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Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1954
Page
6
A Rotary club fundraiser titled White Elephant Sale will be held at Forman High School in Maniloa a week from Saturday night. Donations of odds and ends are welcomed to support a bigger year for the kids baseball program.
Proceeds from the sale will support the youth program including di ghts suits and playing equipment. The event begins at 7 30 p m on Saturday September 18 with Rotarian Dwight Knollenberg as auctioneer and Vernon Langston as clerk. Commander Dick Hammer leads a clothing drive for needy Americans and Navajo relief efforts are highlighted by missionary Ervin Peplow family. Mr and Mrs Ernest Palmer hosted a dinner at their Black Top cottage with guests Frank Trowbridge M Pekin Mabel Boice Peoria and Eva Wilson.
Mr and Mrs William F Hilst with Mr and Mrs Beryl Hilst and son Dennis of Pekin traveled to Mount Vernon for a weekend visit at the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Richardson. Mrs Richardson formerly Thada Nadine of Manito has been ill but is improving.
Sunday guests at the Cleve Shel abarger home for a fish dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fletcher and family of Peoria, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Thompson, Mrs. Fanny Thompson of near Green Valley.
Mrs. S. E. Dennis Beverly Dennis and Mrs. Nelle Hensen returned Monday from a week's vacation trip to the Wisconsin Dells.
Mr and Mrs Owen Singley were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Blessman in Havana.
Mrs Frances Burnham and her daughter Frances were Monday evening supper guests of Mr and Mrs Ray Hill at their home.
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