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Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 3, 1930) Weir Keck of Waukegan has purchased the Smith barber­ shop in West McHenry, where he is now greeting old friends. Hamilton Parr, the recent own­ er of the barber shop, now op­ erates a shop over the Nation­ al Tea Co., store in the £ries building. About forty of the high school girls went to Harvard on Mon­ day where they enjoyed a swim in the swimming pool at the Har­ vard high school. They were accompanied by their teachers, Miss Lillian and Nellie Doherty, Miss Kortendick, Miss Lane and Miss Stevens. The athletic teacher Miss Doherty tried the girls out in diving and fast swimming and the event was much enjoyed by all. % J.J. Marshall, the McHenry baker, is driving a fine new de­ livery truck these days and is preparing for a busy summer season. The interior of the bakery haS also been decor­ ated and a partition changed, making more room for a work room and loading room. Miss airline Harrison enter­ tained the members of her card club at her home on Main street Friday evening and high honors were won by Mrs. H.C. Hughes and Leslie Olsen. The United States Civil Ser­ vice cbmmission has announced an examination to be held at Grayslake, 111., as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contem­ plated vacancy in the position of fourth class post master at Spring Grove.- x Nearly three hundred Legion­ naires of the county met at Harvard on Thursday evening and attended the regular month­ ly meeting of the organization. Every post in the county was represented with thirteen mem­ bers included in the delegation from McHenry. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Page and family are moving this week from their home in this city to their farm on the Crystal Lake road. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 5, 1945) Induction of Illinois regis­ trants who left their essential jobs without local board per­ mission was begun early this week when twenty-six of such registrants were taken into the army and sent to Camp Ellis for labor assignments, it was nounced this week by Colonel Paul G. Armstrong, state di­ rector of Selective. Service. Mrs. Carey Crawfofd med at her home at Lily Lake on Wed­ nesday morning, April 4, at the age of 74. Joe Baur is reported some what improved at the Wood­ stock hospital following an ac­ cident in which he was ser­ iously burned. Driving a truck for Downs Motor Express, Baur was headed south on Route 31. At the intersection of Route 12 near "Richmond, a truck com­ ing north collided with the Downs truck, both becoming afire. Passersby rescued the men but by that time Baur's clothing was almost completely burned and he had received second and third degree burns. Of interest to many local folks will be the announcement of the marriage of Miss Bar­ bara Moore of New York City and Andrew E. Kuby, Jr., of McHenry, lieutenant in the United States naval reserves. The ceremony was performed March 24 at the base chapel,. Governor's Island, with Chap­ lain Capt. Perry Smith offi­ ciating at the single ring cer­ emony. Jimmy, son of the C. James Downs, celebrated his seventh birthday anniversary April 2 by entertaining several of his little friends at a party held at his home on Waukegan street. Present were Carol Underwood of Volo, Joan and Dick Collins and Elaine and Johnny Vyci- tal. Rev. Joseph John Smith, S.V.D., formerly of St. Mary's Mission House, Techny, a cous­ in of Jack Smith of this city, was among those liberated in the Philippines. He was sent to the Philippines in 1933 where he served as athletic director at San Carlos college in Cebu. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted as a U.S. Chaplain but was taken prisoner and in­ terned at Los Banos. • TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 7, 1960) Frank Lushine, 56, of Indian Ridge subdivision, Wonder Lake, committed suicide by shooting himself with a 30-30 rifle Monday evening. The in­ quest revealed that Lushine had been forced to leave his em­ ployment more than a year ago because of poor health. When he was unable to return to work he became despondent. Mr. Lu­ shine was a millwright for In­ ternational Harvester and had resided at Wonder Lake for about eleven years. Flooded conditions such as local residents have never seen before in the memory of a lifetime have left hundreds tem­ porarily homeless in the Mc­ Henry area since last weekend. Only estimates have been made of the numbers of homes un­ der water and the number of families who were forced to leave, but it is believed that as many as 150 to 200 families have evacuated. Warren Holly, Elm street, was honored at a dinner and meeting at Martinetti's, Crys­ tal Lake, on March 30, by the Texaco Co., Inc. An employee of the company for twenty-five years, he was given a plague at the meeting attended by thir­ ty persons. The first career day in many years at McHenry school met with favorable response from Marvin Martin, principal, stu­ dent counselors, speakers and students. About 500 students participated comprising the sophomore and junior classes. Alvin Benoy of Althoffs, Mc­ Henry, attended a school at Marshalltown, Iowa, last week where he studied heating, sum­ mer cooking, service and in­ stallation. Mr. and Mrs. CarlBorchardt of Wonder Lake welcomed a son at Memorial hospital, March 20. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 10, 1930) The boys of the high school jftHftetball teams havingvone major letter or two minor let­ ters were entitled to a trip to Chicago last Friday, where they attended the semi-finals of the National Basketball tournament at the Bartlett gymnasium. About eighteen boys made the trip and saw three games of the tournament, having the pleasure to see the team from Athens, Texas, play, this being the win­ ner of first place in thetourna- trip were Harold Patzke, Ted Anderson, Richard Wagner, William Brittain, Jack Seigel, Orval Granger, Robert Peter­ son, Hubert Smith, Maurice Schreiner, Albert Buch, Fred Huemann, Harold Vycital, Ray­ mond Howard, Jack Purvey, Dan O'Shea, Melvin Whiting and Ford McDonald. They were ac­ companied by Coach Mc- Cracken, Ray Howard, Joseph Smith and Charles Vycital. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Klapperich passed away on Monday, being only five days old. The Johnson-Walsh team rolled 999 to cop the title in the Hi-Lo doubles event of the old timers bowling league and now have the honor of wearing the medals signifying their abil­ ity to stand up under pressure. Miss Grace Granger, Ethel Granger, Ruth Bouril, Janice Klontz and Evora Carlson at­ tended the McHenry County sub- district Epworth League rally at Woodstock Friday evening. About 150 representatives from Week Weekdays Served in the Roman Style Sundays 12 Noon MLimtrn. III: COCKTAILS m»iKVAiiun> t , M. mneti M>MI Mk JU 7-0741 M RESERVATIONS On the North Shore of Long Lahe [ ROLLINS ROAD~1 P. O. Ingleside. Illinois Prepared in the Old World Tradition i-J Mai-uVr'1! ' i n ' l m * i i n A MIGHT IX ITALY EVERY WEDNESDAY ... MAY thru AUGUST Per Person. . . $5.50 Children (under 10) $2.50 the EJworth Leagues of Alden, Crystal Lake, Greenwood, Har­ vard, Hebron, McHenry, Solon Mills and Woodstock. A three act play was given by the social service council of the Chicago Epworth Leagues, a group of young people organized with the special idea of helping the youngsters who. pass through the detention home in Chicago for various misdemeanors. > TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of April 12, 1945) The National Dairy associa­ tion has awarded a diploma to James Curran and has added Mis name to the National honor roll in recognition of the ach­ ievement of developing a herd of twelve cows to a yearly production average of 437.5 pounds butterfat for the year ending Dec. 31, 1943. Mr. Cur­ ran is owner and operator of an 80 acre farm in West Mc­ Henry, which produced 150,000 pounds of milk in 1944, during which time he never milked more than twelve cows per day. Hie public party held in NeU's Ballroom Sunday afternoon and evening was a huge success. The proceeds will go to help build a new school at Johns burg. 4-H Group. There will be a meeting of the "Busybody Bees", district 36 group, Ap­ ril 17, at Harrison school. Mrs. F.W. Sells will again serve as your leader and the group in­ cludes Wonder Lake and the surrounding Arm territory of girls from ten to twenty. A very beautiful spring wed­ ding which was solemnized in St. Bartholomew church, Chi­ cago, on April 7, united Miss Betty Jane Rauen of Chicago and Mr. Donald Justen of this city, the service was perform­ ed by Rev. Father Ryan. r Lieutenant Jean Rogers Moor, daughter of Fred Rogers of this city, flight nurse, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant at an air base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Prior to her entry into service fifteen months ago. she served as an fdr hostess for' TWA Airlines. She has flown with wounded men in the Phoenix, Ellice, Gil­ bert, Marshall, Solomon, Mar­ iana and Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. Her hus­ band, Capt. Patrick Moore, is ..serving on a transport oft the Philippines; TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Ap­ ril 14, 1960) A notable honor has cometoa young McHenry youth, Bobby Nowicki, of Rt. 6. Bobby will have a supporting part in the play "The Skin of Our Teeth" when Helen Hayes, known as the first lady of the American thea­ tre, stars in the play at St. Mary's college, Notre Dame, Ind., May 10 to 14. * Members of the county sher­ iff's office, assisted by local residents were callled to the Adam Przybyznewski home at Pistakee Lake Saturday night when he needed medical assis­ tance and flooded conditions surrounding his house kept him from getting out. A final accounting on the an­ nual polio drive reveals a to­ tal of $2,050.17 collected local­ ly including $400 from the tes­ timonial dinner for Retired Postmaster Ray McGee, Mc­ Henry polio drive chairman for many years. A short illness ended in the death of Mrs. Magdeline Gib­ son, 28, of Hickory Falls, Won­ der Lake, who died unexpectedly in her home April 8. She was the mother of three young chil­ dren. Herb Hill of Holiday drive in Holiday Hills, placed third in one race and fourth in another at the Midget car races at the Chicago Amphitheatre March 2. Herb has raced stock cars in Soldiers Field and Milwaukee tracks and held the. spring car Wed. AdmI 15.1970 - PlainHpnlpr - 2, Pp. 5 Conduct Series Of Workshops On Pollution A series of "workshops and discussions on environmental quality will be held at Plea­ sant Valley farm, beginning Monday, April 20, and contin­ uing the next five Monday eve­ nings. Starting time will be 7:30 p.m. Tonics will center aroundthe effects of pollution, and what individuals can do to combat it. Subjects such as recycling of waste, alternative means for transportation, and organic foods and gardening will provide a focus for discussion. Register for the series in advance by phone or mail. Con­ tact Don Greenwood or Wil- ma Keeney, Pleasant Valley Farm, 13315 Pleasant Valley road, Woodstock, 60098. speed record in California for six years. Mrs. Louis Groth of Fern- wood subdivision has received the congratulations of Major General Hugh Mackintosh for being on the job throughout 1959 without absence for ill­ ness. She is a printing and re­ production foreman at the mil­ itary subsistance supply agency in Chicago. NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW KEEPS THE McHENRY PLAINDEALER FROM REACHING YOU . .. 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