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Reverend Williams returns home after Wales tour
From Fremont to Pella circles comes word Rev W Williams pastor of Fremont Baptist church has arrived home from an extended visit with family in Wales delayed by war, he is glad to be back in the U S and shares lively tales of wartime happenings and serious news alike. Local items note visits among Des Moines Ottumwa Knoxville and Montezuma plus a duck prize controversy at the state fair.
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Fremont
Pella
W. Williams
Fremont Baptist Church
Wales
I. J. Noe
Rederus
L. Wood
Ottumwa
P. H. VanGorp
Des Moines
J. M. Cox
Knoxville
Marion County Veterans Association
Jacob Roovaart
Marion County
Martin Englesma
Elmer Houck
Indianola
H .Jaarsma
Eddyville
S. N. van Vliet
Leighton
A. P. DeYoung
Tipton
Okla
Henry Roorda
Prairie City
Pela
T. H. Kandenberg
Darkey
Kaldenberg
G. F. Stegeman
Montezuma
Julia Post
Newton
Jasper Co
Post