Graduation Exercises Held Friday for 26 Seniors
The 26 graduates from Forest City and Manito Community high schools will receive diplomas at 8 p.m. Friday May 20. Forest City seniors include Clifford Middleton Delbert Spurts Barbara Whitaker Henry Sunderland and Wanda Hall. Manito Community seniors include Mary Kathryn Quick Betty Marquardt Ray Smith Allene Borchelt Max Schimpfenning Donna Vaughn and others.
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Manito and
Forest City
Forest City High School
Manito Community High School
Clifford Middleton
Delbert Spurts
Barbara Whitaker
Henry L. Sunderland
Wanda J. Hall
Ferne
Lawlis
Mary Katheryn Quick
Betty Marquardt
Ray Smith
Allene Borchelt
Max Schimmelpfenning
Donna Vaughn
Cleo Beebe
Annabelle Palmer
Wayne Durham
Jerry Pruett
Bob Smith
Marie Morgan
Lowell Warner
Donna Lee Meyer
Bruce Meyer
Mary Alice Cooper
Kenneth Thomas
Donna Liescheidt
Richard Smith
Glenna Smith
Joan Dennis
John J. Rush
Miss Jeannette Hewitt
First Graduating Class of Four Year High School 1909
The 1909 Manito High School graduating class included Lola Hill as president Myrtle Schenert as secretary Patia Combs as treasurer and students Earle Warner Madge Sparks and Freda Farnam. Commencement was April 29 at the Manilo Opera house with orations on electricity Illinois stepping stones to business education and patriotism.
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Manito High School
Lola Belle Hill
Myrtle Marcia Schenert
Patia Ellen Combs
Earle Eugene Warner
Madge Vera Sparks
Freda Minnie Farnam
Manilo Opera House
Madge Sparks Ethell
Freda Gordon
Cooper
Manito
Lola Hill Ethell
Princeton
Earle Warner
Schenectady
New York
Ella Combs Paith
Crawfordsville
Ind
Ella (Combs) Paith
Lola (Hill) Breaner- Ethell
Freda (Farnam) Gorden
Egypt Community Church May 22 1949 Sunday School
Sunday schedule lists 10 a.m. services with Lawrence Whiteford as superintendent. Mr and Mrs Dillard Warner visited for dinner with Mr and Mrs George Bilyeu.
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Lawrence Whiteford
Mitch's Open Air Pavillion Opens This Saturday Night
Opening night of summer dances at Mitch's Open Air pavilion set for Saturday May 21. Dances run 8 30 to 12 30 EST with 50 cent admission. The Woodruff trio plays round and square dances. Soft drinks and sandwiches available. Traffic marker guides guests one mile south of Manita on the blacktop.
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Mitch
Woodruff
Manita
Methodist Church Notice on Services and Attendance
D. J. Powell minister. Church School at 9:45 est. Morning worship 10:45 est. Sermon The Heart Warming at Aldergate. Evening worship 7 30 est. Mid week service Wednesday 7 30 pm. Take children to church school for better home influence and moral direction. Those at home miss benefits of worship and study.
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F. E. Bender
Aldergate
Card of Thanks and 45th Anniversary Greetings
A local card thanks friends for cards flowers and gifts during illness and accident. Mrs Charles Gordon Sr and Mr and Mrs Louis Hiller celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary today.
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Charles Gordon, Sr
Louis Hiller
American Legion Post 1190 Organized in Forest City
Forest City forms American Legion Post 1190 with about thirty members. The first meeting featured District Commander George W. Vasconcellos and District Adjutant F. A. Robinson. Officers sworn in include Francis E. Halpin as Commander and Charles A. Embree as Public Relation Officer. Regular meetings set for the first Thursday each month at 7:30 in Town Hall.
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American Legion
Forest City
George W. Vasconcellos
20Th District
F. A. Robinson
Francis E. Halpin
Albert W. Sherer
Melvin Folkman
Adj
Russell Rickett
Rudolph A. Wahlfeld
Vernon C. Langston
Oren Kreiling
George W. Kreiling
Donald Sours
Charles A. Embree
Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. George Bilyeu's home
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Meyer and Penny Lynn joined Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Keith of Havana and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson and Rebecca Jane for a Saturday evening dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George Bilyeu.
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Wayne Meyer
Penny Lynn
Altar Rosary Society Meeting Planned at Meyer Home
Mrs William Meyer and Lor raine will entertain the Altar Rosary Society at the home of Mrs Wm Meyer Monday evening May 23 at 7 30 All members are cordially invited.
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William Meyer
Lorraine
Altar Rosary Society
Wm. Meyer
Exchange Teacher to Attend Spring Lake Open Meeting
Miss Berry an exchange teacher from London England teaching in Pekin schools will speak at Spring Lake Reform ed church on Monday evening May 23 Everett Preston will chair the meeting Public is invited to attend and take part Miss Mary Alice Cooper spends part of this week with the Urishs in Green Valley John Cooper Urish visits the Coopers at Mason City Norma Cremeens of Hopedale was a weekend guest Rae Canopy hosts visitations Albert DeVore and daughter Allene dine with Ben Bilyeu in Mason City
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Miss Berry
London
England
Pekin
Spring Lake Reformed Church
Everett Preston
Mary Alice Cooper
John Urish Jr
Green Valley
John Cooper Urish
Cooper
Norma Cremeens
Hopedale
Mrs. Rae Canopy
St. Louis Baseball Excursion Sunday May 22
The Monroe Cafe sponsors a baseball trip to see St. Louis vs New York on Sunday May 22. The bus departs Monroe Cafe at 6 30 a.m. est. A few tickets remain. purchase soon for the game.
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Monroe Cafe
St. Louis
New York
Lowrys Attend Rodeo in Mason City on Sunday
Mr and Mrs Lyle Lowry attended the rodeo held at Mason City Sunday.
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Lyle Lowry
Mason City
Local callers and guests frequent Pekin residents
Mrs Lena Schenck of Pekin was a house guest this week of Mr and Mrs Folbert Maas. Mr and Mrs Clarence Weyh rich were callers Sunday afternoon of Mr and Mrs Louis Hiller. Mr and Mrs Ronald Jibbens Green Valley and others were callers Sunday afternoon of Mr and Mrs Henry Hirst. Mrs C A Beebe returned home Monday after an operation at Pekin hospital. Mrs Iva Lane and son Richard Peoria were callers Sunday afternoon of Mr and Mrs Guy Hall.
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Lena Schenck
Pekin
Folbert Maas
Clarence Weyhrich
Louis Hiller
Ronald Jibbens
Green Valley
Lena Rocker
Will Urish
Howard Hardin
Henry Hirst
C. A.beebe
Pekin Hospital
Iva Lane
Richard
Peoria
Guy Hall
Street resurfacing begins in Manila on Hickory Grove Road
Work started Tuesday on street repairs and resurfacing in Manila. Crews torn up old blacktop to prepare base for new asphalt at city limits and moving along Hickory Grove Road for two and a half blocks, then one block on High Street and two blocks on Washington.
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Manila
City
Hickory Grove Road
High Street
Washington
Rankin and Potters Visit Burl Lawson Household
Mr and Mrs John Rankin of Peoria and Mr and Mrs Lyle Potters of Mason City were callers Sunday evening of Mr and Mrs Burl Lawson.
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John Rankin
Peoria
Lyle Potters
Mason City
Burl Lawson
Rebecca Jane Urish First Birthday Party Hosted in Green Valley
Mr and Mrs John Urish Jr hosted a Thursday evening gathering in Green Valley for their daughter Rebecca Jane's first birthday. Grandparents Dr and Mrs J W Cooper and Mr and Mrs John Urish Sr attended along with Mary Alice Cooper and Earle Urish.
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John Urish, Jr
Green Valley
Rebecca Jane
J. W. Cooper
John Urish Sr
Mary Alice Cooper
Earle Urish
Miss Barbara Gorden Visited As Weekend Guest
Barbara Gorden spent a weekend as the guest of Mary Alice Cooper, sharing time at Cooper residence.
Man Cuts Arm at Monroe Cafe Door
John Schimmelpfenning suffered a cut on his arm after tripping over a carpet at Monroe Cafe and pushing his arm through a glass door.
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John Schimmelpfenning
Monroe Cafe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Delbert Spai Ts
Ferne S. Lawlis
C. O. Kontz
C. R. Bowman
Earle E. Warner
Tered
Bradley
University of Illinois
Schenectady New York
Mr. Warner
Myrtle Schenert Cooper
MCHS
Egypt Community Church
Dillard Warner
George Bilyeu
D. J. Powell
Altar Society
Spring Lake
Albert DeVore
Allene
Ben Bilyeu
Barbara Gorden
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