Firemen Hold Stag Dinner in Manito
Members of the Manito Fire Department hosted a stag dinner at the Catholic Social Center on Tuesday. It served as a farewell for retiring Fire Chief Charley Hill and launched a new membership drive. Mayor Carroll Farnam led cooking duties with support from the force. Julius Zeeck was named new Fire Chief with C A Beebe as Treasurer and S M Roush as Secretary to continue in post. Retiring Chief Hill plans to visit Arizona for an extended stay with his daughter Mildred and family.
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Manito
Catholic Social Center
Fire Department
Charley Hill
Carroll Farnam
Julius Zeeck
C. A. Beebe
S. M. Roush
Chief Hill
Arizona
Mildred
Mrs Emma Simcox Receives 50 Year Pin in Oak Leaf Camp
Oracle Alice Meyer presented Mrs Emma Simcox with a fifty year service pin for Oak Leaf Camp Royal Neighbors of America. The event marked Meyer's first time presiding since her accident. Guests enjoyed a pot luck supper and social hour with Bunco and pinochle prizes awarded.
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Oracle Alice Meyer
Emma Simcox
Oak Leaf Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle Meyer
Simcox
Meyer
Amelia Meyer
Melvin Meyer
Forman High Librarians Appoint Staff List
Mrs. Vivian Masters announces appointed librarians to assist at Forman High Library. The staff includes Delores Scranton Kay Hammer Sylvia Goodin Helen Law Mary Anne Vanderheide Mary Kay Marshall Wilma Schimmelpfennig Judy Golden Florence Schappaugh Beverly Davis Eleanor Beebe Ruth Smith Ruth Reed and Eugene Trout.
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Vivian Masters
Delores Scranton
Kay Hammer
Sylvia Goodin
Helen Law
Mary Anne Vanderheide
Mary Kay Marshall
Wilma Schimmelpfenning
Judy Golden
Florence Schappaugh
Beverly Davis
Eleanor Beebe
Ruth Smith
Ruth Reed
Eugene Trout
Dinner Guests At Cleve Shelabarger Home
Mrs. Marjorie Galvin and Mrs. Jean Shelabarger hosted guests Monday at the Cleve Shelabarger home. Rodney and Diane attended, with Bul Knaak and Bill Shelabarger joining the group for supper.
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Marjorie Galvin
Jean Shelabarger
Rodney
Diane
Cleve
Abe Lincoln Music Festival Held at Mason City High
Parents and patrons attended the 7th Annual Abe Lincoln Conference Music Festival at Mason City High School Gym. Forman Chorus and Band joined Athens Easton Greenview Peters burg Forman Mason City in the event directed by Paul Young and Lyman Starr.
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Forman Unit
Mason City
Forman Chorus
Forman
Athens High School
Easton High School
Greenview High
Petersburg High
Forman High
Mason City High
Paul Young
Urbana
Lyman Starr Urbana
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Edna Maloney
Hattie Seelye
Lillie Schener
Lela Dickerson
Pekin Camp
Forman High Librarians
Abe Lincoln
Ford
Ae Bank
Bender Sales and Service
Manito, Illinois
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