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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1949
Page
1
A long standing landmark on Broadway is disappearing this week after a week of activity to prepare the lots for a new building. Readers note potential board votes on daylight time and local road improvements amid a stalled time issue and a proposed stop sign program from the Chicago Motor Club.
The Merry Mixers 4 H Club met April 19 at 7 30 p m in the Baptist church basement Forest City with 24 girls and 2 leaders present Mrs John Harms and Miss Jean Hibba rd Election of officers elected Darlene Dosier pres Glenna Mae Spaits vice pres Lurelle Whitaker sec Mary Kroell treas reporters Virginia Carey Eloise Whitaker Donna Spaits A representative elected to join Federated 4 H clubs Refreshments of cookies and soda served after the meeting
The Fancy Fixers 4-H club met at Mrs. Mary Meeker's home Tuesday evening with twenty girls enrolled. Officers elected include Lucille Meyer president Joyce Hamilton vice president Flora Kastner secretary Joan Reed treasurer and program chair Frances Hamilton song leader Loretta Warner Pekin Times reporter Joyce Wilson Manila Express reporter. Projects listed are cookies fruits and vegetables flower arranging and sewing. Refreshments of soda pop and cookies were served.
The Blue Ribbon 4-H Club will meet at the home of Robert Schumm on Monday evening May 2. Lunch of sandwiches and cake will be served.
Pastor and church members announce special Mother's Day services. Plan to attend.
Local families and friends share weekend visits and dinners across Pekin, Peoria, Canton, Boyd and surrounding towns. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Maas and numerous relatives, travelers to Chicago, and attendees at ordination and birthday gatherings. John Pennington injured in Forest City auto crash.
Mason County May Day event hosted a stork shower for Mrs Bernard Madison at Mrs John Benders home Tutsguay afternoon. Contests awarded prizes to Mrs Bill Carr Mrs Frederick Bender Mrs Howard Coryell and Mrs Everett Jibbens. Refreshments served to numerous guests including Pekin and Green Valley residents and many Bender family members.
Captain R L Velde son of Mr and Mrs Tess Velde graduated April 22 with about 700 United States Air Force officers at the Air Tactical School in the Panama City area. The 16 week program covered Military Management Operations Operational Services New Developments Tactics and Maintenance with guest lectures and flying training. Officers return to home bases to apply learned theories and may eventually attend further Air University schools.
Workmen near completion of demolishing the Seelye Hardware building which was partially destroyed by fire several months ago. The site is cleared and debris removal continues as the task nears finish.
Rev. D. J. Powell, minister of the local Methodist Church, was in Bloomington on Monday and Tuesday for a Post-Graduate Association Meeting of the Illinois Conference.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold its regular May meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m est. The event will include the regular lesson plus the installation of new officers as a special feature. John Calvert of Elkhart Indiana, a Northwestern University junior, returned Sunday to Evanston and attended the Junior-Senior Banquet with Joan Dennis on Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs George Weber and Mr and Mrs Earl Weber from Chadwick visited Louis Proehl who was a patient at Pekin hospital on Tuesday. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Wm Proehl of Pekin and Mrs John Fischer and Marvin Fischer.
County Treasurer Loren K Himmel and County Clerk L N Kennedy report 1948 real estate and personal property tax bills will be mailed later than usual due to delays in updating tax books from election and court work. The June 1, 1949 due date for first installments will be postponed and penalty dates adjusted accordingly.
Mr and Mrs Edward R Akers of Springfield announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Delores to Robert Kent Lawson of Normal Illinois son of Forrest Wilson Lawson Hamilton. Lawson a student at Illinois State Normal University majors in agriculture. Akers, a former Normal student, is employed by Biddie Advertising Company Bloomington. Wedding planned in near future.
The Mary Joseph class of the Methodist church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herrman for its April gathering. After a devotional and business session, games awarded prizes to Rev. Powell, Mrs. Reuben Gelden, Mrs. Robert Kastner, and Robert Schumm, followed by a served lunch to numerous attendees.
Henrietta Selke Ella Straw and others attended a plastic demonstration given by Miss Hazel Schimmelpfenning at the YWCA in Peoria last Wednesday evening. Henrietta Selke and Mrs Schimmelpfenning will offer a Yardley plastic demonstration at Mrs Selke's home Thursday night May 5.
D J Powell minister leads morning worship at 10 45 with sermon Who Are the Saved evening service at 7 30 pastor in charge urges attendance and invites members to enroll in church school classes supervised by F E Bender mid week prayer and study returns to Wednesday plans noted for community activities and conference timing
Kenneth Monroe welcomes an 8 pound 13 ounce baby boy named Kenneth James Jim at St Francis hospital Peoria. Deanna Ray arrives for Mr and Mrs Paul Burks born April 12. Danny Ray weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces born April 27 at Pekin hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard Reed of Green Valley with siblings David Ramona Jean and grandmother Anna Reed Manita.
John Lawrence Schmidt born June 1874 in Peoria was a shoe repairman and shop owner who moved to Manito in 1910. He married Cora Rennick in 1901, fostered two children, and ran a combined shoe store and repair business until retiring in 1948. He died April 12, 1949, at age 75 after a long illness. He helped with bowling and baseball in his younger years.
Mason County Track and Field Meet set for Forest City Campus on May 5 at 1 00 p m with prelims May 4 at 1 00 p m. Manito and Havana lead contenders as eight Mason County schools compete for trophies and medals including four gold varsity relay prizes.
University of Illinois honors list includes Elroy Edwin Golden from Manito among students in the upper three percent of sophomores juniors and seniors to receive College Honors at Honors Day tomorrow April 29 More than 2 500 students will be recognized for high scholastic achievement.
The Manito Mothers Club will hold a food sale at Manito Hardware on Saturday May 7 starting at 10 30 a m Poke basket auctions follow at 11 a m and 2 30 p m Proceeds fund a motion picture projector the club recently bought Committee members include Mrs Paul Neikirk chairwoman and Mrs Carl Reed and Mrs Wayne Wistehuff Several women are soliciting pope baskets including Mrs Lester Bernshausen Mrs Dorothy Barr Mrs Eugene Buck Mrs Si Goodin Mrs Wayne Wistehuff and Mrs John Frederick.
The obituary recalls a shoesmith and loyal citizen who excelled in repair work and ran a reliable business. A former member of the Manito Masonic lodge 476 Rebecca Chapter 437 and Modern Woodmen of America, he later withdrew from those groups. Survived by a widowed companion, a brother Carl of Henry Illinois, a niece Mrs. Lillie Worth of Peoria, and two foster children, funeral services were held Friday April 16 at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Joseph Hobbs officiating. Burial followed at Meadow Lawn Cemetery.
Readouts list event by event placings and times for 120 yd dash 100 yd dash discus, mile, pole vault and more. Athletes include Thomas M and R Smith of Manito, Burks M and B Meyer of M, plus Forest City competitors Wahfield and Heinhorst. Distances and times noted for each event.
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