WE HAD FACEBOOK BACK WHEN-SORTA!

           Does anyone remember many many years ago when your mom would call in to the Marshalltown Times Republican Newspaper for them to write up a story in the social page about a family reunion or any other social  event of importance or someone thought.

     Recently I ran across one of those newspaper clippings that my mother had kept and then so did I. Go figure! This was a way for the rest of the world to know what you were up to. A way to do a little bit of bragging, just like Facebook, and for friends and family to keep track of you if they so choose. 

LAUREL MEN LEAVE ON A FISHING TRIP TO NORTHERN MINN.

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By Blanche Frost

      LAUREL--Thomas and Johnnie Laverty are leaving for a fishing trip to northern Minnesota. Mike Buhrow and Joe E. Brown have returned from a trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota. Harry McBroom is back on duty carrying mail after having a nose operation.

     Aren't you glad you knew  all about such importance!