Poppy Sale Reminds Community of Nationwide Drive May 27
In a local report Luetta Gensel presented the secretary's notes and Helena Kreiling the treasurer's, noting 200 poppies received and urging donations for the Veterans hospitals. A June 11 picnic at New Salem was planned with Legion and Legion auxiliary members, with articles gathered for hospital shipment and a family birthday gathering held in Peoria for George Wahlfeld with several relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Luetta Gensel
Helena Kreiling
New Salem
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Helen Wills
Mesdames Irma Langston
Lois Parker
Mae Breedlove
Hin Fletcher
Evelyn Fletcher
Beatrice Embree
Pearl Wahlfeld
Betty van Orman
Eileen’ Sours
Nelda Wilson
Williamses of Forest City mark 31st wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Williams of Forest City observed their 31st Wedding Anniversary on Saturday May 13. The event was celebrated informally on Sunday at the home of their son in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Williams
Forest City
Dinner gathering near Kilbourne attended by family
Me and Middie Van Etter joined Mr and Mrs Van Etten and their sons David and Larry for a dinner in the Kilbourne area with several relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middie van Etter
Kilbourne
Will
van Etten
David
Larry
Forest City Home Bureau hosts all day meeting
Mrs. Percy Kreiling and Mrs. Otto Dierker hosted the Forest City Home Bureau gathering at the Kreiling home with John Harms as chairman. The program included polio facts, home safety, 4-H club info, and a lesson on caring for young children. Members pledged to donate toys and roll call cited My Favorite Color Scheme. Attendees included many local residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Bureau
Percy Kreiling
Otto Dierker
Forest City Home Bureau
John Harms
Henry Wahfeld
Clarence Kreiling
William Parr
al Wilson
Clarence Foste
Roy Hibbard
Mesdames
Henry Wahlfeld
Roy White
Roy Robbins
Mabel Maxwell
Warren Neikirk
Lee Langston
Elsie Emmons
Virden Bartell
Vernon Graff
Gladys Langston
Elmer Vogel
Hibbards of Petersburg Announce Birth of Son Vernon Duane
Mr and Mrs Donald Hibbard announce the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital Springfield on May 13 weighing seven pounds named Vernon Duane. The baby has a sister Donna aged three and the mother is doing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Hibbard
Petersburg
Memorial Hospital
Springfield
Vernon Duane
Donna
Family Connections and Illnesses Noted in Spare Illinois Notices
The report lists extended family details for the Eilen Ringer and Bertid Rinders lineages tied to Forest City and Palette Hutg, with the Van Etten family in Kilbourne and Proctor hospital Peoria. It notes caregiver arrangements for the Van Ettens' sons David and Larry with Mind Mrs. Marshal Lindsey in Sparland and Jesse Zimmerman’s Mayo Clinic observation in Rochester, Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilen Ringer
Peverabure
Bertid Rinders
Palette Hutg
Roy Hibbard
Forest City
Wayne van Etten
Kilbourne
Ill
Proctor Hospital
Peoria
van Ettens
David
Larry
Marshal Lindsey
Sparland
Illinois
Forest City observes Poppy Day with memorial plans
Forest City Post 1190 Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary completed observance plans for Poppy Day May 27. Lois Parker leads the effort with help from Delta Lou Beale and Loretta Dierker. poppies were made by disabled veterans in Quincy Illinois. wear a poppy to honor war dead. ATTEND 4 H COUNTY MEET in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
American Legion Auxiliary
Lois Parker
Auxiliary
Delta Lou Beale
Loretta Dierker
Veterans Home
Quincy
Illinois
The Leopard’s Free Lunch Ends Aims At US Security
Doctor George Benson of Harding College cites a parable about a leopard in India to critique American security strategies. He suggests the animal’s quest for food mirrors society’s appetite for freedom and applicability of control measures in the current era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
America
George Benson
Harding College
India
Animal Kingdom
Leopard in Oklahoma Zoo Dies After Escape and Fatal Trance
A captive leopard at an Oklahoma zoo escapes into the woods for a night seeking food and returns to its concrete pit where a sleeping potion in meat kills it. Doctor Benson notes officials aimed to protect welfare, while questioning tradeoffs between liberty and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Doctor Benson
Zoo
Bob Hope to Entertain at 1950 State Fair
Bob Hope will perform two personal appearances at the 1950 State Fair with his band and specialty acts. He is slated to appear before the grandstand on Saturday August 19 and Sunday August 20, per fair general manager H. W. Eliott. Advertising builds business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hope
Hope
H. W. “Hube” Eliott
Revenue rises in first four months of 1960
Taxes and fees collected by the state Department of Revenue in the first four months of 1960 totaled 97.86 million dollars, up 1.505 million from the same period last year. Gas, liquor and public utility taxes increased while sales and cigarette tax receipts fell. The USDA reports frozen orange juice output last season at 12 million gallons, about one tenth of the orange crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of
U.S.D.A
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. A. Wilson
Forest City Legion Auxiliary
Edna Hubbard
Irma Langston
Vogels Market
Manito, Illinois
Palmers
Best
Pekin, Illinois
George Wahlfeld
Leo Milstead
Rudolph Wahlfeld
Henry Wahhlfeld
Eloise
Eldon
Oren Kreiling
Bertha Ellenberger
Ellenberger
Stuart
Manito
SS. W. Thomas
Hill's Feed Store
Manito, Ill
Jesse Zimmerman
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Felinic
Frank Carey
Havana
Louis Pope
Harold
James Muladore
Palmfield, Il
Elizabeth Pope
Dahun
Bender
Seelye Motor Co
Dr. Fremont
St. Lowis
Claridge
St. Louis
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