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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1953
Page
5
St Pauls Lutheran Church led by A Borchelt hosts Sunday School at 9 30 A M and Divine Service at 10 30 A M CST on October 20 1963 in Manito Community Express calendar entry.
Mass at 10:00 a.m. at Catholic Church and morning worship at 10:45 a.m. at Manito Methodist Church with F. Edward Watson as minister and F. E. Bender as church school superintendent. George Ethel is organist. church school starts at 9:45 a.m.
Paul N. Roger presides as minister at Spring Lake Church. Sunday School starts 9 45 A M with Bible classes for all ages. Morning worship follows at 10 45 A M with the choir singing Only In.
The pastor will speak on The Body in Gods Plan and communion will follow. The Young People led by Judy Golden present a brief program at 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Ladies missionary meeting Thursday at Mrs John Benders home.
Forest City services move to the Methodist church beginning in November. Sunday School at 9:39 with Virgil Himmel as superintendent. Morning worship at 10:30 led by Pastor Joseph W. Hobbs. Evening service at 7:30 features Layman's Night with various church laymen participating.
Mrs. John Dierker is in Pekin hospital following a home accident that fractured her left hip. She underwent surgery on Wednesday and is recovering satisfactorily in room 109. A wheelchair will be needed after discharge. sister Miss Elizabeth Beckman of Havana and other relatives have cared for Mr. Dierker and helped at home.
Janice Kay 18 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Don Speckerers of the Forest City area was brought to St Francis hospital Peoria Monday for observation and treatment. She is reported much improved.
The Forrest Van Ormans hosted a Saturday afternoon party at their home for David Mare Van Orman turning three. Friends Pamela Tucker Greg Tucker Larry Keim Sandy Van Orman and others attended along with several mothers and relatives.
The Intermediate Girl Scouts of the Forest City Manila area held their meeting Thursday evening at Forman Junior High School. Troop leaders organized activities and planned future events for scouts in the district.
Forman Junior High School in Forest City hosted a troop meeting with 20 Scouts answering roll call. They sang, played games, and prepared three posters for Girl Scout Week October 25 to 31. Refreshments were by Beverly Hawkins and Loretta Close.
A local birthday list celebrates residents with dates from October 30 to November 8. Names include Ralph Pool, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Dale Runyon, Rose Mary DeSutter, Mrs. Rufus Guile, Mrs. Louis Talbott, Tommy Gumbel, Russell Barnes, Mrs. Dorothy Kramer, Mrs. Mildred Montgomery, Louanne Logan, Mrs. Ed Heys, Lowell E. Warner, Lloyd Spurs, Mrs. Jeanette Hewitt Ethell, Bob Isenburg, Glenn Gore, Loren Dean Lowry, Johnnie Memmen, Kent Eugene Budke, Ed Hey, Clarence Meyer, Mrs. Louis Proehl, Marvin Wilson.
Mesdames James Seelye and Wayne Wistehoff spent Wednesday in Peoria with Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Ulrich. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Denis marked an anniversary on November 3, 1928. Use the want ads for details.
The National Farm and Home Hour celebrates twenty five years on NBC radio, produced with the U S Department of Agriculture. It airs Saturdays across the NBC network and is presented by Allis Chalmers, makers of farm power equipment. The program offers farm news and entertainment.
More than one hundred members and friends gathered Sunday evening in the church basement to honor the new pastor Reverend Ed Watson his wife and children with a pound shower and pot luck supper at 630. The Mary Joseph class organized the fellowship program and the event featured moving pictures by Hal Willett and wife from the Panama Canal Zone.
Willetts traveled to Payama to visit the former's parents. The meeting covered the parsonage building program and a fundraising supper scheduled for Saturday October 31.
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