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Manito Community Express

Location

Manito, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1949

Page

3

Halloween Birthday Party Honors Carol Kennedy

Mrs. Olin Kennedy and daughter Carol celebrated Carol’s fourth birthday with a Halloween party on October 27. Guests from Petersburg Mason City Havana and local families attended as gifts and games provided festive fun in the Kennedy home.

Olin Kennedy Carol Robert Wahlbrink Ronnie Bobby Donald Hibbard Donna E. J. Rosendahl Petersburg James McDonald Janice David Mason City L. N. Kennedy Havana Elsie White Stanley Hibbard Lyndon Suzanne Kenneth Wills Peggy Jo

Halloween Party Highlights Student Fun in Forest City

A basement room hosted masked games and prizes led by Eloise Wahlfeld Virgil Bortell and Dick Van Etten as funniest, prettiest, ugliest costumes. Ice cream cake cocoa and treats followed for a long list of attendees including Donna Spaits Carolyn Warner Ross Kreiling Fred Friedrich Eloise Whitaker and many others. Mrs Bertis Frohling hosted a separate birthday party for Carol Ann with games tricks or treat grab bag pumpkin ice cream molds and funny face cupcakes. Attendees included Jayne Frohling Alice Ann Beverly Cheryl Bartel Danny Mary Langston Kent Fletcher Terry Petty Douglas Pletcher Terry Woiwode Patty Frohling and Carol Ann all of Forest City. Mothers involved included Mrs Olin Bartel Mrs Ray Langston Mrs Carl Fletcher and others from Forest City and Easton.

Donna Spaits Carolyn Warner Ross Kreiling Fred Friedrich Eloise Whitaker Leo Gray Richard Middleton Dick van Etten Eloise Wahlfeld Josephine Tisdale Delores Hirst Virgil Bartell Jean Calloway Marjorie Byman Anla Jean Foste Harriet Gray Parker Lawkis Margaret Purdy Kenny Pennington Judy Woiwode Ronnie Robert Himmel Bertis Frohling Carol Ann Jayne Frohling Alice Ann Beverly Cheryl Bartel Danny Mary Langston Kent Fletcher Terry Petty Douglas Pletcher Terry Woiwode Forest City Patty Frohling Easton Olin Bartel Ray Langston Carl Fletcher Russell Petty Kenneth Fletcher Frank Woiwode Clarence Frohling Waterworth

Pinochle Club Hosts Weekender at Otto Dierkers

Entertains Club Members and friends at a pinochle party Saturday evening. High scores went to Mrs. Casey and Kirby Lawkis, with Clarence Foste taking the traveling prize. Many guests and relatives joined the Dierker hospitality, including the Lawlis Kreiling White Foste families and visitors from Pekin Bath Springfield and Charleston.

Otto Dierkers Casey Kirby Lawkis Clarence Foste Dierkers Kirby Lawlis Clarence Kreiling Roy White Henry Wahffeld Russell Rickett R. G. Casey Kenneth Emmons Keith Edward Little Dennis Lynn Pekin Mabel Emmons John Dierker Otto Dierker St. John’s Lutheran Church Bath Paul Sherer Mary Alice Charleston S. Carolina George Sherer Albert Wayne Sherer Paul

Parkland School Notes Football Score Report

Junior Oller was absent all day Monday. Beverly Proehl was absent in the morning but attended classes in the afternoon. We played the Star School on Friday afternoon. the score was 16 to 5.

Junior Oller Beverly Proehl Star School

Parkland Students Shine In Diamond Game

The Parkland second grader James David Proehla hit two runs as Parkland beat Star with a rousing crowd in attendance. Mrs Golden and pupils hosted a royal reception. Parents Annabel Proehl Zelluweise Proehl and Mae Ellen Herrman ferried supporters.

Star

School News Brief from Wind sor Wis

Mrs Rose Lu Popovich in Wind sor Wis Mesdames Woodley and Coombs prepared our dinner on Thursday Students Steve Herrman Linda Dilly and Darlene Woodley reached the top of our Honor Roll this week School will be dismissed Friday

Jeanette Parker Rose Lu Popovich Windsor Wis Mesdames Woodley and Coombs Steve Herrman Linda Dilly Darlene Woodley

Annalee and Beverly Proeh Event Notice

Sunday school session announced for November 13 1949 at 10 a m. attendant Lawrence Whiteford listed with organizers Annalee and Beverly Proeh.

Annalee and Beverly Proeh Lawrence Whiteford Manita Community Express

Community News Brief In Havana Visit

Mr and Mrs Melvin Meyer accompanied Mrs Carrie Meyer who had visited in the Melnin Meyer home for several days to her home in Havana Tuesday evening.

Melvin Meyer Carrie Meyer Havana

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