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Grove •f/'H. V • .: 4^'--4-^ :V' <• . ^ >'<, S& season of Lent was _ opened at St. WJUPCh Wednesday mornparishioners attended at 8 which was followlbution of Ashes. Serthe evening were again Attended. There will be services at St. Peter's (Wednesday evening at 8 tke Way of the Cross on afternoons at 3. »A Hie Christian 14 Mothers and ca^iren •of Mfcry sodalities met •t fat. Peter's hall for their regttUuP meeting on Thursday night. llMwre was a demonstration and refreshments were served. Cards •ltd bunco were also played and prizes went to .Mrs. Charles Freund, Mrs. L. L. Kagan, Mrs. Ben Smith and Miss Clarice May It was announced that there would be a card party on St. Patrick's Day. $ J . Bcb May, a student at Illinois State Teachers college, spent the fMkend with his parents,^ Mi fetid Mrs. Charles May. Mr. and Mrs. Math Toole and tfrm ly moved back "to Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 14. Rev. John Daleiden and the Ushers met at the home of Char- ^ [Experiment With J?.T5 s, "y^;New Speed Lirnite bpwling at the alleys in Johns- j burg Sunday night. A new experimental pattern of Terry Britz, a student of St. { speed limits has been designed Mary's high school in Woodstock i for the Pennsylvania and New spent tile weekend at his heme here. ' . . „ Mrs. Clara FurlotP^was pleasantly surprised recently when she walked into her Spring Grove home to find that a group of friends were waiting- to honor her at a party. The get-together yas arranged by Mrs. A. O. Hansen in honor of Mrs. Furlott's birthday. MrspFurlott's, on entering the house, found the table attractively set, and centered with a huge decorated tAirthday cake and other items which go toward , maiking a party table festive. Guests were Mrs. Wieser. Mrs. Flo Freund, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Thieseman, Mrs. Hansen and Joan and Phil Parfrey. : w... LIVESTOCK INVENTCHBrtr; There were more cattle and sheep on Illinois farms Jan. 1 than at that time a year ago: fewer hogs,: horses,, mules and chickens. The estimated value of all farm livestock on Jan. 1, 1953, was 797 mill, on dollars, 18 per cent less than a year earlier, but 32 per cent above the 1942- 51 ten-year average. This show U1 1«S Freund for their re"gTula"r ^g ^ given in the annual live- <«<_f 'meeting last week Wednesday There was also an evening at «*rds and a lunch wks served. Among those from here who attended the Forester bowling party held at St. Mary's hall last Sunday night were Mr. and Mrs. Leander Lay, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Bernie May, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freund. Mrs. Helen Smith entertained * Members of her club at her home on Thursday afternoon. Games of five-hundred were played and prizes went to Mrs. Math Nimsgern, Mrs. Frahk Tinney, Mrs. _ Mark Pierce, Mrs. Peter May and Mrs. Ben May. Frank Mikoleit, Roy Barker uid Art Rauen of Chicago were lers in town Sunday, -•yle Fransen of Chicago spent stock inventory just released by the state and federal departments of agriculture. The invpn-* tory lists 3.9 million head of cattle of all kinds; 6.3 million1 These large neon signs will flash hegs, and 789,000 head of sheep, notice,.of the special limit undef Jersey turnpikes in a move to further increase the safety of the two great eastern expressways. The Chicago Motor club advised motorists planning eastern trips over the turnpike system that the <• western JigAf of the Pennsylvania turnipke is now governed by a 60 m.p.h. limit for passenger cars and buses and a 45 m.p.h. limit for trucks. Lesser speeds of 30 m.p.h. have been designated at major badges, the motor club abided. . On the eastern half of the 327 mile highway, maximum speed limits 'are now 70 m.p.h. for passenger cars and 50 m.p.h. for trucks, except zoned areas at tunnels and bridgevs. Chas. ' M. Hayes, president of the Motor club, said hundreds of signs are being erected at two mile intervals to warn motorists of the new speed limits and their rigid enforcement by the regular turnpike detail of State police which has. recently been increased by seventeen men. In New Jersey, turnpike ayihorities have erected almcwjBp a score of emergency 35 mile Sped limit signs for an 18 mile vstr«tch_ in the fog-ridden northern section where a multiple-vehicle accident involving sixty-five vehi» cles took four lives in November. THEiJcHENBYPUapteAlgt adverse condition and also indicate whether the emergency Is caused by fog, ice,' and Accident or road rpeairs. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has also increased its state police force to secure rigid enforcement, the motorclub president added. In commenting on the new limits, Hayes said these latest steps toward controlling speed in special areas and under adverse conditions are aimed at increasing the safety of these expressways which have proved safer than the roads they have replaced. accident Toll The death toll from motor vehicle accidents on Illinois highways" was 159 during January, an increase of 28 per cent over January last year, according to a report to Governor William Q, Stratton by Edwin A. Rosenr stone, director of the Department of Public Works and Buildngs. This is the highest 'January death total since 1946. Additional data coming to the Division of Highways has. raised the previously announced figure of 2,111 motor vehicle accident fatalities for 1952 to 2,135. On the basis of the revised figures,, the 1952 total is seven per cent above that for 1951, and represents the highest number of deaths for a single year since 1941. Nomination of officers was held at the- meeting of Monday night, March 2. Those nominated for respective offices are as follows-- Commander Howard Thomas Sr. Vice-Comd. -- Henry Smith Jr. Vice-Comd. •-- Nils Wik and Bill Bolger Quartermaster Joe Dahlan Chaplain Tom Bradley Post Advocate -- Mike Schoenholtz Post Surgeon -- Dr. Wm. Nye and Dr.Thom&i Petersen- * / 3-Year-Trustee -- Vine# W&yland •• Election of officers will bo held at our next regular scheduled meeting Monday evening, March 16. ' It was voted that thV usual contribution Will be given to the Red .Cross for their present drive. Also, that we will back the recreation program that is in the process of being organized in McHenry, and give this proiir'irlm Hi r'i.»i ffn n »i Ipritn an tlM TUip that Is pbfOi4 The post will also pay the transportation for any member that wishes to go , to £aton Rapids, Mich., {o the National V. F. W. Home pilgrimage on Sunday, May 3. Reservations must be in "by March 16. Thope interested in going, contact Emil Schwertfeger, phone 846-J. Our drum altd bugle corps, under the direction of Paul RRasch, Was organized just a few months ago. They put on a demonstration of their work at our meeting of Monday, Feb. 16, ahd were very well liked by all members present. They are still in their infancy, but for the short time they have been in existan$e, they have done wonders. Any person wishing to be a member of the corps Will be more than gladly excepted. The annual St. Patrick's dance will be held Saturday night, March 14. All members and guests are invited to attend this big Bpring event. The ladies Auxiliary members are making plans to serve another one of their delicious lunches. All members are asKed to start getting baby sitters for this big night. The V. F. W. rifle squad will entertain at the C. O. F. basketball tournament, to be held at the * McHenry high school Sunday, March 15. The McHenry V. F. W. rifle squad is C9nsidered one of the best in this area. -.hurt winter 129,720 were fount Twenty times as many mallard 1 The fi«ld nt»an *Uiveyed six ducks are spr en^di ng ' „t h.i.s win. te- r ! c'ooru n"ti a^w|*irsd 8_6 ,400; Union ccoouunnityy, ji Illinois as stayed here last, 45^000- Jackson county, 123,0001 year. There are 13 per cent more! TrIorseshoe Lake, 129,600; Wabash „ Canada geese wintering in Illi-' River valley, 515,000; Mississippi nois this season, as compared " ' with a year ago. These figures cohie from the state Department of Conservation, which cooperates with the U. S. Fish and Wildliffe Service in an annual c o u n t o f w a t e r f o w l . S t a t e a n d federal field men found 1,362,400 mallards this winter where only 84,380 were reportecf a year ago. Canada geese totaled River valley from Dallas City t&- $ Batchtown, 148,000; Illinois Riv«Sr valley around Havana, 396,000. Canada geese were counted in three southern Illinois areas. count: Crab Orchard region, 2fl^ 200; Union county, 16,300; tlli, Horseshoe Lake region, 97,500.1* Want Ada, Uke fre«Km, a# 146,500; tverybody** losaoi UiL. locaoi TOU MAT .Bff LUCKY WINNER OF ENSEMBLE) . AT CLUB S MARCH 12 - 8:00 P.M. American Legion Home (OE39J X CLARENCE'S SHOP Pooaea - Lawn Ciiairs" - Lawn and PorcH Swings ionic and Umbrella Tables - Pier and Park Benches • Juvenile Chairs, Swings and Sand Boxes - Window Boxes Flower Wheelbarrows - Rose Arbors, Trellis - Picket Fences, «t& MADE TO ORDER . Cabinets, Chest of Drawers, Cornices, etc. Chimney Caps and Cesspool Rings and Covers CLARENCE J. 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