Rites Friday For Paren Urish Child
The infant Parene Mate Urish died in Milber Keepseal area and will be buried Friday at Green Valley Cemetery following a 8 30 pm funeral in Sand Prairie St John’s Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Lester Ho Kuker. The child, born Oct 5 19 in Pierre South Dakota, is survived by parents Willis and Juanita Liexsenhar Urish two brothers Roderick 11 and Steven and Stanley five year old twins and grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Urish Green Valley and Mr and Mrs Walter Flexsenhar Roland Iowa Local arrangements are with Johnson Funeral Home.
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Lester Ho Kuker
St John’s Lutheran Church
Sand Prairie
Portal
Green Valley Cemetery
Pierre
Willis
Juanita Liexsenhar Urish
Roderick
Steven
Stanley
Walter Urish
Green Valley
Walter Flexsenhar
Roland
Johnson Funeral Home
Mrs Henry Fischer Monday guest of Mrs Otto Smith
Mrs Henry Fischer was a Monday guest of Mrs Otto Smith, sharing a social call at her home.
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Henry Fischer
Otto Smith
Meeting of the Feo Crore Varch to Be Held
A meeting of the Rel Creme will be held at the Mesente Hall. The party and creed are to attend. Temeld Perkin is listed as a participant.
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ORL
FEO
Merde
Crenthe Maevek
Partie & Creed
Legion marks 36th birthday with anniversary activities
Legionnaires plan a three day celebration for The American Legion birth from March 15 to 17. Hill Palmer Post No 561 Manila schedules a March 16 party led by Commander Richard Hammer. Manita Post hits 100 percent 1954 membership, 116 members, on March 7 with about 25 eligibles eyed to reach 125 this year.
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Hill—-Palmer
Richard Hammer
Manita Post
Methodist Welcomes Rev C C Young and Family
About 160 people attended an informal reception and fellowship supper at the Methodist church basement Sunday honoring Rev. C C Young his wife and three sons. The event, under Comrades of The Way, featured a pot luck supper, charades, a spelling quiz and a varied program by Sunday School classes with songs, solos, and piano pieces.
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Methodist Church
C. C. Young
Comrades of the Way
Roy Dillon
Paul Gosda
Shirley Barr
Janet Schrader
Mary Lynn Gosda
Margery Bender
Janet Herrman
Edldie Buck
No School March 11 in Forman Unit
All Forman Unit schools will be closed Friday March 11 for a Teacher's Institute in Havana.
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Forman
Teacher's Institute
Havana
Kathryn Mecker to Be April Bride
Kathryn Mecker prepared for marriage to Spanhut with her background in Manito Community and Pearls University. She attended Burlington High School and served in Europe before working at J. J. Case Co. in Burlington. The wedding is set for April 17 at the Community Methodist Church in Manito.
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Mra
Mere Ro Mecker
Menten Ace Gorore
Kater
Spanhut
Burlington
J. J. Case Co
Community Methodist Church
Manito
Christine Lynch Taken to Pekin Hospital After Handicap
Mrs. Christine Lynch a teacher in the Ferman School Unit Forest City was taken to Pekin Hospital Sunday afternoon in the Johnson Ambulance for medical care after an incident at the school.
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Christine Lynch
Ferman
Forest City
Pekin Hospital
Johnson
George Kidman Undergoes Major Surgery at Methodist Hospital
George Kidman, a patient at Methodist hospital for the past ten days, underwent major surgery on Monday morning.
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George Kidman
Methodist Hospital
Legion Birthday Party Program Ad Noted On Page 2
The Legion birthday party schedule is listed in the page 2 advertisement of this issue, indicating next Wednesday night events and activities.
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Legion
Revival Meetings At Spring Lake Church March 16 27
Revival meetings run March 16 through 27 at Spring Lake Missionary Church near Manito Pekin area with Rev Wilbur, a seasoned evangelist. Chorus time features the evangelist at the piano and evening services start 7 30 each night except Monday. pastor Paul Rager extends a cordial welcome to all seeking spiritual help.
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Mr. Wilbur
Wilbur
Paul Rager
Spring Lake
Forman School Club Public Card Party March 17
The Forman School Club hosts a public card party in the Forman Gymnasium starting at 7 30 p m with 25 cents admission. Games include bridge pinochle canasta 56 bunco and more. Proceeds aim to buy a loud speaker for the gym. attendees bring a card table and snacks.
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Forman School Club
Forman Gymnasium
Rev Schlicker Installed At St Pauls Lutheran
Rev Harold J Schlicker was installed as Pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church on Sunday at 2 30 PM. Sermon and installation by Rev Lester Kuker assisted by pastors H W Tepker J Beiderwiden R Lawrenz R G Jordan H Timm. He came from Bible Grove Illinois and was a Concordia Seminary graduate. He and wife Avis Rice have five children. About 425 attended the reception in the church basement.
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Rev. Schlicker
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harold J. Schlicker
St. Paul's Lutheran
Lester Kuker
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Land Prairie
H. W. Tepker
Béardstown
J. Beiderwieden
Havana
R. Lawrenz
Mason City
R. G. Jordan
Topeka
H. Timm
Peoria
Sehhlicker
Bible Grove
Illinois
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Freeland
Michigan
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Missouri
del Rio
Patterson
Texas
Avis Rice
McAllen
Mrs Irene Breese Buried Here Tuesday
Mrs Irene Breese widow of David Breese and longtime Manito resident died Saturday at Memorial Hospital Carthage Illinois at 5 30 p m She had lived with her daughter Mrs Anna Stevens for ten years Funeral services were held Tuesday at Jaringsis Funeral Home Warsaw with burial Meadow Lawn Cemetery She was born June 6 1874 in Fulton County daughter of Abraham and Alice Gibbon Counterman married October 15 1897 in Peoria Surviving are son Clarence Breese Warsaw daughter Anna Stevens Warsaw and Marcella Havens Hampton eight grandchildren seven great grandchildren plus a step daughter Cora Netzer Pekin and two sisters Elnora Rochester Forest City and Mrs James Woodworth Canton
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Irene Breese
David Breese
Manito
Memorial Hospital
Carthage
Ill
Anna Stevens
Warsaw
Jingsis Funeral Home
Meadow Lawn
Fulton Co
Breese
Abraham
Alice Gibbon
David JL. Breese
Peoria
Clarence Breese
Senator Groen to Speak Here Monday
Senator Wh. B. Green of Pekin will speak Monday evening at the Manito Forest City Optimist club meeting. His topic will be the proposed Spring Lake improvement project.
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WH. B. Green
Pekin
Manito,Forest City
Optimist Club
Spring Lake
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Milber Keepseal
Lawrences
White Ender
Rome
Manie
Temeld Perkin
Ctatrenen
The
American Legion of Manila
Methodist
Rev
Metamora
Karen Middleton
Patricia Crafton
Fatty Gordon
LaDonne Bender
Young
Reuben Golden
Kathryn Mecker
April Bride
Spring Lake Church
Gavine Lake Miewtenary Church
Pawel W. Wither
Recie
Dodge City
Kansas
Paul W. Wilbur
David
Melvin
Donald
Janice
Evelyn
Manita Parsonage
the Express
Senator Groen
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