Community Notes and Family News From Forest City
Forest City items report Lois Warner visiting Havana Telephone Co and staying with grandparents Harfst. A Gathmann dinner party brings together relatives from Rockford Havana and Detroit. An August 29 Rabe Dunker reunion is planned at Mason City Park with rain alternative in Odd Fellow Hall. Birth announcement for Bonita Glandhe Friedrich born August 18 at Pekin Hospital to Lyla Ingersoll. Hermann sisters return from Northwest tour visiting Bishop Wehrhoff Snell families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Warner
Karl Warner
Michigan
Havana Telephone Co
Fred Harfst
Havana
William H. Gathmann
Forest City
Paul Hirst
Rockford
Raymond Markett
Wayne Gathmann
Detroit
Gathmann
Fred Sandman
Mason City
Howard Friedrich
Pekin Hospital
Bonita Glandhe
Lyla Ingersoll
Green Valley
Vera Hermann
Ferne Hermann
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Vancouver
B. C
Canada
Bishop
Wehrhoff and Snell
Chicago
Portland
Hermanns
Boise
West Coast travelers relish warm welcome and sights
A traveler praises the hospitality of western residents and the many points of interest encountered during a pleasurable coast trip. The narrative notes enjoyable experiences and friendly locals shaping a memorable journey.
Forest City Two opens school with staggered start
Principal Lloyd Skinner announces school opening Monday August 30 with a half day registration September 1 at 9 00 a m when book lists are given. School begins Tuesday September 7 with full day sessions and hot lunches. Mrs Erma Strawbridge announces opening of school September 1 for a holiday session. Other Forest City Two schools have not announced opening dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Skinner
Erma Strawbridge
White School
Forest City
Whitaker Family Holds Sunday Basket Dinner
A large Whitaker family gathering at Floyd Whitaker's home included numerous Meeker McDonald and Clinebell relatives from Manito Mason City Champaign and Forest City. Lurelle and Eloise Whitaker later left for Milwaukee to visit relatives and attend the Wisconsin State Fair while others departed for a Ozarks motor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Whitaker
Moses Meeker
Kathryn
Sam Meeker
Paul
Clyde
Manito
James McDonald
Janice
David
Mason City
Robert Whitaker
Jay
Champaign
Leslie Whitaker
Lurelle
Eloise
Carol
Gayle
John
Dwight
Picnic at Country Home Near Newton Draws Guests
Twenty members guests and children enjoyed a picnic dinner on the spacious lawn at the country home of George FE Warner in Newton. Warner is visiting his niece and family Mr and Mrs Robert Null.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. Warner
Newton, Town
Robert Null
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles
Ill
Tam O'Shanter Country Club
Jiggs
New York
Denver
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Colorado Springs
Simian
Betty Haigwood
United Air Lines
Topeka Pot luck supper and family announcements
A pot luck supper and fish fry were held Monday in the Glick yard with many neighbors and relatives attending. News includes birth of Claudie Ann Glick on August 17 weighing 8 pounds 10 ounces, first grandchild for Herman and Glicks, and mentions visits to the State Fair with Marilyn Trimpe Jo Ann Trimpe Marvel Lee Strube and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Glick
Henrietta Trimpe
Agnes
Clyde Trimpe
Havana
Herman Strube
Ralph Walbaum
Anna Sandman
J. F. McCarty
Henry Strube
Merle Glick
Pekin
Loz
Claudie Ann
Marilyn
Jo Ann Trimpe
Marvel Lee Strube
Social Visit Recap From Pekin and Nearby Towns
Local households report weekend and midweek visits across Pekin to Topeka, Peoria, Lewistown and Havana. Names include Glick Wendt Stockert Strube Morris McCarty Rarff Kleier Frye Kastner Meeker and others with multiple families hosting and hosting guests at their homes and farms.
Dinner Gatherings in Kewanne and Green Valley
Barbara Seelye Toss Meyer and Marcella Meyer shared dinner at Mr. and Mrs. James Venters home in Kewanne with an afternoon visit. Mesdames Lauber and Myrtle Cooper joined Mr. and Mrs. John Urish Jr. in Green Valley for a Wednesday visit. James Seelye and George Warner drove to Atlanta Monday to visit Opal Seelye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Seelye
Toss Meyer
Marcella Meyer
Cooper
John Urish Jr
Green Valley
James Seelye
George Warner
Atlanta
Mrs
Opal Seelye
Wills Family Reunion at Dickson Mounds
The Wills family reunion was held Sunday August 15 at Dickson Mounds with 100 attendees from Iowa and Illinois. Eldest present were Emma Rountree of Havana and Minnie Morris of Forest City. Billy Wills of Forest City was the youngest attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Dickson Mounds
Iowa
Illinois
Emma Rountree
Havana
Minnie Morris
Forest City
Billy Wills
Carlos Wills
Forest City Home Bureau Tour At Petersburg Estate
Members of the Forest City Home Bureau traveled to the home of Mrs. Donald Hibbard near Petersburg on Wednesday for a group gathering. The event showcased community activities and local engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City Home Bureau
Donald Hibbard
Petersburg
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Charles Mayne
Corn Country
Bonnie Lassies
Iowa State University
IIP
University
Alma Trobiani
Melrose Park
American Can Company
Maywood
Miss Trobiani
L. A. Wilson
Rabe—Dunker Reunion
Holmes & Edwards
Sterling
Henry Birkenbusch & Son
Court Street
Pekin. Iil
Mores
Leifheit Bros
Holland
van Zwienen
Lekkerkerk
Hans
Topeka
Tra Rakestraw
Andrs
John Lenwick
Colorado
Edward Behrends
Elmer Koke
Marvin Strube
Chas Kidwell
Lorrene
Ethel Drake
Everitt Kroell
Ira Rakestraw
Marian
Roselyn Kleier
Mrs. Eldon Frye
Lydia Deverman
Harold
Walther League
Son Merk
Henry Wendt Jr
Peoria
Henry Wendt Sr
Chas Willard
John Noll
A. H. Stockert
Bob Wallace
Lewistown
Richard Trimpe
Henry Wendt
Billy and
Shirley Morris
Harry McCarty
Russell Friedrick
Jack Rarff
Walter Kleier
Julius Frye
Robert Kwasigroh
Robert Kastner
John Meeker
Folbert Maas
Mesdames Lauber and
Myrtle
Wm. Earl Lowry
Ralph A. Ethell
Corny Erty
Wills Family Reunion
Home Bureau
Patricia Dow
Sixth Ave
N. Y
New York City
Barbizon
June Conroy
W. C. G. Grut
Sweden
London
Russell McClintIck
McCormick-Deering
Arc EU
McCormick-Dexring
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Manito Hardware Co
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