Local families share visits and meals in Delavan area
A string of Sunday calls and dinners lace the Delavan area as Mr. and Mrs. Rankin and guests join Mr. and Mrs. Fornoff, the Combs, Reed, Schierbeck, Cooper, and other households. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Anderson from Carlinville and Peoria, with graduation events noted for Pekin Community High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Rankin
Ralph Guengerich
Danny
Henry Fornoff
John Anderson
Carlinville
Mabel Schierbeck
Anderson
Ethell Anderson
Peoria
Schierbeck
Mrs
Harry Rauch
Harry Fornoff
Jesse Hirst
Pekin Community High School
Frank Layton
Harry Estes
Pekin
Edward Estes
Weekend Guests Visit Meeker Family in Burlington
Social note lists visitors from St. Augustine and Champaign spending time with the Meeker family in Burlington Iowa. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clarence Bauer and Sonny Schultz and Marvin Meeker, plus Mrs Dan Meeker and Crafton Meeker and callers Katherine and Phyllis Whitehead. Rev and Mrs Melton joined for dinner with Mr and Mrs Earl Heckman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Bauer
St. Augustine
Sonny Schultz
Marvin Meeker
Burlington
Iowa
Sam Meeker
Dan
Meeker
Moses Meeker
Katherine
Milton Meeker
Phyllis Whitehead
Melton
Earl Heckman
Burton Hasselburg
Champaign
Mrs. Heckman
Manito News Sketches Local Clergy, Honors and Incidents
Rev Father Edward Blough named pastor of Immaculate Conception Church succeeding Father Crowley who goes to Fort Johnston as army chaplain. Mildred Priddy becomes 2nd Lieutenant Red Cross nurse. Mason County Farmers Mutual Insurance honors John H. Warner after fifty years of service. Yeggmen fail in bold bank vault attempt at Peoples State Bank. William E. Heyl dies in Peoria. Manito community notes include school hires and local marriages and accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Edward Blough
Father Crowley
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Fort Claibourne
Louisiana
Father Blough
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Champaign
Mildred Priddy
Clyde Priddy
Red Cross
Mason County Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Havana
John H. Warner
Manito
Ties Velde
Grace
Clarence Spring
Denver Cole
Earl Zimmerman
Roy Adams
George Rakestraw
Peoples State Bank
Yeggmen
William E. Heyl
Peoria
Walter Meeker
Charles D. Harbaugh
Grangers Elevator Co
Forest City Co operative Grain Co Elects Directors
Meeting of the stock holders results in William Langston and William Proehl of Forest City being elected as directors. Hugh M. Strickler of Galesburg and Miss Lois M. Ingersoll wed June 6 in Peoria at the Christian Church. Miss Margaret Davison and Francis Ferry wed June 2. Davison formerly taught at Forest City High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Langston
William Proehl
Forest City
Forest City Cooperative Grain Co
Hugh M. Strickler
Galesburg
Lois M. Ingersoll
Peoria
the Christian Church
Margaret Davison
Francis Ferry
Jacksonville
Davison
Forest City High School
Rail yard accident clears track after derailment during switching
A Friday night incident 45 years ago at about five o'clock involved a north bound local freight. Several cars broke loose from the engine and collided with two cars being moved from the side track to the main track, overturning both. Two engines assisted to clear the track and restore traffic.
Agriculture Remount Service Established Under AR A Plan
The Agriculture Remount Service becomes a separate unit within the Agricultural Research Administration under Public Law 494. The four Army field stations Front Royal Fort Reno Fort Rhinson and Pomona will oversee breeding with agents authorized to breed stallions to their mares and others at a fee not exceeding twenty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Remount Service
Department of the Army
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Agriculture Remount Service
Agricultural Research Administration
Washington
Front Royal
Virginia
Fort Reno
Oklahoma
Fort Rhinson
Nebraska
Omona
California
War Department
Who Is Right on the Stock Horse
Harold Perryman notes ongoing debate among working and show horsemen across Illinois about stock horses versus parade horses. He cites sliding stops, equipment rules, and the need for unified state and national policies, praising the Illinois State Stock Horse Assn for pursuing clearer rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Illinois
Ass'n
Harold Perryman
The
Illinois Horseman
Agriculture Service plans long range horse breeding program
The Agriculture remount service outlines a nationwide breeding plan to ensure continuity in breeding operations. Breeding stations will maintain bands of brood mares and stallions sized to local needs, focusing on producing useful light horses for farmers and ranchers. Foaling, rearing, and training will occur at stations where possible, with selective stallion purchases to refresh bloodlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ray O'Hara
John Seelye
Donald Herrman
Sidney Combs
John Harris
Delavan
Carl Reed
Maddell Warner
Mabel Canada
Charles Endicott
Chester Allen
Oron Zimmerman
Phyllis
Ernest Cooper
Ada M. Wilson
Fidelity
Cooper Home
Robert Singley
Green Valley
Krauchaar
Canton
Laurence Bishop
Springlake
Ray Hill
Nelson Hiller
Everett Walker
Armington
George Clauser
William Hilst
Decatur
Jesse Nice and Son
Burl Hilst
Ronald Clauser
Jeanette Hewitt
Joan Hewitt
Manita
Keokuk
Town
Mrs. Dillard Warner
Ray Miller
Matanza Beach
Little Billy Isenburg
William Isenburg
Frank Woodley
Roy Meyer
Clarence Meyer
R. L. Mahr Manito, Ill
Howe
Dormeyer
Manito Hardware Co
Alemory’s
Leifheit Brothers Lumber Co
Northern Steal and Stoker Corp
Lewis Eschmeyer
Manito Community High School
Garber
Joseph Seelye
Seelye
Kathryn O. Memmen
Clarence W. Vogel
Th St. John's Lutheran Church
G. A. Ross
George Heyl
Erma Memmen
R. C. Himmel
Topeka
Will Himmel
George Meyer
Manito Chemical Co
Meyer
the Agriculture Remount Service
Horse and Mule Assn. of
America
Peoples State Bank OF
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Singley and
Fischer
Wheaties
Monarch
Ower
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