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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1953
Page
8
The Forest City Home Bureau holds its July meeting on Wednesday July 8 at Union Center with Mrs James Lanman as hostess A pot luck luncheon will precede the program at noon with Mrs Alvin Pfeiffer presiding through July and August
Classified ad seeks local male or female to service and collect from automatic vending machines. No selling required. Car and references needed. Working capital $600. 7 to 12 hours weekly nets about $400 monthly. possibility of full time. Local interview with full particulars. respond via P O Box 521, Minneapolis Minn.
A compact classified notice invites readers to buy advertising novelties calendars and book matches from Albert A DeVore contact phone 89 for the Superior line.
The meeting begins at 1 15 this afternoon. Major Lesson Look Your Best Every Day will be presented by local leaders. The Merry Mixers 4H Club girls will attend and present a Minor Lesson with demonstrations. Roll Call Why I m Glad to be an American. Guests are welcome.
Forest City high school alumni gathered Saturday evening June 20 for a potluck dinner and officer election. Elizabeth Hovey Harris was named president, Ralph Kreiling secretary, and Edward Whitaker treasurer. About 60 attendees enjoyed a musical program by Joann Drake and Donna Schermer.
Janet Skinner president of the Merry Mixers 4-H Club Forest City takes part in the Room Improvement Project meeting Friday in the Farm Bureau Building Bloomington. Dorothy Swig leads. Mrs Alvin Pfeiffer and Miss Florence Hovey accompany Skinner to the school.
The Merry Mixers 4-H Club of Forest City met June 16 at Union Center with President Janet Skinner presiding. Demonstrations covered Cooking Fresh Fruits as a Sauce by Anna Forsythe and What A Good Sewing Basket Should Contain by Shirley Foste. Recreation was led by Sharilyn and Marilee Vogel. Refreshments were served by Anna and Irma Forsythe. Attendees included Janet Skinner Eloise Wahlfeld Arla Jean.
The June 23 meeting at Union Center began at 1:30 with Janet Skinner in charge. Sharilyn Vogel demonstrated a Fruit and Vegetable Salad combo, Linda LeSourd showed zipper technique, and Patricia Azbell presented Know Your Findings. Recreation was guided by Anna Forsythe and Betty Jo Skaggs. A clarinet solo by Marilee Vogel and piano by Ida Carole Whitaker followed. Refreshments were provided by Skaggs and Azbell. Present were Anla Jean Foste Eloise Wahlfeld Anna Forsythe Linda LeSourd Irma Forsythe Marilee Vogel Gloria Johnson Sharilyn Vogel Patricia Arbell Ida Carole Whitaker and Betty Jo Skaggs. Leaders were Mrs Alvin Pfeiffer Mrs Henry Wahlfeld and Mrs James Sanmann.
An exhibit of atomic energy development will run August 14 to 23 at the Illinois State Fair. The thirty part display will be free to visitors and includes demonstrations for farmers on using radio isotopes as tracer atoms in agricultural research.
The county births list includes Bert Davis Barry Lee Farnam Steven Herrman July 2 and Mrs Hazel Sunderland Mrs Nellie Waldmeier July 3. July 4 names Walter Hill July and Thomas A Moore Roberta Smith Lucille Gorden Guy Tisdale. July 6 Alan Hubbard H F Kreiling Della Hobbs Helen Rankin Mrs Mike Popovich. July 8 Richard W Velde July 9 Ruth Reed Nelson Zimmerman. July 10 Mrs Lewis A Warner and July 11 Sherrie Goodin July 12.
Louise DeSutter and Finas D Wilson are listed with July 13 and names Robert James Wilson Michael Arvel Smith Jean Parkin Margaret Hawkins in what appears to be a notice listing individuals and dates.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Hirst and James Lanmann attended a leader training school in Havana. Miss Fern Carl of the University of Illinois directed the session and presented the lesson Look Your Best Every Day. Local leaders will present the lesson at the July Home Bureau meeting.
Mr and Mrs Irving Dowell along with Donald Nancy Aletha Downell and Coretta Skaggs were among relatives at the Dawson family reunion held Sunday at New Salem Park.
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