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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
1
A Manito Illinois letter to the Manito Community Express urges local merchants to support the village board in 1949. The writer notes the town’s 800 residents, proximity to Pekin and Peoria, growing facilities, and asks businessmen to attend meetings to see how tax money is spent and to back improvements.
The Royal Neighbors held a meeting Monday night at seven thirty to install officers. New officers include Oracle Dorothy Marshall past Oracle Alice Meyer vice Oracle Myrtle Cooper Marshall Emma Hall Chancellor Matilda Bernshausen reporter Edna Maloney receiver Helen Huffman inner sentinel Betty Huffman outer sentinel Lila Schenert. Prizes were awarded to Emma Hall Lila Schenert and Helen Huffman before a lunch.
Parents of a girl announce the birth of a baby daughter born Tuesday afternoon. A brief societal note mentions the Thomas family welcoming a newborn.
A long list of New Year and weekend visitors fills the social notes. Families from Pekin, San Jose, Forest City, Peoria, Champaign, Springfield, and Mazon City stop by homes of Benders, Warners, Schmiths, Freemans, Winders, and Worners for gatherings and dinners.
Collector W Y Dallman explains common filing errors in the Eighth District of Illinois. He notes dependents with under five hundred dollars income may be claimed only if the relationship exists and chief support is provided. For married filers, a wife's income must be included on joint returns and exemptions allocated.
The Mason County Farm Bureau and allied groups plan a large annual meeting at the Havana Schools Gymnasium with 10 am sessions for the Mason County Service Co and 10:30 Farm Bureau program. Directors will be elected, officers report, and a 1 pm afternoon program includes Collier and Smith, a film, and E. O. Johnson address.
A stockholders meeting of Peoples State Bank was held Monday at 2 30 p m. The bank declares six percent dividends and increases stock dividends by one hundred percent. Officers include President E E Ethell Vice President S E Dennis Cashier R L Mahr Asst Cashier W S Maloney. Directors are E E Ethell S E Dennis R L Mahr W S Maloney and Ties Velde. Bookkeepers are Edna L Maloney Alice M Meyer and Catherine Meeker.
The Rotary Club met Tuesday night in the Methodist church basement. Dutch Warner served as program chairman. Bill Grover gave a short talk on Rotary. Loren Himmel of Havana reported on Taxes. Vernon Langston will chair the next meeting.
Miss Joyce Thompson entertained a group of friends Friday afternoon for her 13th birthday. They played games and enjoyed ice cream cake and cold drinks. Attending were Frances Hamilton Wanda Harris Pauline Frederick Stella Schimmelprenning Laura Crafton Joan Reed Ruth Reed Joyce Wilson Betty Bernshausen Janice Meyer Beverly Hucker and Joyce Thompson.
The Manito Hardware Company hosts a free family party at Manito Community High School gymnasium next Thursday night January 13 with two performances at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Acts from Peoria include Herman Hampy Royal Gustafson Frank Negelman Don Jones and more with Music Dancing Singing and ventriloquism. Julius Zeeck invites all to attend and notes a hardware ad on page four contains the invitation.
D. J. Powell leads the Church School at 9:45 am with F. E. Bender as superintendent. Morning worship at 10:45 features a sermon Growing a Christian Conscience. Evening service at 7 pm includes a sermon We Are Afraid of That Which Is High. Midweek service on Wednesday at 7:30 pm moves to homes for winter. choir practice Thursday at 7:30 pm at the Wm. Hirst Home with all helpers welcome.
The Manito Tigers regain the Green Duck trophy from Mason City after a 40 to 21 victory on their home court. Kenny Thomas led scoring with 17 points, Popeye Smith had 10, as Mason City rallied briefly in the second quarter but fell behind. The Manito Cubs lost 31 to 10 in the curtain raiser. Peggy Lou Webb will appear at the Family Party next Thursday night.
The Rev and Mrs O A Borchett announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Betty Lou to Robert Bridges son of Mr and Mrs Paul Bridges of Okanville The wedding is set for Saturday February 12 at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Manito.
Students return from vacation resume studies and activities. Freshmen girls distribute gifts from the Christmas tree as Santa visits briefly. Semester exams approach and seniors sponsor successful games. Caps and gowns measurements will be taken this semester as classes prep for finals and spelling drills.
On January 9 1949 at 10 a m Sunday School led by Lawrence Whiteford and at 11 a m Morning Worship led by Joseph Hobbs with Holy Communion observed during the service.
The final week is the deadline to buy a 1 year ibook, available from any senior or Miss Hewitt. Each book costs $1.75. Candy sales at the home are mentioned in the notice.
Freshmen resume normal routines after the Christmas break with resolutions to improve in the new year. The big talk concerns the enjoyable vacation period and school concerns about progress in the coming semester.
John David Boyer cut his hand while ice skating during the vacation. Mr and Mrs Brodman traveled to Beardstown and watched the Bradley San Francisco game in Peoria. Eric Shalkhauser and Brodman attended the game, while Mrs Brodman and children visited Miss Shalkhauser. Miss Hewitt stayed busy vacationing in Keokuk Iowa with brother R A Hewitt and spent Sunday January 2 in Galesburg with a relation.
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