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An exclusive glimpse at the newly renovated USO Club in Peoria.<\/p>\n

The Club was a major draw for servicemen, boasting the “largest dance floor boasted by any USO in the middlewest” and offering a clean alternative to the red-light district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An exclusive glimpse at the newly renovated USO Club in Peoria. 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