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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1952
Page
4
The Forest City 4-H Clubs Happy Hustlers and Merry Mixers sponsor a public dance on Thursday March 13 at the Forman Junior High School gym in Forest City. Woodruff Trio will provide music with John Spalrs as caller. Cake walks and food will be available. gifts will be sent to veterans hospital.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Forest City American Legion Post 1190 schedules a March 11 observance at Town Hall Forest City. An evening program includes a pot luck supper at 6 45 with all Legion members their families and auxiliary members invited. Members are reminded to bring two gifts for party games.
Military updates note P F C Earl Van Etten from Forest City being transferred January 8 to Berlin Germany and serving in the Finance Office payroll section at Berlin Military Post Headquarters. Local visits include Eckard Van Etten and Mrs Ray Shramm from Sprigfield with Mrs Elizabeth Van Etten in Easton.
The Forest City Home Coming Association annual meeting at Town Hall re elected Vernon C Langston president and officers. First vice president Charles Embree, second vice president Vera Herman, secretary Mable Emmons, treasurer Harry Embree. Directors include Langston, Lee Langston, Elmer Bartell, James Rooshester, Clarence Kreiling. They voted to hold the event if materials are available.
The Ford Van Orman family celebrates their 44th wedding anniversary and Mrs Van Orman’s 38th birthday with a March 2 gathering at Lincoln Ill. hosted by Wayne Montgomery and family. Attendees include the Van Orman children and grandchildren, Forest City and Peoria connections, and local residents.
Bradley University senior Richard Kennedy and his Woodruff high school sculpturing class will travel to Chicago on Friday March 14 to tour city art museums and study sculpture.
Richard is named as the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy of Forest City in a family notice announcing lineage and residence.
Local residents shared visits across Peoria Pekin and Vienna Illinois events. Miss Viola Morgan and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Thomas hosted guests while Richard Thomas and the Marquardt family hosted others. Bob Marquardt returned from Navy leave at Great Lakes and Norman Wilson resumed work in Vienna.
Mr and Mrs Earl Talbott moved Wednesday from the Lacey Talbot residence on the Manito Blacktop to the country home long occupied by the Glenn Talbot family and more recently by the Sam Schmitgall family.
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