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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
2
The young man asks if he can polish silver wash dishes and tidy the house before marriage. He protests to the Reverend that he came to discuss marriage but pulls out at the suggestion of such chores. The Reverend cautions that marriage is something a man usually gains when he is too old to benefit from it.
A playful exchange unfolds as a cute young woman invites a visitor to stop by. The sailor asks why the elbow ring the doorbell is used. She hints at bringing something, prompting a lighthearted banter about etiquette.
Dialog hints at plans and reflections with a punch line about a pawn ticket. The exchange contrasts youth ambition with past deeds and ties to a simple domestic moment.
Numerous families share visits and dinners across Morton Pekin Minier and surrounding towns. People including Mrs Frank Long Sr Mrs Louis Foster Jr and Mr Harold Woodley host and travel to relatives in Morton Manito Pekin and Peoria areas during the week.
Peoria residents Mr and Mrs Len Halters visited Mrs Mollie Corbett and Mabel on Saturday evening. Etta Cox joined a supper at Mrs Anna Maloney's home Sunday. C F Budke of Bishop Illinois spent the weekend with son Bryan Budke. Elmer Meyer and family from Topeka visited Carrie and Amelia Meyer and traveled to Pekin to see Melvin Meyer in hospital. Charles Smith Sr hosted a dinner with Charles Tassart family and De Sutter relatives in Pekin for Charles De Sutter's sixth birthday. John Jibben Green Valley visited Marie Gumbel Thursday. Clarabelle Priddy remains bedfast at home.
Wee Bit, a 19 inch Shetland filly born March 5 at Frances Werner’s Sunset Hour farm near Golconda Illinois, draws national attention with 19 pound weight and silver dapple promise. Visitors exceed 50 as Dr Earl D. McBride plans a visit and breeders weigh Wee Bit against records set by Tiny Mite and Fairy Fireman.
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