Social visits and weekend guests across several Iowa homes
Mr and Mrs Otto Behrens of Crawberry Point spent Sunday afternoon at the Rae Gibbs home. Harry Feller hosted Sunday dinner for Dennis Baumgartner in Jawkeye. Robert Roth of Tree Oak Michigan weekend at David Christen home. Helgerson family Olaf visited Will Christen. Victor Feller and Janet Thompson from Cedar Rapids were weekend guests of Harry Feller. Edward Werner Otis Rothlisberger and others enjoyed Sunday dinner at Ben Dennler's. Art Chapman Otis Rothlisberger Earl Helen and Hazel Rothlisberger shared Saturday supper at Albert Dennler. Lorrette Hoeger Maynard Beth Minger West Union were overnight guests Monday at William Yearon's. Orran Bane Jr and family Waterloo spent weekend with Eugene Wenger. Orran Bane also had Sunday dinner guests. John Follon Volga visited William Yearous Thursday. Verle MacTageart Strawberry Point had a Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Behrens
Crawberry Point
Rae Gibbs
Harry Feller
Dennis Baumgartner
Jawkeye
Robert Roth
Tree Oak
Mich
Daid Christen
Robert Helgerson
Olaf
Will
Edward Wener
Otis Rothlisberger
Tofield Frei
Eddie Hanson
Ellen Mason
Ben Dennler
Art Chapman
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Albert Dennler
Lorrette Hoeger
Maynard
Beth Minger
West Union
Wm. Yearons
Orran Bane, Jr
Waterloo
Eugene Wenger
Orran Bane
John Follon
Volga
Yeurous
Verle MacTageart
Strawberry Point
Arthur Loltsgard
Des Moines
Edwin Loftsgard
South Dakota
Gary Stagman
Viet Nam
Harold Kruempel
Jacob Salberg
Jacob Schneider
Carol Wilson
Glen Minger
Silas Wilson
Richard Whitly
Fayette
Dean Whitford
Forrest Shaffers
Fred Butikafer
Robert Gerber
Stephanie
Lester
Elizabeth Schneider
Orvin Thompson
Tilman Thompson
Ean
Helen Rothlisberger
Upper Town
Ray Potter
Tarald Strong
Tom Ogle
Lester Robbins
Lloyd Tope
Harold Tope
Hawkeye
Richard Farle
Jeff
Tom Foxwell
Floyd Patterson
Wadena
Guy Ernst
Ed Gernand
Anna Maier
Littleport
Community Socials and Weekend Visits Across Far Northeast Iowa
Sunday and weekend callers and dinner guests fill homes across Postville, Fayette, Wadena, Clermont, and Ossian. Names include Schneider, Loftsgard, Salberg, Wilson, Shaffer, Tope, Foxwell, Rothlisberger, Hunsberger, Pollock, Amundson, Halverson, and Leeman, with exchanges in West Union and Kasson Minnesota.
Sunday Visitors and Guests Across Local Homes
A cascade of social calls and visits spans Postville and nearby towns. Families such as the Gunder Humker, Loftsgard, Houg, and Olson clans hosted and visited relatives and friends from Friday to Sunday, with many meals and casual gatherings noted at several homes including Laverne Smodel, Olga Landsgard, and Carroll Klingman Jr. households. Several attendees traveled to Cedar Rapids for church events, and Concordia College Parents Day was reported for Kaye Loftsgard.
Cheery Valley Good Neighbors Club Schedule and Socials
The Cheery Valley Good Neighbors Club plans a meeting on Tuesday April 9 at the home of Mrs Harry Butikofer with Mrs Ben Dennler as co hostess. Members and guests share visits across Elkader Oelwein Cedar Falls Mason City Union Strawberry Point Bakley Wis Moline Ill and more as families hosted dinners and gatherings last week continuing into Sunday. The group also notes an election and installation of new 1968 officers for the Independent Order of Foresters Ins at Moline Ill with members staying as guests in nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbors Club
Harry Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Ray Benson
Roscoe Larson
Ernest Christen
Reuben Christen
Elkader
Andrew Brackin
Oelwein
Walter Lantz
Joe Leehy
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Robert Moore
Wm. E. Torkelson
Albert L
Christen Bros
Diane
Bobby
Keith
Tommy
Kenny Hanson
Martin Hanson
Clem Meyer
Lilian Kimball
Union
Gladys Hanson
Corrine Scholen
Elmer Meyer
Roger Howard
Archie Howard
Robert Hanson
Sylvan Torkelson
Independent Order of Forresters, Ins
Moline
Ill
Torkelsons
Clayton. Thornton
Hanson
Val Oliver
Family Weekend Visit Records Local Home Exchange
The Frank Kulish family spent the weekend in the Clarence Hofer home at Columbus Junction as they visited relatives and enjoyed a short family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Frank Kulish
Clarence Hofer
Tornado Watcher Assigned for Farm Families
Iowa State University engineer Harvey Hin ning advises one family member to serve as the tornado watcher. The watcher monitors alerts, checks every thirty minutes after the alert, and then stays on post to warn the family if a tornado is seen. Local warnings rely on radar notices or observer reports to the Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Hinning
Iowa State University Rural Civil Defense Extension Engineer
Weather Bureau
Advertising Doesn't Cost It Pays Summary
The item critiques excessive government messaging and tallies word counts for famous texts to argue shorter communication is more effective. It cites the Lord's Prayer, Gettysburg Address, Ten Commandments, 23rd Psalm, and cabbage price orders as examples of varying length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Syria
Russell Friederich
Elgin, Iowa
Farmers Mutual Ins. Assn
Fayette, Iowa
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co
Lowell Fong
Jimmy Schneider
LaVerne Schneider Family
Robert Schneider
Beth
Postville
Mervin Hunsberger
Orville Berg
Clermont
Ben
Magnus Berg
Peter Evjen
Kasson
Minn
Arnold Sanders
Linda
Lloyd Schultz
Kenneth Nelson
Brenda
Ossian
Lewis Becker, Jr
Gordon Pollock
Milo Frieden
Gary DeWitte
Qelwein
Enoch Nelson
Tina
Leo Johansen
Roger Amundson
Lyle Medberry
Alton Medberry
Ralph Schroeder
Bill
Bernard Roys
Roy Halverson
Michael Halverson
Jimmy Leeman
Arlene Leeman
Nellie Kimball
C. & W. Auction Market
G. W. Alderson
Stern Finance Co
Elgin State Ban Dial
Elgin
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin State Bank
Francis Butikofor
Gunder
Bill Humker
Laverne Smodel
Julie Ann Thompson
Vicki Olsen
Olvin Olsen
Selmer Holm
Olga Landsgard
Ole
St. Olaf
Helen Reinhart
Harold Opsand
Bernard Hanson
Henry Olson
Luana
Keith Brainerd
Ruth Loftsgard
Lloyd Loftsgard
Elizabeth
Brenda Bilden
Mellien Loftsgard
Clemens
Louis Kjosa
Sonja
Arthur Landsgard
Emory Landsgard
Mellien
Otto Mark
Harvey Anderson
P. K. Peterson
Harold Halverson
St. Lukes Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Cheryl Anderson
Ray Cousins
Wayne Anderson
Charles, Ames
Milton Olson
Selma Groth
P. K
Otto Gisleson
Orlando Loftsgard
Concordia College
Moorhead
Kaye
Harold Hanson
Geo. Long
Colesburg
Will Bergen
Henrikson
Selma Holm
Cheery Valley
Aan
Tillotson
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
R. T. Martin
Paul Schutte
Goodsyear Custom
LASY
Fauser Oil Company
Elgin and
Shea
Kjosa
Northwestern
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Vances
Bell System
Northwestern Ball
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