Frail Cedar Rapids woman noted in letter
Mrs. Gertrude Stoehr of Cedar Rapids reports Mrs. Hulda Stoehr is frail and mostly wheelchair bound, in a nursing home since January 1. Community notices list frequent visits and hospitality among local families and guests, with several weekend meals and calls across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Hulda Stoehr
Florence Ridenour
West Bend
Jack Dailey
Harry ‘Klepper
Eli Sutter
Taylor, Mo
Louis Butikofer
Merle Clarke
Maynard Lantz
Lantz
Edward X Klingman
Kenneth
Karen
Postville
Harold ‘Schroeder
Harold Halverson
Steven
Robert Bemiss
West Union
Joe Reierson
Henry McMillan
Ruth Loftsgard
Lloyd Loftsgard
Oliver Torkelson
C. J. Bloomer
Waterloo
Marie Stahl
Clermont
Don Fauser
Harry Everett
Almer
Community Guests At Local Homes And Fashion Specials
Local families hosted dinners and visitors from Oelwein to Cedar Rapids over the week. Kling man’s Clothes Shop Elgin advertises girls dresses at 1.49 while crews from Osage and Grinnell attend a state speech contest. multiple households hosted guests including Kirklands, Holzers, and Sutter family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Joyce
Clint Crooks
Wm .Sutter
West Union
T. E. Barter
Marion
San Francisco
Cailif
Ernestine Holzer
Ein Holzer
Phyllis Hosking
Kathy Lowry
Akron
Ohio
Reuben Howard l
Charles O'Neill
Sharry
Wm. Torkelson
Louis Becker
Judy
Louis, Jr
Clarence Becker
la Porte City
Phyllis Gehring
Lois Gerst
Mediapolis
Marjorie Mogler
Silas
Violet
Ed Knoblock
Lester
Robert Hoerr
Taylor, Mo
Inez Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
M. J. Blockhus
Hilder
Millard Gilbertson
Oscar Jensen
Arlene Wolfgram
Lanelle
Independence
Dale Jensen
Dayra
Louis Halverson
Baby
Fayette
Albert Halverson
Lyle Patterson
Wadena
Phyllis Hoskings
Kathy’ Lowry
West
John Kiple, Jr
John Il
Walter Medberry
W. J. Grove
C. By Schori
Judy Larson
Linda Stephenson
Grinnell
Gilbert Anderson
Osage
Elmer Larson
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches Schedule
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches announce weekly activities. Elgin lists junior choir at 4 15 pm Thursday, confirmation class, Sunday school at 9 30 am, divine worship at 10 30 am, Luther League at 7 30 pm led by Marlene Butikofer and Yvonne West, and mid week Lenten services at 8 pm on April 10. Highland notes divine worship at 9 am on April 7, Sunday school at 10 am, Ladies' Aid at the home of Mrs Albert L Dennler on April 11 with Mrs Glen Larson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Luther League
Marlene ‘Butikofer
Yvonne West
Highland
Ladies’ Aid
Albert L. Dennler
Glen Larson
Apostolic Christian Church Sunday Services Schedule
The Apostolic Christian Church invites the public to attend Sunday morning worship from 10:15 to 11:30 with Sunday school 10:30 to 11:30. Sunday afternoon programs run 12:30 to 2:00 including song services and church services.
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule
Thursday April 4 features Women's Missionary Union at Mrs. Harry Johnson's home with Mrs. Clara Krueger as hostess at 2:00 pm. Hour of Power on Gospel of John at 8:00 pm and choir practice at 9:00 pm. Sunday April 7 morning worship with Holy Communion at 10:00 am, Sunday school at 11:00 am, fellowship dinner at 12:00 noon, church board and C B Y committee meetings at 1:00 pm, and Gospel hour at 2:00 pm. Thought: It is not the leap at the start but the steady going on that gets there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Church
H. John Vanderbeck
Women's Missionary Union
Harry Johnson
Clara Krueger
John Wanamaker
Methodist Church Schedule and Missionary Speaker
Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship Sunday 11:30 a.m. WSCS meets in church parlors this week. Dubuque district WSCS meets Friday at Straw Berry Point church with Esther Armstrong of Cedar Rapids as main speaker. Registration at 15 dollars a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
WSCS
Dubuque
Strawberry Point Methodist Church
Esther Armstrong
Cedar Rapids
St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Church Activities
A schedule from St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran churches lists events from April including Lenten services at Norway and Marion worship services, choir performances, confirmation classes, Sunday schools, Luther League, and trustees meeting. Local residents Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle and Mr and Mrs Leslie Cline, plus Mr and Mrs John Fath Jr of Postville, are noted as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Boyle
Leslie Cline
West Union
John Fath
Postville
Luther band concerted by Corah visitors and guests
A compilation of local social notes recounts attendees at a Luther college gym band concert in Decorah. Families and friends from Park Ridge, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Mabel, Clermont, and Iowa City visited, hosted, or attended dinners and weekend gatherings, with travel from Quincy, AL, and West Union noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Torkelson
Ivan Torkelson
Belva Snyder
Luther
College
Decorah
Ruth Schupbach
Glen Schupbach
Park Ridge
Ill
Albert Schupbach
George Hanson
Percy Larson
Mabel, Minn
Roy ‘Leuchtenmacher
Bert Smith
Waterloo
Allen Habeger
Carman Swenson
Lyle Aanes
Willet
Joan
Diane
John Jorgensen
Cedar ‘Falls
Ole Thorson
Arlington 20Th Century Club
Maryville
Paul Zurbriggen
Hiscock
Sprinkle
Randy
Iowa City
Orvin Olson
Inez Shaffer
Sheldon Boyle
Leota Welch
Guy Whitford
West Union
John Falk
Fanny Frieden
Paul Bannart
West Bend
Community Notes of Visits and Thanks
Mrs Elmer Larson hosted quilt groups last week. Mr and Mrs Robert Mueller visited from Marshalltown. Mr and Mrs Carl Mueller visited Farmersburg for weekend. Levi Frieden dined with Milo Olson. Mrs Rose Baechler and Melbert hosted guests from Pepin and Lena Baumgartner. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for hospital care and support. Mrs Russell Osmundson and family hosted dinner with guests Dinan, Peake, Yearous, Reusser and Hunsberger. Acknowledgments from Mrs Martha Frieden and Mrs Joe Ogle recount hospital stay and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Larson
Celia Kohls
Lena Baumgartner
Clara Baumgartner
Howard Shaffer
Postville Hospital
Russell Osmundson
William Howard
West Union
Joe Dinan
Wilbur Peake
Jerome Yearous
Nelle Reusser
Elen Hunsberger
Martha Frieden
Elkader
Rudy Posseh
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred
Mary Kirkeberg
Janice Nightengale
Max Hunsberger
Lloyd Meyer
Allen D. Porter
Kimberly
Cedar Falls
Leo Schori
Porter
St. Joseph Hospital
Oelwein
Harry Gilson
George Gilson
Betty
Warren
C. B. Schori
Methodist Church
C. RR. Carpenter
West Union ‘Hospital
Alvin Buroden
Herman Helgerson
New Spring
Klingman's Clothes Shop
Fred Burrow
Frieden
Iowa
Andy Doll
Ridge Riders
Frieden’s
Kraft Limburger
Yacht Club
Aneton
West Union, Iowa
Rhonda Fleming
Macdonald Carey
Kenya
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
al Salesgirl
Bobb
George Nader, Julie Adams
Hollywood
Elgin and
Highland Lutheran Churches
Apostolic Christian Church Services
First Baptist Church
St. Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches
Bruce Boyce
Norway Church
Norway Choir
Norway
St. Olaf
Norway Luther League
Norway Trustees
Robert ,Kohler
Scott
Joe Ogle
Janie
Diamond Brand
City Club
Wesboro
Velvet Steps
Happy Hikers
Weatherbird
Max
Daystrom
Elgin Furniture Store
the Muehlethalers Dial
Elgin, Iowa
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