Obituary for Mrs. Mary Harwick Vice of Manito
Mary Harwick Vice, born 1865 in Lewistown Illinois, widow of Richard Vice, lived in Fulton Mason counties as a farmer’s wife. Survived by four daughters two sons, 14 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and two sisters and a brother. Funeral at Manito Community Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Melton with hymns saved by grace no night there.
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Mary Harwick Vice
Thomas and
Mary Jackson Harwick
Lewistown
Illinois
Fulton County
Richard Vice
Vice
Fulton
Mason Counties
Mrs. Wise
Manito
Pekin Hospital
Lodema Harvey
Cline Shappaugh
Pekin
Ollie Hammer
C. B. Willard
Manita
Charles
Oren Vice
Lulu Janssen
Ella Ferguson
Wood River
Clint Harwick
California
Manito Community
Community Methodist Church
D. E. Melton
D. J. Powell
Grace
Ralph Ethell
Vernie Ethell
George Ethell
Winfred Willard
George Willard
Albert Har
Golden Links Class Holds All Day Meeting
An all day meeting and pot-luck dinner were hosted at Mrs. Laura Velde's home with co hosts Ethel Priddy and Mabel Schirbeck. Attendees included Mabel Charlton Jessie Ethell Adah Frederica Emma Hall Edna Heckman Nelda Meeker Ethel Priddy Mabel Schirbeck Hattie Seelye Laura Velde Myrtle Powell and Gertie Buck. Visitors were Rev. Powell Helen Thompson Jim Seelye and Katherine Meeker.
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Laura Velde
Ethel Priddy
Mabel Schirbeck
Mabel Charlton
Jessie Ethell
Adah Frederica
Emma Hall
Edna Heckman
Nelda Meeker
Hattie Seelye
Myrtle Powell
Gertie Buck
Rev. Powell
Helen Thompson
Jim Seelye
Katherine Meeker
Subscriptions Roll In For Manito Community Express
Subscriptions arrive steadily for the Manito Community Express with new names from Manito and nearby towns including F E Hinegardner and Em mal Limecox. Renewals include residents from Topeka Forest City South Bend and Dayton among others, indicating continued local support and fanfare for the service.
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Manito Community Express
F. E. Hinegardner
Mavana
Ill
Kirby Lawlis
Roy D. Bowser
Forest City
Emma Limecox
Lewis Warner
Ray Hill
Nora Ryan
Teresa Gripp
L. A. Lynch
Zimmerman Groc
Ed ‘Hoeft
James Brewer
Wilson Hamilton
John W. Meeker
Manita
Raymond van Orman
Topeka
Adam G. Fredrich
Green Valley
Jake Guile
Granger
Wyoming
Ford van Orman
Emma Trent
H. F. Kreiling
Julius Weimer
Otho Thomas
Charles J. Ide
Morton
John G. Wamser
South Bend
Indiana
J. C. Hill
Galesburg
Wm. Proehl
Pekin
Oliver
Combs
Crawfordsville
O. E. Ethell
Princeton
J. L. Thomas
Lester Furst
J. T.huffman
Elmer Scherer
R. C. Laws
Bryan Budk
Hannah Knupple
John D. Prochl
Leo Wilson
D. J. Powell
Ed Heyl
Cleve Shelnbarger
Louis Proehl
Roy Meyer
Mary J. Vaughn
Lucille Coppel
S. E. Dennis
Carl Gerdes
Bert Golden
Clifford Talbott
Donald Parkin
Louis Bechuttler
Paul Becker
Manito
George Rankin
Dayton
Ohio
Bartels Couple to Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bartels mark their 50th wedding anniversary hosted by their daughter Mrs. Dick Breese in Manito. Open houses are set for 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Bartels born southwest of Manito and Pekin native Mrs. Bartels is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Janssen.
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Henry Bartels
Dick Breese
Manito
Mr. Bartels
Bartels
Pekin
John Janssen
Forest City school benefit movie and auction set
The School4Home Club of Forest City will hold a movie showing and a food auction on Monday February 20 at 8 00 p m in the high school gym Forest City for public attendance.
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School4Home Club
Forest City
Wessling
Brow
Wheat Exports Reach 36 of Every 100 Bushels Since War
From the postwar period, 36 bushels out of every hundred produced in the United States have been exported. The figure highlights the heavy reliance on foreign markets for wheat amid ongoing economic adjustments.
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U. S
Notable Local Burial Names Unspecified
The fragment lists Cecil Harvey Richard Hammer John Vice and Howard Shappaugh as buried in Meadow Lawn Cemetery. No dates or locations provided.
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Vey
Cecil Harvey
Richard Hammer
John Vice
Howard Shappaugh
Meadow Lawn Cemetery
Man-Hi-An Ad Sales Trip and Yearbook Plans
The Man-Hi-An editors and business managers traveled to Havana after school on Tuesday to sell yearbook ads and will visit Pekin on Saturday for more ads. Subscriptions may soon be purchased from circulation managers. Yearbooks are priced reasonably this year and many sales are hoped for. Writers are reminded that all yearbook material will be due in about a week and to turn in news soon. The Story Of A Thousand Year Pine is noted as reading material.
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Man-Hi-An
Havana
Pekin
Junior News Highlights From School English and Economics
Students discuss classic writers like Irving Hawthorne and Poe in English class. They mention budgeting in typing and a ten letter envelope exercise. Economics covers Nature Labor Capital and Power In Production with a near term test planned. Shorthand includes many measurement terms and a graded readings segment.
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Washington Irving
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edgar Allen Poe
William Cullen Bryant
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
John Greenleaf Whitaker
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Ford Wins in Style Again
The 1950 Ford has been awarded the Fashion Academy Gold Medal for 1959. A telegram to Henry Ford II announced the honor and praised the 1950 model for its graceful lines and enhanced styling. The award will be presented later when the Fashion Academy selects America s Best Dressed Women for 1950.
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Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Hartman
Ford
Fashion Academy
America
Manito Club Seeks Return of Bagged Cook Books
The Manito Mother's Club requests the return or payment for cook books sold, urging all who took part to settle the matter promptly.
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The
Manito Mother’s Club
Glands and studies fill Sophomore notes page
The Sophomore column covers gland types in human biology and their effects on growth weight and mood. It then logs recent history and world events as well as algebra and literature studies including poems and short stories. The students note tests reports and ongoing workbook work.
Freshman class covers cloth care and civic review
Students learn fabric identification dyeing moth protection and care for clothes. They also review United States Government citizenship concepts and discuss the Families Can Have Fun Together prose chapter with humorous stories. Fractions decimals are studied with plans to move into algebra later.
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United States
Memorial to honor Dr Mather in Mason City cemetery
Leonard Pratt of Abel Vault and Monument Co was contracted to engrave two mill stones into a grave memorial for Dr M B Mathers who died September 19. The lion motif came from a zoo lion photo, reflecting his love of animals, and the stones will mark his grave at the Mason City cemetery.
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Leonard Pratt
Abel Vault and Monument Company
Mason City
Zoo
M. B. Mathers
Brown School District Directors Call Unit District Meeting
The Brown School District directors announce a meeting at Forest City High School on Thursday evening March 2 to discuss the proposed Unit District vote set for March 18. Residents and those concerned with Forest City area schools are urged to attend.
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Brown
Forest City High School
Forest City
Early Illinois farm laws mix civil and criminal notions
The Illinois Criminal Code includes agricultural offenses with fines and jail terms. offenses cover adulterated milk up to 100 dollars, unhealthy cows up to 200 dollars, selling immature veal up to 50 dollars, arson on crops up to 100 dollars and six months, spreading noxious weeds up to 100 dollars, cruelty to animals up to 200 dollars, chemically altered grain up to 1000 dollars and three months, destroying animal brands up to 1000 dollars and one year, diseased animals at large up to 100 dollars, and trespass on posted farm premises up to 50 dollars.
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Moses
Hammurabi
Illinois
Meetings Scheduled on the Proposed Unit District for Schools
Residents in Spring Lake Manito Forest City area plan public meetings on the March 18 unit district vote. Sam Bishop of Springfield will discuss the plan at Forest City high school gym March 2 at 7 30 p m. Mother’s Club sponsors Manito meeting March 7 at 7 30 p m in Manito high school auditorium. Joseph W Hobbs County Superintendent will moderate all sessions.
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Spring’ Lake-Manito-Forest City
Forest City
Sam Bishop
Springfield
Illinois
Mother’s Club of
iManito
Manila
Joseph W. Hobbs
Vogel Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Chas Vogel observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a February 12 family gathering at their Manito home. Attending are five children twelve grandchildren and one great granddaughter along with many relatives from Illinois. A heart shaped cake was made by their daughter Irma McCullough.
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Chas. Vogel
Manito
St. Aul’s Lutheran Church
Irma McCullough
Chas Vogel
John
Momence
Ill
Chas McCullough
Kathy
Streator
C. W. Vogel
Bob
Jerry
Don Vand Nancy
Kay
Ryan
Bill Vogel
Peoria
Velma Dierker
Alice
Lincoln
al Limback
al David
Sandra
Stronghurst
Ernest Vogel
Susan
Ladies Aid
Prosecution Limits for Tree Damage Mentioned in Law
The notice outlines penalties for damage to trees with fines up to 100 dollars and a maximum 200 dollar fine plus three months jail for injuries or destruction. It clarifies that criminal action does not prevent a civil suit for damages by the injured party.
Reynolds Celebrate 38th Wedding Anniversary With Family
Mr and Mrs Frank Reynolds marked their 38th wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner. Todd Reynolds, Pekin, aged one, celebrated his birthday on February 13. Guests included John Reynolds Pekin Florence Holton Chicago Norman White Forest City Thomas Reynolds Glasford Dave Reynolds family Wayne Hirst family and others.
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Frank Reynolds
Todd Reynolds
Pekin
David
Florence Holton
John Reynolds
Chicago
Norman White
Forest City
Thomas Reynolds
Glasford
Dave Reynolds
Wayne Hirst
Celestial City Chapter Plans Friends Night at Masonic Temple
Celestial City chapter of OES will observe Friends Night Friday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple. Mrs Katherine Thomas of Manito will serve as Electa.
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Celestial City
OES
Masonic Temple
Katherine Thomas
Manito
Rev Charles Johannaber Named Mission Professor at Southwestern
Word is received that Rev. Charles Johannaber is appointed Professor of Missions at Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas. His address appears as Rev Charles Johannaber Snyder Hall Georgetown Texas.
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Charles Johannaber
The
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Texas
Snyder Hall
February Birthdays Celebrate Local Readers
Readers with February birthdays are invited to share their dates and names for the community birthday column. Send details to the newspaper desk to be featured in a forthcoming edition.
Ronnie Johnson to Return to School Monday
Ronnie Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Byron Johnson has been home from the Jacksonville school for the blind for a few days and will return Monday.
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Ronnie
Byron Johnson
Jacksonville School For the Blind
Eight and a Half Pound Boy Born in Pekin Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harold Knowles formerly of Manito are the parents of an eight and a half pound boy born at Pekin hospital.
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Harold Knowles
Manito
Pekin Hospital
Freshman Miss Joan Dennis Spends Weekend at Home
Miss Joan Dennis a MacMurray College freshman in Jacksonville Illinois spent the weekend with her family and friends continuing her studies.
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Joan Dennis
MacMurry College
Jacksonville
Illinois
Local Moves Report from Mason Street and Nearby Homes
Mr and Mrs John Fries and family moved into the Everett Pallmer house on Mason Street this week. Mrs Evelyn Timbrook moved to the Harry Selke residence.
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John Fries
Everett Pallmer
Mason St
Evelyn Timbrook
Harry Selke
Convalescing At Home Mr Guy Hall Recovers
Mr. Guy Hall is reported to be recovering satisfactorily at his home after illness or medical treatment.
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Guy Hall
Attendees Named for Mrs. Mary Vice Funeral
Out of town mourners listed for the service include numerous residents from Pekin and nearby towns led by Mr. and Mrs. Wm Lauter Bartonville Illinois and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith Mapleton Illinois with many others from Decatur Godfrey Canton Peoria and Wood River Illinois.
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Mary Vice
Out of Town
Wm. Lauterback
Bartonville
Harold Smith
Mapleton
Ella Ferguson
Woodriver
Ill
Barbara Cook
Donna
Virgel Jones
Earl A. Jones
Catherine Jones
James Vice
Decatur
Tis McNann
Charles Vollmann
Fairview
Lyle Ferguson
Godfrey
Russell Seymur
Peoria
Bruce
Minnie Vice
Dumferline
Max
Etgon
Canton
Olle Hammers
J. A. Tilman
Clive Schappaugh
James Helmig
Howaii Schappaugh
LeDema Heavey
H. Burnham
Alber Harvey
Cicil Harvey
Orin Vice
Charles Vice
John Vic
Jake Skinner
Ff Souba
John Fahnders
Floyd Burnham
Donald Burnham
M Mary Burnham
Pekin, Iil
Meeting Postponed by Mother's Club
The Mother's Club rescheduled its meeting from Monday February 20 to Thursday February 28.
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Mother’s Club
Forest City High to Host Junior Square Dance Friday
The public is invited to a square dance sponsored by the Forest City Junior class on Friday night February 17. Music will be provided by the Golden Melodiers or W. I B U S radio from Canton Illinois. Dancing runs 8:30 to 11:30 in the high school gym.
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Golden Melodiers
Canton
Illinois
Armington District Tourney opener vs Minier
Our boys face Minier in the Armington District Tournament next week in Cham paign Urbana as the start of the long series to crown a state champion and conclude the basketball season.
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Minier
Armington
Champaign-Urbana
Education meeting prompts one day school closure
The school will close for one day on March 10 for the annual Peoria Division meeting of the Illinois Education Association.
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Peoria
Illinois Education Association
Don't Blame Me picked as FCHS senior play
Forest City Community High School selects Dont Blame Me a three act comedy by Anne Coulter Martns as the senior class play to be performed Friday March 31 at 8 00 p m. The selection committee includes Jean Eyman Dolores Beard Roger Lempke and Bobby Null. Tryouts will occur soon under Mrs Ferne Lawkis supervision with the director to be announced.
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Anne Coulter Martns
Forest City Community High School
Jean Eyman
Dolores Beard
Roger Lempke
Bobby Null
Ferne Lawkis
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Luther Burbank
Freshman News
DR. Masher
Township Meeting
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Waltz Studios
Opera House
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Forest City High School News
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