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Local residents share news of honors and visits
S/Sgt John Shirritt, fresh from Italy, hosts a Humewood party with 36 guests including out-of-town visitors Miss Gloria Chiarelli of Kansas City and S/Sgt Bernard Flannigan of Seymour. Numerous families note births, visits, and anniversaries across Ivanhoe, Riverdale, Dalton, and Harvey as community life continues after overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shirritt
Wim
James Kummerer
Martinsville
Ind
Patricia Susanne
Henry C. Kummerer
E. 134Th Street
Elmer van Clay
Pauline Volling
Dalton
Clifford Welling
Libertyville
R. Bettsinger
Bonnie Rae
Chicago
Bessie LaDege
Riverdale
Carthage
Ill
Anita
Elmira Koehler
Naomi Grant
Leyden Ave
Illinois Weslyan University of
J. H. Miller
Wabash Ave
Lou Casper
LaGrange
Lois Alm
Walter Alm
Thornton Junior College
Alfred Harris
Glen Lane
Ivanhoe
Fred Damen
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
William Marco
East 188Th Street
Carl Clark
Larry
Joseph Kelley
Frank Burch
Robert Anderson
East 138Th St