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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1950

Page

2

Garden Planning With A Purpose

Armchair gardeners are urged to plan for family needs with emphasis on minerals vitamins and fresh vegetables. Miss Grace Armstrong nutritionist calls for tomatoes leafy greens yellow vegetables and potatoes and suggests using past consumption as a guide or a fifty two week multiplier with a one fourth margin for guests and poor harvest. Planting should be timed for continuous variety and varieties chosen for freezing or canning.

Grace Armstrong University of Ilinois College of Agriculture

Tax Facts on Relief and TV Purchases Amid Welfare Claims

The report highlights families on relief buying television sets with relief checks and questions the fairness of aid, noting cases where old age assistance recipients should not receive funds. A Chicago family evicted for rent nonpayment after reliance on relief, then hotel housing and increased aid are cited. Government secrecy shields recipients from public disclosure, protecting both legitimate claimants and alleged abuse.

Chicago Nobodgy Illinois Illinois Public Aid Commission

Mrs. A. L. Grant Taken To Hospitals After Fall

Mrs. A. L. Grant fell in her Pekin home Friday and received first aid at Pekin Hospital. She returned home to Saturday morning then was taken to the Methodist Hospital in Peoria for further care.

A. L. Grant Pekin Hospital Methodist Peoria

Mighty Workers for Such a Little Price Classified Ad

Classified notice proclaims a bargain for labor services with a catchy headline. It touts low rates and quick results, urging readers to hire workers for a small fee. The short item emphasizes value and prompt availability.

Illinois Public Aid Commission vows action on fraudulent cases

Henry F Tenney the Illinois Public Aid Commission chairman writes to an information source urging immediate checks and reports on cases to remove ineligible recipients. He praises commissioners for cleaning up the mess and denounces relief chiselers who defraud taxpayers and harm genuine applicants.

Henry F. Tenney Illinois Public Aid Commission I.P.A.C

Topeka Home Bureau Meeting Report

The Topeka Home Bureau hosted by Mrs. Richard Carpenter featured a program planning lesson by Mrs. Stanley Noll and health and safety talks by Evelyn Sarff and Verna Atwater. Louise Himmel and Alma LeSoura led a lesson on illness and estate settlement. A pot luck dinner followed and many cards were sold by secretary Dorothy Smith.

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Community group hosts Havana visitors and social events

The Walker School Community Club met Friday night with many locals and guests. The Hana Novelettes presented a program to a large audience. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Meyer. Several couples attended Pinochle and Canasta games at Havana area homes.

Jimmy Stevenson Elmer Meyer Henry Strube John Deverman Havana Hal Schuessle Herman Strube Herman Glick Walter Hahn Chicago Henry Strupe Howard Sieben

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