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Preston News Chronicles Change and Loss in Town
Preston News notes Carl named new school superintendent while bidding farewell to Miss Perkins after five years. Illness prompts Eola Farley to return home from Clinton. Jack Jargoth travels to Miles for his brother's pneumonia. Donacevski and Stoltz return from Dubuque with a Buick. Clara Bowman and Catherine Evans visit from Cedar Rapids, employed at Churchill Drug. Helen and Theresa Jost visit Davenport relatives. Warren Weismer travels from Wyoming for his mother’s illness. Former superintendent Miller visits, reconnecting with Miss Perkins. Mrs. Peter Jackson of Los Angeles visits family, then heads to Sabula and Mason City. Christy Hansen dies after two hours with neuralgia of the heart. funeral in Freeport. Culters Club hosts Alicia Curtiss. Ladies Aid to meet. Clinton trip for Bert Snch and Hanna Sodemann. various social notes.