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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
8
Jane Easton a 23 year old Des Moines, Iowa woman pursues Grand Opera training by taking small film roles. She studies at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and aims to build a career as a lyric soprano with beauty and finances training.
Mr and Mrs Harold Meyer spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Clarence Hasenyager and their son Jimmie in Minier for a supper visit.
Mr and Mrs Brent Caulk and family were guests several days last week of Mr and Mrs William Caulk in Peoria.
Rev. Joseph W. Hobbs presides at the Egypt Community Church with A. D. Meeker as Sunday School superintendent. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. CST followed by Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. EST.
D J Powell will lead morning worship at 10 45 CST with a 45 minute service The program includes church school at 9 45 with F E Bender as superintendent Sermon titled The Risk in Christian Devotion The Bible Scouts provide special music The church invites all to attend and brighten lives
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Don Parson and their sons from Springfield and Mr and Mrs Abe Thompson from Prophetstown.
Marcella and Lorraine Meyer visited relatives in St Louis over the weekend. They attended the Browns versus Yankees ball game at Sportsman’s Park. They returned with Kenneth and Mayme Klein and are staying with William Meyer family this week. George Grob and others joined the Fisher reunion at Pekin Park. Seelye visited Peoria to see Dr Clyde Ulrich. birthday celebration noted. Amos Thompson hosted guests Robert Grant and daughters from Watseka Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Beebe motored to Bloomington Sunday with Mr and Mrs C J DeSutter. Sunday afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs Theodore Bender were Mr and Mrs Frank Cranwill and sons of Pekin and Mr and Mrs John Talbott and daughter of Normandale.
Mrs Mary Barnes was a weekend guest of Mrs Pearl Neikirk. The social visit centered on shared hospitality and conversation at the Neikirk residence.
Mrs Pearl Neikirk and Mrs Mary Barnes were Saturday evening dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs C A Beebe, reflecting a social gathering of local residents.
J. W. Whitaker was a dinner guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Meeker and Kathryn.
Mr and Mrs Wayne Wistehuff and their sons are referenced with additional mention of Mr and Mrs James in a family or social notice. The fragment lacks dates or locations but indicates kinship events or acknowledgments within a newspaper notice.
Evelyn Timbrook and Kathryn Marshall spent Friday in Clinton visiting Bill Adams. Miss Virginia Willett Mazie Schwanzierk and son, guests of Harold Willett, left for Frankfort to visit Willett’s grandmother and then continue to the Panama Canal Zone.
Mr and Mrs James Gilmore and their baby daughter were Saturday callers of Mr and Mrs Harold Gilmore.
Mr and Mrs Rudy DeSutter and Larry were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Kocker in Pekin.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bauer and Joan hosted guests including John Fries and family and Evelyn Berner of Los Angeles from Sunday afternoon to Wednesday morning, staying at their home.
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