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Pella area notes and social calls scattered across town
Local items record visits by Gerard Gosselink and others to hospitals and relatives in Des Moines and nearby towns. News notes include mail volume at the Pella post office, cafe ads, and moves or travel by residents such as Rev J W Bailey and H Langerak. The column reports lagrippe cases, sales, and upcoming events at Doll's Cafe and the Male Choral Club.
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Gerard Gosselink
Ded Moines
Leland Lunt
Lagrippe
Alice Jeffers
Misa Margaret Davis
Hiteman
Novella Phillips
Pella
The
People’s Cafe
Adv
Fred Meathum
Saskatchewan
Canada
J. S. Jelama
S. Mick
New Sharon
Sully
Plette’s Grocery
J. L. Beyl
Ollie
Ottumwa
Oakaloosaeat
Doll’s Cafe
Ad. Tf
B. H. Langerak
Ottumwater
Chronicle Office
Edith Warren
Orpha Webster
Arthur Gaass
Cedar