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PAGE 4 - PLAIN DEALER • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31.1M1 "EARL WALSH So I Hear This is my last column of 81* I think! The holidays and crazy deadlines get a fellow confused. Some of my "brightest" thoughts go by the wayside, thinking I will remember them at column time. They are gone. But, let's get moving along the trail. The annual Plaindealer gift exchange and noonday feast took place the day b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s . Everybody was happy and had smiles like big sun­ flowers. Mary Miller set the pace in Are you ready for a $2,000 tax deduction? If you are employed--regardless of your participation in a company retirement plan-- you can open an Individual Retirement Account and take up to a S2,000 tax deduction or more if your spouse is not employed! Find out more today by calling A G. Edwards, the retirement planning specialists A.G. Edwards 231 Main Street, . Woodstock (815) 338-2550 stix the culinary art department, ably supported by gals who know how to stir up a batch of goodies. Come to think of it -- I should get all those recipes and put them in book form and name it "Man, That's Eatin' Think I told you about the woman who won a magazine contest with an answer to the question: "What is the way to a man's heart?" She simply wrote: "Feed the brute". Said the pretty, little girl at the Ace Hardware counter, "Are you the famous writer for the Plaindealer?" Told her I am not famous, but do write for the Plain- dealer --- and thanks anyhow. Mjssy Dowe was that nice girl, a name we have seen on the sports pages. She wanted to know if I knew her grandfather. Yes. I knew Charles Dowe and his father, Henry. Told her I go back a spell in McHenry history. A. G. Hodossy, now a McHenryite who dates back to 1923 as Mr. Metropolitan Life in Chicago, caught my note about wanting to read a Western book. He had 'em and brought 'em. Visited the McHenry Police Station. Just a social call. Lt. Kranz had just celebrated another birthday. After Pat Burke told me it was his 92nd, she cut a piece of cake for me and poured a cup of coffee. You can't beat that for hospitality. (Whoever baked that he-mans cake, can bake one for me someday. (I'll pay.) Grandson Brendan made a squirrel feeder for us and a lot of time is spent watching out the kitchen window. Bill Wayland decorated a wall in Larry Nimsgern's clip joint on Riverside Drive with pictures of old time Cub players. A streamer line called them World Champions. Huh! Wait 'till they see the picture I am going to bring. Met "Scotty" Thomas and his Irish wife. Hadn't seen them for some time. We all get thirsty some time and that's how we meet. After hugging the Irish half of the 1 family, I said hello to the other one. Of course, "Scotty" had something for me. It was a sheet titled "An Irishman Is a Guy Who". Have read it a couple of times for laughs. He's a great one to meet--never fails. Trying to think of the many people in the Christmas time Meet and Greet department. There was Ray and May Collis, Joe and Verona Et- ten, Frank and Betty Gende. Many more. Going out of town to dine, the first pair we met was Charlie and Ellen Bergdahl. 'Twas many moons ago they moved to Wonder Lake and we met before they were settled. Both seem to be enjoying life after years of earning a rest. Charlie made many friends as he followed real estate at Kent's. Ellen was a first class waitress, turning a job into professional status. Eyeing the Marilyn Bacon painting on the wall at the Fox Hole, Ben Chelini and his wife wondered about the building now occupied by Bimbo's. They . noted the picture shows it a 3-story building and couldn't recall that early McHenry ever had such a tall building. In my memory, it was always the same. Joe Engeln had a hardware store in the north section and a tin shop in the south part. Seeing the multitudes swarming to various churches for Christmas services sent a thought through my head that "Religion ain't dead yet". WE RESERVE THE R IGHT TO L IMIT QUANTIT IES ON SALE ITEMS SUN.-THIIIIS. 9-9 FRI. A SAT. 9-10 DELLIIQUORS MERCHANTS ^L| OF FINE WINES AND LIQUORS "lOC i&inw R t o 19n U r H e n r v SALE BEER NOT ICED NO SALES TO MINORS 385-3200™ • 4610 W. Rte. 120, McHenry, I l l inois ...... OUR McHENRY STORE ONLY SOLE DATES WED., DEC. 30-TUES.. JRN. 5 WHILE QURNTITIES LRST CORDON'S 1 VODKR WRLKER'S CRNRDIRN FLEISCHMRNN S PREFERRED 33$ Talker A" v CANADIAN RHINE-BURGUNDY VIN ROSE CHRBLIS 1.75 LITRES 1.75 LITRES LITRES DON Q RUM •WHITE OR COLDH 3 LITRE BOTTLE COBNIL i YFKR Uardoy* LITRES LITRES LITRES IMPORTED GERMRN GOLDEN CHRPEL If978 ZELLERl 5WRRTZE KRT2 •CRLLOI JSWEETOR DRvJ VERMOUTH Am- 750 ML (Reg. 3.69] WRH00TH 750 ML For Your Holiday Pleasure... 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Vince Lloyd will be back as M.C. and big time baseball personalities will be on the program. I look forward to the event for many months and will be there. The story about the wife who gave her husband two ties for Christmas never fails to hit my funny bone. The 01' Boy dressed up and put on one of the ties. The little woman looked him over and said, "You didn't like the other one, eh?" Another couple we met over the holiday was Charlie and Marie Corso. Marie is feeling mighty good since she and George Halas got those Bears on track. Have been asked if I remember a song to Santa that went "As for her, she's not very bright, get for her dear Santa Claus what you think is right". Oh, I remember that one! -But, I don't remember the words. A reader informs me that they have pre-broken Christmas toys for rich people to buy. Old Saying: Fifty thousand Frenchmen can't be wrong. Sudden Thought: I never see an old coin these days. Teresa Conway thinks we must be feeding her car­ dinals too good. She has lost them. occasional visit, but don't hang around. Betcha it's that Kenny Diedrich who has lui?ed them away. Jim Curran's eyes are still sharp. He phoned to tell me about an article in Twice Told Tales. Fifty years ago - 1931. Taxes payable in 1983 to be lower according to County Clerk R. D. Woods. Good 01 "Brick". He was looking far ahead. Prenatal Lectures Set That's enough, rollin' along. I'll be • * * • Any nation has its self­ ish men and women; it's a great country which can produce a number of un­ selfish citizens. • • • * The happiest person in this community is prob­ ably the one who has helped the most people, in one way or another. The obstetric department of McHenry hospital an­ nounces its next series of prenatal lectures and Films, to be held in the hospital cafeteria Jan. 5,6,12 and 14. All classes begin at 7:30 p.m. and are an integral part of McHenry hospital's "family- centered" maternity care. This type of maternity .care focuses on the mother, the father, and the baby as a family unit, and the lecture series is designed to benefit fathers as well as mothers. Topics for discussion will include: Anatomy and Physiology, Coping with P r e g n a n c y , P r e n a t a l Exercise and Body M e c h a n i c s , M a t e r n a l Nutrition, Labor, Delivery, Emotional Aspects of Pregnancy, Birth of a Family, Baby Care and Dental Care. A tour of the labor and delivery rooms will be part of the series, and films and literature to be distributed at the lectures will provide a comprehensive program for expectant parents. Members of the medical- dental staff and the nursing staff of McHenry hospital, as well as a hospital dietitian will be among the speakers for the series. Interested persons should sign up before Jan. 2, by calling McHenry hospital's ob­ stetrics department bet­ ween 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 385-2200, extension *3(18. There is no charge for classes. C7< UJLCZ ^Ua.[t FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 7, 1932). At the City Council meeting, the city collector's report showed water collections of $766.59 and the clerk's report showed collections of $66 for vehicle tax. The bills of ap­ proximately $800 were or­ dered paid. Attorney Cowlin told the city board that he had found out from the county clerk that the t$x rate for the city of McHenry will be $1.09, which is 10 cents higher than last year. Practically all this is due to the fact that bonds are falling due this year and none last year. George Kamholz of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kamholz of McHenry, who has been employed by the Borden company for the past 11 years, has been transferred from the factory in Maplewood to the new factory at Hamilton Park. This new factory is the finest of the Borden buildings with the most modern equipment. Mr. Kamholz was chosen from among a dozen foremen for the position, which is considered as a promotion for this hustling young man. FORTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of . January a,*1942,J A New Year's fire of un­ determined origin destroyed part of the main business district in Fox Lake, resulting in damage estimated at $85,000. Stores involved were Phieffer's drug store, National Tea store and Herb's meat market. Inspectors named to the tire rationing board in the county include R. I. Overton, John Stilling and Walter Freund, McHenry; J. C. Pearson, Ringwood; Paul Weber, Spring Grove and C.C. Stewart and Frank Foley, Richmond. Residents of McHenry can well be proud of the showing made in the recent war relief canvass made for the Red Cross and U.S.O. The city exceeded by far the quotas called for by headquarters of both organizations. Of more than $1,800 collected, $450 will be sent to Red Cross headquarters and $270 to the U.S.O. The remainder of the amount collected will be kept in reserve so that when another appeal for aid is made a canvass will not be necessary. TWENTY-FIVE YEARSAGO (Taken from the files of January 3, 1957). Looking back through 1956, there are few who do not feel that the year has seemed extremely short. Yet, in taking note of the accomplishments made within the city of McHenry during just 12 months, it is most satisfying to realize the great progress made. One of the first innovations was the introduction of the new speed control device, which has done much to alleviate reckless driving in the city. Also in the interest of halting law violations was the for­ mation of Crime Stoppers for youngsters between 7 and 12 years old. The January term of the grand jury and petit jury will convene in the Circuit court Jan. 14. Members of the grand jury include William Rothermel and Harvey Briggs of McHenry. On the petit jury are Anton Blake, Elizabeth Selsdorf, Helen Reuter, Frank Blaskis, Laura Weber and Violet Benson. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of January 12, 1972). An 8-year-old boy from Mattisori, pi., lost his life in a fire which gutted the interior of a home in Dutch Creek Woodlands, near Johnsburg. Three Chicago men were arrested by McHenry police and charged with acquisition of drugs by fraud and deceit. The arrests were made after one man attempted to get a prescription filled at Nye Drug store. Methods of capturing the interest of parents and en­ couraging attendance at board meetings was one of the discussions undertaken by the board of High School District 156. Members said they were particularly eager to have adults attend the once-a-month informative meetings, which feature entailed information on the various departments of the school curriculum. 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