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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1948
Page
3
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For rent wallpaper steamer advertised by Runyon's Print and Wallpaper Store. Steam tool available for home wallcovering projects.
Parkland Harold Meyer and Marvin Kriel of Champaign spent the weekend with Harold Meyer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meyer. Dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Booth and Sharon Pat and Mike. Callers Friday included Mrs. RG White, Ruby, and the Bullocks of Burlington Iowa.
A Pekin area social column records visits and callers. Names include Mrs. Dave, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Combs, and families. Other guests: Mr. and Mrs. William Hirst, William Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. William Moldenhauer and Grace and Wilma, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Proehl. Weekend calls from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hintz and Mrs. Tina Schimmelpfenning. Charles Brown and daughters of Pekin, Frank Golden, and William Meyer among others. Domestic visits feature Misses Shirley and Charlotte McLaughlin with their parents. Regular callers include J. J. Waddell and family. Van Martin, Earl Thomas, Wm. Golden of Mackinaw, Cecil Caulkins, and R. G. White. Frank Golden of Elmwood attended a Sunday dinner with the J. R. Golden home. Afternoon callers: George Singley of South Pekin. Mrs. Harry Meyer attended a Peoria music teachers meeting. Ethel Black of Peoria and Albert Herrman dined with Rebecca Beimfohr. George Singley also visited. Saturday visitors included Olive Beimfohr and Charles Holt of New York at the Wm. H. Jones home. Albert Herman and Mrs. Harry Meyer visited Sunday. Charlotte McLaughlin was a Thursday evening caller. Pekin visitors included Charles McLaughlin and Wm. H. Jones. Edward Boerckel of Peoria was Sunday supper guest of Harmon Schimmelpfenning and daughters Shirley and Marilyn. Ethel Black of Peoria is spending the week with Albert Herrman. J. J. Waddell, recently ill, has been mentioned as well.
A fragmentary notice mentions a patient resting at home after hospital discharge and visits by Mrs. Ethel Black and Mrs. Albert Herrman at Wm. H. Jones residence. Classified ad pitches workers for a small price.
The people of Mason County extend sincere thanks to Major T Flowerree for his service and recent efforts. The message expresses gratitude from the community for leadership and contributions.
The piece promotes U S Savings Bonds for security against future needs and emergencies. It urges enrollment in the Payroll Savings Plan at work or Bond-a-Month Plan at banks, urging permanent use of safe savings.
Mr. James Craton has returned home from the Railroad Engineering school in Chicago and is now employed as a fireman on the Chicago Northwestern railroad. Plans have been completed for the annual Turkey Banquet at the Methodist Church. Tickets are available from Sunday school members including Bob Gumbel and Jerome Board of Peoria, Mrs Hannah Hirst and Mrs Harry Gumbel attended a duck and chicken dinner in Green Valley at the home of Mrs Augusta Jibben. The dinner honored Mr and Mrs Grover Gumberson.
Mrs Arletta Hill entertained a group of friends on Wednesday to celebrate her son Buddy's fifth birthday who was five years old Thursday.
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