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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
10
Invitation note states Miss Glenna Mae Spaits and John R Jensen will marry on Sunday August 5 at 2 p.m. in Forest City Baptist Church inviting all friends and relatives to attend.
Lee Cannon returned home Saturday from St. Francis hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks. He will remain at his Forest City home while convalescing. Mrs. Lester Warner has returned to her home from St. Francis hospital where she had been for observation.
The Mason County Organization of the American Legion gathers Friday August 10 at 7:00 am. in Forest City Baptist church basement. A pot luck supper will be served with members asked to bring sandwiches a covered dish and own table service. Coffee provided by hosts.
Mr and Mrs Louis Lempke along with Roger and Janet visited St Louis on Sunday to enjoy a local baseball game.
The Happy Hustlers of Forest City Manito and Topeka 4-H Clubs are represented at a 4-H camp near Jacksonville Illinois this week. Mr and Mrs Stanley Irwin and Mrs Otto Dierker took Dwight Whitaker Robert Warner Barton and Norman Irwin to the camp. Merrill and Lendell Dierker Eldon Kreiling and Larry Sours will stay until August 4. Of the 16 Mason County boys at camp 8 are from the Happy Hustlers club.
Forest City Home Bureau Unit schedules its annual picnic for Wednesday August 8 at Union No. 1 school near Forest City. Basket dinner will be served at noon. Members and friends are invited.
The Linden Camp of Royal Neighbors plans a meeting on Thursday evening August 9 at the Baptist church basement. Oracle Juanita Lempke will preside. Lunch hostesses are Ida Bealle Pearl Wahlfeld and Elsie Emmons. Entertainment during the social hour will be provided by Mrs. Myrtle Cooper and Miss Mabel Corbett.
Miss Lois K Warner daughter of Karl Warner and Glenn W Neiderer to be married in Havana. The Lutheran church ceremony was conducted by Rev John Beiderwienden last Saturday evening with relatives Bob and others in attendance.
Forest City Federated church announces no Sunday School or worship services on August 5. The cancellation affects all regular activities for that day.
Mrs. Zelma Dierker of Lincoln Nebraska sends her daughter Alice Ann to stay with her uncle Otto Dierker and family. Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Lawrence Warner and children Joyce and Keith along with Merrill Lendell and Luellen. Mr and Mrs Glenn W Neiderer were also mentioned in the social notes.
The passage lists individuals including Linda Calloway Donna Calloway Marilee Spaits Ethel Bar tell Janet Noll and Marilyn Himmel, indicating a roster or bylines for a community notice or society column.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Grant hosted a chicken dinner for Mrs. Grant 78th birthday on July 26 with guests Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooper and Miss Jessie Spaits. They later visited the Paul Pergand family in San Jose and returned for an evening meal with Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Hall and sons Jackie and Ray of Pekin who brought the birthday cake for Mrs. Grant and her son’s 8th birthday celebration on July 28.
Mr and Mrs James Crafton and family Joyce Thompson and the Bader and Caldwell families of Quincy visited the St Louis Zoo in St Louis on Tuesday Mrs Inez Bader also joined the group during the outing showing local families enjoying a day at the zoo and nearby attractions.
Classified ad promotes hiring mighty workers at a small price. The short notice urges readers to respond quickly for tasks and jobs offered in the local classifieds section.
The Merry Mixers 4 H Club held a local achievement at the Baptist church on July 13 with group singing several solos and demonstrations. Participants included Arla Jean Foste Glenda Kennedy Eloise Wahlfeld Darlene Dosier Janet Skinner and many others in piano solos demonstrations flower arrangements dress revue and more.
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