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Local residents and service members return for holidays
Vernon students Virginia Wernsman Ronald Belcher Richard Walton and Stanley Mednor visit home from S J A Carbondale Mines Rolla and McKendree College. Pvt Jesse Ripple Jr sails to Ft Sill after a holiday furlough. Other families host Christmas gatherings and hospital cases noted in Vandalia area community news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Wernsman
S.J.A. Carbondale
Onald Belcher
School of Mines
Rolla
Richard Walton
Stanley Mednor
McKendree College
Lebanon
Minnie Peddicord
C. W. Ehlers
St. Louis
Lady Heckethorn
Mattoon
T.E. Snyder
Ramsey
Alc. Curtis
Jesse Ripple Jr
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Jesse’ Ripple
C. D. Doolen
Greer Hospital
Vandalia
E. E. Morgan
Irene Pombier
Pat
Springport
Michigan
Edna Horn
Jamita McAdoo
Clara Craft
Clinton
C. C. Lowe
Don
Dorothy
Clara
East St. Louis
Melvin Rogier
Alton
Kent Young
Sorento