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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
2
Local weekly page notes events and notices for Manito community. Highlights likely include upcoming meetings, schedules, and community notices as printed on the Thursday May 8 1952 edition.
Birthdays include Karen Jean Moore May 9 Mary K Burks Getz May 10 Harold Meyer David E Cooper Mrs Louis Schuttler May 12 Marilyn Greiling Graff Alfred Garlisch Roy Maloney May 13 Betty Ary Smith Mrs Raymond Meyer Marilyn Roush Archambeau Frank Snyder Loren Sunderland May 14 Martha Meeker Frances Whitehead Earl Zimmerman May 16
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Nicholas Graff. The Selkes and Nannens hosted Sunday visitors. Laurence Thomas and family traveled to Macomb to watch two Western Teachers’ Diamond games, Western defeating Normal Teachers 7-6 and 2-1 with Kenny Thomas in left field contributing in both games. The Dennis family also enjoyed the day.
Mary Louise Parkins stays with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harold Selke in Peoria this week as a house guest.
The furniture refinishing project a Manita Home Bureau unit lesson was held at Mrs. Burton Guengerich’s home on Thursday May 1. The meeting began at 10 am supervised by Mrs. Eugene Marquardt. A sack lunch followed at noon. Attendees included Mesdames Lester Schuttler Harold Palmer George Bilyeu Ernest Marshall Bert Hill Hall Willett C J DeSutter Louis Proehl Brad Marquardt and Susan Guengerich. Articles refinished included tables chairs and dressers.
Misses Nancy Grieme, Beverly Pyles and Eloise Tipton with Joan and Beverly and a friend enjoyed a 6:30 dinner in Peoria Monday evening. Barbara Seelye, a student teacher, and other faculty members from East Peoria High School also joined the afternoon outing at Bradley Park.
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