July 2 1903 items mark town life and harvest
July 2 1903 notices report July 4 planning J A McComas and son Perry back from the lake with seventeen black bass a few pounds each. Anna Schoneman to teach at Spangs School for 40 a month. Grandpa Hammers age eighty three. D A Shanholtzer visiting from Palmyra. Ethell and Black in town. Ethell may move here. Mrs Brenner surprised on twenty seventh birthday. Joseph Mattson from Co G 1st U S Inf home from Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McComas
Perry
Anna Schoneman
A. N. Black
Pekin
Elmer B. Ethell
Walnut
Hickory Grove
Manito
Ethell
Charles Brenner
Fourth of July Observed and Local Events Noted in Community
Manila quiet Fourth of July observed. Peoples State Bank vault door installed this week. Topeka man Lyle Shelabarger broke his arm cranking a car. Forest City residents Misses Marjorie and Helen Ingersoll visited Chicago. Elmer Weyhrich to hospital for appendicitis. Sunday service commemorated Fourth of July season at Spring Lake Reform Church yard. Byron Budke chaired event. Thelma Clauser wedding shower held June 30 for bride elect Mrs. Thelma Clauser and William Hirst. Green Valley man Clarence Darling died at Pekin hospital July 3 from tetanus after a fall while painting. W D Himmel celebrated sixty second birthday July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Peoples State Bank
Lyle Shelabarger
Topeka
Marjorie
Helen Ingersoll
Forest City
Chicago
Elmer Weyhrich
Spring Lake Reformed Church Yard
Byron G. Budke
Ralph Ethell
Vernie Ethell
Thelma Clauser
Wm. F. Hirst
Clarence Darling
Green Valley
Pekin Hospital
W. D. Himmel
Visit Edges Manilo South Pekin 5 to 4 in nine innings
The game between Manilo and South Pekin featured an 11th inning finish as the visitors won 5 to 4. The late rally secured the win for the away team, delivering a dramatic extra frame conclusion.
Local Farewell Parties and Transfers Reported
A series of brief notes records military transfers and visits across states and cities. C Sgt Lacey Talbott and Pfe Norman E B Wilson moved from Oklahoma to Albuquerque New Mexico while Harold Selke SLC shifted from Graffin Illinois to Wolf Lake Illinois. David Cooper S 2C from Chattanooga Tennessee visited his parents. Cpl Gail Beebe received a farewell at Camp Beale California hosted by Mr and Mrs Ernest Palmer and son. Loren Glock Ensign returned home from Cambridge Massachusetts to Manila and San Jose to see wife and relatives. The Nannen family held their sixteenth annual reunion at Pekin Park on Sunday. An air raid siren sounded a one minute blast Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Talbott
Norman EB. Wilson
Oklahoma
Albuquerque
Mexico
David Cooper
Chattanooga
Wolf Lake
Illinois
Loren Glock
Cambridge
Mass
Manila
San Jose
Farmers Rally From Flood Delays After Repairs Completed
Stuck and burned out crews completed repairs before the all clear. Farmers labored day and night to harvest crops after May floods and bad weather delayed planting and progress.
Senior Girl Scouts Host Second Swimming Party at Delavan Pool
Reporter Lorrine Estes notes the Senior Girl Scouts held a June 26 swim party at Delavan Pool. Attendees included Cleo Rae Hawkins Joyce Hill Beverly Proehl Barbara Flemming Annalee Proehl Marilyn Heyl Virginia Schneider Darlene Prentice Janice Meyer Lorrene Estes with guests Barbara Heyl Ann Heyl and Jean Fleming. Chauffeurs listed as Mrs George Heyl Mrs Louie Proehl Mrs Walter Proehl and Mrs J McCraith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delavan Swimming Pool
Cleo Rae Hawkins
Joyce Hill
Beverly Proehl
Barbara Flemming
Annalee Proehl
Marilyn Heyl
Virginia Schneider
Darlene Prentice
Janice Meyer
Lorrene Estes
Barbara Heyl
Ann Heyl
Jean Fleming
George Heyl
Louie Proehl
Walter Proehl
J. McCraith
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grandpa Hammers
D. A. Shanholtzer
Palmyra, Mo
Mrs. S. Shanholtzer
Joseph Mattson
Co. G
U.S. Inf
Philippines
Ft. Wayne
Dayton
Victoria
Fed
Tox Incl
WELBY
Court ST
Pekin, Illinois
Yip
Leifheit Bros. Lumber Co
Manito, Illinois
Girl Scout News
Lorrine Estes
Johnson Funeral Home
Carload Sale
Kelvinator
Les
Gentral Illinois
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