Parkland Social News Roundup
Mrs Roy Runyon and family hosted a Tuesday noon visit with Rebecca Beimfehr. Banquet attendances at Knox College included Keith Runyon, Sigma Nu pledge. Friday evening calls by Wayne Meyer’s family. Guests from Peoria visited Sidney Coombs and nearby homes. Evening visitors to Gertrude Golden included Harry and Wilbur White families. Supper guests included Harvey Jeffords family and O J Ackerman household. Pekin shoppers listed among Herrman and Finley households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Runyon
Eleanor Hewitt
Knox College
Sigma Nu Fraternity
Keith Runyon
Gertrude Golden
Margaret
Harry White
Wilbur White
Harvey Jeffords
O. J. Ackerman
Bilsie Fuller
A Smile Holds Across Sexes Says Old Proverb
A brief remark notes that a smile is equally flattering on men and women, emphasizing a universal charm.
Wheat quota penalty set at 1.12 bushel
County ASC Chairman Rudolph Hakiman announced a 1.12 dollar per bushel marketing quota penalty for excess wheat from the 1954 crop. The rate, uniform nationwide, equals 45 percent of May 1 1954 wheat parity and applies to farms exceeding allotments. buyers must collect penalties if farmers fail to show proof of penalty-free status and remit within 15 days to the county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Hackiman
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Shower Honors For Former Manitoste Bride
A Pekin bridal shower honored Marjorie Maloney Cameron sister of the groom at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mermond Meyer 911 South Seventeenth Street Pekin. Attendees from Manito included Mesdames Julius Zeeck Ernest Marshall Harold Budke Arlene Maas Dale Ethell George E B Ethell and George Bilyeu. Marjorie Maloney daughter of Mrs Addie Maloney Pekin and the late R B Maloney wed Americus Cameron in a quiet ceremony performed by Rev Joseph W Hobbs at his home April 21. The bride is a native of Manito and the couple will reside in Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manito
Mermond Meyer
Seventeenth St. Pekin
Marjorie Maloney Cameron
Mesdames Julius Zeeck
Ernest Marshall
Harold Budke
Arlene Maas
Dale Ethell
George EB. Ethell
George Bilyeu
Marjorie Maloney
Addie
Prenuptial Shower Honors Bonnie O Hara
Bonnie Lu O Hara is honored with a linen shower at her mother Mrs Della O Hara home before her wedding to Robert Keen. Guests included Mrs Priscilla Goeken, Miss Josephine Tisdale, and Mrs Cleve Shelabarger with gifts, prizes to traveling bingo winners, and a pink and white theme. The couple soon depart for Lubbock Texas for graduation ceremonies with Earl Keen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Lu O’hara
Robert Keen
Della O'Hara
Jack O'Hara
Wilfred Vogel
Josephine Tisdale
Arvel Seelye
Cleve Shelabarger
Priscilla Goeken
Easton
Coretta Skaags
Forest City
Mesdames
William O'Hara
Jack O’hara
Dave Caul
Armistice Puts Stop to Fighting But Keeps Peace Fragile
An armistice halts active combat while underlying tensions persist. The pact ends hostilities for now but leaves unresolved disputes and fragile calm in the region, with both sides wary of renewed clashes.
Air Cadet Keen to Receive Commission in Air Force
Ac Robert Keen will graduate from Air Cadet School and be commissioned as an officer in the Air Force, marking a transition from cadet training to active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ac Robert Keen
Will
Air Cadet School
Air Force
Twenty One Attend Youth Fellowship Supper
A Methodist church gathering drew twenty-one people, including three adults, for the Young Peoples chicken supper. The Youth Fellowship arranged the event to honor Mr and Mrs Harold Thompson for three months of donated time and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Harold Thompson
Maiite Community Express May 20 1984 edition
Local newspaper brief from May 20 1984 highlights community updates and notices. Contains event reminders and neighborhood news targeted at Maiite residents with schedules and announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Maiite Community Express
Evening program led by Bilyen Rankin with Warner at piano
The event featured Jerry Bilyen and Kurt Rankin directing, Loretta Warner at the piano, and chickens provided by the mothers with Mesdames Robert Rankin and Amos Thompson serving them. Eighteen youths attended along with Rev. Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bilyen
Kurt Rankin
Loretta Warner
Robert Rankin
Amos Thompson
Watson
Harold Thompson
Expressing Opinion Costs Little Yet Keeps People Rich
A short claim argues that sharing views incurs minimal expense and helps avoid constant financial struggle. It notes that expressing thoughts can be a low cost habit, contrasting with persistent poverty from silence. The piece links opinion sharing to potential wealth-building through dialogue and influence.
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Paul Ragar
Carolyn
Paula
Marilyn Burks
Rebecca Beimfehr
Wayne Meyer
Dewey Risen
Karl Zimmerman
Eugene Priddy
Peoria
Sidney Coombs
Verne Harold
Donald Herrman
Robert Louie
Robert Golden
Verne Herrman
Charles Finley
Elmer Herrman
Son Chuck
R. C. White
Walter Bullock
Sylvania
Lester’s
Manitz
Hail Insurance
Manito, Ill
Manitoste
Bonnie O'Hara
Bonnie
Pekin, Illinois
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service
National Farm and Home Hour
NBC
Bernshausen Implement CO
Allis Chalmers
Roddy Kilowatt
Electric Company
Central Illinois Light Coo
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