Town Gossip Confirms Holiday Preparations Across Communities
Local residents host guests from Minnesota and Wisconsin as Christmas spirit grows. Family visits, birthday celebrations, and social events fill weekends from Williams to Des Moines. Community notes mention Legion Auxiliary activities, church bake sales, and upcoming Christmas shopping promotions at area stores. The city council issues a cigarette license to Farmers Cash Grocery.
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Farmers Cash Grocery
Electrical Gifts Featured on Christmas Shelves at Local Hardware
Forest City callers Friday included Mrs Ed Bruns and Edith along with Mrs Mel Abbas and Mr Mike Akkerman. Norman Kawell visited the G F Terveer home with Luella Ward of Mankato Minnesota Monday evening. Ben Steinberg Vincent Louie Schafer and James traveled to Walnut Grove Minnesota to visit relatives Saturday and Sunday.
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John & Serrys Hardware
Ed Bruns
Edith
Mel Abbas
Mike Akkerman
Forest City
Norman Kawell
Luella Ward
Mankato
Minnesota
G. F. Terveer
Ben Steinberg
Vincent
Louie Schafer
James
Walnut Grove
Local shoppers and visitors visit Mason City families
Mesdames Charles Tutton, Wm. Grothaus and Seibert Claassen were Mason City shoppers Friday. Albert Gray of Fort Des Moines visited his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haselroth, a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bohl and children of Clear Lake visited Saturday in the Anton Bank home, and with other relatives here.
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Ralph Ankeny
Shirley
Prescott
Wilbur Grothaus
Jain Lake
Minnesota
D Steinmetz
Charles
BR. T. Steinmetz
Marion Mt
A Chard
Artin
Belmond
C. G. Prit
Grant Abbas
Port Stanley Washington
Mrs. H. M. Burt
Walter Winkleman
Lorraine
Dwight
Beverly
Des Moines
August Winkleman
Mesdames
Charles Tutton
Wm. Grothaus
Seibert Claassen
Mason City
Albert Gray
Fort Des Moines
Wm. Haselroth
Andrew Bohl
Clear Lake
Anton Bank
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Ralph Anken
Feibrand
Evi Hen
John Nelson
I, Minnesota
Ida Johnston
Williamsaterloo
Distri
Chicago
Examiner
Giewiet
Myrna Kay
Ald Popkes
F. B. Popkes
Aplington
Herman
Bertha Sohn
Walt
Alfred
Ferne
Harold
Robert Erich
Violet
Theodore Sohn
Eileen Christall
Blue
Minn
Joel
Stevens
Jerrys Hardware
Philco
Jerry
John Wing
Sev. Titonka
Marvin Larson
Ted Schmidt
Douglas
Forest ‘City
Dave Pink
Galen Comstock
Orland Sparks
Blue Earth
Co. A. Sparks
American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Washeld
Jeanette Ennen
Wanda Winter
Geraldine Schoon
France
Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
John Ennen
Mrs
Phil Corweiler
Fort Dodge
Buffalo Center
Sunday
Spencer
Theo. Fisher
Martin Jensen
John & Jerry's
Young People’s League of the Reformed Church
Walter Neessen
Richard
Wellsburg
al Weaver
Weaver
Mrs. Neessen
Geo. Faber
Fred Faber
Dumont
Fred Borneman
Fem- Yites
E. 0. S. N. Club
Helen Rock
Maxine Eilerbrock
O. Kopp
Swen Larson
Rake
Affalo Center
Fred Larson
Tan Ae Rai Ann
Stromer
Klemime
Garner
Grindstone
Community Oil CO
Call
Guy Beemer
Arkwright’s Dept
Wilson
Wilson’s
Hanson Brothers
Swea City Rendering Works
Phone Community Oil Co
Swen City
Gail Patrick
Akim Tamiroff
Anna May Young
Anthony Quinn
George Raft
Henry Fonda
den Ameche
Arleen Whelan
Femrite
Strutwear
Variety Store
Bowen & Grupp
Jack Sprat Food Market
Jack Sprat
Babe
Alaska
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