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Community Notes and Local Visits in Ames Area
Ames reader items recount social calls and travel in and around Ames and nearby towns. Mentions include Miss Evelyn Peck visiting, Jack Sprat Food Store promotions, weddings and family events, and local business trips to Mason City, Garner, and Algona. Several residents face health notices and the piece comments on civic happenings, school activities, and a garden season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Schram
Ames
Kenneth Misher
Evelyn Peck
Forest City
Moreta Huber
Jack Sprat
George Bonacker
Mason City
August Schram
Boone
Mr. Schram
Minnie Groener
Minneapolis
Don Bacon
Ida Sachau
Alice
Miss Sachau
Little Brown
Nashua
Mesdamey
Jay Budlong
A. M. Peterson
H. I. Torgersen
Garner
Amanda Heesch
Kanawha
Frankeyer
Bode
Ben Eden
Sharon
John Sachau
Esther Askin
Sadie Denton
Lakota Record
Dainty Maid
Iowa
J. H. Junker
Chevrolet
Woden
J. H
General Motors