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THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-OLAKES REGION SINCE 1875 Section 2 - Page I Fri., April 25, 1969 il'li Ml#! PROMOTES CRUSADE ~ Mrs. Lee Cooney, McHenry, board member of the county unit of the American Cancer Society, helps call attention to the Cancer Crusade now under way in McHenry county. Poster /offers advice on how to avoid the health hazards involved with cigarette smoking. DON PEASLEY PHOTO OBSERVE ARBOR DAY Ray Page, Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction, is urging Illinois school children, administrators and citizens to make special plans for the celebration of Arbor and Bird Day, April 25. Tree planting, talks, discussion groups, showing of films and other activities are encouraged to emphasize the interdependence of natural resources, the economics of trees and birds and man's dependence upon them, Page said. Some Presidential exclusives: John Adams was the only President to live t<~ age 90. John Tyler was trie only President to become Confederate congressman. U.S. Grant was the only President to smoke 20 cigars daily. Johnson was the only President to be taught to read and write by his wife. Taft -- the only President to graze his cow on the White House Lawn. Hoover --the only President neyer to accept paychecks. Kennedy -- the only President to be elected and have a new baby in same month. EVACUATION . . . American Army advisors help load a wounded Vietnamese soldier into a UH-1B helicopter. The soldier stepped on a mine during an assault against the Viet Cone. Patients carried by medical helicopters since the start of the Vietnam conflict have included Allied personnel as well as American soldiers. WATER-WELLS PUMPS BUY IT I THE BEST WATER SYSTEM IS THE CHEAPEST ••• THRU THE WANT ADS PHONE 385-0170 WATER WELL SUBMERSIBLE DRILLING PUMPS McHENRY COUNTY WELL & PUMP CO. 385-5252- Res. 3854713 4913 W. McCuUom Lk. Rd. McHenry Can You Save a $10. A Week f SEE HOW YOU CAN BUILD A PERSONAL FINANCIAL RESERVE BASED ON OUR CURRENT RATE OF 4%% A YEAR WITH EARNINGS COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY. How Savings Grow 1 yr. 5 yrs. 10 yrs. 15 yrs. 20 yrs. $10 Weekly $532.43 $2,932.35 $6,645.59 $11,347.68 $17,301.94 TRY IT - OPENING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT IS SIMPLE - IN PERSON OR BY MAIL CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE PER ANNUM Savings Passbook Accounfs 4%^ Savings Certificates 5% and 5*4 % A$29,000,000.00 mutual association serving Northern Illinois since 1925 -P ERSONALS -- Miss Florence Carey returned last week from a five weeks vacation making the trip fey , plane. The first two weeks were spent with her brother, Walter Carey, and wife at their Winter home in Treasure Island, Fla. From there she went on to Washington, D.C., to spend the remainder of her time with her sister, Mrs. J. Albert Woll, and enjoyed cherry blossom time. While there in company with Atty. and Mrs. Woll she visited the grave of President Kennedy and many other places of interest and spent a weekend at Rehobeth Beach, Dela. Mr. and Mrs. John Lonze, former local residents, now of Phoenix, Ariz., were recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Drucker. Sister Junella of Milwaukee spent last Thursday in the home of her father, Henry J. Stilling. • Ensign Robert Beautz, wife and children were overnight guests in the Fred Bienapfl home, Thursday, enroute from Mankato, Minn., to Philadelphia where he is stationed. The QFsen family held a get-together- Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of Leslie Olsen, Sr., the Junior Mr s« Les^ lie Olsen and Mrs. Robert Lowe which fall close together. Dinner at a popular eating place near Woodstock was followed by a social afternoon at the James Kline home in Woodstock where birthday cake and ice cream were served. Mrs. Genevieve Justen, Mrs. Isabel Kellner, Mr. and Mrs. Clem Adams and Mrs. Amanda Freund were in Dubuque, Iowa, Saturday to visit the latter* s brother, Rev. John Theobold, who is ill. Mrs. William Martin returned to her home in Sterling Monday after a few days visit with her sister-in-law, Miss Rita Martin. Mrs. Annabel Aicher and brother, Leo Heimer, have returned from a few weeks vacation in Florida where they were guests of their nephew, CK&rles Steilen, arid wife at their new home in Seminole. Enroute they spent a few days with another nephew, John Hoffman, and family in Indianapolis and while in Florida they visited McHenryites, the Albert Barbians at Dunedin and the Walter Careys at Treasure Island. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nye vacationed in Florida and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carey of Treasure Island. Tom Nye of Loras college spent the Easter vacation with his parents. ITEM: B r a i d e d rugs are among the more common types of rugs made at home. Their beauty depends upon the workmanship, size and shape of rug, materials used, design and color. SERVICE NEWS CHARLES E. MESSEL ETNSN Charles E. Messel, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Messel of 1917 N. Sunset avenue, McHenry, left April 14 for San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he has been assigned to Fort Allen Naval station on the south coast. The young man attended grade and high school in McHenry, graduating in 1966. He attended DeVry Electrical school, from which he graduated in January of 1968. Messel entered the Navy in March of that year, took his boot training at Great Lakes and then completed several schools there during the past year. There were thirteen weeks of,basic electronics, forty-two weeks of Class A communications and radar and four weeks >of teletype terminal maintenance. JAMES NYE James Nye, SK/3, serving on the USS Weiss, is spending his leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Nye. He has just completed the West Pacific tour, his ship serving in the Vietnam area for several months. O RED JACKET ** /* \ ; win MM mm w lilt! mmm Phone 568*7258 Marengo, Illinois Why fool around with a new, untried, underpowered model when you can get a big Dart Swinger with more wheelbase, more overall length, more stthdard six-cylinder horsepower, more front legroom, more front and rear hiproom, rrfore luggage space, and room for six full-sized people. Dodge Dart Swinger--proof that you don't have to build a little car to bring car prices down. AND DART KEEPS ON SAVING YOU MORE DODGE DART SWINGER $ Average trade-in value,** lowest priced two-doors 1965 1966 1967 1968 Dodge Dart $626 $862 $1,245 $1,578 Ford Falcon 602 829 1,144 1,541 Chevrolet Corvair . 480 601 840 1,205 182 than last year's lowest priced Dart V8 hardtop •Based on a comparison of manufacturer's suggested retail prices for lowest priced 1968 and 1969 Dart2-door V8 hardtops, including head restraints, vinyl roof, deluxe wheel covers, whitewall tires, federal excise tax, and suggested Dealer preparation charge, and excluding state and local taxes and destination charges. ••All trade-in values shown are national averages based on Automotive Market Report. March 17, 1969, edition. 24.2 MILES PER GALLON DODGE DART SWINGER "SIX" 1969 UNION/PURE OIL PERFORMANCE TRIALS "ECONOMY CHAMP" Dodge Dart Swinger beat them all! More miles per gallon than any other car entered in the performance trials. SEE SWINGER SECOND AND SAVE! 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