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Local Notes From Pella Area Residents and Visits
Local notes report Forrest Hinton and sister Florence visiting brother Prof Eugene Hinton at Pella high school. Many relatives travel to Des Moines Wright to visit C Van Spern and Jelsma moves. Post office changes include a new route carrier and clerk exam notices, while weather warns frost and a large popcorn ear stands out. Community events mention Illness, conventioneers, and wartime road efforts with several trips to Camp Dodge and Des Moines.
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Forrest Hinton
Florence
Hedrick
Eugene Hinton
Pella
Wm. van Pearsum
Wright
C. van Spern
R. H. Davis
Alexis, II
George
Cole’s
R. R. Beard
St. Louis
C. van Doren
Des Moines
J. S. Jelsma
Capital City
Alicia Ries
Camp Dodge
Jeanette Boertje
Fairmount
H. P. van Rees
Prairie City
C. F. Dykstra
A. W. Langerak
Washington, D. C
Franklin Keables
Kate Roorda
Hattie Sipkema
S. Korver
East Peru
Gerrit
W. S. Black
D. Hines
George Ries
Chronicle Office
Camp Dodger
Henry van Dyk
Capitol City
Charley Brand
Washtella Cigar Factory
H. D. Wormhoudt
Chicago
W. P. Fowler
Wm. Brunia
Baby
Eddyville
Brunia
Monroe
M. K. Helmstra
Iowa City
Wizard
Pella City
Women’s Foreign Mission Society
Methodist Church
John DeCook
Knoxville
L. D. Schakel
Tribune
Kansas
Fred Fansen
Page County
Huldah Shepherd
Pekin
Henry Grundman
Model Clothing Store
J. B. Roovaart
W. J. van Vark
Oskaloosa
E. Wright
K. Halvorson
Callender
C. S. Fox
Leonard DeBruin
C. Vander
Busse
D. W. Gaass
New Sharon
Cedar
E. L. Brown
M. M. Hammel
H. A. Mudge
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
EB. L. Brown
Missouri Pacific
Nellie Vriezelaar
Misa Carrie Clark
Joe Muilenburg