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Community Gathers For Local Events And Visits
Nobility of Joliet area reflected in church activities and family visits. The Covenant Auxiliary met at the Swedish Mission church with Mrs. Henry Larson and Mrs. Otto Dahlgren hosting. Edwin Lamb and daughter Evelyn visited from Peoria and attended Joliet Junior College graduation. Evelyn graduates after two years living with the Flemings during school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Swanson
Dover St
Princeton
Ill
Covenant
Swedish Mission Church
Henry Larson
Otto Dahlgren
Edwin Lamb
Peoria
Leslie Fleming
Parks
Joliet Junior College
Evelyn
Lambs
Flemings
Dorothy Mae Harless
Boosters
First Christian Church
A. I. Martin
Nellie Peters
N. R. G. Club
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Highland Park
Clarence Johnson
Western Quarry
James L. Howell
Parks Ave
Champaign
Irene
University of Illinois
Howells
Frank M. Davis
Danville
Dorothy Johnson
Hildur
Helen Anderson
Iva Aht
Esther Levin
Herkimer Sr
Rose Goldman
Harry Cable
Chicago
Robert Balma
Jack O’hare
Maple St
J. H. Schofield
Wenberg Ave
Nashville
Tenn
Cecil Herrod