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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
2
Parkland residents hosted and visited relatives and friends throughout the week. Families including Meyers, DeSutter, Hewitt, Runyon, Golden, Coombs, and Barker were noted guests in Pekin, Champaign, and nearby towns with several Sunday dinners and Wednesday shop visits. Four-H Rally attendance and multiple callings rounded out the social activity.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Herrman with sons, Mrs. Joe Barbour, Mrs. Robert Barker and daughter, and George Hargaugh visited Mr. and Mrs. Bidney Coombs Thursday evening.
Mrs Roy Runyon and her son Stan Ley were recent callers at the Harold and Wm. Thompsons households, visiting and exchanging greetings with the families.
Mr and Mrs Ernest DeSutter and their children were Sunday evening callers of Mr and Mrs Elmer Scherer.
Mrs Roy Runyon and her sons Stanley and Bobby Hewitt were Tuesday noon guests of Mrs L B Schaller in Pekin continuing a social visit with local friends.
In Manito churches Rev. Joseph W. Hobbs pastor A D Meeker Sunday School superintendent. Sunday School at 10 00 a m CST Morning Worship at 11 00 a m EST.
D J Powell minister leads Easter week events at Manito Methodist Church with a 9 45 am church school led by F E Bender and a 10 45 am morning worship featuring Mrs Ralph Lee directing and organist Geo Elmer Ethell. Evening service at 7 30 pm includes hymn singing prayers and a sermon The Messenger themes include Now That Easter is Past and The Voice of The Master with a call to attend and enroll in the Membership Class.
Cpl John Wilson and his wife visited his grandmother Mrs Flossie Kelly on Thursday afternoon with another call from Mrs Wilson on Saturday. The record notes the family gathering and the ongoing correspondence.
Mrs. Christine Johnson hosted an Easter morning breakfast after church for a group of friends in Manito. The event celebrated bride-elect Gertrude Meyer who will wed Harry Wiebler of Peoria on May 24 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Mr and Mrs Don Herrman and sons hosted an Easter Sunday noon dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs D W Velde Mrs Kathryn Herrman Mr and Mrs Harold Herrman and daughter Janet Lynn.
Mr and Mrs Dean Meyer and family were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Harold.
Palm Sunday and Easter activities at Manito Methodist Church drew large crowds with 17 baptisms including 4 adults. The list includes Charlton Folkman Schmidgall Buck Charlton Gilliam Isenberg Meyer Peters Geertz Thomas Schmidgall Wooding and others. transfers awaiting publication.
Miss Alice Conover of Forman School spent Easter week end with her parents in Warsaw.
Disabled veterans create memorial poppies for Poppy Day May as part of occupational therapy and income, with over 25 million poppies ordered nationwide. The Hill-Palmer Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary oversees distribution with production at The Jacksonville State Hospital under Illinois Auxiliary direction.
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