High School News and Senior Party Plans
The senior class party is set for Friday night with bowling skating and lunch after meeting at Monroe's Cafe at 6 30. Miss Bordigl earned a 60 wpm typing speed on Gregg Writer's February test and Mt Vernon edged the state championship in basketball. Correction notes Donna Meyer's omission from last week's honor roll. MIN HI AN NEWS updates cover yearbook cover editing modern English writing shorthand prefixes and typing progress plus economics on trade and markets.
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Monroe
Allene Bordigl
Gregg
Champaign
Mt. Vernon
Bob Smith
Ray Smith
Lowell Warner
Bruce Meyer
Ken Thomas
Max Schimmelpfenning
O.k
Kost
Pekin junior play cast hosts bowling skating party
Members of the junior play organized a bowling and skating party at Pekin on Friday night and attended a sponsor Mrs Kost home for refreshments. The group included Greta Beebe, Jean Marie Woodley, Lucille Meyer, Dolores Borchett, Jean O'Hara, Wanda Lowry, Wanda Thompson, Flora Kastner, Frank Schimmelpfenning, Glen Burks, Harold James, Don Runyon, Olen Burgett, Billy Hamilton, Bob Bilyeu, and Donna Smith, with Bill Meyer absent. The chorus continues work on their minstrel show with a performance slated for April 6 at M C H S.
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Pekin
Mrs. Kost
Greta Beebe
Jean Marie Woodley
Lucille Meyer
Dolores Borchett
Jean O'Hara
Wanda Lowry
Wanda Thompson
Flora Kastner
Frank Schimmelpfenning
Glen Burks
Harold James
Don Runyon
Olen Burgett
Billy Hamilton
Bob Bilyeu
Donna Smith
Bill Meyer
Freshmen study electricity and resource importance
In class we discuss natural resources and their role in homes, study two unknowns in graphs, and begin a chapter on electricity. Students outline stories in prose and poetry, then submit their notebooks for review as the week ends.
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United States
Fire department halts garage fire started by burning garbage
Monday morning the fire department was called to the home of Mr and Mrs George Ethell to extinguish a blaze that began when Mrs Ethell burned garbage and a spark carried to a straw covered strawberry patch near the garage. Firefighters quickly stopped the fire with only the strawberry patch lost.
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George Ethell
Ethell
Beatitudes and Rock of Faith in Sermon on the Mount
Rev. Robert H. Harper outlines Jesus teachings in Matthew 5 1 2 and 7 24 27. The kingdom of God brings universal love high morality and blessedness from inward character not fortune. Those who act with generosity toward others and build on Christ as rock endure storms and reach eternal life with him.
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Jesus
Christ Jesus
Fire Demolishes Wooding Farm North West of Manito
A brush fire driven by a northwest wind destroyed the Les Wooding farm six miles northwest of Manito around noon Sunday. The event follows a period of local fires and fire safety concerns as communities respond to rapid spread from neighboring fields.
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Les Wooding
Manito
Woodin
It's Profitable to Have a Roadside Stand in Kane County
Prairie Farmer reports the John P. Hartman family started a roadside stand in 1926 to supplement income. From a $300 first year gross, the operation now earns about $7,000 annually. They grow most produce on their farm and raise feed for cattle and hogs.
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John P. Hartman
Kane County
Illinois
Prairie Farmer
Tasty Home Breakfast Tips From Helen Hale
A bowl of hot cereal is a hearty choice for chilly mornings. Try farina in apricot nectar for a flavorsome treat. Refresh dry bread by warming in a slow oven and a splash of water if needed. Serve hot sage biscuits with pork pie from leftovers, adding sage to the biscuit mix.
Salmon Cakes Recipe Of The Week Serves Five To Six
A pantry friendly Salmon Cakes recipe serves five to six. Mix canned salmon with minced onion tomato sauce salt and pepper plus thyme. Stir in egg yolks and fold in stiffly beaten whites then drop spoonfuls onto a hot buttered griddle and fry until brown. Serve with canned tomato sauce if desired.
Food styling tips from a mid century home cook
Spiced peach halves on greens with whipped cream cheese and horseradish. prunes cooked in pineapple juice for flavor. pork chops with buttered turnips. deviled ham loaf using leftovers with mustard horseradish onion and ketchup. baked loaf slices with sour cream. split pea soup with sausage slices. attic cleaning leads to a Want Ad sale.
Farm living should be fun says Prairie Farmer editor
Prairie Farmer editor Paul C Johnson argues in the March 19 front page story that farm families should modernize homes and enjoy life rather than constantly expanding land and equipment. Economists say modern conveniences free time and can boost income through new ideas.
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Prairie Farmer
Paul C. Johnson
Johnson
Pekin and Mason City Social Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs Paul Richardson of Pekin were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Engle Ben Palmer. Mr and Mrs Burl Lawson visited Sunday with Mrs Lawson s mother Mrs Nona Legg in Mason City.
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Paul Richardson
Pekin
Engle Ben Palmer
Burl Lawson
Mrs. Lawson
Nona Legg
Mason City
Palmer and Corbett attend 25th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Ernest Palmer and Mabel Corbett attended a 25th wedding anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Gaile Beebe Sr at 818 Archer Avenue Peoria.
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Ernest Palmer
Mabel Corbett
Gaile Beebe
Archer Avenue
Peoria
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