Sunday school and a flurry of visits in West Union
A long list of local social calls fills a Sunday in West Union and surrounding areas. Families hosted and visited include Hermen, Winters, Kruempel, Yearous, Rothlisberger, Shaffer, Dennler, Gernand, and several others as church and community life buzzed with meals, birthday celebrations, and wedding attendance. May include many weekend guests from Elgin, Oelwein, Fayette, and Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Johnson
Jan
St. Olaf
Harold Kruempel
Birthday Club
Marie Schneider
Harold Kimball
West Union
Otis
Ruth Rothlis
Berger
Fred Dennis
Fayette
Glen Odegard
Weekend Visitors and Local Socials in Mt Vernon Area
Cheery Valley news lists weekend visitors and extended social visits across Mt Vernon area. Families visit in John Dennler and Bert Thoman homes. numerous calls include Leuch tenmecher Ubersox Teutchmann and Christen families. Several guests travel from Milwaukee and Cedar Rapids, with dinners and tours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leuchtenmecher
Jack Zuercher
Mt. Vernon
Forrest
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
George Ubersox
Lydia Teutchmann
Shullsburg
Wis
Cane
John Dennler
Dale Jensen
Dayra
Ida Christen
Dennler
Lester Butikofer
Thore Kirkjorden
Farmereburg
Ben Butikofer
Ole Embretson
Fred Nydegger
Christen Bros
Earl Garmoe
Linda
Jeanie
Fairfield
Bert Thoman
George Obersox
Don Caspera
Alta
Clarence Thoman
John Christen
Ben Dennler
Carol Nickels
Elmer Frieden
Richard Frieden
Andrew Braker
Thomas Pollock
Wit
Christen
Frank Christen
Marion
Laverne Lantz
Victor
Milwaukee
Robert Hanson
Wm. Moore
Francis Butikofer
Fred Butikofer
Clayton County
Monticello
Easter Dinner Guests Across Several Homes in Brainard
Easter gatherings across Brainard area homes included numerous families and visitors. Notable attendees: Arlo Homewood, Irene West Union. Willis Lyons, Bob Gilbert Fayette. Gerald Gehring family Marion. Lawrence Gehring Jr. family Story City. Jim Nutting and Bill Nutting families West Union. George Boyle. Ed Heins and family Clermont. Billy Peters family Clermont. George Pape home Cedar Rapids area. Joe Peters Jr. family Cedar Falls. Kemait Roland West Union. Lyle Martin home Cedar Falls. Melvin Hanson and Jim Jack Hanson Cedar Falls. Bob Hanson and Darrell Eliender West Union. Robert Musser and Jeanne Karen West Union. Clem Meyer visited Glenn Boyer. Ruby Holden stayed with Walter Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Boyer
Arlo Homewood
Irene
West Union
Willis Lyons
Bob Gilbert
Fayette
Lawrence Gehring
Gerald Gehring
Marion
Lawrence Gehring, Jr
Story City
Chlca Lyons
Jim Nutting
Bill Nutting
George Boyle
Roger Reeder
Ed Heins
Harold and Velmer
Clermont
Harvey Heins
Rita
Mary
Gunder
Billy Peters
George Pape
Joe Petera
Joe Peters, Jr
Cedar Falls
Kemait Roland
Louis Becker
Lyle Martin
Melvin Hanson
Jim
Jack Hanson
Bob Hanson
Darrell
Eliender
Robert Musser
Jeanne
Karen
Clem Meyer
Ruby Holden
Walter Pritchard
Joe Peters
Prairie du Chien
Gehring
Tom Meighan
Billy
Sumner
Paul Stillman
Don Reeder
Chica Lyons
Mabel Peter
Rex Folkerts
Steamboat Rock
Wilson Patterson
Don Peters
Waterloo
Bob Peters
Peters
Mickey
David
Peters Family Hosts Weekend Dinner in Prairie du Chien
Mr and Mrs Joe Peters entertained Saturday in Prairie du Chien honoring Mrs Peters birthday. Guests included Bob Peters Reinbeck Don Peters Waterloo and the Billy Peters family. Several relatives and friends from Iowa and nearby towns visited and dined through the weekend.
Construction on New Hospital to Start Soon
Construction work on the Community Hospital, Postville, will begin in 2 or 3 weeks if weather permits. Contracts have been signed for general construction, plumbing, heating ventilating air conditioning, electrical, elevator, sterilizers, kitchen equipment and operating room lights. Excavations start April 1925 with ground works and main floor to be completed by June or July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Construction timeline targets and pledge payments note
The document lists target dates for roof completion in August or September, enclosing the building by October or November, and project completion by April or May 1960. It warns weather or material delays, cites possible steel strikes, and notes quarterly pledge payments are due at local banks.
Death of Mrs Caroline Schrampfer in Elkader area
Mrs Caroline Schrampfer age 80 life long Elkader area resident died Sunday at McGregor hospital. Services were held Wednesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Elkader with burial in East Side Cemetery. Survived by two sons George and John both of Elkader. family formerly lived in Elgin where Mr Schrampfer ran a shoe repair shop.
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Azel
Pratt
Kay
Robert Hanson
Archie ‘Howard
Cedar Rapids
John Christen
Joel Clark
Elkader
Mia
Albert L. Dennler
Kathy
Marsha
Wm. Torkelston
Jim Duff
Marvin
George Leuchtenmacher
Caroline Schrampfer
McGregor Hospital
Elkader Area
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
East Side Cemetery
George
John
Schrampfer
Elgin
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Sindy
Milo Frieden
Joule -‘Weber
Lima
Arthur Hermen
Mr Wand
Richard ‘Hoter
Mervin Winters
Paul Smith
Lewis. McNally
Luana
Mer
Floyd Patterson, Sr
Wadena
William Veerouws
Progressive Home Study Club
Albert Dennler
Arnold Sanders
Gene Wenger
Ed Wenger
Mas
Earl Strong
Pam
Manchester
Duane Strong
Reynold Strong
Lola Yearous
St. Paul
Minn
Forrest Shaffer
Walter Kruempel
Arlington
Walter Rothisberger
West
Union
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Mark Corder
Strawberry Point
Robert Rush
Sloane
Arthur Yearous
Glen Yearous
Brenda
Andrew Yeerous
Winnifred Leshy
Rose
Dubuque
Bert Erickson
William Erickson
Thomas Flanagan
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Kenneth Halverson
Halverson
William Schoenheider
Chicago
Ill
Gordon Pollock
Derel Wilson
Clark Voshell
Merk Stutrud
Orvin Thompson
Waxt
Donald Burchett
Moline
Florian Burchett
David Dawson
George Pulfer
Howard Medberry
Margaret
John Grimm
Michael
Henry Holzer
Jacob Schneider
Rath Loftegard
Sharon
Bert Benson
Oelwein
Leo
Florida
Albert Klingman
Andrew Yearous
Larry Reinig
Mark
Toledo
Jeannie
Lowell Strong
Hazel Rothisberger
Faye Whittenbaugh
Maryville
Ruth Thomson
Harry Butikofer
Oliver Heins
James Hermen
Carroll Klingman
Glen McKellar
William Yearous
Lansing
Will Frieden
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Floyd Frieden
Jessie Lee
Joe Nell
Joe Frieden
Esther Braker
Silas Wilson
Carol Wilson
Cleve Bennett
Will Kerr
Ie Horpe
Lloyd Tope
West 'Ae
Gerald Shafferland
Susan Benson
Jim Yearous
Harold Glasa
Dundee
David Thompson
Wilbert Heitman
Rapid City
John M. Tillotson
Elgin, Iowa
Cheery Valley News
Brainard News
Elgin State Bank
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Knudtson
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MYZON
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