Birthday Dinners Highlight Pekin Social Scene
Sunset Lake hosts Delbert Kirgan birthday dinner with guests Mr and Mrs Maurice Marquardt and Mr and Mrs Roland Hyatt Pekin. Mrs Marie Taylor attends birthday dinner at Mrs Charles Taylor home Pekin. Guests include Mrs Beryl Hirst Mr and Mrs Eugene White and the honoree Mr and Mrs John Rohman return from Florida winter curling remains.
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Delbert Kirgan
Maurice Marquardt
Roland Hyatt
Pekin
Marie Taylor
Charles Taylor
Beryl Hirst
Eugene White
John Rohman
Florida
Cloverdale Couple Guests At Slater Residence
Mr and Mrs Charley Allenby of Cloverdale Illinois were television guests Saturday evening of Mr and Mrs Harry Slater in a local social gathering.
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Charley Allenby
Cloverdale, Ill
T.V
Harry Slater
Local Family Helpers Join Changlers in Home Addition
Mr. and Mrs. Changler Brush add a room to their house with help from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Epkins and family, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Epking and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bloompot and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eiten Miller, Pekin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bennett of Peoria. They shared a pot-luck supper after the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Changler Brush
Richard Epkins
Raymond Epking
Wayne Bloompot
Walter Eitenmiller
Pekin
Ray Bennett
Peoria
Thursday Evening Guests At Jeff Waddell Home
Thursday evening guests at the Jeff Waddell home were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. White, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bullock, and Joe LaRash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Waddell
R. C. White
Walter Bullock
Joe LaRash
Mrs Bernice McDonald Attends National Nurse Convention
Mrs Bernice McDonald left Monday for Chicago to attend the National Nurse Convention held all week, continuing the event with participation by nurses from across the country.
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Bernice McDonald
Chicago
George Singley Jr Sees Cast Removed Expected This Week
George Singley Jr remains with an injured leg in a cast while doctors plan removal sometime this week as part of his recovery.
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George Singley Jr
Beaver Home Hosts Saturday Guests
Saturday night guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Beaver were Mr and Mrs Leonard Gray and children Joyce Larry Richard and Leonard Jr.
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Fred Beaver
Leonard Gray
Joyce
Larry Richard
Leonard Jr
Relatives Gather for Pot Luck at Helmig Cottage
A Saturday night social at the Helmig cottage brought together relatives and friends including Ernest and Lila Gosnell Pekin. Jack and Carol Maddox Princeville. Marion and Betty White Williamsfield. Walter Bullock. R C and Eugene White. G L Marcum. Joe LaRash. Jeff and Barbara Waddell. Gale and Scotty Waddell for a casual pot luck supper.
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Helmig Cottage
Ernest Gosnell
Pekin
Jack Maddox
Princeville
Marion White
Williamsfield
Walter Bullock
R. C
Eugene White
G. L. Marcum
Joe LaRash
Jeff Waddell
Barbara Waddell
Gale
Scotty Waddell
Dinner guests honor Slater at Metamora and Pekin visit
Mr and Mrs Harry Slater hosted dinner guests Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Richard Fischer of Metamora attending. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Eugene White entertained guests including Mr and Mrs James May Mrs Dorothy Gianessi and Rose Lynn of Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Slater
Richard Fischer
Metamora
Eugene White
James May
Dorothy Gianessi
Rose Lynn, Pekin
Mrs Beaver Improves After Illness
Mrs. Fred Beaver is improving from her recent illness. Many people advise others to save money but few offer practical steps on how to save effectively.
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Fred Beaver
Silent words haunt a man who never apologizes
A terse reflection notes that a man is never sorry for words unsaid, implying unresolved regret and the weight of unspoken truths lingering in silence.
Obituary for Ollie J. Hammer in Pekin area
Ollie J. Hammer born May 24 1889 in Fulton County near Lewistown Illinois lived in Central Illinois most of her life. She married Daniel Hammer in Springfield in 1913 he died in 1944 and she later lived in Manila and Pekin with her daughter. She died April 22 1954 in Pekin Hospital and is survived by two children two sisters two brothers and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Johnson Funeral Home Manila and burial in Meadow Lawn Cemetery.
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Ollie J. Hammer
Richard and
Mary Jane Harwick Vhe
Fulton County
Lewistown
Central
Illinois
Daniel Hammer
Springfield
Fern Tillman
Pekin
Richard Hammer
Manito
LeDema Harvey
Bessie Willard
Goldie Schappaugh
Charles Vice
Orin Vice
Hammer
Johnson Funeral Home
Manila
Joseph W. Hobbs
Meadow Lawn Cemetery
Blessings in Disguise A Husband Under His Wife's Thumb
A humorous but pointed item notes a husband who is controlled by his wife, suggesting privilege exists in unbalanced dynamics but rarely leads to legal trouble. The quip frames domestic influence as a social constraint rather than a crime, reflecting lighthearted gender roles.
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Manito, Illinole
Dolores M. Devore
Albert A. Devore
P.O
Mason Co
Ill
Sunset Lake
Mrs
Manito, Illinois
Lak
Daniel Rankin
Byron Johnson
Pearl Lee
Winfred Willard
George Willard
John Vice
John Harvey, Albert Harvey and
Howard Schappaugh
Blessings
R. L. Mahr
Manito, II
Illinois Bankers Association
Peoples State Bank OF
Feonbearmd
Meewet
Care Mines
Manito Hardware CO
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