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Winter cold and house fires crop up in Cordova
Feb notes from Cordova recount subzero snaps and a January blaze that destroyed Henry Kaldenberg and son Harold's West Wash Street home as they thawed pipes with a torch. The entry shares local weather, church and social visits, family moves, farm notes, and community happenings around Monroe and Des Moines area, including barn fires near Roman's Lake and nearby gatherings, with personal updates on neighbors, students, and weddings.
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Henry Kaldenberg
Harold
West Wash
Mr. Kaldenberg
Henry
Leon
Buckleys
N. E
Monroe
Roman
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Linda Arment
Dan
Gerof Grinnell Ald
Anna Rinehart Arment
Grinnell
Will Gradu
Langstraat
Chris
Diana Langstraat
Pella
Tony Jr
Smith
P.M
Helen
Blanche McDaniels
Floyd
Skiffs Hospital
Newton
Hunter
Vriezelaar
Irvin Baumann
Methodist Hospital
Lawrence McCuen
Mel
Klein Brother
Leland
Irene Clements
Dau
Carmen
Berlin
Ballard
Mrs. B
Lynette Murdy
Ellen
Bryan
Lynette
Burt
Ankeny- Press-Citizen
Ankeny
Verragano Narrows Bridge
New Jersey
Maud Richerd
Roy
Lloyd Shillings
Kenneth Richerds
Jimmy Richerd
Germany
Daisy Williams
Mary Templeton
Florida
Lloyd
Irma Karr
George Roff
Cleo Karr
Nevada
Knoxville
Donna Karr
Mr. Betterton
Donna
Irma
Christian Church
Ames
Shirley Karr-Kingery
Carroll
Carol Kingery
Ron Karr
Cleo
Union College
Lincoln
Nebr
Grandview College
New Adventist Nursing Home
Adventists
Welfare Center
Wed