Looking Back for Feb. 28: Ila Prickett is the new principal of Manistee Middle School - Manistee News Advocate

The Manistee Area Public Schools Board of Education selected Ila Prickett as the new principal of the Manistee Middle School beginning in the fall of the 2002-03 school year at Wednesday study session. Prickett is currently serving as principal at the Washington Kindergarten Center for several years.

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60 YEARS AGO

Drive total

The New March of Dimes drive in Manistee County neared the $8,000 mark today with additional contributions boosting the total to $7,934.89, it was reported by Treasurer Walter Zimmerman of the local chapter of the national foundation. 

St. Patrick’s event planned

Plans are now underway for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the Eagles Lodge, according to an announcement from President Harry Nowak, who has named Owen McAndrews and Harry McNary as co-chairmen to head up the committee in charge of arrangements. The social event will be in the form of a dinner-dance with serving of the traditional Irish dish of corned beef and cabbage to start at 7 p.m. Dancing to the music of the Bob Meyers Trio at 9 p.m. will follow dinner.

80 YEARS AGO

Manistee boys in Philippines

Because there has been no opportunity to receive news to the contrary, parents and relatives of at least three young Manistee residents who were stationed in the Philippine islands before the outbreak of the war with Japan believe they are still taking part in the epic battle against the invaders. The three Manistee County soldiers who are in the islands when war was declared are Robert Miller, Dennis Shea and Harlan Swanson. 

Welsh coal-mining village on screen

Carrying coals to Newcastle is the normal business in Hollywood. When 20th Century Fox came to make “How Green Was My Valley,” the film due Sunday at the Vogue Theatre which is based on Richard Llewellyn’s best-selling novel of a Welsh coal-mining village, Production Chief Darryl  Zanuck and Director John Ford looked around California for a place that looked like Wales. They found it only an hour’s ride from Hollywood. Showtimes for the feature will be 2:25 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9:25 p.m.

Compiled by Mark Fedder at the Manistee County Historical Museum

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