Coach Earns Century Club Award For 116 Victories
J E Bradman of Forman High School Manito Illinois named a Bike Web Century Club award winner for 116 basketball victories. The honor recognizes coaches with 100 or more wins in any sport and follows Bay View High School coach William Matthei as the first recipient.
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Century Club
Ber
Bike Web Century Club
William Matthei
Bayview High School
Milwaukee
Matthei
Sports Trail
Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Bike Web Co
Matthel
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago 6
Memorial Day Program Planned by American Legion Unit
The annual Memorial Day program sponsored by the American Legion and Auxiliary Unit will be held Sunday May 30 at 1 p.m. in Forman Gym. Father Griffin of Havana will speak. After the service, march to Triangle Park for the firing squad salute and wreath placement at the war dead memorial.
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American Legion and Auxiliary Unit
Forman
Father Griffin
Havana
Triangle Park
Auxiliary Thanks For Fish Fry At Legion Post
Commander of the Legion post expresses gratitude to the Auxiliary unit for hosting a fish fry last Monday night, noting the event supported post activities and brought members together.
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Dick Hammer
Legion
School Club Honors 8th Grade Graduates
The Forman School Club held its final meeting in Forest City with a pot luck supper and program honoring the eighth grade graduates. The Spring Lake Folk Dancers performed three dances, Shirley Foste played accordion, and Billy Spaits Gary Gosda and Roger Vogel acted in pantomimes as Homer and Jethro with cousin Telford. Principal Lloyd Skinner introduced the graduates and teachers. nominating committee chair Mrs. John Spaits announced officers for election.
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Forman
Forest City
Spring Lake
Miss Conover
Shirley Foste
Billy Spaits
Gary Gosda
Roger Vogel
Homer
Jethro
Telford
Lloyd Skinner
John Spaits
Henry Wahffeld
Floyd Whitaker
William Faulkner
Marvin Neikirk
Lewis Warner
Walter Proehl
Redecorating Spring Lake Church Faces Completion Delay
The Spring Lake Church re decoration is partly finished with the sanctuary ceiling and walls now painted. The woodwork including wainscotting windows doors and floor will be refinished the first week of June. Services may be held outside or at another location on Sunday June 6.
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Spring Lake Church
Legion Auxiliary Honors Four Gold Star Mothers
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit of Manila served one hundred fish dinners Monday night in the Legion hall to honor four Gold Star Mothers Henrietta Selke Ruby Smith Mrs Roy Runyon and Mrs Elmer Palmer along with Legionaires and their guests.
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Manila
Legion Hall
Henrietta Selke
Ruby Smith
Roy Runyon
Elmer Palmer
Legionaires
Rotarians Review Girl Scouts and Little League Plans
At the Manilo Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday night, members discussed Girl Scout troop reorganization and summer baseball plans for 8 to 12 year olds. Russell Maas reported a nearly full Girl Scouts committee and lighting poles for a field were secured as the club studies rules equipment and costs. Frank Miller chaired the evening program.
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Manilo Rotary Club
Russell Maas
Committee On Girl Scouts
Carroll Farnam
Frank Miller
Birth of Scott Dee Fischer in Pekin Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fischer welcomed their first child a son named Scott Dee on Saturday May 15 at Pekin Public Hospital. The mother is Marjorie Frederich, making Scott the first grandchild for Roy and Marjorie Frederich. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fischer.
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Marvin Fischer
Pekin Public Hospital
Scott Dee
Marjorie Frederich
Roy Frederich
Henry Fischer
Thomases Name Daughter Rhonda Kay
Mr and Mrs Richard Thomas announce the birth of their second child and first daughter Rhonda Kay born at Pekin Hospital on Wednesday May 12 Grandparents are Mrs Emma Gent Pekin and Mr and Mrs J L Thomas
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Richard Thomas
Rhonda Kay
Pekin Hospital
Thomas
Emma Gent
Pekin
J. L. Thomas
Laurel Lee Spaits Born to Delbert and Virginia Spaits
Mr and Mrs Delbert Spaits announce the birth of their first child a 7 lb 1007 daughter born at Pekin Hospital on Thursday May 13 She is named Laurel Lee The mother is the former Virginia Carey of Forest City Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Frank Carey of Forest City and Mr and Mrs John Spaits Paternal great grandparents are Mr and Mrs William Peplow
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Delbert Spaits
Pekin Hospital
Laurel Lee
Virginia Carey
Forest City
Frank Carey
John Spaits
William Peplow
Spring Lake Bible School Schedule Announced
Vacation Bible School sponsored by Spring Lake Church will run May 31 to June 11, weekdays 9 to 11 30 A M at Spring Lake School. A good school is anticipated and transportation assistance is requested. Those who wish to help may contact Rev. Paul Rager RR2 or phone 109F310.
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Spring Lake Church
Spring Lake School
Paul Rager
Bonnie O Hara to Wed Keen at Manito Methodist Church
Bonnie Lou O'Hara daughter of Mrs Lella O'Hara and the late George O'Hara will marry Robert Har Keen on Saturday May 29 at four o'clock in the afternoon at the Manito Methodist Church.
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Bonnie Lou O’hera
Lella O’hera
George O’hera
Robert Har Keen
Manito Methodist Church
Graduation Exercises for Forman Class of 1954
Baccalaureate services for the Forman graduating class of 1954 will be held in Forman Gym on Sunday May 23 at 8:00 P.M. Rev. Watson of Manito Methodist Church will deliver the message. Commencement exercises for the class will be held in the Gym Friday May 28 at 8:00 P.M. Vernon L. Nickell State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be the speaker.
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Forman
C.S.T. Rev. Watson
Manito
S.T. Vernon L. Nickell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Optimist Club Officially Organized Here in Manila
Larry Payne of St Louis and Optimist International representative organized the Manilo Forest City Optimist club last Friday at the Legion hall with 54 members present. Seventeen Optimists from the sponsoring club in Havana attended. Meetings set for the 2nd and 4th Mondays each month with dinners at 7 p.m. and programs afterward. Members must cancel by Saturday noon to avoid dinner charges. Officers include Jimmie Bernshausen as president and John Schoonover as 1st vice president.
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Larry Payne
St. Louis
Optimist International
Manilo Forest City
Optimist Club
Legion Hall
Havana
Manila
Forest City
Manito 43
Board of Governors
Jimmie Bernshausen
John Schoonover
Everett Wolwode
Nelson Morse
Darrell Hilst
Louis Peplow
Walt Proehl
Carroll Farnam
Nelson Breedlove
Harold Thompson
W. Proehl
al DeVore
Golden Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Louis Hiller
Mr and Mrs Louis Hiller of Manita celebrate fifty years of marriage on May 19. An Open House will be held at their home Sunday May 23 with hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. They are retired farmers with two sons Nelson and Arthur and grandchildren Arno Adelaide and Adele. The Express joins well wishers.
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Louis Hiller
Manita
Hiller
Nelson Hiller
Arthur Hiller
Arno
Adelaide
Adele Hiller
The
Express
Easter Service Attended by Knight Templars in Forest City
At Forest City Easter Sunday service 60 Sir Knights and 26 ladies attended with Joseph W. Hobbs pastor of Forest City Federated Church. Left to right on church steps were Ivan Felix Priddy Eminent Commander Damascus Commandry No 42 Havana and George Wilbur Bell Grand Captain General Grand Commandery State of Illinois. Knight Templars must attend service annually in the area.
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Ivan Felix Priddy
Damascus
Knights Templar
Havana
George Wilbur Bell
Grand Commandery
State of Illinois
Forest City
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J. E. Bradman
Manito, Ill
J. E. Brodman
Rotarians
Spring Lake Bible School
Bonnie Lou O’hara
Bonnie Lou O'Hara
Optimist
Joseph W
Hobbs
Federated Church
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