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Local notices and visits fill Chariton life
Chariton area residents attend visits and meetings across towns. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Andrew host relatives from Salem while many neighbors travel to Ottumwa and Des Moines for commerce and family gatherings. Community events include picnics, church gatherings, and school book drives at Fluke's with ongoing normal sessions and new enrollments.
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Fluke’s
Reuben Martz
Davis City
Calvin Manning
Ottumwa
Nora
Ralph Fridley
Centerville
L. Baker
Nora Baker
Ed Storie
St. Joe
Will Watsabaugh
Nettie Poucher
Oklahoma
Floyd Mitchell
Missouri
Jas. Mitchell
Amber Alcorn
Malvern
Wilberforce Coles
Jennie Heston
Cleveland No. 4
Effie Spencer
The
Baptist Sunday School
Bartholomew Farm
Eva Hass
Mt. Ayr
Normal
Tryber Pianos
Lakeside
Pickerell Bros
Mary Martin
Eva
Woodburn
Women’s Relief Corps
Chas. Ekfelt
Offriew
Chariton Morand
Denver
Florence Hinchliff
Humeston
Chariton
Frankie Stafford
Michael Lynch
Omaha
Jas, Brown
Salem
J. H. Andrew
N. A. Lane
Osceola
E. S. Matheney
F. F
Deeds
Afton
H. D. Clare
Norwood
Iowa
Leroy McMains
Corydon
D. B. Grimes
Melrose
S. May
Lou Dilts
Wm. McVey
J. R. Harford
Shawnee
Jessie Bledsoe
Garden Grove
W. C. Walker
Kate Kelley
Bushnell
Illinois
Dora Davis
Glackemeyer
Rippey
Russell Schools
Fannie Steele
J. E. Wright
Frank P. Wright
L. F. Maple
Colorado
E. H. Perry
Depot Hotel
Alen Gookin
Chas. Hobson
Albia
Buzard
Slater
Carl