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A PAGE6-PLAINDEALER-TUES. DECEMBER 22, 1970 Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 11, 1930) Joseph J. Mertes reports that he caught a wall-eyed pike through the ice in front of the Oak Park hotel on the Bay, which weighed 8 lbs., and 10 ozs. The ice fishing apparent­ ly is very good right now. This week also William Ahrens got a pickeral weighing 7% lbs., and Charles Mertes caught three black bass which weighed from 3 to 3% lbs., each. The charity concert given by the combined high school or­ chestras of McHenry, Crystal Lake and Dundee will be given at the high school auditorium tonight. Mrs. Samantha Button, Mc­ Henry' s oldest resident and the only living mother of a Civil War veteran will celebrate her ninety-ninth birthday anni­ versary on Friday, Dec. 12. Sixty-five years ago she watch­ ed her 15 year old son march off to war, a proud member of the eighteenth Illinois Cavalry. The Ringwood Home Bureau met with Mrs. Frank Hitchens, Dec. 2, when the members gath­ ered under the instruction of Mrs. R. Walkup of Crystal Lake. Several parchment lamp shades were nearly completed. A lun­ cheon was served at noon. Miss Graves gave a lesson on "En­ tertainment of the Convalescent Child". Mrs. Fred Eppel and Mrs. Frank Hitchens were e- lected delegates to the January conference at Urbana. f Mrs. Ford Jackson and chil­ dren in company with her moth­ er, Mrs. Josephine Frett, and brother, George Frett, left Monday on a trip to St. Louis, where they will visit relatives. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 13, 1945) Ray McGee, McHenry post­ master, received official no­ tification this Thursday morn­ ing, of the establishment of city delivery in McHenry, effective January 1, 1946. Two deliver­ ies will be made daily in the business section and one in the residential section, contingent upon the provision of suitable mail receptacles or door slots. One delivery of parcel post will be made daily by vehicle in en­ tire city. „ With the current influenza ep­ idemic not yet on the wane, the public will be happy to'learn that influenza virus vaccine, types A And B, a development of wartime research, is how a- vailable for civilian use. Friends are sorry to learn of the death Dec. 11 of Ned Bourelle, a resident of Mc- Cullom Lake for several years. Miss Mary Ann Noonan and several of her friends of Rosary college, River Forest, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Noonan, last weekend. The Schreiner homestead on Park avenue has been sold to Mrs. Elizabeth Gruenfeld of Chicago. Mrs. David Powers, daugh­ ter, Evelyn, sons, JackandJoe, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pow­ ers and daughters, Judy and Patsy, and Philip Landis of Crystal Lake were Sunday din­ ner guests in the Sibre Whiting home. Miss Peggy Whiting was one of a class to make her First Communion at St. Patrick's church on Saturday. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 15, 1960) Mrs. Anna Jaknis is confined to Memorial hospital, Wood­ stock, with a fractured hip sus­ tained in a fall at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Richard Ja- ger. A brief illness ended in death the evening of Dec. 9 for Mare- dythe Roeske Cope, 33, of Main street, McHenry. She died in McHenry hospital a few hours after being found slumped over the wheel of her car. Death was attributed to a cerebral hem­ orrhage from which she failed to regain consciousness. A burglary which appeared to be the work of professionals netted about $3,000 in cash and stamps for unknown persons who entered the Wonder Lake post office in the early hours of Tuesday morning and broke Mrs. F.J. Aicher left Satur­ day by jet from 0*Hare Field for several weeks visit in the Robert Engle home in San Ma­ teo, Calif. The women of the Moose Lod­ ge, Dec. 6, meeting was called to order by the senior regent, Marjorie Fernstrom. The char­ ter was draped for a co­ worker, Mabel Biggs, who passed away in Florida. Anna Zahn was enrolled as a new member of the chapter. Mrs. Elizabeth Ingersol of McCullom Lake was rushed to the McHenry hospital by the Johnsburg rescue squad suf­ fering from a heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Brooks are the parents of a baby girl born Dec. 6 at Memorial hospital, Woodstock. Here & There In BUSINESS Poodle Grooming Boarding -Training * Home care away from home * Have your new pups grooming started by people who know dogs and care about them * No Tranquilizers • No Slings • Stud Service-Black or White Miniatures Rudy Becker's Kennels 1018 Lincoln Rd. - McHenry - 385-2436 Twenty Years At Same Location \ k Letters To Santa Equipment Grant For County Police Group "Dear Santa, "For Christmas I would like a sled, a new baseball, a bat, a pair of gloves, and a tru- smoke diesel truck. My moth­ er will leave cookies and milk by the fireplace. "Thank you, "Ryan Brennan "9007 Sunset Drive "Wonder Lake" "Dear Santa, "For Christmas I want anew surfer shirt, a patty playful, a new hooded parka, and a Don't Break the Ice. "Love, "Suzy DeCicco "518 N. Front Street "McHenry" "Dear Santa, "I want a black watch band and blue watch band. "from Colleen McAndrews" The Illinois Law Enforcement commission has given assis­ tance to the Fox River Grave Police department in the form of an equipment grant in the a- mount of $3,271.00 for the pur­ pose of purchasing a new squad car and two portable radios for more effective police patrol. William Cowlin, chairman of the McHenry County Com­ mission on Criminal Justice and State's Attorney for McHenry county, and Don Shrake, project director, have jointly announced the receipt and distribution of this grant. The Fox River Grove Po­ lice department applied for theii* equipment grant on June 4, with the application being re­ viewed by the Police Task Force of ILEC on Nov. 4. The result­ ing grant represents 60 percent of the $5,451.65 total cost, of which the local share is $2,180.- 65. ' r Some people are carbon cop­ ies of others -- others make their own impressions. LIGHTING METALLIC TREES Metallic trees, although they won't bum, can become com­ pletely "electrified" if strung with a frayed light wire. So safely light your metallic tree with remote spot or flood lights. Or place the tree directly below a recessed light. If you want a combination of colored lights for your tree, use a rotating projected light with a range of color prisms, or place the tree on a rotating stand with different colored spotlights around it. A few flowery town in USA: Garden City (N.Y.F, Daisy (Ark.), i Rosebud (Ark.), Violet (La.), Wild Rose (Wise.), Pholox (Wise.), Ferndale (N.Y.) Cac­ tus (Ariz.). ~ L An Appreciation "Dear Santa Claus, "I wanta Santa Claus. "John Snyder "3914 W. Lincoln "A Birthday Gift "What can I give Him, "Poor as I am? "If I were a shepherd "I would bring a lamb, "If I were a Wiseman, "I would do my part, "Yet what can I give Him, "Give my heart. "Sent in by Mary Beth Smith "Montini Middle School "Grade 4" (3) DISCOVER GEORGETOWN FURNITURE AND BEDDING AT 3622 W. ELM IN MCHENRY See No. 4 To all the people who were so kind to me during my stay in the hospital and during my convalescence I wish to say "Thank You". I shall be ever grateful to the Johnsburg Rescue Squad, the Staff, Nurses and Employees of McHenry Community Hospital for services rendered, truly these are dedicated people. To the follwing clergymen who were so kind to call upon me and offer special prayers for my recovery I shall always remember in my prayers: Rev. Ray White, Rev. Jack Mclntyre, Fathers Baumhofer, Petit, Cahill, Bartel and Gene Jung. Also the Sisters of Mercy who were responsible for special prayers for me. To the Legion Post No. 491 Auxiliary, Enterprise Club| and World War I Vets, a special "Thank You". So many people sent me "get well" cards, had Masses! said for my intentions and remembered me in their daily prayers, it is about impossible for me to thank them personally - I hope they will accept my sincere thanks through this newspaper. During my recent experience I have a great deal of time to meditate-Truly I am grateful to be living in such a wonderful community as the McHenry Area, it has to be the greatest. B*v McGse Closed December 24th 5:00 P.M. JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS OSCO Sbkua t POLAROID /I COLOR FILM TYPE 108 REG. 3.99 •IC CX-126-12 COLOR FILM jrnmK REG. 1.40 J CX-126-20 COLOR FILM ASSISTANT BUYER JULIE RODE Julie Rode, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rode of 904 N. Center street, McHenry, has recently been promoted to assistant buyer in young girls' ready-to-wear at Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., in the loop. 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