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PAGE 19-SUPPLEMENT TO THE McHENRY PLAINDEALEI^ acting as a scissors and with Jjer own weight her hands were caught in such a manner that Twice Told Tales FORTY YEARS AGO. (Taken from the files of July 28, 1932) For the third time inside of a year the Farmers Mill at West McHenry was broken into Sunday afternoon and a radio and electric fans were stolen. About fifty-five Boy Scouts are at Camp Rotary near Beloit, Wis., this week. Camp Rotary is an ideal location for boys to spend a week or two of their summer vacation. Those from McHenry attending the camp this week are Gordon Granger and Jerome Justen. Miss Gladys Warrington of Royal Oaks, Mich., is spending a few weeks with her old friends and schoolmates here. Gladys spent most of her young life in McHenry coming here with her parents in 1920 from Vancouver, B.C., and she will be remembered by many old friends. Members of the McHenry County Home Bureau have arranged to attend the annual picnic of the Illinois Federation of Home Bureau at Starved Rock State Park August 10. Mrs. Peter J. Freu'nd, 68 years old, died at the Wood­ stock hospital following an operation which she underwent on the preceding Thursday. Relatives heard of the drowning of Edward Curly, 29 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Curly of Tea, S. Dak. Mrs. Curly was formerly Miss Maggie Frisby of McHenry and the young man is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Anna Frisby, and other relatives here. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of July 31, 1947) In the past several weeks Switzercraft has been getting settled in its new quarters in the A.P. Freund building on Green street manufacturing family outboard runabouts. The company has become well known for producing the Kingfisher model. Russell Switzer and his family who own Switzercraft have been associated with the Pistakee Lake and McHenry com­ munities since 1919. Mrs. Genevieve Wielock, Shore Hills beach, Wonder Lake, l06t the first joint on the middle finger of each hand in a canvas chair accident on the lawn. She felt the chair slipping and thrust both hands into the crossbars at each side of the chair to try to keep it from collapsing. The crossbars the fingers were instantly cut off. Sixty members of the local American Legion Post No. 491 gathered recently at their annual election meeting in the Legion hall and unanimously proclaimed Richard Williams as commander for the year 1947-48. "Dick" as he is better known to his many friends and acquaintances, is one of several hundred young men from the McHenry community who served with Uncle Sam's army during World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lloyd Kidder and little son, Michael, left Tuesday evening for California . where they will make their home. Mr. Kidder, whose study of forestry at a California college was in­ terrupted when he entered service during the war, will resume his education. JULY 11, 1973 '? TEN YEARS AGO Mrs. Rose Ann Kinnerk, 59, of (Taken from the files of August i Lakemoor died July 31 of a 2, 1962) heart attack as she was riding An attractive new building ' in the car. Her son/Daniel, was has been progressing in its driving. construction on Rt. 31, three miles north of McHenry. It will be used to house all township highway equipment. A twenty year service period with the army has ended with the retirement of M Sgt. Otis C. Banker, N. Mayfair, Sunnyside Estates. He is the husband of June Banker director of nurses at McHenry hospital. The Bankers have resided in Sunnyside seven years. They, have one son, Dennis, 15 years,, a junior in the local high school. John Stone was elected president of the new Johnsburg Business Men's association when that group was organized on Tuesday noon of this week. It is the first time in the history of his small community to the north of McHenry that such an organization hss been formed. Miss Eleanor Springman of River road, ^McHenry, was a pretty bride July 28 when she exchanged vows in St. Mary's Catholic church with Mr. Dennis Justen. Timmy LaFontaine of EdgebroOk celebrated his ninth birthday with a lunch for his Little League baseball team, July 26. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tonyan were surprised by a group of relatives from Waukegan, Wauconda, Crystal Lake and McHenry July 22 in observance of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mrs. Robert (Marguerite) Winkle of McHenry received her M.S.E. degree this summer from Northern Illinois university. spurgeons SIDEWALK SATURDAY JULY 14! Annual Sidewalk Sale Famous Brand: •Co-ordinated Sportswear •Long & Short Dresses •Pantsuits •Body Shirts •Blouses •Jewelry -OPEN- 8:30 ajn. Til 5:30 p.m. For This Sale OR MORE OFF ! Values Inside • Our Store As • Well As Out On I The Walk* Come I Early For Best I Selections 1315 Riverside Drive 385-0238 McHenry