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Local Items From Algona Area Echoes and Visits
A stream of notes from Algona and nearby towns records football outings, visits, and repairs. Henry Jansen drove over in a Ford coupe to Algona Saturday as Titonka folks traveled to see Bringing Up Father. Miss Clara Gallmeyer was ill with appendicitis after returning from home with her father. The community mentions a two day school vacation for teachers at the State Convention and concerns over county superintendent elections. Local trips include Gordon Hangen’s honeymoon through Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and visits to Danbury and Monroe. Armistice Day marks the Red Cross drive led by Milton Norton of Algona. A mix of civic, social, and rural business notes rounds out the week.
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Howard Drench
Algona
Henry Jansen
Henry
George Breen
Woden
J. B. Keil
Geo
Clara Gallmeyer
Western Electric Telephone ‘Company
Jh Gona
Louie Rike
Arnolds Park
TT. Rike
Iowa
Thatéachara
Des Moines
State Association
Miss Frances
Misa Frances
Gordon Hangen
Tllinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Monroe
Titonka
J. Petersen
Danbury
Wis
Petersen
Lamoreux
John Kline
Wesley
Slater
Waterloo
A Studer
Henry Sloper
Ernest Kellogg
Britt
Sioux City
Crystal Lake
Buffalo Center Tribuna