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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
2
Forest City Home Bureau plans a full day gathering at Union No. 1 school house on Wednesday June 11 with co hosts Mrs Roy Hibbard and Mrs Alvin Pfeiffer and a business session at 11 a.m. The Legion Auxiliary meets Tuesday June 10 at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Robert Reich s home with transport to the Reich residence from Town Hall and members urged to bring silk hosiery and project coupons.
The annual Forest City High School alumni pot luck supper will be held at the high school in Forest City on Saturday evening June 7 at 6 30 p.m. Alumni and their families are invited.
Albert Shere is a patient at Proctor Hospital in Peoria. Pete Krei remains very ill at Pekin hospital.
Bible schools begin Monday June 9 at Forest City Federated Church and run for two weeks. All children from 4 years old through 8th grade are invited to attend.
Caterpillar figures include a Seattle adviser in Arctic airstrip reassembly and a Doepke toy reproduction of the D 6 track type tractor. Export and training programs host 68 men from 51 dealers in 37 countries. Diesel basketball drew 127 900 at Bradley fieldhouse with strong community support.
Mrs. Marvin Neikeirk serves as superintendent and will be assisted by women and girls of the community. The session will be held Monday through day from 9 a.m. to 11 30 each morning. All young people will be welcome.
Mrs. Henry Wahffeld and Mrs. John Harms attended the Forest City Home Bureau Leaders Training at the Methodist Church in Mason City on May 21. Miss Geraldine Acker presented the lesson Tasty Salads and will teach the local unit in June.
Mrs Blanche Wahlfeld attended the Mason County Home Bureau Executive Board meeting at Havana on Monday. Guests last week included Mrs Ernest Neikirk of Billings Montana and James Sears of San Francisco with local families in Forest City and Peoria. Mrs Maggie Bishop’s illness was reported to her daughter Mrs Mary Corbett of Pekin. Linden Camp RNA plans a meeting Tuesday June 12 at 7 30 pm in the home of Mabel Emmons with Erma Strabidge presiding.
The June meeting of the Union No 1 Community Club will be held Monday evening June 9 at 8 o clock at the Union No 1 school near Forest City. Refreshments of cake cookies and fruit drink will be served and each person is asked to bring enough for their family. Everyone is invited.
Forman School Club met Monday evening May 26 at the Jr High School in Forest City to honor thirty seven eighth grade graduates. No formal graduation exercise was held this year. the event focused on recognizing their completion of the grade.
A few hundred attendees shared a 7:00 pot luck supper. Teachers joined honored guests at a decorated table with flower arrangements and a cake by Mrs. Melvin Meyer. Afterward a business meeting chaired by Mrs. Virden Himmel named officers for the coming year including President Alice Heyl and Treasurer Lorene Kreiling.
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