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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1953
Page
10
A fragment from a Mason county Illinois legal notice in Forest City references state and county identifiers with incomplete details. The readable portion shows jurisdiction and location but lacks actionable dates or parties due to OCR damage.
Roy S. Hibbard supervisor of Forest City Town files a sworn annual financial statement for the year ending March 4 1953. It details starting funds receipts sources expenditures and purposes plus a closing balance. The document is sworn before Justice of the Peace R G Casey on June 3 1953.
Funds received and sources for the fiscal year starting March 4 1952 show total receipts of 2720.94 with on hand funds 686.17. Tax components include Levy of Pre RAS and other entries totaling 2034.77, forming the overall receipts balance.
A fragmented ledger lists payments dated 1952 to multiple individuals and institutions for medical care, groceries, hospital services, funerals, and town services. Names include Dr. Dean A Hayter, Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Harry Embree, Wm Copper, Pekin Public Hospital, and Johnson Funeral Home with varied amounts such as 69.50 50.85 and 138.05.
A dated financial recap lists total receipts of 2 720 94 and total expenditures 1 020 79 with a balance on hand of 1 700 15. Entries include rent for 1949 and 1952 1953 medical operation costs and grocery bills totaling 1 020 79.
Ernest Cooper receives word of Roy W Cooper death in San Francisco California He died Saturday June 13 at 7 30 am Roy was born March 22 1898 in Forest City Illinois He married Margaret Lux in 1921 They had two sons Donald and Clarence He leaves two sisters Minnie Schappaugh and Vera Maude Rader and one brother Ernest Cooper His remains were cremated and ashes buried at Cypress Lawn Cemetery in San Francisco
The Fancy Fixers 4 H Club met in Forman Gym on Wednesday June 17 at 1 30 p m DST. Beverly Proehl led the session with camp plans and an upcoming Local Achievement on July 18 at 7 30 p m DST. Barbara and Marilyn performed a piano duet and Clea Rae and Beverly Haw king shared poems. Health talks were given by Annalee Proehl Beverly Proehl and Barbara Rankin. Three visitors Molly Lynch Suzanne Barr and Joyce Wilson attended. Reporter Lorrine Estes.
Miss Marjorie Jeanne Schussele wed Edgar Ben Yager at 3 p.m. Saturday in Havana First Methodist Church. A Riverside Club reception followed. Bride is the daughter of Hal and Beth Schussele, longtime Havana residents.
Louella Shirley Lilly Woods and Juanita Herrman attended the 20th District Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary in Havana on Tuesday.
Teachers from this vicinity are enrolled in the I S N U extension course in Havana. Christine Lynch Eileen Beutel Mabel Corbett Mary Alice Cooper Mary Waldmier Nora Cannon are listed. Mr and Mrs John J Rush and daughter of Rossville Illinois visiting Manito. They sold their home here to Mr and Mrs Richard Thomas and son of Pekin.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Stans buried their daughter. Wilma and Bruce Schimmelpfenning spent the weekend in Amboy with Frank Schimmelpfenning. Wilma and Bruce stayed for several days.
Local page notes events and community notices for Manito on Thursday June 18 1953. Brief items cover town happenings, upcoming meetings, and service changes with names and places likely included in the readable text.
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