Ed Navens Builds Addition on North Washington Street
Ed Navens plans a 14 by 16 foot addition to his residence on North Washington Street. Ed Cranwill is constructing a cottage on his West Broadway lots beside his mother's home. Shipper and Block store in Pekin burned yesterday. John Warner returns from Sioux Falls visit. Mrs. Naomi Long heads to Nebraska for wintering. Harry Neikirk buys a new corn loading machine.
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Ed Navens
North Washington St
Ed Cranwill
West Broadway
Pekin
John Warner
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Naomi Long
Nebraska
Harry Neikirk
Local Post Master Returns From Lodge Meeting in Rock Island
Frank L. Carroll, the town post master, returns from a K of P Lodge gathering in Rock Island. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cox, longtime residents, have moved to Peoria.
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Frank L. Carroll
Rock Island
Joe Cox
Peoria
Mrs C C Hill Dies After Fall At Home
Obituary notes Mrs C C Hill wife of Dr Hill died October 20 after a fall down cellar stairs at her home. Also reports Congressman Hull will address Manila on October 28 about the C P and S L matter. Dr Leo Corbett’s car burned but not totaled. Sparks from a chimney damaged Clyde Priddy’s roof. Illinois hatcheries show strong August production with 2 760 000 chicks up 75 percent from 1952 and January August total 70.1 million, up over seven percent from last year.
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C. C. Hill
W. EB. Hull
Peoria
Manila
C. P
St. L
Leo Corbett
Clyde Priddy
Illinois
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Forest City Church Notes Highlights October Activities
Forest City Federated Church notes list October events led by Pastor Joseph W. Hobbs and Supt Virgil Himmel. A special Young Peoples meeting at 6:30 at the Baptist church invites area youths to discuss and organize a social group. Evening service details appear incomplete.
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Virgil Himmel
Joseph W. Hobbs
Baptist Church
Forman Home and School Club to Meet in Forest City
The Forman Home and School Club of the Forest City Manita area sponsors a pot-luck Family Night supper at the Forest City Junior High School Gym on Monday night October 19 at 6 80. A musical program is planned and members are asked to bring table service and card tables. Coffee and cocoa will be provided. All members families and friends are urged to attend.
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Forman Home and School Club
Forest City
Forman
Manita
Wecome
Forest City Church welcomes Come Join Us Class guests
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Kennedy hosted a basket supper social and business meeting at their home on Friday night October 9. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. George Bilyeu and Cathy Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Himmel and Keith and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley with other family members present.
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Olen Kennedy
Forest City Church
NATO
George Bilyeu
Cathy Lynn
Virgil Himmel
Keith
Stanley
Birthday cake celebration for Kennedy relatives
Noll and Jeanne Ralph Kreiling Herman and Kay Raymond Van Orman Dianba Anita Olen Kennedy Carol Larry join in birthday cake for Ralph Kennedy and Larry Ralph Kennedy on October 15 with family gathered for the occasion.
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Noll
Jeanne
Ralph Kreiling
Herman
Kay
Raymond van Orman
Dianba
Anita
Olen Kennedy
Carol
Larry
Ralph Kennedy
Larry Ralph Kennedy
Forest City Home Bureau at 24th Mason County meeting
The Mason County Home Bureau held a full day meeting at the Salem Methodist Church in San Jose with county president Mrs John Harms presiding. Guest speaker J Dalai Barpujai discussed India and its problems while Forest City members listed include Mrs John Harms and 11 others. Unit Scrapbook by Mrs Beryl LeCount was displayed and praised.
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Mason County Home Bureau
Salem Methodist Church
San Jose
John Harms
J. Dalai Barpujai
University of Illinois
India
Forest City Home Bureau
Mesdames
Alvin Prieffer
Henry Wahlfeld
Roy Hibbard
Roy White
Clarence Foste
Clarence Krieling
Norman White
Verden Himmel
Jack Woiwode
Roy Robbins
Marvin Neikirk
Warren Neikirk
Beryl* LeCount
Illinois farmers face water shortage in southern counties
Illinois state report notes drought conditions as farmers struggle with livestock water and limited home supply. Dry soil hampers fall plowing across southern areas, with shortages persisting in multiple regions.
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Illinois
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
Manito Community Express edition note from October 16 1983
Local community paper page dated Thursday October 16 1983 features briefs and notices from Manito Washington area. Readers find small town announcements school news and upcoming events compiled for residents.
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The
Manito Community Express
Illinois Farmers Report Early Macks in 1953 Wheat and Corn
The report notes a tenth of the intended winter wheat acreage sown while pastures suffer drought. Illinois corn is frost safe, maturing about a week earlier than 1952. Farmers prepare fields for husking as harvest advances.
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Illinois
Nutrition conference kicks off statewide Nutrition Week in Mason County
Illinois Nutrition committee fall conference in Decatur on September 26 included Grace A Wepner Mason County Home Adviser and teachers from Mason City and Easton high schools. The event launches statewide Nutrition Week November 15 22 with Food First for Fitness as theme. Mason County will observe with window displays posters library radio.
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Illinois Nutrition Committee
Decatur
Grace A. Wepner
Mason County
Mary Lamb
Mason City
Marjorie Doehring
San Jose
Jan Peasley
Easton
Chicago Nutrition Association
Mllnois Nutrition Committee
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Flavo-matic
Bulova
Dolly Madison
Jewels
21 Jewels
Henry Birkenbusch & Son
Jewelers
Mr. L. A. Wilson
Seeewenee
Illinois State News
Grace Anderson Wepner
Manito
Manito Opera House
Wilson Hamilton
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