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1955 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Catalina mSmm mm Jt - THE MeHEHBV PLAINDEALER AGRICULTURE ISSUES APPEAL BLUE BALLOT V "Vogue" two-toning and new panoramic body styling enhance the long sleek look of the all new 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Catalina. Powered with Pontiac's new 180 ji.p. Strato-Streak V-8 overhead valve engine, the very popular Catalina is offered in Star iChief Custom and Chieftain 870 models. 9HHmiiiininin:iiKiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiii SPRING GROVE By Mrs. Charles Freund BHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi The firemen held their regular meeting at the fire house on ^Monday night. After the meeting, there were caids and a lunch w£s served. * iPhe Donald Schneider family Hias moved in to the Ben May Wlding. ®iose from here who attended a club meeting at Fox Lake on Wednesday night were Mrs. Arthur Kattner, Mrs. L. L. Kagan. Mrs. Ray May, Mrs. Eddie May and Mrs. Charles Freund. The dub was entertained at The Point, with Mrs. Regina Schaefer as hostess. A delicious chicken dinner was served, after which games of five-hundred were played, with prizes going to Mrs. Arthur Klein, Mrs. £dward Johnson and Mrs. Norbert Klaus. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers heard on Oct. 11 that they were grandparents again. The Walter Pretzmans of Virginia have a 9 pound 4 ounce boy born at Navy hospital, Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. Pretzman is the former lifarilyn Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Leander Lay are the proud parents of a son, born at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, on Friday, Oct. 15. 'Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jessie and family and Mr. and Mrs. George A. May and family visited their sons, Tom Jessie and Kenny May, at >fiacred Heart seminary in Geneva, IH„ on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Freund and family yisited the Bob Buttons in . Jtichmond on Sunday afternoon. They went to see their new daughter, Diana Mary Sutton. Who was christened that day at St. Joseph's church, Richmond, with George W. May, her grandfather, and Diane Ikfay, her aunt, as Sponsors. The card party and luncheon held at St. Peter's parish hall on Tuesday afternoon was a huge success. Approximately 150 ladies were present to enjoy the afternoon at cards and the demonstration that was given. Many prizes were given away. The committee to charge wishes to thank all LIFE-LONG 10-YEAR BATTERY <;.TbN6 1 iavftt ytur fair-minded jnaitttiM si the facts!" A European Invention Let us prove this is the battery for your car or truck Tests by independent laboratories ?£&* conc,U3ivc,y Life-Lons ha* 300% greater capacity at all temperatures to 70® below... tremendous ttlf re-charging ability.. . up to 2000 AMPS instant power output. Cadmium alloy plates, silver nuclear cells. Reader's Digest Exposes Cartel Monopolies in Batteries Reader's Digest recently described amazing European longer life type battery and how American battery monopolies for years prevented its manufacture here. Now, the Life- Long Battery based on the European lottery is at last available at nominal Distributors who helped make this affair a success. Rev. J6hn Daleiden and the ushers attended an usher meeting at the home of Charles May on Wednesday night. Cards were played and a lunch was served after the meeting. The Holy Name society and the ladies who went along all enjoyed an evening of bowling at Johnsburg alleys last Sunday night. Bob Tinney returned on Sunday from a trip to Houston, Tex. Mrs. Charles May and Mary Ann, Mrs. Frances Widhalm and Tommy, and Mrs. Fiarik Tinney and Kitty spent Sunday at Holy Hill, Wis. Guests the past week in the Frank Tinney home were Mr. and Mrs. George Mueller of Island Lake, and Mrs. Elmer Nygren and son, David, of Villa Park. Mrs. William Shotliff was saddened by the news of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Leslie Stevens, of Broadview, 111., who passed pway Sunday, Oct. 24. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Claim have moved from Lombard, 111!, to the apartment in the home of their daughter, Mrs. Shirley Dawson, in Colemar subdivision. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zeiger and family, who had occupied the apartment, moved to their new home in Sunnyside Estates, Johnsburg. DAIRY RECEIPTS McHenry county dairy farmers received $269,099.10 for milk delivered to Bowman Dairy company receiving stations during the month of September. ;The Illinois Agricultural auocifction has issued a special .appeal in connection with the observance of Blue Ballot Week in Illinois for adoption of the Btue Ballot Reapportionment Amehd,- meiit at the Nov. 2 general election. October 28,1954 McHenry County Through The Years by Marie Schaettge? Chapter 80 Pointing out reapportionment that Senatorial Harvard (Continued) Factories and mills naturally located in Harvard because of the available railroad facilities. One of the earliest was the Harand is bound to come either by vote of the people or by court action, the association warned-that Illinois voters on Nov. 2 WUt vote for senatorial reapporUomneitt either way they vote oh the Blue Ballot Amendment. . J > - "If they vote against thev Reapportionment Amendment or fail to vote on it at all, they automatically cast their vote for reapportionment under the ^ Constitution as now written Which would give control of both houses of the State Legislature to Cook county," John K. Cox, secretary of general services of the Illinois Agricultural association stated. "If they vote for the Reapportionment Amendment, they vote for reapportionment on the basis that is generally considered to be a fair compromise between population and area." Downstate voters should welcome this opportunity to settle this potentially dangers issue by voting YES on the Blue Ballot Reapportionment Amendment," Mr. Cox said. - is long overdue (• vard Flouring mill which was opened in 1870 by "G. H. Wood and Co. Many improvements were made to this enterprise and by 1881 the mill was doing a very large business. 12 A pickle factory was opened in 1883 by J. A. Sawyer. * A bank was started by J. C. Crum .in 1866. During the first five years it prospered well, but the panic of 1873 found it in the same precarious circumstances as other types of business. By 1881 it had recovered and was then depositing $500,000 annually with the Fifth National Bank of Chicago. In 1877 A. E. Axtell started another bank. His integrity and the high esteem of the people 'gave him-a-quick success. The bank's deposits doubled annually. In 1881 the monthly deposits had reached $32,000. Religion was an important part of life in Harvard just as it was in most communities. A Free-Will Baptist named O. S. Brown held Shop at Home the first ^religious services in the store of; John Digging On Ayer street. W. H. Richardson, a. Methodist minister, came to Harvard at about the same time. As soon as Mansfield hall was completed it was occupied by various seets as a place of worship. The R&man Catholics worshipped at Hartland until 1867, when St. Joseph's church was biiilt. The first priest there was Rev. Terrance Fitzsimmons. The village of Harvard was incorporated in 1867, and the first election was held in April, 1868. At this time the following men were elected as officers: E. G. Ayer, president; William Marshall, clerk; J. C. Crumb, Frank Cobb, Owen McGe'e and V. F. Groesbeck, trustees. Harvard's first school was : organized in the summer of 1859 and was conducted in the Hall and Julius' building. The first principal was J. E. Young-, as-' sisted by Miss Mary Ballou. The first postmaster in harvard was W. Randall. He was followed toy R. W. M. Delee and later A. E. Axtell. The Y.W.C.A. of the USA was founded in 1888. ••Hun ' Uvestoopc producert who nav% been losing lambs, calves, and pigs 4> vultures can eliminate the birds by trapping and killing them. Plans. Ipr building a buzzard trap can be obtained through the local county •tent,. . * , . I Catting HuibattOnn When cutting marthmallows for fesserts, dip the shears into warm water betwen alps and the jeb ie more easily done. A University of Illinois agricultural engineer says that most corn picker accidents "can • toe traced directly to taking a chance, especially late in the day when the farmers were in a hurry, were act quickly. tired and didn't re- Savings Invested In CrystalHLake Sayings and Loan earn 21/^ ptas «/2% extra. 28-tf Buy Bonds. and hold U. S. Sftvings FRED J. SMITH SALES SERVICE * Complete Motor "Overhauling Welding ' JOHNSBURG. ILL. McHENRY 200-J Millstream Serv. Sta. (STATE OIL) 207 Efan 'Street McHeiwy, 111 • 'PHONE $85 Anderson & Phaiin, Pjnops. 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