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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1953
Page
6
Local weekly carries community news for Manito and surrounding area. Highlights include civic notices, local events, school updates, church activities, and upcoming town meetings with dates and venues.
In Manito the St Pauls Lutheran Church led by C A Borchelt offers Sunday School at 9:00 A M and Divine Service at 10:00 A M CST. Catholic Mass is scheduled at 7:30 A M. Spring Lake Church with Paul N Roger as minister lists Sunday School at 9:45 A M and Morning Worship at 10:45 A M featuring Rev John Warren from Peoria Christian Center as guest speaker. Evening Evangelistic Hour at 7:30 P M, Warren also to speak. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Wednesday at 8 P M. Ladies Prayer Meeting Thursday at 2 P M.
Manito Methodist Church announces Sunday School at 9 46 with F Bender in charge and Morning Worship at 10 45 led by D J Powell. George E Ethell plays and organ pieces precede a sermon on Life's Tempting Situations. The tone urges church enrollment and spiritual help during vacations.
Mr and Mrs C J DeSutter visited Peoria on Wednesday afternoon to see Etta Cox and Jennie Rankin in the Methodist hospital. Etta has been a patient there for three weeks. Rankin underwent an unspecified procedure.
Miss Patty Endicott of Havana was a weekend guest of Miss Ruth Reed, returning home after a social visit.
A local observer reports doing well after attending the Springfield Municipal Opera at Lake Springfield. They enjoyed the performance of The Vagabond King, noting the opera event in a positive light.
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