Service News: Local Families Reunite with Returned Service Members
Sargent First Class Carl H. Armbrust arrived home from Korea after nearly a year of active duty. He landed in San Francisco on February 25 and traveled by troop train to Fort Sheridan for a 30 day leave. Also, Pvt Richard Smith returned on a seven day leave from Scott Field. Capt Glenn Gore and Capt Jerry Morse share new addresses from Camp Cooke and Lackland Air Force Base, while Pvt Donald Runyon begins training at Lackland Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent
Carl H. Armbrust
Arnold Armbrust
Korea
S.F.C
Pvt
Richard Smith
Dicky
Scott Field
Belleville
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Youth For Christ Services Draw Large Bradley Crowd
Almost 150 people attended the Youth for Christ service Saturday evening in the Opera House. Bradley University students in Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship hosted a program of testimonies, vocals, piano and trumpet solos, featuring a Bradley athlete Jim Heininger. The IWCF unit spans several regions and includes natives of Nigeria and Japan on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth For Christ
Opera House
Bradley University
Jim Heininger Bradley
Bradley
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
Bradley Iwcf
Nigeria
Tokyo
Japan
Christ
Talbott and Smiths Return From Winter Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Talbott and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Smith returned on Tuesday from their winter vacation spent in the southland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Talbott
Chas. Smith
Southland
Teachers Institute Set for Mason Co in Havana
Teachers from Mason County gather in Havana for a one day March 14 institute. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held in the Havana school gymnasium. A complete program will be announced next week.
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Teachers of Mason Co
Havana
Relatives Honor Bride-to-Be In Country Shower
A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Jane Bender on the eve of her marriage to S F C Carl Armbrust at the Golden home. Co-hostesses were Mrs. John Bender Mrs. Katherine Mary Wimmer and Mrs. F E Bender. Guests and prize winners were named, with a lunch served and gifts given to the bride-to-be and her attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Bender
Carl Armbrust
Philip Golden
John Bender
Katherine Mary Wimmer
F. E. Bender
James Bender
Theodore Bender
Wm. Carr
Minnie Bender
Jane
Bernard Madison
Frank Cranwill
John Talbott
Maude Talbot
Pekin
Alfred Hintz
Green Valley
Arnold Armbrust
Topeka
Mary S. Schafer
New York City
Community Express Lists Scoreboard Donors
Forman Score Board reports financial success from contributions led by J. L. Thomas and Hal Willett with help from Wm. Haley. Thomas said on Tuesday a new score board is ordered and due soon. A February issue published most donor names. the following are added: Ray Hawkins Ray Runyon Manito Cleaners Walter Sunderland Darrell Runyon John Starrett Nelson Hiller Elmer Kmaak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Thomas
Hal Willett
Wm. Haley
Mr. Thomas
Community Express
Ray Hawkins
Ray Runyon Manito
Pancake Supper Held by Methodist Church Saturday
The Methodist Church will serve pancakes in the church dining room on Saturday March 8 at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Adults pay $1.00 per plate with all you can eat. children under high school age pay 50 cents per plate.
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Ladies of the Methodist Church
Meyer joins Phi Eta Sigma scholar society at Illinois
James Meyer, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Meyer, a first year College of Agriculture student at the University of Illinois, is among 120 eligible for Phi Eta Sigma. The honor society admits freshmen with at least half A grades or a mix of A and B. Invitations go to the new members on March 20 in the Illini Union faculty lounge.
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James Meyer
Wm. Meyer
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Phi. Eta
Sigma Scholastic Society
Illini Union
Rotary News: BeiderwidenSpeaker at Havana Club
Rotary Tuesday program featured Rev. John Beiderwiden pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran Havana as guest speaker. Beiderwiden is a Havana Rotary member and his talk was described as challenging and thought provoking. Visitors from Havana Rotary included Dr A E List Elmer Wallace and Howard Van Dyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rankin
Rotary
John Beiderwiden
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Havana
Beiderwieden
Birth of Marilyn Jeazi, Pekin Hospital February 1952
Mr and Mrs Wayne Meyer announce the birth of their third daughter Marilyn Jeazi at Pekin hospital on February 28 1952. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Dewey Risen and Mr and Mrs Harry Meyer. Maternal great grandmother is Mrs Carrie Smith. Mrs Meyer is formerly Billie Risen.
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Wayne Meyer
Pekin Hospital
Meyer
Billie Risen
Dewey Risen
Harry Meyer
Carrie Smith
Marilyn Jeazi
Gathmann Calloway Unite In Marriage
Miss Doris Gathmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Gathmann of Manito married Gene Calloway son of Mrs Bertha Calloway of Manito in Forest City Methodist church at 2 30 pm on Sunday February 24 The ceremony was conducted by Rev Joseph Hobbs with organ music by Mrs Vera Hermann and vocal numbers by Miss Glenda Kennedy Candlelighters were Miss Donna Warner and Miss Nita Smith both of Manito.
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Doris Gathmann
Carl Gathmann
Manito
Forest City Methodist Church
Gene Calloway
Bertha Callaway
Joseph Hobbs
Vera Hermann
Glenda Kennedy
Donna Warner
Nita Smith
Birthdays List for March 7 to 14
Birthdays announced for March 7 to 14 include Mrs. George Grob Charles Wills Lois Kerr Roy Seelye Sr Melvin Classen Minnie Bender Judy Schrader Roy Helpin Bob Isenberg Mrs W S Maloney Roy Seelye Jr Elsie Burks Long Donald Cobb Mrs Bert Hill and Mrs Geneva Maas Golden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kerr
Lois Meyer Hasengager
Roy Seelye Sr
Melvin Classen
W. S. Maloney
Roy Seelye Jr
Elsie Burks Long
Donald Cobb
Bert Hill
Geneva Maas Golden
Anniversary notices and spring supervisors meeting
Anniversaries March 11 Mr and Mrs Gailé Talbott 1947 Mr and Mrs Burton Guengerich Spring Meeting of Supervisors To Be Held Next Week Mason Co Board of Supervisors will meet for its annual spring session Auditing and allowing of bills organization of the board and election of a new chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gailé Talbott
Burton Guengerich
Mason Co Board of Supervisors
Walther League Basketball Tourney In Central Illinois
St Luke's Walther League of Allen’s Grove hosts the Northern Sectional basketball tournament at San Jose gymnasium. Fourteen teams from Pekin, Peoria, Beardstown, Havana, Manita, Mason City, Green Valley, San Jose and others compete across six sessions from March 13 to 16 with affordable per session prices and in-gym concessions.
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San Jose Gymnasium
St. Luke’s Walther
Allen’s Grove
Central Illinois
Christian Fellowship
Pekin
Peoria
Beardstown
Havana Manita
Mason City
Green Valley
San Jose
Schmitgalls Move From Talbott Tenant to Bree Property
Mr and Mrs Sam Schmitgall and family saved this week from the Earl Talbott tenant house to the Dave Bree property in the west part of town as part of a dwelling transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Schmitgall
Earl Talbott
Dave Breese
Miller Dies at 6 A.M. at Caterpillar Plant
George Alvin Miller 62, of Manito, died at Caterpillar Tractor Co. at 6 a.m. from an apparent heart attack. A World War I veteran born Sept 19 1889 in Dillon township Tatwell county he lived in Manito 50 years. Survived by three brothers and two sisters. body at Johnson Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete.
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George Alvin Miller
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Mr. Miller
Dillon Township
Tatwell County
Philip and
Amelia Crawford Miller
Miller
Manito
John
Chicago
Thomas
Washington
Roy
Forest City
Ill
Harriet Brown
Pekin
Dora Schoneman
Canton
Johnson Funeral Home
Manito Scout Boosters Plan Annual Finance Drive
At a Boy Scout booster meeting in the Community Methodist Church plans were laid for the Annual Finance Drive to fund Scout Troop 174 starting Thursday. General chairman is William Hirst with volunteers including Hal Willett, Ted Bender, Byron Johnson, Howard Wells, Bob Durham, George Hubbard, Everett Woiwoide and Chas Gordon Jr. Rural areas will be canvassed by Louis Proehl, Ralph Parkins, Robert Hermann, John Starrett, Paul Gosda and John Spaits. Forest City work led by Alfred Woiwoide and a group of helpers.
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Community Methodist Church
Hal Willett
William Hirst
Manita
Ted Bender
Byron Johnson
Howard Wells
Bob Durham
George Hubbard
Evertt Woiwoide
Chas. Gordon Jr
Louis Proehl
Ralph Parkins
Robert Hermann
John Starrett
Paul Gosda
John Spaits
Forest City
Alfred Woiwoide
Zeecks Return From West Vacation With GE Prize
Mr and Mrs Julius Zeeck and Mr and Mrs Hank Fischer end an 18 day western trip. The Zeecks toured San Francisco with a 2200 person GE group of 20 buses visiting city sites and surrounding areas. Zeeck won a $500 GE prize and praised the hospitality and convention events.
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Julius Zeeck
Hank Fischer
West
Fischers
Beaumont
Calif
Zeecks
San Francisco
Zeeck
General Electric Co
Pearl
General Electric Corp
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Ft. Sheridan
W. G. Gore
Capt
Core
Camp Cooke, California
Glenn C. Gore
Camp Cooke
California
Nelson Morse
Jerry
Air Force
Gerald L Morse
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Lackland
A.F.B
Don Runyon
Roy Hunyons
Donald M. Runyon
A.F
Flight
Trag
Jackland A.F.B
San Antonio, Texas
Teachers Institute
Forman Score Board
Rotary News
Gathmann - Calloway
George Grob Charles Wills
Miss Minnie Bender
Judy Schrader
Roy Helpin
Bob Isenberg
Walther
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