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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 31 Oct 1946, p. 4

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oodatock The Eaat held its test meeting at the E. R. Sutton home on Thursday afternoon. Prize winners were lfrs. Loretta Juergens, Mr. Thomas Thonneson and Miss Rose Huemann. Hie next meeting ofthe club will be at the home of Mrs. George Glos on Nov. 7. We cannot accept news after Tues- Mrs> Ancleee fey afternoon at 5 o'clock. PlmM| Review Book Nor. 8 irn your items in before the dead- Mrs. To A; " Mrs. Clarence Anglese will give J a book review at the next meeting of' the Mothers club, to be held at the home of Mrs. R. M. Fleming on Riverside Drive. on Nov. 8. Music j for the afternoon will be furnished, by a vocal group from the' highl school. J Mrs., Fleming will be: refeld, Mrs. Floyd Cooley, McGee and Mrs. A. J.; Assisting Mrs. Paul . Mrs. Ray Wirt*. Cemaaaky ToKeet Nevesifcer 5 The Johnsburg Community chib fX>trrill hold its regular monthly meeting Entertains At Halloween *" -,::.pn Tuesday, INOT. 6, at Frank Nell's. And Birthday Party committee includes Lawrence Roman Bauer entertained sixteen - Pitxen, Paid Pitsen, Arthur Jack- ] friends at a combination Halloween K> JOB, "Buddy" Meyer afidFred Hue-j and birthday party held at the home RdKMd by WMton NCWBPMOT P*l--• By VIBGINIA VALE WORK in a picture with Bob Hope or Bing Crosby and you're likely to turn into a golfer. Signe Hasso learned the game between scenes of Paramount's ' 'Where "there's Life"; her;• instructor, co-star Bob Hope, turned a corner of the sound stage into a green for the purpose. Joan Caulfield, now in "Dear" Ruth," caught the fever when she made "Blue Skies" with Bihg and got herself a teacher. He told her not to count her strokes, but she counts the ones when she's par or under; says it helps a lot. Willie Howard, the famous co: i dian who'll soon celebrate the pletion of 40 years in show ness, is going strong--his life parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben :• last Sunday evening. The folks enjoyed dancing, fol-! lowed hy the serving of a tasty; lunch. Decorations throughout the - home were in keeping with the jSnsait Jo at . baptismal ceremony Halloween th* *^uti-, •i ii a--i sil loaf finnHav, at st_ .Inhn's fully decorated birthday re- Mtann. * '* * Cfcriptea Saader My Oa Sunday The infant daughter of Mr- «#d Mrs. John Sauder was christened of his Bauer, young yea formed last Sunday at St. John's £hureh. Sponsors were John Wein- -;>gart and Elaine Nell, uncle and celebration cousin of the baby. • • * • . & R o s a r y _ ^ - r - ' _ Meet Nov. 4 • • „ VThe Altar and Kosary sodanfy Patrick's church will hold its cake minded one of the dual reason for celebration. The guest ofj honor received many lovely gifts from his friends. meeting at 8 o'clock in the hall on Monday evening, ir 4. The committee in includes Mrs. Herman Schae- Robert Frisby, L«aere Frisand Louise Walsh. * * * Mask Tea Mrs. C. W. Goodell attended a tea Public Card Party I Was Well Attended Fifteen tables of cards were in iplay at the public card party held in the Legion hall last Friday even- j ing, sponsored by Fox River Valley' camp, RNA. Prizes in pinochle went to Mayme Buss, Dorothy Nickels, j Faye Bary, Fannie Cbamberlin and; May Murray; in five hundred toi Mabel J o h n s o n , Mabel H a w l e y and j Viola Low; in bridge to Mildred j N i c k e l s and E l e a n o r F o l e y ; and in j b u n c o to D o r o t h y M i l l e r and E v a -j g i v e n f o r m u s i c t e a c h e r s of t h e ! W a g n e r . S p e c i a l p r i z e s w e r e m e r i t e d j eecond district, Federation of Music .by Eldred Wattles, Beth Haas, Mil-1 Clubs, held last Sunday afternoon; dred Nickels, Eleanor Althoff and the home of Mrs. Florence Bopp in j Mrs. Jos. J. Miller. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Ralph j Appetizing refreshments were and Mrs. J. G. Massey. served following cards. -- l During the very enjoyable after boon," plans were made for the an- i Business Women ^jiual spring festival and contest. j Plan Next Meeting * * * i The McHenry County Business and '(»• Canity Legion Auxiliary .Professional Women's club is plan- Tll Meet November 1 i ning for their November meeting, The McHenry county council of the , which will be held iri McHenry. The • finance committee will foe in charge. s .American Legion Auxiliary will meet Heme of Fine Entertainment 1 jfcv- I**, I; . :: MILLER • THEATRE * Woodstock, HI. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY November 1 and 2 Lam and Abner in "PARTNERS IN TIME" --Plus Hit No. 2-- "WAX OF THE WILDCATS" t with John Wayne -- Martha Scott AMiert Deklcar SUN. * MON., NOV. 3-4 Berothy MeGaire in ULL THE END OF TIME" with Gay Mattm -- Robert Mitdmi Bill Williaoa WED., THURS. * FSL Nov. 6-7-8 "THE STRANGE LOVB OF MARTHA IVBBS* Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin Licabeth Scott including Louise Schwerman, Minnie Bohn, Ruby DeRenzy, Blanche Thompson and Pearl Heeren. The October meeting was held last week at the. home of Mrs. C. W. Goodell. Rev. Wayne Price of the Methodist church acted as guest speaker, and Warren Jones sang a group of vocal solos, accompanied by Mrs. Goodell. During the business meeting, plans were made to fill seven army boxes! |08t 15 pounds! and two navy boxes, for the Red Cross high seas Christmas program. WILLIE HOWARD being filmed, he's writing his autobiography, and plans to star in a revival of one of his old hits and then appear in the film. --*-- Ken Roberts and the producers i of Mutual's "Quick as a Flash" have ! been wondering which sex reacts quicker to the excitement of com- < petition--so Fordham univercity'r psychologists arranged to attach {"electrodes to a man and a girl con ! testant and record the results. Virginia Mayo, a Samuel Goldwyn featured player, achieves star status in December with the release of "The Best Years of Our Lives." It was produced simultaneously with "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," in which she co-stars with Danny Kaye--so during a four-month period Virginia was on call most of the time. Yet she gained eight pounds --says it was because she ate sensibly and got nine hours' sleep every night. But whent the pictures were completed she was still on call for fashion stills and color layouts--and Michael Degens Observe Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Michael Degen of Kenosha, Wis., celebrated their! golden wedding anniversary las.t Sun- | day, Oct. 27, by holding open house ' for about ICO friends and relatives. 1 The real anniversary date was October 29, but the couple celebrated; on S u n d a y so t h a t t h e i r f a m i l y c o u l d j be with them on the memorable oc- > c a s i o n . j Michael Degen of Johnsburg and Mary Nimsgern of Spring Grove | were m a r r i e d by F a t h e r M e h r i n g a t . St. John's church on October 29,1 1896. Both residents of this vicinity I in their youth, they moved to Wis- I c o n s i n s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e i r m a r r i a g e j and have lived there throughout the intervening years. Besides the many local friends pres-1 ent on Sunday were their four chil-1 tdren, William, Susan, Josephine and ; L o u i s , a l l r e s i d i n g in K e n o s h a . The j couple was happy to have a member! of the bridal party of fifty' years ago, also in attendance. She was Mrs. Susan Graham of Elgin, who acted as bridesmaid in 1896. Both Mr. Degen, who is a retired! carpenter, and his wife are in good I health and enjoying- a quiet life with their family. As if the language of .high school students hadn't acquired enough by words, William Bendix's "The Life Of Riley" has added two more-- "What a revoltin' development this is!" greets many a minor tragedy And they've also adopted the greet ing offered by "Digger O'Deli," the friendly undertaker character-- "Hullo there, yoi^re looking fine veddy natural!" Everybody knows that Edgar Bergen got his start in radio on Rudy Vallee's program; few know thai Rudy learned ventriloquism from Bergen, and is now fairly proficient. He has three dummies--Sally Ann: Linoleum and Ezra Snerd, brother of the famous Mortimer. -- aAi Willie* A. OVaorin offia naptial service at 8t. church time on October 26, at Nadina Schaefer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Human Schaafer, hmame the bride of Mr. £ames E. Larlrin, son of Mrs. Eveline The bride approached the altar on the arm of her father, who gate her in marriage. She was lovely in p gown of whita satin, with sweetheart neckline and full net skirt and train. Her fingertip veil was held in place by a heart-shaped cap, trimmed with orange blossoms, and she carried a colonial bouquet of white roses and carnations. Her pearl necklace was a gift of the groom. Mrs. Henry Kraus, sister of the bride, acted as matron of honor, wearing a Mush pink dress with lace bodice, net skirt with lace inserts, and a headpiece of plumes in matching color. Her colonial bouquet consisted of pink roses and pink and blue carnations. Miss Betty Wagner of Volo, classmate of the bride at the local high school and nt St. Ann's School of Nursing, and Miss Jean Alesak of Manistfque, Mich., also a classmate at St. Anne's, acted as bridesmaids. Their gowns were similar to that of the matron of honor and they carried colonial bouquets of orchid mums. Miss Ruth Schaefer, younger sister of the bride, acted as junior bridesmaid, attractive in a blue net dress with headpiece of plumes in matching color. She carried a colonial bouquet of orchid mums. Henry Kraus, brother-in-law of the bride, served as best man, and Roy Stackhouse of Woodstock, friend of the groom, and Thomas Kunstman of Batavia, cousin of the bride, acted as groomsmen. Ushers were James Frisby and George Larkin, both of this city. The bride's mother was attired in a black dress with gold accessories, wHtle the groom's mother chose a blue dress with silver accessories. Both wore corsages of white gardenias. Earl Conway sang "O Promise Me" before the ceremony, "Ave Maria" at the offertory, and "Because" after the service. A 'breakfast was served at the bride's home for the bridal party, and at 1 o'clock a dinner was enjoyed at Eva's restaurant by thirtyfive relatives and friends. Later a reception was held in St. Mary's- St. Patrick's hall. The couple left on a wedding trip through the south, after which they will reside at McCullom Lake.' For her going-away ensemble, the bride chose a poudre blue wool dress with black accessories. Mrs. Larkin is a graduate of the local high school with the class of 1943 and of St. Anne's School of Nursing with the class of 1946. The r»m is a 1980 graduate of M. C. S. and is employed at the McHenry State bank, where he is assistant cashier. came the bride Mr. Matchen, son of the John Kt Rev. Msgr. Nix officiated the service. The bride was attractive in an aqua-colored suit, fuchsia feather hat and black accessories. She wore a pearl necklace, a gift of the groom, and • corsage of white chrysanthemums. Acting as bridesmaid was fttiss Mariann Miller, a cousin of the bride, who wore a teal blue suit, pink feather hat and black accessories. Her corsage was of mixed flowers. Edmund Wirfs of Rockford, a friend of the groom, served as best man. A breakfast for the bridal partywas served at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Edward Tonyan and at 6 o'clock in the evening about fifty relatives and Jfriends gathered at the Glosson home for dinner Mid a reception. ! The couple left later in the evening for a few days' trip west, visiting relatives in Nebraska enroute. They are now residing with his parents on Fox street. MrS. Matchen attended the parochial school in McHenry and has business here. MARIE JOHNSON WAS CHARMING BRIDE 07 MR. DONALD D. LAUflT Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adelmeier of Mineral Springs have returned from a three weeksT trip to Dayton, Ohio, where they visited in the B. Wasmuth home. Mrs. Frank Kempfer, Jr., Mrs. Albert Vales and daughter, Dolores, spent a recent day in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. William Brahm of Chicago visited in the John Murtaugh home here on Sunday. Miss Inge Lang was a Chicago visitor on Sunday. Mrs. Frank Kempfer, Jr., and son, Albert, and Mrs. Albeit Vales were Chicago callers on Monday. The George Schmitt family of Chicago visited in the Fred Kamholj home here on Sunday. Miss Catherine Schwerman, who is attending Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Ind., spent the weekend at ner home here. Mrs. John Murtaugh and Mrs. John Lang and daughter, Inge, spent last Friday afternoon in Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simon and daughters, Kathleen and Barbara, and Joseph Lauritz of Chicago visited in the Frank Kempfer, Sr., home on Sunday. Among those who attended the golden wedding, celebration of the Michael Degens' in Kenosha, Wis., last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. William Blake, Mrs. Alex Justen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake and Bernice, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Degen and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kennebeck, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nimsgern, Louis Nimsgern and Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. S toff el of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Serock of Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. John Degen and Jeanette At a fall wedding Service per-1 f o r m e d at 4 : 3 0 p . m . on O c t . 24 a t ' the Immauel Lutheran church at! . _ , . , ... _ ... Glenview and Elmdale avenues, Chi- r°* Johnsburg and Miss Sus^n Nimsago, Marie Louise Johnson, daughter! S®"1 of Genoa City, Wis. •of Mrs. Hilda Johnson of Pistakee A Courier and sons and Lake, became the bride of Mr. Don-! ^Fs:. ® Moss of Marengo visited aid D. Laun of New Holstein, Wis. relatives here on Tuesday. The bride was attractive in a tan- : Mrs. <Ja£k Walsh is visiting in the colored suit, trimmed with black, and ?°™e °f her daughter, Mrs. George a velvet flowered hat. Mrs. Lillian Miller, in Chicago. Olin, her attendant, wore a forests Mri,.an<|. M": .E'u?en« „Veai"7. ^ green suit and a hat of pheasant 1 ?on : Timothy Michel, of Zion, visited feathers. Mr. Laun was attended j "£ f* Schaffer home here 011 by his brother, Alfred. j Tuesday afternoon. Miss Johnson attended the local . Mr. and Mra. Wilham Mahoney and high school and is a graduate of d?«shtew of Chicago were rwent Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, visitors m the home of Mr. and Mrs. practice here at our bank lor many years. We want you to tell us all you can about your business and its no better off than they; > * well tell you wen before; but if eachj^!-^' t about the searv- has an idea he is willing to- "t; " share, both men finish upf: your eiperience. It's the old, old story that,# two men5" have a dollar ^ piece and swap, they aref $; t have that may be your business. You can draw on our e^leriende with other businesses, and we'll learn something from t with twice much asf^. \ they had in die beginning. , . Why nbt come in and^ t •{ I t lorm a mutually profit-.; able relationship here? . . federal Federal Deposit Insurance j"| f f 11» » »111»| i § j, I %| § 1 1111 l*f 111 1111'1 1» IHIH1I I I I>» ;W;' • -T; few days this week on a business trip to St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and • Mrs. Martin J. Stoffel attended the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Degen in Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday. and Mrs. Bert Christian of Iowia, spent the weekend rents, Dr. and Mrs. Henry Mrs. C. W. Goodell, Miss Ethel Jones and Warren Jones attended a concert given by the famed singer, ^ w ^ Tito Schipa at the Civic Open House! the* track,"and requested 1--* "-J- from the lease-holders to start Mr. ana mn. Springville, Iowa visiting her pai Freund. AUTO RACING TRACK instruction of a qnsi tm ah * midget auto racing track inside tihr half-mile oval at Sportsman's Fssk. Harvard, is due to oegin within tka next few weeks. Anton Domato, ef Chicago, who purchased the recently, was in Harvard last to meet with directors of the men's club, which now holds on the property running until 1, 1947. He explained Ms in Chicago last Sunday evening; Order your ruooer sumps at the 1 P^iindealer. ' las soon as possible. Read the Want Ada JRev. EARL PETERSOtJ missionary from China, will speak at the ^ "Wonder Lake Gospel Center , 40n SUNDAY^ At 3:30 PJ1 There will be a brass trio urnisfaing special muslo. McHenry, niinois FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Betty Hatton -- Barry Fitzgerald "THE STORK CLUBT* PIos: World News A NoveUy SUN. A MONn NOV. S-4 Ass Sheridan -- Dennis Morgan ^ \'W Alexis SmMli' ' "ONE MORE TOMORROW" Pha: World News & Cartoon " 1 1 ' TUESDAY CONE DA#) * Martha Stewart -- Richard Crane (t) "JOHNNIE COMEB FLYING HOME" Freddie Stewart •-- June Preisser <l) "JUNIOR PROM" WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Peal Henreid -- Eleanor Parker •Of HUMAN BONDAOV LEWIS RUDOLPH, 18, SHOWS IMPROVEMENT AFTER .AMPUTATION Lewis Rudolph, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rudolph of Spring Grove, has shown improvement following the amputation of his right ! arm last week. The youth was j wounded on October 13 in the accij dental discharge of a shotgun. | Lewis, a student at Richmond high school, was wounded when he grabbed | the barrel of a shotgun which was in the rear of a jeep driven by ! Allen May. May, with Jake Miller, owner of the gua, and Bob Lennan, also of Spring Grove, had just driven into the Rudolph yard when the accident occurred. The young man was taken to the Woodstock hospital, where he was in a serious condition for several cUtys. Blood transfusions were administered, but it was found advisable to amputate in an effort to further chances of recovery. Sunday afternoon seems to be Metropolitan Opera stars' time: three of them are featured on their own programs--starting at 2:00 p. m. on NBC there's Robert Merrill, half an hour later James Melton has his own program, and at 5:00 along comes Patrice Munsel. '•K Ruby Daadridge, who's Judy Canova's maid on the radio, will appear as Lillian Rassell's maid in "My Wild Irish Rose," starring Dennis Morgan. Evidently she doesn't mind being typed; she's played maid roles in IS consecutive pictures! She taught at Pecatonia Community high school following her graduation and for the past year has been assisting her mother in her business at Pistakee Lake. Mr. Laun received his master's degree in physics from the University of Chicago. During the war he worked on a phase of the atomic bomb in the Bureau of Standards at Washington, D. C. At present he is associated , with the A. A. Laun Furniture com-1 yward, Wis., former local 1 pany of Kiel, Wis. William F. Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Felgenhauer of Carpentersville snent Sunday visiting in the home of her parents, the Jacob Freunds. Miss Marguerite Johnson, who is teaching in Wheaton, I1L, spent the weekend at her home here. On Saturday she and her mother visited in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Dar Granger of The Nylon Foundatioaa new nylon feather-weight foundations can be washed as »«fily as hose. Before laundering, treat any soiled spots with a soapy broah, ther. immerse in plenty of and lukewarm water. Rinse well, and roll briefly in a turkish towel. Never wring nylon--it wrinkles if you do. Unroll your girdle immediately, hang it up by the garters, and let it drip dry, away from direct heat. Smooth out the creases With your fingers, during drying. Treat nylon bras the same way. It's a good idea to suds out black foundation garments before wearing to wash away any loose surface dye that might smudge the skin. . . Diaosaur Tracks ^ In Dinosaur canyon, 70 miles north of Flagstaff, Ariz., may be seen the largest group of dinosaur tracks ever discovered. Order your rubber stamps at the Plaindealft* Paul Lavalle ha^ organized and conducted many types of orchestras; now'he's organizing a tin pan band. The conductor of the Friday night "Highways in Melody," co-operating with the New York Children's Aid society, is getting together an orchestra of youngsters four to eight years old; they'll learn basic music rhythms by beating on tin pans and kettles. --* Gene Kelly and June Ally son will be teamed in Metro's "Cabbages and Kings"; he'll play a Coney Island sideshow barker who falls in love with her, a modern Alice in Wonderland. --*-- ODDS AND ENDS--Victor Slez*k'$ to etf screen appemrone* U « collar in RK(T* "Sinbad the Sailor.". . . Denni Morgan hu just mado himaelf a brick barbecue; now all he need* is the mem to go with it.... Benny Goodman, star of "The Victor Borge Show," will be one three judges in a nation-wide contest to select the best song by an amateur based on the movie, "Duel in the Sun.". . Jimmy Wellington estimates that he't an nounced about 10,000 radio shows in his years before the mike. . . . Marlene Diet rich's to be featured as an actress, not a siren, in "Golden Earrings." Cheek Furaaee Furnaces have been doing heavy service through the winter months, and may have developed cracks or breaks through which heat and" fumes may be leaking. Furnaces should be carefully examined for such defects and repairs made with nigh-grade furnace cement, which is very easy to apply with a putty knife, and is generally available from paint and Varnish, dealers. Order your ruooer stampa at tbs plaindealer. resiany- in 'Those in attendance at the wedding and at the dinner which followed in the Marine dining room of the Edgewater Beach hotel were the following: The bride's mother, Mrs. Hilda Johnson, Mrs. Lillian Olin and Clifford Olin, all of Chicago; Mrs. Hil Norling of Oak Park; Mrs. Frank Kuehne of New Holstein, Wis.; Mrs. Mildred Laun of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. John Laun and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Laun of Keil, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aff of Louis, Mo.;.. . , , , tJ u Bill Kauss and Mrs. George kauss, I Vform«J. "fg®"4, Jj" Sr. of Chicago ! been visiting in the Robert Thompson ! home here dents, have been visiting friends this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughes of Wbodstock visited their daughter, Frances, in McHenry last Sunday. Mrs. Simon Stoffel and daughters, Lena and Clara, visited relatives in Aurora on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Seepe of Chicago spent the weekend in McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson of Bvanston visited his parents here last weekend. Miss Gertrude Clemens of Cali- All the Diapers You Need For Only a Few Cents a Day HOSPITALS PHYSICIANS • :*!, SalMcribe to Our Service Call ROC-A-BYE DIAPER WASH ' Crystal Ub 1344 GomMai MARRIED WEDNESDAY Miss Jean Weber of Kenosha, Wis., and Alvin Blake, -son of the Math Blakes of this city, were married at 9 o'clock in the Catholic church in Kenosha on Wednesday, Oct. 80. Little Michael FitsGerald, son of, the Homer FitsGerald, returned home Saturday from St. Therese hospital, Waukegan, where he had been confined for a week, suffering from pneumonia. Matkrice Gladstone is spending a m Ask About Our Christmas LAY-AWAY PLAN The Christmas season is not so far away. Many people are beginning, to wondes what to buy for gifts. ^ One of the answers is a visit to this jewelry store, where tliey can find afine line of wonderful gifts such as \ . •Laditt&iftnd Gents' Watches Diamonds--Rings Electric Irons and Shavers Bilvfcrwaxe^-Clockg and dozens of0other articles which will please.. Come in today while the stocks are complete. H. A STEFFAN, Jewelry, Music, Radio - 1 ^ T I L . 1 2 S - J -- M A I N S T , M c H E H B T * . 'Jiii aticnuoni TEEN-AGERS! SKIRTS in assorted plaids, checks and gay ^ solid colon. Part wool and all wool fabrics $098 in, many versatile styles- «• "i? •p BLOUSES--Your choice for all season wear. ~ Crisp cotton broadcloth; long sleeve style with convertible collars. 7-14 In pinle# blue $]29 end white • fiie fnwdy Sws : Aeteeriaid Dealer i Geo. Collette, Owaer 521 Main Street " West McHenry 4^^ .. ,..v :. SariJiJhrtutfLiltf* r S-'AK.'aj1'!" „. . -L-9i '

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