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West Coast Branch of Ewing College Alumni Association story
A quirky East meets West tale traces the West Coast Branch of the Ewing College Alumni Association formed by Southern Illinois alumni distant from the old Franklin County college. Key figures include Wayne City native Rev George Jenkins Alhambra pastor Philip Winter Kodak rep Wilbur Strock and 97 year old William Parker. The group traces a fading campus memory and meets at the Ewing Baptist Church annually in October.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
Southern California
West Coast
Ewing College Alumni Association
Wcbecaa
Ewing College
Franklin County
Fred J. Armistead
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Baptists
N. A. Rosan
Carbondale Community High School
J. B. Murrie
Carbondale
Illinois Baptist
Holy Land
Presley Tours
Makanda
Ewing
A. E. Prince
St. Louis
Ewing Baptist Church
Wayne City
George E. Jenkins
Alhambra
Calif
Mr. Jenkins
Wintner
Kodak
Rochester
N.Y
Ilinois
Wilbur Strock
Warren
Ohio
Alhambra Friends Church
William John Parker
San Gabriel
John Allen