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Thanksgiving social notes from a rural Iowa scene
Crowded holiday gatherings mark a busy week with numerous dinner invites and weekend visits. Families including the Dooley, Lettow, Klaasie, and Anderson clans share meals in Eagle Grove, Goldfield, Garner, and nearby towns. Multiple weddings, birthdays, and neighborhood club events highlight community life during Thanksgiving and the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Dooley
Eagle Grove
Emil Lettow
Eldora
Jack Dooley
Andersons
Gail Dixon
Humbokit
Roberts Amosson
Parsons College
Fairfield
Thudy Amosson
Oamund Amosson
Garner
An Mre Duance C
Anderson
Thankagi
Lloyd
Fairfax
Minn
A. B. Distad
Webster
Ae Ee ‘Otta Larson
William Platts
Mason City
Russell Cameron
William Paskin
Goldfield
Harold Oxley
Marion
Amea
Donna Kelch
Larry Maher
Marton
Oxleys
Earl Thompson
Clara Elmer
Rockford
Lena
Martha
Donald “Marty
LuVerne
Anna Marty
Will
Donald
Melvin Marty
Lawrence Marty
Norman
Hardy
James Nelson, Jr
Matt Nelson
Harri Nelson