Three U of Scholarships Awarded in Mason County
University of Illinois scholarships granted in Mason County for the 1940s exam held June fifth in Havana. Suzanne Ililyard from Easton Community High School won the County Scholarship, Robert Ingersoll from San Jose Community High School earned the Agriculture Scholarship, and Marilyn Roush from Manito Community High School received the Home Economics Scholarship. Announcement from Joseph W. Hobbs Mason County Superintendent of Schools.
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University of Illinois
Mason County
Sup't. of Schools
Havana
Suzanne Ililyard
Easton Community High School
Robert Ingersoll
San Jose Community High School
Marilyn Roush
Manito Community High School
Joseph W. Hobbs
Sup’t. of
Honored with Dinner for Carl Porter Jr Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter Proehl hosted a Monday dinner for Carl Porter Jr and his wife from Ketchikan Alaska during their ten day visit. Attending were Kurt Dewey Seattle and others from Pekin Henry IL Manita Green Valley and local residents. Porter works in the United Airways office at Ketchikan.
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Walter Proehl
Carl Porter Jr
Ketchikan
Alaska
Kurt Dewey
Seattle
Washington
Robert Dewey
Henry, IL
Carl Porter
Floyd Sours
Pekin
Anna M. Starrett
Dean Meyer
Harold Gilmore
Meyer Family Gathering at Mineral Springs Park Pekin
A large Meyer family gathering took place at Mineral Springs Park Pekin on Sunday July 25 attracting 30 relatives. Attendees included Lena and Frances Meyer Misses Lena and Frances Meyer Alfred Hoerr and family Anna Maas Loran Glock Judy and Barbara Glock Glenn Gore George Meyer William Meyer and families from Pe kin Galesburg and Manito.
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Meyer
Mineral Springs Park
Pekin
Lena
Frances Meyer
Alfred Hoerr
Anna Maas
Loran Glock
Judy
Barbara
Peoria
Glenn Gore
Galesburg
George Meyer
William Meyer
Manito
Mary Barnes Weekend Guest of Pearl Neikirk
Mrs. Mary Barnes of Normal was a week end guest of Mrs. Pearl Neikirk, sharing time and visiting together.
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Mary Barnes
Normal
Pearl Neikirk
Surprise Birthday Dinner at George Ethell Home
Mrs. George Ethell hosted a Sunday birthday dinner in his honor with a cake baked by her and decorated by Vernie Ethell. Attendees from Peoria Forest City Delevan and local families shared gifts and songs as candles were lit for many more happy birthdays.
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George Ethell
Vernie Ethell
Marvin Tweedell
Ralph Pollitt
Peoria
Paul Clauser
Delevan
Russell Johnson
Forest City
Ralph Ethell
Dale Ethell
William Hirst
Elmer Palmer
Harold
Norton Brenner
George Clauser
Clarence Palmer
Dallas Hawkins Birthday Party Honors Buddies
Dallas Hawkins known as Buddy celebrated his fourteenth birthday with about emht friends at his home. The group played baseball and bingo with prizes to Dicky Litz John David Boyer Arvin Johnson and Dickie Smith. Refreshments served to a list of locals and guests from Peoria and Manila. Mr. and Mrs John Schmidt marked their wedding anniversary.
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Dallas Hawkins
Buddy
Dicky Litz
John David Boyer
Arvin Johnson
Dickie Smith
Dale Montgomery
Gary Sevier
Kenneth Grigsby
Dick Litz
South Pekin
Kenneth Bender
Charles Arvin Johnson
Manila
Ronald Meyer
Roland Kunstner
Ikeda
Peoria
John Schmidt
Local Socials: Mr and Mrs Brenner Entertain Ethell Guests
Saturday evening Mr and Mrs Norton Brenner entertained Mr and Mrs George Ethell at a dinner gathering, continuing a pattern of cordial social events in the community.
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Norton Brenner
George Ethell
Opened Wallpaper and Paint Store By Local Resident
Darrell Runyon opened a wallpaper and paint store at his residence. He plans to carry and install laid linoleum and floor tile soon.
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Darrell Runyon
Darrell
Family thanks for kindness after loss of Sargent M. Hill
The family of S. M. Hill expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards flowers rides and deeds of kindness during the bereavement of their beloved father Sargent M. Ben Hill.
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Sargent M
Ben) Hill
Take Trip to the East by Meyer Family
Mr and Mrs Harold Meyer and daughters Lois and Donna left Sunday evening by car for Washington D C and other Eastern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meyer
Lois
Donna
Washington D.C
Birthday Dinner Honors Mr Ernest Palmer at Chicken Supper
Mrs Ernest Palmer hosted a fried chicken dinner Wednesday night for her husband Ernest Palmer's birthday. A birthday cake reading Happy Birthday Ernest was baked by Mrs Christine Johnson. Guests included Mrs Eva Wilson Marlowe Wilson and Rose Marie Mabel Corbett Lorraine Meyer Phyllis Jones Pekin and Lyle Palmer.
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Ernest Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Ernest
Christine Johnson
Eva Wilson
Marlowe Wilson
Rose Marie
Mabel Corbett
Lorraine Meyer
Phyllis Jones
Pekin
Palmer
Lyle
Woodleys Visit Houston Couple’s Texas Trip
Mr and Mrs LaVerne Woodley of Houston Texas spent Wednesday to Saturday with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Woodley and Roy and other relatives during a family visit.
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LaVerne Woodley
Houston
Texas
Frank Woodley
Roy
Mrs Lafe Hardy Guests With Mrs Earl Heckman
Mrs Lafe Hardy of Havana spent Wednesday as a guest of Mrs Earl Heckman.
C I M Improvement Plans Okayed New Havana Tracks Station
Havana will gain a new passenger and freight station on a belt line of the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway. President F L Schrader of the C I M says construction will cost about 350000 with tracks east of town and overpasses at state roads. Grading starts after the commerce commission order. construction next spring. existing trackage kept for local switching. The line serves Peoria and Pekin.
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Havana
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
F. L. Schrader
Springfield
C. and I. M. Railroad
Illinois Commerce Commission
Chicago
Schrader
Dinner honors Father Fidelis Albrecht and Bernie Albrecht
In Pekin and Manito visitors honored at a July dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer. Twenty six guests attended including the Albrecht family and Mrs. George Zorill. Father Fidelis and Bernie Albrecht traveled from Chillocothe to attend before leaving for San Angelo that evening.
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Fidelis Albrecht
San Angelo
Texas
Pekin
Manito
Bernie Albrecht
William Meyer
Fidelis
Henry Albrecht
Fred Albrecht
George Zorill
Chillocothe
Strain
Return Home and Visit Notes From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Carl Endicott and their Detroit son returned home after visiting his mother Mrs Luella Endicott and relatives. Miss Gertrude Meyer on vacation from Peoria visits her parents Mr and Mrs William Meyer. Lester Wayne Woodruff and families attended the Fischer Reunion at Pekin Park. Ed Galvin and children Pekin with Mrs Mary J Vaughn dined with their mother Mrs Anna Galvin. Pauline Caulkins and daughter Judy spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Leroy Parkin and daughter.
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Carl Endicott
Detroit
Michigan
Luella Endicott
Gertrude Meyer
Peoria
William Meyer
Lester Woodruff
Wayne Woodruff and
Fischer
Pekin Park
Ed Galvin
Pekin
Mary J. Vaughn
Anna Galvin
Pauline Caulkins
Judy
Leroy Parkin
Fishing Trip Planned to Boulder Junction Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs James Seelye and daughter Marian plan a week long fishing trip to Boulder Junction Wisconsin with Mr and Mrs Wayne Wistchuif and sons Ronnie and Jimmie leaving at week’s end.
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James Seelye
Marian
Wayne Wistchuif
Ronnie
Jimmie
Boulder Junction
Wisconsin
Graff Family Visits Zeeck Relatives in Town
Mr and Mrs Fred Graff along with Emily and Carl arrived Saturday afternoon from Phoenix Arizona for a week long visit with Mr and Mrs Julius Zeeck and their children Jacob Graff and other relatives and friends.
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Fred Graff
Emily
Carl
Phonenix
Arizona
Julius Zeeck
Jacob Graff
Annual St. Pauls Lutheran Picnic Planned in August
The annual St. Pauls Lutheran picnic with a fried chicken dinner at 5 30 P M will be held Thursday August Sth. FOR RENT Wallpaper Steamer Runyons Paint Wallpaper Store.
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St. Paul's
Sargent Mareen Hill obituary marks Manito pioneer life
Sargent Mareen Hill known as Ben Hill long a Manito Township resident born December 16 1867 near Manito village He worked as a carpenter then a farmer married Laura Callaway in 1888 later Alice Kent in 1914 He died July 19 1948 at Pekin Public Hospital Survived by four sons a daughter a brother seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren Pallbearers and local musicians are listed In memory he was a friendly jovial hunter and fisherman who enjoyed daily town walks and time with neighbors
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Sargent Mareen Hill
Manito Township
Ben” Hill
Sargent Mareen
Mr. Hill
Manito
Hill Homestead
Thomas
Nancy Long Hill
Ben
Laura Callaway
R. A. Hilling
Laura Hill
Hill
Alice Kent
Alice Hill
Pekin Public Hospital
Charles
Ray
Wilbert
Walter
Manita
Laura Green
Peoria
Cornelius E. Hill
Mapleton
Central Illinois
4-H Achievement Day Held At Easton High School
Mason County 4-H members showcased exhibits at Easton High School on Wednesday July 21. Awards included Blue Red and Yellow ribbons across Sewing Food and Flower Arrangement with Mary Quick Lucille Meyer Jane Bender and others earning top places. Demonstrations on Press Cooking earned first. State Fair attendance planned for August 12 to August 16.
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Mason County
Easton High School
Lucille Meyer
Betty Lou Meyler
Jane Bender
Marilyn Bernshausen
Ann Heyl
Marilyn Heyl
Flora Kastner
Joyce Hamilton
Lois Ann Hilsf
Glenna Spaits
Heide Kraft
Phyllis Whitehead
Mary Quick
Betty Lou Meyer
Twin birth announced for Mr and Mrs Hofrieter in Pekin
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hofrieter of Green Valley announce the arrival of twins at Pekin Hospital. A boy named Frank David weighed eight pounds born about eleven oclock. A girl named Frances Irene weighed seven pounds six ounces born about ten. Mother Norma Ethell and babies are doing well. Grandparents Merle Ethell of Manita and Mr and Mrs Lester Hofrieter.
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Wilbur Hofrieter
Green Valley
Pekin Hospital
Frank David
Frances Irene
Norma Ethell
Merle Ethell
Manita
Lester Hofrieter
Langston Kennedy Family Reunion Held at Peoria Home
Sunday Mr and Mrs Lee Langston hosted a Langston Kennedy reunion in Peoria honoring Mrs Lillie Kennedy Langston and her children. Attending were dozens of relatives from Detroit San Leandro Omaha Topeka Mason City and other towns with 82 guests served lunch.
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Lee Langston
Langston - Kennedy
Lillie Kennedy Langston
Peoria
Dell Morgan
Detroit
Mich
al Kant
San Leandro
Calif
Robert Muse
John Langston
Omaha
Nebr
John
Lillie Langston
L. N. Kennedy
Frank Kennedy
Havana
Robert Wahlbrink
Petersburg
James McDonald
Mason City
Byron Bartell
James Langston
Emden
Loren Harfst
Topeka
Melton Meeker
Phyllis Whitehead
Manita
Mary E. Crosby
Elsie White
Esther Armbrust
Hattie Kennedy
Orin Kennedy
Olin Kennedy
Carol
Floyd Whitaker
Laura Ann Crafton
Jack Hindman
J. B. Whitaker
Gladys Langson
Louis Lempke
Percy Kreiling
Walter Kennedy
Holly Kennedy
Harold
Ray Langson
Denny
Vernon Langston
Family Dinner Hosts Across State Lines
Mr and Mrs George Clementz and son Greg of Wilmington Illinois join Mr and Mrs Cleo Griffin and children Jerry and Judith of Havana Illinois for a Sunday family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Glenn Talbott.
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George Clementz
Greg
Wilmington
Ill
Cleo Griffin
Jerry
Judith
Havana
Robert Talbott J
Linda
Earl
Lacey Talbott
Glenn Talbott
Merry Mixers Achieve ment Day at Forest City High
The Forest City Merry Mixers 4 H Club held Achievement Day at Forest City High School. Demonstrations included dress review with 20 participants, clothing zipper finishing, first aid and cookies, plus motion pictures The Scrub Game and First Steps in First Aid. Roy White presented a film, and 20 girls sang Steven Foster numbers. Twenty girls enrolled for the summer project with 119 in attendance across six meetings.
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Forest City
Merry Mixers
4-H Club
Forest City High School
Phyllis Kroell
Ethel Bartel
Eloise Whitaker
Janet Skinner
Sherry Beale
Joann Tisdale
Carolyn Warner
Wilma Kreiling
Anna Forsythe
Margaret Purdy
Mary Jane Kroell
Anla Jean Foste
Dariene Dosier
Joyce Matthews
Janet Lempke
Eloise Wahlfeld
Josephine Tisdale
Delores Hirst
Lorella Whitaker
June Tisdale
June
Arla Jean Foste
Phyllia Kroell
Darlene Dosier
Lureblle Whitaker
Roy White
Steven Foster
Leslie Whitaker
Man Injured After Scaffold Fall at Cammera House
Ernest Beebe suffered an eyelid cut from a fall while working on scaffolding at the Cammera house Monday morning. He received treatment for the injury.
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Ernest Beebe
Cammera House
Picnic Supper Honors Woodleys At Country Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence Meyer hosted a Thursday evening picnic at their country home to honor Mrs Meyers brother and wife Mr and Mrs LaVerne Woodley from Houston Texas. Attendees included Mrs Harry Ziegler Pekin Mr and Mrs J M Roush Mr and Mrs S M Roush and daughter Marilyn Mr and Mrs Frank Woodley and son Roy and Mary Gorrlen.
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Clarence Meyer
Marilyn
Frank Woodley
Roy and
Mary Gorrlen
Mrs Burl Lawson Visits Mason City and Legg Family
Mrs Burl Lawson was a business caller in Mason City on Friday. She visited her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Paul Legg who are visiting here from Detroit Michigan at the home of their mother Mrs Nona Legg.
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Burl Lawson
Mason City
Paul Legg
Detroit
Michigan
Nona Legg
Gosda Attends Bock Reunion at Chateauqua Park Lincoln
Henry Gosda traveled to Lincoln on Sunday to join relatives for the Bock reunion held at Chateauqua Park.
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Henry Gosda
Lincoln
Bock
Chateauqua Park
Graff Reunion Held at Pekin Illinois
The Graff family held its annual reunion at Mineral Springs Park Pekin on Sunday July 25 with 83 members attending. Officers elected for the coming year include President Leonard Graff Vice President George Handke Secretary Leona Graff and Assistant Secretary Evelyn Rankin. A committee led by John Grube Orville Rankin and J W Schimmel plans Manito events. The youngest present was 8 weeks Joyce Mardelle Frye and the eldest William Graff age 80, both of Manito. Also present were many Graff relatives from Manito Delavan Normal Mason City Phoenix and San Jose among others.
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Graff
Mineral Springs
Pekin
Leonard Graff
George Handke
Leona Graff
Evelyn Rankin
John Grube
Orville Rankin
J. W. Schimmel
Manito
Joyce Mardelle Frye
Kilbourne
William Graff
Ronald Eugene Grube
Wilbur Grube
Nicholas Graff
Julia Graff
Lyle Witham
Porter
Kathryn
McLean
Fred Graff
Emily
Carl
Phoenix
Ariz
Elizabeth Behrends
Mason City
Fred Handke
San Jose
Jacob Graff
John Graff
Julius Zeeck
Karen
Bobiby
Earl
Shirley
D. W. Velde
Paul Hintz
Henry
Lester
Martha
Harmon Schimmelpfenning
Shirley Ann
Marilyn
J. W. Schimmelpfenning
Stella
Wilma
Frank
John
Richard
Dan Rankin
Evelyn
Donna Jean
Charles Jacobs
Milton
Wilbert Grube
Norton Brenners Return From Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs Norton Brenner returned home last Thursday after a trip visiting Colorado. Their relatives Mr and Mrs Rahn and daughter from Pekin joined the family on the journey and accompanied them home.
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Norton Brenner
Colorado
Rahn
Pekin
Budke Children Return Home After Stay With Relatives
Mae Ellen and Terry Budke, after two weeks with their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frederick, returned to their home last Sunday.
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Mae Ellen
Terry Budke
Roy Frederick
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Central States
Gail Hogard
St. Louis
Humane Society
Lela Ballenger
Harrison
Ark
Ozarks
Lela
Omer
Roeeen
Eal
Coon
Frank Herzegh
B. F. Goodrich
S. M. Hill
Father Griffin
Archibald MacDonald
Boston
Scottie
MacDonald
Runyon’s Paint & Wallpaper Store
Frank Palmer
Rudolph Rohlfs
Lorel Null
J. T. Huffman
Dillard Warner
Iva Clark
Moscow
Alexander
Panyushkin
State Department
Russia
Berlin
Marshall
Langston Kennedy
Manito Cleaners
Arthur P. Coleman
Columbia
Dwight Eisenhower
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