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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Ray Fletcher and Mr and Mrs Bill Chipman of Rushville spent the week end with the Cleve Shelabarger household. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Cleve Shelabarger and Mr and Mrs Sidney Thomas.
A Mansite community write up records visits and meals. Mrs Fanny Thompson stayed two weeks as a guest at Bill Grim’s home near Rieview Missouri and returned home with him. Mr and Mrs Clayton Shelabar yer hosted supper with Cleve Shelabarzer’s family in Spring Lake St. Mr and Mrs Bill Shelabarger moved to the Port Wheeler farm tenant house in Spring Lake. Mr and Mrs Ralph Montgomery dinner guests of Cleve Shelabarger.
The Charming Chicks 4 0 Club gathered at Mrs. Paul Woods residence on Friday May 26 with assistant leader Mrs. Earl Thomas. Members present included Erma Louise Ritchie Sylvia De Sutter Jo Ann Bauer Joyce Hailey Mary Rakestraw Beverly Knaak Linda Boyer Evelyn Boyer Nola Erzleben and Barbara Thomas. The group planned sewing as their project for the year.
Mrs Roy Runyon correspondence contacts listed. Families visit Carl Porter Sr. in Pekin and Carl Porter Jr. in Alaska. Several callers and visitors cited from Pekin East Peoria Champaign Spring Valley Ladd and Sand Prairie with names including the Benders Coryells Weimers Louies Meyers and Lutzs among others.
Mrs Grace King of Pekin spent Sunday morning visiting with Mrs Fannie Jones at the Albert Herr man home. Mrs Charles McLaughlin was an afternoon caller. Callers Sunday at the Sidney Combs home included Mr and Mrs Leonard Doren Pekin Mr and Mrs George Lahr and family Louis Schuttler Mrs John Proehl George Harbaugh Harold Herrman and Juanita DeVore. Kenny Becker spent a few days with Aunt and Uncle Mr and Mrs Chester Niekirk of Pekin. Mr and Mrs Roy Runyon and Keith were Sunday evening callers at the home of Mrs Mary Lou Runyon and Mr and Mrs George Hubbard and son Alan. Mrs Sidney Combs and children and Della Parker were Wednesday shoppers in Pekin.
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