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Truman Stanton Chats With Joe Louis At Center Junction
Center Junction residents recount events including Truman Stanton meeting former heavyweight champion Joe Louis while waiting for a Chicago-bound train. The piece notes local happenings from visits and duties to new families moving in, church activities, and community events over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
William Wessels
Laurel
Miss
Harry Scheele
Wessels
Set
Louis Moran
Russ Jamison
John Ralston
Roy Ralstons
St. Luke's Hospital
Alma Grace Thompson
People’s Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Sally Stanton
Elgin
Truman Stanton
Delmar
Chicago
Mr. Stanton
Joe Louis
Susanne Sanford
Ray Sanford
Ralston
Olin
McCormick-Deering
H. Eggers
Don Hay
Robert von Sprecken
S. G. Thompson
Mae Himebaugh
Scotch Grove
Isabel Thompson
Monticello
Jack Stingley
Chuck Eby
Clifford Scott
David Renfeldt
Mark Cross
Raymond Teut
Gail Williams
Chil