Water drainage woes prompt calls for funds and fixes
Citizens report inadequate drainage in Manita to handle heavy rain, noting a key underground sewer from Triangle Park to the Railroad ditch must be widened. Board funding is scarce, with fines aiding the general fund only modestly. Local motorists may face new careless and reckless driving charges. Grandma Palmer is set to celebrate her 97th birthday on Sunday, July 10.
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Triangle Park
Grandma Palmer
Mrs
Frank Palmer
Picnic and Fireworks Display for Local Families
A group gathers at the Meyer home grounds for a Monday picnic and fireworks show. Guests include Clarence and Marie Meyer, Russell, Louis Proehl family, Harry Meyer, Wayne Meyer and daughter, J L Thomas family, Richard Thomas, all of Manito, with Leroy Golden of Champaign and Misses Marie and Viola Morgan of Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Meyer
Clarence Meyer
Russell
Louis Proehl
Harry Meyer
Wayne Meyer
J. L. Thomas
Richard Thomas
Manito
Leroy Golden
Champaign
Manito Methodist Church Services and Programs
D J Powell leads Church School at 9 45 a m with F E Bender as Superintendent. Morning Worship at 10 45 a m lasts forty five minutes in hot weather with a choir and the sermon God Calls What will you answer. Prayer Service and Bible Study Wednesday at 7 30 p m cover The Sermon on the Mount. Classes for all offered to provide helpful guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Powell
Minister Church School
F. E. Bender
Merry Mixers to Have Achievement Program
The annual 4-H achievement program will be presented at the Baptist church in Forest City Friday evening July 8 at 8 p m. Mrs John Harms and Miss Jeanne Hibbard will head the arrangements. The public is invited to attend. Louis DeSutter Sr was taken to Pekin hospital Tuesday by Johnson ambulance.
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The
Baptist Church
Forest City
John Harms
Jeanne Hibbard
Louis DeSutter, Sr
Johnson
Pekin Hospital
Mary Waldmeier
Altar Rosary Society Meets At Parish Home
The Altar Rosary Society of the Catholic church will meet at Mrs. Charles Johnson’s home Monday at 7 30 p m All parish women are invited with Mrs. W L Kerr as co host. Dr and Mrs L Lynch and family returned Friday from a two week vacation spent first at Washington Island Wisconsin and then Hackensack Minnesota.
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Altar Rosary Society of the
Catholic Church
Charles Johnson
W. L. Kerr
Charles Louie
United States
Naney
School of Electronics Dept
Washington D. C
Mildred Shirley
Bloomington
Families Gather for Holidays in Waveland and Nearby
Mrs. Ida Reiter hosts the holiday gathering with visits from the Rushs and Chenoweths in Waveland Ind. Numerous relatives and friends from Pekin Washington Naperville Peoria and other towns join dinners suppers and calls. Several hospital and hospital ambulance notes appear among the extended family events.
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John J. Rush
Jeena
Waveland
Ind
Home Bureau Meeting Scheduled for July 14
The Manito Home Bureau unit plans a Thursday July 14 gathering at Mrs Rae Canopy residence with co host Mrs Nelson Warner. Members should bring flowers ribbons and scissors for a mini lesson Making Cor sages. Mrs Glenn G Smith hosted a plastic demonstration party Friday evening with attendees including Mesdames Harry Selke Kenneth Smith Marie Wilson Hannah Hirst Myrtle Farnum Alta Budke and Mrs Chitwood.
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Manito
Glenn G. Smith
Chitwood
Bartonville
Harry Selke
Kenneth Smith
Marie Wilson
Hannah Hirst
Myrtle Farnum
Alta Budke
Glenn Smith
Mrs Himmel Returns Home From Peoria Visit
Mrs. Sophia Himmel returned home Monday after spending several weeks at the home of Mrs. Ohn Rankin in Peoria.
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Sophia Himmel
Mrs Mabel Schierbeck Attends Cleve Holtman Picnic
Mrs Mabel Schierbeck attended a pot-luck picnic at the Cleve Holtman home Sunday evening.
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Mabel Schierbeck
Cleve Holtman
Illinois Arbors and Birds Day Proclaimed by Governor
The Illinois Senate designates Arbor and Bird Day with last Friday in April as the annual observance. The state also reports opening wildlife programs as the conservation department ships over 50,000 pheasant and quail chicks to clubs, with more to follow in summer.
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State Department of Conservation
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
66Th General Assembly
Roy Wilson Treated for Burns at Pekin
Roy Wilson an employee at Man ito Hardware Co was taken to Pekin hospital this morning after gasoline on his hands ignited burning his hands and arms while cleaning up at work early today
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Roy Wilson
Manito Hardware Co
Pekin Hospital
Wilson
Fireworks display draws Bernshausen family to Pekin event
Mr and Mrs Lester Bernshausen and family attended a Pekin fireworks display Monday evening, enjoying the local community celebration and viewing the show with neighbors and friends.
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William Shipley
Pekin
Kenneth Monroe
Lester Bernshausen
Village Board Extends Time on Milk Ordinance
The Village Board met Tuesday night July 5 due to the Fourth of July. They granted a three month verbal extension on New Ordinance No 262 to Hanson’s Dairy of San Jose. The Grade A milk ordinance extension allows selling non Grade A products in Manila until October 1, after which Hanson’s Dairy will be on a Grade A production basis.
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Hanson's Dairy of
San Jose
Hanson
Manila
County Assessment Supervisor To Be Chosen In Early 1950
Illinois counties will elect or appoint a county assessment supervisor starting in 1950 except Cook and St. Clair. In 17 commission form counties the post appears late in 1953. The job, created by late General Assembly action, proceeds after a nomination and certification process by the State Department of Revenue with a four year term.
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Cahokia Mounds State Park
Madison
St. Clair
East St. Louis
Ill
United States
Monk’s Mound
Cahokia Mounds Park
Cook
Illinois General Assembly
Revenue Laws Commission
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
State Department of Revenue
State Department
State to Fund County Assessment System Costs and Salaries
Legislation outlines salaries for county assessment supervisors by population, grants ex officio deputy roles to township assessors, and allows deputies paid by the county. It shifts power from the board of review to the county supervisors and anticipates state funding for initial installation and ongoing salaries and expenses.
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Town Board of Auditors
Board of Review
Topeka Brevities Funeral for Ira Rakestraw set Wednesday
Mrs. Ira Rakestraw learned Sunday that her husband was very low and he died at noon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the Topeka church. Several relatives and local residents attended gatherings and visits in Havana, Pekin, Peoria, and Chicago areas this week.
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Ira Rakestraw
Rakestraw
Carmen McCarty
Peoria
Topeka
Charles Willard
Sally
Howard Paul
John Randwanski
Chicago
Emma Trent
John Fisk
Havana
Floyd LeSourd
Merry Maidens
Coon School
Patia Himmel
Linda Rose LeSourd
4-H
East
E.B. LeSourd
Ethel Drake
Canton
Raymond Mowder Jr
Herman Strube
Leta Trimpe
Marilyn
Marvel Lee
Chas Willard
P. J. Mizer
Millie Tuttle
Abner McCoy
Pekin
When you clean out the attic set that old stuff with want ad
A note advises placing unwanted attic items in a want ad to move them swiftly. It urges readers to use classified ads for easy disposal and to find buyers or takers for old belongings.
Mayor Announces Funding Plan To Aggregate Two Year Total
The article notes a budget proposal aggregating more than $626 000 for the next two years by city officials. The plan outlines allocations across departments and roadmaps future grants to support services.
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Bill Hirst
Manito Methodist
Altar Rosary Society
Chas, Warner
C. Nelson Warner
Robert Kirby
Easton
C. C. Russell
Elmer Mason
St. Francis Hospital
Len Halter
J. E. Corbett
Mabel
Harold Gilmore
Burton Guengerich
James Gilmore
Dolores Fingard
Pekin Park
Donald George Huffman
Tess Velde
Eleanor Velde
Russell Velde
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Ed Chessman
Barrington
Carl Eply
Crystal Lake
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Green Valley
Darrel Runyon
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Harold Mason
Modelle Warner
George Bilyeu
Ernest Worner
Washington
Clinton Beuscher
Naperville
Chas. Worner
Dillard Worner
William Martin
Dean Meyer
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Karen Jane
Galesburg
Howard Jones
Edward
Guy Hall
Roland Maas
Lexington
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David
Russell Maas
Randy
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Barry Farnam
Kenneth Johnson
Kent Budke
David Neikirk
Larry Keefer
Billy, Jane
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Ernest Warner
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James Beelye
George Clementz
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Cleo Griffin
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Godfrey
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Becky
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Walnut
A. A. DeVore
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Willow Springs
Guy Wilson
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Albert A. DeVore, Jr
Allene
Roy Schimmelpfenning
Tremont
John Walden
Hosmer Meigs
Edmund Freemont
James Seelye
Mrs. Rae Canopy
Hopedale
Arvin Beebe
Rochester, Minn
Mayo Bros. Clinic
Mrs. Elroy Golden
Mrs. Golden
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Claribelle
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Home Bureau
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State Historical Library
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New York State
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Parkland
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Mr. Louie
Abner Meigs
Mr. Meigs
Weidmer Chemical Co
Meigs
Manito Methodist Church
Banner Bearers
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Meadow Lawn Cemetery
Ralph Ethell
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Alpha F Ethell
Ernest Gumbel
Rudolph Rohlfs
Frank Rankin
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