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Newspaper

Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1955

Page

6

Five Generations At Mothers Day Dinner

Five generations of the Bender family gathered at the home of Mrs. Katherine Mary Wimmer and Naomi for a family dinner honoring the hostesses' mother Mrs. John Bender and all the mothers present. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Bender and daughter Minnie, Mr. and Mrs. John Bender, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Bender and family.

Katherine Mary Wimmer Naomi John Bender Mary Bender Minnie Theo. Bender

Local families named in social column

Frederick Bender and family, Mr and Mrs Philip Golden and daughter, and Mr and Mrs Carl Armbrust and family are listed in a society note.

Frederick Bender Philip Golden Carl Armbrust

Mother's Day Dinner Guests Named

Present for the Mother's Day dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs William Meyer were James Meyer and Anita Magona, Champaign Joanne Banassi, Pekin, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wielder and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Coyle and Miss Marie Meyer, Peoria, and the Wm Meyer family.

William Meyer James Meyer Anita Magona Champaion Joanne Banassi Pekin Harry Wielder Philip Coyle Marie Meyer Peoria Wm Meyer

Werte Commis Capone Vhertets Say We CREE

In a terse note the Werte Commis Capone Vhertets claim a creed or directive. The fragmentary text offers little concrete detail or context beyond the asserted stance.

Girl Scout Circle Invests and Awards Badges

The circle held an investiture and presented tenderfeet to Judy Wolwede Ada Dawson Rowmie King Sharon Prentice Shirtene Johnson and Gloria Johnson though the last two were absent Mrs Himmel awarded 2nd class badges to Mary Lynch Charlotte Pox and Shirley Rickett Merit badges were given for Sewing to Susan Siebenborn Betty Siebenborn Charlotte Fox Barbara Rankin Lavonne Maas Shirley Rickett Kay Prentice and Loretta Close with Lavonne Peers noted for housekeeping.

Cirle Heder Judy Wolwede Ada Dawson Rowmie King Sharon Prentice Shirtene Johnson Gloria Johnson Himmel Mary Lynch Charlotte Pox Shirley Rickett Susan Siebenborn Betty Siebenborn Charlotte Fox Barbara Rankin Lavonne Maas Kay Prentice Loretta Close Lavonne

Whaling Group Skates and Thanks From Peoria

After supper the whale group hiked to the creek and back to Bishop. A brief business meeting was held and it was decided to go skating at our next meeting on May 18 in Havana from 7:00 to 16:00 CST. Mrs Himmel read a letter of thanks from the Guardian Angel Orphanage in Peoria for Easter eggs donated by our troop under Loretta’s direction.

Himmel Creak Bishop Havana Guardian Angel Orphanage Peoria Loretta

Fragmented OCR Note on Names and Measurements

The text appears as garbled OCR with missing words and unclear references to a person named Geerent or Helen. It mentions a seminar or measurement but provides no verifiable details, dates, places, or organizations.

Construction paint coverage and gable area calculation

The note explains that the area of a gable is height multiplied by one half its width and that the total side area equals the sum of both gables. It then estimates paint needed by dividing total square feet by coverage per gallon, as advised by a paint dealer.

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