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Community notices from Des Moines and surrounding towns
Des Moines visitors Mrs A Benntema and Mrs J VanGorp plus many neighbors and relatives are noted visiting family homes in Des Moines Monroe Ottumwa and Leighton. Several travelers return from cities and university attendance while local farms donate labor for Central College campus improvements and a housing sale signals new ownership.
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A. Worthington
Della Carpenter
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Charles Zylstra
Camp Dodge
Nellie Zylstra
Des Moines
Marvin Wilbur Zylstra
Lena Hoksbergen
Monroe
Wilhelmina van Nimwegen
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Alta Kooyman
Leighton
Kooyman
Oskaloosa
Rutie Hart
Newton
Flora Tool
Chariton
A. T. VanHouwering
Anna
Hattie Hospers
Chicago
E. A. Atkins
J. M. Cox
Aikins
Pella
H. D. Aikins
Winterset
Charles
Co. A
168Th Infantry
Sam van Viiet
Little Son
Imen
Central College
H. M. Bruins
Ilinois
Joe Porter
J. G. Lankelma
Main Street
Dames Ellerbroek
Sheldon
Ellerbroek
T. VerBeek
Miss Anna