Manito Village Ballot Debate and Baseball Practice Notice
A notice from Manito Illinois covers baseball practice for the town team starting Sunday April 8 at 1 30 at the high school diamond managed by Oscar Smith. It also includes a voter call to evaluate Village Board candidates about street surfacing with black topping versus concrete and urges turnout to decide public policy and budget. Frank C Palmer files as candidate for Alderman urging informed votes and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Smith
Manito
Ill
Village Board
Opera House
Truman Flatt
Springfield
Attic Sale Ad Suggests Cleaning Out Old Staff
A brief housekeeping note urges selling off unused items found in the attic. The message promotes clearing space and turning old belongings into cash through a sale.
School Elections Set for Second Saturday in April
County Superintendent Joseph W. Hobbs announces that by law school elections will be held on the second Saturday in April, making this year's election date April 9. In Board of Director districts candidates are nominated at a caucus before the election and timing is set by the board ordering the election. In Board of Education districts candidates file petitions and their names appear on ballots. Unit Districts vote as usual with old boards serving until July 1, 1949. poll opening times will be listed on notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hobbs
Board of Director
Board of Education
Vaccinating Against Newcastle Disease
Dr. J. O. Alberts of the University of Illinois cautions that live Newcastle disease vaccine is not a cure-all and must be used wisely. Only healthy birds should be vaccinated. avoid vaccination during other illnesses or in chicks under four weeks. laying birds may suffer production drops if vaccinated. Pullets should be vaccinated six to eight weeks before laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberts
Newcastle
Rotary district 146 governor banquet attendees cited
Joseph W. Hobbs the district governor of Rotary district 146 attended the Jacksonville banquet with many local residents including Mr and Mrs Ties Velde Mr and Mrs John Meexer Mr and Mrs Dillard Warner Mrs Della Hobbs Mr and Mrs Alvin Knuppel Henry Gosda W L Kerr W C Langston Rev Powell Don Parkin Clyde Priddy Amos Thompson and Nelson Warner. The mixed quartet from Forest City Federated Church sang at the event. Hobbs also took part in a two day Rotary conference. Weekend guests included Mrs Roy Runyon and her sons Dale and Keith at Mrs Rebecca Beimfohrs. Sunday outings included visits by Mr and Mrs Ephrim Beimfohr and daughters Carolyn and Roberta Hennepin to Mason City and other local hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hobbs
Rotary
Ties Velde
John Meexer
Dillard Warner
Della Hobbs
Alvin Knuppel
Henry Gosda
W. L. Kerr
W. C. Langston
Rev. Powell
Don Parkin
Clyde Priddy
Amos Thompson
Nelson Warner
District 146
Jacksonville
Forest City Federated Church
Mesdames Hellen Hibbard
Mabel Crosby
Messers Dillard Warner
Vernon Langston
Vera Herman
Mr. Hobbs
Rotary District
Roy Runyon
Dale
Keith
Spring Lake
Rebecca Beimfohr
Ephrim Beimfohr
Carolyn
Roberta Hennepin
Mrs. Owen Singley Attends Havana Birthday Dinner
Mrs. Owen Singley visited Havana on Wednesday for a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blessman in honor of Mrs. Maggie McKinley of Easton for her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Singley
Havana
Walter Blessman
Maggie McKinley
Easton
Mrs Gaile Beebe Jr Visits Parents In Peoria
Mrs Gaile Beebe Jr of Peoria was a guest Thursday of her parents Mr and Mrs Owen Singley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaile Beebe Jr
Peoria
Owen Singley
Evelyn Rankin
Bloomington
Dan Rankin
Delmar Laesch
Normal
High Dairy Herds Listed for February in Illinois
The February report from the Illinois Dairy Herd Improvement association ranks Eugene Stiff of Dundas Richland county top with 15 purebred jerseys producing 48.8 pounds of butterfat from 876 pounds of milk. W L Lawrence of Cutler Randolph county holds second with 11 grade Holsteins yielding 48.4 pounds of butterfat from 1,298 pounds of milk. Emil DeGarmo of Winnebago Winnebago county is third with 48.3 pounds from eight Holsteins on 1,177 pounds of milk.
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Illinois
Eugene Stiff
Dundas
Richland County
State
Illinois College of Agriculture
Stiff
W. L. Lawrence
Cutler
Randolph County
Emil DeGarmo
Winnebago
Winnebago County
Break in Respiratory Trouble Noted Without Diagnosis
A report notes a break in a respiratory trouble case only when a formal diagnosis has not been established. No clear cause or named individuals are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcastle
Williams named Assistant Attorney General for three counties
Attorney General Ivan A. Elli ott announced the appointment of Guy R. Williams of Havana as Assistant Attorney General to represent the office in Mason Menard and Cass counties. The appointment is effective April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan A Elliott
Guy R. Williams
Havana
Mason, Menard
Cass
Star Community Club Meets Friday at School
The star school community club will meet Friday evening at the school. Lunch will be pie and sandwiches. Music will be by the Woodruff trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Community Club
Star School
Woodruff Trio
W.S.C.S. Pot Luck Dinner Aims at Church Workday
The W.S.C.S. hosts a pot luck dinner and church basement painting day on Thursday. The morning will be spent painting food trays with a program in the afternoon led by Mrs. Thelma Warner and Mrs. Ted Bender. All women in the community are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Thelma Warner
Ted Bender
Out of staters address Swine Growers Day in Urbana
Two out of state speakers at Swine Growers Day April 7 at the Illinois College of Agriculture discuss better hog buying methods, fixed parity price effects, and pricing plans to boost carcass grading. Prof. E F Ferrin of Minnesota and Dr. Earl L Butz of Purdue outline pricing reforms and farm price support implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois College of Agriculture
E. F. Ferrin
University of Minnesota
Ferrin
Earl L.butz
Purdue University
Old Copies From 1892 93 Manila Express Highlight Ads
Readers gain a glimpse of the 1892 1893 Manila Express pages via D E Kepford. Advertisers include C Heyl son livery stable Hodkinson Rogers house and more as reports note trips to Havana Pekin and the World's Fair. Prices for goods and newspapers show era commerce and local notices cover church and depot plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Kepford
Manito
Petersburg
Manito Express
E. H. Richey
Prowler
White Hall
Martha Robinson
Walter
Chillicothe
J. S. Daily
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Manila Express
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Schipper and Block
Peoria
A. Schradzki
Smith Hippé@n Company
Ae Knollhoff
J. Zimmerman and Son
Otage House
Mary A. C. Heckman
Manito Socials Include Wide Round of Guests and Visits
Numerous guests called on Manito residents this week with dinners and gatherings across nearby towns. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. George Grob of Orville and Mrs. Elizabeth Fischer of Green Valley hosting groups, plus anniversaries and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grob
Orville
Washington
Lyle Lowry
March seeding oats favored for higher yields across Illinois
University of Illinois tests show early oat seeding yields exceed those from later plantings. In northern Illinois April sowings perform well. southern Illinois favors February to mid March. Delays reduce yields by about two thirds of a bushel per acre daily. mixing clover with oats may offset losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Miinois College of Agriculture
George H. Dungan
University Agronomist
Illinois
Dungan
Urbana
East Central
Pinochle Club Meets at Opera House
The Manito pinochle club met Thursday evening at the opera house. Prizes were won by Mesdames Willabelle Buck Bercha Thomas Hazel Beebe and Messrs James Seelye Ernest Beebe and Stuart Thomas. Hosts and hostesses serving refreshments were Mr and Mrs Harold Budke Mr and Mrs Bruce Cole Mr and Mrs Rudy DeSutter Dan Jenkins Andy Kerr and Mabel Corbett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manito
Opera House
Mesdames
Willabelle Buck
Bercha Thomas
Hazel Beebe
James Seelye
Ernest Beebe
Stuart Thomas
Harold Budke
Bruce Cole
Rudy DeSutter
Dan Jenkins
Andy Kerr
Mabel Corbett
Forest City drive surpasses Red Cross roll call quota
In Forest City village District 66 the Red Cross roll call drive exceeded the $79.00 township quota by mid March and reached $90.00 by solicitors Miss Gladys Langston and Mrs. Al Wilson. The final township total will rise further when the remaining five rural districts report.
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Red Cross
Forest City Village
Danees
John Harms
Gladys Langston
al Wilson
Forest City Township
All American Boy and Girl named by Forest City students
Pupils of Forest City grade school selected Parker Lynn Lawlis and Eloise Whitaker eighth graders as the All American Boy and Girl. The American Legion at Havana sponsors the project, with the students and teacher Mrs. Vera Herrman and mothers invited to a banquet April 6 at the Havana Legion Hall. Relatives attended the Pennington Ellenberger wedding in Oak Park nearby.
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Forest City
Parker Lynn Lawlis
Eloise Whitaker
The
American Legion At
Havana
Vera Herrman
American Legion Hall
Pennington
Ellenberger
Judson Baptist Church
Oak Park
Bertha Ellenberger
George Wahlfeld
Peoria
Clyde Ellenberger
Carl Ellenberger
Millard Wendell
Rockford
Grace Ellenberger
William
Lombard
Charles Hogebaum
Roy Freeman
Chicago
Horace Ellenberger
Joe Ellenberger
Clara Jane
Mary Ann Ellenberger
Gredley
Grandad Steps Out Senior Class Play
Senior class presents the comedy Grandad Steps Out on Friday April 1 at 8 p.m. at Forest City Community High School. The event showcases senior members in the school’s annual spring play.
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Grandad
Forest City Community High School
Luellen Marie Dierker Christened at St Johns
Luellen Marie Dierker four weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Dierker of Forest City was christened Sunday March 27 at St Johns Lutheran church by Rev A C D Seehouse with Mrs William Rabbe Mason City and Mrs Velma Dierker Lincoln as sponsors for their niece Luellen Marie. Following the service the parents hosted a christening dinner attended by maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jacob P Imig San Jose paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John Dierker Forest City and other relatives including Mr and Mrs William Rabbe Janice Carol and Michael Mrs Velma Dierker Mason City Mr and Mrs Kirby Lawlis Parker Lynn Beryl Le Count the hosts and their children Merille Lindel and Luellen Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luellen Marie Dierker
Otto Dierker
Forest City
St. Johns Lutheran Church
A. C. D. Seehouse
William Rabbe
Mason City
Velma Dierker
Lincoln
Luellen Marie
Jacob P. Imig
San Jose
John Dierker
Janice
Carol
Michael
Kirby Lawlis
Parker Lynn
Beryl le Count
Merille, Lindel
Night prowlers target Manito as local watchman spots car groups
Manito sees recurring late night car gatherings with 3 to 5 men, shadowed by night watchman Bill Isenberg. After attempts to burgle Bernshausen's Garage and a Forest City robbery, Isenberg and Johnnie Pruett ordered four men and a woman to leave town. Sheriff Sheridan cites need for a night operator and a two way radio for immediate police contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manito
Bill Isenberg
Isenberg
Bill
Bernshausen
Hopper ‘Smith
Selke
Johnnie Pruett
Bill Sheridan
Sheridan
Tazewell
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Encouragement
The article outlines a church week with a Sunday School at 9:45 led by F Bender, Morning Worship at 10:45, Evening Worship at 7:30, and a Thursday mid week service at 7:30 with guest preachers and special music. It urges regular attendance and loyalty to strengthen the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Powell
BE. Bender
Egypt Community Church Announcement April 1949
Sunday School at 10 a.m. led by Lawrence Whiteford and Morning Worship at 11 a.m. led by Pastor Joseph Hobbs. Service details appear as a local church notice from Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Hobbs
Byron Kreiling
Lawrence Whiteford
Joseph Hobbs
Advertising does not cost it pays Try It Yourself
An advertising pitch claims costs to advertise are offset by results and encourages readers to test the method themselves for potential returns.
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Broadway
Jack Grossman
Manila
Frank C. Palmer
Manito, Il
J. O. Alberts
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Lyman Runyon
George Pthell
Robert Rankin
G. R. Williams
A. A. Nichols
Crapp
Geneseo
M. E. Church
Jos. Seelye
Louis Heckman
A. L. Sparks
J. P. Cranwill
D. Havens
J. S Pollard
Champaign
Harietta Woods
Warren Watson
Roy Adams
Sam Schmitgall
Ruebin Golden
David
Folbert Maas
Elmer Mason
Raymond Mason
Ivan Mason
Harold Mason
Melvin Meyer
Bert Hill
Joyce
Cheryl
Roy Cornell
Elizabeth Fischer
Green Valley
Glenn Tackman, Jr
Boyd Harper
Glenn Talbott
Henry Sparks
Dover
Ralph Ethell
George Clauser
George Ethell
Wm. Hirst
Beryl
Miss Hill
Olin Burgett
Pekin Hospital
Louis Hiller
George Meeker
Sam Meeker
Milton Meeker
Effie ‘Smith
Kilbourne
Charles Warner
Carrie Meyer
Ernest Palmer
Lyle Palmer
Louis McMinx
Pete Tugen‘dahl
Fairbault
Minnesota
Charles Smith
Charles
Frank Snyder
Guy Hall
Orrie Strawbridge
Nettie McJunkin
Lucille Hubbard
Mary Lou Runyon
Tom Strawbridge
John Mitchell
Paul Woods
Iva Woods
Claribelle
Eva Wilson
Grover Gasaway
Carl Gasaway
Judy
Pulaski
John Watson
Carl Folkman
Rudolph Wahlfeld
Frank Palmer
A. F. Clark
Loren Himmel
Robert Cooper
Pekin
Ernest Cooper
Len Halter
Jack
Dr. Corbett
Mollie Corbett
Mabel
Donald Bader
Inez Bader
Browning
James Crafton
James Goodin
Jimmy Ray
Charles Endicott
Endicott
Kenneth Look
Bop Farnum
Mr. Look
Mrs. Farnum
Ella Deneen
Lacon
Mrs
Johnny Fischer
Henry Fischer
Laura Velde
James Beelye
Orin Ethell
Princeton
OPERA
L. A. Wilson
Federated Church
Egypt Community Church
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