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Can She Bake A Cherry Pie. . It's study, study, study for Annette Haines as she prepares for the annual cherry pie bake-off in the home economics department at McHenry high school. mm The camera was placed inside the oven for this unique shot of Annette testing her freshly baked cherry pie as judgement time draws near. Too bad the camera was unable to capture its wonderful aroma. •She Sure Can. McHenry Community High school will be represented by Annette Margaret Haines in the northwest division competition of the Penny Flame Home Economics Awards program, sponsored annually by Northern Illinois Gas company. She will meet with olher contestants from the area on March 16 in Crystal Lake. As a high school freshman. Miss Haines is entered on the senior level of the program and • seeks college scholarship awards of $1,000 or $300. Junior level contestants compete for monetary awards of $200 and $100. At the division contest, two seniors and one junior will be selected to advance to the final round in the program scheduled for March 30 in Aurora. Annette is being sponsored by her home economics teacher, Mrs. Ethel Hornby. She is 14 and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Haines, 825 N. Front street, McHenry. Annette enjoys all phases of homemaking and is looking forward to majoring in home economics in college. Annette and Jean Reynolds, who placed second, are enrolled in Homemaking I and Marie West, the third place winner, is in Homemaking n. & mammm ^hssL't r .m y-t > ^ ^ ' A V ' V 'k With crossed fingers, Annette awaits the ance of crust as well as taste and texture, judges' decision as they rate her pie on appear- 2Sd:--ff~r \ ' . . f f l r * <•" ' v iSWKri'J.tS With a proud smile, Annette shows her first place winner to runner up Marie West. Annette will now represent McHenry in the district bake-off to be held Saturday. Plaindealer Photos The widest gauge on any railroad track in the world is 5% feet, used in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Spain, Portugal and Chile. "it pcu^tfr know" wice FORTY YEARS AGO CTaken from the files of March 25, 1928) The McHenry Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star have completed plans for the public bazaar, cafeteria supper and card party to be given March 27. Miss Margaret Nelson announces classes in dancing each Wednesday to begin on March 21, at the grade school gymnasium. ' Mr. and Mrs. V.H. Thiele and family of Glencoe have rented the Perry house, now owned by John R. Knox. Mr. Thiele, who is the cashier at the Fox Valley State Bank, will move his family here about the first of April. Senator Rodney B. Swift of Highland Park was campaigning in McHenry county last week and while on the rounds called on the newspaper offices. Arrangements have been completed whereby the milk which has been going to Borden's factory, in this city, will be shipped to the Bowman com- SLOW DRIVING IS NOT" BEST FOR BREAKING IN A NEW CAR! Five hundred miles of slow driving is not the best break-in method to follow. Instead, drive at 35 mph for first half hour, then alternate between 35 and 45. After 150 miles, you can alternate between 50 and 60. It also pays to know that you'll get the best buy on your car insurance with State Farm! So ask me about it today! P 621004 r< llsk. JOE PODPORA 1212 Green St. McHenry, 385-4080 * STATE FARM Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Home Office: Bloomington, Illinois introducing STATE FARM J 1212 Green St. McHenry 385- newly appointed to serve you with the best in auto, life, and fire insurance. I N S U R A N C E C O M P A N I E S l Homo Offices: Bloomington, Illinois pany's plant in Chicago after the local factory closes April 1. The milk will be trucked into Chicago from a receiving platform at the farmers mill. This covered platform will be built very soon and the truck and trailer have already been procured and Joe Wagner of Volo has taken the job of-drawing the milk to Chicago. / / TWENTY - FIVE YEARS AGO CTaken from the files of March 18. 1943) One of the oldest residents of McHenry, and a pioneer in the community, Math Weber, passed away at his home on Riverside Drive, March 12,,after a short illness. He was 86 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wirfs of Lily Lake announce the birth of a daughter born at the Woodstock hospital, March 13. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nordmeyer and family of Arlington Heights have moved to a farm south of McHenry formerly occupied by the Jacob F. Justen family. The farm was recently purchased by Harry S. Adams of Chicago. *~ Mrs. Evelyn Albright was guest of honor at a shower given last Sunday afternoon by Skim Problemi Get Moore's Skin Conditioner For all types of Skin irritations, allergies. 2-oz. Tester Exclusively at _ NYE DRUG 1325 N. Riverside Dr. $1.35 her sister, Lorraine Schaefer, at her home in West McHenry. Herbert P. Harrison, Route I, McHenry, has been enlisted for Navy Air Force pilot training under the program which admits 17 year-olds. Cadet Harrison, a football, basketball and swimming participant at McHenry Community high school, is the first man in this area to be accepted for this program. Richard C. Stenger of Waukegan, who recently won an award for salesmanship as an employee of the Wallfill company, installers of Johns-Manville home installation, has accepted a position as a special representative of the Wolverine Portland cement company of Coldwater, Mich. His family will move to Kalamazoo. TEN YEARS AGO CTaken from the files of March 6, 1958) Catherine Beattie, supervisor at the local telephone office and Elaine Gustafson, June Viverito and Barbara Link, all operators, had a busy day recently when they handled three emergencies in seven minutes. Within that short space of time they had summoned help for three persons in need of emergency aid as the result of a fall, a heart attack and accidentally swallowing poison. All three stories had happy endings. A burglar entered the Community Auto supply on Rt. 120 and took about thirty dollars in bills and change. A contract, was awarded to Hampshire Electric company of Dixon, 111., to install traffic signal lights at the corner of Riverside Drive and Elm street. Several months of illness ended the suffering of Mrs. John J. Sullivan, March 1. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Norbert Yegge, at the age of 89. 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