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Newspaper

Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1952

Page

3

Forest City Unit to receive curtains and draperies lesson

Mrs L A Wilson and Miss Dorothy J Swig of Illinois spoke on making curtains and draperies on January 23. Despite poor roads 18 of 20 Home Bureau units were represented in Forest City. The Forest City Unit will receive the lesson in February.

John Harms The Forest City Home Bureau Dorothy J. Swig University of Illinois Altho Home Bureau Forest City

Forest City Ladies Aid Meets In Matthews Home

Forest City Ladies Aid held an all day meeting at the home of Mrs. Alvin Matthews. Due to icy streets and illness attendance was down but quilting and a pot luck dinner occurred. Several members attended and the group plans another gathering at the Matthews home next week.

Forest City Ladies Aid Alvin Matthews Mesdames Merlyn Jackson Elsie Emmons Otho Thomas G. F. Carey Pete Krei Harry Embree Aid Matthews Bishop Community Club Verden Himmel Altho Henry Wahlfeld Messrs Ronny Robert Lindy Mrs. Chas. Vaughn Manito Warren Neikirk Marvin Neikirk Marc Carl Steging Havana Gene Emma Frobe Esther Frobe San Jose Esther Armbrust Alvin Stovers Matanza Beach Babe Folkman Cpl Gerald Folkman Clayton Folkman Canton

4-H District Meeting Announced for Pekin

Grace L. Anderson announces a district 4-H meeting for local club leaders in Pekin on Monday February 18. The event begins at 10 o clock and includes a complimentary luncheon with details to follow.

Grace L. Anderson Pekin

Delegates Named for State Home Bureau Meeting in Urbana

Mason County Home Bureau officials Mrs. George Knuppel Mrs. Clair Lynn and Mrs. Ralph Porter were chosen as official delegates to the State Home Bureau meeting held January 29 at Smith Music Hall Urbana A bus load represented the county group bus tour chairman was Mrs Claude Blessman Grace Anderson Mason County Home Adviser plans to attend in service training February 11 12 tour of Chicago stores factories and wholesalers will cover textiles clothing furnishings fabric patterns and floor coverings Edna Gray Fern Carl Dorothy Swig assist with arrangements advisers will visit the Good Design exhibit in Chicago

George Knuppel Mason County Home Bureau Clair Lynn Ralph Porter State Home Bureau Smith Music Hall Urbana Home Bureau Claude Blessman Mason City Grace Anderson Mason County Chicago Edna Gray Fern Carl Dorothy Swig

Local leaders train on Curtains and Draperies

Eighteen of twenty home bureau units attended a training school on Making Curtains and Draperies led by Miss Dorothy Swig Extension Specialist in Home Furnishings at the University of NL. Attendees included Mrs. Maize Moore Manito Unit Mrs. Orville Himmel Topeka Unit and Mrs. John Harms Forest City Unit.

Home Bureau Dorothy Swig University of NL Maize Moore Manito Orville Himmel Topeka John Harms Forest City

Kreiling Returns From Southern Vacation

Orin Kreiling comes back after several weeks away visiting sites of interest in Louisiana and Florida.

Orin Kreiling South Louisana Florida

Federated Church at Forest City lists new officers

Forest City Federated Church held its annual election Sunday morning. New board: Vernon Langston chair. Dillard Worner vice chair. Guynith Neikirk secretary. Percy Kreiling. Edith Warner. Clarence Foster. Florence Hovey. Helen Hibbard. John Harms. and two new members Mrs Lester Warner and Mrs Clarence Foster.

Forest City Federated Church Nelson Worner Vernon Langston Dillard Worner Guynith Neikirk Percy Kreiling Edith Warner Clarence Foste Florence Hovey Helen Hibbard John Harms

Van Etten Couple Visit Easton Family

Mr and Mrs Ed Van Etten of Easton spent Sunday with Mrs Georgia Hicks and her mother Mrs Elizabeth Van Etten in their home.

Ed van Etten Easton Georgia Hicks Elizabeth van Etten

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