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Local families host gatherings and travels during holidays
Mr and Mrs Clarence Lawson and daughter Shirley join Ben Reilman and Mr and Mrs Hubert Reilman of Vandalia for dinner at the Weiss home near Kinmundy. Several relatives plan trips to Corpus Christi for the holidays and others return home from Springfield and Carbondale for the season. A new baby boy arrived at St Marys hospital in Centralia. Harold Livesay returns from the Navy for a visit. others see relatives in Salem and Clinton with extended family in Vandalia and Protz households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Lawson
Shirley
Ben’ Reilman
Hubert Reilman
Vandalia
Walter Weiss
Kinmundy
Carbondale
William P. Wade
Alice Wilson
Vernon
Corpus Christi
Texas
H. D. Merritt
Alice Protz
Springfield
Shirley Protz
Mabel McKinney
Clinton
Ben Saterlee