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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
5
Industry pitches dryers as labor savers improving health and time while enabling year round drying and weather independence. Points include easier handling, reduced lifting, protection from soot and dirt, preserved colors, fluffy soft results, and sanitation near 145 degrees to reduce pollen.
The text notes washing and drying bed linens and children's clothes quickly for immediate reuse, suggesting a need to reduce wardrobe quantity to speed laundry cycles and restock essential items promptly. It emphasizes efficiency in laundering and reuse of fabric items.
The Pleasant Plains Community Club met at the home of Mrs. Nelson Vogel for a regular business session led by president Mrs. Howard Kiesling. Contests honored Mrs. Betty Van Orman and Mrs. Lyla Frederich while members and guests from multiple families shared recent visits and weekend gatherings in Peoria Bloomington Savannah and Savannah Missouri.
The Gleaners Sunday School class of Forest City Federated Church met for its monthly gathering at the home of Mrs. Merlyn Jackson. Mrs. G. F. Carey led the business session and Mrs. Mabel Emmons gave the secretary report. A thank you note from Nelda Wilson thanked for a Christmas plant.
A class member donated 31.00 at Christmas for Pep lows Indians at the Mission and reservation for Christmas gifts and work. Merlyn Jackson presented colored slides of trips and local scenes after the business session. Refreshments were served to Mesdames Carey Embree Emmons Sherer Franks Krei Patterson Wilson Whitaker Neikirk Kennedy Wahlfeld and guest Juanita Ellenberger of Havana.
February birthdays published for Letha Jean Moore Maurice Gene Walker Janice Kay Meyer John B Halpin George H Hubbard David Reynolds Joseph P Sparks observed in community notices. The list records names with February dates showing local residents celebrating milestones.
Readable fragments name several individuals including Robert L. Zimmerman Mrs Hagel Bender James H Clauser George Meyer Mrs Burl Lawson Mrs Louise Heckman Mrs Bill Shelabarger Mrs Stuart Thomas and Paul Clauser tied to February dates.
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