Birthdays List for April 9 to April 18
Readable birthdays include Mary Lynn Gosda Mae Ellen Budke Mrs Loren Himmel April 11 Miss Ann Gripp Mrs Bessie Willard April 12 Mrs Frances Tisdale April 13 Dale Ethell C Nelson Warner Eldon L Warner April 14 Mrs Lester Bernshausen Mrs Ralph Ethell April 15 Mrs Frank Cranwill Marlow Caulking April 16 Diane Smith Mrs Marie Gerrietts April 17 Bill Thompson Charles Bilyeu April 18 Mrs Marie Sprague Dillard Warner Steven Caulking
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lynn Gosda Mae
Ellen Budke Mrs
Loren Himmel
Anniversaries Noted for Five Local Couples
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Seelye 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Theilen 1925 Mr. and Mrs. Owen Singley 1924 Mr. and Mrs. Gene Marquardt 1948 marked in a local anniversaries column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy H. Seelye
Henry ‘Theilen
Gene Marquardt
Illness and Recovery Notes From Local Hospitals
Sick notes from area hospitals report Nelson Meyer returning home from Methodist Hospital via the Johnson Ambulance Tuesday afternoon. Wm. H. Fischer and five year old Ronny Frederick also left Pekin hospital Tuesday after tonsillectomies performed Monday morning. A. L. Grant, 89, remaining patient at Methodist Hospital Peoria since March 26, underwent major surgery Monday and is recovering rapidly. The doctor praised his resilience remarking the operation went well for age. Cards may be sent to Methodist Hospital Room 164. visitors include two Wisconsin granddaughters and a great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Fischer
Ronny Frederick
Pekin Hospital
A. L. Grant
Methodist Hospital
Peoria
Grant
Wisconsin
Mrs Wayne Sunderland Returns Home With Infant
Mrs Wayne Sunderland and her infant son arrived home from Pekin Hospital in the Johnson Ambulance. Dorothy Singley Jack Halpin, formerly Mrs Sunderland, was taken to St Francis Hospital with X rays and treatment. Ida Hodkinson, Pekin Hospital patient, remains in fair condition and spends part of most days without the oxygen tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Sunderland
Pekin Hospital
Johnson Ambulance
Sunderland
Dorothy Singley
Jack Halpin
St. Francis Hospital
Ida Hodkinson
Harve Libben Returns Home From Hospital
Harve Libben left Deaconess Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and traveled home in the Johnson Ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harve Libben
Deaconess Hospital
Johnson
DeSutter couple to return home from Florida trip
Cards from Mr and Mrs C J DeSutter say they expect to start back home this week after a pleasant winter at St Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. DeSutter
St. Petersburg
Fla
Letter From Kenneth Harbaugh in Carmel Calif
Kenneth Harbaugh writes to Mrs. DeVore from Carmel California thanking for her article on his mother's passing. He recalls the Manita Express as one of the few pleasures she enjoyed during the year she lived with them. He expresses deep appreciation for the thoughtful remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Harbaugh
Kenneth
Mrs. DeVore
Mother
Manita Express
Calendar of Coming Events
Friday April 9 senior class play A Case of Spring Time Forman Gym Mason City Mason Co Council and American Legion events. Saturday April 10 square dance Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forman Gym
Mason Co. Council
American Legion
Mason City
Legion Hall
Manito Community Events and Lenten Services, April 1964
A listing of local happenings notes a Tabitha Society Bakery sale at Manito Hardware Co, school election at Forman Unit, Palm Sunday services, Spring Music Festival at Forman Gym, Lenten services at Methodist and St Pauls, Scout service, and Good Friday observances, in the Manito community newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabitha Society Bakery Sale
Manito
Methodist Church
Wasted effort and future dreams clash in old reflections
A reflective, archaic-sounding meditation on effort, ambition, and freedom. The narrator contrasts those who pursue success through work with those who seek freedom from religion, noting futility when plans outpace time and the future arrives before you.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Ann Gripp
Bessie Willard
Frances Tisdale
Lester Bernshausen
Ralph Ethell
Mrs
Frank Cranwill
Marlow Caulking
Diane Smith
Marie Gerrietts
Bill Thompson
Charles Bilyeu
Marie Sprague Dillard Warner
Steven Caulking
Court St
Pekin
Nelson Meyer
Leifheit Bros Ler. CO
Manito, Illinois
Carmel, Calif
The
Manito Community Express
Manito, Flinole
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Kelvinator
Central Illinois Light No
Pekin, Ini
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