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Local Happenings At Ottumwa and Surrounding Area
Community notes record visits and callers across Ottumwa and nearby towns. Mrs John Main attended Eastern Stars duties with several guests. families from Albia Monro Centerville Davenport Des Moines and Knoxville visited relatives. Emil Halden returned home after Phoenix health trip. numerous calls at Sylvan Van Dorin and other homes. Dwight Main family hosted at Glen Fowler residence.
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John Main
Ottumwa
Order of Eastern Stars
Claude Hawk
Leonard Palmer
William French
Trenton Wilson
Leslie Plants
Oskaloosa
Helma Tisue
Eric Main
Wm. Gardner
Donald Dowd
Mina Dowd
Ina Miller
Dale Callen
Des Moines
Richard Coltrain
Sherri
Susan
Albia
Maude Coltrain
James Davis
Davenport
Walter Scott
Gabe Johnson
Goldenage Manor
Centerville
Emil Halden
Phoenix
Arizona
Luther Caster
Monroe
M. E. Ewing
Birdie Main
Dwight Main
Glen Fowler
Sylvan van Dorin
Mearl Walter
Billy Wilson
Art Fox
W. H. van Dorin
Ed Stokes
Clell van Dorin
Delbert Love
Maurice Walter and
Marchelle
John Veach
Clarence Banyen
Lorance Morlan
Tom Dougherty
Eva Miller
Clarence Chamberlain
Knoxville
R. S. Faber