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Newspaper

Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1948

Page

3

Forest City Hosts All Day Home Bureau Meeting

Mrs Roy Robbins and Mrs Lee Langston co hosted an all day meeting at the Robbins home on May 12 with Mrs Henry Wakefeld presiding. Reports covered membership Publicity and secretary duties and the group chose a nomin ating committee. A noon pot luck dinner followed with many members and guests in attendance. A district meeting including Manito Topeka and Forest City Units is planned for June 11 near Topeka with Health and Safety lessons and Major and Minor Lessons on etiquette and flower arrangement.

Forest City Home Bureau Roy Robbins Lee Langston Robbins Henry Wakefeld William Moldenhauer John Harms al Wilson Clarence Kreiling Clarence Foster Roy White Mesdames Weiden Bartell Warren Neikirk Roy Hibbard Elsie Emmons Carrie Servoss Harold Servoss Jacksonville W. Rochester Hattie Kennedy Florence Hovey Beverly Harris Ethel Carlos Eldon Bartell Darrell Foste Manito Topeka Forest City Deverman Hanel Mason City

Sunday School and Worship Schedule and Local Notices

Sunday School at 9 45 Supt by Ron Kreiling worship at 10 45 no evening service. A long list of local residents attended events and visited relatives in Illinois and Missouri including a cardinal game at Sportsman Park St Louis. The Merry Mixers 4 H club met at Mrs Otto Dierker s home with a clothing and cookies project and a long roster of members and visitors.

Byron Kreiling Louis Lempke Roger Lempke William Rabe Henry Wakefeld William Heinhorst Virgil Lee Gathman Sportsman Park St. Louis Virginia Carey Stanley Hibbard Lyndon McLeansboro Illinois Fred Mead Daisy Roth Elmer Bartell Havana Florence Chacey Roy Langston Denny Don Souis Larry Pekin Frank Fletcher San Jose John Gensel Kenneth Fletcher Kent Leslie Whitaker U and I Club Merry Mixers 4 Otto Dierker Floydy Whitaker John Harms Eloise Whitaker Sherry Beale Phyllis Kroetl Josephine Tisdale June Tisdale Jeann Tisdale Dorothy Calloway Mary Jane Kroell Joyce Matthews Lucille Whitaker Darlene Dosier Wilma Kreiling Janet Lempke Ethel Bartell Carolyn Warner Arla Jean Foste Anne Forsythe Eloise Wahlfeld Joane Turner Margaret Purdy Dalia Lou Beale Mesdames Clarence Foste Virden Bartell Bryan Reiling Edna Forsythe Lester Warner Alvin Matthew Florence Mustin Henry Wahlfeld Mrs. Turner

Egypt Community Church May 23 1948 Service Update

Sunday School at 10 a m led by Lawrence Whiteford on May 23 1948. Evening gathering at 7 30 p m features Young Peoples meet meg.

Egypt Lawrence Whiteford Young Peoples Meg

Social notes from Pekin and nearby towns mark busy visits

Parkland callers at the Wm H Jones home include Herman and Cecil Burling Mary Ann and Stella Becker and others all of Pekin as they join R C White and wife in celebrating their 32nd anniversary. Dozens of guests and visitors frequent homes of Woodley Golden Herrman and Waddell with county residents from Pekin East Peoria South Pekin Manito and Mason City among those named.

Wm. H. Jones Herman Burling Cecil Burling Mary Ann John Beimfehr Stella Becker Pekin Albert Herrman John Thompson R. C. White Charles Gorden East Peoria Peggy Newton Leander Woodley John Bender Phillip Golden Robert Herrman Agnes Gay Leander Vaughn Helen Hoffman Sidney Coombs Doris Page Sidney Gent, Jr Sidney Gent Roger Walter Bullock Burlington Carl Thomas Bert Golden Bertie Charles McLaughlin Charles Endicott Manita Norma Carol Ann Catherine Herrman Alvin Hibbard Dickie Orchard Mines Donna Gent Edward Rynerson South Pekin Eugene White Mable Lohnes Dorothy Gent Roselyn Harry White Dorothy Dale Roy Runyon U. of I Galesburg Charles Finley Chuck Herrman Lester Schaller Roy Runyon and Sons Manilo Sterling Booth Sharon Pat Mike J. R. Golden Margaret Billie Thompson James Golden Richard Green Speer Steve Jan Jimmie Wm, HH. Jones Leota Herrman Elmer Herrman Pvt Glen . Reed

Get Your Car and House Radios Repaired Now

Consumers urged to service car and home radios ahead of the ball season. Shops promote quick repairs and preventive checks for travelers and home listeners during upcoming events.

Local visitors call on Lawson and Cooper families

Mr. and Mrs. John List and family with Mrs. Nora Legg and daughter Louise and Mr. and Mrs. Don Legg visited Burl Lawson. Clyde Lowe and Delta Lowe of Mason City joined Ernest Cooper’s family visit. Robert Cooper stayed with his parents. Freeman Briggs, Earl Graff, Nelson and Junior Hirst traveled to St Louis for the St Louis Pittsburg game. Shirley Graff from Peoria spent the weekend with Leonard and family. Our Want Ads bring results.

Louis Woiwode Forest City Alfred Woiwode Frank Carey Beardstown William Dawson Peoria Harry Embree John List Nora Legg Louise Don Legg Burl Lawson Clyde Lowe Delta Lowe Mason City Ernest Cooper Robert Cooper Freeman Briggs Earl Graff Nelson Junior Hirst St. Louis St. Louis-Pittsburg Shirley Graff Mrs Leonard Graff

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