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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1955

Page

4

Corn of the Cob skit debuts at Peon meeting

The event presented under WRIV WRAP stage notes a skit titled Corn of the Cob written by Martha Meeker. Cast includes Elsie Willett Zella Weies Proehl Helen Rankin and Martha Meyer. Forty members and seven guests attend annual play day hats prize won by Catherine Marshall. Geneva

Martha Meeker Elsie Willett Zella Weies Proehl Helen Rankin Martha Meyer Catherine Marshall Geneva

Senator Green Addresses Optimist Club on 69th General Assembly

Senator Green spoke at a Manite Street City printer meeting Monday evening outlining bills before the 69th General Assembly. Local concerns included the Spring Lake project Creve Coeur State Park and a one cent sales tax increase. Green voted 26 yes 24 no with 2 for education purposes. Darrel Hirst chaired the program. The next meeting on March 28 will be hosted by Keystone Steel & Wire Co. Members should reserve with Nelson Morse.

Senater K RB. Green Pearn Manite Street Sen Spring Lake Creve Coeur State Park Forest City Havana Top Road Green Darrel Hirst Keystone Steel & Wire Co Nelson Morse

Local Families Share Sunday Visits Across Towns

Mr and Mrs Stanley Beamon and family of Havana were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Wayne Wist Huff and Iona. Mr and Mrs Cal Singley of Mayana were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr and Mrs Owen Singley. Mrs Gaile Beebe and children from Peoria spent Tuesday with the Singleys, joined by the Shelabargers and their children Rodney and Diane for Sunday supper.

Stanley Beamon Havana Wayne Wistehuff Iona Cal Singley Mavana Mrs Owen Singley Gaile Beebe Larry Cathy Peoria Tweeday Billy Shelabarger Rodney Diane Cleve Shelabarger

Community Members Attend Weekend Family Visit

The text notes Mr and Mrs Clyde Shelabarger and family visiting their uncle Cleve Shelabarger in Bartonville Saturday. It mentions activities around Mrs Mealener's birthday and a hospital visit to Penta Hospital by Christine Loach and others alongside Mr and Mrs George Groh and James Herd Preeks Penton Midéieton.

Ve. Wether James Herd Preeks Clyde Shelabarger Bartonville Cleve Shelabarrer

Budget Promise Echoes Across Industry

The piece argues that true budget success rests on restraint and avoiding badge inflation. It critiques overproduction as a predictable consequence of permissive spending and questions what counts as a successful allocation.

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