Forest City News Briefs and Birth Announcement
Luellen Marie Dierker is the first daughter of Mr. and Mrs Otto Dierker of Forest City born Sunday morning February 27 1949 at Pekin hospital weighing eight pounds. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs John Dierker and the late Helen Imig. Linden Camp meets March 10 at Forest City camp rooms with Oracle Erma Strawbridge presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luellen Marie
Otto Dierker
Forest City
Pekin Hospital
Helen Imig
Jacob Imig
San Jose Vicinity
John Dierker
Merrill
Lindel
Forest City Church News and High School Dance
Forest City Federated Church notes Rev Joseph W Hobbs pastor service Sunday school 945 supervised by Byron Kreiling. Forest City High School sophomore class sponsors a dance Friday March 4. Attendees listed include Mesdames Wahlfeld White Hib bard Emmons Kreiling Rickett Neikirk and others. Home Bureau host Mrs Roy Hibbard will entertain the Forest City unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hobbs
Byron Kreiling
Forest City High School
Forest City
Manito Community Church
Mesdames Henry Wahlfeld
Roy White
Roy Hibbard
Elsie Emmons
Clarene Kreiling
al Wilson
Percy Kreiling
Russell Rickett
Warren Neikirk
Marvin Neikirk
Forest City Event and Local Social News Highlights
On Wednesday March 9 at 11 am unit chairman John Harms will preside over lessons led by Mrs. Henry Wahlfeld Mrs. Alvin Pfeiffer and Mrs. John Harms Roll call will be Housecleaning Hint Forest City juniors host a dance at the high school gym March 10 at 8 pm Mr and Mrs Carl Folkman guest at Sunday dinner with Gerald Folkman and Cheryl Ann San Jose Mrs Hattie Kennedy and Mrs Bertha Ellenberger visited Thursday with Mrs Roy Hibbard Mr and Mrs L A Wilson and great niece Mary Frances Oswald of Havana were honored at a 2 pm dinner Sunday at Clyde Kilenger home in Havana They celebrated a wedding anniversary and Mary Frances third birthday Also present were Mr and Mrs Shepherdson Norma Oswald Patty Rose Havana and Merte Ferree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey
McLansboro
Fred Mead
Daisy Rother
Blanche Wahlfeld
John Harms
Alvin Pfeiffer
Havana
Mary E. Crosby
Elsie White
Henry Wahlfeld
Forest City High School
Carl Folkman
Gerald Folkman
Cheryl Ann
San Jose
Hattie Kennedy
Bertha Ellenberger
Roy Hibbard
L. A. Wilson
Mary Frances Oswald
Clyde Kilenberger
Wilsons
Mary Frances
Birth Donna Lou Fletcher welcomed in Pekin
The Kenneth Fletchers announce the birth of a daughter Donna Lou on February 22 at Pekin hospital. She weighs 6 pounds 18 ounces and will reside with her four year old brother Kent. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher of San Jose and the mother is Helen Miller formerly of Forest City. Visitors from South Carolina Paul Sherer and wife Gail with two month old Mary Alice spent the weekend with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lou
Kenneth Fletchers
Pekin Hospital
Kent
Helen Miller
Roy Miller
Forest City
Frank Fletcher
San Jose
Paul Sherer
Gail
Mary Alice
Illinois
South Carolina
Farmall tractors and equipment for sale in Manito area
For location and details contact Gordon Nettow the dealer now living in Milwaukee Wisconsin at 4627 N 27th Street Apt 10. Includes 11 piece for sale used equipment list Farmall models F-20 F-30 M 221G hydraulic lift cultivator 9 ft server gas refrigerator 7 ft Kelvinator 4 row mounted corn planter and new open end barrows four sections Manito Hardware Manito Illinois 82. floor samples buy now and save genuine Frigidaire freezers at reduced prices Central Illinois Light Company Pekin Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Nettow
Milwaukee
Wis
N. 27Th Street
Apt
Manito
Reg
Farmall
Manito Hardware
Illinois
Central Illinois Light Company
Pekin
Household Furniture Auction Includes Nearly New Items
Household items to be sold March 16 at 1 30 pm include a Kenmore washing machine a Crosley refrigerator an Eureka sweeper a 5 piece breakfast set a maple bedroom suite a waterfall bedroom suite a velour living room set a lounge chair a Philco radio a Wilton rug and more plus garden tools and lawn items all in excellent or near new condition with many pieces under two years old and ready for bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenmore
Crosley Shelvadore
Eureka
Philco
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New Spring
Schipper & Block Co
Ill
Hudson
New Hudson
Manito, Illinois
Linden Camp
Oracle Erma Strawbridge
Ladies Aid
Otho Thomas
Forest City Ladies Aid
Mabel Emmons
Fred Engelke
Kirby Lawkis
R. G. Casey
Olin Kennedy
W. C. Langston
William Rabe
Wayne Sherer
Forest City Federated Church
Home Bureau
Mrs. Roy Hibbard
Singley and
Fischer
Stions
Rome
Calif
Roszells
MRS. SM
Alee
Vet Potat
Akes
Gibson
Charlie Hill
Westinghouse
Paul Hawkins
Edward Estes
Manita
Community Express
Spinet
Man’s Service Station
Blacktop Road
Swift
Manila
Rickett Grain & Feed CO
Forest City, MI
U. S
Vv. G., Gore
Manito, Ill
Frigidaire Electric Range
Ollie Hammer
R. L. Mahr Manito, Ill
LAMAR
Monte Hale
Victor Mature
Henry Fonda
Edna Morgan
Dwight Kaellenberg
George Biggs
A. W. Ackerman
Frank Corbin
Mason City
Bunte Miniatures
Bunte Edgebrook Chocolates
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
John A. O'Brien
Philosophy
University of Notre Dame
Christ
Fulton Oursler
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York City
Palestine
Ralph W. Lockman
Christe Church
Methodist
Jesus of Nazareth
Otto
N. Frankfurter
Jesus
Apostles
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Reader's Digest
Holy Land
St.louis Post-Dispatch
Ark
Lil
Olive St
St. Louis
Missouri
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