Whitewash on Broadway to influence railroad schedules
A letter campaign urges representation to support preserving the current passenger train timetable through Manita. Citizens are invited to mail letters to Harold H. Velde Sid Simpson Peter F. Mack Jr or Walter T. Fischer at the Illinois Commerce Commission in Springfield for forwarding to the proper authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M
Fisher
Illinois Commerce Commission
Manita
Simpson
Ellenberger Reunion Highlights Family Gathering at Normal
Descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Ellenberger gathered for their annual reunion at Miss Myra Ellenberger’s home in Normal on Sunday August 14. Attendees included Bertha Kreiling Peoria Helena Kreiling Wil ford and Oren Kreiling Verden Bortell Virgil Ethel Carlos Eldon Bortell Forest City Walter Kreiling Joretta Topeka Otho Ellenberger Naperville Grace Ellenberger William Lombardo John Jackson and family members from South Bend Havana and Harland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman C. Ellenberger
Myra Ellenberger
Normal
Bertha Kreiling
Peoria
Helena Kreiling
Wilford
Oren Kreiling
Verden Bortell
Virgil
Ethel
Carlos
Eldon Bortell
Forest City
Walter Kreiling
Joretta
Topeka
Otho Ellenberger
Naperville
Grace Ellenberger
William
Lombardo
John Jackson
George
Joan
Lois
South Bend
Ind
Chris Kreiling
Harland
Carolyn
Eloise
Havana
Laura Ellenberger
Sight Saving School Entry For Ronald Clyde Johnson
Ronald Clyde Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Byron Johnson will enter the State School at Jacksonville to take the sight saving program. Mr and Mrs M H Boyd attended Holiday On Ice Friday evening. Mrs Louis Talbott and daughter Mary Ann of Peoria were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Hilling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Clyde Johnson
Byron Johnson
Jacksonville
M. H. Boyd
Ice
Louis Talbott
Mary Ann
Peoria
Robert Hilling
Paul Asbell
Ray Talbott
Dillard Warner
George Bilyeu
Hanah Knuppel
Lester Warner
Charles Warner
Office Charm Monadays Grooming for the Office
Office guidance on personal grooming for work life emphasizes a neat light makeup look and simple hair. Avoid heavy perfume and eye makeup, keep nails polished, and carry grooming supplies in a desk drawer for quick touch ups.
Forest City Pledges Aid to Retain C I M Service At Homecoming
Forest City gears up for its 22nd annual homecoming on August 25 with enhanced entertainment and famed chicken dinners served cafeteria style under a tent. Prizes donated by local businesses include a washing machine, radio, and cash awards as committees highlight parking and comfort for thousands attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Registration for Grade School September 2
Grade school registration will be Friday September 2. School will be dismissed for Labor Day and resume September 6. Several residents hosted visitors over the weekend including Miss Margaret Ferro and Miss Phyllis Blakely of Canton and Mr and Mrs Harold Selke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ferro
Phyllis Blakely
Canton
Harold Selke
Sunday Guests Include Two Local Families
Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidgall from Minner along with Mr and Mrs Ben Schneider and Mr and Mrs Homer Coggins of Hopedale were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Rae Canopy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schmidgall
Minner
Ben Schneider
Homer Coggins
Hopedall
Rae Canopy
Emerson Denny Couple Visit Boyd Home Sunday
Mr and Mrs Emerson Denny of Peoria spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs M H Boyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Denny
Peoria
M. H. Boyd
Visitors at Clarence Bastien Home in Havana
Mr and Mrs Russell Maas were guests Tuesday evening at the Clarence Bastien residence in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Russell Maas
Clarence Bastien
Havana
Preschool meeting for Mason County rural teachers in Havana
A pre school gathering for rural and village teachers in Mason County will be held in the Havana Circuit Courtroom on Monday afternoon August 29 at 1 30 PM. The session targets teachers under the County Superintendent while those in Community Units or Havana Elementary are not required to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
Circuit
Havana
Illinois
Pease
Havana Circuit
Local Guardsmen Attend Two-Week Camp at Camp McCoy
National Guard volunteers Bob Fornoff Stanley Meyer Mel Radermaker Russell Meyer Jim Bernshausen Larry Gilmore Tommy Strawbridge Wayne Mitchell Freeman Briggs and Harold Moldenhauer participate in a two week training camp at Camp McCoy Wisconsin for skill refinement and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Fornoff
Stanley Meyer
Mel Radermaker
Russell Meyer
Jim Bernshausen
Larry Gilmore
Tommy Strawbridge
Wayne Mitchell
Freeman Briggs
Harold Moldenhauer
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Miss Ruth Lawson Weds Earl E Graff at St Pauls Church
Miss Ruth Lawson of Manito and Earl E Graff of Manito were married Sunday at St Pauls Lutheran Church in a ceremony officiated by Rev O A Borchett. The bride wore a white marquisette gown with a long train and silk illusion veil, carried a white orchid, and the couple planned to reside on a farm near Manito after a California honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Lawson
Earl E. Graff
St. Pauls Church
Manito
Forest Lawson
Hamilton
Leonard Graff
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
O. A. Borchett
R. W. Weller
John D. Phillips
Green Valley
Russell Crosby
Loida Crosby
John K. Crosby
Joan Banks
Ashland
West Virginia
Robert K. Lawson
Normal
Ralph Krueger
Bloomington
Rudy Hirst
Ivan Hilst
Diane Leasch
Daniel Laesch Bloomington
Miss Lawson
Vernon L. Graff
Eldon Keith
Havana
Jim Laesch
Henry Hirst, Jr
George Scott
Champaign
Dorothy Lyles
Harvard
California
Loren W. Lawson
Graff
Illinois State Normal University
Kappa Delta Epsilon
Manito Community High School
U. S. Army
Reed Family Reunion At Mineral Springs Park Pekin
George Thomas returns home after a two week Florida visit with Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Filler. Oren Zimmerman and family and Mrs. Endicott attend Reed family reunion at Mineral Springs Park Pekin with forty attendees. Fred Vogel age 65 Pekin is oldest and Ray Reed 3 months Green Valley youngest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren Zimmerman
Charles Endicott
Reed
Mineral Springs Park
Pekin
Fred Vogel
Ray Reed
Green Valley
Egypt Community Church Sunday School Notice
August 21, 1949 at 10 a.m. Sunday School led by Lawrence Whiteford superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt Community Church
Lawrence Whiteford
Insurance Dividend Blanks Ready for Veterans
The National Service Life Insurance special dividend application blanks will be available Monday August 29 in post offices and VA offices nationwide. Veterans can complete the form quickly with service serial number and VA staff can handle missing policy numbers. Dividend payments are set to begin after January 1, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Service
Veterans Service Organization
Henry P. Manning
Peoria Veterans Administration Office
Veterans Administration
Manning
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Changes in Mason County school book list announced
Mason County Superintendent Josph W Hobbs says only a few changes to the county book list will occur this fall. A new sixth grade language book Improving Your Language by McKee, and geography changes for grades five and seven with The American Continents by Barrows and Parker for grade five and A World View by Barrows and Parker for grade seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josph W.hobbs
Mason County
McKee
Barrows & Parker
Hobbs
Havana
Examinations Required for 1st and 5th Graders
All pupils entering first and fifth grades must undergo health examinations before school starts this fall. A prior law enacted years ago enforces the rule, and students should have a health form on file from their previous school. If missing, obtain a blank form from the school board secretary, the family doctor, or the County Superintendent in Havana. Completing exams before September 1 aids enrollment at opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Locals defeat Kingston Mines in 16-4 ball affair
Manito led the game with a decisive 16 to 4 victory over Kingston Mines on Sunday. Kingston Mines tallied 11 hits but committed nine errors allowing six unearned runs, as Manito built a commanding lead early and cruised to the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston Mines
Manito
Ladies Attend Pot Luck at Theodore Bender Cottage
Misses Helen Rankin Iris Wilson and Mrs Isabel Whitehead and Mrs J L Thomas joined a pot luck supper Friday at the Theodore Bender cottage Spring Lake. The ladies belong to the same graduating class as Mrs Bender. The Bender family spent last week at their cottage. Mr and Mrs George Clementz and son Greg of Wilmington visit this week with Mr and Mrs Glenn Talbott. Monday afternoon they called on Mr and Mrs Cleo Griffin and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rankin
Iris Wilson
Isabel Whitehead
J. L. Thomas
Theodore Bender
Spring Lake
George Clementz
Greg
Wilmington
Glenn Talbott
Cleo Griffin
Havana
Forest City High School set to open Aug 29
Forest City High School will start the new term on August 29 with the current faculty. Principal Lloyd Skinner returns for his seventh year as science instructor. Kirby Lawlis begins his 22nd year as coach and commercial instructor. Mrs. Ferne Lawlis leads English and dramatics in her seventh year. Beryl Le Count starts his third year teaching history and mathematics. Freshmen registration is Saturday, August 27 at 10 a.m. at the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Skinner
Kirby Lawlis
Ferne Lawlis
Beryl le Count
Local visitors gather at Meyer home in Peoria
Marcella Meyer of Peoria hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs William Meyer and Mrs Anna Maas of Pekin Sunday. Afternoon callers Mr and Mrs Frank Birkmeier of Pekin joined attendees. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Henry Fischer George Meyer Mrs Louise Smith and daughter Raby who attended the Kingston Mines ball game Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Meyer
Peoria
William Meyer
Anna Maas
Pekin
Meyer
Frank Birkmeier
Henry Fischer
George Meyer
Louise Smith
Raby
Kingston Mines
Mr and Mrs George Bilyeu Visit The Waddells Friday
Mr and Mrs George Bilyeu called on Mr and Mrs Bill Waddell Friday evening, sharing a social visit at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bilyeu
Bill Waddell
Illinois lawmaker letters urge saving C I M passenger trains
Illinois Representatives Harold H. Velde and Sid Simpson pledge aid to retain Chicago and Illinois Midland trains Nos 5 and 8 facing possible discontinuation. Letters from Publisher Albert A. DeVore Jr and petitioned actions to Illinois Commerce Commission stress impact on Manito Forest City and Mason County passengers and request continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Harold H. Velde
Sid Simpson
Illinois Commerce Commission
Albert A. DeVore, Jr
Manilo
Manito Community Express
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad
Congress
Mason County
Rotary Club Meets Tuesday Evening at Methodist Church
The Rotary Club gathered Tuesday evening in the Methodist church basement with program chairman Clyde Priddy. Al Lussenhop shared California trip photos showing the petrified forest and Carlsbad Caverns. Members present included Rae Canopy, Rudy DeSutter, H Gosda, Joe Hobbs, W L Kerr, Elvin Knuppel, Vernon Langston, R L Maller, Donald Parkin, Al Lussenhop, Amos Thompson, Ties Velde, Nelson Warner and Dillard Warner, with visitors Clyde Eaton, Walt Kreenzman, Ted Conrad Havana, E O Winkle, W L Harris, Herb Brenneman, W E Sherman and J A Keith Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Clyde Priddy
al Lussenhop
California
Petrified Forest
Carlsbad Caverns
Rae Canopy
Rudy DeSutter
H. Gosda
Joe Hobbs
W. L. Kerr
Elvin Knuppel
Vernon Langston
R. L. Maller
Donald Parkin
Amos Thompson
Ties Velde
Nelson Warner
Dillard Warner
Clyde Eaton
Walt Kreenzman
Ted Conrad
Havana
E. O. Winkle
W. L. Harris
Herb Brenneman
W. E. Sherman
J. A. Keith
Pekin
Changes Made in Illinois Game Laws
Changes in Illinois game laws announced by Director Leonard Schwartz include stricter rabbit protections with the season set from November 11 to January 15 and a bag limit cut to eight. Foxes and badgers lose protection and may be hunted anytime. Squirrel seasons vary by zone and fur bearing trapping dates shift to December 1 to January 31. Hen pheasants gain feathering rules to aid identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
66Th General Assembly
Illinois
Leonard Schwartz
Schwartz
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Broadway
Express Office
M. C
Washington, D. C
Peter F. Mack, Jr
M. C. House
Walter T. Fischer, Chimn
Springfield
Ellenberger
Sight Saving
Pekinites
Pro
Frield Triebel
Lionites
Spebsqsa
American Legion
Peoples State Bank
John Fager
Easton
Manito Hardware
Embree Grocery
Brinner Bros
Mason City
Jenkins Rexall
Leifheit Bros
Palmer’s Market
Zempel Howe
Bill Adams
Clinton
Ernest Marshall
Mary Kay
Gustie Parkin
Richland
Kansas
Frank
Joe
Charlie Parkin
National
Janice Harvell
Carolina Beach
N. C
Queen of the Lions
Lions International
New York
Claire McCa
George Thomas
Stuart Thomas
Florida
G. H. Filler
al Insurance
Ischool
H. Meyer
Wet
K. Smith
K. Thomas
R. Oltman
B. Bilyeu
D. Reynolds
Forest City High School
Carl Endicott
Detroit
Mich
Evelyn Parr
Marjorie Friedrich
Edward Whitman
Indianapolis
Hal Willett
Community Express
Velde and Simpson
The
Manila
Mr. DeVore
Fischer
Walter T. Fischer
Mr. Fischer
Harold Thompson
Rebecca Jane
Bill Thompson
John Thompson
Minnie Stroud
Reynolds
John Stevens
Glasford
New Salem
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