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wft THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER Thursday, December 6; 1962 ellers Many letters written to Santa Claus arrived in the Plamdealer office this week, some embellished with bright crayon drawings and fancy printing One, sent by Jeffrey Thelen, even contained a spiritual rememberance for Santa. From the mail bag are these letters, printed as they are received: "Dear Canta Claus: "How our you. May I have Dick Tracy game and lint game and a big bruiser and a transformer and a baseball suit and a basket and basketball Jim my Jet. "Signed, "Jeffrey Thelen" "I want play Kook truck, mobile pom-pom. Mr. Magoo. Thunderbird tool set. "From Joe Chase "Age 4 "Chapel Hill Road" "Dear Sant: "I want a dish set and some books and skats. This is want I want. Dishes. Story books. "From Kay Ann Chase" "Dear Santa Claus: "Would you please bring me a rifle for Christmas. Also may I please have "Gaylord" for Christmas. May I please have a "Cecil" puppet, and a "Pop the Bestle". "I would like a transport truck that hauls nine cars, too. The last thing I want for Christmas is a model of the moon. "Your elves and you are very good workers on the toys. "Mr. Shively gave me a bow and arrow on Monday because he is' moving away. "Would--you please bring my little brbther, Davie, some toys. He is only two. and he can't write. "I like you very much and I will leave you some hot chocolate and some cookies and some - carrots for your reigndeers. "Love, "Jerry Janquart •**Pistakee Highlands" me a play-mobile. I am very good. I am 5 years old. "Jeff Palmer" ar Santa: ease bring me and Scotty these} things for Christmas; I have 'been a good girl and I help with the dishes and other chores. I also help with my little brother, Scotty. He is just a little boy of 3. "I would like a Barbie dol, a pair of roller skates and a electric stove that really cooks. I think Scotty would like a big truck and some cars, maybe a train. "We will have some cookies for you when you stop. Please -use the front door because we don't have a fireplace. "Thank you very much. "Karen Behrens "McHenry" Nov. 25, 1962 "Dear Santa: "I want a Suziesmart and dishes and a Barbie doll and buggie an play food an tammy make-up an jewelry box. "Barbara Letizia "7411 Birch Dr. "Wonder Lake, 111." "Dear Santa Clause: "My name is" Ronald Schaefer. I would like a cement mixer, truck and a wagon. My brother Raymond would like highway builder set. My sister would like a doll and buggy. We all are trying to be good. We like you. "Yours truly, "Ronald, 7%; Raymond, 6%; Sue, 2%." "Dear Santa: "Please send me Soaky, Fido's dog house, a little coffee pot and Susy Smart. I'm good most of the time. "Anne Palmer" 'Dear Santa: "For Christmas please send "Dear Santa: yjpiease sent me a good toy and game. I would like a Human Body, Haunted house, gooker gun, King Zor, Operation moom base, Shop King by marx, bop baseball, experiment set, master weather set, t h e p a r a t r o o p e r s e t , D i c k Tracy Electromic target game, and odd ogg. All the things for me. "From John Letizia" Nov. 25, 1962 "Dear Santa: "I would like a Jungle Jack set and guns, a plan-mobile deluxe, and a few small toys. "Thank You, "Jim Letizia" "Dear Santa: "I would like a blonde baby doll, dimpled darling and slippers, one puppet, lifesize kitchen a pair of dishes, a doll house, little piano and a record player for me and my two brothers. "I want my little brother to have a cozy cover. "Mrs. Santa Claus are you feeling good? "I want a nightgown for my dear sweet mother. "I will leave milk and cookies for you. "Love, "Kristi-Ann Weyland ( a g e 7 ) " ObituarieA HELGE DAVTOSEN A man, dedicated to his God ai)d his country, Helge (Dave) ' idsen, 7S^of 4914 W. OrifflDd Drive, McCullom Lake, pa£s£d away in Hines Vete^g ans' hospital, Maywood, last Saturday. He was taken by .ambulance to the hospital on Wednesday of last week and emergency surgery was performed immediately. His beloved wife Margaret, was with him during his final moments. Mr. Davidsen was born in Norway Aug. 27, 1887. He was a young man of 16 when he came to this country and settled in the Dodge area of Wisconsin. He moved to Chicago and married his wife on" Sept 3, 1927, at Presentation Parish, Chicago. The Davidserfe were among the very first families to settle in the newly subdivided McCullom Lake Estates. Sixteen years ago, they made the country their permanent home. While in the city, Mr. Davidsen was employed by the Thomas Edgell Decorating Co., for over twenty years. Whan they moved to McCullom Lake, he worked for the Howard Foundries until his retirement in 1952. Having served as a corporal in World War I, Mr. Davidsen became a member of the American Legion Post No. 491. He was also instrumental in organizing the World War 1 Barracks No. 1315 and was a charter member and served as chaplain for that organization. Mr. Davidsen believed very strongly in the future of the village of McCullom Lake and directed his efforts to the success of the ^corporation. The Rosary was recited for Mr. Davidsen at the George R. Jus ten and Son funeral home Monday night. Funeral mass was recited at St. Patrick's Catholic church, McHenry, by the Rev. Msgr. Joseph P. Connerton of Waukegan, yesterday. Burial was in the church cemetery. He was accorded full military honors. In addition to his wife, Margaret, Mr. Davidsen is survived by one sister, Mrs. Gerd Olsen of Maywood, and one brother and one sister in Norway. Two other brothers preceded him in death. "Island Lake "3% yrs. old. Bring something for Carol Terry Linda too. 'Thank You" "Dear Santa: "I would like a Ken doll. Electric .sewmaster. Electric corn popper and vendor. Video village game. Pot o gold. Miss popularity game. Projector stage and 10 reels. 'Thank you. "Pamela Messel" ERNEST M&LSCH McHenry" friends were sorry to learn of the death of Ernest Malsch, 71, of Sun Prairie, Wis., who died last week in Lakeview sanitarium, Madison, Wis. Several years ago he operated a packing plant on the Johnsburg blacktof)^Eoad^/ Mr. M a Is c h was born Sept. 23, 1891, in Genoa City, Wis., and was married to Mary Schessel on July 19, 1910, at Woodstock. He is survived by his widow; three sons, Homer of Rylander, Wis., William of McFarland, Wis., and Richard of Ringwood; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Pepworth of Woodstock and Mrs. Guy Ledford of Waunakee, Wis.; thirteen grandchildren, two brothers and a sister. Last rites were held at 1:30 Friday afternoon, followed by interment in Madison. Michele Lea Hertel Michele Lea Hertel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hertel, of Round Lake, who was born Nov. 12, died Sunday, Dec. 2. She was the first child of the couple and only granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hueckstaedt of Lilymoor. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hertel of Libertyville, formerly of Volo. KATHERINE McDANTEL A funeral Mass was sung at St. Patrick's Catholic church at 10 o'clock Monday for Katherine M. McDaniel, 72, of 3402 W. First street, who died in Victory Memorial hospital, Waukegan, Thursday evening, Nov. 29, following a month's illness. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mrs. McDaniel was born-in rural Spring Grove on June>26, 1890. She had resided at her last address for twelve years. She is survived by her husband, Ruben; four stepdaughters; two sisters, Anna Miller of McCullom Lake and Mary Smith of Spring Grove; four brothers, William J. Miller of McCullom Lake, Michael N. Miller of rural Spring Grove, Benjamin J. Miller and Joseph J. Miller of McHenry; also several nieces and nephews. The body rested at the George R. Justen & Son funeral home until the time of last rites. PAUL J. STOFFEL Paul John Stoffel of Los Angeles, Calif., a native of McHenry, died in Santa Fe hospital in that city last Saturday, Dec. 1, at the age of 64. He was the first of a family of twelve children to die. Mr. Stoffel was born Dec. 25, 1897, in McHenry, son' of John and Mary Buss Stoffel. He left the community in 1914. / The deceased was a veteran of World War I, and his lifetime occupation was in the Maritime service, from which he retired about two years ago. His brothers and sisters are Mrs. Frances Garner and Martha Stoffel of Skokie, Mrs. Laura Uecker of Orland Park, Mrs. Vera Ford of Madiera Beach, Fla., Mrs. Emily Miller of Skokie, Mrs. Marion Thurlwell of Morton Grove, Mrs. Adela Warner of Milwaukee, Mrs. Lillian Deemer of Park Forest, George of Woodstock, John of Geneva and Jacob of McHenry. Services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home, with burial in Woodland cemetery. KATIE K. HARRISON Mrs. Katie K. Harrison ot Ringwood died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1, at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. She suffered a heart attack in her home and was confined to the hospital only a few minutes Defore death. Mrs. Harrison, 76 years of age, was born July 23, 1886, in Germany, and came here as a child. She had resided in the Ringwood area most of her life. Mrs. Harrison was active for many years in the Eastern Star organization and served the local chapter as past matron. Survivors include her husband, Roy C.; four children, Cecil of Elgin, Clarence and Loren of Ringwood and Mrs. Edith Dowell of Ringwood; nine brothers and sisters, Mrs. Nellie Vollman of Elgin, Charles Krohn of Woodstock, William and Walter Krohn of W a s h i n g t o n s t a t e , F r a n k Krohn of Alden, Mrs. Caroline Howard of Kenosha, Wis., 'Mrs. Emma Walker of Waukegan, Fred Krohn of McHenry and Mrs. Mabel Merchant of Woodstock; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The body rested at the Peter M. Justen & Son funeral home until 2 o'clock Tuesday "Dear Santa: "How are you? I want some dishes. And dont forget a "Suzie Smart" doll. "I'm a good girl and go to Sunday school. "Love, "Bonnie Lu Herdrick ii RECORDERS I An Ideal Family Gift that offers hours and hours of family entertainment. A countless number of practical uses, too. Complete Selection of TAPES -- SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES CAMERAS -- PROJECTORS -- FILMS Everything for the Photographer" GEO. W. 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Located in the Village of McCullom Lake IV-i miles from McHenry on McCullom-Wonder Lake Rd. Phone McHenry 385-5252 or Residence 385-071S McHenry Library ' O Corner Main and Green Sts. HOURS Friday Evenings: 7 to 9 p.m. Daily, including Saturday: 2 to 5 p.m. "WE WHO WOULD NOT KILL" by Jim Peck. This is the story of what happened to a group of such who went to jail for their beliefs during World War II. These were the men whose pacifism was so consistent that they refused not only to kill but also to any work which would contribute toward' the war. For a few of them, the fight against man's inhumanity was continued and even intensified behind prison walls. Using Ghandi-like methods of passive resistance, they carried on a constant campaign in defense of their principles. They were subjected over and over again to the most extreme punishments available to federal prison officials, but their techniques were ultimately effective and their accomplishments were monumental. The story is told by a reporter in the dispassionate language of the skilled newsman. It is an inside story for the reporter was there. He wa:s there not as a mere observer, but of dead center of every dramatic episode. He emerges as almost unique even in this group of unusual men, for most conscientious objectc -s are sparked bv either religious or political zeal. Jim Peck leans not upon religion nor political cause. He is an individual, unlabeled, guided on evciy step by his own inner convictions. His life is an uncompromising search for a afternoon, when Rev. Roland Reid, former pastor of Greenwood Methodist church, officiaated at last rites. Burial was i n C a r r - H a r r i s o n c e m e t e r y , Ringwood. better life for all men. His ok is a prologue to peace. ONLY WHEN I LAUGH," by Gladys Workman. Many people have moved from the city to peaceful country surroundings --but never quite like Gladys Workman did it. But then--hardly anything Gladys does is done in the usual way. She simply made up her mind that the clean, fresh air and tranquil life of the Oregon woods was what was needed to restore her husband's health. Ignoring such trifles as where to live or how to earn a living, she packed up husband, nephew, and an indetermined number of cats ("at one time we had 23") and left Los Angeles for an isolated spot in the Umpqua River Valley, to begin a new way of life in an old shack with no doors or windows, and no "facilities." It was quite a change from the urbane circles of Los Angeles where Gladys had a thriving business as a commercial party hostess. At first, she and the valley didn't hit it off. The local people not only thought Gladys was off her rocker, they came right, out and said so. You will harly blame them when you read about "the night Gladys tried to kill us all with poisoned lambs" . . or about the time she went to sleep while cooking a huge meal for the daffodil pickers and almost set her house on fire. There was a change for the better when Gladys got the local ladies interested in ceramics and her husband helped improve the valley daffodil Industry. More than anything else, though, it was Gladys herself, her unique, irrepressible personality, that endeared her to the valley. . .the same exuberant warmth and good humor that her book conveys. "Only When I Laugh" is Gladys Workman's true account of her days in the Umpqua and of the wonderful people there who became her friends and neighbors, sharine the times of laughter and of defeat, as well assjthe terrors of flood and fire raging in their quiet valley. It^thiK story of how and why sne stayed in the TTmpqua, and why now, neithar Gladys nor the Valley will evei be the same "HEARTBREAK STREET," by Dorothy Gilman Butters. Youth Book. This beautifully written story traces the gentile, and often hesitant, transition of a s e v e n t e e n - y e a r - o l d g i r l i n t o maturity. The single ambition of Kitty Boscz is to escape the oppressive tenement world in which she lives, and all it represents. For Kitty, the realities of life are vividly framed in the picture of her overworked mother, two brothers struggling, each in his own way, against the temptations of ju- x venile delinquency, and a hopelessly ramshackle house on Pearl street where they live. Her own ambition is revealed in a desire for pretty clothes, money, a nice neighborhood and dates with the handsomest boy in school. The hard luster of Kitty's sense of values begins to tarnish -when a family crisis proves that the boys can win over their environment; that the handsome school boy, Dean Tracy, means less to her than •Peewee Boswell whose love ^ was there when it counted most; that her mother is happy when the children are happy; and that Pearl street is really only a state of mind. 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