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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
8
Sunday and midweek visits swept through the area as families hosted and attended gatherings. Guests included the Herrman and Coombs households with Janet, Della Barker, and Kathyn Herman, plus callers from Pekin and neighbors such as the Meyers, Proehl, and Benders.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Meyer and Tueseve were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Kwasi Groh and their daughter.
Three car collision on Route 29 near Twin Lakes Sunday morning involved Cecil Goodin of Pekin and passengers Chas Gordon Jr Aaron Drake Pekin and a Peoria youth driving a 1940 Plymouth. No serious injuries though Goodin Drake sustained minor head injuries and a bloody nose. Durham in a 1940 Oldsmobile sustained about 300 dollars in damage. Sunday evening guests at Walter Proehl's home included Mr and Mrs George Grob.
Mrs Carrie Meyer has nearly recovered from a fall and spent last week visiting the Melvin Meyer family and Janice. This week she is staying at the Harold Meyer home as she continues to recover.
The wedding of Miss Judith Callaway and Mr. Gathmannn featured a pink satin gown for the bride with a cathedral train and rhinestone accents. Attendants included Miss Margaret Thomas and Miss Janet Scherer, with Paul Meeker and Dewayne Thomas among the groomsmen. The ceremony occurred at Forest City Baptist Church with a reception in the dining room. The couple left for Chicago after the ceremony and will reside at 1424 Fisher Street in Pekin.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Fischer of Kingston Mines were Friday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Proehl. Barbara Seelye is staying several weeks at home before starting her practice teaching course on March 17.
Forest City 4-H club sponsors a dance next Thursday evening March 13 in the old high school gym. Woodruff trio provides music with John Spaits calling. A cordial invitation goes to everyone.
The Zeeck family returned from a tour employing top musical artists from east and west. They visited Mrs. Zeeck's brother and his family, the Fred Graffs, and enjoyed a long, lively visit with friends. They rested from their rounds of pleasure in San Francisco and explored Fred's many acres with a lighthearted sense of youth.
Mr and Mrs James Cranwill and their daughter of Springfield were weekend guests of Manito relatives.
Mrs. Dillard Warner and Mrs. George Bilyeu attended Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Charles Warner along with Cynthia.
Diane Smith of Peoria enjoyed a weekend visit Saturday and Sunday with her grandparents Mr and Mrs J A Seelye.
Patia Joy Himmel joined Thurs supper with Mr. and Mrs. George Bilyeu and Cynthia. Mrs. Harold Meyer and Mrs. S. M. Roush attended a Mason County Home Bureau Executive Board meeting in Havana on Monday. George and Mrs. Grob had Sunday dinner with the Hamiltons in Green Valley. A fish fry was hosted at the home of the Shelabargers and Ray Fletcher with daughter Rhetta Sue of Morton.
Perle Ruberls of Pekin and Jack Breedlove of Forest City were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Cleve Shelabarger. Mr and Mrs Bill Shelabarger visited Ralph Montgomery near Astoria. Eva Wilson and family and Lorraine Meyer called on Mrs Marlow Wilson in Peoria. James Meyer, a University of Illinois student, was a weekend guest of his parents.
Colonel Paul G Armstrong reminded students to postmark by March 10 for the April 24 Selective Service College Qualification Test. Eligible registrants must pursue full time study, request deferment as a student, and have not taken the test before. Deferment delays duties, not exempts.
Classified note for RICKETT GRAIN & FEED CO announces complete line of Arcner Quality and Swift's Mixed Feeds and feed ingredients with a direct car lot shipment and best prices. Portable hammermill operates in Manila area every Thursday. Call Forest City TL phone 14.
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