Pink and blue shower honors Mrs Wilbur Van Orman
Mesdames Howard Kiesling and Raymond Van Orman hosted a Pleasant Plains Neighborhood club event at the Baptist church basement in Forest City. Fifty played with prizes awarded for high and low scores and a door prize. lunch served to numerous attendees from Forest City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Howard Kiesling
Raymond van Orman
Pleasant Plains
Baptist Church
Wilbur van Orman
George Friedrich
Rad Gebhard
Ford van Orman
Louis Lempke
Ford van Arman
Fred Friedrich
Howard Friedrich
Bonnie Blanche
Adolph Gathman
Katherine Louise
Julius Wiemer
Robert Null
Carlos Wills
Kenneth Wills
Charles Wills
Peggy Jo
Billy
Delores Beard
Forest City
Archie Craiggs
Calvin Shults
J. J. Bell
Anna Gregory
Cleve Holtman
Mabel Schierbeck
Harold Worner
Nelson Dosier
Betty Pratt
Alverrte Craiggs
Donna Worner
Sunday School Social at Church Basement
Mrs. Howard Hubbard hosted a Sunday school class gathering in the church basement on Friday evening. Attendees included Josephine and Joanne Tisdale, Janet Skinner, Janet Lempke, Cherrie Beale, Carolyn Warner, Wilma Kreiling, Patia Hemmel, Phyllis Kroell, Arla Jean Foster, Donna and Billy Spaits, Ethel and Virgil Bortell, Ross Kreiling, Deloris Hirst, Dwight Whitaker, with Joy Risen of Manila as a guest. The group enjoyed games and contests.
Ladies Aid Elects Officers for 1949 50
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Mabel Emmons home on Thursday. Election results announce Mrs. Merlyn Jackson as president, Mrs. Frank Carey as 1st vice president, Mrs. Howard Hubbard as 2nd vice president, Mrs. Mabel Emmons as secretary, and Mrs. Harry Embree as treasurer. Retiring officers are Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. George Sherer, Mrs. Elsie Emmons, and Mrs. Clarence Krieling. Mrs. Emmons continues as secretary.
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Ladies Aid
Mabel Emmons
Merlyn Jackson
Frank Carey
Howard Hubbard
Harry Embree
George Sherer
Elsie Emmons
Birthday dinner honors Mrs Pete Krei at aid event
The aid group hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs Pete Krei observing her October birthday. She received many gifts from the attendees. Forest City visitors Patsy Barnes Kelso Walker and Delbert of Champaign visited Mrs Elizabeth Thomas who has been ill for weeks. They joined Mr and Mrs George Sherer for lunch after a stay at the Thomas home.
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Pete Krei
Patsy Barnes
Kelso Walker
Henry
Delbert
Champaign
Forest City
Elizabeth Thomas
Barnes
Thomas
George Sherer
Stanley Hibbard
Lyndon
Suzanne Lee Hibbard
Topeka
Donald Hibbard
Donna
Petersburg
Beryl LeCount
Roy Hibbards
Jeanne
Harold Servois
Carrie Servoss
Jacksonville
Hibbard
Harold Servoss
October School Home club meeting and reading circle
The School-Home club October meeting is set for Monday October 17 at 8:00 pm at Grade 1 School with entertainment by Mrs Vera Herman and Mrs Wilma Embree and lunch by Mrs Carl Fletcher and Mrs Leslie Whitaker. The teacher reading circle met October 10 at Forest City grade school with several attendees and the next circle gathering is October 18 at 7:30. A chili pie supper is planned October 21 at 6:30 pm at the school to raise funds for a movie projector. Weekend visitors to local families are noted from Carlock Parker Lynn Rockford and Peoria areas.
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Officers Training School
Roy Hibbard
Henry Wahlfeld
Clarence Foste
Forest City Home Bureau
County School of Instruction
U and I Club
Havana
School — Home Club
Vera Herman
Wilma Embree
Carl Fletcher
Leslie Whitaker
Reading Circle
Forest City
Vera Hermann
Nora Cannon
Lois Ary
Gladys Armhurst
Helena Kreiling
Merle G. Ferree
Forest City teachers attend institute in Havana weekend
Forest City district teachers attended the teachers institute in Havana on October 6 and 7 led by Principal Lloyd Skinner and a host of Forest City educators. The article lists attendees from high, grade and rural schools along with visiting Forest City members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Havana
Lloyd Rk. Skinner
Kirby Lawlis
Beryl la Count
Vera Hermann
Charles Embree
Nora Cannon
Mary Vaughn
Lois Ary
Mary Ship
Helena Kreiling
Erma Strawbidge
Merle G. Ferree
Sam Ellenberger
Roy Hibbard
al Wilson
Lester Warner
Percy Kreiling
Walter Kennedy
Wilbur van Orman
Gladys Langston
Glenda Kennedy
Using an empty silo for corn storage
Illinois expert Keith Hinchcliff suggests repurposing empty silos for shelled corn or grain storage. He warns to reinforce the base with steel bands, raise floors, and sanitize walls, then use a screw conveyor for filling, achieving about two thirds full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Hinchcliff
Illinois College of Agriculture
Hinchcliff
Attic Finds Spark Want Ad Sale Idea
A guide suggests cleaning the attic and selling old items via a want ad. It emphasizes turning unused belongings into quick cash and clearing clutter through local classifieds.
Illinois Iowa hunting pact lets ducks cross river
A reciprocal waterfowl agreement between Illinois and Iowa runs from noon November 4 to November 29. Illinois residents may not hunt in Iowa before Iowa opens and Iowa residents must hold an Iowa non resident license. Hunters may pursue ducks on both sides of the Mississippi during Illinois season but cannot set foot on Iowa proper or its islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Iowa
State Department of Conservation
Mississippi River
Corn Ears Show If Plants Were Well Fed Or Starved
Chicago readers learn how inspecting corn ears reveals soil nutrient status and yields. Ear No 1 is a normal well fed ear, while No 2 shows nitrogen deficiency. No 3 shows phosphate hunger. No 4 indicates potash starvation. A soil test and rotation with legumes can boost next year's corn crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Middle West Soil Improvement Committee
State seeks help against overloaded trucks on Illinois highways
The Illinois Department of Public Safety asks the Interstate Commerce Commission and the state Division of Motor Carriers for aid in cutting overloaded trucks. Many are bypassing police weighing stations via side roads. Since the drive began last January, 408000 trucks have been weighed and 21394 drivers arrested or fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Safety
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
State Division of Motor Carriers
Illinois
Armory on North Fifth Street Sold at Auction
The historic Springfield armory once used as state military HQ in the Civil War era was auctioned by the state. Buyer plans to convert it into offices and apartments while preserving the brass marker and the front flagpole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Armory
North Fifth Street
Springfield
For Sale Apples in Manito Illinois
Red and yellow delicious apples for sale at one dollar per bag or unit. You pick them. Fallen apples fifty cents. Contact Tom Charlton in Manito Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Charlton
Manito, Ill
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