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IV !• • PKAINttKAIJCR-HKRAU>. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 13.1985 City joins celebration of National Scout Week FIFTY YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 14) \ Albert Krause, local post- master, is acting as chairman of the annual drive to fund Boy Scout activities in McHenry. inaugura Franklin D. Roosevelt over a coast-to-coast radio hook-up last Friday evening. Captains of local teams in- F. Conway, Tony Also Mrs. dude Ray Wirt*, and Roy Kent. jS > ? £ - Losing weight effectively involves more than just a well defined weight loss pro­ gram It involves Jove and under­ standing. not only from family and friends, hut also from the people who are helping you lose weight. At Slender Center we'll design a Rn'ukthrouyh I'nifirti/n to help you lose weight effectively, and we'll also stand by you all the way until you reach your weight loss goals Call us today for a free consultation Hates are as low as Sh per visit n SLENDER ( ENTER, 1309 N PARKS! McHENRY (815)385-0500 George W. Hess and Mrs. Maud Rothermel. In addition to the latest pic­ tures of the Empire theatre, movie fans are also afforded an opportunity to learn the latest news events from the newsreel furnishing information on questions of the day regarding politics and government. ,j William P. (Nipper) Allen of Crystal Lake will be the new superintendent of the McHenry county poor farm. Allen was elected by the county board of supervisors in a spirited contest ^vnere twelve candidates were considered. Chairman Wright suggested that candidates not receiving a •vote on the first ballot be ited. He also suggested the low candidate on the _ ballots be eliminated |mtil one candidate received the majority of the 18 votes of the fcoard members. Gardner A. [napp, who had been the itendent of the farm for 21 was defeated. TWICE TOLD TALES Edited from our files of years gone by I FORTY YEARS AGO ! (Taken from the files of Feb. 15, 1945) One of the outstanding men in the Alaskan Division, ATC, basketball tournament was srgeant LeRoy Smith, ;nry. Sgt. Smith is a smber of the Sixteenth ^position until edged out by a powerful Edmonton Air Base team in a hectic tussle. The beginning of the Lenten season on Ash Wednesday brought hundreds of faithful from this community to the ^Various churches for worship. An odd coincidence this year is ^ the fact that Ash Wednesday £ fells on Valentine's Day ana £ Easter Sunday will be observed %on April Fool s Day. • With five seniors (John "Bud" Miller, Capt. Dean McCracken, George Whiting, Dick Schmitt and Norm Knaack) in the starting lineup, Coach Mac's Warriors won their last home basketball game Tuesday night Tt. Mary's of Wood- into camp by a 37 to 27 .score. "So I Hear" item: "Since this dimout or brownout went into effect, McHenry streets seem a little brighter than in the lamp times. If we could see the pony express carrying the mail from the depot; Fred Feltz with his hoursedrawn freight wagon and either the Holtz or Overton livery stables in full swing, we'd believe the hands of time are turning backward." TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 11, 1960) Voters in McHenry are being requested to vote Feb. 16 on the question of issuing bonds to improve the waterworks system of the city. Eleanor Locker of 300 W. Elm Street, McHenry, was named general chairman for the fourth annual County Art Fair at a recent meeting of last year's Art Fair committee. The Fair, which is sponsored every year by the woman's auxiliary of McHenry Hospital, is ten­ tatively scheduled for late June. Miss Carole Lynn Swanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swanson of Wonder Lake and a 1959 graduate of McHenry high school, has been named a recipient of a $200 nurse ven by the local Foreign Wars scholarship Veterans oi auxiliary. George Pedersen of McHenry and Mrs. Elmer Schneider of Woodstock have been named co- chairmen of the 1960 Heart Fund drive in McHenry county. . Seniors named to the "A" Honor Roll of McHenry High School were Karen Bailey, Juay Hans, Barbara Krickl, Joan > Lubinski, Barbara Skrentny, Dan Sompel and Carol Stritar. TEN YEARS AGO (Taken from the files of Feb. 12, 1975) Guided strongly by recom­ mendations made by a 2-2 year Citizens' Planning committee for High School District 156, Supt. Richard Swantz last week outlined plans for a proposed new program of education. The includes a combination the more traditional method of teaching and the progressive flexible approach-all within one four-year nigh school operating in two buildings. Spirited races are promised in two of McHenry's four wards in the April 15 aldermanic election. In Ward 3 Raymond L. Smith, a former alderman in that ward, and Robert J. Mortell will seek election. In Ward 4, it will be Ronald H. Meurer and Walther E.I. 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