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April 23. 1959 THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Pag* NIm McCullom Lake TRUSTEES FOR , VILLAGE BOARD ELECTED TUESDAY by Eve Levesqne 0he third election in the village has become a part of history. Here's hoping the victors may join the village board and pledge themselves to the task at hand--that of serving the people of the community to the best of their ability! Details apear on the front page of the Plaindealer. Alas! It is unfortunate that our residents are only intereste^ enough to attend, elections and cast ballots, but when the smoke of the election has cleared away, apathy descends, and our civic minded community settles back with the notion that the men elected cg.n handle the job from this point on. How much more stimulating for the president and the trustees if they could conduct their business before a full house!! Aft there is room! And every allilt citizen of the cpmmunity is more than WELCOME! With a new slate--let us ALL pledge full co-operation. Attend your village board meetings. THEY CONCERN YOU! This is where YOUR government begins. Meetings are held every second and fourth Mondays at 8 p.m. in the beachj^ use. WILL YOU be there? Ladles Meet Tonight The Ladies of the Lake will hold a short business meeting before the social tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in the beachhouse. All women of the community are cordially invited to attend. Games and refreshments aplenty! men who are willing to donate their time and talents towards directing, the activities of our young1' lads are invited to attend the meeting to be held at McDonald's on Tuesday, April 28 at 8 p.m. Managers, coaches, umpires, etc. are much in need. Pienty of work (and satisfaction) for willing hands. Bill Hyatt will be in charge of the meeting when the program is outlined. Good News For Little Fellers 9he Little League season is about to get under way! It will be much more interesting if our warm weather comes back again. But that is neither here nor there. A meeting of all the & Budding Artist Miss Linda Watson, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Watson, captured first prize in a crayon poster contest recently. Her drawing will be submitted along with others from all the Episcopal churches in the Chicago metropolitan area. Linda stands an excellent chance of winning the grand prize. Isn't that special? The poster themes concerned the bishop's pence. Linda is a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church on Green street. Speaking of the Watson family, sorry we missed big brother Roy's birthday. Belated greetings, young fella! Back To The Old Routine Mrs. Katherine Nitez, mother** of Paul, will be returning to her home in Calumet City on Sunday. She has been staying with Helen and has been a wonderful companion. No doubt the boys will be most unhappy to see grandma leave, but you can bet that she will be back! That young grandson, Mike, has completely captivated her. This One Didn't Get Away Fishermen by the dozens have been spending hours along the beach with casting rods and the old fashioned type of pole. Their goal? They wish to literally "get their hooks" into a fish the size that Miss Lynne Schultz snared. "Twas a beauty, and the envy of all who have ever tried for one of the denizens of the deep. This little gal, who is no stranger to the art of fishing--having been taught by experts--namely,. daddy Will and grandpa Olsen, caught a five (or more) pound fish which provided tasty eating for the family. We understand it measured oyer 20 inches!! Beat that record if you can! Creative Talent Wanted The third annual Art Fair which is sponsored by the McHenry Hospital auxiliary will be held June 19-20-21 at the McHenry Junior high school. This provides a wonderful opportunity for local talent. Get out the easel and paint brushes and "have at it"! Registration blanks may be obtained from Mrs. Richard Wilhelm, 204 M&in street, in town. These blanks should be turned in not later than May 18! For more information, contact Mrs. Wilhelm. Last year, there were a number of entries from the village, and this year, the comnJttee expects even more. Lads In Khaki Don Hojnacki who has com: pleted his basic training in Ft. Leonard Wood. Mo. was home on furlough for twelve days and left last week. Destination-- Ft. Bliss. El Paso, Tex. He will be studying guided missiles-- an important field in this push-button age! Another young man--George (Butch) Baumbeck, has been giving "his all" for Uncle Sam. Butch and his parents, Betty and George, were one of the early families of McCullom Lake and it was a sad day when they moved to their present location on Mason Hill road. George reported for his physical on March 16--passed-- and was on his way to Lackland Air Force B^se! Never even had a chance to come home and say good-bye. He is doing very well and has gained weight on the Army chow! He is hoping to get into the field of auto mechanics which is where his heart lays. With Really FRESH... 65 muue CANDIES FRESH th® day they're made!1 NOW AT BOLGER'S C G STORE McHENRY PHONE 40 luck, he will be home sometime in June for a visit. Released From Prison! Not actually--merely a leg cast that Sally Hocin has been wearing for three months. Saturday, it was removed--but with the unhappy word that she will be on crutches for another month! Saily was injured when she fell last winter. Surprising how well she gets around on those wooden sticks! Thrill--In Print Miss Liz Kosup, a cute little gal of 17, who works at the local grocery on Saturdays, but is an honor student at McHenry high all week long, took the first step towards her goal of becoming a professional writer on Sunday. An article that she had written--titled "Terror on the Highways" appeared in a section of the Chicago Tribune. The article was mature and thought-provoking, dealing with a subject that concerns all of us. It may not be many more years before we'll be reading articles and books written by this talented miss. What a thrill to say--"I knew her"!' Her picture and a biographical paragraph were printed also. Reason To Celebrate Marie Howe admits to being a "bit over 21". Her natal day is tomorrow, Apr. 24. Betty and Hank Houck will be observing their wedding anniversary, also on the twentyfourth. It is one whole year for Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Levy of Fountain Lane. She is the former Violet Elmer and they were wed on Apr. 26. Katie and Tony Lennert of Orchard Drive will be in line for congrats on the twentyseventh. It is 51 years for them! April 27 marks the eighth birthday for little Nancy Matthesius. Bruce Thacker, 6. and our' daughter, Chryssie Levesqu'e, 13, share April 28 for their natal day. Vi and Ben Gates will be observing their twentieth wedding anniversary on Wednesday, April 29. Best wishes to all. That winds up another week. See you next Thursday?' Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO Taken from the files of April 17, 1919 Charles Unti, local ice cream manufacturer, has purchased a strip of ground, with a sixty foot frontage on Green street, Centerville, upon which he will erect an ice cream factory in the near future and John W. Schaffer, McHenry's first garage man, has come into possession of the Kargas property across the street from his present location, on which he plans to build a modern garage. Henry Miller and Frank Justen, two of McHenry's star basketball players, went to Hebron last Saturday evening, where they assisted the town team of that place in defeating the fast Grayslake quintet by a score of 25 to 24. Walter J. Freund, the phenomenal bag puncher of Woodstock and Lester Bacon of this village, also a very clever bag puncher, leave next week to join Hagenbach-Wallace Circus, which opens its season at Indianapolis. Ind. They will travel under the name of Shadow Brothers. The wedding banns of Miss Elizabeth Thelen of this village and Charles Pich of Chicago were published for the first time at St. Mary's church last Sunday morning. Seventy-five friends gathered at the home of Fred Weinschenker on Waukegan street Sunday evening to help him celebrate his fiftieth birthday. One of the big fun-producers of the occasion was the music by the jazz band, which was made up of the assembled guests. The senior class of the. McHenry high school will present "The Camouflage of Shirley" at the school auditorium Friday evening, April 25. Members of the cast include: Ruth Bacon, .Leo Heimer-Glenn Wells, Opal Cooley, Mildred Welch. Vera Buss, George Phalin, Sue Harrison, Florence Kamholz, Leona Cropley, Ellen Walsh, Charles Whiting, Thomas Frisby, Math Freund and Catherine Walsh. Mrs. Nina Sherman, the former Miss Nina Hobart, of Ostend became the bride of Mr. Charles Nienhaus in a ceremony read by Rev. Roger Kaufman, at the English Lutheran church parsonage in Woodstock Saturday. I Deaths the past week include | Frank Smith. 89, who died at ; the home of his daughter. Mrs. IM. J. Freund. Mrs. John A. j Thennes, 40, who passed away ; at St. Therese hospital. Wau- , kegan. Saturday, after a few I days illness, and Mrs. Florence ^Johnsorj. sister of Albert Purvey, of this city, whose death | occurred in Woodstock, Thursi day. at the age of 36. j Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weiss of Sauckville, Wis., visited .Mrs. | Joseph Palmes in the home of I her daughter, Mrs. John Nie- ; sen, Sunday. Mrs. Palmes, 94 years old. is still active and in : good health and it was the firsttime the Weisses had. seen her j in sixteen \ears. . I Mrs. Lester Bacon entertained j the Philathea club Thursday j afternoon. The business session was conducted by Mrs i Everett Hunter and plans for i summer bazaar were discussed. A\ dance will be held at the Bridge Ball Room Wednesday evening, April 25, for the benefit of lighting system for the McHenry Soft Ball association at the McHenry Ball Park. Elmer Freund's orchestra will furnish the music. Admission 50 cents a couple, ladies free. We like the little boy who. asked to describe the taste of chocolate, replied: "It tastes just the opposite of vanilla." Smith-Craft IS COMING TO McHENRY TWEXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Taken from the files of April 19, 1984 Mrs. C. W. Goodell was elected chairman of the eleventh district Business and Professional Women's club at the annual meeting held in Elgin (•Sunday afternoon. p,l,r m jU« &• Son OXYGEN EQUIPPED SERVICE Phone McHenry 63 v ^ * - \ ^ s>\ The reputation of the Cadillac motor car has been built by the judgments of hundreds of thousands of the world's most critical motorists. 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