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Young Joliet accordionist set for radio debut on Sunday
Eleven year old Donald Hlirsch son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hirsch of 314 Ruby street will perform on Morris B Sachs Amateur hour broadcast from station WENR at 12 30 Sunday. The sixth grader at St Johns school has two years of lessons. His medley will include The Star Spangled Polka and Stars and Stripes Forever. He has played at the penitentiary orphan homes county farm Louis Joliet hotel and the Loyal Order of Moose among other Joliet venues.
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Louis Joliet Hotel
Loyal Order of Moose