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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
5
Mrs. Eddy Proehl and Mrs. Lizzie Woodley visited Mrs. Harry Slater one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell spent the weekend at the Jack Underwood Cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Hyatt and ...
Grandchildren spent the weekend in the Delbert Kirgan Cottage. Mr and Mrs Henry Stockert and their friend Tillie enjoyed time at their cottage. Mrs Ted Gay left May 12 for California to visit her son and family. Mr and Mrs Moody came from East Peoria for the weekend. Charley Schmitz and Peoria were Sunday dinner guests of Harry Slater. Richard Epkins and Mrs Walter Eitenmiller and son helped Changler Brush pour cement Monday. Rogers and sons Pekin were Sunday guests at William McDonald’s Glen Friedrich, home on furlough, called at the lake Monday. Mrs Phyllis Reynolds was taken to Methodist Hospital Peoria Monday ill. Mr and Mrs Wm Russell Peoria were Sunday guests of Joe LaRash. Mesdames Walter Bullock and Rube White visited Gertrude Golden and daughter Margaret Friday.
Weekend visitors and callers to the Eugene White cottage included Mr. and Mrs. R C White and Mr. and Mrs George, among others, during the week end.
A list of Pekin and Peoria residents attended gatherings and visiting in Pekin East Peoria and Peoria. Mentioned are Mr and Mrs Harry White Wilbur White Beryl Hirst Charles Taylor Oscar Lane Lillian Calvetti Frank Golden Marie Taylor Sara Van Horn Walt er Bullock Dorothy Gianessi Rose Lynn Joe LaRash Harold Triplet Edward Timm Decker and other households with cottage outings and weekend visits.
The menu lists weekly meals with daily main courses and sides. Monday offers beef and noodles with green beans pickled beets and desserts. Tuesday features ham or Swiss steak with potatoes and gravy peas jello carrot salad and fruit. Wednesday serves creamed dried beef with baked potatoes corn and fruit jello.
State official warns that any buyer of wheat from a producer in 1954 to 1965 faces liability for market quota penalties on excess 1954 crop. Buyers should require a marketing card or certificate to clear liens. failure to furnish it shifts liability to the buyer. Protection exists if the penalty is deducted from price when the producer cannot provide proper proof.
The buyer remains liable for the full penalty unless a marketing card marketing certificate or an intermediate buyer's record and report proving satisfaction of the penalty is shown at the time of purchase.
Mr and Mrs William Nannen entertained at dinner Monday noon in their home honoring Mrs Howard Berry of Palms California Present were Mrs Benjamin Jacob of San Jose Mrs Carl Woelfle Pekin Mr and Mrs Ed Nannen Mr and Mrs Harry Selke Mr and Mrs L G Nannen Sr and the honoree Mrs Berry Mrs John F Nannen Delavan was an afternoon visitor
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