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Local News Clippings From Pella and Nearby Areas
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on visits, illnesses, and travels. Names include Mrs C Brashart, Orin Van Niewaal, Mrs Gezel P Dykstra, Miss Gladys Shaw, Miss Eunice Shaw, Miss Lucile Etler, Mrs Will Van Sittert, Marion Porter, Miss Betty Blom mers, Miss Bernice Blommers, Mrs Wm De Jong, Danny Mellhon, A G Buwalda, Miss Elizabeth Vander Syde, Mrs D Vis, Mrs Ben Blommerg, H Wormhoudt, John Den Otter, C H Hamilton, M J Hoffman, and Leonnard Braam. Mentions Prairie City, Des Moines, Indianola, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Eddyville, Newton, Mt. Pleasant, Knoxville, Accord NY, and Central College. Continuous notes of visits, travel, and a note on a church fire. Also references Tanlac and a 26 percent cash discount.