Around The Town roundup of locals and happenings
Local notes capture Rita Gorman at an inked mimeograph and powder spill. Purdue alumnus Andy Witwer comments on Illinois basketball 86 44 over Northwestern and coach Mills at Purdue. Joliet bus driver William Welch marks 40 years of public conveyance service since Feb 29 1904.
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Purdue
Andy Witwer
Illinois
Northwestern
Doug Mills
O— William Welch
W. Park Avenue
Joliet
Center street run and hidden family in a quiet moment
A compact meditation notes a father with three children and three grandchildren, one son in the armed forces, while reflecting on ten million others who quietly accept an unpleasant situation and ask who me.
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Center Street Run
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Loop District
Rita Gorman
OPA
Jean Rogers
Nadine Brewer
Indiana
O— Burt Smith
Red Cross
O — Pretty Jean Barnes
Chicago
Margie Colling
West Pines
Ritz
Dorothy
Charlie Meyerhoff
Walter Herschbach
Rite Carl Makeever
Bill Sheldon
Washington, D. C
Hilda Kahler
O— Buck Kamin
Franklin Street
Army
Air Corps
Sedalia Army Base
Missouri
Joe Trizna
Dolores Carter
Dave Carter
Bob Schwab
Vic Rompel
Joliet High School
Chicago Street
Odoes
Angus Joss
Audrey Avenue
Bill Murray
Ada Jones
Collins Harlan
John Ripley
Crestview
Topeka
Kan
Ripley
Broadway
TRE
Pappapesh
S S H
Jackson and Henderson
Citizens
Andy G. Hrivnak
Prop
Jockey Club
Rockdale
Trella
Tony Tusek’s
Ruby St
Collins St
Murphy
E. Cass St
Don and
Harv
N. Bluff St
Ricco & Barney Zlogar Bros
OASIS
Fairmont Park
George Wagner
Mony
Salbego
Bert’s
Bert
Ray Peacock
Doe
Rub’s
Silver Moon
Nick Bucciarelli
Melodiers
Solovox
Wyoming
Russell and
Center Sts
Bob Kauslaric
Harry Haberkorn
His
Orchestra
Jack
Joliet Court House
Troy Road
Featuring
Rand
Plainfield Road
Jack Coulehan
Woody Gould
Frank Orlando
Chicago St
Rock Island Viaduct
Frank
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