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Birthday gatherings span four generations in Elmhurst area
A birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blackburn's home drew four generations including Susan Blackburn and guests from Oak Park Williams Bay Chicago and Elmhurst. Other events included a surprise stork shower for Mrs. Arthur Ruff, a Halloween party at the Altman home and various visits and dinners around Harvey Chicago Winslow and Champaign Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Blackburn
Susan
Ross Blackburn
Oak Park
Alfred Pihl
Williams Bay
Wisc
John Howell
Chicago
W. H. Blackburn
Ivanhoe
Berta Howell
Eva Swanson
Donald Keil
Ray Keil
Barbara Klepter
Jackson Park Hospital
Melvin Anderson
W. Evers
Ralph Byron
William Wegener
E. Brown
W. Bonnell
Ball
Harvey
Chester Matson
Rae Hanson
Hazel Fisher
Mendenhall
D. Davis
Blue Island
Lester Biefeld
Riverdale
H. Freese
Winslow
George Evers
Ruff
Harold Schaefer
Harold Wold
John E. Altman
Evelyn White
C. B. Austin
Betty Reppert
Lester Reppert
Kansas
Missouri
John Waters
Violet
Earl R. Leturno
Ruby
Thomas W. Sharkey
Sharkey
William Sharkey
Paul R. Clark
Myron Allen
H. J. Connelly
Norman Beasely
George Kingsland
Elmer Krueger
Fred Grenwall
H. H. Freese
Arthur Ruff
Vida Freese
Champaign
Patsy Newman
Willis Newman
Earlene Haslet
Hilma Duggan
Muskegon
Mich
Herbert Walden
Fred Ek
Ray Jordan
Superior
Wrs
A. P. Rebmann
Delia Lutes
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