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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1953
Page
2
Local page summarizes happenings in Manito and surrounding area as year 1953 ends. Community updates include upcoming meetings, school events, and municipal notices for January 1954.
January 4 to 8 meal plan lists Monday beef stew with browned rice cabbage salad and peaches. Tuesday chili with crackers peanut butter pickles and fruit jello. Wednesday franks with sauerkraut mashed potatoes green beans and pears. Thursday baked beans carrot sticks cottage cheese and applesauce. Friday macaroni and cheese with peas coleslaw and cranberry whip.
The Forman 4H Club hosted its invitation Christmas Party on December 28 with games dances and fun. Attendees included Janet and Stanley Noll Patia and Keith Himmel Owen and Ronnie Fox Jon Dee and James David Proehl Nancy and Loretta Warner James Wistehoff Barbara Heyl Dick Todd Billy Masters and Charles Bilyeu.
The home of Mr and Mrs Reuben Golden lit warmly for a relatives gathering on Christmas Eve. A gift exchange centered the evening around the Christmas tree followed by a late lunch with the Maas families from Lexington Peoria and Sammie Schmidtgal and Folbert Maas plus Mrs John Meeker and the Golden family.
Mr and Mrs George Grob hosted a Christmas Eve party at their home. Refreshments were served and the annual Christmas gift exchange enjoyed. Present were Carl Fisher and Mr and Mrs James Hamilton Green Valley, Mr and Mrs W S Maloney, Mr and Mrs Melvin Meyer and Janice and the Grobs.
Cedar Rapids Iowa resident Mrs J A Peterson and her four sons are house guests this week of Mr and Mrs Frank Cranwill in Pekin They also plan to visit at the Ted Bend er home Mrs Paterson is the former Ruth Talbott.
Mr and Mrs Roland Mansard of Lexington were overnight guests Christmas Eve at the home of Mr and Mrs John Meeker. They shared Christmas Day plans and exchanged greetings with the Meeker family.
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