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Thursday, May 17, 1956 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Page Nine Johnsburg News By Mn, Betty HMterroui Ladies' Night Banquet On Monday evening, May 7, about 200 ladies and gentlemen gathered at the Community club hall to observe the annual event honoring the ladies. This year a most delicious roast beef dinner was served by some very capable waitresses and prepared by experienced cooks. Following s the dinner a short ^usiness meeting was held. During "*the course of the meeting. President Mike Schaefer presented the past president Fred Smith, with a beautiful framed certificate showing his lifetime membership in the club. Mr. Smith was president of the club for thirteen years up until this year and serves as one of the directors now. Dancing followed the meeting until the close of the evening. V* "• • : " Saddened by Deaths Three families were saddened by deaths this past week. Friends of Mrs. Catherine Katerski will be sorry to learn of her passing in Chicago late last Monday evening. Mrs. Katerski spent many summers at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stermer,' on the river. ^ Burial took place in Chicago on Friday morning. Sftfo, even though it may not be mych -- every little bit helps. Workers for this area are Marilyn Miller, Catherine Dehn, Mrs. James Freund, Mary Hettermann, Lorraine Hiller, Lorraine Smith, Lu Oeffling, Marie Busch, Jean Father Blitsch performing the ^ruc^t> Fuehs, Joan Haag, rjte_ ^ 1 ~ Death claimed Mrs. Anna Oeffling early Sunday morning. Mrs. Oeffling was one of the oldest and most respected residents in our community. Our deepest sympathy is extended to her children and their families. Joseph Mangold, age 75, passed ^feway at Memorial hospital Sunday afternoon. Mr. Mangold recently underwent surgery, after which pneumonia set in, followed by a heart attack which proved fatal. Surviving are his widow, Nellie; two sons, Phil and faorbert, one daughter, Mrs. Marie Bell, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services took place in Cicero on Wednesday. Rescue Squad Called The Johnsburg rescue squad was called upon to lend assistance quite frequently recently. Over last weekend, three times they were called out. On Saturday evening, Joe Adams suffered heat exhaustion and the squad members gave assistance ^ .and drove him to a local doctor. Later Satjunlay evening, they received a call from Huemann's subdivision that someone was in the river calling for help. The squad immediately left for the scene and members were joined by the sheriff's patrol, and the McHenry fire department. They dragged the river for almost two hours but to no avail. So far. no one has been reported missing so j fl|just what really happened no one seems to know. i Sunday afternoon, John Rein- j boldt of McHenry suffered from a respiratory ailment and once again the members of the squad handled the situation. Hats off to the Johnsburg rescue squad! A large number of people gathered at the Community club in the evening for dinner and the reception. Mr. and Mrs. Knox were presented with many lovely gifts which will prove useful in their years ahead. After their honeymoon, the newlyweds will be setting up housekeeping in a new home in Cooney Heights. First Communion At the 8:30 mass at St. John's church last , Sunday morning, a group of young girls and boys re-(last week. Marge Doase, Lorraine Coari, Mabel Smith, Mrs. Earl Koch. Mary Therese Schneider, Billy Diedrichf' Mary Jane Heitz and Marcella Schafer. If you are not contacted and wish to contribute, please get in touch with either of the chairmen, who-are Ethel Heim and Ann Zeller. 1 Around The Town Mr. and Mrs. John Dehn and daughter, Joan, of Chicago visited relatives hera over last weekend Clarence Timm . of Mountain. Wis., spent a few days down here ceived their first Holy Communion day. The altars of the church were beautifully decorated with flowers for the occasion. The little girls looked like little angels going down that long center aisle and the boys wore stern iooks oh their faces trying to hide the excitement which has mounted for several weeks now. The parents of the children were just as proud as they sat close behind to watch. Mrs. Helen Hettermann and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hettermann and family were dinner guests at the John Herdrich home in McHenry in honor of Linda's first communion day.- , • The Gerry Hettermann familyspent Sunday at the Joe Simon home, honoring Raymond, who also made his first communion. Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lasser en- Mrs. Dolores Ludford and sons spent Mother'6. Day visiting her parents, the John Schmitts. The Richard Dehn family and the Jim Hettermann family visited the John D^hn home in Chicago on Mother's Day. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Freund on the arrival of their new son, born at Memorial hospital on May 14. He weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and will be welcomed home by his two big sisters. Donna Lee ani Mary Ellen. Insured Savings: Savings bngtoted in Crystal Lake Savings aid Loan Association are Insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp., and earn 2>/2 per ^ plus </2 per cent extra. 38-tf All in all, it was a very fitting, tertained relatives from Chicago day for those young boys and girls last Sunday. to receive their first communion. ' •-- Later that evening a beautiful j May procession took place. The j crowning of the Blessed Mother was such an impressive sight. The first communion class marched in the procession, as did the forthcoming graduating class. A vote of thanks is extended to the wonderful Sisters, for whom the credit of Sunday's beautiful happenings go. Their patience is indeed rewarding. -- let's* talk about $165, and how handy it would be to have that sum right now. Well, sir, $165 happens to be, what hard water in the home costs the average family of 4 every y<fear ..because it ruins plumbing and appliances, wears out clothes 40% fasffer, forms soap curd to clog cesspool pipes and cake cesspool walls, requires use The ZEO-RAN Co. of McHenry CHARLES R. PETERSON, owner-manager Phone 873 - McHenry of 70% more soap for suds and so on. Best way to elirni-* ate hard water problems and save yourself up to $ 165 a year is to put a Zeo-Ran Automatic Water Softener in your home. Callus for free analysis of the water in your home. We enjoy being helpful and you'll enjoy what we have to show you. fttH^ MAKES THE CAKE MUCH SWEETER. <f "Sweeten" your savings ^ by saving here where C your money earns more. i Sirltl SAVINGS CURRENT DIVIDEND 3 PERCENT . Marei Federal ^ C 0 AND LOAN aCIWiflCJS ASSOCIATION MARENGO, ILLINOIS 102 N. State St. Phone 99 TOTAL ASSETS OVER $6,000,000.00 Drop A Line Yes, how **bout dropping a line to Donnie Weber, who is hospitalized witlf an eye infection. Don will have to be in the hospital for several weeks so drop him a line to help those hours go a lot faster. His address is as follows: Pvt. Henry Donald Weber, Ward 2-2, U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego 34, Calif. „ His parents, Mr. and Mr$. Martin Weber, are hoping Don will be up and around in the very near future. Cerebral Palsy Drive Within the next week or so, you will be called on once again to donate to a worthwhile cause. Please Mr. and Mrs. Now £ As of last Saturday, Cynthia *Frett and John Knox of McHenry are Mr. and Mrs. Their wedding took place at 9:30 at St. John's church with • Depends PHARMACY Yes, you can depend on the competence, accuracy and courtesy of this fine pharmacy. Always make it a point to bring us your Doctor's prescriptions. Here, you are assured prompt service and uniformly fair prices. 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The opening of the fabulous new General Motors Technical Center in suburban Detroit heralds a new era of automotive advancement and development. No ordinary manufacturer's laboratory, the new Technical Center is the world's largest establishment devoted to research in the industrial arts and sciences. More than ten years in the building, it occupies over 330 acres and employs four thousand engineers, scientists, researchers and stylists. We hope vou will visit our showroom sometime this week to help us celebrate this historic opening . . . and .to see, inspect and drive one of the most brilliant examples of General Motors progress in styling and engineering--the magnificent 1956 Cadillac. In beauty . . . in luxury . . . in performance . . . in everything that makes a motor car a joy to own and to utilize . . . this latest Cadillac creation stands uniquely alone. It is unmistakably the "car of cars". We will be happy to see you at. any time--to give you the keys for a personal demonstration drive-- and to acquaint you with some news about cost and delivery that we think you will find difficult to resist. We'll be looking forward to seeing you! OVERTON CADILLAC PONTlAC C • 400 FRONT STREET McHENRY, ILL. PHONE 17 .CHECK YOl R CAR -- CHECK ACCIDENT^