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Mrs. Mannix had been in poor health for * year CHARLES WHITE, 56, , STRUCK AKD KILLEQ BY TRAIN TUESDAY • ^ SfeJ- ^ . A native of McHenry, Charles White, 66, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard White, was killed on Tuesday night, April 20, when he was struck fcy ^westbound Chicago ft North Western milk train while walking along ~ the . tracks east of Woodstock. The accident occurred about 9 o'clock when White apparently became confused and stepped out of the eastbound rails into the- west- AD ALTARE DEI AWARDS PRESENTED LOCAL SCOUTS Three McHenry boys were among thirty-one from throughout • the Rockford diocese, all members of Catholic Boy Scout troops, to receive the coveted Ad. Altare Dei awards given last Sunday in Rockford's St. James pro-cath«riril. Those from here to be awarded the highest honor and recognition that a Catho- __ lie boy can receive as a Scout were bound tracks and into the path of 'Jack Pepping and Jack Wirtz. the train. He was run over by the ] Prior to the meeting, which was train and his body mangled so that I held at 2:30 o'clock, the Boy Scouts it was impossible to identify him [attended mass in their home parexcept through his billfold. jishes. The previous Sunday, April The deceased was born on Irish Prairie, south of McHenry, and lived his early life here. An employee of the Woodstock Typewriter company, he had resided with a daughter, Mrs. Helen Welbon, of late. Other survivors include a son, Paul, of Chicago; one grandchild; five brothers, Henry and Frank of Rcckford, William of Woodstock, Raymond of* Aurora and Edwin of 4, the qualifications of thirty-one candidates were examined, with the Rev. Walter Lessman, director of the Catholic Youth Organization of Rockford, heading the examination board. In. order to qualify for the Ad Altare Dei award, a Boy Scout must be a first class Scout, have shown a knowledge of his religion, served as an altar boy or in a church choir WONDER LAKE BENEFIT PROGRAM-IS PLANNED FOR APRIL 25 SaiTd IMo by A. Worwlck, McHenry MRS. ELLEN MANNIX although her affliction was in- :4e, her last days were made pleasant by the excellent dare and Isrotion cf her family. O'Connor was Barrington; and three sisters, Isabel | and attended devotions sufficient Kashub of Belvidere, Anna Ladwig j timea to receive a required number of Elgin and Mary Meyer of Milwau- jof credits> In addition, the Scout kee. ENJOYABLE PROGRAM PRESENTED TO SMALt, \UDIENCE ON SUNDAY must have written testimony as to his exemplary character from ills pastor. First Awards In '42 Since the award was first instituted in 1942 it has been ^received ^by 143 Boy Scouts of the diocese, according to the Rev. Francis P. McNally, diocesan ^director of scoutborn new library building. He announced that it had been decided that those who supported this year's programs would be asked _-- - _ --- • . Jl11 what type of entertainment they Osuity Kerry, Ireland, on May 26,1 preferred before scheduling a simi- 1*76. •"d came to this country " a i»r Mrias next fall. While the yeung child. SM had 'iwM most j enthusiasm of those who attend has •f her life in Chicago until moving bMn high, crowds have remained community. ! small, and it is the hope of the li- To know Mrs. Mannix even a little i hrary board to determine just what was to count her among one s j^ype of program would be most popfriends, for she possessed the rare iqfar mMhT gift of overlooking others' faults and | Last^ SdTOtefT evening's concert Xseusing her attention only upon i featured two young sifcgers, Miss Eileen 8wrten, lyric soprano, and Miss Agnes Hantak, Coloratura soprano. (Both very beautifully sang twe groups of songs of varied type wMeh were greatly enjoyeo. A pleasant surprise was added to the program, wnen mid-tray through, Miss Bessie Ryan, teacher and ac- Another small crowd, but again an enthusiastic group, assembled in ^ __ ^ the high school auditorium last Sun- | ing. This was' the largest class of day evening to witness the fourth ] winneA since 1942. and last concert in the series of I The awards, made on Boy Scout programs sponsored by the McHenry 1 Sunday, were presented by Bishop library bckrd. Before presenting; Boylan, who addressed the approxithe guest artists, Earl Walsh, a jmately 800 Scouts vrtio witnessed member of the board, spoke a few (the ceremony, as did Rev. Eugene C. words -regarding the purposes of|Baumhofer of McHenry. Services this year's programs, namely, to j closed with Solemn Benediction of bring a high type of entertainment to local residents and secondly, to establish a fund which will some day be used for the erection of the Most Blessed Sacrament. . In addition to receiving the awards, each Scout group presented a spiritual bouquet to the bishop. John J. Bclger presented the award in behalf of the McHenry group. Bouquets consisted of prayers offered by Scouts of the Bishop in the Catholic diocese of Rocktord. A guard of honor stood at attention while the hundreds of Scoots paradfed, in view of the bishop, to the cathedral, i Richard Stilling and Merle Freund carried the Boy 3cent flag? for McHenry. LENONrOST t • * Organisation Name Honors Memory of Robert Vanc^Brstraeten McHenry county's ^thirteenth American Legion post was organized last weekend at Wonder Lake under the name of the Robert Vandertraeten post. The njimbter of the post is not known yet. Eighteen cnarter members are listed with temporary officers named as follows: Commander Otto Scholz^ Senior Vice-Com Bud McMahon Junior Vice Commander :B. Proper Adjutant John Widen Sergeant-at-Arms ..A.... Wm. Nielsen Chaplain ^urKens<>hn Financial Officer -- Edward Connor The organisation meeting was held at the home of Commander Scholz, but; regular meetings will be held on the first and third Friday nights at the Syndicate office. Present at the presentation of the charter and representing the state department were County Commander Lester Siedschlag of 'Richmond, Oscar Russell, an Illinois organization officer, and A. Greer, adjutant of the eleventh district. Leslie Meyers of Elmhurst, eleventh district- command, presented the charter. Eighteen Members Commander Scholz is happy over having signed up eighteen members, with a potential ftiembership of twenty-five. Plans for construction of a new post home this summer are being made. The post is named after the only In an endeavor to help in assuming part of the expense of transporting more than eighty .students to the state music finals at Charleston, 111., on April 30 and May 1, the soloists, ensembles and organizations that won first place in the recent district contest are planning a benefit concert for Sunday evening, April 25. The program will begin at 8:15 'oclock and will be presented in the high school auditorium. Tickets are selling for fifty eents, tax included. , Following is the program^. "The Green Cathedral" „ . - . :\-,- "In The Silent Night" GIRLS' CHORUS -- ? ; "Somnambula" * RICHARD HEUSER, clarinetist "Carry Me Back To Old Virginny" BRASS QUARTET "I Heard A Forest Praying" "Sing Me To Sleep" • JANET VANKENGAN, vocalist. "Repartee" , CLARINET QUARTET "Allegro Brillante" BEVERLY SCHWERMANr violinist ' The Green Cathedral" "The China Figure" GIRL'S SEXTET!* "Thoughts Of Love" CAROL HARRISON, trombohiat "Annie Laurie" TROMBONE QUARTET "Trombone King" Overture, "The Vogue" 1 Overture, "The Oracle"- . BAND COUSIN OF McHENRY > RESIDENT IMPROVES FOLLOWING ACCIDENT FORMER RESIDENT, SISTER REUNITED AFTER 26 YEARS virtues. With wit, she greatly company of younger ef her cont Irish the pleasure in entertaining aod 'in attending local soda! ereata. Mrs. Mamrii m m msmhsr ef 8t Mary's church have ^uft beloagfd to no McHenry church sacieties or dabs. Shf waa a memhar of the Altar and Rosary sodality of St. Malachy's church in Chicago and of the West Side Cathie Women's club. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Duesler and Mrs, CARL E. W1TTMUB, DUKHAM SUFMYISQR, NEW BOARD CHAIRMAN Dunham township's supervisor, Carl E. Wittmus, was elected chairman of the McHenry county board of supervisors at the annual -1 organization meeting held in the for the young ladies, an- court house at Woodstock on Tuesthat she had prevailed upon ! day morning. Wtfhren Jonas, local tenor, to sing j Wittmus was nominated by Sdpertwo duets with Miss Hantak. They ; vigor Mattv Schmitt of McHenry, were a treat indeed, and brought the ; Supervisor Henry Meier of Crystal applause of the entire audience. {Lake nominated Gilbert J. Carroll of Probably the most popular of the , Hartland, who served one term as three visiting artists was Miss Rose- board chairman in 1941. On a Anderman, who had made ! secret McHenry friends and relatives of Prof. Raymond Francis Dvorak have - _- -- - - . ,been anxious .over his condition fol- Wonder ' Lake resident to lose his j lowing series injuries sustained life in World War Two. Robert i near Kremlin, Okla., last week Wed- Vanderstraeten was first reported • nesday when a dump truck crashed missing in action on May 29, 1943, • into a speeding Rock Island train, in the European theatre of war. On Prof. Dvorak, a cousin of Mrs. R. Sept. 18, 1948, official word from ; M. FJeminjp of this city and a nathe government confirming his death , tive of Algonquin, lost one arm and was leeeived by his parents, Mr. i suffered other injuries in the acciand Mrs. George Vanderstraeten of i dent and has been in serious contender Lake, who were present dition in an Enid, Okla., hospital, Saturday night at the Legion gathering. Officers and members of the other twelve Legion posts in McHenry county, with a membership of over 2,200, extend congratulations to the offieers of this new, and baby poet of tlae county. WE OFFER Y0» CONGRATULATIONS although he is reported to have improved some. The Rocket, on which Mr. Dvorak was aboard enroute to Enid to judge a music contest, was speeding through the little'grain elevator town of 200 inhabitants as a heavily loaded truck appt-oached the crossing. Evidently failing to see the (ilash signal, the driver went onto the track and crashed into the coach. The last three cars leaped from the track and the entire train There was reasoh for double celebration at 626 Grand- avenue, f v Elgin, last Sunday when Mrs. Robert S. Keller, left, and her M; sister, Mrs. Helen Mahoney, right were united after a twenty-six I*": - year separation. T. e occasion also marked the second birthday 1 anniversary of Mrs. Mahoney's daughter, Louise Ann. ? An unusual story of great interest { high school in 1934 and two yeaiijf > to McHenry residents came to light. later married Bob Keller and moved* this week when a former .resident, to Elgin. She now has three chil- Mrs. Catherine Keller of Elgin, was i dren, Bob. 10, Marcia, 7, and Karetlu ' reunited with her sister, Mrs. Helen j 5. Helen married John Mahoney andU Mahoney, for the first time in! they have a daughter, Louise. 2. twenty-six years. The young women i . Eegap Search f4 were separated in Childhood by adop- A short time after her iriafviaj^ 1 tions by differents families, and al- Catherine tegan a search for her though various attempts were made sister. She failed to obtain inferto locate «ach other, all efforts were mation at the orphanage for the ' unsuccessful until recently. Maginns had expressed a wish that Mrs. Keller, the wife of Robert might never know she was Keller, is now SI years old and Mrs. dopted. To keep faith with the Mahoney, wife of John A. Mahoney of 6412 N> .Hoyne ayenue ,Chicago, is 80. The two girls were born in Summit, 111., a suburb of Chicago, the daughters of Mathew and Martha Dekanich. The mother died when rom ine tracz ana tne enure tram the ^rU were oniy a few year8 0ld, plunged forward for several blocks. : and B they later piaced in t^e The truck driver 1 Home of the Friendless, a Catholic minor injuries „ . , u „ . ' mary I ballot, Wittmus received Henn, both of McHenry, two *ons, ifriends in McHenry on two previous {fourteen votes to six for Carroll. i2 visiU. Her charming personality Ony a motion by Supervisor Paul Wuham Mannix, who .naa^ «een and fine technique assure her of an i Rosenthal of Crystal Lake, the vote assisting Mm. wary s cnurcnour-, enthusiastic audience on any return | for Wittmus was made unanimous. .tj1® aeaaon: bra Iwathers. | performances die may make in Daniel O Connor of Urbetna and i Mmmimitv this WillijCm O'Connor of Chicago; also six grandchildren, Kathleen, Patricia aad Maureen Henn, and Gerald, William and Barbara Mannix. Hen Imsband, Patrick, preceded her in death. The body rested at the chapel at 2846 West Madison street, Chicago, community. NEW SYSTEM HAS " BEEN INAUGURATED BT VETS' COMMISSION A new service has been inaugu until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clodli j rated by the Illinois Veterans Co TIVE JUDGES REVIEW NUMEROUS ESSAYS ON | HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC I The\ moue than eighty essays on I "Human Rights--The Key to World sustained orphanage in Chicago. Catherine was adopted in 1922 by 1Hr. and Mrs. William Bishop of McHenry and Helen was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maginn of Chicago, both of whom died several ! years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop later Only a short time after the spring adopted another child (now Mrs. Ppace," written by students of the i not let this keep her from being in- McHenry Community high school, j formed on affairs outside of her when last rites were conducted tram j mission for Illinois veterans , who have been submitted for a rating by .home through her ladio and frequent OA If nln »• »li Tm4« --• •••A i ItkAa•frleueapiAt itmra ining MprwoAgAriaiamiMsa under the fo1ll1o wti ng fiAv e J±u d_1 ges: RVk ev. WF r. - A. -- n>VtM i'G I Bill of Rights. The service Eugene Baum^oferj Miss Mary Kinisists of a postal card reporting ney, C. H. Duker, Miss Adele Froeh- St. Malachy's church. Interment! tefeerupt was in Mount Carmel cemetery. the'G Edward T. Lecfce ccnsists Last rites for Edward T. Locke,1 system under which the veteran" in j lich' and Mrs. Clarence Anglese. 48, Wbodstock businessman, were training or training institution or j The. contest is being sponsored by held at the Merwin funeral home at; trainor may use the facilities of IVC : the V. F. W. Auxiliary. Last year 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, the t in reporting training interruptions j the contest winner for the entire Bev. A. J. Tavenner, pastor of the promptly to the Veterans Admin-1 state of Illinois was Jacque Hopkins Methodist church, officiating, fhurial istranon. jof McHenry, a record of which both I to go was in Oakland cemetery. He passed j The service is designed to reduce Jacque's friends and the sponsoring | here." i L ! ' Thii very active nonagenarian is u u "T--"w , ORGANIZATION OF Although she has been gone from ; prtTTmjrwrcr netTipBiT McHenry for many years, relatives . COUWTjf CENTRAL and acquaintances of long ago last I COMMITTEES BEGUN week, April 13, offered birthday con- j gratulations to Mrs. Christine Mar- ^Irth^' birthday6'veraanT It^the Prima/"ie8 were ^ a memory, work j Margaret Mi-belsen) and also raised home of her daughter, Mrs. Milton ^ls tc^" 01} commiUee^^Ve ithreC ct,heJ c^ildre" of Mrs Bishon's Davis, of 7721 Luella avenue. Chi- Lr thl thl 1 i cago, Mrs. Marquardt has made her fuT ivp 1 Bls ° u " ^ l°° home with Mrs. Davis for the past; fhU J?Jl fn^fZl nnmZJ I or !° h«v«,Mra. Maginn take the two twpntv fmir vpnrs being held this week for the purpose so that they would not be twenty-rour years ... of selecting chairmen and other I senarated ~ Parties were j>eld in her honor ff, and delegates to the state 1SCP1"Stedboth afternoon and evening, and rrnv„ntift_ * she was the recipient of a corsage ?? in addition t^ many happy who serve on t'.:e Republican j p-?hprin« b^thday toasts. committee: (Catherine Mrs. Marquaurdt 18 ,ablf to use Greenwood: john McConnell. Burton: Charles J. Freund. McHenry 1: Earl Whiting. - McHenry 2: Charles J. Miller. McHenry 3: R. 1. Overton. McHenry 4: Joe Frett. Nunda 1: John Barnings.. her eyes only little today but does The following men are included on posaed away on Friday, AorU-16, 1948, at \ the present high rate-of subsistence organisation were extremelV proucr. lis home at 219 8. Madieon street. , overpayments to veterans who stop Local prises given by the V. F. W visits with those who call at the Davis home. • She is an interested radio fan, listening to drama, news r«0nM« rni] ^rdt keens rather late Ithe Democratic committee, houfrs* according to lSnr dlughiiS;! Greenwood: Oliver Reed, and reminds those who would have her retire earlv that *'it is impolite to bed while company is Maginns, officials at the home Welti: iot able to reveal Helen's where* ; qbouts. • ? Later, Catherine attempted to rpce her shter through her baptismal certificate issued at St. Toscph's Catholic church in SumAiit. ^he w*s again unsuccessful ir« find^ ng Helen but did find an aunt and uncle whom she had never heard of nreviouslv. About five years' ago the Maginaa died and it was while Icoking hrough paners Helen found in an old trunk tvat she came upon her baptismal certificate bearing the lame of Helen D^kinich. For the Irst time she realised that she waa in adopted daughter. Further investigation revealed that she had •>*»en adopted from the Home cf tho Fr^n'lless orphanage in Chicago. The revelation came to Helen dur- :nv the war, when her husband entered the service. Her further roving to be close to her ^o^aird _ ,, . , „ , nd a serious ill ^ Jears old and Helen she vW-t to the oT^h«n*«pe, 4; ,the ,former knew from | w en rfficials learned of the childhood that she was adopted, her tenths of her foster parents theysister was unaware of the iact for her that she Probably cou0 many years. | v »wunited with her sister. The sisters were raised in their j Communication with Mrs. K*ll»r rdspective .home communities. ' in Elgin resulted in the happy ra* Catherine graduated from the local) Hon whicn occurred la«t Suni<y. However, the latter declined • adopted another child. Following are the «•.*».*»! At th< tm» of (Mr. sep.r.tlcn , ,n1 allv,s, ^ ^ \-0. Mis. Leche was born on («b S, at RockfenL the son, of Atty. aad Mrs. Richud^ocfce. & resided Xer a time south of the Crystal Lake Road. He. aerved far the government in Aiad(* at the eatbreak of ffatld War 11 and later was in the niVy. Survivors iadadi the widow, •dith; three chQdren, Janet, jBdfafd aad Jimmy, ill of Woodateck; his parents, who reside in Glen Ellyn; and the following brothecs and sisters; J. Robert F. Locke, ilr, of I Los Alton, Califs Donald S. Locke ef- Elgin, Frederick N. Locke, ef Gooding, Idatey William H. Ladal ef Maumee, Ohio; Mrs. B. Warn AOiaon of Deiafield, Wis., %a, George A. Wright ef Balboa, Cfcaal Isne, Mrs. Kob«l*Ariai # Nna6 ttOle, Mrs. Guenther AUf ef Iddlsin gd^Mrs. Hat^ T. Mahoney ef Oak their training and fail to notify the VA. It alao will reduce the hardaittp and inconvenience resulting from' o vet payment and prevent a veteran tingi wasting time remaining on the LOCAL DEPARTMENT KEPT BUSY WITH SEVERAL FIRES ••••••oooeooeooeeef>»••< >aa»»aa< BIBTaa, eligibility for further The reporting system is merely a jwatal card wnich has been pro- •iaNi every IVC service officer throughout the state. Simple in detail^ the card contains «|1 nee. essary infonaation for ending train' there has been, in STL2S2 a long delay .ink rieTpor^t- Ringwood are the parents of a son, ty In ifrflU interruptions^ which hy ] horn April ts at the Woodstock hespitai. m? aervtee officer PPKhiilliipn CK. BRiie.rr- I[ 1Vin 'irU Wei* the WoOd- 8toc{ hoapital on April 15 to Mr. Mc?enry.^pSr' !and Mrs. James La&in. I A *9™ on April 16 at 11 Moan liffies Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McCoy of axe fifteen dollars for first place; jJusten of McHenry. who is happily ten dollars for second place; five looking forward to the dollars for third place; Mid one dcllnr for three honorable mentions. State prises are (100 for first prize; fifty dollars for second; and twentyfive dollars for third. Burton: Ben P. May. McHenry 1: Stanley Hunt. McHenry 2: Lester Bacon. McHenry 3: Henry J. MiHer. McHenry 4: Sibre Whiting: Nunda 1: Robert Knox. Nunda S: Paul Doherty. WJSSSkAJS | OAHOSR oampwoh next June 5. Mrs. Juaten, like her CHAIRMAN GRACEFUL and in *na mm nAWimnm lan older sister of Mrs. Gertrade MORE ATTRACTIVE j ILLINOIS HOMES IIS GOAL OF IAA | "Every Illinois farm home and ifs surrounding ground may, with a little effort and very small expense, I be made into a place of beauty/ TAVERN PROPF.IEfOR AT YOLO KILLED IN ACCIDENT ros touk donations Caeser Vezzani, 56, of Round Lake proprietor of a tavern at Vok>, waa killed and two others, Ehrood C. j President Chlrlw 6". ShumanTf"'the r>pwell, 32, of Wauconda, and Floyd j Illinois Agricultural Association j Pinnj of Round -Lake, were injsaid recently. The I. A. A. is the J"red Sunday morning when I state Farm Bureau organisation. ! their car overturned on Ttoute 59, I Shuman spoke in observance of | W "" 'April as Farm Cleanup Month. "Na- i hurl*d 8,xt? feet throu*h the Mrs. Minnie Green, chairman, and ' »1Ve Diants oronerlv sDaced " he of water-fill' r« Hmw* Bantkian AA^kaWxnan ! P .- • - - ' • mtfihlind, wti lulltd outright. S3 Spring has more than defined as the period of glass* and this year is no HiilUlw tn Idenry and the suirounong eea|» •mnity. Local firemen wave called to extinguish fodt such fires on Saturday and Sunday. Two more serious clazes were also brought under ccntrol by the Mc- .Henry department. Qn Saturday " afternoon the interior ofc the Jack ' Thies garage on Washington street; was gutted by fire. No one was at home when the fire started and it was impossible to determine its origin. „ Monday afternoon a Salvation ' Army truck from Chicago was badly iurned on Rt. 120. near the Howe farm, west of McHenry. The rear af the truck was filled with paper and it was not until flames had •gained headwav at this point that ~ - . ftf driver detected W m • »- My W^detack, will supply the n«w|th< Woodstock boesitai to Mr. and In^gruptiy reporting cards to any, Mrg Richard Ruxlcka of Wonder Vataraa ar others involved in G I IWram»- * .I Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller ol 'of fruit from the organisation. Spring Grove are the parents of a Mrs. Tonvan was gjpat of honor daughter, born April 14 . at the at a surprise party arranged by Woodatoek hospital. I her nieces from Waukegan. Pres- Mr. aad Mia. Robert Nell are the j ent at the gathering were Mrs. . „ ,, . , . - . , t^renta of a son. born on April 20 Anna Bower and daaghter, Babe, !• school gym. The girls the Woodstock 'howital. i Mrs. Minnie Schuling and daughter, good health, finding a variety of tasks to keep her cosy each ho^r of the day. . „ It is not often that we find two/Mrs. Gertrude Barbian, co-chairman, said <a little planning of fences, a members rf a family attain the age wish to thank those who have do- !few'gallons of paint and a thorough! Both Dowell and Linn were taken of 90, both enjoying good health j nated thus far in the cancer drive ' c]eanup job on every farm would 'to Sherman hospital in Elgin, where and maintaining a bright perspective which is being conducted in Mc- j gjve nature a chance to convert' was found that neither nf the future. In the words of the old song, "We offer you congratulations. we really m^an them from our heart." Mrs. Anna Toaysa Our best wishes to Mrs. Anna Tonyan of Fox Lake, well known in this community, on her eighty-third birthday anniversary, whica she observed cn April 13. A member of the Ladies Sodality of St Bede's church, she was presented with a beautiful plant and a large basket parha* a taia working on special num Ma, aa wall as demonstrations of tkdr various sports and regular gym woriL Miss Manrie Taylor directs the rirb in this very popular biennial event. GYM SHOW j Aptnadasately 150 girls wl . tidMifta colorful gym show.to be ^ ^ T^e*^girU ' Pmrcnt* • | RESIDENCE CHANGES The- Charles Powe family has moved from jGreen street to their new home on Rt. 31, sout hof Mc- Henr. Mr. and Mrs.^ Richard Doherty have moved from McCullom Lake U) the arartment in the Bolger building rn Green street which ':y the Charles Dow Harry Batemaif Chicago a'ter spending A boy was horn tear, and Mrs. j Caroline, Mrs. John Kretfchmer, all Kenneth McDonald of Woodstock at I of Waukegan, and Mr. and Mrs. the hoSpitaf in that city on April 20. | William Tonyan of Wooster Lake. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gausden are i The party was held at the home of the parents of a son, born at the j Mr. and Mrs. Louis Toijyan. » Woodstock hospital on April 13._He | A very lovely luncheon was served has been named Robert Jo^jL They have one other sen, Michael, 2 years dd. and an enjoyable evening spent. Henry township as part of a nation rural ni|nois into a place of beauty, i seriously hurt. wide campaign. Containers have' been placed in most business houses for contributions. Those who wish to make personal donations may do so by sending checks to either sirs. Green or Mrs. Barbian. One fourth of the total contributions being received during the campaign, April 14 ^^A^ in^7 fa"rmD flmnr*"a't i w/y .•nd oT<!rtffT,e<l o,l ^ "Too often we who live so doee I According to testimony which to nature fail to see and appreciate they Provided State Patrolmen the beauty which comes with the-; ^ Albrecht aad Alfred I. rain and the mud. As the greenjVix, Vessam was driving north on returns again this* spring it might* state route 59 about 2:15 o'clock be well for us to look at our near- , when the car swerved out of conby landscape." • 'tro' on a curve. The machine reh her.. JTSS.TETJST.Ta Illinois. Out of .nry SUT2 > SO, will go to cancer A total of 60 per cent of the csmpsign proceeds remsin at Illinois division headquarters to cariy on the state-wide education and service programs, A& per cent is sent to t£e national 6fnce, 25 per cent to be requarter will C° t. MO.'bbontoijr »mong, tl.emwl.6; how they could j y mMiw the answer to the center •>• m,d' more »'"»«",e. i -->--~ - - problem. awAwn mr* trrrrw icar a short time later. Death waa AMONG THE SICK j -aused by a broken neck and other >•««•"" rf accidental teth -M Carol, daughter of the Joe Glos- | returned by a coroner's jury. turned to Illinois in the form of sons, and Joan, daughter of the Al- -j i, v_«** yu sid to research projects, 15 per cent fons Adams, underwent tonsiUect- OOlQ UKSMIf ». to be used for the nation-wide edu- ; omies at the Woodstock^ hospital ByiW OOfSH* cation and service program as well;last week. ____ ^ as national administration. j Mrs. August Seastrand has been j John Byroil Covalt, a brother ttf frold C"B Awarded for the late Floyd Covalt and a former FRATERNITY MEMBER - Trt Wntor Viirllta The Illinois chapter of FarmHouse | victory III Water FlguvS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME fraternity celebrated its fOrth-third Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before retiring next Saturday night, April 24, or you may find that you are lite in attending | address, "Dividends," by Department team medical patient at St. Therese hospital, Waukegan. < fggijjut 0f Crystal Lake, died on Sun- Mrs. Celona Kane has been con- i j<y> April 18, 1948, in Wilkensburfe fined to her home because of illness. | p*. • Miss Marie Tonyan underwent an ; Survivors include the o Covalt; a i Mrs. , a brother. Paradise* Catt* LaNette Covalt, ar T- ,. J!»', •t,-a-ffi";: ichurch McHenry Har of the fcateiaity. noont with burial in Uaiea . •; at »3 cottage at Orchard Bea«k. *af fertain large Ash>