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Joliet Gossip Chronicle Sows Weekend Updates and Guests
A crowded Joliet column reports on visits, social events, and local luminaries. Highlights include Bob Batson’s near miss with a baseball, Carol center rumor, Elmer Essington opening an east side mortuary, and Franklin Barrett’s Kiwanis ties.
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Bob Batson
Bob
Cheadle
Chuck Formento
Joliet
Chicago
O Elmer Essington
Essincion
Woonderiic
Lars Sim Farrell
Maracer
Esquire
Cay
Jenn Stefani
Emeteur
Bill Davis
Pepetar
Juliet Tenor
Chiago