Local town sights and jokes mix of personalities
A lively column notes William Knox as Rubber the genial bartender fleeing with a mystery package. Louie Garing's birthday tale ends with a confined mishap. Bud Ulrich enjoys a fishing trip, while Ruth Brown's barbed wire misadventure sparks embarrassment. Other locals, including Esther Emerick praised by war workers, and various residents, share tales of daily life and humor.
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William
Rubber) Knox
Rubber
Chuck Gorman
Louie Garing
the Moose
Louie
Bud Ulrich
Bud
Russ Wiseman
City Lines
Jack Uedelhofen
Kay Mathers
Ruth Brown
Steve Ichle
Kelly
Boston
Efe
Boston Harbor
Hibernian Hall
Dorchester
Bernard Traut
Chicago
Traut
Joliet
Bansley, Kiener and Traut
Norma Wilhelmi
Mary Monica Long
Mary Rourke
Kay Keigher
Nina McLaughlin
Bernice Kuzma
Jose Bannon
Prairie Avenue
O Kay Wirth
Stan Lawson
Esther Emerick
Eden
Esther
Ervin Boe
Police Department
Johnny Pell
People’s Liquor Store
O “Coco” Etheridge
Parks Avenue
Bob Lewis
Marion Street
O Buell Garrish
The
Martin Oil Company
Arnold Meader
Joseph Kelly
Rockdale Navy Police
Jim Salle
Raymond ‘Sugar
Brehn
Don Dahler
Germany
Charlie Blessing
Oo Walter
O Amy Minto
Catholic High
Frank Kelly
John
Jack McCarthy Jr
O Margie McBride
Vollend Company
Art Weiss
Oo Ben Suva
Larry Ruddy
Finie Meader
Carl Krauss
Joe Simmons
Frank
Bus) Green
Joe
Bernard Simmons
O William
Bill” Zinser
Anna Thurson
Jack O’brien
Lidice
Frank Stalzer
Romeo
Plymouth
Chrysler
Southtown
South Chicago
McDonough
Gratz
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