Sunset Lake Social Notes and Outings
Sun Sunday trips to Moline for a stay with Mrs Dunn and family. Metamora guests of the Harry Slaters. Carrs entertain Lemkemen family at their cottage. Shipp family called to see Phyllis ill. Mrs Bullock leaves hospital to recover at her parents’ home. White and Taylor families visit Nursing Home. William McDonald at American Legion Convention in Chicago. R C White home hosts weekend visitors Marion and Ted White. Chalmer Brush’s father and…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Shipp
Phyllis
Walter Bullock
R. C. White
Explosion hits distillery workers missing after layoff
A mother from Canton sought Mr. and Mrs. Brush at the distillery to learn their whereabouts during the blast while both had recently been laid off. The report also notes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Decker and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Luft to their cottages and a week of guests at the Eugene White cottage including several named residents from Pekin East Peoria and South Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Canton
Mrs. Brush
Mrs. Russell Decker
Mrs
Ben Luft
Eugene White Cottage
Jim May
Dorothy Gianessi
Rose Lynn
Pekin
Laura Grace
East Peoria
Dick Slonegar
South Pekin
Mrs Boice and relatives visit Hanna City friends
Mrs Jesse Boice of Peoria spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs Eva Wilson and joined Mr and Mrs George Hammerick at Hanna City for supper and overnight. They then visited the Wm Fischer home before leaving Wednesday to visit the country home of Mr and Mrs Edw Nannen for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Boice
Peoria
Eva Wilson
George Hammerick
Hanna City
Henry Fischer
Wm. H. Fischer
Edw. Nannen
Mrs. Orin Ethell Visits Norton at Princeton
Mrs. Orin Ethell of Princeton is staying as a house guest with her son Norton this week, visiting family and keeping to local routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orin Ethell
Princeton
Norton
Local Family Guests At Various Homes
Michael Fischer visited his grandmother Mrs. Henry Fischer on Saturday evening. Sam Shelabarger Gary Coman Sharon Coman and others from Fulton County stayed Monday at Cleve Shelabarger’s home. Ray Fletcher Rhetta Janice and Bill Shelabarger Rodney Diane and Cleve Shelabarger hosted dinner at their parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Fischer
Henry Fischer
Sam
Fred Shelabarger
Gary
Sharon Coman
Fulton Co
Cleve Shelabarger
Ray Fletcher
Rhetta
Janice
Peoria
Bill Shelabarger
Rodney
Diane
Claton Shelabarger
Paul Aten Visiting at Ralph Montgomery Home in Spring Lake
Paul Aten of Astoria Illinois is visiting the Ralph Montgomery home in Spring Lake. Classifieds advertise buy or sell opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Aten
Astoria, Ill
Ralph Montgomery
Spring Lake
Birthdays for August 14 to 22 listed for local residents
A birthday notice lists residents with August dates including Mrs. Earl Graft Beverly Gwen Proehl on August 14 and many others from August 15 to August 22 such as Rebecca Beimfohr LaVerne Warner Dr. J. L. Corbett Jon Dee Proehl Patrick H. Ryan Ray V. Talbott Tom Smith Vaughn Dr. I. BE Dolph Charles Rankin August Hirst Geneva Schuttler Scott Reynolds Bruce Meyer Cc Huffman Arno Hiller J DeSutter Arlene Maas Marcella Rynerson Mary Alice Tackman Rhonda Sue Tisdale. The names cover multiple households and ages.
Out of State Guests Visit Pekin and Peoria Friends
Out of state guests Mr and Mrs Don Higgenbottom and daughter Janice Kay and Mrs Bessie Fehrman from Atlanta Ga spent several days with Mr and Mrs W S Maloney They called on friends in Pekin on Friday and visited Mr and Mrs Melvin Meyer at St Francis Hospital Peoria Fehrman is a former Manito resident and Higgenbottom the former Edna Belle Fehrman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Higgenbottom
Janice Kay
Bessie Fehrman
Atlanta, Ga
W. S. Maloney
Pekin
Melvin Meyer
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Fehrman
Manito
Higgenbottom
Edna Belle Fehrman
Local Couples Celebrate Milestones Over Decades
Anniversaries listed include Mr. and Mrs. Gore 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Warner 1929, Mr. Waddell 1948, Mr. Meeker 1933, Mr. Keith 1948, Mr. Bettman 1947, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor 1941, Mr. and Mrs. Golden 1937, and Mr. Talbott 1961. The date August 17 appears among the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Gore
Lester Warner
Wm. Waddell
John Meeker
Eldon Keith
Alvan Taylor
B. V. Golden
Earl Talbott
Change of Residence Moves Reported in Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Ray Canopy and Mary Ann moved over the weekend into the Washington Street home they bought from Mr and Mrs Norman Smith. The Smiths now reside south of their former residence, remodeled from the old Methodist parsonage. Coach and Mrs Bradman and family moved last week to the Sidney Waddell home on Arthur Ave. The Waddells left that house earlier in the summer and now live on a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Canopy
Mary Ann
Washington St
Norman Smith
Smiths
Bradman
Sidney Waddell
Arthur Ave
Waddell
House guests visit DeSutter home over weekend
Mr and Mrs August C DeSutter Eugene and Mary Ann Atkinson and sister Maura Navoo were house guests from Saturday through Monday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs J DeSutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August C. DeSutter
Eugene
Mary Ann
Atkinson
Maura
Navoo
J. DeSutter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sunset Lake
Eugene White
Joe Dunn
Moline
Richard Fischer Metamora
The
Harry Slaters
Johny Carr
Fred Lemkemen
Marie Taylor
Charles Taylor
Francie Taylor
William McDonald
American Legion
Chicago
R. C. White Home
Marion White
Williamsfield
Ted White
Chalmer
Brush’s
Manito Homes
STORM
S. Madison
Peoria, Ill
Mrs. Earl Graft
Beverly Gwen Proehl
Rebecca Beimfohr LaVerne Warner
J. L. Corbett
Jon Dee Proehl
Patrick H. Ryan Ray
V. Talbott
Tom Smith Vaughn
Clarence Farnam
Mary Durham
Dr. I. Be, Dolph Charles Rankin
August Hirst
Dillard
Warner
Geneva Schuttler
Scott Reynolds
Bruce Meyer
Cc. O. Huffman
Arno Hiller
Cc. J. DeSutter
Arlene Maas
Marcella Rynerson
Mary Alice Tackman
Rhonda
Sue Tisdale
August Bettman
Contractor Free
Richard A. Hammer
Vernon Graff
Manito, Illinois
McGarvey - Gifford
Margaret ST
Ill
International Harvester
America
Manito Hdw. CO
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