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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
5
Topeka group reports on recent activities after a Thursday evening meeting hosted by Mrs Bessie Morris with Mrs Veda Strube listed among participants.
The Topeka Home Bureau will meet Thursday May 15 at 10 oclock. The first meeting is at the home of Mrs Orville Himmel. Several local residents visited and hosted guests including Verdin Armbrust who is home on furlough from Korea. Families and neighbors gathered for dinners and informal visits across the weekend and week.
A Caterpillar plant newsletter highlights visitor programs with about 200 teachers on Business and Education Days plus an appeal for local visits. It touts the Diesel basketball team as national AAU champions bound for Helsinki and notes 69 trainees from 39 countries in an 11 week Export Sales and Service school. It mentions elephants, tractors, and a Mutual Security Agency shipment to Malaya for road building. It profiles the Girls Club at Caterpillar aiding hospitals and social programs through fund-raising activities.
The Forman Community Unit home economics classes stage a fashion show on May 13, 1952 at Forman High School Gym. Senior girls model school and home projects, junior high girls display class works, with musical numbers by the students. Final F H A meeting of the year includes installation of next year’s officers. Public invited.
Renewal item lists Harry Slater Route II and Mrs Ray Hill in a public renewal notice. Details show names connected to the route renewal process and involve related property or service registrations. The brief notice mentions parties and the renewal action without specifying dates or locations.
Mr and Mrs Albert Moore and Mrs Thomas Moore plan to attend Elsa I Stephens Grand Worthy Matron of Illinois official visit at the Scottish Rites in Peoria Saturday May 10. Mr and Mrs W S Maloney with Mr and Mrs Lamar Daniel and Mr and Mrs Frank Trowbridge Pekin enjoyed the Ice Follies of 52 at Bradley Field House Peoria Saturday evening.
Local newspaper page from Manito highlights community news and events for Thursday May 8 1952. Includes notices, society items, and brief notices of local activities and announcements.
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