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>\T ^tv : w . -' - r, v.; ^ v * * " l ' ~ - V ' £ : > "Nfes;^# s>r- ?-4.r/' 'v- ~ iuv V*~>* 3. * hjf« »• C. : i f -- ' . * 70 MHxmy, iLUHoa, mnnuy, Daasusm«, rns HUNAN HOME v hew mi WOE MMffift .. Ittail DMfka Will v> B* IbHfid Sjr /aha .§£. McQtaid, iboMkMrt To provide * cmtnliud dairy «Hk aarint for this ana, Norti BKaoii Corporation, withgeabral ftess ir ItaSdW fiL. awmw th« ipaiif,- in the star future, of a mrgeretail and export cattle at Harvard. ohly *u m own? of "M" wmymrAw FILLSD W OOUFTY From Tovaddp fliir|i Barbiaa « etnto "T *wd galea ham *mm. whkhjs only 4M par of tlM qhata. m ratoeja fifflethplnee fa •tela; <«rMi£s laat week it riztiatt. galea ef bonda haw read* •Oli or » far oeut of the With CIiUbm aHhp tho hawk «f tha public, it is «d that the sale of "E" bow iacreaae. A spuria! effort ia «ada ak thia 1tee to coatph finished stamp books. A brat far "buried" trap about !lO,M&jOOQ worth of it--has jWHrtzz Sirss «Slv rut' The treasure is idle money, now in 3M^tec JCI2ow^rlatKttrna tortlrSm ita pfmus the form of U. S. war savings gUmp, ^ j, "buried" in thousands •ration will be later announced by atate M> Northern Illinois Corporation. I*™* g™1* of *" atat*' Mr the retail dairy cattle division will be managed by John McQuaid, who th®*° stanipa. LSOION TO XHTBTAnr SKKVIOEUXK DBC. 10 - At osumus PARTY The spirit of Christmas will be riven a preview next Monday night, Psteaibsi 10, at Ai American Legion hall, when the local poet 491 wUI hdd a Christmasparty in con* •eetian with Its regular meeting. llMtu will be a special turkey sandwich lunch with all the trimminga aa well as entertainment and plenty of door prtaes. . This program is one of the first to be Md in line with a newly adopted policy of the poet to have two meetings a month--one being a purely social meeting where business will be secondary and a good time the *order of tha day. Not only Legion members, but every eervke ex-serviceman in OFKMRBIMI WEI i WE • Fire Fnad ' Sharer laid.7 No interest is paid on for the past dam. year* hu been Fir™ ^ *>*. i. ch.1T, of the d'siry cattle dijUto, Moosehe«rt, ,nd who is well-known , *"&&£. "i throughout Illinois «. one of the *" ,he h,nd* beat judges and feeders of dairy thepeofple of I • ... m«*u i»»K. The stamps are in denominations catUe m the countiy. !of l0c> 25c, 60c, $1 and $5. They the communityHs invited to attend this Christmas party, where a good time for all is assured. It is not necessary that the serviceman saw service overseas to be eligible to attend these Legion parties. All are welcome who have worn the uniform of Uncle Sam during- war time, whether it be in World .War H or in the First World War. With the large number of the younger men in our local Post, it is felt that the veterans will assume its new place in local affairs with One of tha meet tragic ings for any aervieeman in this area was experienced last weekand by Fred Ertmanw. a soldier stationed at Camp Ciiiwiai; who arrived ia Fox Ktvar Gnora last Sunday mora* ing to And hie five children ds»d, his home burned t» the ground, and his wife in a hospital, seriously burned. The fir* started Friday evening in their small bungalow in the Gardner subdivision near Fox River Grove which the voung father, 29, had built about three years ago. Victims of tha tragedy were Lynn Frederick, 6; Janet, 5; Richard, 4; Judith Ann 2; all of whom perished in the (Ire, and 8haron, 18 months, who died later in Sherman hospital, Elgin, where she was taken after LAST MITES SUNDAY FOE MRS. FLOBKB0B ^ LU0AS MOUU8, 73 Vrs. Florence Lucas Morris, 78, II native of McHenry county, died on Ihuraday evening, November 27, JH*» »t bar heme near Crystal Lake, folkmiinc a Unaering «- •aaa. She wsw^ora in Oorr town- •Wp on FWbruaiiy 25, 1I7L the daughter of Mr. and Mra. Frank Kimball, old time McHenry rceidenta^ Starvivan include a'son, Harold, udth whom aim lived; a grand* daughter; One sister, Mrs. Frances Hawley of Harvard; and two brothers, Robert Kimball of Decatur and Kimbfdl of Oak Park. Her one- daughter and one son her in death. The body rested at the Warner funeral home until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when Rev. M. J. Dalrymple of the Congregational church officiated at last rites. Burial was in Union cemetery. "EDDIE" FUTT AOAQT OIVILIAM AFTER TWO YEARS WITH NAYY FATHER OF TWINS LETTERS TO SANTA GU8S ARRIVE HERE R^qneats Ravft From Tommy Ov ^ To Gaudy and In they comi, the letter* tom {McHenry boys and girls to tClaus, telling him what they would i like to find in their ataddnga ! under their trrtes on Chrbtmaa (morning. The Plaindealer will ] tinue to print these letters ' week until Christmas so gat j today, kiddies, and write te . Claus, in care of the McHenry, 111. | Dear Santa Claus: Photo by A. Worwtd^ McHearr L 1 *m • boy 6 years old and hi ROLLIN JUSTEN ifirst Krmde- 1 would like to have a| Any day now there will be at °n* mi"htv hmnnv nuts. M? little sister. 1lSSj ls who is 3 year8 old, wants a dell* ly mere win oe » dart ma]^ least oqe mighty happy. American nuts sailor in Shanghai, China. He is *R!>o•l«i in nr*JA uisr tenk, »w.h.o. on Monday of doll bed, a wagon and some dishea. P«m Wittenburg, Wis, com« «l»1 L„s,Tboy^d . tSl Th*nlt hrin» ra«cuod_from ^the fl.me^ by | following ,'«ter Mwmrt Fr.tt, wh() ;.m ^ir*^s .» new piace in local anairs wtu> a neighbor. The mother is still in; recently" discharged from the navy! W^i Ro,1!T' athned viigtos r tlheatitv cithimara ctnevr»izre d tkth»e Post ]„(h e• hospit•a l, whoerle. her .c o-n_d.ijt ion re-j "- E_d die." orffe of McHenry's outstand- ,hf?er mother, wear^ei eb"onren' on December JAMES N1MSGER& and its activities twenty-six years over the Dear Santa: P"1.mains serious. She sustained second ling athlete^ of sevVral' yean mgo, ^at^rett'aTo^piurChica^'RS- I want a toinmy gun and a Knnw An tho far» VioaH and ma mi k,r>J •« IQiC ? HL Ll°reUa nospiiai, ^mcagO. KOI- - - ' Illinois Corporation are every-_ I capacities which correspond with "iiS ^ r- ,v«rJ".» AM. sump book, .re h.lf filled .nd to aSw VLSS!£FI££;*>«.« yr "ifc KquTh SirriTu .t thol^B^t »le> ?< •»»" «»» *20, nnriee of .ny d.iry farmer in the f00^®0 *'iU ™*ult UwrWrt>m without cost to the farmer, in If is estimated that, on the average, MINISTER HERE DEAN AT TUFTS COLLEGE JarSmTs aafftteer rb'hein^«rr ^drraagg^reSd fWrom ItShee , WV* aarrnrioorr teteamam play their first g^ame ; lbin«»L son of the J^iSlim^Justens,^|£ihankie and I want some finger n :n *we naVv for two and one-! *'oves an<l * J««P *nd a pistol and | Logan, SO, the neighbor wwhhoo" «reys«cu^edd ',iJ°aLs|. PFrrid3ayr meJv!eEnin.ng,.t CItt7 "cUeIr Uinly b»lf »^e5 in CwSi oJfy ^" for my d^d two ago He is a sound man, and 8ome candy and nuts for the I the baby. " f ' L ° ! ? < ! » « » c o n s i s t i n g o f _ _ d e t « t i n j Pr«,k Proko,. chief of the Fo,!»n. who himse.f wM ,h. ,Ur of »Me«"HuSSS River Grove fire department, said many games on the same floor in the is hopinjr that he will soon get word ik.i kAli«MAjl that nuL « .. " . . . r EDWARD JUSTEN. in illineis alone. an advisory capacity with regard to feeding, as well aa breeding problems. It is anticipated that the retail dairy cattle division will help create ia Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, a •reet market from which can be «awn the surplus stock of the fereedars to supply the export division. The export division of Northern Illinois Corporation will be handled NEWS ABOUT Old friends in McHenry will be in-!*!*1 ^ believed almost certainly that P^t. terested to learn that Or Jnhn M *be ftr« started after a heating The next day he left for a visit Ratcliff, who *was wdainid* to" the »tOTe «15loded- Mrs Ertmann and wjth his parent*, formerraayor Peter Universalist ministry in the Univer- her L chiHren had retired for the ^ Frett and Mrs. Frett. From| salist church in McHenrv in 1915 n,^ht- the former being awakened there he wrote the following, which ! has been elected professor of religion i ***>"1 9:80 find th/ j,n8id< of "}e 8hort **"""• ^ ^ wnric« and dean of the Tvrfts College School dwelling admass of flames. She record,• ( , of Religion. Announcement came! oP®ned • Bld* door ,and, ™n J5^°! RjSf. JJ®'„• from Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Tufts I the yard, screeming: for- help. The i .When I wu in your office one president, in Massachusetts. | bedroom m which the children slept, day last week, I failed to mention John M. Ratcliff was born of the arrival of his daughter and j Dear Santa: _ , i was filled with dense clouds of smoke that my rate has been changed from AHA ornifinriiry rCn'l ITii,r,nULt!l!1 i# but the flames had not reached the 1 ships cook, second class, to ship's miH XtRV UCMcN P^wr ,on^fIchildrerfs beds at this time. |cook, fifst class, since the first of I ft MESSAGES FROM MEN IN SERVICE editor and pu1 Universalist parents. His I thorough-going lliibbce ral, was' id publisher of a Natghher Aids j I'm writing this letter to thank .October. As you know, all of us you for your service for sending the weekTv! Mr. Logan, who was listening to i ^y*. ^*bed for advancement and rSln! the radio in hia home nearby, heard |th® »««ky 1#nes who made the grade Please bring me a big doll, a kit, dishes, story book and a also-a tree, candy and nuts. you and a Merry Christmas. , RUTH ANN PHANNEN8TILI* f|! Dear Santa Claus: ^ I would like very much for Christmas • gloves and a big J udyfarm a doll with lots of clothes. \-an 9L years old "Y ; f PATRICIA LEE ROSIM& { who have had years of experin handling all breeds of dairy cattle, and who have been in South and Central America aa well as Mexico and Central America as well as •axieo and tha South Pacific Ialands, and who have established contacts isr the disposal of high-class grade and pure-brad cattle. Yoar-*Boaad Market Northern Illinois Corporation rea- •tea at thia time that at the begin* probably only a small percent-' ^ in •»HMTer«rt .roun of .x A f t*S ttrMty-eight months of oer-! ^e r- JJJj" Jjld | Mra.^Ertmann by on ^ entirely dttFerent group of vic. with tha navy^air^corps. leaving S motir^it^fSir cS now 6 *on ^inactive! •*** J1"1 Jf*4®1]? duty. Both he and ^ew the meanina of woi^ Through his brother, Bert, I years he was both student also of the navy;f?lWOT*er 1 At on# «"»• d"}nf h» nwantlv »*- high school course he carried on l«Ld wewf for. four jobs outside of school hours. lunate' in beinff)?116 Mhedule came to a sudden end able to be home in j J** and time to help their con^f*d John..of ^ Sf*01";®' naMnt* «fr iee«i rinr more time for study. After _ ,pink^ Harriaon * cde- i ^ wa* graduated from high school. ^ »ni«rour section, but feels that ^ y* most popular magaxines was Success. _ , . . .. ft. MMn. why..-ore (Md, GUi to we Bob Conwjy ^ h^*d fSZ'p" mm m tad • iwlMl aartat •™1 bo,|"U1 *' Pl">"1""1*' iin tha Ml of 1*1*. tot * Job in the. With difficulty, to rt which >. ^ . fte ,rioe Etun h« r«*ir«i M.;"^ f"» tb« on -d«,re ^ -ay? K'SoSm ^dUch.r»e from serrtce. ~n l»l<Dr. ^tdiff wm ' j."». "K I tta« ont, l« me SEt'SfiTSuXSSn!lr.uJSlF"i • ""Id-. AlT jhin the decree of Doctor of Educs. . » .. -- ' „ I John RatcHfs lifelong missionary In Farm Kacnintry interMt begaa while he waa a stu- By CtoorgB F. Frennd dent. For two apameia, 1914 and »It »ia »tha. hmorppe* «of. nNoonrtohferrnn tIuUuinHeHia ' ;****• ^ •••nriated with the !r^ r Cmuiiagham and the " ~Mher in a traveling tha T-f1"* ®f the Itttoefa Uirivanaliat Assotrlo had a large tent for a week or screaming and ran outside. He saw the residence iu flames and hurried around to the east side of the house to a double window on the children's bedroom. The flames had reached the bedroom at that time and when be climbed up on a box and shattered' Che glass in an attempt to eater the dwelling, the spread with ia» creased rapidity. Logan managed to reach inside of the window and grab Sharon from her bed. The other four children were sleeping in double-deck beds on the opposite side of the room. When he carried Sharon to safety, he saw Mr ia that tha fanner breeder enl hospital at PhoemxviUe, Pa. bin! Librarj up.' usually like to take credit for It. ' I will also enclose a picture of our ship that was in the Saginaw, Michigan, paper. It was taken while we were at Safinaw for Navy bay. We were open to the public to make it poesible tt>r the inland people to get an idea just what Uncle Sam j used to accomplish invasions during tae war. *f- "It you might be interested in' knowing bow I spent the last two paper. I wish to Dear Santa Claus: have it discontin-i I want a new dolly, a rocking ued for I'm ex- chair, some hankies, red glovee, a pec ting to leave I truck, a jeep, a pistol and halihr here soon and re- and a new dress. Bring my ceive my paper. Ill admit, and se will everyone that has been, or is, in the service, that it's a very good paper; alao a morale builder. I'm After finding it impoaaible to re- » V rm sure everyone years, i will give you a few hints, likes to hear and know what's hap- A/ratted en Uoeemeer 1, 1948, I miss- pen ing in their home town. «d oeing in ihe senr'ce two years by , ,uppOM p^p,. are wondering just three days. Uurmg this time i ^ thfr^ar* stimding between the »ul In M *ntJ dom* 8ea Nips and us. Well, I've never been uuty- ,Mo«t J ?f WM »P*nt so surprised in all my life. You in bialy and Italy, making numerous would ^ever think that there was a mps to 1-^anoe, rtorth iuru*, Cor- war between the two countries. Howsioa and Sardinia On the first of ever ^ stlll don^ like them or trust October we started out from Nor- them. We try to get everything we iolk, Va, our destuiatUNi being Sag- ^ for nothing, at least to a carmaw, Mich. We had to go around t#jn extent. iiaitiax, • i\ova &otia, ana up the Thank you again for the paper, ££ STA"- *»•RALPH •My wife and I are now up.>," I had better write a few lines to The MnganiaatkHi he staffed hjr man fsrmed on taw vari tte United fttftttT will who are jkhXI in- 9. A., work. hecatkm of this Northern Illinois te help increaae the area's . lav power and maka for hatter 'Caaa fartii equipment here-abects. 5 Se hastens to add,^haiirever, MWtlli fint'as studeat nastor and dance eon- . .. , t .M <v«v|i n. s^reral new types ^W*ine, laajmr,. ordained minister^ at Mc- fined their efforts to preventing the ° friends back there in McHenry and new models, and countlessworth-; to 1917 While reaching other nearbv homes. ft" h^I • Merry Christmas and Happy New while improvements are "in the \1"'"nJ7j It was not until early Saturday W at SL Thef^fi ^ Year to all. works." Universalist Church at Rinrwood. At morninlf wh«n the smoukkring ruins i P'J*1- CORP. DELPHIN KLAPPERICH, Om feeture l« f«m S,"wfe h^i ciled th.t tremn »d poll~l«S" * ?"• I«3"L'S2H of preaching missions in locality viaitad. Dr. Ratcliff first aa studeat pastor and '•fiTuS1 ^r'wi^^viSteg ky foll« SXZZd wfrforto on keeping Urn. ^ ^ let you know thet I have been ^ Ertmann from entering and perish- JJJJ «e ^ther is rather ceivintf ^ home town paper for ina in the fire. J ^wST 1^ I d^'t taJTtf any^ult* »om® time now and am always Logan suffered minor burns and ! th?! 'JSu of mv von »ore than glad to get them. I an injured hand in hb reecue work. jw T >Sjf J* ?f K surely do appreciate them. The Ertmann family purchased thel^JJ®" r^l. some time now. I was home three years ago. Mr. Ertmann j^ttUel wMfons, so I thought that >t the 0f the war. who worked as a laborer for a gravel j * r ^i "en one McHenry man here so far, brother a new snow suit. BETTY ANN Dear Santa Claus: I wsjit abb gun and lea altates and a cowboy suit and soma gnu. Your friend, LARRY REX THOMAS. DearSanta: . How are you I am fine. I woom like a nurses set and a cooking set and I shall*be a very good girt. otrKey^conway, West McHenry. | sy}) Dear Santa: * / I would like a wagon, how aad arrow. And animals Atr my And pleaae brine my little Joan, 2ft years chairs and a doU. And forget the reet of be sure and bring nuts. I am 7 years ond grade. Merry Cbristasas. Your pal, MARVIN BAUI9.' old a taMa and pleaae da not the family. And soase candy Md ra old aad in s«ccompany, had done conaiderable work improving the property. According to. Logan, the young father had dug the entire basement br hand, later using the dirt removed to level off his yard. He was drafted into the armmyy aaib out eight months ago. When Fox River Grove firemen reached the Ertmann, home, the residence was doomed and they Dear fenta: I am writina van what l-uasli aw. iBiana xor nk A adoU higbchair aad ! ""t ^"i^ione book if m is • ***71 Ur right I will try and be goad. "'eEmk FRCTT." ta«r. I w« ^w«»| »'»eee«e-ii*i»»»»»*ti«e to an army chaplain andi what a.r^.. g,wta Claus: ntyAk. t^t was wh«n Uds; Please luring me ^a atacy -«t WrtM under fire.^I was up at the front for Black Sambo staving fbaturea liiMMtMltm May I thank you again and again whU'-rX * " • «ssf. ,»£o,TJP,SS ~ • ma intun in farm n. i l according to Mr. Freund, will always King^ooone jUteHff be in style. He means the quality in 1919 be*w *"• »««*• Lucille Smith, who lnUflDM (Jh||||| ~ For Sck5mn fcSr* °f *nt5SBCe!W adSr hod^oJk ^uiiveiilbTt CbireToft£?R^ •et, Weat Mc- Y**r »ft*r ^ deemer in Chicago. During the first Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drm Maia ailuei, to Chicago. The ho«se recently pi and Mrs. Quinlan of occupied by the owners. Dr. «nd Mr.. L. B. Morphy. Jrjbrt*.. In . -ort ^ tblsr sritb lUUe expense for Upl«p. The by lh[ nMr. CMBpht^y ^rming i. mwh^.- Wor" W.r he Mmd the w»M*mp t hiTome. Community Service. From 1919 to will be i«>d. the more 1921 he was minister of the Universuch endurance and the economy^t; Church o'f Halifax, Nova and family are^ reaidin* in a house *«z•_ tor jud'giej a~ . • f|,-f __i,. i In 1928 John M. Ratcliff was apen the nver. about three miles east look at an old machine of that m"Ke pointed to the faculty of Tufts Col- "able to enter tho wreckagTand i w*h the navy, and a daughter, Elvira p s _TeU £arl R. Walsh that I removed the four charred bodiee. The £ *!!? JJ™* never mis* ^ M®° ®*'B bodto were ..ken to \ t ' « «"U"« ^"r .11 th. tim.. of McHenry, eirilUn life. since his return to funeral home in Crystal Lake, Coroner Harry Ehorn conducted an "through Mrs. Marion Phinney of the County Red Cross, Ertmann was reached at the Camp Crowder, Mo., separation center and within an hour was enroute home by train. How and the Happy Little Caao Choo Train. And bring me a bride doll and a comic scope. I am S years old. Bring my sister a bride doU a story bode of Little Bring soese nuts aad Your i JACUBLINE AND Dear Santa: For Christmas I would like a teddy bear and a doll bride a stroller Subeer&e for the Plaindealer Amonir the Sick To th* hopli •C tWs "Tot the last dm ba "n*y DnUi Ours." Let's . These end gAAk other catch (MB phrasm have been dinned uVVli Into your mind JlLJILEL at work, l!iHHl!>'f play and at HnTC*m| home by a ailghtgr barrage of advsrtlstng and pnan'-tkm- - . ai wnm. aar weQ you have rfspimhul only jrou can truly ens wet. The drive totals, na tional aad local published in today's wHttnns. reveal your rseord. Your fUtum peraooftl wel!-being Is most affected by how many cxtm Victory Bonds jou have parchased. Ait Is your bond buying Job done even If you h»ve gone the limit at year present iaooens and reeoaicasT The job cf tnvesttng new savings rtrcly U never fished. Ttetft to Jrst as vital ta psaee es In war. Keep buying your government's sav- Mrs. Charles Dowe has been lege School of Religion. that followed were filled with teach ing,. study, and research. In 1937 Dr. Ratcliff found time to take on 'He extra taek of minister of the Universalist Church at Wakefield, Mass. Among Dr. RatclMTs published works are "TTie Wakefield Plan," Lifting Life to a Religious Level," stock hospital. -i I'm writing this letter to let you - . . _ Mr. and Mrs. Jpeeph Pettitclair of new address and bave, V^"r a ^ Waukegan are the parents • been aboard the l|. S. S. Montrose j ^tuJae it daughter, born on November 21 at ince mv t-,t chanee of address. I *"d ch*ir>» dislw* end a nurse set. St Therese hospital .She will an- know McCracEn was here but swer to the name of Carol Ann. Be- he ^ now m mmt Ukely|^1d - jSa «« »,df8 h" the little girl is ^ out at gea> too, before long. j" ***• The vears ever, on Wednesday of this week it I welcomed by two brothers, Paul andj , h%Tent received the paper since;'".its and nute. was necessary for him to fly back £ . Anthony. Mrs. Pettitclair is September 18 and now there will be jnANVFMP SCHMITtL « fT procming. Word was received f°^er Mi" E™1*" F™und of|anither delay until my address j JOANNE E. SCHMITX.^ t medical patient. at the Woodstock hospital. I Mrs. Peter A. Freund has been a patient at St. Therese hospital, |an adult church-school textbook, and j Waukegan. ! "What the Church Means to Me," a I- J. J. Doherty remains in a serious. r|,»int»r in the Tufts Papers on I condition at Ids home south of Mc- j R®|j^ion. ^ I Henry. _ Dr. and Mrs. Ratcliff have two • Mrs. R. Ben Jones is still quite, ^«u?hters, Nadine. Mra. O. Herbert ! ill at the home of her parents on i ftfcKenney; and Roeelyn, aged thirj Riverside Drive. teen. John Dreymiller has been quite ill • ... • ; at St. Therese hospital in Waukegan. McDermott Rftes WW B« i Mrs. Jennie Mclntee of Route 1, -- ., . ! McHenry, is very ill at Wesley I Held At 8t. Peter 8 Friday Memorial hospital, Chicago. Friends may reach her bv writing tn Room 1156 at the hospital. 250 E. Superior street. Mrs. Joe Blake underwent surgery at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. on Tuesday morning. Mrs. Joseph M. Schaefer is a medical patient at St. Therese hospital, Waukeyan. Mrs. Martin J. Weber entered St. Therese hoepital, Waukegan, on Taesday. Wreathe aad grave blankets, McHenry Floral Co. 29-fp Stamp*? Order at F»ineral services '•"ill b» held on Frid*v morning at 9:*0 o'clock from St. Pete*-'* church. Purine Grove, for Albert McDermott, 64 who died on December 4. 194R. A widower, he bad been a resident of Gra*« Lake for the past eight ve*rs. He had nd children but is survived bv sevpml brothers anH sisters residing iti Minnesota and Oregon. The body will rest at the Peter M. Justen funeral home mi til Friday morning. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery, Evanaton. Let a eubeeriptkm ta the Plaindepfcr ba year Christmas gift to MRS. HBNNING DIBS The Fred Ertmann Family Firej^f1 . JJ-5Jt Fund has been started throughout Jains, * J^L-i rhirf^r!' ^t^ioon McHenry county to aid in one of the Lo^tta hospi^, Chicago, at noon ( - most tragic happenings in the coun- L®" :M®"dJJ£ ZS! wili! 1 .am to } J?" I"!0* -n week, telling of the death of his ty's history. The local Red Cross is ho eT ^ Jr f™ ln * di»ch*^e ™ i mother. The body was scheduled to reaches you. Hope to get it before long. DICK SCHMITT, Pacific. : Js telegram was received by friends froin Paul Henning in Holly- . . wood. fla.. on Wednesday of this 1 MI • air ^AIISII. 4M .» "-iSSTw & mur-^ f« Jatherine. Mr. and Mrs. William j gay, it was deeply appreciated. Tusten are the paternal grandpar-, yt)U jugt discontinue sending the of ents. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hayes Chicago are the parents of a son, born on November 80, at St. Anne's hospital. The couple has two other children. raised|"fJ!!11* K,1, lV®?--l*'?" ?^ne«l seTwces. No farther detaile y have been received at this time. | XMAS SAVINGS TOTAL 912.99* -I A woort from the West McHenry ; State bank states that a total of | $12,000 in Christmas savings has {been sent to members of the Chrwt- . mas club during the past few weeks. (The new dub may be entered at } any time. ' paper, IU soon be back to where I can get it in person. Thanks million for your kindness. willjSuTk&delsen, San Diego, Calif. POSTPONE CARD PARTY - The public card party sponsored by the P. T. A. of St.-Mary's-St. Pat; nek's school hall, scheduled to take place on Sunday evening, December 9, has been poeponed until Toaaday December 11. T*e committee in charge has planned a very intereating evening, which will be climaxed by the serving of delicious refreshments. Everyone ia invited to attend. M Wreaths aad grave2 Henry Floral Co. s taking care of all hospital and fun- anv"lt eral expenses. The money raised'®"0 e . - 1--•" - „ -- through this fund will be used to| 1.0 iL ou5l<*s> ,?in idealer every week and, needless help this destitude couple make a new start in life. With the loss of their five children, there is little incentive to go on. However, daly needs must be taken care of until these young folks are on the way to aormal living once more. Accept Doaatkma Here Contirbutions to this fund are being accepted at most newspaper of- Ices throughout the county. Make your contributions today at the Plaindealer office. Nam^p of donors will be published in next week's issue. Those in charge of thia fund are the following: C. J. Reihansperger, McHenry; Russell Allen, Cary; Frank Nagel and Rex Wright, Fox River Grove: Harry Shales, Crystal lake; Lowell Nve, Harvard; and Charles Parker, Woodstock. Contributions will be accepted frof either organisations or individuals Don't heeitate because your eontributoa is smalL Any aaif, anudl or large, will be aseat appreciated in this tragic emergency. JLMAS CHORAL PROGRAM The mixed chorus, the girls' chorus j PL RCH ASE HOUSB and several email, selected groupe Mr. and Mre- Alex A will present a Christmas program m j purchased the Dave * the high school auditorium on Sun-ion Second street in the ner» pm» day evening, December 16, at 8:15 of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Clargeo pi Stadents at the public grade Gleeson wfll be the tenaato. TW school a^St. Mary's-St. Patrick^ aremormg fromtba hoesa of school wiH< be i-n vi• ted" to a aotbefr Mrs. Maxtia Freuaa. dress reheatsal en Wadaaaday evening, December IS, at I'M pja. No tidtots wiB be sold ia advance, hut a charge of twenty-five cento will ho made at the door for ths Sundsgr