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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1952
Page
5
Hopper Smith gets word to report for a try-out with the Springfield team in the Three Eye League. R L Mahr is named chairman of the Judiciary Committee for Group 2 of the Illinois Bakers Association. Mr and Mrs Jesse Morse announce the birth of a son born March 29.
April 5 1906 August DeSutter wife and son Christian arrive in Manito from Holland after a long ocean voyage. He is brother of Mrs Engle Ben Palmer and has not seen her in 17 years. Two older sons Louis and August already in Springfield Filler Co. Younger son Christian to enroll in local grade school.
On April 3, 1918 six men from our locality left for military service. Charles Ide Cyril Willard Raymond Smith Guy Smith Hayden Smith and Glen Smith will be stationed at Fort Scravin in Georgia.
Last rites were held Friday at 1 30 PM at Forest City Baptists Church for Mrs. Sarah Belle Powell a former Forest City resident who died in Chicago Tuesday of last week at her daughter Mrs Florence Hogebaum s home Rev Joseph Hobbs presided and burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery Singers were Mrs Roy Hibbard and W C Langston with Mrs Vera Herrman on piano Pallbearers included Roy White Norman White Howard White Nelson Olen and Frank Kennedy
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