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Annual Stateville Chicken Fry Interrupted by Rain
Guests finish meals as a heavy downpour ends the Stateville chicken fry. Warden Joseph E. Ragen hosts with S R Johnson and William H Morris among Illinois safety and police officials. Sheriff Roy C Doerfler and Deputy Charles Timm chat with Mrs Bernice Malsky after a hearty repast.
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Stateville
Joseph E. Ragen
S. R. Johnson
Department of Safety
Springfield
William H. Morris
Illinois State Police
Bernice Malsky
Cass Street
Roy C. Doe