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A Love Story From a Truck Stop to Southern Illinois
Rhonda May, a 20 year old waitress at the 231 Truck Stop in Dale Indiana, meets truck driver Bob Ethridge. After a brief courtship following a 2 p.m. meeting, they grow closer, share life histories, and plan a future together across Indiana and Illinois.
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Southern Illinois
Dale
Ind
Rhonda May
Onda
Carbondale
Love
Rhonda
Bob Ethridge
Rochelle
Bob
Campbell Hill
Indiana
John Travolta
St. Meinrad
Kentucky
Europe
Best Chair Co
Brescia University
Owensboro
231
The
Illinois National Guard
Quincy
Shelbyville
Bristow
Huntingburg Press
Huntingburg
Buchheit
Perryville
Chester
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois