This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1953
Page
5
St Pauls Lutheran Calendar lists Sunday School at 9 00 A M and Divine Service at 10 00 A M with Minister Q A Borchelt overseeing services.
Sunday at Spring Lake Church lists services led by Paul N. Roger with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m and an evening service at 7 30 p m The sermon title Baptism Ite Significance and midweek prayer meetings are noted plus a Thursday Ladies Prayer meeting at Mrs John Bender's home
D J Powell presides at Manito Methodist Church with Sunday School at 9 45 am led by F EK Bender Supt Themes urge faithful Christian living and influence through action Morning Worship at 10 45 am with minister in charge Organ music Jubilant March and A Song of Hope Prelude and Offertory Youth Choir provides special music Sermon titled The Danger of Sincere Prayer invites help through prayer duties and discussion
At Spring Lake Church Sunday School the new Youth Fellowship name Crusaders for Christ was chosen by David Rager. A pocket New Testament was given to him as the winning entry. The group will meet Sundays at 6 30 p.m. starting September 6.
Pauline Frederick spent the summer in Princeton at her sister's home and returned home last week.
Hon P G Rennick to speak and a band will play all day with a big evening dance at Roller Dome. town news includes Ray Talbott wheat record 2422 percent 4 bn on 64 acres Red Wave variety. Cox store buying trip to Chicago for wares and winter goods. Funeral for Clare Hamilton Friday. Manito High School opens with 89 on 1948 49 term. Kids Day draws Rotary donations and rides.
Hull and Lehman buy peat land north of town to build a factory for peat dirt. Daily Bros. prepare to enter hog farming on a large scale at their farm south of town. Strawbridge, the Daily tenant, will relocate to the Ganson place next spring. Johnnie Schmidt has sold his merry go round to the Delavan fair association. Charley Wortham and Co. opened a week of entertainment on Monday. A group including Nelle Morgan Nellie O'Hara Teresa Corbett Cora Dix Letha Schenert Clara Wistehoff and Marie O'Hara camp at Havana Chautauqua grounds this week.
George Hirst of Green Valley finished second in a state horseshoe pitching contest at the State Fair. Ninty pupils enrolled in our grade school today with twelve beginners. Mr and Mrs Lester Warner returned from a trip to Washington DC New York Philadelphia and Niagara Falls. The Methodist church Sunday School picnic is set for Labor Day at Woodman Park.
Military transfers include Pfc Dean Meyer moved from Camp Blanding Florida to Atlanta Georgia while Sgt John Halpin heads back to Camp Polk Louisiana after a family visit. Also report Mrs Frances Woiwode resigns Caterpillar Tractor Co to return to Sioux Falls. Arthur L Henry killed in California car crash. burial planned in Kewanee. Parkland and Clover Leaf schools prepare for opening with named teachers. Carl Graff celebrates fifth birthday with relatives.
Miss Marilyn Waddell, bride designate to Bill Garlish of Tremont, was honored at a Friday Aug 14 shower at Tremont home of Mr and Mrs Fred Garlish. Hostesses were Mrs Leo Moore, Mrs Lewis Brenkman, Mrs Elmer Lay and Mrs Charles Rockwood of Pekin. Guests from Tremont and nearby towns attended.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.