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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
1
Final arrangements for the Spring Concert set for Friday April 18 at Forman High School Gym. Admission is fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for students. Music director Miss Alice E Conover leads a lengthy program featuring choirs and bands with works by Herfurth Buchtel Weber and many others.
Anniversaries note Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Graff on April 19 1933 and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cole on April 22. The blurb records the couples' anniversary dates and names for the newspaper's society page.
A family Easter dinner was held at the country home of Mrs. Lila Hara and her son Pat. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Gnile Beebe Sr. and Jr. with son Larry Lee of Peoria, and Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Daniel and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trowbridge of Pekin.
Mr and Mrs Earl Heckman hosted a Sunday Easter dinner. Attending were Mr and Mrs Burton Hasselburg and their children Nancy Mike and Eric of Peoria.
The family of Mr and Mrs James Seelye hosted Easter dinner with guests Dr and Mrs Clyde Ulrich of Peoria and Mr and Mrs Wayne Wist ehuff and their sons joining the gathering.
Mrs. Stuart W. Thomas led Mason County Health Improvement Association at Havana in the kickoff event for Blue Cross Hospital Care enrollment. About 150 residents attended at the American Legion Hall as leaders outlined eligibility, benefits, and the limited enrollment period through April 30.
Robert Herrman, a well known Spring Lake farmer, caught the end of his right index finger in a corn sheller last Friday morning while helping on the neighboring farm of Mr and Mrs Golden. He was taken to Pekin Hospital where the finger was removed above the middle joint.
The community lists birthday dates for residents including Mrs Marie Sprague Dillard Warner Wally Burks Rolland Kastner R C Laws Earl Smith and James Bernshausen along with Sophia Tisdale Jeanette Memmen Black Bertha Singley Diane Lynn Tisdale Shirley Gumbel Hazel Loveland Edith Rankin Bert Hill and Mrs Charles McLaughlin spanning April 18 to April 25.
Pfc. Stanley Meyer of Scott Field Air Force spent the Easter weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Meyer and sister Betty.
Mrs Wayne Durham receives a letter from Pfe Wayne Durham noting his arrival in Japan and new address at U S M C Marine Lighter Squadron 212 F M A W co E P O San Francisco California Second son Stanley E Runyon Roy Runyon Parkland Community returns home from Mather Field California for a three week furlough with parents and family Good Friday.
Forman Chapter F F A hosted Easton Chapter Monday evening in Forman High School. After a brief business meeting led by President Fritz Heyl the group presented a program with a short play and several musical numbers followed by refreshments.
Renewal notice for Mrs Sarah Evans of 604 Catherine Street Pekin appears in a local notices column. The brief item confirms address and renewal action without additional details.
At the April village meeting on Monday April 7 the board voted to start Daylight Time in Manito on May 29 and run until midnight September 27 when DST ends. The delay aligns with Forman Unit 124 school schedules and ends use of Daylight Saving Time at the local cutoff.
John Alan Wilson and Patricia Schaefer of Pekin married in a quiet ceremony on April 9 at St. Johns Lutheran Church Sand Prairie. Rev. Lester H. Rucker officiated as the couple, joined by the brides brother and sister in law Nor bert Schaefer.
April events include a Spring Lake Home social hosted by Mrs How Stout at 10 a.m. on April 17, a Spring Concert at Forman High Gym on April 18, and an April 20 luncheon for Comrades of Way Class and families at noon in the church dining room.
Mrs George Filler of Orlando Florida is visiting as the house guest of her daughter Mrs Stuart Thomas and family and their son George.
A family Easter dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norval Wright in Peoria honored Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hilst and family of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hilst and family of Beloit. Attending were Kate Hilst Ernest Rose and family August Hilst Carol Wright Jimmy Anderson Wesley Hilst George Hilst Wm. F. Hilst Nora Mae Golden Loren Sundar land Manito Louise Baker Chillicothe and the two honored families. Sonny Hirst, son of the Wesley Birsts, was absent due to illness.
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