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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 12 Jan 1968, p. 4

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4V - PIAINDEALER - JANUARY 12, 1968 WW'S***® • \ ?WRING IIsya': smmiJND SHONE 675-31188 Susy mrnMM; ; RECALLS HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES :. - lit has all come to an end.... tifc hustle and bustle of the holidays, and so back to a normal routine. Fve had such a busy le that 1 just didn't have le to write. f You have all heard of re-runs this will have to be another re*, run. First of all "Happy Holidays". Count your blessings of '67 and may everyone have a Happy and Blessed New Year, v Santa came to town and stopped at many places. He visited the school bearing gifts. I understand he also dropped in at ijkany homes. f Ths Christian Mothers Sociof St. Peter's had a lovely party and Santa showed up there too. Local talent presented me program. . cSoloist was Rose-* mary Dodd with a beautiful soprano voice, a tap dance number was given by Peter Thelen, the little Rabelhofer andPorzel girls danced a ballet and with a professional touch the Murphy group did folk songs accompanied by guitar. The Lotus Country Women? s club was entertained for Christmas at tiie home of Mrs. JensAAgger with Sah Hanssen as co-hostess. Luncheon was served to twenty-seven members and guests. At the business meeting roll call response was reading a Christinas poem. Games were played and there was a gift exchange. Our club was invited to the beautifully decorated home of Mrs. Ray May. Turkey and all the trimmings were served and . • gifts were exchanged.-;; Santa even stopped at our house on Christmas Eve to the amazement of our little granddaughter, Babbie. The next day we had Christmas dinner,; at • heme with the Ed Thennes ftupily of McHenry as our guests. There were many more family groups^ who enjoyed Christmas together. There were those A who were happy to have servicemen home. College students enjoyed the Christmas vacation and are now back to tfipir studies. :- .j vAnd so. . .thoughts now turn to seed catalogs, incoma tax forms and the postal hike. Did you all remember that letters are now 6 cents and Airmail letters 10 cents. Inquire at your post office for other changes. Those mailing packages to servicemen will b6 pleased'to hear of the Airlift service given to packages up to 30 pounds to Army and Fleet Post offices. Upon payment of domestic parcel post surface rate plus; a> $l\fee the package will reair transportation from of mailing to destination kthe overseas base. Packages weighing up to five pdundsil known as "SAM"- miail will continue to be handled in the • s 31116 insiiuiGr* .• ^ VISITS HERE AND THERE Recent callers in the Joe Koberstine home were Mrs. JapinsM of Grayslake* Mr. Koberstine had sung With them in a choir group. OShercallers were Mr. end MFS«,Ma=; tes and Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan from Wooster Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Koberstine spent the holiday week at Blcomfield {fills. *z e RY 13 We believe price will never again be this low for this qual ity sheeted cases, towels# and bedding. family, the Carl Olsons. They returned home the following^ ^Saturday and reported ideal driving weather although Michigan had snow. Mr. and Mrs. William Shotliff spent Christmas with Mr, and Mrs. Tom Madden in Roscoe and Mr. and Mrs, Ted Shotliff spent New Year's day with the William Shotliffs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fretm^ had Sunday dinner with the Baa" Freunds in Crystal Lake and joined a family group on New,. Year's day in the Tillie Gerasch home, McHenry. Suzanne Gerasch, a senior at Saint Xa- ' iver college, was home for Christmas vacation and we understand congratulations are in order. Suzanne was selected as one of the students for the 1968 edition of "Who's Who", the annual directory of distinguished students. We're proud of you, Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanders flew to San Jose, Calif., the Wednesday before Christmas and will spend the winter there with their daughters, Mrs. Ha-?, zel Hawkins and the Harry Gu^ tafsons. Mrs. Alice Weber accompanyt ied her daughter and husband/, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Krech of Marengo, to the home of his parents in Cleveland, Ohio, and" they all spent the holidays in Neto York City. They toured the city, saw a play and visited many places of interest. Alice returned home after-New Years. NEW YEAR PARTIES A groi$ of ladies enjoyed a New Year party at the home of ; . Agnes May. A pot-luck dinner, was served.; •; A number of people from Spring Growl attended a New Year party in the home of the Earl Harrist Wis. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO « F- BRITZ + Open house was held in the. Arthur Klein home on Jan. 2 to honor the eighty-seventh birthday of Christina Britz. Among those who were present for the afternoon was the 500 club, of which Mrs. Britz is a past member. She was in this club while living in Spring Grove. Of course, cards were played and a delicious lunch was served by her daughters. M&qy members of her family also were present and this made a large and happy group. Mrs. Blitz, tvho is in the best of health, was pleased and genuinely surprised; The ladies of ;*he club presented her with a lovely chrysanthemum and sang the birthday song wishing her .many more years of good Health and happiness. ; SYMPATHY , Sorrow came to some at the close of the year. Death came to Clyde Parfrey, long time resident, who passed away on Dec, 21. Mrs. Katherine Engels died oft pec. 28. Funeral ser- ' vices were at St. Peter's church Dec. 30. Our heartfelt sympathyv is extended to these bereaved families. ILLNESS Maijy in our town have been stricken with the flu. Those who were confined to their homes were Frances Shotliff and Nettie Pankin but are 19 and about again. Hospital patients are Kay Smith and Helen Smith, but they are back home and feeding better. Doris Grant is a patient at McHenry hospital, the victim of a car accident. She was seriously injured with broken ribs and hip. Although improving she will be hospitalized for many months. :. CLUB MEETS " Mrs. Frances Busch entertained members of her club on Thursday afternoon. Winners in cards were Mame Tinney, Frances Shotliff, Nora Miller, prances McNally and Clara lein. N<bw8 Ah(s>mt •• Our Servicemen Marine Lance Corporal Phillip P. Ferris, son of Mr. an& Mrs. R.D. Ferris, of 5810 Ni Woodland' drive, and the hus°» band of the former Miss Patricia A* Whalen,.al! of McHenry, is serving with Marihe Air Base Squadron 16, Marine Aircraft Group 16, First Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marble Mountain Air Facility, four miles South of Da Nang, Vietnam. Marine Air Base Sguadroii IB Ja rnmnncflH nf rinntal anil medical, perimeter guard, crash crew and messing facilities sections in support of Marine Aircraft Group 16. , Once, people thought that television would replace radio. It hasn't -- but it has just about replaced housekeeping. Fire Control Technician Third Class Richard A. Fors-? berg, USN, son of Mrs. L.K. Forsherg of 4120 E.Lake Shore drive0 Wonder Lake, is serving aboard the heavy guided missile cruiser USS Canberra in tha Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam. Guns from the Canberra set off two secondary explosions, when they fired on an enemy -storage area six miles east of the Marine outpost at Gio Linh. Airborne spotters reported all rounds on target. The ship then turned her guns on an active enemy artillery position five miles north-northeast of Gio Linh and destroyed one enemy gun. Airman Ronald H. Radeloff, USNR, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erich H. Radeloff of 3214 W. Crescent, McHenry, was one of 3,200. Navy men aboard the " special attack" aircraft carrier USS Intrepid who participated in a traditional Navy initiation when the ship crossed the Equator. The ceremony is an ancient tradition observed by all Navy ships. During the cere-, mony sailors being initiated "cleanse" themselves of their ways as '.'Pollywogs" to make themselves worthy of their initiations as "Shellbacks". "Davey Jones" conducted the two-day ceremony, which converted almost half of the ship into "Shellbacks". Intrepid, whiqh recently completed her second deployment. off fee coast of North Vietnam, is a three-time winner of the Navy's Battle Efficiency "E". * HE1EAND IN BUSINESS DECLARE DIVIDEND i - At a meeting Jan. 8. ft® National Tea Co. board of directors declared quarterly dividend of twenHr cents (20 cents) common, payable, March 1, 1968, stock of record Feb. 16. 7tfcdfegsav - ' • TIMOTHY FARR WILL RECEIVE DEGREE • Timothy W« Farr, SOB of Mr. Walter H. Farr, 505 N. North blvd., McHenry, will be among the nearly 240 graduates who will be candidates for degrees at the Whitewater State university commencement feremonies to be hsld Sunday, Jan. 14, at 2:30 p.m. In Williams Health and Recreation center. Dr. William L.Carter, new W8U president, will give the commencement address. 4 Farr will be awarded a bachelor of education degree in secondary education. He majored in mathematics and minored in chemistry. USE THE CLASSIFIEDS When selecting a gift for him.... let us- help 1 u 7M&*1 5"TORE for MEN 1245 N. Green St. McHenry, Illinois Phone 385-0047 Open Dally 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Fri. 'til 9 p.m. CLOSED ON SUNDAYS USE THE FREE GREEN STREET PARKING AREA in Burlington. Don9! Just Sit There enjoy this winter .... do some skating Mil's & Women's Figure Skates pair $9.95 Bo ") & Girl's Figure Skates pair $7.95 ifcoclny Sticks .98-$1.50-$1.98-$2.98 Hockey Pucks . . . $.50 Skate Guards • • • $. From the hardware Store with Your Home in Champion liDS 47". «i sliding fan bull* by th* world'* lorft*** manufacturer of children! iUdi. Floating •(••ring. Completely tvrnod up fafoty hool. l*oai weather resistant finish. $T8« (Not II lustrated) < M OO 37" Economy Model. 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