Lowry-Crabtree Nuptials Celebrate Winter Wedding
Wanda Lee Lowry and Kenneth Crabtree wed in a double ring ceremony at Rev. Joseph W. Hobba's home on Friday night January 14. Both natives of Spring Lake and Manito Community High School graduates plan to reside in Pekin with the bride employed in the County Clerk's office and the groom with Commonwealth Edison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hobba
Wanda Lee Lowry
Roy Lowry
Spring Lake
Kenneth Crabtree
Walter Crabtree
Spring Lake Township
Bill Shelabarger
Manito
Dinner Guests Include Hill Shelabarger Family
Hill Shelabarger and son Rodney and Mr. and Mrs. R J Montgomery and son Dean were Tuesday dinner guests of the Cleve Shelabargers.
Driving safety when starting a cold engine
The piece warns that cold engines need more warm up time and greater gaps in traffic when crossing a street to avoid stalls and potential collisions. It stresses not to rush across a through street and offers a free copy of the new Rules of the Road booklet from Charles F. Carpentier, Secretary of State, Springfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carpentier
Springfield
Illinois
Montgomery Brothers Visit Family in Spring Lake
Larry Montgomery of Texas and Jack Montgomery of Iowa were guests last week of their brother Ralph Montgomery and his wife at Spring Lake, staying with the Montgomery family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Montgomery
Texas
Jack Montgomery
Iowa
Ralph Montgomery
Spring Lake
Forest City 4-H Hears Talks on Bird Flora and Diary Outlook
The Happy Hustlers met January 3 1955 at Union Center. Fox drive report noted January 1 two foxes killed with bounty to March of Dimes. Dinner profit to 411 Treasure. 4-H record books updated. Talks on State bird flower tree by Carla Irwin Countour Farming by Allen Forsythe and Dairy outlook by Karl Pfeiffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Happy Hustlers
Union Center
Carla Irwin
Allen Forsythe
Karl Pfeiffer
Norman Irwin
Ralph Kreiling
Greenhaulgh
Herman Kreiling
Robert Henry
Bpldon Kreiling
Lendell Dierker
LeRoy
Charles Greenhaulgh
Franklin Kroell
Douglas Phelps
George Dosier
Stanley Irwin
Ross Forsythe
Roland
Irma. Forsythe
Intermediate Girl Scouts Lead Forest City March of Dimes Drive
The 1955 drive opened with Mrs. Russell Rickett as chairman as six a.m. canvassing began in Forest City. Intermediate girl scouts Shar on Prentice Bonnie King Shirley Rickett Judy Woiwode Frances Herron and Ada Dawson collected 20 74 after house to house solicitation to aid polio research and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Russell Rickett
Sharon Prentice
Bonnie King
Shirley Rickett
Judy Woiwode
Frances Herron
Ada Dawson
Lempkes Entertain Before Son Departs for Air Force
Mr and Mrs Louis Lempke hosted a Forest City dinner Sunday honoring Roger Lempke who will depart January 31 for San Antonio Texas to begin active duty with the U S Air Force. He earned a 2nd Lt commission last July after completing ROTC at Bradley University. Guests included Mr and Mrs Roger Lempke Pekin Mr and Mrs Fred Reich Havana Mrs Freida Zurburg Havana Mrs Lee Langston and Miss Gladys Langstone Forest City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lempke
Forest City
Roger Lempke
San Antonio
Texas
Roger
Lempkes
United States Air Force
R.O.T.C
Bradley University
Pekin
Fred Reich
January Birthdays List Shared for Local Readers
Local birthday notices enumerate residents with January dates including Roy Lowry A D Meeker Lela Roush Dale Rankin Jerry Farnam Harold Bernshausen Frank Palmer Carl M Long Merrill Todd Huffman Jack Cranwill Henry Fischer David Neikirk Laurence Warner Mrs Ernest Palmer Mrs Wayne Hirst Oren Zimmerman Harry Hammer Denise Lee Jensen Grant Golden S M Roush Guy Hall Mrs Glen Tackman Sr Marvin Meeker for January birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Farnam
Harold Bernshausen
Frank Palmer
Carl M. Long Merrill Todd Huffman
Jack Cranwill
Henry Fischer
David Neikirk
Laurence Warner
Ernest Palmer
Wayne Hirst
Oren Zimmerman
Anniversaries Highlight Local Couples
Mr and Mrs Henry Hoffman marked an anniversary in 1914 while Mr and Mrs A J C Woiwode observed theirs in 1913. Laura Ann Fornoff and Mary Beth Parkin joined Josephine Parkin as Sunday afternoon guests of Mary Ann DeSutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hoffman
Laura Ann Fornoff
Mary Beth and
Josephine Parkin
Mary Ann DeSutter
Singleys Host to Club Members
Twenty two members of the Manito Pinochle Club were entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Singley Friday evening. Five tables of pinochle were arranged and prizes awarded to Mesdames Laurence Thomas Buwene Buck Harold Meyer and J L Thomas W L Kerr and Amos Thompson. Lunch was served by the host and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manito
Owen Singley
Laurence Thomas
Buwene Buck
Harold Meyer
J. L. Thomas
W. L. Kerr
Amos Thompson
Local Dinner Guests List in Pekin and Green Valley
Mrs Velma Hamilton Darlene Hamilton Green Valley and Louis Hamann Pekin were Sunday dinner guests of the George Grobs. Monday evening dinner guests of Mrs Eva Wilson included Mr and Mrs Ernest Palmer Lyle Palmer and Connie Lynn and Kirby Lawlis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Hamilton
Darlene Hamilton
Green Valley
Louis Hamann
Pekin
Greorge Grobs
Eva Wilson
Ernest Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Connie Lynn
Kirby Lawlis
Mr and Mrs Guy Hall Visit DeSutters Sunday Supper
Mr and Mrs Guy Hall were Sunday supper guests in the country home of Mr and Mrs Charles DeSutter and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hall
Charles DeSutter
A New Leaf for Men’s Religion in Social Life
The quote urges men to improve by getting along with others and turning over a cleaner page in the new year. It emphasizes social harmony as a key part of personal belief and conduct.
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Mercury
Ptaheer Id
Secretary of
Pek N. Reuling Co. Tir
Forest Cty
Pekin, Illinois
Roger Lempkes
Monor
A. D. Meeker
Mrs
Lela Roush Dale Rankin
Harry Hammer
Denise Lee Jensen
Grant Golden S. M. Roush
Glen Tackman
Marvin Meeker
A. J. C. Woiwode
Singleys
the Express
Sant Se Bi Oe
Nas
Ladies & Childrens
Schipper & Block Co
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