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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
3
Mrs Meyer died after a long illness at the home of her son in Mayville. She was a 71 year old church member who joined Zion Evangelical Church in Bishop at an early age and later belonged to Manito Methodist Church under Rev. D. J. Powell. She was noted as a devoted mother and home person who found happiness in quiet life.
Funeral rites conducted at 2 PM Saturday May 1 180k at Johnson Funeral Home for members of the Rewal Netether Loder of Topeke. Rev. Powell and Rev Young officiated. Interment followed at Meadow Lawn Cemetery with hymns sung and pallbearers named.
The column records birthdays for several residents across May and June. Names include Mrs Roberta Marquardt Ernest H Cooper Howard Tisdale Modelle Warner Clausen Ella Paith Nelson Warner Roy Strawbridge Marjory Bender Wm H Nannen Frederick Bender Ralph Parkin Clifford V Talbott Kathryn Hamilton Robert Lee Zimmerman Oscar Kastner Milton Meeker Walter Proehl Clyde Wistehuft Jeannine Fischer Ralph Mitchell Lynn Gay Leming Eleanor Velde Frank DeSutter Lee Lacey.
A fragmented report notes events involving Gigs and Leow Phen at a rental showcase in Renter Wee, PR. Details are unclear but imply a local performance or meetup with attendees and venues mentioned.
Attended events at the university feature three days of activities from band performances to a horse show and the crowning of Campus Queen Mixx Leo Amy Menweather Mies America of 1955. Open House and Parents Day attracted families and local guests. Dinner visits followed by plural family mentions. Average farm tree planting rate in Illinois is about 4,000 trees on four acres of land.
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