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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 27 Aug 1953, p. 14

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|A tell euiyviga to rau«« the $860,000 needed to and maintain a nonll, educational television on Channel 11 will begin *•. atatement wag made by W*ml L. Ryerson. president of tfc# Chicago Educational Televilk ® association and chairman of the campaign to raise the necesmry funds. Approximately eighty-five city #>d suburban communities are Jkelng organized for this intensive • drive, which is expected to TV> date, more than $440,000 has been contributed in the public fund campaign, which began in May. This $440,000 added to $150,000 pledged by the Ford Foundation and $150,000 in studio facilities promised by the Chicago Board of Education, totals approximately I $740,000 now on hand. About $1,100,000 is the estimated cost of establishing the station on Channel 11 and maintaining it * for two years. Chanel ll's home will be the Manley Trade and Vocational school, located at 2935 W. Polk By Mrs. Charles Frsmd Achieve the remataderof the The .(..Ion's yearly budgoal of the public fund,e« will be $3M^oa ® J- (• pamtively low sum is figured on s , •' the basis that Channel 11 will ' Service clubs, fraternal and broadcast onlv about thirty businessmen's organizations, vet- hour3 r week and that much irans' organizations, Parent-|of ^ time and material will be ^'ea.Cherass^iaU<^119 and u donated. The station will be sustained like an iart institute or a symphony -- by contributions. Operation of the station will -. Executives serving in lena- j ^ in the hands of trainedt exfcase capacity from mfcny lead-! pprienced personnel, but they • ling Chicago business firms are - - fist recruiting community and Suburban leadership to head up local individual drives and the thoroughness with which this is being accomplished might well serve as a prediction as the success of the fall campaign. Mr. Ryerson, in commenting apon these activities, said, "The fall campaign will enable us to •ommunity groupA are helping j , |o plan drives in their neighborhoods. lendwifl call on the educators for ideas and material. All the resources of its seventeen sponsoring institutions will be at the disposal of Channel 11. Programs will be aimed at every age, occupational and educational level, ranging from cultural in its broadcast sense to the strictly academic. Because io R wm ^ non_profit> channel 11 tegin planning purchases of wm ^ ab)e to beam programs to as narrow an audience as second-year physics students or to as wide an audience as music lovers. 'Entertaining enlightenment' is a phrase that has be tftudio equipment. We hope to ' put the first non-cOmmercial television show on Channel 11 on the air Oct. 1, 1954." "I'm certain that this fall jfrive will close the gap between Die funds we now have and our j^oal. The determination of the people of this 60-mile arei, Which Channel 11 will serve, to Itave a 'University of the Air' has not faded through the summer, and the vigor and vision of the hundreds of volunteer workers has brought this dream within reach now," Mr. Ryerson said. come identified with the aims of Channel 11. A large crowd attended the card party sponsored by the Lotus Country Women's club at Schueneman's Landing Wednesday afternoon. The card party was held for the purpose of further improving the Town Hall. Mrs. Belle Isacson, Mrs. Nell Hawkins of Chicago and Miss Clare Miller of Des Moines, la., were weekend guests of Mrs. Alice Wagner. They all visited in the William Shotliff home on Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Miller are the happy parents of a new daughter, weighing 7 pounds, born at Woodstock hbspital on Aug. 20. Marilyn, Anne and Jerry welcomed their new sister home on Monday. Mrs. L, - L. Kagan and son, Leigh, and Mrs. Charles Freund and son, Tom, enjoyed seeing "Kiss Me Kate" at the Summer Music Theatre in Skokie Friday night. Mir. and Mrs. Charles Freund and family Were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McNally on Tuesday night. Mrs. Mary Jane Malecki and children visited Mrs. Shirley Dawson and Ginny on Sunday. Mr. .and Mrs. Ben Smith returned Sunday from a week'f stay at The Dells, Wis. While IF IT'S WORTH DOING Two radio hams, whA struclc up an acquaintanceship over the ether, were married in North Carolina recently. Wonder if that sort of thing happens with any fro* quency? McKBKY It's Worth Doing Right. There is No Substitute For Good Plastering. Phone McHenxy 1189 * \6u vtfouldrit buy f :a suit without, tiying it Qn •• There awl^differenoca today. Before you buy any new car . --you ought to drive it. You ought to make a thorough comparison. > And when you compare, compare ith Nash--and drive a Nash. Relax the widest seats of any car. Enjoy the exclusive Airliner Reclining Seats and Twin Beds. One tost drive . in a Nash will show you how mudi you've been missing. Come in today! there they greatly enjoyed seein* the show presented by the Indian tribes. Word has been received from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Fretmd, who are enjoying a vacation in Colorado and California. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mullett of Lombard spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. Al Britz. ' _ PK AUCTION # On Hwy. 59, 1 mile sooth of Antlooh, 1 mile west of Hwy. 21, 6 miles northwest of Lake Villa, 1 mile north of Netlsen's Corners', SUNDAY, AUG. 30 at 1:00 O'clock D.S.T. CATTLE: 23 head Holstein cattle consisting of 13 large springing 1st. calf heifers, due during Sept., and Oct., 9 pasture bred heifers, good type and size, 1 Reg. Holitein bull, age, 3 yrs. All have type and quality and would fit in iny herd. " PIGS: 6 ck. white shoats average weight, 120 lbs. CHICKENS & OEE8E: 25 RoO* ters, springers, 4 geese. . ;; HUGO BLEJICH, Owne| Eifers & Kaddaty, Auct. Public Auct. Serv. Co., Clerk 1. When was this country's Pledge to the Flag written? 2. What is the official flower of the district of Columbia? 3. Name the animal drawn be* low? 4. Which of the Great Lafces serves as a reservoir far Niagara Falls? 5. Who Is the Secretary of. the Interior? Answers to TEST YOUR I. Q. 1. In 1892 by Francis Bellamy. 2. The American Beauty Rose. 3. The aardvark. 4. Lake Erie. - : 5. Oscar Chapman* Gladstone's W- .'J SH 0E Dollar Days Aug. 21st and 22nd made it impossible lor us to wait on our customers for shoes, and we promised them we would continue our Sale OB shoes this week. : f' - - We are offering 3 Groups at Drastic Reductions to c mer Shoes and Discontinued Styles. MEN'S. WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S lake Our'10 Mile CompaiisonlKploday! Nash Sales, 405 Hm St McHenry, III Phone 484 bring the wolves out with riding hood red ft Hew red. # »i|ripe young red in MAX Factor's Color-fast lipstick leading fashion magazines say it's the high-fashion red for fall. Riding Hood Red is a rich, succulent red that turns the most innocent look into a tantalizing invitation. Because it's Color-Fast, it stays brilliant, never fades. Then lips. Want to bring the wolves out in today for Max Factor's Riding Ho»odd R««f V BOLGER'S DRUG STORE 103 S. PHONE 40 ii McHENRY, n r . ***** m • ^ The Following Stores ARE OPEN Every Day'Til 6 p.m INCLUDING "* WED. and CERTIFIED FOOD SHOP Corner of Elm & Green St. «w4*aM|ttraai - • « ••••• mm m+,.m mmmmmmmmmmmmm rnmimmmmmmm Mjf / f Sporting Goods Marine Supplies (Including All .Day Sundays Too!) 212 SO. GREEN ST. , PHONE 1000 »•»••••»• -••••••»• mmrnrnrn mmmmmmmmm McGEE'S - Store for Men 117 So. Green St. Phone 47 GLADSTONE'S Dept. Store 203 So. Green St. BEN FRANKLIN On Green St. THE AGATHA SHOP 110 So. Green St. Phone 145-J M & M MARKET "including Sundays" 118 So. Green St. GEORGE R. JUSTEN & SON FURNITURE 101 So. Green St. Phone 103-R CAREY ELECTRIC SHOP 119 So. Green St. Phone 251 McHENRY TIRE MART 528 Main St. V- Phone 294 BETTY NIELSEN ^ DRESSES and ACCESSORIES N. Riverside Drive >*. ........... Elta St. A&P SANDALS CANVAS fLAY SHOES STRAWS OXFORDS STRAPS Phone 182 Phone 3 McHenry, 111. Gladstone's THE T0DPIER SHOP 312 Elm St. --tr1 : McHonry, 1U. PHONE 181 niBDAT McHENBY, ()PEN EVERY DAY 8:80 AJL TO 6:06 P.M. i • TO 9 P. M. SUNDAY HORNING 8:80 W H NOON

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