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McHenry Plaindealer (McHenry, IL), 22 Sep 1971, p. 13

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Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sept. 3, 1931) On Saturday, Aug. 29, the ijarge beautiful church of St. John's at Johnsburg was the scene of a very impressive ceremony, when Miss Leona Regner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Regner of Pistakee Bay and Mr. Arnold J. Rauen of Spring Grove were united in marriage by the Right Rev. Ignatius Esser O.S.B. Abbot of St. Meinrad Abby, St. Meinrad, Ind. A real power-driven airplane that really flies. Special with one pound of Ferndell O.B.G. coffee for 69 cents at Erickson's store. Bob Weber and Gus Freund were among those who played golf at the Cary Country club last Thursday and found plenty of exercise. The Cary club is noted for its hill climbing possibilities. They were guests of Walter Meyer, secretary of the Country club. Frank Miller, 83 years old, died at his home at Johnsburg, Sept. 2, after an illness of several months. Miss Rita Bacon entertained a group of friends at a house party over the weekend. Those present were Misses Marion Ryan, Edith Vogel and Martha Maloney of Richmond and Misses Flora Freund, Lois Bacon and Gwendolyn Overton of McHenry. ' t A count of the cars going south on Ringwood road (U.S. 12) Sunday afternoon by a resident cm the highway from 4 to 6 o'clock showed that there were 1,539 in the two hours. Mrs. Nellie Miller of Cleveland, Ohio, called on friends here recently. She is a former teacher in the local high school and is now teaching in Cleveland high school. (Taken from the files of Sept. 10, 1931) One golf course which has been especially popular this year with the ladies figuring prominently in the activities of the season is Pistaqua Heights Country club which is one of the largest in this part of the country with a membership of nearly 500. This is the fifth season for the eighteen hole golf course, although the club has been open for six years. The large rambling farm house was transformed into an ideal clubhouse. Mrs. Rose Vendetti is manager of the dining room. The large barn on the place has been turned into a dance hall and pavilion. The McHenry band furnished music for the carnival at Crystal Lake over the weekend. Miss Christine Wegener, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wegener, has entered St. Anthony's hospital in Chicago where she will take a course in nursing. At a meeting of the Woodlawn Park improvement association Sept. 6 at Mollman's cottage, officers were elected for the ensuing year, president, C.M. Buell, secretary, Karl Bar- nickol and treasurer, R.C. Mauer. A large audience attended the home talent play put on by the Ringwood 4-H boys and girls club at the Woodman hall at Ringwood. The play presented was a comedy in four acts entitled "That Girl Anne." Mrs. F.G. Schreiner and Mrs. G.W. Hess entertained a party of friends at the home of the former at a "mystery" shower in which the guest of honor, Miss Floribel Bassett, was given a card on which was written a verse directing her to look for another card and the mystery trail was followed from room to room and even out of doors until the last card revealed the hiding place of a basket of beautiful gifts. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sept. 5, 1946) Friends of M.L. Schoenholtz will be interested to learn that he recently received his master's degree in education at Northwestern University. He had been attending school there since January soon after his discharge from the Navy. Mr. Schoenholtz has resumed his work as eighth grade teacher and principal at the local public grade school after an absence of three years. The Prairie school building; long a landmark in the com­ munity south of McHenry was sold for $2,000 at public auction to Mr. and Mrs. James Orr of McHenry. They will remove the building to their lot on Route 31. One of the oldest registrants in our birthday book is Mrs. William Stoffel of Court street, McHenry, who will observe her eighty-seventh birthday an­ niversary, Sept. 8. In a beautiful double ring ceremony solemnized at St. , John's church, Johnsburg, Aug. 28, Miss Jeanette Miller became the bride of Mr. Elmer Ramaeker of Jefferson, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Adams moved last week from Maple avenue to Wonder Lake where they have purchased a home. The Adams home in McHenry will be occupied by the new owners, the Harold Hobbs family. On Tuesday evening, Sept. 3, Miss Glorice Freund of Johnsburg was guest of honor at a bridal shower held at the home of Miss Mary Grace Murphy. Hostesses were Miss Murphy, Ann and Grace Bolger. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frisby, Sr., are leaving Saturday for Sioux Falls, So. Da., where they will visit relatives. (Taken from the files of Sept. 12, 1946) A call by the Red Cross for volunteer workers to make garments to be sent overseas has been made during the past week. A great need for clothing for children in occupied Europe has caused the government to release to the Red Cross material to be made into garments. Frank A. Parker, 97, passed away in Long Beach, Calif., on Wednesday evening. He was owner of the Park hotel in West McHenry for several years. His body will arrive in McHenry on Monday and will rest at the Peter M. Justen funeral home with burial in Woodland cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Palmer of Long Island, N.Y., have purchased the home of Mrs. John R. Knox on Riverside Drive. Mrs. Knox expects to move into the upper apartment of her building on Richmond road by Oct. 1. Next Monday, Sept. 16, the basement in the former Stoffel building, which will house the Nook restaurant will be completed and ready for business. Eleanor Renard and her mother, Frances Thorne, are busy preparing for the opening. Virginia Stiles, N.U. graduate, piano instructor, will be at the high school office Sept. 17 for the purpose of organizing classes. Mrs. H.S. Kuhn moved this week from her Richmond road home where she had liyed since July 1920 to the home of her niece in Chicago. The Kuhn home has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. George Phalin. A homecoming party for the ninety young men whose names are on the Catholic Order of Foresters World War II list is being planned by St. Mary's Court. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Sept. 7, 1961) Mr. and Mrs. Math Rauen of McHenry observed their six­ tieth wedding anniversary this past week. Mr. and Mrs. M.F. Clark of John street visited Congressman Vernon W. Thompson of Wisconsin at the capitol in Washington, D.C. Congressman is the former governor of Wisconsin and the brother of Mrs. Clark. The McHenry Choral club will open the fall season with rehearsals Monday evening, Sept. 11. Thomas B. Wilson, 79, a retired McHenry business man, died Sept. 5 at Memorial hospital, Woodstock, where he had been confined for only one day. He had been in poOr health for some time. Mr. Wilson for many years was part owner of the J.C. Thies Wholesale Candy company on Elm street. \ Ronald Nitz left on Aug. 29 for the Salvatorian Novitiate in Colfax, Iowa, where he will become a clerical novice of the Society of the Divine Saviour. Mr. and Mrs. William Early of Largo, Fla., and their HIIIIIIIIIUIMIIUIIiailllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHINIMIIMIIIIHIHIIINIIIIIIUUIIIHIUIUIIIMIIIftg K0ENEMANN Country Made Sausages, Hams and Bacon |GERMAN IMPORTS AND CHEESES I A Full Line Of 1 Delicatessen daughter, Marion Early, R.N., of Hines hospital, spent a few days recently in the Joseph Williams home. Miss Lucy Howden of Rich­ mond, librarian in the local high school, has returned from a trip to Ireland, England and Scotland. Mrs. Marcella Foss of Lakemoor began her new duties as third and fourth grade teacher at Burton's Bridge school and Mrs. „ Florence Foran of McHenry resumed her work as first grade teacher at the same school. (Taken from the files of Sept. 14, 1961) Officials of the McHenry Publishing Company today announced that William Burfeindt has been appointed publisher of the Woodstock Daily Sentinel and at the same time has been named an officer of the McHenry Publishing Co. The announcement also stated that Larry E. Lund has been named business manager of the Plaindealer. Mr. Lund comes to McHenry from the Dixon Evening Telegraph where he has served in various depart­ ments of the newspaper and printing plant and for the past two years has been a member of the Shaw Newspapers' auditing division. Lund is a graduate of Iowa State University, Ames, where he received his degree in business administration. ^Following graduation he served as an artillery officer at Fort Sill, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Lund and son, Brian, will be moving to McHenry in the near future. Jerry Brock, 3, son of Charles and Arlene Brock of Burton's Bridge, drowned in Bay View Beach channel leading to the Fox River, Sept. 6. Mr. and Mrs. David Young, McHenry, announce the birth of their first child, a son, on Sept. 7. Miss Nancy Jean Stilling of Richmond exchanged nuptial vows with Mr. John Owen McGee of McHenry in St. Joseph's Catholic church, Richmond. Rev. Fr. Frank Miller officiated at the nuptial rite. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowe and son, Bobby, have returned from a trip to Sioux Narrows, Ontario, Canada, where they visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Kline. Alfred Pouse has sold his hom^T Ihe former Raymond Powers place on Center street, to the Arnold Reinke family who have been residing temporarily in Ringwood since disposing of their home at Lakeland Park. Goodwill To Visit City, Wonder Lake Goodwill Industries is an agency which daily practices ecology because^ it uses clothing, housewares and toys in a vocational rehabilitation program, Mrs. Nick (Agnes) Adams, local representative reported as she announced the date for the truck to be in this area. The Goodwill truck will be in McHenry Friday, Sept. 24. For pick-up arrangements or* in­ formation about the agency, call Mrs. Adams. "Everytime you throw out any discards or no longer needed items, you are throwing away a chance for some han­ dicapped person," Mrs. Adams reported. "These items are PAGE 13-PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY. SEiTEMBER 22. 1971 ANTICIPATION -- When pretty Barbara Pintozzi was asked by her art teacher at Edgebrook school to make a winter scene, an active mind went to work on the picture above, showing youngsters at play on their sleds, with Barbara's own comment: "I made this picture of the golf course. Every year people go up the hill with sleds." ** • , used in a training program in which disabled men and women learn to laundry, dry clean, mend, pyess. repair, lacquer and paint and do many other things in connection with the refurbishing operation." The truck also will be in Wonder Lake, Sept. 24. Your surplus clothing and d i s c a r d s p r o v i d e s rehabilitation at Goodwill Industries. Just east ot Rt. 12 = . VOLO- 1 5}iiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiHiiHiuimiiiiiiiimiiiiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(r I 815-385-6260 it's more fun it's a % grand opening It's fun, food, savings ... it's a happening ... and it's happening at the all new McNeils. McNeils in Woodstock celebrates 7 years of service; McNeils in McHenry is celebrating a woo-pee-do grand opening. Come-on, join Sheriff Pronto and the possee every day during Hie celebration. Gifts for the kiddies, food for everyone and fun, fun, fun for all!!! STARTS : V5"* o<&*** % 'dates, food for everyone and fur IURSDAY-SEPTEMBER [BD \ IU / COUPON ̂ r"d*y. Sep,, - - • she ! \S"» Mil tS» f • eSSS-/ _ SBSJSW'S; I (Good Sunday nDlMK • u#« SS w,w T h e b e a u t i f u l n e w M c N e i l s , l o c a t e d i n t h e M c H e n r y M a r k e t P l a c e , M c H e n r y , I l l i n o i s , w a s b u i l t b y T o n y a n C o n s t r u c t i o n g e n e r a l c o n t r a c t o r s . T a y l o r E n t e r p r i s e s , W o o d s t o c k , I I I . s u p p l i e d t h e s h a k e c o o l e r s , m a c h i n e a n d m i x e r . M i e s P r o d u c t s , W e s t B e n d , W i s c o n s i n , f u r n i s h e d t h e c h i c k e n p r e p a r a t i o n e q u i p m e n t . C o r r e c t E q u i p m e n t , H a r t l a n d , W i s c o n s i n s u p p l i e d a n d i n s t a l l e d t h e s t u n n i n g s t a i n l e s s s t e e l f i x t u r e s . fRtt 1 UVW SJffi? 1 roue° N P E M 1 /oNtcou^ A S t ; m 0l\l£ °AlSo t SCOUPON fREE SHfcKE O ^ T H T H , S C O U P p t R\ m . 7'" I """ICR 1/2 1 ' «PRICE! more tun than ... McNeils in Woodstock On Oay Street McNeils in McHenrv ¥ in the McHenry IVIarket IIace

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