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Preston area notices greet many traveling and visiting neighbors
Local visitors travel to and from Miles Clinton and Davenport while Preston residents host guests. Fred Rossiter and bride sail to Foochow China as agricultural experts for the Methodist Board of Foreign Missions. Several relatives and friends visit, and births are announced including a baby boy for George and Mrs. Schaffer.
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Preston Ota Ara
Frank Menneke
Miles
John Heitz
C. H. Armstrong
Fred Rossiter
Bride
Our City
San Francisco
California
Foochow
China
Rossiter
Ames
Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Church
Poochow
Louis Heneke
Fred Wilcke
Hickary Grove
Preston
J. J. Powers
Clinton
John Bhint,Sr
West Branch
F. L. Roach
Bertha Muller
Robt. Wendt
Washington, D.C
Otto Wendt
V. R. Downey
Illinois Oil Co
Marsh
Mike Farley
Sabula
Burt Hodges
Golda Riley
Davenport
Henry Wellendorf
A. Herzog
Bolana
W. P. Sendrock
Preston Lutheran Church
Martha Dixon
Center Junction
Nell Crane
Gordon Rodenwald
Father Moloy
Waterloo
Joe Tompkins
Jno. Dickman
Dewitt
Cole Tompkins
Leslie Swaney
Iowa
Butte, Mont
Swanney
Grandma Wells
Frank
Arthur Mortis
Irwin Leonard
Suburg
Jerry Maher
Harry Waters
Josh
Nate Wilheam
A. Tonavelski
Chicago
May Tompkins
Sahara
Etts Eggers
Laura
Maquoketa
John Jost
Standard Oil Co
C. W. Hull
Millard
Neb