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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1954

Page

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Missionary Services Sunday Nite At Forest City Federated Church

The Forest City Federated Church hosts a missionary service next Sunday evening February 7 1954 with Dulal Borpujar of India as speaker. The Young People Fellowship serves a free snack lunch at 6 00 pm at the Baptist Church basement before the 7 30 pm service in the Methodist Church sanctuary. He will share his life in Assam India his family Brahman faith and his conversion to Christianity offering an account of how he found the way. All welcome. Morning services follow with Sunday School at 9 30 am and worship at 10 30 am.

Forest City Young People’s Fellowship of the Church The Baptist Church Methodist Borpujari Assam India

Chester Moser to Speak at Spring Lake Sunday Nite

Chester Moser, director of the Peoria Christian Center, will be guest speaker at Spring Lake Church Sunday night at 7 30. A layman with 20 years at Salem Children's Home, he will share experiences from the home and his current role guiding youth activities at the center.

Chester Moser Spring Lake Spring Lake Church Peoria Christian Center Moser Salem Children's Home Flanagan, Ill Peoria

Welding Class To Meet On Wednesdays

The Forman Vo-Ag Department will hold the first welding class meeting on Wednesday night February 17 at 7:00 p.m. The nine week sessions will run each Wednesday with Mr. Crabtree of Havana teaching electrical and acetylene welding.

Forman Vo-Ag Crabtree Havana

Illinois student James Meyer returns home for vacation

James Meyer a junior at the University of Illinois came home Thursday January 28 for a ten day break between semesters.

James Meyer University of Illinois

Bernshausen Hosts Community Day February 10

Bernshausen Imement Co invites the public to a Community Day at the Bernshausen Allis-Chalmers site in Manila on February 10 with lunch movies prizes contests and entertainment by Pekin Illinois barbershop champions the Kardkutters led by Jim Moses Tom Powell Stan Sarpe and Paul Sudberry in two sessions at 1 pm and 7 pm.

Kardkutters Pekin Illinois Bernshausen Implement Co Bernshausen Allis- Chalmers Manila AC Boys The Hardkutters Jim Moses Tom Powell Stan Sarpe Paul Sudberry

Manito Home Bureau Meets February 11 at Rankin Home

The Manito Home Bureau will meet Thursday February 11 at the home of Mrs Edith Rankin and daughter Helen. Ms Grace Wepner Home Adviser will present the lesson New Finishes On Clothing. Roll call My Favorite Quotation.

Manito Grace Wepner Roll Call

Benefit Dance At Forest City Feb 12

Forest City Legion Post 1190 hosts a Benefit Dance at Forman Jr. High Gym on Friday February 12 with proceeds to the March of Dimes and Child Welfare. Jimmy Roberson Band provides music and Curless of Havana calls square dancing starting at 8 30 p m.

Forest City Legion Post No. 1190 Forman Jr. Hi March of Dimes and Child Welfare Jimmy Roberson Curless Havana

Mason County Farm Closing Out Sale Set for February 18

A Mason County Home Closing Out sale will be held Thursday February 18 featuring farm machinery dairy cattle hay grain and household goods. Board of supervisors approved closing the Mason county home and renting the farm property with William F. Hirst as chairman Claud Street as superintendent Dwigh Knollenberg as auctioneer and Robert Phelps as clerk. Lunch will be served by Red Oak church ladies.

Mason County Board of Supervisors William F. Hirst Claud Street Dwight Knollenberg Robert Phelps Red Oak Church

Forman Braves Capture Mason County Tourney Title

Forman Braves won the Mason County basketball championship, defeating Havana in the county final after a path that included easy wins over Kilbourne and a 47 41 semifinal victory over Mason City. About 1500 fans filled the Mason City gym with 200 turned away.

Forest City Bluebirds Manito Tigers Forman Braves Braves Bath Forman Kilbourne Mason City Havana Mason County Democrat Ducks

Hewitt and Hobbs Discuss Special Education Program

Forman Home and School Club schedules a February meeting at Forest City Junior High Gym to hear Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Hobbs discuss a possible special education program. An open Q and A follows with family night invites for fruit salad cookies and card tables.

Hewitt Forman Unit Joseph W. Hobbs Co Mason County Schools Forman Forest City

Turkish Teachers Visit Forman School Group Heads to Turkey Education

Turkish educators led by Mr. Ibrahim Ozgentas visit Illinois institutions under Professor Thomas Benner. Ten Turkish teachers and principals from Konya will study American high school systems in Illinois and Urbana before returning home to implement reforms.

Ibrahim Ozgentas Konya Turkey Forman Denizli University of Illinois Thomas EB. Benner College of Education Illinois Urbana Omer Bayin Huseyin Goksel Macit Kiliceri Ahmet Golbas Hasene Oksuzolglu Kemal Ozinonu Lamia Ozsoy Ibrahim Paro Misa Yeldiz Ugurtas

Rites Monday for Mother of Mrs Rankin

Funeral services for Bernice Ainsworth 66 of Mason City were held in Mason City Monday February 1 following her death Friday January 29 at Memorial hospital Springfield. She was mother of Mrs Robert Rankin and had many friends in Manito during visits to the Rankin home. Survived by four children Robert Ainsworth Kingston Md Donald Ainsworth Kirkwood Mo Mrs Barbara Cavallo Hastings Weymouth Mass and Mrs Marjorie Rankin Manito.

Bernice Ainsworth Mason City Memorial Hospital Springfield

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Missionary Services Ederated Church Dulal Borpujari Bernshausen Mason County Farm Delavan Tazewell Washington Mason Co. Democrat Forman Fg Parkin Wistehuft Sunderland Oreeseneseee Wells Sadn Seebeeseneeeen Rakestraw Santen Morse Eeretereeressees Swinford den Hewitt and Hobbs U of I Robert Rankin
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