THE SWITCHBOARD had posts for two operators, who provided phone service in Wheeling during the day. Ruth Rockenbach Dipple (left) and Eleanor Bugner Ekuelja were on duty when this picture was taken.
ON ARMISTICE DAY, 1918, the whole village of Wheeling turned out for a spontaneous parade. Mrs. Edward J. Welflin helped deck out the Welflin general store's truck for the occasion.
THE WELFLIN HOUSE, built just east of the river, was inherited by the Ballings. When the Forest Preserve District took over the land, the house was moved across the river.
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