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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1949
Page
3
The Walker School Community club met Thursday evening with a large crowd in attendance. Bill Clemons of Bath entertained with music and songs. The Nall sisters of Bath sang several numbers. Ladies of the Walker School District presented a playlet titled Dont Tell a Soul and Dorothy.
Radio service listing for Lester's Radio Service located in Manito Illinois offers repair and sales. Includes contact phone number 11 for inquiries and service appointments.
The Maine Community Express reports social visits and events from November 1949. Reading by Smith. Mrs. Raymond Trimpe hosts a birthday club. Eleanor Trimpe home from Graham Hospital. Trips to Peoria Havana Macomb Canton and Wisconsin noted among residents and families.
A single mature weed plant holds potential to produce as many as one million seeds if allowed to mature. This estimate underscores the rapid spread risk and the importance of control measures in agricultural areas and gardens.
On average a septic tank with capacity of at least 72 cubic feet serves one family.
Arrangements are nearing completion for Forest City Federated Church first family night of the winter season. The event will be held Monday at the Baptist church with a pot-luck dinner at 6 30 in the church dining room led by Mrs Louis Lempkes Sunday school class. Rev Stanley Weise of Mason City will be guest speaker with his wife presenting an evening of music. Public invitation extended.
Mrs Lucinda Folkman entertained members of the birthday club at her home on Wednesday evening. Fifty was played and she received many gifts for her belated October birthday. A chili supper was enjoyed by Mesdames Louis Lempke Rudolph Wahlfeld Vera Hermann Howard Hubbard Forest City Mrs Eula Collier Pekin Mrs Ward Montgomery and Mrs Gladys Wilkinson Mason City.
A White school community club meeting on November 19 featured a varied program with recitations including Carving the Turkey and The First Thanksgiving, plays such as Three Little Cooks and Story of a Seed, songs like Never See Maggie Alone and What Makes Thanksgiving Day, and a ballet dance. Mrs. Nelson Vogel and William Holtman led the entertainment committee and a lunch followed. A surprise birthday party for Kenneth Fletcher was held Friday evening November 18, with pinochle prizes won by Ray Langston and Roy.
Mrs. Eldon Clinebell and Mrs. Carl Fletcher entertained as guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ray Langston Mr. and Mrs. Charles Embree Mr. and Mrs. William Parr Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lempke Mr. and Mrs. Olen Bartel Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Clinebell and Mr. and Mrs. John Gensel attended the event.
Following the Forest City district meeting Mrs John Harms chaired a local unit gathering. Attendees included Mesdames John Harms Henry Wahlfeld Clarence Kreiling Clarence Foste Ray White Warren Neikirk Lee Langston Ralph Pool Roy Robbins Otto Dierker Percy Kreiling Al Wilson Miss Mabel Maxwell and guest Mrs Bernice Rabe of Peoria.
Daughters Patricia and Mary Frances from Havana visited Mr. and Mrs. Al Wilson on Sunday. The Voss family from Peoria joined Emmerson Cline Bell for Sunday dinner. Harold Moehring and family of Delavan dined with Nelson Vogels. Robert Gates of Peoria spent weekend with Kirby Lawlis and Parker Lynn. Parker Lynn attended a Monday birthday dinner for Mrs. Lawlis and Mrs. Merlyn Ethell of Manito, who also hosted Merlyn Ethell for dinner.
The 19th annual meeting of the Illinois State Vegetable Growers association will be held at the Jefferson Hotel in Peoria. Delegates and members gather to discuss cultivation methods, market trends, and cooperative efforts for the coming season.
November 29 and 30 feature talks on control of insects weeds and diseases in vegetables fertilizer use and crop and market reports with a Friday banquet planned. Officers for the year are George DeVries Evergreen Park president John Powell East St. Louis vice president and Arthur Selme Rock Falls secretary treasurer.
In Illinois, apple and peach orchards require only nitrogen-based fertilizers to feed trees. This practice focuses on delivering essential nitrogen to sustain fruit development and tree health.
The passage emphasizes ample exercise as a key factor in producing robust breeding stock. It notes that regular physical activity helps animals develop strength, stamina, and overall health, contributing to better breeding outcomes.
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