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Local Happenings in Ottumwa and Vicinity
Ottumwa residents welcome guests for family occasions include Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton visiting for Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bogert’s 82nd birthday. Jim Argo, Navy man stationed in Hawaii, spent time with relatives before his deployment. Unionville Baptist reports 100 in Sunday School with caroling and parsonage visit. Various callers and visits trace a week of local social activity across Ottumwa, Centerville, Kirksville, and nearby towns.
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John Sutton
Ottumwa
Chris Bogert
Flo Hiner
Delmer
Loyd Carter
Richard Goughnour
Mediapolis
Robert Carter
Morning Sun
Jim Herron
Johnie Whicker
Mamie Easter
Ira Robb
Seymour
Centerville
Elaine
Jim Argo
Hawaii
Guy Argo
Jim
Navy
Unionville Baptist Church
Kenneth Wright
Burdett Cox
Nyle
Cox
Dale Cox
Burdett Coxs
Raymond Lockman
Mae Harper
Nyle Cox
Co. P. Mullins