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jf' BSjr Mra. George Snepard School closed Monday with Ml Xmas program in the evening until after New Year's Day. - The Cub Scout pack held their Christmas party in the Legion hall at Wonder Lake Tuesday evening. The Junior -Youth Fellowship group went caroling Tuesday evening and the senior group went caroling Wednesc^ty evening and enjoyed a party in the Hunt home afterward. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gl^hser of McHenry and Miss Grace Glauser of Chicago spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Glauser, and celebrated Paul's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. (2. E. Lovelette and family of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Costello and daughter of Hartland and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cruickshank, Jr., and family spent Christmas day with their parents, Mr,: and Mrs. Wm. Cruickshank, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Lovelette and family remained for the weekend. Charlotte and Mary Hogan of Champaign are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan. Mr. and Mrs. Walter, Wilcox of Woodstock spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Viola Low, and grandmother, Mrs. Emily Beatty.. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ainger and family of Hebron, Wm. Claxton and John Dreymiller of McHenry were Sunday dinner guests in the George Shepard horrje.. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heine of Chicago were callers in the afternoon. Mrs. Emily Beatty and Mrs. Viola Low had Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson, Mr. and Mis. Roland Jackson and family, Mr: and Mrs. Donald Jackson and- son, Mr. and Mrs. Merviri Christensen and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Allai\ Van Every and family and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Olsen and family of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Montanye. and family of Huntley and Pvt. Harold Jackson of Ft. Riley, Kans., for dinner on Xmas day. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low of MCHtenry and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low and family spent Christmas Eve in the Beatty-Low home. Mr. and Mrs.. C. L. Harrison spent Suniay in the Donald , Brennfj^ v home vv Heights. .. *' VJ,V" Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Harrison of Antioch spent Sunday in the J. C. Pearson home. Mrs. Flora Harrison spent Christmas with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ardln Frisbie, at Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. 6eorge Shepard spent Christmas Day in the Alan Aingei dome at Hebron. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harrison spent Christmas Day in the Henry Marlowe home at Huntley. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harrison and family spent Christmas Eve with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison. Mrs. Lena Peet and daughters, Alice and Marian, spent Sunday afternoon in the Henry Hinze home at Crystal Lake. > Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adams spent Christmas Eve in the Ed' ward Adams home at McHenry. Mary Kay and Linda Adams attended Judy Harp's birthday party at McHenry Sunday afternoon. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adams, and chil dren were supper guests in the Hay home. Mrs. Lena Peet and daughters had Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Harrison, Neil Harrison and daughter of Wonder Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bruce Harrison of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hinze of Crystal Lake for dinner on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adams and fiamlly spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Condon-, at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Wieser had their daughter and husband, Mf. and Mrs. James Schneeweiss of Chicago, for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Glauser had their children, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frey of Montgomery, 111., MiSs Grace Glauses* of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. l?aul Glauser of McHenry and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Berg and daughter for Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Butler were guests in the Harold Stanek home at Elkhorn, Wis., on Christmas Day. Pvt. Joe Carr of Camp Chaffee, Ark., came Wednesday to spend Christmas at his home here. Mrs. W. F. Glauser spent Thursday in Chicago and Thursday night she and her daughter, Grace, attended the "Messiah" at the Moody church. They came home Friday. Mrs. Jack Leonard, daughter, Jane, and son, Butch, of Lake Geneva spent Sunday afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wiedrich, Jr. Mrs. Fred Bowman and daughter, Nancy, attended the Moose Christmas party at McHenry Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Laurence of Wonder Lake spent Tuesday evening in the oeorge Joslin home. James Glauser and a group of young people attended a united rescue mission in Chicago Sunday evening: James was one of the speakers. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Saunders and daughter of- Sycamore, Mr. and Mrs. Bill'Brennan and chil. dce& of McCullom Lake, Mr. and Mrs; Louis Winn of Richmond, Mr. and fors. James Dickson of Mendota, Mr. and Mrs. James Wegener of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs., Jack Leopard and children of. Lake Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. X 'Charles Brennan and Mr. fclrs. Bob Brennan and children spent Christmas Eve in the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Benoy and family pf Elkhorn, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Benoy and family erf McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benoy and family of Crystal Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Benoy and family of Hebron, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Benoy and family Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Benoy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilcox and family and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Moan and family of Woodstock, were Christmas supper guests of Mr. and Mrs,. Paul Walkington ana family. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Sowers and son, Charlie, were shoppers in Elgin last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Saunders And daughter of Sycamore, Mr. and Mrs. Bill "Srennan and children of McCullom Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Winn, Mr. and Mrs. James Dikson of Mendota, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brennan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leonard and family of Lake Geneva, Mr. and Mrs. Don Smart and son, Bob, of Waukegan and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smart and daughter, Patty Sue, of Urbana were Christmas Day dinner guests in the Fred Wiedrich, Jr., home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Betts and family have moved to their new home in Palatine. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low and family spent Sunday with her parents, the Dale Thomases, at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington had the Roland McCannon family of Bloomington, Miss Virginia Jepson of Chicago and Harold Jepson and son, Harold Lee, of Elgin for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brennan and family spent Christmas night in the home of her father at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Spencer of Ivesdale, 111., spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Byr on Sowers. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bauer and family spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Olivia Bauer, and family at McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe and 30ns of Richmond and Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Stolquist and family of Marengo spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. andi Mrs. Earl Shales. Stanley Jepson spent Christmas with relatives at Kenosha. Christmas guests in the Fred Bowman home were Mrs. Martha Bowman of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Oonk and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morrison of Chicago spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. John Skidmore and family. Mr. and Mrs. Clapton Bruce and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ackerman and Mr. and Mrs. The laughter's light, the ea&dle'g bright . , , everywhere there's cheer; may it be * happy and prosperous New Year I NICKEL'S HARDWARE PHONE 2 532 Main Street McHenry, HI. Lenard acKerman \ spent Christmas Eve Carlson Home in Mfcs. Aiasen- arid chiftStarr and Mrs. Bruce and children attended the Christmas party ainf show Friday evening given |>y* the Moose lodge at Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. George Joslin spent Sunday in the Maanrlh Crandall home , at DeKalb. A. W. Smith spent Chrifttmas in the Harold Stan&kr home at Elkhorn, Wis. Mrs. George Joslin spent Wednesday with Mrs. Joseph Wegener at McHenry; , Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Pearson and sons spent Sunday evening in the Laverne Harrison hom& at McHenry. * • Mrs. Mary Butler, Mrs, Ruth Oo'nk and Mrs. Ailine Pearson attended a Christmas parity at the McHenry Country cfciik Tuesday evening for the elementary grade teachers. ^ , Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sebastian and Mrs. Woods spent Christmas day in the . Robert Woods home at Genoa City. . » Mrs., Tillie Vaillancourt and Joe Young spent Christmas and a few days in the Albert focher home at Lincolnwood. Christmas dinner guests, in the Louis Hawley home were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Howe and Miss Cora Walters of Crystal Lake, Judge Walters of New London, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hawley of Fox River Grove, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Reinwall, sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reinwall, Jr., of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Richardson of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Eckstein and family of McHenry were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dodd, for Christmas. AUCTI Ed Vdgel & William tr. Kusael, Auctioneers FEED STANDARD A set of standard specifications covering purchases of feed for livestock on Illinois institutional farms, prepared by state purchasing kgent Robert D. PattOn, will go into effect Jan. 1. Representatives of the Illinois Feed association, the animal science department of the University of Illinois, and the state Department of Agriculture helped Patton draw up the specifications, which are expected to result in savings in feed buying. About $500,000 yearly is spent for stock feed on state farms. PRISON APPOINTMENT The appointment of Raymond B. Grover, of Fairbury, as superintendent of prison industries has been announced by Director Joseph D. Bibb of the Illinois Department of Public Safety. Gov. William G. Stratton created theposition of superintendent of prison industries early in his a<U ministration in the interest of increased efficiency and ecopomy in prison work.' Having decided to quit farming, I will sell my personal property on Jftnuary 5, on the Max Wagner Farm, located one mile North of Johnsburg on Johnsburg, Spring Grove blacktop, four miles North of McHenry, three miles East of Ringwood, three miles South of Spring Grove on Wednesday, Jan!, 5, 1955 commencing at 11:30 a.m. 3Q Head of Livestock 21 milk cows, mostly first and second calf heifers, four are jUat fresh, 7 close sprringers, 2 closd springing heifers, 7 open heifers, all vaccinated. MACHINERY W. C. Allis Chalmers tractor equipped with power take off & cultivator; IHC 42-A combine w/power take off; McD power corn binder nearly new; IHC 14 in. plow; IHC 7 ft. heavy duty disc; Mollne 8 ft. disc; Case manure spreader; John Deere 4 bar side rake; John Deere corn planter w/ fertilizer attachment; 7 ft. disc grain drill; silo filler w/40 ft. pipes; 1 rubber tire wagon w/grain box; 1 rubber tire wagon w/rack; 1 wood wheel wagon w/top box; three section drag; buzz saw fits on front of tractor; fanning mill; 1000 lb. scale; hog crate; hog waterera; badger barn cleaner; power shovel type; nearly new 50 ft. belt; articles too numerous to mention. FEED 1200 first and second cutting hay bales; 1000 bu. oats; 1500 bu. good hard corn. MILKING EQUIPMENT Milk machine; electric hot water heater; solution tanks; Victor 7 can milk cooler; milk cans, pails and strainer. CHICKENS About 150 yearling hens; 1 about 60 pullets. , Some Household Furniture. Terms: All sums of $25 or under cash. Over that amount one fourth down and the balance in six monthly installments at 6 per cent interest, arrangements for credit IS THE Hiirrto cAti Wfe MADE 7* VOU HOPtelteOUT MY [LEAKING ROOf Atl MY f tW Hmmt 18 RUINED// 3 MONTHS A6D YOM lt""' ' ' PROMISED 10 FIX JOB YOU DID at YiMt/// ROOFING .. . SUMH6 CO. WE > t% SORRY/SIR, RUT Wfc HAVEN'T GOTTEN : O.K. FROM THE ItMINI BUT «HJ$T AS SOON AS A MAN TO SEND. WEtt TAKE CARE OF THAT ROOF YOURS...' ACCORDING TO MY 5* LIT WONT HAVE ANYBODY "KKSENO OUT THERE vF0R SIX MONTHS "W' FOR THE MONEY 1VE SPENT ON LONG* DISTANCE CALLS I COULD HAVE HA* ANEW HOUSE PUT UR BY MY LOCAL OEALS&tN Mc HENRY to be made with the clerk before purchase is made. Not Responsible For Accidents JOE MILLER Auction Vogel St Russel, Auctioneers McHenry State Bulk, Clerking (Pub. Dec. 23-30) general of artillery in the 33rd division. He succeeds Brig. Gen. Otto Kerner, Jr., who recently retired from the guard. M, Col. Angus E. Irey, Maywooflp- was promoted to the rank of colonel to fill the vacancy made by Gen. Gardner's promotion. APPOINTMENTS Governor William G. Stratton has appointed James D. Summers of Evanston as assistant director of the state Department of Aeronautics. The position' has .been vacant since Sept. 1 when the governor appointed assistant director Arthur E. Abney as' a department director. The governor also announced the promotion df two Illinois National Guard officers: Col. Charles H. Gardner, Chicago, was promoted to the' rank of brigadier general, alpd assigned to duty as commanding DISPLAY Hammond Spinei and Chord Organs at the M. B. UPHOLSTERY 808 W. Elm St. Come in for a Demonstration For Appointment Call MISS ALYCE JOYCE McHENRY 812 McHettry, HI. m V. TO OUR CUSTOMERS! We'ro flying in « special yraaKng for pretty special people our customers! May You all enjoy the pleasures of * prosperous New Yearf F. M. ACE HARDWARE W. B. Bjorkman & Son PHONE 722 13d N. Riverstflfe Dr., McHenry, Hi RADIO 8c TELEVISION SALES & SERVICE 128 N. Riverside Dr. Phone 979 McHenry, 111. . ..to express our sincerest wishes to J our patrons for the most joyous of New Years! May we continue to serve you throughout the months iockoi Alexander LUMBER CO. THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR! May all of you enjoy the pleasures of added wealth and success! May happiness and peace be yours) AL'S WELDING and REPAIR SERVICE PHONE 1424 McHenry, IU We Weld Everything But a Broken Heart 601 Malta St Phone 464-W McHenry, ill With friendship and goodwill toward all mankind on earth. Dr. Henry Freund Optometrist 136 S. Green St Phone 462 McHenry,. 111. VWtXJMt»A So friends will bear A big, Happy New Year! Claire Beauty Shop 200 S. Green St. Phone 10 Ctamlfled Ads Bring Results ** SCHREINER'S STANDARD SERVICE , Ffione 344 Front Street McHenry, M. * A From all of us to all of you, may prosperity and happiness be yours. 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