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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
6
Lorraine notes congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. George Ethell as they observe their third anniversary on Thursday April 1. The column hints at a junior play night and asks about a Manito boy seen with Marjorie Frederick.
Social notes list Sunday and Tuesday gatherings at multiple homes with guests from near and far. Names include Mr and Mrs Norton Brenner, Darrell Hirst, Laura Seelye, James Seelye, Don Parkin, Mrs Thomas Moore, and others visiting in Peoria Bloomington Racine Green Bay and Springfield areas.
Purina No 1 with Antu and Purina No 2 fortified red squill claim easy to use rodent control. Manito Feed and Produce Co advertises sale of a round dining room table with four leaves. Lydia Bernshausen and J C Redman offer Archer Quality feeds and expert saw filing services in Arthur Ave.
Sunday afternoon visitors at the Henry Fornoff home were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Rankin. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt of Cincinnati, Ohio were Saturday callers at the Ray Hill home.
Mr and Mrs Henry Hirst visited Mr and Mrs Adam Weyhrich in Pekin Sunday evening. Alvin Rennicks of Canton visited his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs John Schmidt from Monday to Wednesday. Gaile Talbott and Robert Talbott joined Sunday dinner at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Talbott. Carl Folkman and Rudolph Wahfeld of Forest City were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Palmer.
Mrs Eva Wilson visited Pekin over the weekend with Mr and Mrs William Wilson. Friday visitors to Louis DeSutter included Mr and Mrs Julius Stark and Mr and Mrs Edward Wagonmaker and son. Mr and Mrs George Ethell mark their 3rd wedding anniversary on April 1. Edna Kelly of Peoria spent Wednesday with sister and husband John Schmidt. Mr and Mrs Charles Warner spent weekend in Washington with son and wife Ernest Warner. Mrs Gleve Shelabarger and Mrs Raymond Fletcher called on Mrs Ivan Mason and baby Wednesday evening. Mrs M Hardt of Pekin spent weekend with daughter and husband Engle Ben Palmer.
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