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a Twice Told Tales FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov 20, 1924) McHenry has at last landed a manufacturing institution which gives promise of growing into a business of no mean proportions, and this too without the outlay of a nickel on the part of the citizens and only a comparatively small effort on the part of progressive and wide awake men of the city. The new acquisition to our industrial population is the Standard Diamond Drill company of Chicago. The of­ ficials of the company were in McHenry on Monday of this week at which time a deal was consumated whereby they became the owners of the old creamery building in the west end of the city, the purchase of the property having been made from A.S. Parks, who has been the owner for a number of years. The season's first fall of snow was experienced last Monday morning but since that time ® most of the "beautiful" has again disappeared. However its visitation served as a stern reminder that winter is close at hand. Another pretty November wedding occurred at St. John's Catholic church at Johnsburg Wednesday morning when Miss Mamie Smith and Mr. Stephen King were united in marriage by Rev. Wm. Weber. Jack Thies, local wholesale candy distributor, has just placed into service a new two and one half ton International truck, purchased thru the local agent, Math Freund. Henry J. Schaffer, West Side contractor and builder, is erecting a modern new home in the Bonslett subdivision on Maple avenue. The venture is more or less of a speculation on the part of the builder, who may find a buyer even before the place is finished. A basket social will be held at the Lily Lake school Nov. 22, Mary Bolger, teacher. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 22, 1934) Leonard H. Kercher, 55 years old, popular Green street barber, died at the Wooster Lake sanitarium, Nov. 16, after a serious illness of several weeks. Camp No. 6818, Royal Neigh­ bors of America, of McHenry, 111., is taking part in the fortieth anniversary membership campaign of the fraternal benefit society. The campaign opened Sept. 1 and closes May 31, 1935^ Ray McGee, clerk of the McHenry Township, was elected president of the newly organized McHenry County Road officials association at a meeting in the court house, Woodstock. Miss Louise Regner who is attending a school of dress design in Chicago was home to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Regner. The McHenry County Business and Professional Women's club met Monday evening at the Methodist church recreation hall in Woodstock. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. C.W. Goodell. The National federation began in 1919 with 200 members and today has a membership of over 53,000 women. Chauncey Harrison and M.J. Freund are among the five owners of five high cows ranking highest in butter fat production in the county last month according to October dairy herd improvement reports compiled at the Farm Bureau office. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gies have returned from their honeymoon trip and gone to housekeeping in the flat back of Mr. Gies Shoe repair shop in the Gritzmacher building. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 1, 1949) William Burfeindt, Jr., commenced his new duties during November with the McHenry Plaindealer as manager. Mr. Burfeindt comes to the Plaindealer from the B.F. Shaw printing company at Dixon, publishers of the Dixon Evening Telegraph. Mrs. Burfeindt has joined her husband and they are now residing at McCullom Lake. Edmund Cepulis, 35, co- owner of the Just For Fun Roller Rink died unexpectedly Nov. 23 in the skate room of the rink. Death was attributed to a heart attack. k Mr. and Mrs. Ivar Fredrickser. observed their silver wedding anniversary Nov. 22 by entertaining friends and rtejatives at a dinner and party held at the Wing and Fin cltit), Sullivan Lake. Miss Julia Foley of DeKalb and her brother, Maurice, who is attending Western State Teachers college at Macomb, spent the holiday vacation with thejr mother, Mrs. Eleanor Foldy. Two local business men, Fred Ritter of the Norseman's Resort, Pistakee Lake, and James W. Daly of the Bowling Bar, Johnsburg, formerly Nell's Ballroom, have just returned from a hunting trip to Gladstone, Mich. They brought back a ten point 200 lb. buck. About seventy-five were present at Harrison's school on Sunday afternoon to hear details concerning the Wonder Lake fire department which is rapidly taking form under the able efforts of Fire Chief Bill Wright, for whom a rising vote of thanks was given during the meeting. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 25, 1964) With the Christmas season at hand McHenry shoppers are expressing increased interest in the 1964 promotion sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. There will be fifty prize win­ ners in all, receiving gift certificates ranging from $100 to $5. Approximately sixty stores will participate. A near tragedy in the air occurred Sunday evening when a plane caught fire and made a forced landing south of Rt. 12 between Richmond and Spring Grove. The pilot was William Hager, Chicago, flying out of Sky Harbor in Northbrook. He landed in the Jack Miller cornfield. The McHenry Kiwanis club held annual installation of officers Nov. 21, at the Legion home. The Lieutenant Governor for 1965 Jesse Mudgett of Crystal Lake of­ ficiated and officially proclaimed Dr. William E. Kohl, Jr., as president. Dr. and Mrs. Milton Smith hosted a private party of friends at a harvest home dinner dance at the Chapel Hill Country club. Attracting of­ ficial attention at the party were Dr. and Mrs. William Donnelly dressed in original early 1800 farm clothes and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Freund at­ tired in sod Duster clothes popular in the 1800's in the great northwest. James DeVos and Isabelle Wolf of McHenry were among 262 high school seniors from seven midwest states who attended the annual high school senior weekend at Monmouth college. A pretty wedding was solemnized Nov. 21 in the Community Methodist church of McHenry when Miss Margarite Ellen Newton became the bride of Mr. Gary Earl. Rev. Ernest Carder of­ ficiated at the ceremony. FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 20, 1924) The Everett Hunter Boat company of this city is about to launch a passenger and boat livery on a beautiful lake at Mount Dora, Fla. A carload of boats of various sizes was shipped from here last Friday to the winter resort. The cargo is expected to reach its destination within the course of the next two weeks and ac­ cording to present plans* the new business venture will be inaugurated in the south on or about Dec. 1. Mount Dora is ideally located in Lake County in the central part of the southern state. It has a population of about 4,800 people. F.H. Batcheler, one of the officials of the Standard Diamond Drill company which is moving its plant to this city, is this week moving his family out from Chicago and will make their home in the Mead house, recently sold to Charles C. O'Malley of Chicago. James, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Larkin who resides on the old Gibbs farm south of this city, is recovering very nicely from the effects of having been kicked in the head by a horse. Mrs. Ada Bobb is carrying on the photo studio as conducted by her late husband in McHenry. Mrs. Bobb has had many years experience in this line. The advance sale of tickets for the benefit concert to be given by and for the McHenry band at the Empire theatre Dec. 3, was opened last week. Mrs. E.G. Peterson and son, Glenn, and Mrs. Harvey Baron and son, Cloise Wagner, saw the Duncan sisters in "Topsy and Eva" at Selwyn theatre in Chicago Monday evening. FORTY YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 22, 1934) The home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown on Route 20 was the place chosen for the celebration of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diedrich. The Pilather society met last week with Mrs. Clarence Douglas. A bake sale in con­ nection with the regular meeting was a huge success. Mrs. Gottlieb Boley is seriously ill at her home, the corner of Pearl and Court street. Mrs. Boley is 87 years old. Boxing matches will be staged by some of the young boys from St. Mary's school, Saturday afternoon beginning at 2:30 o'clock in Harry Unti's yard on Green street. The boys promise some real scraps. Farmers in the vicinity of Fox Lake are conducting a hunt for bands of timber wolves that have killed more than fifty sheep during the last month. Walter H. Brandenburg found forty-three of the slain sheep on his Lakeside estate several days ago. Other farmers have reported smaller losses. Traps have been set for the wolves. Miss Ethel Jones and Inez Bacon are spending some time in Elgin where they are assisting in the opening of a gift and art shop by the former's brother, Vaughn Jones of Chicago. It will be another Agatha shop and will be run along the same lines as the Agatha Shop of McHenry in which Miss Jones has been so successful. "Mickey", the 2 year old Springer Spaniel at the Ur- bandale poultry farm has always been known to be a good hunting dog but he broke all records when he caught and brought in an opossum. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Dec. 1, 1949) Arthur W. Hooper, 64, textile salesman and McHenry resident for many years, died at the Woodstock hospital Nov. 25 where he had been a patient for several days. St. Mary's church was the scene of a pretty fall wedding Nov. 26 when Miss Winifred Paluch of McHenry became the bride of Mr. Alfred Young. Rt. Rev. Msgr. C.S. Nix officiated at the ceremony. Dick Heuser's Music Makers will make their first ap­ pearance at the grand opening of the Bridge ballroom Dec. 3. Thereafter the orchestra will appear at the Bridge every Saturday evening. A new family has arrived in Wonder Lake to become per­ manent residents. They are Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hales and they are now living at Lookout Point. The family has four children and they moved here from Indianapolis, Ind. McHenry Warriors lost their first conference game Nov. 22 on the home floor to a fairly tall Elkhorn team, score 44 to 34. MCHS team players, Hiller, Thies, McCracken, McCulla, Laures, Miller, Jackson and Dowell. Dr. and Mrs. L.L. Kagan entertained at their home on Sunday in honor of the christening of their infant son. The baby was christened David Dennis at St. Peter's church, Spring Grove. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Nov. 25, 1964) Firemen were called to Wolff's Bait shop on Rt. 120 east of McHenry Saturday morning, where Otto Wolff's car started to burn. He had turned on the motor and was letting it run when a passerby noticed the fire. Fire Chief Edward Justen said it resulted from shorted wires under the dash. Considerable interest has been evidenced at McHenry high school this fall with the introduction of three new courses. Two power mechanics and office machines are designed to prepare students for special skills. The third course advanced chemistry. John Flint of McHenry has been named county chairman of the annual Boy Scout drive which started Monday Nov. 23 and continues through Dec. 6. A 92 year old resident of Lilymoor, Mrs. Elizabeth HOW CAN I ? By Anne Ashley V Q How can I best wash < wooden salad bowls? A. These really should not be washed. Wipe them clean with a damp cloth, instead. Con­ tinued use has a way of "flavoring" the wood. Q How can I make a good sachet powder for bureau drawers and closets? A One good formula consists of a half-ounce of lavender flowers and a half-teaspoon of powdered cloves. Q. How can I remove mildew from shower curtains? A Use some baking soda to remove a small area of mildew from your curtains. For more extensive mildew stains, wash the curtains in hot suds, then rub the stains with a lemon. Allow to dry in tho sun. Q How can I remedy the situation when I have inad­ vertently produced a light scorch stain on an article while ironing it? A. Wet the affected area thoroughly and apply some cornstarch freely. Let dry, and often times the scorch will be gone. Q. How can I deal with white patches on asphalt tile floors? A. These patches can be removed by rubbing a little baby oil or olive oil into them. Q. How can I avoid melting plastic buttons with my iron while pressing a garment? A. Take old spoon and hold the bowl portion over the button while ironing around it. Q. Please suggest an easy way to mail newspapers or magazines. A. One easy way is to address an envelope and slit the sides open. Then wrap the envelope around the middle of the paper so that the gummed flap is at the top - then seal. Q. How can I remove rouge or lipstick stains from fabric? Martin, died Nov. 21 in the home of Mrs. Eunice Tobey where she had resided for nine years. Students from McHenry Community high school are selling Christmas cards this season to finance the AFS student exchange program in the community. The sale will be directed by members of the AFS club including Jerry Buch, Ginny Grek, Lynn Krebs, Paul Liebman and Jerry Luciano. October 1964 was the driest October in Illinois in 75 years. The average is less than 0.2 inches. The McHenry Warriors and Coach Cliff Fulton will start after their second NSC basketball championship Nov. 25 at Barrington against the defending conference cham­ pions. The first and only title won by the Warriors was back in the 1958-59 era. SECTION 2-.- A. Apply some undiluted detergent to the stained area, working this well in until the outline of the stain is gone. Then rinse and dry. Q. How can I deal with crayon marks on enameled surfaces or on linoleum? > A. With a little silver polish, applied with a damp cloth. Q. How can I remove tobacco stains from brass or copper ashtrays? A. With a little denatured alcohol and a brush. Q. How can I remove beer stains from fabrics? A. These stains are usually as easy to get rid of as they are to acquire, because beer is water- soluble. So, ordinary laun­ dering will do the trick for washable fabrics, and sponging with a cloth dipped into water can be used for unwashables. 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