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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1951
Page
9
Mrs. John Reynolds and her two sons from Pekin visited Monday with Mrs. Ben Bilyeu and her family, sharing an afternoon gathering and catching up on local news.
Mr and Mrs George Clementz and son Greg of Wilmington have been guests of Mrs Clementzs parents since Sunday and departed for home on Wednesday morning.
Jacob Graff and son Fred of Phoenix visited Chas Rankin on Sunday. Charley, a former Manito resident, is a patient at Proctor Hospital Peoria for over a month with a broken leg from a fall at Block and Kuhl Co. He would enjoy hearing from Manito friends. address Room 472 Proctor Convalescent Home Peoria.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Maloney spent Sunday in Chicago enjoying a major league baseball game with attendance noted as a leisure outing in the urban outing scene.
Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer drove to Atkinson New Jersey Sunday and were guests of Mr and Mrs August DeSutter returning home Monday morning. Mr and Mrs Owen Singley were supper guests Monday evening of Mr and Mrs Gaile Beebe Jr
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wistehuff and sons and Mr and Mrs Robert Rankin and daughter enjoyed an outdoor supper at the Wistehuff home Saturday evening. They visited Mr and Mrs Joseph Jessord Peorin and Mr and Mrs Donald Colbert in So Pekin on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Warren Frederick and family of Green Valley were dinner guests Friday evening at the home of the former s parents.
Mr and Mrs John Frederick hosted a family gathering to celebrate John Frederick's birthday with relatives and friends in attendance at the home.дущ
Mrs Len Halters of Peoria arrives Wednesday to stay with her mother Mrs J E Corbett and sister Mabel until Sunday, visiting family.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Waechter of Bartonville were Monday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bender.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Bender is being remodeled with the large front porch removed and replaced by a glass enclosed sun porch at the southern end of the living room.
Mrs Charles Norrick and Mrs H W Tift recently visited Mr and Mrs Henry Fischer. Mr and Mrs Norrick are enjoying a vacation visit with their daughter and family and other Manito relatives.
Mrs D J Powell returns home after two weeks with her sister Mrs Elsie Gagg in Colchester Illinois where Mrs Gagg is ill. Mr and Mrs Roy Wilson return from a two week vacation to the west visiting Colorado Springs Cheyenne Wy Black Hills and Canyon City.
Mrs Maggie McKinley visited Sunday as a guest of Mr and Mrs Owen Singley in a local social gathering.
The Powells resume work in Manila after two weeks away due to a family illness. They did not take a vacation during the period.
Mabel Corbett spent Wednesday in Havana as a guest of Mr and Mrs Frede Htingartner, enjoying the hospitality of the local household for the day.
Mrs. Eva Milson is visiting Pekin this week staying with Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson as hosts.
Mr and Mrs Cleo Yontz and family from Minier visited at the Wayne Wistehuff residence Monday evening.
Miss Mabel Corbett spent last week as guest of Mr and Mrs Orin Ethell in Princeton. They drove to Chicago for several days of shopping. On Sunday the Ethells visited her and their son Norton Brenner and wife joined them for the day.
Henry Frederick of near Green Valley was brought home from the St Francis hospital in the Johnson Ambulance Wednesday morning.
Barbara Seelye returned yesterday from a ten day vacation trip to Minnesota and Sister Bay Wisconsin.
Mr and Mrs Harry Selke returned home Sunday after attending the funeral of the former's brother in law during a weeklong visit across Indiana and Ohio.
Mrs. Lila Heinlein and her sister Mrs. Minnie Egger of Pekin and Miss Helen Eger of Gary Ind called Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Mary Bender and her daughter Minnie.
Mrs. William Breen of Campus Illinois is a house guest this week at the home of her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Eugene Patchett.
Gene Patchett of the Forman High School F F A unit returned Monday from the Spring field State Fair where he spent the fair week chaperoning his F F A boys group.
Mr. Harvey Jeffords and his daughter Francis and Mrs Janet Lang with son Ronnie of Peoria were Thursday callers of Mrs. Gertrude Godlen and her daughter Margaret.
Mrs. Harry McLaughlin of Peoria was a Sunday noon guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas McLaughlin.
Miss Shirley McLaughlin and Miss Lorraine Searle were weekend visitors in Freeport Illinois staying with local friends and enjoying longstanding hometown hospitality.
Jimmie and Bobbie Booth of Sherrard spent several days last week with Mrs. Gertrude Golden and Margaret.
Mrs. James Simmons and her family were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Coombs, sharing a brief social call.
Mr and Mrs Sterling Booth and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Gertrude Golden and hecc.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Fischer and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCune of Kingston Mines traveled to Mani to Sunday to attend the ball game.
Mrs Louise Heckman Mrs Emma Pollard and Mrs Laura Seelye called Tuesday afternoon at Mrs Rebecca Beimfohr's home for a social visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Runyon of Galesburg were weekend guests at a local residence, spending time with friends and enjoying hospitality during their visit.
The fragment references the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon, noting only parental relation without additional event or context.
Monday night supper guests were Mr and Mrs Oscar Lane of Pekin visiting Mrs Gertrude Golden and Margaret.
Mrs Chas McLaughlin and Mr and Mrs Francis Williams were Monday evening callers of Mrs Ethel Black in Peoria.
Mr John Golden and Mr Ernest Boyce of Elmwood spent Wednesday with Mrs Gertrude Golden.
Last week callers included Mrs. Leonard Hewitt and her children, Mrs. John Thompson, Mrs. Wm. Thompson and son Mark, Connie Talbott, and Miss Minnie Stroud, as listed for the Roy Runyon residence.
Mr and Mrs Merle Counterman and family Mrs Counterman and Mr and Mrs Harold Herrman spent Sunday at the Sidney Coombs home.
Mrs Katherine Herrman and Mr and Mrs Donald Herrman with sons Larry and Gary were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Eugene Priddy in Pekin.
Mr and Mrs Joe Wright and Dick Clark were Saturday evening callers of Mr and Mrs Ernest DeSutter.
Tess Velde spent the past week in Chicago visiting his son at his home and spending time with his daughter Eleanor.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hilling and Mr and Mrs Nelson Meyer were Saturday evening dinner guests of a local host, sharing a private social gathering.
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