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Weekend visit spans Iowa families and local incidents
Olive Fox of Callendar and relatives visited Davenport area kin including Virginia Grandia who attends a Davenport deaf school, with Grandia family plans. Traffic crashes on Main and Broadway caused car damage and minor injuries, while Mrs Ramsey collided with a Ford carrying a piano. An elderly man, R Dieleman, fell and bruised his head. staffing changes occurred at Fowler Telephone Office. A vandal attacked a Rock Valley residence with oil and fire, later guarded by an insurance agent. A Mahaska court case saw George Groves plead guilty to intoxicated driving and pay $800. Other notes cover diabetes treatment, oat crop freezes, Rock Island train timing, and local social events.
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Olive Fox
Callendar
Iowa
Ea Fox
Jacob Grandia
Rebecca
and’ Ra
Bner
Davenport
Gerrit Grandia
Virginia
Massachusetts
George Ramsey
Broadway
Keokuk County
Washington Street
Ford
Ramsey
R. Dieleman
Rebecca Grandin
Fowler
Freda Hesselink
Helene Welle
Jack Baker
Reformed Church
Rock Valley
D. Scanlon
Alton Democrat
de Jong Floral and Seed Co
George Groves
New Sharon
Frank Bechly
Mahaska
Blanchard W. Preston
Oskaloosa Herald
Dave Ver Dught
Des Moines
Pella
Rock Island
Apepara
Gradys de Kock
Grinnell
Guernsey
Anna Kool
Second Reformed