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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
1
Joseph W Hobbs leads Sunday School at 10:00 a.m with A D Meeker as superintendent Morning Worship follows at 11:00 a.m Catholic Mass listed at 10:00 a.m for the local church calendar in Manito Egypt Community Church notations include the Catholic entry and parish activities.
Paul N. Rager, pastor, invites with Sunday School at 9:45 am and morning worship at 10:45 am. New Years message planned with special music and evening service. Watch next week’s issue for further New Year Services. 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The Manito Methodist Church invites a 9 45 am Sunday School with F E Bender as Superintendent and a 10 45 am Morning Worship led by the minister. The service features the organ, choir, and a sermon on how to make life work. A warm welcome awaits all attendees.
Mr and Mrs Laurence Thomas hosted a pre Christmas gathering at their Peoria Pekin area home on Sunday. A noon chicken dinner preceded a gift exchange around the Christmas tree with guests including Carol Viola and Betty Morgan Maude Brown Russell Krusa Tommie Wright Richard Smith and family Richard Thomas Kenny Thomas Shirley Bernshausen and others.
The WJSCS of the Methodist Church reschedules its January meeting to Friday January 2 at 1 30 p.m. at Mrs William F Hirst home Mrs Sam Kastner shares charge of the Worship Service and Mrs Robert Kastner arranges the program Not listed as present are Mesdames Lillie Woods and Myrtle Talbott.
The Express announces its office will close from December 24 through December 29. This temporary closure impacts operations and customer service during the holiday period.
Miss Genevieve Horwalt daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Horwalt Canton married Pvt Jack Halter son of Mr and Mrs Len Halter Peoria at St Marys Catholic Church Canton. The Mass was sung and a breakfast and reception followed. The bride wears a satin gown with blue attendants. groom is Bradley University graduate who will report to Fort Monmouth New Jersey for Signal Corps duty.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Warner of Robert Illinois visited with Mr and Mrs Charles F Warner. Mrs Johnnie Fischer and Janet Dawn visited Mrs Geogre Bilyeu. Hannah Knuppel hosted a family pre Christmas dinner with Dillard Warner George Bilyeu and Cynthia Ann. Paul Knuppel family could not attend due to winter in Florida.
Pub and Mrs Walter E De Vere and son Walter Eugene left Tuesday evening to spend the Christmas holidays with relatives in Billings and Willow Springs.
Mrs Carma Findicott and her son Bradley Ray depart Pekin for Salt Lake City Utah. The move places Mrs Endicott as mother in law to Mrs Luella Endicott.
Sor of Mrs. Mollie Corbett. Guests at the wedding from Manita include Mrs. Mollie Corbett and daughter Mabel, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. James Seelye and Mrs. James Halpin, Betty and Paul Halpin.
Robert Fornoff returned home from his Air Base in Georgia for Christmas furlough with his parents Clarence and Mrs. Fornoff and brother Clarence Jr. He departs again January 10. Stanley Runyon of Bartow Florida and Donald Runyon of Keesler Base Mississippi arrived to spend holidays with their parents Roy Runyon and Keith Runyon.
Edward James a well known Green Valley farmer died at his home at 8 am Saturday. Funeral services were held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev O A Borchelt officiating. Burial followed in Green Valley Cemetery. Survivors include son Emmett James of Manito and three daughters with ten grandchildren.
The Manilo Rotary Club met in its usual place on Tuesday evening with Rev. D. J. Powell presiding. After a song service the president presented members a Red Circle souvenir calendar marking 1953 meeting dates and bearing Season's Greetings. Next meeting is December 30 with Beryl LeCount as program chairman.
A damp foggy Saturday evening drew a large crowd to Manito for the town’s first Christmas sing along the platform. The program featured communal singing with Santa delivering stockings of goodies to children, marking a festive climax for attendees.
Mrs Luella Endicott entertained with a pre Christmas dinner and gift exchange on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Eldridge Canada and family of San Jose Mr and Mrs Chester Allen and family of Pekin Mr and Mrs Eugene Endicott Patty and Carol Jean of Havana and Mr and Mrs Oren Zimmerman Jeanice and Oren Jr of Manito.
The cinema advertises a December 26-29 lineup featuring Robert Young with Janis Carter in Half-Breed and Virginia Mayo with Ronald Reagan in She’s Working Her Way Through College. On December 31 to January 1 Groucho Marx pairs with Marie Wilson in A Girl in Every Port.
Middle States Telephone Company of Illinois files with the Illinois Commerce Commission a proposed rate change for Manila service. The notice lists business and residence land extension station charges and local calls from public and semipublic telephones with related connections. A copy of the schedule is available at the company’s office for inspection.
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