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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
3
Local residents attend birthday gatherings home bureau activities and school events in Topeka and nearby towns. Highlights include a Box Social at Walker School auctioned by Mr Schoon and Mr Roof, 4 H club meetings, carnival trips to Easton, and a Walther League masquerade at Havana Lutheran parish.
Mrs. Henry Strube and daughters Carmen and Marvel Lee shopped in Peoria Friday. Dean Behrends hosted his pinochle club Sunday night with a weiner roast. Charles E. Willard and a Chicago friend visited Sunday morning. Mrs C Himmel attended Havana training at the U and I club learning the painting of Dried Flowers and Weeds for November. Mr and Mrs Walter Kleier and daughters visited Eldon Frye family and son Terry on Sunday.
Mrs Everitt Kroell and Mrs Laura McManus left for Peoria Sunday evening after visiting Mrs McManus's parents Mr and Mrs John Dissman.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cranwill and son of Peoria were Saturday callers in the Theodore Bender home. Miss Shirley Cooper daughter of Albert and Shirley Cooper of Pekin spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Ernest Cooper. Mr and Mrs Melvin Meyeren
Mr and Mrs W S Maloney celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary with a Thursday evening gathering. Weekend visits included Mr and Mrs Wallace Burks and sons from Mackinaw and Mr and Mrs Roy Adams with Olive Burks and Glenn. Other guests were Mr and Mrs Norton Brenner and Mr and Mrs George Ethell hosting Orin Ethell in Princeton. Marjorie Maloney of Pekin visited the Ethell home Wednesday.
Pauline and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Frederick and daughter from Green Valley visited the James Frederick home in Peoria Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hawkins and family visited relatives Sunday at Chandlerville. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hawkins and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ott Loeffler, Arnold Hiller, Mr. Schereger, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Palmer and son Ralph and Mrs. Anna Slusher were Saturday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hiller.
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