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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1954
Page
8
Community brief from Manito features local events and notices dated Thursday February 18, 1954. Summary covers civic announcements, upcoming meetings, and activities for residents in Manito and surrounding areas.
A study on home laundering shows more men handling the weekly family wash with new automatic washers and dryers. Modern machines simplify tasks, shorten diaper drying time, and reduce diaper and linen quantities, aiding mothers, especially with a new baby.
W. L. Thomas has returned home to Spring Lake from St. Francis hospital in Peoria after a cataract operation on his right eye and is getting along satisfactorily. Miss Lois Parker of Forest City is a patient at St. Francis hospital Peoria with a seriously infected hand injured in a car door, in room 859.
Walter Meeker, longtime resident, is seriously ill at Mercy Hospital in Burlington Iowa. Friends may send cards to Room 312 Mercy Hospital. Last Saturday Sam Moses and Milton Meeker, with Mrs Roy Strawbridge and George Meeker of Mason City, went to Burlington to be at his bedside.
Mr and Mrs Edward Alexander and family enjoyed visiting Sunday at the former's parents Mr and Mrs Robert Alexander in Delaware.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Carroll Farnam and family included Mrs Julia Siegrist and Mr and Mrs Don Siegrist of San Jose and Mrs Mead of Peoria.
Rebecca Jane and John Crish and their grandparents Dr. and Mrs. Cooper hosted a weekend gathering. John Crish Jr. joined for dinner. Mrs. Orin Ethell of Princeton visited with Norton Brenner and relatives. Louis Talbott and Mary Ann stayed with Robert Hilling and family. Melvin Fischer of Kingston Mines visited his parents. Lila O’Hara returned from Pekin and Peoria. Henry Fischer and family hosted an evening with guests Henry Fischer and wife. Warren Cloyd of South Pekin joined Ben Bilyeu’s family for Sunday.
Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson were Becky and Eric, joined by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bilyeu, Cynthia and Cathy.
Mr. and Mrs. James Seelye and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wistehart with their sons were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Ulrich in Peoria. A second line offers a proverb about helping a person out of trouble and being remembered when trouble returns.
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