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When Dad Delivered The Mail In Snowbound Iowa
A memoir recounts Floyd Eaton, a Graettinger, Iowa rural mail carrier in 1936, delivering mail by dog sled with his daughter narrating. The piece highlights a snowbound winter, the horse and bob sled era, the dog Scotty learning the route, neighbor hospitality, and a Norwegian couple whose letters linked romance across miles. The tale preserves local history and family pride.
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Clare (Maxeen) Skattebo
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