FFA Boys See Chicago Livestock Show on School Trip
Forman FFA members and their instructor Mr. Masters traveled by bus to Chicago on November 28 22 to visit the International Livestock Show. They toured the Institute of Science and Industry the Congress Hotel Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium rode an elevated train through Swift and Co. packing plant and attended the Livestock Show and W L S National Barn Dance before returning home Sunday afternoon.
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Forman F. F. A
Mr. Masters
Chicago
Inttitute of Science and Inustry
Congress Hotel
Art Institute of Science and Industry
Field Museum
Shedds Acquarium
Swift and Co
International Ampitheatre
W. L. S. National Barn Dance
Fellowship Supper At Manito Methodist Church Dec 14
A fellowship supper is planned for December 14 at 6 30 p.m. in the Manito Methodist Church dining room. Sponsored by the Mary Joseph Class, the program features Robert Whitfield of Quincy as speaker and a quartet of Chaddock Boys School students with slides on the Chaddock Boys Home.
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Manito Methodist Church
Mary Joseph
Methodist Sunday School
Robert Whitfield
Quincy
Chaddock Boy’s School
Meeker Couple Welcomes Second Child Daughter
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Meeker are parents to a girl born November 28 at Pekin Hospital. This is the couple's second child and first daughter in the Meeker home.
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S .Clyde Meeker
Pekin Hospital
Meeker
Birth Announced for Mark Jeffrey Seelye
Mr and Mrs J A Seelye report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Alvin Oris on Sunday November 16 in Ottumwa Iowa The baby weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces and has been named Mark Jeffrey The mother Norma Jean Lowe is the former daughter of Mr and Mrs C W Lowe of Davenport Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Seelye
Ottumwa, Tie
Alvin Oris
Mark Jeffrey
Norma Jean Lowe
C. W. Lowe
Davenport
Iowa
Wilmington Visit For Mr and Mrs Glenn Ttalbott
Mr and Mrs Glenn Ttalbott drove to Wilmington on Sunday and were guests of Mr and Mrs George Clemetz and their son. Mrs Clemetz and Greg stayed an extra day to accompany their relatives home as they will be house guests while Mr Clemetz attends a Comptroller School at the University of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ttalbott
Wilmington
George Clemetz
Service News Reveals New Addresses for Soldiers
A-2c Harold James and Mrs. Harold James report new mailing address at 198 Grand Blvd Baldwin Long Island N Y. P F C Max Schimmelpfenning departs for Camp Kilmer New Jersey awaiting orders for duty in Europe. Mail reachable at Personal Center Camp Kilmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold James
East
Grand Blvd
Baldwin, Long Island, N. Y
P.F.C
Max Schimmelpfenning
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Europe
Personnal Center
Camp. Kilmer, N. J
Arrival News From Newfound Land and Home Visits
2/Lt Arthur U Schimmelpfenning sent his permanent address as AP0 868 COP M New York City New York. He wrote to his parents that he met A-3C Dicky Smith from home during arrival in Newfound Land. PFC Eugene Calukins returned from Jacksonville NC on a 72 hour pass to spend Thanksgiving with kin. Jiggs invited to ride home with servicemen from Blooming ton and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W. Schimmelpfenning
Newfoundland
Arthur U. Schimmelpfenning
New York City
N. Y
Art
Dicky Smith
Dicky
Max
Jake Scrimmelpfenning
P.F.C
Eugene Calukins
Jacksonville
Jiggs
Bloomington
Honor Roll Seniors and Juniors by Class and Name
A list of students awarded honor roll status by class includes Seniors A through F and B, Juniors A and B, Sophomores A and B, and Freshmen A and B. Names across multiple households include Friedrich Quick Risen Runyon Thomas Lempke Lynch Schimmel pfennig Vogel Herrman Hewitt Noll Reed Schacherbauer Skinner Snyder Noll Proehl Kreiling Hewitt Spaits Wahlfeld Whitaker Woiwede Warner Callaway Dosier Eyman Foste Golden Long Meyer O Hara Palmer Rakestraw Spaits Wahlfeld Warner Wells Beale Bender Crafton Frederick Golden Hamilton Himmel LeSourd Rochester Schimmel Bfenning Thompson Wahlfeld Warner Wells Bernshausen Bartell Caulkins Dierker Dowell Forsythe Gosda Hamilton Parkin Rake straw Seest Vogel Vogel
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Fred Friedrich
Marvin Quick
Joy Risen
Keith Runyon
Ronald Thomas
Janet Lempke
Pat Lynch
Shirley Schimmelpfenning
Ronald Vogel
Steve Herrman
Eleanor Hewitt
Stanley Noll
Ruth Reed
Marie Schacherbauer
Janet Skinner
Rosemary Snyder
Janet Noll
Annalee Proehl
Beverly Proehl
Wilma Kreiling
Janet Hewitt
Lorna Callaway
John Dosier
Marjorie Eyman
Anla Jean Foste
Duane Golden
Ann Heyl
Delores Hirst
Arvin Johnson
Ross Kreiling
Parker Lawkis
George Long
Betty Lou Meyer
Bonnie O’hara
Shirley Palmer
Dale Rakestraw
Donna Spaits
Eloise Wahlfeld
Eloise Whitaker
Dennis Woiwede
Carolyn Warner
Sherry Beale
Kenneth Bender
Laura Crafton
Pauline Frederick
Frank Golden
Lowell Golden
Frances Hamilton
Patla Himmel
Linda LeSourd
Ray Rochester
Stella Schimmel
Bfenning
Joyce Thompson
Eldon Wahlfeld
Loretta Warner
Dick Wells
Don Barrett
Mildred Gerrietts
Joyce Hill
Alan Hubbard
Ruth Smith
Marvin Wilson
Betty Bernshausen
Ethel Bartell
Frances Caulkins
Merrill Dierker
Nancy Dowell
Irma Forsythe
Gary Gosd
Correction: Home Bureau lesson presenters named
In last week’s Spring Lake Home Bureau report the wrong names appeared for the lessons. Geneva Parkin and Mae Herrman conducted the Gifts to Make lesson, and Penstone led the Home Adviser segment.
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Spring Lake
Parkin
Geneva Parkin
Mae Herrman
Calendar Of Coming Events
Calendar lists events from December including W S C S at the Methodist Church on Thursday December 4 a Forman versus Williamsville basketball game on Friday December 5 a bakery sale at Stuart's Antique Shop on Saturday December 6 a Christmas Dance at the Opera House and a Sunday December 7 Earl Harbor Day with church notices. Also notes Legion and Auxiliary Oyster and Chili supper December 3 at the Opera House and Home Bureau meeting December 11 at James Bernshausen home followed by a December 14 fellowship supper at the Methodist Church with speaker Robert Whitfield of Quincey.
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W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
Forman
The
Robert Whitfield
Quincey
First Snow Brief Covers Ground Snow and December Mood
The ground was covered with wet snow on Monday as streets stayed slippery all day. By night two inches of snow blanketed the area with trees and shrubs coated, creating a Christmas atmosphere early in December.
December Birthdays Lisle names list card
December birthdays announced for John L. Fischer Jerry Bilyeu Chuck Herrman Harold C. Gilmore Louise Meyer Kwashgrond Robert L. Velde Kenneth Kastner Patty Endicott Edwin Limback Thomas Reynold Mrs Christine Johnson Moses R Meeker Ruth Tabbott Peterson Ruth Talbott Peterson Mrs Richard Hammer Richard Velde Mrs Wilma Hintz.
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John L. Fischer
Jerry Bilyeu
Chuck Herrman
Harold C. Gilmore
Louise Meyer Kwashgrond
Robert L. Velde
Kenneth Kastner
Patty Endicott
Edwin Limback
Thomas Reynold
Christine Johnson
Moses R. Meeker
Ruth Tabbott Peterson
Ruth Talbott Peterson
Richard Hammer
Local anniversaries celebrate couples across years
December items honor Ernest Cooper 1930, C Nelson Warner 1923, Roy Meyer 1925 and Nelson Meyer anniversaries as listed in the community column. The note records multiple couples marking years of marriage.
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Roy Meyer
Nelson Meyer
Sick Notes Gaile Berbe Sr A Peoria Patient
Gaile Berbe Sr native of Manita has been a surgical patient at St Frances Hospital Peoria since Tuesday November 25 He is slowly recovering from a major stomach operation and expects to be home this coming weekend.
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Gaile Berbe, Sr
Manita
St. Frances Hospital
Peoria
Forman School Club Food Sale at Stuarts Antique Shop
The Forman School Club announces a food sale at Stuarts Antique Shop on Saturday December 6 at 10 00 am Donations should be delivered to the shop before 10 00 am to ensure participation by members.
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Forman
Stuarts
Mr and Mrs Cleve Shelabarger Celebrate 45th Anniversary
Spring Lake couple Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Shelabarger were honored at a turkey dinner hosted by their eldest daughter near Bath. The event included children grandchildren and relatives from Manila Pekin Peoria Heights Astoria and Manila. Gifts included a Port able Record Player from their six children along with other presents and many cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Shelabarger
Spring Lake
Alvin Kramers
Bath
Grand Childern
Robert Wiseman
June
Baby
Pekin
Ralph Montgomery
Dean and Mary
Astoria
Ray Fletcher
Rhetta
Peoria Heights
Claton Shelabanger
Larry
Joyce
Billy Shelabarger
Rodney Wade
Mike Galvin
Dan
Jim
Cherie
Peg Goodin
Manila
Illness Update and Emergency Surgery Report
Ray Starrett, seriously ill in St Frances Hospital for over a week, shows satisfactory improvement with family at his bedside. Gaile Talbott, a young local farmer, was taken to Pekin Hospital Monday morning and had emergency appendectomy that evening. family reports he is responding and may go home by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Starrett
St. Frances Hospital
Gaile Talbott
Pekin Hospital
Mrs Charlton Injures Wrist In Uptown Fall
Mrs Tom Charlton slipped on a slick sidewalk uptown Monday morning and fractured her right wrist in two places. Dr Joseph Gyalia transported her to Pekin Hospital where the arm was set and X rayed before she returned home the same day.
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Tom Charlton
Pekin Hospital
Joseph Gyalia
Peoria Couples Return From Florida Vacation
Mr and Mrs Robert Hilling and Mr and Mrs Louis Talbott and Mary Ann of Peoria returned Saturday from a two week vacation in Florida.
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Robert Hilling
Louis Talbott
Mary Ann
Peoria
Florida
Thanksgiving visit ends with Seelye family guests
Miss Barbara Seelye spent Thanksgiving Day with friends at Brookfield Illinois. She was accompanied home Saturday by Norman Molloy, who was a weekend guest in the Seelye home.
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Barbara Seelye
Brookfield
Ill
Norman Molloy
Seelye
Forman Annual Staff Selected
The Annual staff has been appointed and preliminary work on the annuals has started. The annual will resemble last year with about 50 pages and more pictures and will include a printed annual. The finance department is selling ads to local merchants.
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Ronald Lea Thomas
Spring Lake Joy Class Spreads Thanksgiving Cheer to Elder Class
The Joy Sunday School class of Spring Lake Church led by Mrs. Maude Golden visited Grant and Louella Endicott homes last Tuesday. They shared gifts from the girls, sang choruses, offered testimonies and prayer, and read Psalm 96 for Thanksgiving cheer. Those receiving included Billie Jean Rogers, Carolyn Schappaugh, Marlene Parkin, Marilee Smith, and Judy Golden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy S. S
Spring Lake Church
Maude Golden
Grant
Louella Endicott
Billie Jean Rogers
Carolyn Schappaugh
Marlene Parkin
Marilee Smith
Judy Golden
85 Mrs Old Thanksgiving Day Birthday Honoree
Mrs Mollie Corbett and daughter Mabel hosted Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate Mrs Corbett turning 85. Relatives from Peoria Pekin Oakland dialed in to wish their mother grandmother and great grandmother a happy birthday.
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Mollie Corbett
Mabel
California
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests in Pekin
Mrs. Bessie Willard accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hammer and family to Pekin Thanksgiving Day where they were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tillman and family.
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Bessie Willard
Richard Hammer
Pekin
J. A. Tillman
Also Mentioned on This Page
FFA
Richard Velde
Wilma Hintz
Ernest Cooper
C. Nelson Warner
Dennis Woiwode
Parker Lawlis
Arla Jean Foste
Nora Mae Golden
Marie Meyer
Dale Daniel
Dave Caulkins
Mgr
Leroy James
Marilyn Bernshausen
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