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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1954
Page
6
Manito churches list service times and leaders. St Paul’s Lutheran with O A Borchelt minister holds Sunday School at 9 30 and Divine Service at 10 30. Manito Methodist with F Edward Watson minister lists Church School at 9 45 and Morning Worship at 10 45.
The notice announces evangelistic services starting Tuesday Jan 19 led by Rev. Jack Stout. Services continue each evening except Mondays through Jan 31. The schedule lists Sunday school 9:45 a.m. morning worship 10:46 a.m. crusaders for Christ 6:30 p.m. and evening service 7:30 p.m. A welcome awaits attendees.
Local families share weekend visits with relatives in Pekin Green Valley Bartonville and Mendota. Couples Mr and Mrs Wm Meyer and families hosted Lena and Frances Meyer while other gatherings included Mr and Mrs Earl Talbott with the Bilyeus and the Grobs with the Hamiltons. The Beebe and Woodrow households hosted a Pinochle group and S E Dennis visited Peoria and Mineral with daughters Beverly and Joan. A Bartonville pairing joined Effie Cox for Tuesday greetings. Contentment is a by product of work well done.
The next regular Senior Girl Scout meeting will be held on Thursday evening January 21 at 7 00 p m at the Catholic Center.
Mrs. Della Hobbs and her son Joseph entertained Mr. and Mrs. Jamey Cranwill and daughter Karen of Springfield, along with Mrs. Effie Cox, at a 6:30 dinner Saturday evening.
The two dollar bill, once maligned, now stands as the sole note capable of paying for a dollar's value in any purchase, highlighting its continued purchasing power and unique status.
Springfield reports 1,799 licenses revoked under the new Drivers License Act in the first six months. Secretary Charles F. Carpentier said 1,767 revocations were for drunken driving and 32 for other charges. Cook County residents totaled 947, with 701 from Cook County overall.
The Illinois safety drive shows 1 799 revocations from July to December 1953 down from 2 532 in the first half. Secretary Carpentier credits publicity and enforcement under the new law for the decline as citizens rethink drinking before driving. Full year totals rose to 4 331 in 1953 vs 3 613 in 1962.
Gaston Moreelis of Paris walked to Rome on crutches four months after leaving Paris on August 3 to fulfill a vow made when wounded in Indochina last July. He lost a leg in the war and prayed in the square before St Peter's, keeping his promise if he lived.
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