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PAGE IS • PtJMNDEALER-WEDNESDAY, JUNK It. 1909 old Ta oooooooeoeoeoeeooeoeoooooooooooeeooo FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 10,1926) C.H. Duker, who has been retained as superintendent of the McHenry public schools for the coming year at the request of the Plaindealer, gave out the teaching corps for the coming year to the best of his own knowledge at the present time. In the grade school the following teachers have been rehired or newly hired: Misses Mary Kinney, Alice Knox, Mildred Welch, Nellie Doherty, Pauline Pufhal, Pearl Claxton and Mrs. Anna Barron. In the high school teaching corps the following were rehired: G.G. Stringer languages and coach; Elmer Koerner, mathematics and music ; Esther Keller, domestic science and girls' gymnasium. The new teachers are Dorothy Misner, English and girls glee club; Lucille O'Dwyer, com- merical department and library; Edna Geist, history and class play coach. A science instructor is yet to be selected. The departing teachers are Miss Lucille Oates, com­ mercial department and library; Miss Helen O'Sullivan, English; Elgin Domm, science and coach; Nellie G. Miller, history, economics and law. The sixth annual com­ mencement exercises of the McHenry Community high school were held in the high school auditorium last Friday evening. Thirty-five graduated in the class of 1926, The salutatory address was given by Frank Page, the valedictory by J. Albin Anderson, Jr. The presentation of diplomas was made by Supt. C.H. Ducker. The regular meeting of the McHenry City Council was held at the city hall on Monday evening of this week, with Mayor Wattles presiding and a quorum present. All the bills were allowed with one or two exceptions, being some presented by three members of the fire department for loss of clothes and injuries received in the fire in West McHenry a few weeks ago. The Finance committee refused to OK the bills for clothes destroyed, but agreed the bill would be paid upon presentation of the physician's bill. The Carey Electric shop was given an order to erect a new fire siren, the cost of the alarm signal to be $495. E.E. Basset t. postmaster of West McHenry. received his new commission from the postal department, being reappointed as postmaster by President Coolidge The work on Elgin road is proceeding very rapidly this last week. At this time the cement has been laid on one- half of the street, starting at the city limits nearly up to the Julius Keg residence. The remainder of the road is being graded off and rolled in ad­ vance to the pouring of the concrete. With the incessant work of the McGucken-Vander- Heyden Co., the road should be finished in a short while, thereby opening up one of our much travelled roads to the public once more. Last Sunday evening at about 7 o'clock thieves stole Robert Thompson's Tudor Ford, parked in front of his home on Main street. The theft was made while the Thompson family were at the supper table. As the Thompsons were entertaining guests at the time, the theft was not noticed until after the meal was finished. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 11,1936) The city of McHenry had a cash balance of $8,562.56 at the close of its fiscal year on April 30, 1936. according to the audit report of J.W. North and Co., certified public accountants of Chicago, submitted at the monthly meeting of the City Council on Monday, June 1. At a meeting of the directors of the McHenry Country club held on Tuesday evening, Leo Stilling of McHenry was hired to fill the vacancy at the clubhouse, caused by the death of Harry Morris, popular golf professional and instructor, who passed away on May 18. Mr. Morris had been the manager at the clubhouse since the course was opened fourteen years ago. An outstanding feature of the Centennial celebration on July 31, Aug. 1 and 2, will be the Homecomers' program Saturday afternoon. There will be a speaker, group singing of old time songs and many other interesting numbers. The Sidney Smith estate is being sued for $50,000 by Wendell Martin, Watseka, who was seriously injured in the accident in which the famous cartoonist was killed on Oct. 19, 1935, near Harvard on Route 14. The deep-sea fishermen, Wattles, Chamberlain, Laures and Carey, returned from the north woods with a huge box of fish and sunburned faces to show for their efforts All S I H saw were the sunburned faces A petition from 275 citizens of McHenry regarding the re routing of Highway U S 12 from the intersection of Routes 20 and 12 in McHenry north was presented to the county board at its meeting Monday The action is requested due to the fact that the route at present passes St Mary 's church and school and travel is congested The new routing would take the traffic to the rear of the building The petition will be considered TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of June 16.1966) Kristine Chelini, a 16-year- old brown-haired, blue-eyed senior at Marian high school, last Monday evening was selected to reign over the McHenry Marine Festival to be held next month The pretty- young miss is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ben A. Chelini, Jr., of 902 N. Allen avenue. McHenry. Rev Raymond L. White has been appointed by the Rock River annual conference, which met in DeKalb, June 6 to 10. to serve the Community Methodist church in McHenry. Several fortunate winners were named this week in newspaper Bingo They returned winning cards ob tained at participating stores in the past few days and will share $300 Of the 41.659 registered voters in McHenry county, only about 30 percent went to the polls to express themselves on candidates and one special proposition, in Tuesday's primary It was the first time the primary was held in June One of the posts for which the candidates campaigned har­ dest was that of county sheriff Emerging as apparent winner with eighty-five precincts reporting was John Carroll on the Republican ticket In Democratic voting Raymond Suchy of Cary was the apparent winner Awards were presented to twenty-three members of the 411th Air Force ROTC cadet group at the College of St Thomas during the President's review held recently on the campus of the St Paul. Minn . archdiocesan college Among distinguished cadet awards by those who have exhibited the greatest military potential while at the college was one presented to Cadet Capt Gary Vycital, son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Vycital of 3413 W Waukegan road, McHenry. a junior majoring in math The National American Legion award given to )tmior cadets outstanding in scholastic achievement also went to the McHenry student Miss Marlene Schroeder embarked on an adventurous )ourney last Tuesday Marlene. recreation leader at Schofiek) Barrack * Kaala Service club. Hawaii, left for Vietnam, where she will be involved in Red Cross recreational activities throughout the war torn republic At an impressive com­ mencement program in which 26(t seniors at McHenry high school received their diplomas, fifteen were especially honored Leading the list were Philip Giuntoli as valedictorian and Lynn Krebs as salutatorian School District 15 has been notified that tax money received last week was in the amount of $100,000 and this week. $299,200 • McHenry was visited by a distinguished visitor on Sun day. June 5 Mr R Takenchu. Japanese Ambassador to the United States, flew to McHenry from Washington. D C . to participate in a golf outing held at the McHenry County club by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Chicago Indecision often causes more failure than does indolence Hobby fair Saturday Far Senior ClUMon• The second annual Senior Citizens Hobby Fair will be held in the Woodstock city square Saturday. 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