Manito area notes cover relocations and local changes
Community items show Daniel Ide running a brick yard, John Beck and William Hodkinson planning to move to Alberta. Several residents relocate or hire new roles, including Rev C E Francisco, Coach McFadden, and Parkland flood impacts. A Navy enlistment ends at Gamble Store, with Bert Hill starting a harness shop and feed business.
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C. E. Francisco
Tess Velde
Amos Thompson
Wanda
Joyce
Darryl
Easton
Thompson
Manito
Alvan Taylor
Coach Taylor
Walter Hill
Sicily
Cpl
Wilburt Grube
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Coach McFadden
J. W. Cooper
Holton
Ind
Mary Alice Cooper
Parkland
Frederick Bender
R. A. Hilling
Bertha Hilling
Emmett J Bowser Forest City banker dies at home
Emmett J Bowser longtime president of the Forest City State Bank died August 11 at his home southwest of Forest City. The notice notes his role since the bank’s organization and his standing in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett J. Bowser
Forest City State Bank
Forest City
Worthan
Manilo
Charley Worthan
Hilling
Tom H. Smith
Johnnie F. Meyer
Topeka
Parkland
Miss Martha Maas and John Meeker Wed at Manito Parsonage
The couple united in marriage on August 15 at the Manito Methodist parsonage. Mr and Mrs Henry Fischer and sons visited Mrs Maggie Fischer for her August 14 birthday while motoring to Glafford. Earl Warner and his wife returned to their New York home after a visit.
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Martha Maas
John Meeker
Manito
Henry Fischer and Sons
Glafford
Maggie Fischer
Earl Warner
N.Y
Wanda Farnam and William Fritz Wed in Pekin Ceremony
Miss Wanda Farnam and William Fritz were married Monday in Pekin at the First Christian Church. The couple’s wedding was conducted in a small ceremony with family and close friends in attendance.
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Wanda Farnam
William Fritz
Pekin
Ladies from Manito and Pekin visit St. Louis
Thirty women from Manito and Pekin took a bus excursion to Forest Park in St. Louis on Sunday. Monroe’s Cafe Vernon Graff of Pan American Airways arrived Thursday from Miami to attend his sister Shirley’s wedding to Eldon Keith. A carnival is engaged for Kid’s Day on Saturday August 28 with rides and concessions for all.
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Manito
Pekin
Forest Park
St. Louis
Monroe
Vernon Graff
Pan American Airways
Miami
Fla
Shirley
Eldon Keith
Illinois crop gains and fair events at State Fair
Illinois corn and soybeans progress under warm tropical air with 95% tasseled corn and 80% blooming soybeans while one third of winter wheat plowing done. At the Illinois State Fair Governor Stratton to present accordion contest trophies. 60 accordion bands and 275 soloists to compete. A newspaper throwing contest is set for opening day in the Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Wm. G. Stratton
Stratton
Agricultural Hall
Illinois State Fair Preview and Oil Field Finds Highlight August Events
The Illinois State Fair grounds undergo rapid transformation as August events approach with a three tosses newsboy contest and a Governor Stratton trophy to the champion. The state reports 86.59 million dollars in highway construction midyear with 23.25 million spent in six months and forecasts of 322 miles of new roads and 772 miles rehabilitated plus 87 bridges. Golden Palomino entries from six states highlight the All Western Stock Horse show on August 22 and 23. Oil field activity in July yields two new pools Blackland and Albion West with 173 wells drilled in four weeks and July oil production about 4.906 million barrels.
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William G. Stratton
State of
Illinois
Edwin
Illinois State Fair
Texas
Tennessee
Ohio
Michigan
Iowa
Missouri
Indiana
State Geological Survey Division
Blackland
Macon County
Albion West
Edwards County
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John Beck
William Hodkinson
Alberta
Canada
Morse
Middle States
Illinois State News
Newsboy
A. Rosenstone
Public Works and Buildings
Rosenstone
The
EO Aik
de Luxe
Gui
America
Binant Cars
Firestone
Saya
Chicago
Dlinois Central
Sth Army Headquarters
Soldier Field
Glen Eden
Dorchester Avenue
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