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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1954

Page

3

Union Center Club Meeting in Forest City

The Union Center Community Club met Thursday evening February 18 at Union Center south of Forest City. Hosts for refreshments were Mr. and Mrs. John Harms and others. Families brought sandwiches and pie. Public invited. weekend guests visited local residents and relatives nearby.

Union Center Community Club Union Center Forest City John Harms Lewis Garrisch Ross Forsythe Paul Meeker Robert Null Leslie Henry

Forman Family Night Highlights School Club Meeting

A large crowd attended the Forman Home and School Club family night on February 8. Funds from a January 30 food sale totaled over fifty dollars. A musical program featured multiple accordion solos, a vocal solo, piano accompaniment, and a girls quartet. School officials discussed possibilities for a special education program for handicapped children, referencing a Jacksonville School model and state requirements for aid. Lunch was served and volunteers were named for the March meeting. Local residents noted include Alma Tobias and Elmer Herrman with family guests.

Forman Wayne Wistehuff Harry Schoonover Frances Caulkins Miss Conover Janet Schleder Judy Schleder Susan Barr Jackie Bilyeu Charlotte Fox Leonard Hewitt Forman Schools Joseph Hobbs Jacksonville Mildred Casey

Family Visit Highlights Iowa State Affiliation

Mrs. Nelson Dosier and son George traveled to Ames Iowa for a weekend visit with John L Dosier a freshman at Iowa State College. Mrs Dosier stayed at Chipmega Sorority House a guest from Oregon State Chapter Corvallis Oregon. George stayed with Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. The piece ends with a moral line about avoiding rut.

Nelson Dosier George Dosier John L. Dosier Iowa State College Ames Iowa Chipmega_ Sorority House Oregon State Corvallis Oregon Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity

Modern dryer promises time savings on laundry tasks

A reader explains how a clothes dryer reduces hours spent laundering and ironing by eliminating baskets trips to the line. It notes faster drying, less ironing, and wrinkles minimized, with figures suggesting about one and a half hours saved per ironing.

Forman News Menu Week Marquee

Monday features barbecues and buns with oven fried potatoes pickle slices B and B peanut butter cheese pears. Tuesday offers beef hash green beans cabbage salad B and B prune cake. Wednesday serves franks mashed potatoes celery and carrot sticks dried apricots. Thursday includes chicken and noodles peas.

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