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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1950
Page
1
An editorial warning on censorship in wartime and peacetime urges readers to resist private and coercive attempts to omit facts. It argues editors balance public interest with private rights, and that honest judgment must guide what gets reported versus what is withheld.
A Youth for Christ gathering at the Opera House on Saturday May 6 features a gospel team from Wheaton College. Rev. Carson Fremont, a senior student, will deliver the message alongside Norman Rohrer who leads song service and plays trombone. Four team members are expected to perform. The event is sponsored by Protestant churches of the Manito area.
Beginning May first and continuing through August, free picture shows will be presented at Forest City. The Bitner Motion Picture Co. of Glasford, Illinois has been secured by Forest City merchants to show the films and the public is invited to attend each Tuesday evening.
The Spring Garden School district hosted a closing fish supper Sunday evening with families from the district in attendance. Mr and Mrs Paul Hintz and family and Mr and Mrs Jacob Schimmelpfenning and family were listed among attendees.
All dogs must wear valid dog tags by June 1. Strays and untagged dogs will be destroyed.
Seniors prepare for Baccalaureate on May 14 and Graduation on May 19 while finalizing class day activities. The Man-Hi-An stencil work continues with some night shifts as students finish projects and labs. Collections are due next week amid studies on inheritance and ratios, with book reports and senior issue planning for the Orange and Black.
The class reports trouble choosing factoring methods for radicals while mastering one method problems. Students note prose and poetry work, last library books, and a final book report. Science reviews electricity chapter after completing it, focusing on test preparation.
The Jr Sr Banquet was held Friday April 28 at the Methodist church with dancing in the gym. Students enjoyed the Dutch theme and the English class just finished Our Town by Thornton Wilder. They also completed shorthand books and start vocab tests, with budgets due May 10 and geometry topics on polygons and area of polygons upcoming.
The Havana Unit 138 Auxiliary presented a Gavel and Record Book to Hill Palmer Unit at a Legion Hall ceremony in Manito Illinois. President Bertha Thomas appointed a Finance Committee and plans were made for a May 30 dance refreshment booth and the Nationwide Poppy Sale on May 27. Guests and committee members were listed.
Manito SPRINGLAKE CHURCH holds Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m Evangelistic Service at 7 30 p m St Paul s Lutheran Church lists O A Borchelt pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Service 10 30 a m Egypt Community Church announces Sunday May 7 1950 Sunday School 10 a m Lawrence Whiteford Superintendent
Mrs Amelia Miller celebrated her 82nd birthday with a surprise party at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Smith. Guests included family members from Forest City, gifts were exchanged, a cake was served, and games and refreshments followed the surprise event.
Lurelle Whitaker, a Forest City junior, earned a silver medal for second place in a flat clarinet division at the State Music Contest held last Friday. Accompanist Mrs. Kirby Lawkis and attendee Miss Glenda Kennedy supported the performance at Forest City Community High School.
The Mason County Home Bureau will begin monthly broadcasts over WSIV in cooperation with the Mason County Review. The first program on Monday features Mason County 4-H work at 8 30 a.m. CST, with Miss Wanda Sward as county home advisor and Miss Marilyn Kirchner as assistant director.
The MICHS sophomore class notices a county track meet at Forest City this Friday and announces spring baseball to follow. Students study China and Japan in World History and hope to finish the term’s book soon. Lag week saw the biology class move trees for the new gymnasium as the term nears end.
Delavan Chapter No 58 CES held its annual Friends night on May 1 1950 with Florence East as guest of honor. Officers listed include Devonna Pratt Donald Parkins Effie Triggs Earl Schertz Katherine Thomas Amy Wood Dixie Selke Mildred Thomas Ruby Maul Gertrude Birky Kathleen Allen Lucille Rowe Mazie Kretzinger Ruth Mary Moore John Birky Norma Hopkins Alice Heiser Franklin Allen and others. May baskets and a colorful dining table featured sandwiches cake and mints during the event.
Mr and Mrs Dan Jenkins have purchased the Ernest Beebe home and will move in when the Beebe family relocates to a new residence. The transaction marks a transfer of property and planned occupancy by the new owners.
The church schedules 9 45 Sunday School with a lesson on Mortal Decline and Hosea chapters 4 6 10. Morning worship at 10 45 features Family Day with prizes for full attendance and the farthest traveler. Evening service at 8 00 and Wednesday 8 00 prayer meeting promote National Family Week themes.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Claton of Manito announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Delores to Robert Brown son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Brown of South Pekin. No date set for the wedding. Delores graduates Pekin Community High School in June. Robert Brown a 1948 POHS graduate served with paratroopers and works for Central Illinois Light Co in Pekin.
The Mary Joseph class of the Methodist church school held its April social and business meeting in the church basement. Games, devotions, exercises and refreshments followed, served by class instructor Mrs. Powell. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Loren Meeker, Paul Meeker, Mr. and Mrs. George Elmer Ethell, Miss Alpha Ethell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kastzer, Robert Schumm, Harold Herrman, Harold Meyer, Mrs. Reuben Golden, and David and Kathryn Meeker.
The Rebecca Chapter CBS will meet Wednesday May 10 at 8 00 CST. Members are urged to attend and will receive work.
The Manito Rotary Club held its April meeting at the Baptist church in Forest City with Wolfgang Lied, a Bradley University German exchange student, sharing a World War II Germany perspective and reflections on democracy. John Meeker presided, Dillard Warner led community singing, and Norman Crane directed music.
An advertising promo urges readers to test buyable space by trying a DIY approach. The message stresses cost efficiency and practical returns for advertisers exploring affordable options.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held its Annual Meeting at First Methodist Church Peoria on Wednesday April 27 with delegates from seven Illinois Conference districts attending. The program included business, department reports from the General Assembly at Cleveland April 18 to 21 and music by the Nurse's Chorus from Peoria Methodist Hospital. Delegates included Mrs Vernie Ethell and Mrs D J Powell from Manito Methodist Church.
Mr and Mrs Carl Tidwell of Bath were guests of Mr and Mrs Eugene Patchett Tuesday evening. The Patchetts and Tidwells drove to Pekin to attend a farm management meeting.
Miss Doris Eggena daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Eggena of South Pekin and Gordon Bauer son of Mr and Mrs Calvin Bauer of Spring Lake were married at Sand Prairie Lutheran church. Ceremony at 2 00 p m with Rev Kuker officiating. Approximately 250 guests attended from Mason City Iowa Manito Pekin Glasford and Peoria.
May events listed for Mason City Forest City Manito include pot luck dinner at Legion Hall on May 5 at 7:00 p.m. Forest City Grade School basket supper May 5 at 6:30 p.m. May 12 is Township Commencement and closing day of schools. May 14 Baccalaureate services at Forest City and Manito high schools. May 19 Manito high school graduation. May 22 Forest City high school commencement. May 30 Memorial Dance at Manito Opera House with Negleman Quintet.
Harold Meyers announces a Friday Ladies Only day at Sky Ranch Amusement Center. If successful, Meyers plans to add more Ladies Nights.
The Rebecca Chapter No 487 CBS will host its annual Friends Night on Wednesday May 17 1950 at 8 00 p m CST. All members are invited to attend.
The Spring Lake school will hold an annual picnic Sunday at the school. A basket dinner starts at 12 30 p m DST. Attendees are asked to bring their own table service and everyone is invited.
Mrs Elmer Mason was transported by Johnson ambulance to Methodist hospital in Peoria on Saturday for medical care.
Dr J W Cooper has recovered from illness and resumes calling his clientele in the community, signaling a return to regular practice and patient outreach.
Forest City Township Grade Schools hold commencement in the High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. The program includes processional, invocation, performances by Girls' Trio and Choir, and the presentation of diplomas to a list of graduates. Reverend Preston Horst delivers the address.
A University of Illinois letter last week announced Barbara Whitaker earned class honors for her first semester work. Barbara, who later married Carl Leesman, left studies at semester end and moved to Mason City, Illinois.
The class of 1950 holds baccalaureate services Sunday evening May 14 at the Baptist church with Joseph W. Hobbs delivering the sermon at 8 00 CST.
Commencement exercises will be held in the high school gymnasium on Monday evening May 22 at 8 00. Manley E MacDonald Dean of the College of Education Bradley University will be the speaker. Several veterans who began the agriculture course in April 1946 have completed four years of study.
The Local Woman's Society of Christian Service at Manito Methodist Church met Tuesday evening in the parlor to study the program for the new year starting June 1 1950 and plan activities. The society will install officers Thursday night.
The Tabitha society of St Pauls church will meet Thursday afternoon in the church with Mrs Leonard Graff as hostess.
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