Forest City Couple Tours Midwest and Canada Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Lawlis and friends from Forest City finished a vacation visiting Wisconsin Dells Green Bay and Milwaukee then crossed into Canada via Ambassador Bridge Detroit Niagara Falls Cave of the Winds and Rainbow Bridge. They returned home through Pennsylvania and Ohio. Funeral services in Elgin were attended by Mrs. Walter Kennedy Percy Kreiling and Clarence Kreiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Lawlis
Forest City
Forman Unit
Wisconsin Dells
Green Bay F
Milwaukee Clippers
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Detrit
Walter Lawkis
Canada
Ambassador Bridge
Detroit
Niagra Falls
U. S
Pennsylvania
Lake Erie
Ohio
Walter Kennedy
Percy Kreiling
Clarence Kreiling
Harvey P. Zimmerman
Elgin On
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Miss Anla Jean Foste Returns Home From Ashland Visit
Miss Anla Jean Foste came home Saturday after a week with her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dobbe in Ashland Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anla Jean Foste
Kenneth Dobbe
Ashland
Illinois
Forest City men visit son at Camp Gordon Georgia
Lloyd R. Skinner of Forest City and his brother in law Elmer Bush of Champaign flew to Augusta Georgia to see Pvt. Stanley Skinner at Camp Gordon. They visited Stanley and returned home on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd R. Skinner
Forest City
Elmer Bush
Champaign
Augusta
Janet Skinner Heads to Royal Oaks for Visit
Janet Skinner left Wednesday for Royal Oaks Michigan to visit her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs P T Sawyer for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Skinner
Royal Oaks
Michigan
P. T. Sawyer
Forest City Visit By Shanholtz Family
Mr. and Mrs. James Shanholtz of Coatsburg spent several days in Forest City this week as guests of their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Lawlis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Shanholtzer
Coatsburg
Forest City
Kirby Lawlis
Hibbard Family Hosts Weekend Guests
Mr and Mrs Stanley Hibbard welcomed Mrs Lyndon and Mrs Suzanne Hibbard to their home. Also visiting were Donna Dwayne and Drexel from Petersburg for a Sunday call with Roy Hibbard and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hibbard
Lyndon
Suzanne
Donald Hibbard
Donna
Dwayne
Drexel
Petersburg
Roy Hibbard
Sunday visitors in Havana and Pe kin households
Mr and Mrs Stanley Emmons Gary and Monte of Havana and Mr and Mrs Zimmerman of Pe kin were visitors in the home of Mrs Elsie Emmons and Mr and Mrs Howard Hubbard on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Emmons
Gary
Monte
Havana
Zimmerman
Pekin
Elsie Emmons
Howard Hubbard
Family gathering at Wahlbrink residence near Petersburg
A Sunday gathering of 27 relatives at the rural Wahlbrink home near Petersburg featured a noon pot-luck fried chicken yard dinner. Visitors from Forest City included Louis Lempke and Janet, Owen Kennedy and Carol and Larry, Percy Kreiling with Eldon and Elsie White, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wahlbrink and
Mrs Boyer Returns from Vacation to Forest City
Mrs Mary Boyer returned to Forest City after a three week visit with cousins in Witchita Kansas Mr and Mrs Tom Kim mel were mentioned in the notice as part of local social notes for the Manito Community Express in August 1952.
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The
Manito Community Express
Mary Boyer
Forest City
Witchita
Kansas
Tom Kimmel
Mrs Kimmel and son visit friends in multiple towns
Mrs Kimmel and her son Melvin visited friends in Green Valley Pekin and Forest City vicinity. Mrs Boyer accompanied them home and stayed for three weeks.
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Mrs. Kimmel
Melvin
Green Valley
Pekin
Forest City
Mr and Mrs LeCount Visit Georgestown Itl
Mr and Mrs Beryl LeCount spent last week in Georgestown Itl visiting Mr and Mrs Ira Gibbert and returned home on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl LeCount
Georgestown
Itl
Ira Gibbert
Nanciana Neikirk Visits Martin Family in Fekin
Nanciana Neikirk visits her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin in Fekin, marking a family visit across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanciana Neikirk
Thomas Martin
Fekin
Local Peoria Guests Visit Friends Friday Night
Mr and Mrs Ross Cloyed and Mr and Mrs Robert Hoard of Peoria spent Friday evening visiting the home of Mr and Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Cloyed
Robert Hoard
Peoria
Pleasant Plains Club Picnic Draws Diana Pay VanOrman Visit
Little Diana Pay VanOrman accompanied by her uncle and aunt visited Pekin for a Pleasant Plains Club picnic on Sunday where she reunited with her parents before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Pay VanOrman
Ross Cloyed
Pekin
Pleasant Plains Club
Neikirks and Forest City Worker Employed At State Fair
Mrs Warren Neikirk and Mrs Marvin Neikirk join F H Soldwell Co Pekin to run a stand at the Illinois State Fair. Also employed by Soldwell from Forest City is Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Neikirk
Marvin Neikirk
F. H. Soldwell Co
Pekin
Ill
Soldwell Co
Forest City
Pleasant Plains Club Holds Annual Picnic at Pekin Park
Members of the Pleasant Plains Community Club and their families enjoyed a day at Pekin Park on Sunday. About forty members gathered in Tourist Park for a pot-luck dinner, with some attending the ball game and others staying for a band concert in the evening.
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Pleasant Plains
Easton Couple Hosts Supper for Local Friends
Mr and Mrs Glen Gerbracht of Easton were Thursday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Fletcher in Kent and Donna. Mrs Gerracht is the former Loretta Dierker of Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Gerbracht
Easton
Kenneth Fletcher
Kent
Donna
Gerbracht
Loretta Dierker
Forest City
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Fooress City
Pekin, Illinois
Golden Rule Shoe Store
Pekin, Wliniis
Court ST
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Walter BE. Devore
MES
J. A. Seelye
Manito
Raymond van Orman
Phyliss Kroell and
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Floyd Calloway
Illinois Bankers Association
Peoples State Bank OF
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Imperia
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Central Ilinois Light Company
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