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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1952
Page
2
A mixed parcel notes changes in Manito: village ice and storage updates, new managers for the Spring Lake Club house, and a shift in local athletic groups. Amelia Haley and Fred Pfeiffer wed January 1. A theft scare offers a $50 reward, while wheat crop worries and cold snaps frame the season.
January 10 1922 feed grinding shows 15 cents per bit, fine 20 cents per bit. Frank Palmer reports at Manito High School where Manito dropped its first two home games of the year to Bath. Lineup for Manito included.
Captain Charles O Huffman after eight years as commanding officer of Company H in Manila is reassigned to air corps duty. The unit honors him with a wrist watch. He is ordered to Valdosta Georgia. Also noted are changes at Canton barber shop and local post office staff. Mason County January tire quota set at 43 passenger tires and 32 truck tires.
The Golden Links Class will sponsor a Silver Tea and Open House at C. J. DeSutter's new home on Friday January 16. David Reynolds of Blackburn College and Harold Herman of State Normal recently visited home folks. Lois Meyer returned Monday from a Florida trip with Miss Staley of Peoria. J. A. Seelye found his car missing after leaving it running Tuesday night. it was recovered in Peoria at 3 a.m.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Meyers were remembered with calls cards and gifts from friends and relatives to mark their 25th anniversary Frank Woodley and Roy hosted a noon dinner and a group held an old fashioned charivari in the evening before a pot luck supper A note seeks more subscribers for the Manito Community Express.
Sunday dinner visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer included Mr and Mrs Clayton Folkman Canton Folkman and Mr and Mrs Howard Brown of Columbus Ohio.
Don Brent, once a Manito resident, fell gravely ill at his Keystone workplace Monday. He was transported home by first aid ambulance and is receiving specialized treatment for a kidney infection. Classified column note adds it pays big dividends.
A reflective line notes that once you pass age sixty five the only things that remain are those you have sent forward. It suggests preparing ahead and leaving a lasting impact beyond retirement.
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