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\Twice ToldTales FORTY YEARS AGO . (Taken from the files of Aug. ' 22, 1929) Top honors for July butterfat production among the 1,300 herds being put to test in the fifty-four herd improvement associations of Illinois in the division for herds of more than ten cows, were captured by J. W. Christy of Ringwood with an av­ erage of 45.7 pounds of but­ terfat. Mr. and Mrs. James Perkins entertained several young peo­ ple at their home Saturday eve- ning, Aug. 17, in honor of the birthday anniversary of their daughter, Adeline. A delicious dinner was served at 7 o'clock after which the young folks ad­ journed to the Fox, where an enjoyable evening was spent in dancing. Those present were Jean Matthews, Betty Boger, Marjorie Lasher, Monica Pulse, Adeline Perkins, Harold Frett, Bob Conway, Harry Frye, William Green and Will­ iam Hart. The fire department was call­ ed to the home of Mrs. Rose McDonald on John street when the roof caught fire from sparks from a bonfire in the back yard. 1 Misses Arline Harrison and Elsie and Frances Vycital are on a motor trip through Wis­ consin. They visited Madison Can't turn! back the calendar Ever dream about the "good old days?" Only a mile to school. $25-a- month hired men. And low, low auto insurance. But there's no going back. And who wants to? Mud roads. Forty- bushel cfrn. And auto insurance with half the b e n e f i t s y o u g e t t o ­ d a y f r o m C o u n t r y Companies. Many Country Com­ panies auto insurance coverages simply aren't a v a i l a b l e f r o m m o s t other companies. And y o u ' d h a v e t o l o o k a Icng time to find better rates. * Why not let me tell you more? Yokir Country Companies, Agmnt Lee B. Kortemeier Off. 338-2000 Res. 338-0975 and visited the state capitol on their way and will also visit Minneapolis and other points of interest. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files' of Aug. 24, 1944) It was announced at 15th air force headquarters overseas last week that Chester L. Col­ by of Woodstock, former Mc- Henry resident, has been pro­ moted to the rank of first lieu­ tenant. Lieut. Colby received his pilot's wings seven months ago and is now stationed in Italy with a veteran A.A.F. Lib­ erator bombardment group which has made regular mis­ sions into Germany, Austria, France and the Balkans with more than eighty-five long range aerial assaults on strat­ egic targets. Chester is a grad­ uate of the local high school with the class of 1937. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dittman have moved to the DeVore place near Plstakee Bay. The rejoicing and the happy heart that will be the lot of most of us when peace is de­ clared has been denied another of McHenry*s brave heroes. For at 11:30 Wednesday morning, Aug. 23, Mr. and Mrs. Maur­ ice Gladstone received word that their son, Melvin, had been declared killed in action. "Vince and Mary's" tavern at Lily Lake was the scene of a gala party when the girls of Nathanson's dress shop hon­ ored Mrs. Mary Schiavone at a surprise birthday party. Also present were many friends and relatives from Lily Lake and Chicago. The eightieth anniversary of the founding of the first per­ manent railway post office, which revolutionized postal systems throughout the world will be marked by brief cere­ monies in the Chicago and North Western Railway System's Chi­ cago terminal, Aug. 28. A wedding of interest to many in this vicinity occurred Aug. 18 in St. Patrick's rectory when Flight Officer Donald V.N. Springgate took as his bride Miss Carmen TallmadgeofNew York City. The groom is the son of Mrs. Roy D. Harris of Country club subdivision. Rev. William O'Rourke officiated at the ceremony. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Aug. 27, 1959) Congratulations to the Wood­ stock Sentinel in the observance this week at its thirty-eighth year as a daily paper. The pa­ per began publication dally in 1921 with Charles F. Renich as publisher. Equipment in the new tele­ phone building at Court street in McHenry will spring into ac­ tion at 2 a.m. on Aug. 30 and the first local and long dis­ tance calls will be made through the new dial telephone system. Senator Everett Dirksen, Re­ publican minority leader in the UJS. Senate, will be principle speaker at the annual steer roast which will take place Sept. 20 at Fox River Grove picnic grove. All property owners are re­ minded that the deadline for the second installment of taxes is Sept. 1. William Mertes, 56, of Nap­ les, Fla., former resort owner at Plstakee Bay, died in Mc­ Henry hospital Aug. 25 after a short illness. He was in Mc­ Henry visiting friends when he was taken ill. In an era of dying "Big Tops' , ' ' V • •4- I m- Complete Installation Service FREE ESTIMATES I CALL 385-73101 KADISAK 5002 W. RTE. 120 Till & SUPPLY McHENRY Adams Bros, and Sell Bros, circus will bring their all new gigantic circus tent to McHen­ ry Sept. 1 for afternoon and evening performance at the V.F.W. club house, under the sponsorship of the veterans of Foreign Wars. James Jackson, 22, employed by the Woodstock Construction Co., owned by his brothers, Joseph and Ed Jackson, had a narrow escape from death while he was working in a fifteen foot deep manhole near Wood­ stock. His brother, George, went down and tied a rope a- round his shoulders and brought him from the pit. Henry Robert Arndorfer, 38, an employee of Carey Electric, was killed when his car crash­ ed into Boone creek bridge on Bull Valley road. 142 ENROLLED IN SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOL CLASSES The annual Vacation Bible School of the Alliance Bible church, 3813 W. John street, McHenry, was held August 4 through the 15, with 142 per­ sons registered in the school and the daily attendance aver­ aging 93. The pastor of the church, Rev. Gerald L. Robert­ son, was this year's director* He expressed gratitude to the twenty-eight teachers and help­ ers, as well as to the coopera­ ting pupils and parents for the many hours of work put forth to make the program a suc­ cess. Teachers recognized for their part were Monica Morris and Barbara Morris, working as secretaries; Joan Apel and Ruth Sveen directing hand - crafts; Sue Dresdow, Chrys Christensen and Pam Morris, working with nursery age child­ ren; Sharon Nolan, Clifford Mo- • rris, Sandy Sveen, Maud Camp­ bell and Alita Robertson with kindergarten age; Hannah Braun, Lois Dresdow, Edla An- tonson and Marsha Hansen with primaries; Ginny Spirk, Evelyn Bierhaus, Larry Dresdow and Glenn Hansen with junior age; Marge Hansen with junior high; and La Verne McClure helping with refreshments. This year's program featur­ ed Bible-based messages cen­ tered on the theme, "The God I Love". In response to the in­ vitation to the young people to know Christ as personal Sav­ iour, forty-nine children came forward for prayer. On the clos­ ing day, twenty-nine more stood before the altar to dedicate their lives to God. The closing program was held Friday evening, August 15, in the church. Parents of the children watched as a review of ihe two week's activities was presented. Pastor Robert­ son closed the program with a challenge to pupils and parents to continued growth and de­ velopment of their spiritual'li­ ves. I 1 'yuPTi V WW: » . • vi'im MM w President Nixon's recent round-the-world trip revealed a new Far East policy which is likely to guide our nation for many years to come. The Tru­ man-Dulles policy which has controlled our actions for more than 20 years was designed to protect our Far East allies with American arms against threats both from without and within. Under this policy we have assumed full responsibil­ ity for the defense of Japan. Unfortunately, it also has in­ volved us in bloody and costly (as well as indecisive) wars in Korea and Vietnam. This pol­ icy has been modified substan­ tially by the President's clear pronouncements in Guam, Man­ ila, Djakarta, Bangkok and else­ where. Perhaps the most reassuring part of what may become known as the "Nixon Doctrine" is the statement that the Asian nations must assume the primary re­ sponsibility for defending their REGISTRATION -- Although workmen have not quite completed the task of setting the building in readiness for the fall term, hundreds of youngsters registered at East Campus last Monday morning. The school bell will summon freshmen and sophomores to the corner of Main and Green street next week as it has done following Labor Day since the mid 'twenties. PLAINDEALER PHOTO SUPERVENDER A new type of office vend­ ing system consists of cen­ trally located production and storage facilities with bever­ ages directed to each floor in nickel stainless steel pipelines. FURY OF CAMILLE UNLEASHED UPON MODINE PLANT Hurricane Camille included Modine Manufacturing com­ pany's Beuna Vista, Va., plant in its overland path, E.G. Ruth­ erford, president, has reported. The storm which struck that area on Aug. 19 flooded the plant with three feet of water, damag­ ing files, furniture, machinery, raw materials, and product in­ ventory. Products manufactur­ ed at that plant are Modine gasfired and steam/hot water unit heaters and gas-fired duct furnaces. • Unfortunately, the storm struck at the peak of our pre­ paration for the upcoming heat­ ing season," Rutherford said. "We cannot tell at this point how long it will take to get back into full production, but we believe it will be three to six weeks." He said that the contents of a Modine warehouse located in another area of Buena Vista was undamaged, allowing the company to fill orders for cer­ tain products for a limited time. In a letter to shareholders, Rutherford said that because of the damage to the Buena Vista plant, per share earnings for the September quarter and the fis­ cal year would be reduced by around fifteen cents. The wake of the storm caus­ ed the evacuation of more than half of the residents of Buena Vista. Total damage to the town has been estimated at more than $10,000,000. It was the worst storm in the history of Buena Vista, according to the reports. Little bugs and little people are usually the most annoying. by LEES; ARMSTRONG, VIKING, other POPULAR BRANDS Floor Tile Special$ VINYL ASBESTOS TILE SOLID VINYL 57c «q. ft-CERAMIC WALL TILE delivery l,omyef'StioI9AII prices year's widest seWcW*All P ^ BUSS FORD SAIES McCLORY REPORTS From Washington own national integrity. He warn­ ed that "there must be no more Vietnams.*' President Nixon emphasized that future American support would be mainly economic and not military, and that even in the economic field our nation preferred to handle such aid on a multilateral basis. With the de-emphasis on mil­ itary activity in the Far East, there is widespread speculation regarding the abandonment of numerous Far East military bases. It is clear that the United States will discontinue all but a few of its 52 military bases in Japan, and it is quite likely that military installations in the Philippines and elsewhere will be reduced substantially in number and in size. In enunciating the Nixon Doc­ trine, the President has re­ iterated the determination of our nation to respect its SEATO obligations which should help in the defense of Thailand and WED. AUGUST 27, 1969 PLAINDEALER - PG. 5 other Southeast Asia member nations against Communist ag­ gression. However, it appears that the main emphasis of our military support will be to deter enemy nuclear threats by relying upon our own nuclear strength. Fi­ nally, the President made it pat­ ently clear that * there are no secret commitments to any country." In the light of the Presi­ dent's words and actions, we should expect the program to "Vietnamize" the war in South Vietnam to proceed at an ac­ celerated pace with troop with­ drawals and other de-emphasis of military activity in the Far East to continue in the months and years ahead. - POLITICAL CORNER PLANS SPEECH Sheldon Karon, candidate for the Constitutional Convention from the 32nd Senatorial dis­ trict, will be the guest of honor at a political picnic at the Gol­ den Oak Farm in Wauconda on Sept. 7. Karon will make a ma­ jor policy speech at the farm to residents of McHenry and Lake counties. 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