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A Christmas in Ames as mild weather shortened snow
The article recalls a quiet Christmas with scant snow and subdued travel, noting multiple Ames families visiting, reunions, and local church activities. It mentions weddings, farewells, and several residents returning home for the holidays, with social gatherings and small-town observations throughout the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bradley
Boone
Belmond
Ivor
H.C. Wallace
Wallace
Ashby
Europe
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Rutherford
Gie Rutherford
Allen Rutherford
Peckham
Willis Lincoln
Orange City
Fanny
Effie
Gertie Curtiss
Cora Skelton
Leland Zenor
Evans
Ogden
Barrows
Miss Charlotte
Cornell University
Sadie
Villisca
Iowa
Frank Barrows
Charles Kaynor
Clinton
Maime Kaynor
Abram Liddle
Lizzie
Jennie Liddle
Children’s Thome Society
Lynn Morris
Joie Morris
Chicago
Dr. Merryman
Port Byron
Lil
Hubbell
Mechanicsville
Sheldon
Andie Whiting
Albert
Jasper Grove
Leighton
C. W. McElyea
Ames
Knights Templar
Boone News
Linn Glidden
Cory
Indiana
Margaret Fairchild
Florence Wright
Florence
The
Christian Church
Hester
Kentucky
Gracie
Roe
W. W. Wilson
Charlie
Richmond
Western Association of Obstetricians
G A. Turner
Osceola
Glyde
Turner
Wisconsin
Etta Budd
Miss Budd
P. C. Compton
P.C
Margaret
Sophie
Edinborough
Penn
W. G. Wright
Josa Billings
H. McLain
Mort Moulton
Mort
Walter E. Scott
Rael
Sophie Hinze
Coloradiaoens
Geo. W. Jones
McPherson Ot Rodman
Geo. Dunning
Belle Plain
McGune
C.E. Wheeler
Norman
Porch
Ollie Stevens
Wm. A. Eliott
Will
L. Chace
Etymar ‘Shgl
Lester
Wan
A. Elliott
M. Laster
Arapahoe
Elliott
Clara’ Roberts
Witt Elliot
Tage