Topeka Residents Share Weekend Neighborhood News
Veda Straube hosts a Havana party honoring Esther Smith on her 99th birthday. Local residents including the Strube and Glick families visit Peoria Pekin Manila and Pekin for shopping and social events. Forman Grade and High School in Manito closed due to hazardous driving for school buses.
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Earle Steele
Havana
Esther Smith
Topeka
Henry Strube
Canton
Herman Glick
Peoria
Ladies Aid
Lutheran
Santa Claus
Glenn Strube
Pekin
Merle
Raymond Markett
Manila
Ed Lane
H. G. Strube
Franklin Arm
Forman
Manito
Birthdays and anniversaries listed for late December
A local notice lists birthday dates for individuals including Erma Glock Mary Ann Kastner Mary Alice Cooper Tess Velde Mrs Norman O Shea Alva Barnes Hank Fischer John Charlton F H Franzlau Clarence Gumbel Dean Meyer Mrs James Seelye Beryl Dean Hirst Leroy Parkin Marilyn Smith Thomason William H Briggs Eric W Reynolds Harold Gumbel Mrs Mary Bender Mrs Joe Lowry Mrs James Lyons Mrs Richard Thomas Freda F Gordon Ethell Beale Bob Fornoff Hannah Hirst plus anniversaries for Mr and Mrs Loren Glock Mr and Mrs Bud Schmick Mr and Mrs Frank Rohlfs Mr and Mrs Vernie Ethell Mr and Mrs F H Franzlau Mr and Mrs Thomas A Moore Mr and Mrs Lewis Warner with dates from Dec 21 to Dec 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Cooper
Tess Velde
Norman O’shéa
Alva Barnes
Hank Fischer
John Charlton
F. H. Franzlau
Clarence Gumbel
Dean Meyer
James Seelye
Beryl Dean Hirst
Leroy Parkin
Marilyn Smith Thomason
William H. Briggs
Eric W. Reynolds
Harold Gumbel
Mary Bender
Joe Lowry
James Lyons
Richard Thomas
Freda F. Gordon
Ethell Beale
Bob Fornoff
Hannah Hirst
Loren Glock
Bud ‘Schmick
Frank Rohlfs
Vernie Ethell
Notable Anniversary Dates Listed for Local Couples
The clipping lists milestone anniversaries for several couples with full names and dates: Lester Bernshauns, Harry Mayhew, John Bender, and D W Velde. Dates span December 26 to December 28 across years 1925 1982 1905 and 1910 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Bernshausen
Harry Mayhew
John Bender
D. W. Velde
Mason County Call for 31 Men
Mason County selective service board has received a call for 31 men to report for service. Details on dates and processing were not provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Mason County
Mason County Selective Service Board
Mason County Service Company
Easton Warehouse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Topeka Veda E. Straube
E. B. LeSourd
St. Francis Hospital
Himmel- Russell
Floyd
B. LeSourd
Lloyd LeSourd
Linda Rose
Walter Kleier
Springfield
Marvel Lee
Myrtle Rakestraw
Court St. Pekin Ill
R. L. Mahr Manito
Ill
B. & J. Cafe
Bessie
Joe
Manito, Illinois
Pekin, Illinois
Ehrlicher Bros. Co
Est
Jim and
Jerry
Bob’s
Bert. Craig
Schipper & Block Co
Erma Glock
Mary Ann Kastner
Thomas A. Moore
Lewis Warner
Middle States
Grover. Gumbel
St. Louis
Carl Wilcoxson
Kenneth Armbrust
Reddy Kilowatt
CILCO
THE
Central Illinois Light CO
Seymour
Pekin and
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