Down Alemory's Lane features Manito defeat Averyville Red Sox
In a Sunday game at Hills' park Manito boys beat the Averyville Red Sox. Dan Patch aims to break his 1:56 1-4 record at Tuesday's State Fair. Governor Yates will attend. Town notes include Minnesota land tour by Fr Warner, Barnes, Heyl. new school principal J J Love arrives. Band uniforms in black and gold with new seating and an expanded lineup. Band members listed by instrument.
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Hills’ Park
Manito Boys
Averyville Red Sox
Dan Patch
Yates
Chas
Fr. Warner
John Barnes
Fred Heyl
Minnesota
Local 1925 Forest City updates and community notes
The J A White Lumber Co of Forest City was bought by Velde interests of Pekin with Roy Miller named Forest City manager and John Dooley returning to Manito as yard foreman. Mrs Flora Zimmerman sold a Hast Broadway home. the Lovelands and Dooleys will relocate. Hannah Frederick joined Tad's restaurant duties. Owen Singley moved to Citron's Dept Store. A Jewett car arrives from a local dealer. Joseph Hobbs named editor in chief of Orange and Black. Robert Maloney sports editor. Alice Grob society editor. assistants listed. Senior class play committee named. Nellie O’Hara home from Brown’s Business College. Larkin Club hosted at Mrs George Hill’s. prizes to Mrs Lee Kaley, Mrs George Grob, Mrs Shur Maloahey. Manitol gasoline war lowers price to 17 cents a gallon. S J Memmem’s weed barn busy with curing hemp and catnip.
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Flora Zimmerman
R. B. Loveland
John Dooley
W. L. Scott
Lovelands
Hannah Frederick
Tad’s
Owen Singley
Owen
Citron’s
Jewett
Joseph Hobbs
Orange and Black
Robert Maloney
Alice Grob
Erma Memmen
Harold Velde
Mary Shoop
Helen Rankin
Jennie Talbott
Mabel Rynerson
Nellie O’hara
Brown
Business College Peoria
Larkin Club
George Hill
Lee Kaley
George Grob
Shur Maloahey
S. J. Memmem
Local theft and staffing changes noted in brief items
Beebe's Restaurant reports a sizable Sunday night cash theft through the front street cellar window after hours. Harold Meyers leaves Citron's to take a Chicago position. Melvin Meyers starts a new office role at Manito Chemical. Eon and Horehound earn good grades this year.
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Eon
Horehound
Beebe's
Harold Meyers
Citron’s
Chicago
Melvin Meyers
Manito Chemical Plant
Manito Church Calendar St Pauls Lutheran Service Times
St Pauls Lutheran under Rev O A Borchelt presents Sunday School at 10 00 A M and worship service at 11 00 A M in Manito Church calendar records with the program list plastered in the weekly notice.
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O. A. Borchelt
Weekend Visit Highlighted by Velde Family
Eleanor Velde of Lombard spent the weekend with her father Teis Velde, sharing time at the Catholic Church Mass at 10:00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Velde
Lombard
Teis Velde
School district invites coal bids for egg lump and stoker types
Forman Community Unit Schools District 124 invites bids on washed and oiled egg lump coal and stoker coal with prices at mine and delivered to Forest City and Manito. Bids due September 18 1954 sent to Superintendent Wm D Masters Manito Illinois. Milton Sturgeon and son add a new bin on the Cleve Shelabarger farm.
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Board of Education of the
Forman Community Unit
Forest City
Manito
Stoker
Wm. D. Masters
Supt
Forman Community Unit Schools
Linois
Milton Sturgeon
Parkland
Cleve Shelabarger Farm
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Alemory’s
J. J. Love
Moneaqua
Satturday
Daisys
Rudolph van Rohlfs
Mareen Black
Dr. Hodkinson
Roy Maloney
Port Randolph
Jacob Roush
Ben Hill
S. J. Marshall
S Real Estates
Harold E. Thompsong
Manito, Illinois
Pitary
Wm. F. Hirst & Son Plumbing
J. A. White Lumber Co
Velde
Pekin
Roy Miller
The
Manito Lumber Co
SATIN
Manite, Illinois
Manito Church
ST. Paul’s Lutheran
Spring Lake Church
Paul N. Rager
Legal Publication
Morse
Manito, Tilingle
Gentral Illinois Light Co
Court Street
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