Parkland Community Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Parkland residents hosted and visited neighbors through the week. Sterling Booth family and Sharon Pat and Mike joined Mrs. Gertrude Golden and Margaret for Thursday noon, with others like Mrs. George Singley and Mrs. Rebecca Beimfohr visiting. Helen Kay Herrman spent Saturday with Mrs. Donley of Delavan.
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Sterling Booth
Sharon
Pat
Mike
Gertrude Golden
Margaret
George Singley
Rebecca Beimfohr
Helen Kay Herrman
Walter Donley
Delavan
Local Residents Attend Banquet and Return Home
Golden and daughter Margaret were Mr. and Mrs. Harry White and Francis Williams. Mrs. Verne Herrman attended an alumni banquet in Delavan Saturday evening. Keith Runyon came home Wednesday from Knox College to spend the summer with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Runyon.
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Golden
Margaret
Harry White
Francis Williams
Verne Herrman
Delavan
Keith Runyon
Knox College
Mrs
Roy Runyon
Toss Out Jokers Decline of Interest Shifts Bridge Popularity
The 1953 decline in canasta interest pushes bridge back to number one. About 18 million Americans play bridge, according to the American Peoples Encyclopedia and reports from national playing card manufacturers.
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United States
Car Tractor Crash Injures Mrs. Roy Meyer Near Meyer Farm
A Monday afternoon collision on a gravel road near the Meyer farm injured Mrs. Roy Meyer route 2 with a mild concussion a deep cut above the eye and multiple contusions and possibly a knee fracture. Buddy Vale driver of the tractor escaped with bruises and scratches. The tractor owner was Walter Proehl. Mrs Meyer awaited assistance at Charley Fox’s home before Johnson Ambulance transported her to Pekin hospital.
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Roy Meyer
Pekin Hospital
Meyer Farm
Meyer
Buddy Vale
Altho
Walter Proehl
Vacation Bible School Opens at Spring Lake School
Daily program at Spring Lake School opened with 67 pupils and 14 teachers and helpers. Attendance rose each morning to 75, 82 and 86, reaching total enrollment of 87 by Thursday, with high perfect attendance noted. Classes and activities continue, with closing planned for June 11.
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Spring Lake
Spring Lake Church Vacation Bible School Notice
The Manita Community Express reports Spring Lake Church sponsors a vacation Bible school running Monday to Friday 9 to 11 30 A M through June 11 with an evening program and handwork display Friday and a Thursday picnic with sack lunches. The church will provide ice cream and soda. Public acknowledgements to the Forman Unit board for cooperation in providing school facilities.
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Spring Lake Church
Bible School
Forman Unit
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