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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 13 Jun 1957, p. 12

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Twel# THE McHENRY y, June 13# RINGWOOD -r By Mrs. George Shepard 500 Club Mrs; Ruby Shepard entertained her five-hundred club at her home Wednesday. A 1 o'clock dessert luncheon was served. High score went to Mrs. Agnes Jencks and low to Mrs. Lester Carr. Bunco Club Mrsi' Lester Garr entertained the bunco club at her home Thursday. A 1 o'clock dessert luncheon was served. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Thomas Doherty. Mrs. Lizzie Thompson and Mrs. Georgia Thomas. Graduation Parties A party was held in the Harold Ackerman home Thursday evening honoring Edward Skidmore, who graduated from eighth grade. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pearson entertained at a party at their home Friday evening, honoring their son, Jim, who graduated from the McHenry high school. A graduation party was held in the John Hogan home Friday evening in honor of John, Jr., who graduated from the McHenry high school. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hunt entertained a group of relatives and friends at a picnic lunch at their home Sunday in honor of their daughter, H. Lois Hunt, who graduated from the Woodstock high school Friday evening. Those t# attend were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hunt arid family, Mr. and Mrs. Linbaum and family and Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt of Woodstock, Mrs. Vera Jones and daughter of Harvard, Mr. and Mrs. John Hogan and family and rs. Walter Low. Church News The Ringwood, choir and the minister journeyed to the Hartland home for the aged Sunday afternoon fpr an afternoon service. Sunday evening, the high school and college age youth of the Ringwood and college age youth of the Ringwood and Greenwood churches met at the Russell Beard farm for recreation, discussion and a wiener roast. *. Wednesday evening, the W.S.C.S. will meet at the church. The program "Declare His Glory" will be given by Dorothy Aissen and Bobette Fossum. Hostesses will be Shirley Cristy and Kate Wiesser. . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low and Mrs. Viola Low attended a graduation party for James Low at Harvard Thursday evening, fol* lowing his graduation from the Harvard high school that evening. . • Mrs. William Cruickshank spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. C. E. Lovelette, and family in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walkington entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ed Benoy and Mr1, and Mrs: Ben Walkington at dinner, Sunday in honor of the birthday of their daughter, Ida Mae. Mr. and Mrs. Freling of Fox Lake called on Dr. and MrgTWilliam Hepburn Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester . Carr spent a few days with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carr, at Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller of Hebron were recent callers in the Oscar Berg home. Mrs. Paul Walkington, Mrs. John Hogan and daughter, Charlotte, were visitors at New Glarus Wisconsin Thursday. * Mrs. Gertrude Cosmach of Chicago spent Thursday afternoon in the Charles Anderson home. Misses Charlotte and Mary Hogan, Jerry Hogan and Earl Sonnemaker attended two weddings at Champaign Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Shaw and Mrs. Lola Shaw of Kenosha, Mrs. Iva Turnbull and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adam of Wauconda, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Walkington and Mrs. Flora Harrison, j&yoyed a picnic dinner, at the Home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jepson. on Decoration Day. Mr. and Mrs. William Cruickshank spent Saturday evening with friends at Fontana. Mrs. Clara Durlin went to Glen Ellyh Monday and attended the POPULAR POKER Poker properly deserves Its title: "National card game of the United States." It suits the American temperament because it is a game in which the individual player is fhe master of his own fate. T h e r e ore other reasons, of course4, why Poker is such a p o p u l a r card game i n t h i s country. It fits any situ a t i o n , whether it is a serious game among experts or a friendly game for the entertainment of family ancl friends who just want to have a good time. Almost any number of persons can play in the game. An -easy game to learn, Poker is never forgotten once it is learned. "Another good thing about Poker," wrote the late great Ely Culbert> son, "is the many variations that have been grafted onto the original game. Variety is the spice of life. The use of wild cards and tricky rules increases a player's chance of holding a good hand, and everyone likes to hpld good cards. "Nowadays you will find refined % ladies (whose grandmothers would have shuddered at the very thought of 'that rough, horrible game') playing Poker, enjoying it, and learning to their pleasure that they1 ddrt't have to gamble to have a good time.. "A real game , of skilly Respite myths to the contrary, never requires a gambling element; and though many people are surprised to learn it. Poker is a game of skill second to none." Public opinion polls have shown in recent years that Poker, despite the almost universal popularity it already enjoyed, has been grSwing in favor more rapidly than any other game. More persons are playing Poker, and are playing it more often, than ever before. For a beginner at Poker, it Is; best to point out that there are two main types of Poker: Draw Poker and Stud Poker. In Draw Poker, all cards are dealt face down. In Stud- Poker, a player receives one or more cards face down and his other cards face up. On these two main branches of Poker have been built a large number of variants. The principal one* are Jackpots, High-Low Poker, and Seven-card Stud. Every American should "understand Poker and most important of all, play Poker in actual games. No amount of study compares with actual play for learning a game. graduation exercises in which her granddaughter, Roberta Sue Diedrich, graduated from high school, on Tuesday evening. She returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Carl Holmer and mother of Woodstock spent Saturday afternoon with Dr. and* Mrs. William Hepburn. Ben Justen of McHenry also called" on Dr. Hepburn Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baros of Santa Anna, Calif., spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jepson. Mrs. Clara Durlin went to the Belvidere hospital Sunday afternoon to see her new grandson, who was born June 7 to her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sloat. s Mrs. Oscar Swanson of Wonder Lake and Mrs. Edmund Swanson and daughters Judy and Jean, oil f»cJbLc( AJLJp. Thursday, the Ringwood Junior Choir rehearses' at 7p.m., the senior choir at 8 p.m. Friday, the Ringwood Trustees meet at the church. On June 16 (Father's Day) the fathers will be recognized in the worship service. At 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Dads will play the sons. The Softball game will be held on the Greenwood school field. Team captains are Glenn Walkington and Quentin Moeller. Personals Mrs. Agnes Jencks was a visitor at Kenosha Thursday. tit dwi fftv remember him with a Father's Day gift from McGee's 117 So. Green St. McHenry CHANGING TO GAS HEAT? SEE THE NEW BURDETT "RADJ-HEAT" i »• - RADVANf Other models available to fit yovr specific need* PHONE OR WRITE FOR COMPLETE LITERATURE - NO OBLIGATION DOWE& WAGNER RT. 6 - BOX 16 PHONE 468 OR 2886 ? After Shave Lotion - Electric Razors - Comb & Brush Sets %/> 0) c D> U © 1 0 Q. E 3 _o <0 I- 1 «/> •+-- o CO • mm O c o Q. <* c <D O. "TJ DAD DAY GIFTS AT - ' » r " BOLGER'S 0 Of 3 CD -t Qi (A 1 •"O• T3 <D (/> I I c 3 Q_ O m i/» I -H O CT Q* O O 0 1 n *5* Qi t-%A seip+eM - - sjem6i-| 944949613 - of Omaha, I^br., spent Friday with Mrs. Louis; Hawley. Mr. and Mrs. John; Ehlert and Mrs. Fred. Bowman visited Johnnie Senkerik at-the McHenfy hospital Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs/ Henry Aissen entertained Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomfordha and Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder of,Woodstock at their home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Powers and family, Mrs. Peggy Hielig and children, Mrs. John Powers and Mrs. Martha Bowman of Chicago spent Saturday afternoon and evening in the Fred Bowman home. Herman Ehlert, Mrs. Flavia Ehlert and Mrs. Bertha Harm of Wilmot, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlert. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison were Sunday dinner guests of Matie and Bessie Harrison at Greenwood. Mr. • and Mrs. Louis Hawley spent Sunday afternoon in the Ernest Reinwall, Jr. home at Cooney Heights. Miss Anna Mae Aissen of. Marengo and Ronald ftowe of Woodstock spent Sunday' afternoon With h,er parents;'Mr.-and Mrs". H6nry Aissen. " Mr. .and Mrs, Inland Pacey and son and Mrs. Cyril Pacey of Wilmot spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Ehlert:. Mr. and Mrs. John Skidmore and family and Mrs. Millie Rush spent Friday evening in the Fred Bowman home' and helped Mrs. Bowman celebrate her birthday. Mrs. Louis Hawley spent Monday and Tuesday ih Chicago. Jack Pearson, who is attending, Parks Air college at East St. Louis, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Pearson. Callers in .the Dr. Hepburn home on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Coxley of Union Grove, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Eckstein of Chicago. Mr. -and Mrs. Reimer of Algonquin and Mr. and Mrs.. John R. Freund of McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Low. of McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. Walter A CHAT WITH US, , Regular cheek-ups and maintenance' by our experts, means lower car costs to you! Call us today and find out for yourself. Brake Service All Mechanical Repaln Complete Motor Overhauling BUTCH'S 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE 516 Front St. McHenry, HI. Phone 811 -- Residence 91-B Wilcox of Woodstock and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Low anti family spent Sunday in the Beatty-Low home. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Carr aricl son, Charles, attended Milk 6ay at Harvard Friday. Miss Alice Peet visited friendk in Elgin' Sunday. Mrs. Kenneth Kirkpatrick and daughter of Roselle spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. Charles Anderson, and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Harrison and family and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walkington and family attended a graduation party in the Glen Benoy home near Hebron Tuesday evening, honoring Glen Jlr. who graduated from the Hebron high schools Mr.. Mrs. Ardin Frisbie OEa Greenwood called on her mother, Mrs. Flora Harrison, Sunday evening. " Mr.'. a*$.Mrs. Roy Harrison and Chancy. "X flarrison were dinner guests iri the Lonnie Smith home at .Pistakee Bay Satuday evening. FATHER'S DAY * SCHICK ELECTRIC RAZORS REG. $29.50 $1995 BOLGER'S * PHONE 40 McHENRY ^yjUlTIi/ ANTI-MAGNETIC AUTOMATIC K-202 14K yellow gold case. In the dark, lurninpus underside of hands silhouettes the time. HAMILTON WATERPROOF JVNt AUTOMATIC K-576 Stainless steiai case.- Dial win dow shows date of the month. 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