Christmas programs and events brighten Manito season
The town displays holiday spirit with Methodist Church Christmas play directed by Mrs. Alvan Taylor, a concert at the Baptist church featuring Glenn Gore among thirty singers, and Santa Claus set to arrive at 6 30 on Christmas Eve. Local families plan reunions and gift exchanges as snow falls.
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Methodist Community Church
Alvan Taylor
W. G. Gore
Chillicothe
Baptist Church
Glenn Gore
Santa Claus
Manita
Manito Basketball Team Wins Two More Games
The Manito Hi Basketball team beat Easton 38 to 7 on Friday as Captain C. Wistehuff led scoring. Reports from across the state show strong opposition to a new zas tax, with farmers opposing its passage. Sunday night a Christmas program was held at the M. E. Church by the Epworth League and Sunday School.
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Lloyd Beebe
Manilo Opera House
M. E. Church
Teresa Corbett
Frances Smith
Emma Grob
Smith
Nelson Wright
Percy Phelps
Ostigny
Manito Hi
Easton
C. Wistehuff
Manito
Epworth League
Sunday School United
Topeka Home Bureau Meeting At Mrs Glicks
The Topeka Home Bureau met at Mrs. Herman A Glick home on Thursday. Members cooked three bean dish meals for the noon meal and discussed measles health lessons and safety. New officers included Cook Book chairman Mrs Harold Schierbeck. Two new members Mrs Herman Messman and Mrs William Atwater were welcomed after joining in November and December respectively.
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Topeka
Bessie Morris
Recreation
Herman Messman
William Atwater
Miss Roselyn Kleier Visits Aunt in Havana
Miss Roselyn Kleier was a guest of her aunt Mrs. Frieda Zurburg in Havana last week.
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Roselyn Kleier
Frieda Zurburg
Havana
Birthday Club Gathering and Hospital Visit Report
Mrs Dorland Smith attended her birthday club on Wednesday evening. Mrs E B LeSourd and son Floyd plus daughter Franklin Armbrust visited Mrs LeSourd at St Francis hospital in Peoria. Mr LeSourd is in a critical condition. Miss Jo Ann Glick of Detroit returned home Thursday for Christmas vacation with her parents Herman and Mrs Glick.
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Virgil Himmel
Dorland Smith
Floyd LeSourd
Stanley Noll
Bessie Morris
Edward Beh
E. B. LeSourd
Floyd
Franklin Armbrust
LeSourd
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Jo Ann Glick
Detroit
Mrs
Herman Glick
Soldiers Bring Pvt Wendell Koke Home for Christmas
Mrs Elmer Kote Ghenn Speckerer and Paul Sebade are said to report to Camp Breckenridge Ky on Friday and bring Pvt Wendell Koke home for Christmas as part of a holiday homecoming.
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Sid
Elmer Kote
Ghenn Speckerer
Paul “Sebade
Camp Breckenridge
Pvt
Wendell Koke
Deverman and Schulte Wed at Havana Lutheran Church
Donna Belle Deverman and Sandy Schulte were married Wednesday at the Lutheran church in Havana. They left after the service for a short honeymoon.
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Donna Belle Deverman
Sandy Schulte
Havana
Pekin Families Enjoy Thursday Evening Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Glick and Jo Ann spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Merle Glick and children of Pekin.
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Herman Glick
Jo Ann
Merle Glick
Pekin
Christmas Program at Walker School Delights Pupils
Mrs. Goldie E. Meyer led Walker school pupils in a Friday evening Christmas program. Old Santa distributed gifts to all. A fruit salad cake cookies and coffee lunch followed the program.
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Goldie E.meyer
Walker School
Santa
Mrs Henry Strube and Marvin Visit Abner McCoy Family
Mrs Henry Strube and Marvin spent Sunday afternoon with Abner McCoy and his daughters of Pekin.
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Henry Strube
Marvin
Abner McCoy
Daughters of
Pekin
Book matches orders taken for Superior Match Co
Manito Community Express notes orders are being taken for Superior Match Co work with or without union label.
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Superior Match Co
Manito Community Express
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Alemory
George C. Robertson
C. P
St. L
Robertsons
Schipper & Block Co
Pekin, Illinois
Home Bureau
Johnson Funeral Home
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