Mrs. George Kane, membership chairman, Dhone 225-^W. f social hour follow 1 the occupation force. * i ing the next business meeting, with Planes of Fleet Air Wing 1, to cards, lunch and prizes. which the Mamlin is attached, sana 187,555 tons and damaged 173,975 tons of Jap shipping from March 29 to the end of the war. Victor Miller On September 9 of this year Victor Miller witnessed the surrender juid occupation of Kusaie Island, one •f the Carolines, from his Destroyer fioley. The Soley crew was greeted by two American copra planters, released by the Japs just two days previous, and 1,800 natives. ,?The Jap garrison was composed of 8,447 soldiers and 603 sailors. Lawrence Hock, Jr. Lawrence Huck, Jr., a member of the U. S. S. Essex carrier's crew since December 31, 1942, was promoted recently from storekeeper first class to chief storekeeper. Being a member of the crew at the time of her commissioning, "Larry" is now a plank owner of this flattop. He Is the storekeeper in charge of the supply office. During more than thirty months of combat sea duty, Chief Huck participated in nine major invasions, a both , Philippine sea battles and a number j in civilian life, of strikes launched against the J.ap- | . Enclosed is anese home island which helped bring the enemy to defeat. For the action he has seen on board this carrier he norw is eligible to wear the American area ribbon, tile Asiatic-Pacific area ribbon with ten battle stars and the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars. MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE Fifty years older than when they <*"*1 accepted an invitation to view first approached the altar, but still iat^ . age °f 80, five rears a*°- F°x river m connection with a new ne aeceasea ana nis wuey wno vounjr jn spjrit an(i appearance the During the past eighty-one years propesed project. The long span to s also injured only slightly in the couple walked down the aisle of St the buildin?s have been remodeled be covered will take in the winding sh, were passenger* in a car john's iarjre church on Monday seve™l times so that in spite of its nver from, Elgin as far north as °,f morning with their bridesmaid and jst'U one of the most McHenry, and will be seen by air, .Miswca, w.icu n.cy wtrre struck best m f ioqc Mr_ Tnh„ p. modern and finest looking hereabouts, land and;water. y Dietz,/«fho approached from the gt.. w- ' L. . "rnil- nf /with its spacious lawn and buildings. The governor will arrive* by pla|l« Chippewa Falls Wis T Pv l! n Mr L' took over the farm on at the Elpin-Kane airport and will proceeded by &e little flower 1ST •0c^cbeL1i wit,h. 0rv|»« stop there just long^ enough for Anir. ciitk ?F,n« rt for l"m- Mr. Claxton and Mav.r Walter E. Miller to go aNoard by I opposite direction. Ttye collision oc eurred shcrtly after midnight on 'Route 120, one-half mile west of » +• o u . -r.- Route 21. Rhodes »nd a fourth u! _?ra" y aUg, , r. . his brother-in-law, John Dreymiller, the' two-motor Cessna plane, piloted i gj]j "Fuigeon move into airport, Chicago. ; nassenger. Miss Vera Wilson, Woodstock, also suffered minor injuries. Dietz was alone in the car when the crash occurred. o{ the couple, who carried gold roses }wjn continue to live t ana two gold rings. At noon a dinner was served for there until next by Bill Tuigeon of the Sky Harbor spring, when they will m« , . , . , . Mo near liouse on East River The inspection group will next relatives and friends at the Smith Road, whichjhey recently purchased. ccme to McHenry by air and then Funeral services were held from residence, followed by open house: Yes. the Claxton farm has changed retufri to Elgin onlv to make the jthe late r^idence«n=Saturday after- for atout seventy-five guests in the ownership, but it will probably 1 ' ; noon, with burial in Memorial Park evening. A five-tier Avedding cake many years before old timers will i cemetery. adorned the table. The honored think of it in any way but "the old Survivors, besides the widow, in- bride and grcom of fifty years were Claxton Jarm." elude a son, A1 Breese. and the par- presented with a variety of lovely ' * •*>' //. ent8, Orrin and Kathryn Breese, of gifts as well as the best wishes of Columbus, Nebr. Gilbert Harris Home Is Scene of Mysterious Fires • their manv friends for many {anniversaries. j v Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married j In Chippew a Falls, her home town, on October 8. 1895. and made there . . , , 'hnoummee iHnI W*» ii!sMc:io inissiinn fmori eciikgohit- years. severali KAme s Tla s.t we*ekl n at the Then t„hey moved to the Smith farm f VnsKlim tw r». ided until Mr. Smith retired from Mrs. Carl L< Watk'ins, been sepf a r m i n g t f l f r h t y e a r s a e o a n d t h e y . . . « moved to the John H. Freund home in ^Johnsburg. which thev purchased. ere they live quiety, their interest LESTER SMITH Fires out Home of Gilbert Harris on East Jack sen street, Woodstock. The Harris family made their home here until the past couple of years. Articles of clothing and bedding i? 0 th .. au;etv were damaged severely before the - * fire deparement succeeded in extinguishing the blazes. The fires broke three months for me to get my copy out in different places each time, but I still enjoy reading it with no cause having been deter- | There have been some unusual mined as yet. ,, , , .{happenings contained in letters writ-; Members of the police force have „ I've been getting transferred around|ten t0 you by other servicemen been keeping close watch on the Mrs. Carl J. Freund of McHenry, often that the paper hasn't been 'from McHemv but something hap- home during the first few days of the. Leo J- Smith of Ringwood; Ray keeping up with pened to me just recently that has week for some possible clue. | Smith of Chicago; Clarence Bie and have been ![.. f th , [Walter, stationed with the army in local ttiissing it a lot. j M~t fW. Furlough. !Dr. Raymond P. Watkins |the Philippines; and Leona at home. NEWS ABOUT OUR SERVICEMEN being centered in their large family and lovely flower garden. Nine Children . The Smiths have nine living children, Fred of Johnsburg; Mrs. William Althoff. Bernard Smith and [One daughter, Mrs. Joseph Schmitt, I passed away a year and a half ago. ' All of the remaining children except Walter were able to be home for the the Dental'Practice September 20 family here in India. Earl, who has , „ „ . „ w .. . w will be here for'w™, ' __ -;nr. Fehru«rv «nH Dr- Raymond H. Watkins of Won some time. Was1 ,der Lake, who recently returned from jubilant celebration on Monday. The fortunate, though, j Overseas duty in the Pacific, has re- couple has twentyfive grandchildren Iwo weeks ago, to. |sumed his own dental practice and and one great grandchild. ! is also continuing the practice of his Besides the family, fifteen relatives i father, the late Dr. Carl L. Watkins. and close friends from Chippewa NEW LAWS PERMIT GREAT INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES have met Charles Brda and we have] been getting to- j g e t h e r s e v e r a l ! times a week. He is the only person j I've seen in the army that I knew ; my new address, i Thanking you again for the news | each week I am Respeetfullv yours, " BURL RINKENBERGER, Fort Ord, Calif. Just a line to say thanks for send-: ing the Plaindealer to me all these : nponths. It's been a contact with' friends and home that I've really ap-. predated. Please discontinue sending the (taper overseas as I am preparing to tl. . . ire turn to the States. Should be on t i pr0P€r^y .a8sess" , the way within a week and home for rUSK- What a Thank,gi»- ine that will be. Thanks again. soon. HARRY SCHNAITMAN. Hope to see 3M»n Philippine Islands. will permit property tax increases ranging up to 150 per cent, L. H. Sunerl, director of the Illinois Agricultural association department of research and taxation, explains in an article reviewing the new tax laws in the October issue of the Record, official 1AA publication. These laws will the state after the expiration of tern porary limitations on such tax in creases, Sime^I points out. / j»«ni jo» vi cuwnuK every wing "In view of these facts," he adds, * home. Which is ' the most important Dr. Watkins will have office hours Falls were present for the anniver- ! on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday sary observance and Friday at 1555 W. 79th street, Fifty years in terms cf Chicago, and at Wonder Lake on i life is a long period. anda arated from the j service after fifty-1 six months of ac-' tive duty. After a period of fifteen! months of train-1 ing in the States, he was assigned' to the Asiatic-Pacific theatre as a1 dentist. His over-1 seas tour of duty! twenty-nine months. Other,once more, the second time by youths receiving their dis-;auto> ^ drive over roads dr'"8.'^.^1 overlooking th. riv.r and will b. lasted were Leo Lay and George Reid. ijoined on the by executive William Bochman stoPIyed_ in the ^J^ioU5 which they " Meet May«r ,»ped office to have his paper disco following his discharge. In McHenry the party will be VMt by Mayor Overton ana, with polkt Tuesdays and Saturdays. ! FASHION SHOW AND CARD PARTY BENEFIT HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Old friends will be interested to! learn that John W. Fay, son of Mrs. escort, will drive to the cottage oa Emma Fay of Bellingham, Wash., the Fox river of W. R. Meadows of and the late Mr. Fay, former local Elgin, for luncheon. The governor residents, was discharged from ser- will be accompanied by CftPt. Robeit t inirle I v'ce on ®ePtemher 24 at Camp Dix, Dewey, newly appointed director of f with a . ' Jersey- He served in army mil- the state aeronautics department, yet witn a jtary intelligence as special agent in I The inspection is being made ill ! This is an occasion you cannot afjford to miss. It is not just another jcard party, although cards will be one feature of the entertainment. It is not just another fashion show 'because the prettiest girls in McHenry eounty will model the smart- ;wnHam BoOS> Mr. and Mrs. , , , est, newest fashions. Even the Bresin, Louis Ruf jand Theodore Islands. prb.es are cut of the ordinary. , Boh, aU of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; friends from iAun prini»a Um Annm Zwiedevoted family, true friends -and j tj,e counter intelligence corps, sta- i response to a movement which il faith in the wisdom of providence i tioned at Brooklyn, N. Y. John is a growing in popularity to make navlthey pass quickly and pleasantly, graduate of McHenry high school, gable the entire length of the Fox With the golden wedding celebration | Northwestern University and John by dredging and building a series the culmination of just such a fifty Marshal Law school. After a rest 0f dams equipped with boat ladders. Sears, the many friends of Mr. and (he will return to his practice. Hei The governor and his party will [rs. Smith extend best wishes as resides at 8816 N. Kostner avenue, j travel on the Fox during the afterthey start on the road to succeeding Chicago. jnoon b motor launch, inspecting th* anniversaries. . | river at Cary, Algonquin and otkBf') Among those, from out of town Glenn Anderson has arrived back nft:nta fro the «nuth who attended the golden wedding in the States after a long period in ' were Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Boos, the European theatre. His two! **•#*•***'& ••#<'•#•••• I # 1 • Mr. and Mrs. Emil Boos, Mr. and brothers are in the Pacific, Harry . • Mrs. Henry Boos and son, Clarence, serving with occupation army in! A1BOI1& tllC SICK Thomas Japan and Clarence in the Tinian •mimhmmmimmmimu all over the county and you have a. felhofer an<J d'htei:f Louise, of from. Seymour Johnson chance to win any of a number of pimj, • 4 Car., to Indianapolis, Ind. gifts. You can also enjoy excellent! ' ' ..•.I..';::.-.,:.. ----- reThehTponS'ors are the women of]LOCAL I had planned to spend our furloughs the newly organised women's auxil- FARMERS IN FILING' together. As soon as I got a letter iary of the Woodstock public hos- EARL SMITH .. ~ , . saying that he had arrived in India, pital, the place is St. Mirys gym- I* guilty after having j made arrangements to get a fur- nasium, Woodstock, the date, Saturthe Plaindealer for so long lough ^ day after I arrived in day, November 3, at 8 o'clock. Tickpermit large tax ?nd n°t having thanked you for it. Calcutta I went out to Art's camp ets are one dollar and may be ^tain- Increases in almost every county in 1 want you to know that I really to see if r i^ate him. When' ed locally through Mrs. Paul SChweraporeciate it and hope I keep re- j waiked up to the door of his .tent man, 177, or Mrs. Ray McGee, phone ceiving it because it does such a we recognised each other right away. 221-R. QU 1, srwell job cf covering everything at called up Earl and arranged to Mrs. Warren Shoemaker of Wood- ^ s h.m ,n Calcutta ^ next stock is program chairman. DAIRY FEED PAYMENTS "taxpayers should take every pre- thing in the world to a guy away and gpend the time talking about old caution to insure that unjustified tax j from home. times. The following morning increases will not be made." • I run the clubhouse of the air met Karl at the Red Cross club. Three suggestions are offered , by [ base golf course here and I am get- Simerl to help counteract the trend [ tin? in all the golf I want. I should toward rising taxes and to keep;be in good shane for the,"6 o'clock proper control over expenditure of bunch" when I get back/and that local public funds: I include* Charlie Adams. 1. Trustworthy citizens should be | I'd also like to know what hanmairttained in or elected to all prop- nened to little Eddie Buss and his erty tax levying bodies. I White Sox. Mavbe thev will do i , 2- Full ?nd complete publicity , little better next year, Ed. snouki be given to the official actions, j want to. thank yo^ again for the all local government officers re-1 Plaindealer although no airtoimt ™of sponsible for the levying and spend-1 th»pks would sh^w how much I enmg of tax mon^. 3. If necessary, maximum taxrate Francis Grasser has received discharge from the army. limits should be reduced by "referendum to offset the increase in property assessments. joy me it. Say More Than Three Million To Be Back From Pacific In Year hello to everyone fc 'pm rnHinir. NORMAN KNAACK, Memphis, Tenn. spar that every sailor, guard man now on duty in the Pacific --1.800,000 officers and men--will be brought home during the next eleven months. When the withdrawal is completed by Sept. 1. 1946, the navy said, only about 200.000 navv and marine officers and men will be on duty in the Pacific. These will be replacements wh« will be sent out by July 1. In addition. the army will return about 1,600.000 men during the same period, the navv said, making a total of 3,400,000 servicemen to be returned from the Pacific m the eleven-month period. It is some time since you heard rrom me. I have Veen quite busv so T Hid p«t h«»v«» much time to write. First of all I want to thank you > •uuviinu f°r sending the Plaindealer to pie. marine and coast- jfollowed me all over airooe. I entered the army on February 10, 1942. I received my training at Camp Crowder. Mo. I was on maneuvers for five and one-half months at North Carolina and in Tennessee. *Vom there T ^ent back to Camp Crowder until Oc^ber of 1943. I left the IT. S. on Novem^r S. 1943. cverse»*. P+hvpH in Ew*'*nd eight months. I landed on Utha Beach. Normandy. Fran«*e. on June 10 and proceeded to Munich. Ger- ARTHUR SMITH can imagine the happy family union we had. Until then, 'Bar! and I hadn't seen Art in three and a half years and I hadn't seen Earl in two years. We spent the next »"any. T went through four battles, couple days together and then I Normandy. Northern France, A r-; wen*t back'to Earl*s camp with him. and t V Rhjnelan«* and the j j gpent the reat of. my furlough Plaindealer followed me although it. there. came a few months later. Some time in the near future, our I em th*w bacV fit home. I re- ; mother should be able to furnish you SUMMER TRAIN CONTINUES We have been informed by Fred W. Heide, president of the McHenry Township association, that should patronage continue this week as _ it did last week the second morning train to Chicago, leaving here at 8:04 o'clock, may continue indefinitely. Mr. Williams of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, has assured Mr. Heide that the train will continue to operate until at least Oc- ©ber 27, any plans after that depending on patronage. < ^ Volunteers Greatly Needed By The Maritime Service A thousand men a week for the next ten weeks must volunteer to train to "DELIVER THE GOODS" with the U. S. MARITIME SERVICE, if our occupational forces allover the world are to be adequately supplied and our returning GI's brought home on schedule. Eligible men from 17 to 35 can be transferred immediately to a training station. Trainees qualify to sail in the deck, engine, purser-hospital corps and steward's departmenta. The U. S. MARITIME SERVICE recruiting office is located at 844 Rush street, Chicago. We have all of the newest colors as well as styles in 'the autumn and winter hats now on display here. Elizabeth Pich, McHenry. Dairy feed payments for July, August and September are being made through the McHenry County AAA office, announced Bert Bridges, chairman of the McHenr^ County AAA committee. November 30, 1945, is the finai _ date for making applications for the able discharges. The latter is the Elmer Erber h,as been transferred Mrs. Gwendolyn Jones is a patient Field, N. at Victory Memorial hospital, Wjm- |kegan. ! Josephine Freund underwent surhis gery at St. Therese hospital thia i week. I . Jeannette Dunn of Lily Lake rathe'derwent surgery at .the Woodstock his hospital on Saturday. | Henry Stephenson of Ringwood | again entered the Wbodstock hoe- Marguerite Johnson of the Waves, pital for medical treatment on Satstationed at Great Lakes, spent thejurday. Carl Hyatt has arrived in States, we have learned from wife, the former Arleen Bacon. weekend with her parents. ~ Karen, daughter of the George -- Glossons, suffered a dislocated should- Both Glenn Anderson-and Charles er and fractured collarbone last Corso have been given their hdto'Or-! Thursday when slue fell while pley- July- August-September Dairy Feed Payment. Farmers are urged to file their applications before that date. The Dairy Feed payment rates for July-August-September iri McHenry county are: 45c per hundredweight of milk and 13c per pound of b u t t e r f a t . . . . For the applicant's convenience in be held in most cities in the county The McHenry meeting will be held at the high school on October 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To avoid making duplicate payments, applicants are urged to file only their own share of the milk weights. Weight slips will not be accepted that do not show the applicant's name, the name of the firm sold to, the month during which the milk was sold, and the pounds of milk sold. husband sala. of the former Marie •r Kinmg. Andrew Kuby is a surgical patient ait Sherman hospital, Elgin, thia week* Mrs. Marie Schaefer of Weat McHenry underwent surgery at the Woodstock hospital this week. Mrs. Ony Wheeler is recovering Bob Kilday arrived home the first. nicely at her home on Main street of the week after a long period of from an eye operation performed u» filing hisT application, "meetings wiilJ service in England. His British j a Chicago hospital three weeks ago. ® . _ ... • . * . a KmJa il . A. : «« rix v \TaLam aiit a ,x Billy Phalin is spending a fifteenday leave with his parents. Be is stationed at Great Lakes. Births The new popular feather hats in all colors are just a part of dur new (reive* my h«^orable discharsre Thurs- gome ai^ay of fall hats for young eld. Elizabeth Pich, McHenry, / NOTiCE The kitchen ef Mi-Place will open every day of the week begin-! time, nfo" on Thursday, Oct. If- Sunday gpe**iel tM« with Jrfwing. and Sent 23. from Cairn Cooke. GeKf. Again I will say thank vou *or vending the paper to me. I can now at home as we have been netting th* Plaindealer for some of the pictures we took Tnnr* trnlv. WAWB,.v Chkago. during the tine we were together. I believe you 11 agree with me in that our meeting over hew was quite an unusual occurrence. Hie happiest day of our lives will be when we h»ve another family reunion back in'good eld McHenry. I hope to get back te the Statu time in December, so 111 be seeing you then. Thanks again for sending the Plaindealer to me. Respectfully yours, LESTER SMITH, John Bolger and children. J. and Mary Ann, were dinner voMti to the Harold Knox home in Cental Lake on Ssnday. bride was unable to make the trip' Mrs. "Stanley Nelson of Route at this time as the army is seeing' has been a medical patient at to it that our servicemen get home | Therese hospital. first. The new Mrs. Kilday will likely come after the first of the year. Bob expects to be discharged in a few days. Serviceman and Mrs. Donald Meyer announce the birth of a 9 lb. 5 oz., son at the Woodstock hospital on Tuesday, October 9. The couple has one other child, a daughter. _ Mrs. Meyer is the former Loretta Reile; VETERANS* INSTALLATION Attention veterans! An important meeting of the Fox River Post No. 400, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held on Monday evening, October 15, at 8 p.m. Members are grateful for the use qf St. Mary*s-9t. Patrick's school hall for the meeting. Anyone -eligible and not already a member is invited to attend this meeting. JUNIOR PLAT The cast has been selected for the Junior class' play, "The little Honey," which will be presented on November 1ft. Rehearsals started thia Donald Schaefer is returning to Buckley Field, Denver, Colo., after a ten-day furlough spent with his folks. He suffered a broken wrist during physical training several weeks ago bat it feels fine now and he will soon be released from the hospital. George Whiting has completed his boot training "at Great Lakes and is home on a short leave before being sent out for further duty. NOTICE ° Due to Friday being Columbus ©ay; the West McHenry State bank will be closed all day RESIDENCE CHANGES Bill Britain, a former _ local resi- , ^stopped in the Plaindealer ofce on Monday afternoon after returning recently from Italy. He is being discharged from service. "Bud" Miller is at preeent stationed on Guam, where ne writes that the weather and conditions in general are very agreeable. Erwin Laures has been promoted to sergeant in the Philippines. His eousin, S/Sgt. Bob Knox, is enroute home from overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Nick B. Freund have moved from the Frisby Pl*<* on John street to the home of Mrs. Mary Larrison on Waukegan street, which they purchased. Mr. and Mrs. George Tonyan have moved from Main street to the place vacated by the Freund family, having recently purchased the home. A new collection of smart trons* hats have just arrived they are beauties. Come them today. Elizabeth Henry. •'•tS 'a and and see Pich, Me- James Harrison in the Philippines, from Germany is now stationed He came back time> aaggoo «w ith . division and enjoyed thirty-day fturieugk with heiag seat to Caasp Grahar. Okla., and then to California before leaving for the Pacific. His brother, Bill, was with the navy Seaheea for two and one-half years in the Smomons. New Guinea. I*yte and other Pacific points. Ha has retoraed_hqsaa and was discharged at Great Lakaa on October S. Both boja attsadei the local high school and are well known here. Dmqt aie soaa of Clayton Harriso-- Maurice C. Qiutb.» be m far* the ifcvy Bar