This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Manito Community Express
Location
Manito, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
6
The Bishop Community Club will meet Tuesday evening September 18 at the Arnold Armbrusts home for a weiner roast. Anyone interested in the club is invited to attend.
Miss Elsie White and her aunt Mrs Elizabeth Crosby hosted a 1 o'clock duck dinner Sunday at their Forest City home. Relatives present included Mrs Maude Kennedy of Havana Illinois and Mr and Mrs Harold Ebert with daughter Margaret of Washington Illinois, Mr and Mrs Robert Wahlbrink with Ronny and Bobby of Petersburg, Mr and Mrs Olen Kennedy and Carol of Forest City, along with the hostesses.
Mr and Mrs Frank Carey hosted relatives and friends for a planned yard picnic supper that moved indoors due to bad weather. Attending were Miss Mildred Carey Mr and Mrs Amos Stratmier and Melvin of Peoria Mr and Mrs Stanley Hibbard and children Lyndon and Suzanne of Petersburg and Mr and Mrs Donald Carey and sons Lynn and Douglas.
The Forest City Ladies Aid hosted at Mrs Elmer Bartell's home. Mrs Lillian Pool, a September birthday celebrant, was honored at a 12 30 covered dish dinner with a yellow and green cake and table service. Gifts were presented by the Aid group during the afternoon.
Mrs Merlyn Jackson chaired the business meeting while a collected poem from the Red Wood forests in the West was read and admired by the ladies. Present were Mesdames Merlyn Jackson Elmer Bartell Ralph Pool George Sherer Harry Embree Pete Krei Elsie Emmons Howard Hubbard Frank Carey Rudolph Wahlfeld Babe Folkman Otho Thomas and Al Wilson.
Miss June Tisdale visited Mr and Mrs Robert Miller in Virginia Illinois for two pleasant days last week. Before her marriage she was Miss Rosalie Roegge of Arensville Illinois. The two had been pen pals for several years and this was their first meeting.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit will meet Tuesday evening Sept 11 in the home of Mrs. Al Wilson with Mrs. Raymond Van Orman as co host. The meeting is scheduled for 7 30.
The Ladies Aid meeting has been moved to Wednesday September 12 to avoid conflicting with the Home Bureau. The all day gathering will be hosted again at the home of Mrs Elmer Bortell this week.
The Forest City Home Bureau announces an all day meeting on Thursday September 13 at the home of Mrs. Al Wilson with Mrs. Elsie Emmons and Mrs. Ralph Pool as assistant hostesses. A pot luck dinner will be served at noon. Miss Grace Anderson presents the major lesson in the afternoon and Mrs. Percy Kreiling gives the minor lesson.
Linden Camp RNA schedules a September meeting for Thursday September 13 at 7 30 PM in the Baptist church Forest City. Mrs Juanita Lempke will preside during the business session with lunch hosted by Mrs Emma Bartell Mrs Lois Petty and Mrs Eldora Woiwode.
Mrs. George Frederick hosted the Pleasant Plains Community Club at her home on Wednesday afternoon September 5. The meeting was called to order by the new president Mrs. Adolph.
During the focal hour a contest was enjoyed by the group with the prize awarded to Doris Van Orman. The October meeting will be hosted at Mrs. Ford Van Orman’s home. Lunch was served to a long list of ladies including Goldie Van Orman Mabel Schier beck Mary Gathman Eva Fite Mildred Gathman Dolly Sill Cora Warner Helena Warner Betty Van Orman Lyla Friedrich Doris Van Orman Matilda Weimer Alverne Van Orman Margaret Vogel Ila Shinn and their children Sandy Bonita David Stanley Randall Diana Anita Van Orman.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Witherbee began a week long motor trip from Keystone Co. The Van Ormans and Sandy spent Sunday at Starved Rock. Neikirks visited Springfield friends. Hubbard and Emmons relatives gathered at Mason City Tourist Park for a reunion. Kreiling family dined at New Salem Park. Pemberton returned from a two week visit with her sister near San Jose. Ellenberger returned from Niagara Falls trip.
Topeka Rev John H Beiderwieden of Havana visited Thursday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Robert Wendt and their daughter. A large number from this area attended Havana Labor Day celebration Monday. Jackie Louk returned to Alton and Marvel Lee Strube to Maywood after weekend with Henry Strube. Mrs George Ellis and son from Oakford and Mr and Mrs Henry Strube called Thursday evening. Eldon Frye and son Terry were supper guests with Walter Kleier. The Topeka Royal Neighbors.
Thursday evening gathering at Mrs. Bessie Morris with 14 attendees. Several residents spent weekends visiting friends, attending events, and traveling to Macomb for college. Ice cream and cake celebrated a birthday. Multiple couples hosted and visited in Havana and nearby areas with various households listed.
Mrs. Martha Masten hosted a Sunday dinner honoring her son Willard and Mrs. Myrtle Rakestraw. Chas E Willard returned from a two week visit in Chicago. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Morris and children from Havana visiting Mrs Bessie Morris and Dick. Clarence Bodine and Springfield visitors joined the Deverman family. Donna Belle Deverman from Springfield joined Sunday afternoon. A large group attended the Mission Festival at the Havana Lutheran church.
Mrs Eldon Keith and daughter Ellen Louise return to Havana from the home of Mrs Keiths parents Mr and Mrs Leonard Graff Jeanie Kay Keith who had been staying with her grandparents also returns with her mother
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.