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Remember the days of "Barbecues" in the area - Aspinwall had one of the larger/longer held ones and Manning had barbecues for a number of years.
As I recall, the barbecue pit in Manning was located in the area behind the current grocery store.
Manning Barbecue Draws a Big Crowd
A large crowd attended the annual Beef Barbecue on August
12, 1965, sponsored by the Manning Chamber of Commerce. Chamber officials
estimated that serving of beef sandwiches and the trimmings was in excess of that of other years.
After an evening of rides and games, the awarding of six savings bonds took place.
Carl Koepke, Manning, received a $500 bond. One-hundred dollar bonds were
awarded to John Schaeble, Templeton; Ella Dammann, Clinton; Carl Hagedorn, Manning;
Jeanne Clark, Botna, and Thaddeus Stevens of Waukegan, Illinois.
Carroll Daily Times Herald August 14, 1965
Another Manning FIRST
Paul Mentzer Phones Family From Tokyo
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mentzer of Manning Friday, September 10, 1948,
received a telephone call from their son, T-5 Paul F. Mentzer, stationed in Tokyo, Japan.
"So far as we know here, it is the first call from Tokyo to Manning,"
Mr. Mentzer said. The Mentzers were informed last
Wednesday morning that the call would be received about midnight Friday and were awaiting it.
"The call came through right on the dot" said Mr. Mentzer. "It
was very clean and we could hear every word just as plain as if he were in the U.S.
T-5 Mentzer is attached to the 27th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, 1st
Cavalry Division. He has been in Japan nearly two years and has one more year to serve.
"He was very happy over the call," the father said, "and needless
to say, my wife, myself, and daughter, who all talked to him, were very delighted to hear his voice."
Paul served during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.