FFA Carnival Nets Over $107 At High School Gym
Conflicting events in Manila kept crowds light at the F F A Carnival. Net profit reached 107 dollars for the F F A treasury funding books, a library addition, equipment, and a trip to the Chicago Livestock Show. Refreshment stands led earnings. prizes awarded included a turkey and various poultry.
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Manila
F. F. A. Treasury
Chicago
al Herrman
Bruce Meyer
Jerry Beyer
Charles Wilson
Bob Farnum
Glen Burks
Paul Hawkins
Eureka College Players Open Season With Blithe Spirit
Eureka College will stage Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit as its opening play for Homecoming week. The 7 p.m. performance Friday at Eureka High School features Donna Meyer of Manito as Elvina with the cast, under director Ivan H. Sparling. Barbara Seelye of Manito assists on stage crew with James Highlander directing.
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Eureka College
Eureka High School
Ivan H. Sparling
Noel Coward
Coward
Charles Condomine
Madame Arcati
Donna Meyer
Harold Meyer
Manito
Elvina
Charles Condamine
Barbara Seelye
Arvil Seelye
James Highlander
Galesburg
Mrs Laws Attends Grand Lodge Meeting in Chicago
Mrs. R. C. Laws recently attended the annual Grand Lodge of the Eastern Star meeting in Chicago. While there she visited her nephew and his wife and also took in the Ice Follies.
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R. C. Laws
Grand Lodge of the Eastern Star
Chicago
Christmas Market Visit in Chicago by Mr and Mrs Dan Jenkins
Mr and Mrs Dan Jenkins attended the Christmas Market in Chicago on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week and also secured agency for Mrs Breven's chocolates during the visit.
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Dan Jenkins
Chicago
Rexall 1¢ Sale Sets Four Day National Push
Rexall Drugstores launch fall One Cent Sale from October 19 to 22 with a national media blitz. Two page ads in five magazines, radio show featuring Phil Harris and Alice Faye, plus 10 000 stores advertising hundreds of products at reduced prices. The campaign dates to 1914 and marks an innovative advertising effort.
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Rexall
Rexall Dry Company
Danny Jenkins
Jenkins
Rexall Drug Company
Phil Harris
Alice Faye
Guengerich Baby Baptized at Trinity Lutheran Pekin
Susan Natalie Guengerich, daughter of Mr and Mrs Burton Guengerich of Manito, was baptized at Trinity Lutheran church in Pekin on Sunday. Sponsors were Mrs James Gilmore Pekin and Mrs Joseph Willock Spring Lake. Mr and Mrs Paul Clauser and family Delavan were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Ethell. Mr and Mrs Ralph Ethell visited.
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Susan Natalie Guengerich
Burton Guengerich
Manito
Trinity Luthern Church
Pekin
James Gilmore
Joseph Willock
Spring Lake
Paul Clauser
Delavan
George Ethell
Ralph Ethell
Sixteen-voiced sextette rehearses after school weekly
The sextette includes Jean Marie Woodly, Dolores Borchelt, Jane Bender, Beverly Dennis, Lucille Meyer, and Jean O'Hara with Betty Meyer on piano. Rehearsals focus on Mood Indigo and The Lord's Prayer.
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Jean Marie Woodly
Dolores Borchelt
Jane Bender
Beverly Dennis
Lucille Meyer
Jean O’hara
Betty Meyer
Seniors Prepare For School Play And Ticket Sales
The senior class continues practice for the school play with second act ideas in place. Tickets go on sale by October 24, adults 50 cents, students 35 cents. A ticket sales contest and posters in store windows promote the event led by director Mrs. Carroll.
Junior News Report Card Reflections and Class Updates
Students report mixed grades on Friday with some disappointment and others pleased. They discuss English paragraph work, themes due October 28, typing, margins, civics topics, president chapter, shorthand, and reading. Geometry notes cover part one of Introduction to Geometry and unit two on formal demonstrations and indirect proofs.
Sophomore reflections on classes and growing knowledge
A sophomore diary-style recap notes progress in biology about plant stems and experiences in the lab. It mentions world history tests on Egyptians and Greeks, plans to study Romans, spelling and reading in English, and algebra equations causing mixed feelings but reassurance that effort will pay off.
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Carrell
Green Valley Girl Named Queen Candidate at Pekin Parade
The Illinois State Grotto Association and Masonic Lodge affiliate host a Pekin convention with thousands of delegates. A Queen will be chosen Friday at 7:30 p.m. from among contestants. Miss Cherie Plackett represents Green Valley. A large parade with bands and floats is planned for Saturday starting at 3:00 p.m. in the business section. A street carnival runs Friday to Saturday with additional entertainment for visitors.
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Illinois
Cherie Plackett
Square
Compass Club
Green Valley
Court House Square
Freshmen Learn Verbs Rocks and Character
Freshmen study verb principal parts and work to master them. They classify rocks as sedimentary igneous and metamorphic by formation. Citizenship chapter explores mental courage and practical methods for developing character and personality. They review formulas and equations in mathematics.
Install Front End Aligning Machine by Bear Co
Ben Der Sales and Service in Manito received and installed a new front end aligning machine. The Bear Manufacturing Company produced the unit and it can be used on all makes of automobiles.
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Bender Sales and Service
Manito
Bear Manufacturing Co
Egypt Community Church Sunday School Notice
Egypt Community Church announces 10 a.m. Sunday School led by superintendent Lawrence Whiteford.
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Egypt
Lawrence Whiteford
Remodeling at Jenkins Rexall Store Upsizes Space and Lighting
Remodeling is well underway at Jenkins Rexall Store. The project adds a rear building extension to increase space and installs a new automatic oil furnace. Fourteen fluorescent lights brighten the shop replacing older lighting.
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Jenkins Rexall
Local WLS Tour Frolic Through Eastern States
Prairie Farmer WLIS No Worry tour travelers from Manito Pekin and nearby towns journeyed by New York Central to Niagara Falls Boston Plymouth and Vermont then via Pacemaker streamliner back to Chicago. Notable participants include Jim Seelye Seelye Hardware owner and Mrs Dorothy Bank Mrs Louise Tunis and Mrs Louise Heckman.
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Old New England
Manito
Jim Seelye
Seelye Hardware
Dorothy Bank
Louise Tunis
Pekin
Louise Heckman
Etta Cox
Manilo
Chicago
New York Central Railroad
Niagara Falls
General Brock Hotel
Hotel Eastland
Gray Line
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Waumbek Hotel
Jefferson
N. H
Vermont
Green Mountains
Lake Champlain
Ft. Ticonderoga
Albany
N. Y
Illinois Truck Act Identification Rules For Commercial Vehicles
The Division of Motor Carriers issues Ruling No. 100 detailing truck identification requirements under the Illinois Truck Act. Trucks must display owner name and address, maximum empty weight, and certificate or registration numbers on cab doors or front doors, with "Not For Hire" for most carriers, and data in clearly contrasting colors.
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Hobbs Hosts Mason County Review Radio Program
Joseph Hobbs Mason County superintendent and pastor announces the Mason County Review on WSIV Pekin airing 9 30 each weekday. Originating from Hobbs office in Havana the program shares local Mason county news free church publicity farm tips and interviews with notable locals. Send items to Joe Hobbs Havana Ill.
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Joseph ‘Hobbs
Mason’ County Review
WSIV
Pekin
Hobbs
Havana
Mason County Review
Mason County
Mrs. Vernon Parr Visits Grace Friedrich in Green Valley
Mrs. Vernon Parr of Green Valley called on Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Grace Friedrich, exchanging greetings and catching up on local news.
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Vernon Parr
Green Valley
Grace Friedrich
Rotary District Governor To Visit Local Club
The Rotary Club of Manilo hosts Dr. Harold W. Fitch governor of Rotary District 212 for his annual visit to western Illinois clubs. Fitch, an osteopathic physician with the Fitch Clinic in Bushnell, will meet club officers to discuss administration and service activities.
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Rotary Club of
Manilo
Harold W. Fitch
Rotary International
Rotary
Illinois
John W. Meeker
Donald Parkin
Fitch
Fitch Clinic
Bushnell
Rotary Club
Manito
Mary Alice Cooper Enjoys College Life in Russellville
Miss Mary Alice Cooper a freshman at Arkansas Polytechnic College Russellville Ark majors in social science and writes that she enjoys her work. She belongs to the First Division of the college band and the college choir and resides in Parker Hall under Miss Maude Moore mathematics teacher at Tech.
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Mary Alice Cooper
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Russellville
Ark
Southern School
Parker Hall
Maude Moore
Tech
Merlin Ethells Honored At Sunday Evening Gathering
Mr and Mrs Dillard Warner hosted a Sunday evening event honoring Mr and Mrs Merlin Ethell. Guests included multiple families from Galesburg Mason City Pekin and Peoria with gifts presented to the honorees. Attendees shared refreshments in a social tribute.
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Dillard Warner
Merlin Ethell
James Cranwill
Karen Jaffe
Galesburg
Ward Montgomery
Stanley Wilkinson
Gladys Wilkinson
Mason City
Eula Collier
Pekin
Raymond
van Orman
Diana Kay
George Bilyeu
Nelson Warner
Robert
Joseph Hobbs
Della Hobbs
Hanah Knuppel
World War II veteran Hazel Witherbee dies in Chicago hospital
Hazel Witherbee, a Pekin resident and World War II veteran, died at Hines Veterans' Hospital in Chicago at 9 am Friday after a two year illness. He was born August 7, 1909 in Havana and leaves wife Norma Hoerr, two sons George Albert and David Lee, a stepson James Hoelzel, a brother Grant Witherbee, and two half brothers Delbert and Paul Lane. Burial was in Veterans Memorial cemetery after services at Preston Funeral Home.
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Pekin
Forest City
Koch Street
Hines Veterans’ Hospital
Chicago
Preston Funeral Home
Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery
Mr. Witherbee
Havana
Haden
Mattie Tisdale Witherbee
Norma Hoerr
Rock Island
George Albert
David Lee
James Hoelzel
Grant Witherbee
Delbert
Paul Lane
Greenview
Witherbee
C and I M Railroad
The
Methodist Church of
Personal items list dinner and caller visits
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hasenyager Eureka and Mr and Mrs Harold Meyer dined with Mr and Mrs Alvin Hasenyager Walnut. Mrs Charles Rountree Topeka called on Mrs Russell Maas. Harold Mason dined with Mr and Mrs Willis Clark Green Valley. John Meeker and Folbert Maas hosted guests for supper. Nelson Breedlove visited Gene Marquardt. Carl Morse Allan Boyd and Pekin granddaughter visited Nelson Morse. Harold Gilmore and son Larry dined with Dean Meyer Kenny. Henry Friedrich Green Valley called on Mrs Thomas Strawbridge. Mrs George Beimfohr and Diane Peoria visited Mary Bender and Minnie.
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Clarence Hasenyager
Eureka
Harold Meyer
Alvin Hasenyager
Walnut
Charles Rountree
Topeka
Russell Maas
Harold Mason
Willis Clark
Green Valley
John Meeker
Folbert Maas
Nelson Breedlove
Gene Marquardt
Carl Morse
Allan Boyd
Pekin
Nelson Morse
Harold Gilmore
Larry
Dean Meyer
Kenny
Henry Friedrich
Thomas Strawbridge
George Beimfohr
Diane
Peoria
Mary Bender
Minnie
Market Report Bard Notation at Norris Grain Office
Market report from Norris Grain Company at 10 80 a m Thursday shows commodity quotes with irregular OCR readings including prices and deferred months. The readable items include a price around 1 85 and a 1 00 level with unrelated garbled letters suggesting wheat corn or grain futures trading.
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The
Norris Grain Company
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