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Local Notes Illuminate Newton Area Communities
Uncle Tommy Vanatta returns from Montezuma while J C Lint and grandson Max Wormley visit the Wormleys near Cherokee. Des Moines trips, visits, and family events fill Newton life as neighbors share news of illnesses, gatherings, and local happenings.
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Tommy Vanatta
Charlie
Montezuma
J.C. Lint
Max Wormley
Wormleys
Max
Wormley
J. H. Westphall
Des Moines
Newton Reltives
Vera Westphall
Roy Moore
Prairie City
A. C. Bellhoefer
West Washington Street
Howard Gibford
Newton
Iowa City
Piffieth
Iowa
Spain
Chas. Rich
Blossom
Miss Pearl King
Wm. Mendenhall