Illinois Newspaper Archives
1818 - 2020
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- Martin Jones
- Journal Star
- Peoria, Illinois
- March 31, 1953 - Page 12
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- Ole Hovland Obit
- Morning Star
- Rockford, Illinois
- May 30, 1964 - Page 18
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- Fanny Mae Reid
- Register-Republic
- Rockford, Illinois
- September 5, 1967 - Page 5
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago, Illinois
- April 10, 1958 - Page 27
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