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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 3 Apr 1958, p. 11

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V 1 3/1958 mam ' 1 * \ . "" J ,*", THE MeHENBY PLAINDEALER Hondn Liki • v^" < HUNT ON EASTER by Jane Ducey -- 2731 firing your basket and come to - the Easter egg hunt to be conducted by the . Chamber of 1 Commerce Saturday, April 5, at 2 pjn. at the Wonder, Center beach and park. Come, that is, if fyou are 10 years old or yoUnger and live in any of the sqMivisions known collectively as Wonder Lake. J Sixty dozen colored, boiled eggs will be hidden by the Girl Scouts on the park grounds. Twenty-six of the eggs carry cash prizes. If the weather is I not favorable the event will be postponed until the first good I day.. Looks like some good ' picture possibilities, mom, better check your camera for film. ! ^Easfer Seal Tag Day Mrs. Karry Davidson, drive chairman fpr Wonder Lake, reports $104 was collected for the crippled children on the east side of the lake. The tagging is not yet complete on the west side of the lake. Captains in addition to those previously listed are Mrs. Carl Johnson. Mrs. Harold Wohnfragj?, .Mrs. Orville Lichty in Peep Spring Woods, Mrs. Betty Westwood in Wonderview, Mrs. Mel Sellek and Mrs. Jules Stich in Wonder Center, Mrs. Peg Doutlick and Harry Pierce in Indian Ridge and Mrs. Raymond Watkins in Look Out Point. Working with Mrs. Dan Tomano in Highland Shores are Mrs. ftlarian Schladt, Mrs. Elsi^ Teuscher and Mrs. Treva Zeek. Girl Scout Cookie Sale The Girl Scouts and Brownies of the Lake will be selling the familiar boxes of sandwich crerrie and peppermint cookies in their annual cookie sale which starts April 16 and extends through April 28. The funds raised in this maimer abused primarily to help them obtain an established, camp of their own. There is a long waiting list of Scouts who want to go to camp. With your help that waiting list can be Eliminated. ' ^Richard Pickrum of Deep Spring Woods will serve as Neighborhood 7 cookie sale chairman this year and Mrs. w . Dean's Sia'rfcet has been, named the distribution point of the cookies for troops in Wonder £,ake. Richmond, Johnsburg and Spring Grove. the Lake/ Mary Sandgren showed colored slide&^taken at the farewell party for the Stendebachs and Meekers. Another project which was started was the accumulation of >a sixty-cup coffee maker fund, to be used by the Women's association .at * their monthly meetings and for the parties and picnics of the subdivision. P^ DeWald will be the distrib uWr for, Wondgg. J^ake troops West Side) Rummage Sale At the Monday night meeting of the Wonder Woods Women's association it was deckled to have a rummage and brae sale to raise funds this year. The date has been tentatively set for the first week in May. A committee was appointed to handle the details with Alice tirothmdnn ps chairman, and consisting Of Lorette Moraw, Mary Lou Mills, Jo Pryor, Jo Jirousek, Bernie Misiak, Martha Kreutz ' and Dorothea Mapre. Anyone who wishes to donate items for the sale can get in touch with a committee member to .arrange for pick- Up. The ladies presented corsages to Kay Stendebach and Marcella Meeker as this was the last meeting either would be able to attend before leaving The Hartland Home Issue There is much hieing said and appearing in print about the County Home in Hartland and the coming bond issue. If the bond issue is defeated and the home closed the cost of the care for these individuals in their own township in private nursing homes would far exceed the 10c per year $1,000 assessed valuation. Services for Mrs. Dickman Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Dickman were, conducted Saturday, March 22 at 1:30 p.m: at the Peter M. Jus-, ten & Son funeral home in McHenry. Rev. Richard N. Wright officiated with burial in the McHenry County Memorial Park cemetery. Mrs. Dickman and her husband, George, who had spent the winter in Phoenix, Ariz., were en route to Wonder Lake, when she was stricken and died unexpectedly in Gallup, N. M. She was born April 13, 1896 in Chicago and moved to Wonder Lake in 1945. Surviving besides the widower are two sons, George V. and Fred A., his wife Fern and grandchildren, Mrs. George Hartmann, Jr., Fred, Judy, Robert and Joanne, all of Wonder Lake. PTA Scholarship The Parent Teacher association scholarship committee for District No. 26 met Saturday, March 22, in McHenry. Mrs. Roy E. Swanson of Wonder Center, assistant director of the district, has served on this committee for the past several vears. and is a member again th's year. The task of selecting the recipient of'the PTA scholarship award was, undertaken at this meeting, as well as the selection of a first and second alternate. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to the winner in each district. According to the plan the PTA scholar jnust return to spend two years teaching in the community following graduation. The choosing of the scholarship winner is an annual event in each PTA district in the state of Illinois. Pta&rtf'toirtieW' '• Advisory Board Ten subdivisions were represented at the meeting of the Droperty owners advisory board Thursday, and a by-laws committee was appointed composed of Elmer Raske, Roy O'Neill and John MeGraw. In other new business the board moved that it be available and willing to assume the duties of Art Meeker in the fish restocking program for the Lake. Meeker, who is leaving the community, has turned over the file to the board. A committee consisting of Dr. S. Weiss, Boyce King and Norman Specht was appointed for this purpose. Don Michels.' member of the safety committee, was asked to erect signs of warning at the hill and ctirve on the county blacktop in the Hickory Falls section. A list of ten questions pertaining to liability on roads and beaches has been compiled by the board and these will now be submitted to two lawyers to be answered. The thought was to have the legal opinion written down, and if possible ask the lawyer to appear in person for a question and answer .session with the group. The committee will arrange fof this at the next meeting or the one following. The job of compiling a master list of by-laws to be made available to - all subdivisions was undertaken. Three residents of Deep Spring Woods Nn. J have agreed to read all subdivisions' by-laws and organize and- eliminate duplication in preparing the master list. LeRoy McCall reported on the approved type street signs for which he hiad gotten an estimate; They are ? yellow with black letters and are recommended by the board to any subdivision in the process of replacing its signs. The letters to the C&NW, with copied $o the ICC & Chicago Motor Club, asking for warning flashing systems at the unprotected grade crossing at McCullom Lake and Ringwod were signed and sent out. Bible Church Dedication The Sunday morning worship service'tin dedication Sunday was conducted to an overcapacity attendance! Guest speaker was the former pastor. Rev. Franklin W. Anderson, who now resides in Wheaton, 111. At . 3:30 p.m. the afternoon service of dedication was under. the guidance of Pastor Wright's father, Rev. T. M. Wright of Mu&kegan, Mich. Rev, T. M. Wright has had forty *two years of continued gospel ministry. This service too, was attended by art overcapacity crowd. A tour of the remodeled building was conducted . following the services. Numerous floral pieces were presented, fori the special occasion by persons-" of the community and surrounding area and added to. the beauty of the occasion. The evening service started at 7:30 p.m. and the speaker for the closing service was Dr. A. H. Bel ton,.professor of theology ahd bible at Moody Bible Institute. Business & Service Directory of ; Wonder Lake CRISTY and STENPEBACH General Contractors NEW HOMES Phone Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce Meeting At the meeting last sTh tupsday two letters of complaint were received by th* C of € telling of raw sewage flowihg into the lake at two points. It was agreed to fofioyl up the complaints and iff ajviolation was found by the Stealth officer to take th6v;. necessary fteps to correct th&polation. In reply to the request made of the Public Service 'GcmKpttiiy of Northern Illinois for n^ttyiral gas at the lake, the Chamber has received word that it wilt be three to five , years before there will $e adequate lines to supply Wonder Lake. An application has been made, however. , ,«•!?$;;• !•-&§ *?:>•.! Robert & N^nvestmeht company sjp^lp|r,.jOTok^' about the current recession which he felt to foe, 4qwn-to its lowest level. *He predicted an [upswing which would reach the highest peak in about six months and he looked for it to be the biggest boom in the history of the country. ^ School Board Election District 36 will hold an election for two members of the board of education for three year terms Saturday, April 12. The polling place- is ,Harrison school and the time 12 noon until 7 p.m, Two petitions have been fi^L those of Henry Setzjer dnd^nTack Falkenthal. "ilifif'scl; &• ,»* i* :4p*- Nativity Evangelical Lutheran Church--News . The "Women :0£cth& church" will meet on Monday evening, April 7, at 8. $[Jhis £ili be % meeting of iht$|esM&>r three reasons. First ifeepbielof the^ program to be " presented b.V members of the.- organization which will be a 'panel discussion on "The Gr^at Words of the Faith." The'nfext item of interest is that plans for the new church -Will be showrt, and the last reason that all are urged and invited to attend is that voting will take place for the "Mother of the Year", and whoever is elected will be honored at the Ma.v Mother and Daughter luncheon. The Altar Guild will meet at the parsonage at 8 p Wednesday. April 9. • NewsBriefs Michael Patrick Wines was born March 25 at 8 p.m. at the Memorial hospital in Woodstock. This new baby of Mr. and Mrs. -Leo J. Wines of Wooded Shores weighed 8 lbs. 14 oz. at birth and mother and son are feeling fine. Sharon Brenner celebrated her sixth birthday with a cake and the trimmings for her family and relatives Sunday, March 30 at her home. Monday she had a party in the afternoon kindergarten class for all her little friends. Mrs. Ray Rochowicz enjoyed her birthday celebration early with a gathering Sunday which Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan of Chicago, nephew Alex Majewski and friend Barbara attended (and brought the loot from the family.) The natal day was Tuesday, April 1. The Ftussel Spuehrs are enjoying their reunion with Son Bill, who has graduated from his boot training, and is home on'leave until April 13 when he will leave for Norman, Okla. for aviation .service school. The family also celebrated Russ's birthday Saturday vi(ith the family. Timmy Widen, son of the James Widens, suffered a slight concussion when he fell off his bicycle last week and had to take it easy for a few days. i There has been a 'teenage outbreak of measles in Highland Shores with Rosemary Buss. Sharon McCain and Randy Russell three red spotted sufferers. Guests at the Roy Swanson .home for Sunday dinner were Mrs. B. G. Skemp, of McHenry; Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Anderson of Wheaton; Mr. Ness of Chicago, Janette Buursma of Capron; Ruth Wenltel and Ada 'Olson of Wonder Lake. Mr. and Mrs. William Vogts of Woodstock also visited and all attended the dedication Services of the Wonder Lake Bible church. Monday. March 24, the Swansons celebrated their twenty-fourth wedding anniversary to round" put a very full weekend for this family. Attending the Illinois State Garden Show and Modern Liv- 5432 L. ms ZEPHYR VENTILATED AWNINGS /IU Aluminum ADMIT UGkT & AIR o* *r«'-6HUT OUT HEAT • & GLARE ROLL UP AWNINGS -- DOOR HOODS EAGLE PICHER ALUMINUM COMBINATION WINDOWS and DOORS Liberal Trade-ins Arthur R^ger PHONE 1180 Convenient Terms 807 E. WAUKEGAN RD. MeHENRY, ILL. A test-drive will prove will do your jobs better! Doctor, Druggist# that's tho team•.« health back an the beam! Rugged 'Jeep1 vehicles save you time and money on . job-after-job. 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During Holy Week services will be held every morning and evening commencing on Holy Thursday. Hours of prayer will be held between' one and three on Good Friday commemorating the death of our Lord. Easter Sunday masses will be at 8, 10 and 11:15 a.m. WSCS Meeting The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church held a meeting at the home of Mrs. William Shotliff on March 19. Discussing and planning Spring and Summer programs was the -evening's topic. Plans were also made -for election of officers. It was decided not to have a bake sale in April, the next one will be in May. Club Meets Mrs. Frank Tinney entertained members of her club at her home on Thursday afternoon. Cards were played, and PTA Meeting The Spring Grove school PTA will have a meeting on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the school house. A "bunny hop" dance' will be sponsored by the PTA on Saturday, April 12 and will be held at the town/hall. Everyone welcome. Refreshments will be served. ing Home Show held at Navy Pier last week were Wonder Lakers Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Redman, Mrs. Leon Switzer, Mrs. Ralph White, Mrs. Charles Kopp and Mrs. Alice Condren. Prizes Awarded Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thompson were awarded prizes for their flower display 'presented hat the Modern Home Arlts show at Navy Pier in Chicago. They proudly came home with t h e i r w i n n i n g s o f o n e b l u e , three red, five white and five yellow ribbons. " " Guest Dinner guests^in the'Hbine of Mrs. Charles May an ?Wed- M nesday were Mr^. Jack Mc- Guinness of New Smyrna • Beach, Florida, Mrs. Martha 1 Schueneman, Mrs. Nora May of Fox Lake, and Miss Glactys ; Hogle of Milwaukee, Wis. LCWC Meets The Lotus Country Women's. club met at the home of Mrs. William Shotliff on March 19. Ten members were present. A-v t a l k on " C o n s e r v a t i o n " w a s given by Mrs. Walter Winn. Delicious lunch was served by - the hostess. Birthday Party Miss Cathy Glass celebrated - her birthday on March 25 by inviting ten girls to her home for a party. Many games ^were^ pl-iyed and there was birthday, cake and ice cream\and_J«Jt ; chocolate served for lunch. Returns From . Florida Mrs. Helen Smith, who had spent several months visiting in Florida, returned home this' week. i Visit Friends Mr. and Mrs. George Waspi and family spent the weekend visiting friends in Morrison and Fulton, 111. VOTE FOR Lyle R. "Hutch" HUTCHINSON •"r VOTE FOR O.C.'Dixie'0'HARA Republican Candidate For County Superintendent of Schools Qualified -- Experienced Primary Election April 8 O. Coleman O'Hara Supported by McHenry County Committee for Better Schools (Political Advertisement) C Wh o Said Tans Are A Luxury? Add the cost of cleaning this man's rain-soaked clothes and you'll agree door-to-door taxi actually saves money. A cab can help. in a hundred different ways. When you need one. MeHENRY CAB ' PRONE 723 Republican Candidate for Sheriff ' | Former Chief beputy - Sheriff | of McHenry County three years! . and Deputy for seven years.- jl Resident of - Woodstock, born a and reared in Harvard, mar- J|| ried, three children. . M Home Owner 1 World War II Veteran J American Legion *- | Moose L<k49 Your Support Appreciated ' || (Political Advertisement) VOTE FOI^A PROVEN, COMPETENT PUBLIC SERVANT TO FILL THE IMPORTANT POSITION OF COUNTY, JUDGE OF MEHENRY COUNTY" DON A.WICKS Republican Candidate for County Judge McHenry County 1 HE OFFERS YOU EXPERIENCE 27 years in the active practice of law in McHenry County with the past 12 years as State's Attorney of McHenry County. AND PLEDGES To devote full time and attention to the business of the County Court. A probation system, where probation is warranted, that will provide supervision and aid in rehabilitation. A distribution of Estates to the heirs at the earliest opportunt , ity provided by law. - An administration of justice based upon the facts and the law. Primary, Tuesday, April 8,1958 Your vote And your support will be greatly appreciated • / s (POLITICAL ADVERTISEfliE.iv r > • J

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