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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
3
Rev Joseph W Hobbs leads Universal Bible Week observance with morning worship and sermon The session includes Sunday School at 9 30 supervised by Byron Kreiling Evening services feature Christmas carols and the Christmas story A cordial invitation is extended to all with Mrs L A Wilson listed by phone 46
A community meeting is planned at Union No 1 school house near Forest City on Thursday evening November 29. Roy White will show pictures and the group will share a social evening with coffee provided. Attendees should bring sandwiches cookies and table service.
Mrs Bernice Rabe sister of Roy Robbins and a former resident submits to surgery as stated in local notices.
Forest City resident underwent an eye operation at St. Francis Hospital Peoria and is reported recovering satisfactorily. Mrs. Rabe, a nurse at the Peoria State hospital, has returned there to convalesce.
Forest City area families welcomed students home for the Thanksgiving break. Miss Modelle Worner of Illinois spent holidays with the Lester Warners. Meredith Worner of Purdue was home for the day. William Heinhorst of UCIL returned for the weekend. Howard Wahlfeld, Western Illinois College student, visited his parents. Lurelle Whitaker of Illinois, plus Darlene Dosier as guest, shared time with the Whitaker family. Other multiple relatives gathered for meals and travel to Springfield for a family supper.
Social notices list numerous families visiting or hosting for Thanksgiving in Edwardsville Peoria Pekin Pekin area. Names include Bar tel Olens, Wilson Folkman Oswald Ellenberger Lempke Heinhorst Clinebell Vogel Palmer Carey Lyndon Hibbard Morton Eyman Gosnell Rochester and others. Dining events feature turkey dinners and a pinochle night amid hospital discharge of Thomas Martin.
Classified notice proclaims affordable labor options with bold pricing and limited details. It highlights quick hiring and a call to action for interested applicants to contact the advertiser.
A fragment reflects on age 65 and beyond, suggesting what remains when one reaches that milestone. It frames departure and arrival with a stark view of preparation and consequences. The tone is reflective and cautionary, emphasizing readiness and anticipation.
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