Illyria Social Roundup From Fay ette Area Guests
Local residents and families share meals and visits across Fayette and Postville with multiple dinner and supper guests. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Myron Moore and the Page family, the Lembkes meeting with the Progressive Home Study club, and numerous gatherings involving the Medberry, Schneider, Rothlisberger, Chapman, and Page households. The Cemetery Assn and Ladies Aid held a church basement meeting, with the next at April 19 at the church hosted by Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Doty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Moore
Fayette
Donald Page
Lée Beer
Roanoke
Ill
Lou Hunsberger
Floyd Frieden
Ralph Shaffer
Jim Fox
Fred Rothlisberger
Ruth
Otis
Edwin Loftsgard
Martha Chapman
Arthur Chapman
Oran Bane
Walter Medberry
Alton Medberry
Lyte
Floyd Holtzman
Chas
Ash
Jim Yearous
Jacob Yearous
Fred Burrow
Clara ‘Muehlenthaler
Minn
L. W. McKellar
Thos. Ogle
Joe
Orvin Thompson
Fleet Frieden
West Union
Dora Medberry
Donna Medberry
Neighborhood visitors and illness report in Clermont
The record lists several visitors to the Nutting, Craft, Boyer, and Peters households in Clermont and nearby areas. Notable mentions include Lorraine Gilbert and Paul Stillman with measles, Stanely Boyer and Harlan Bartlett ill or recovering, and Mrs Sidney Patterson discharged to home care in Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Nutting
E.R. Nutting
Ray Gilbert
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Lorraine Gilbert
Paul Stillman
Junia Cummings
Dan Craft
Jor Peters
Hubert Cummings
Vern Boyer
Leo Boyer
Herman Boyer
M. A
West Union Hospital
Will Heiserman
Fayette
Jim Bartlett
Harlan
George Holmes
Holmes
Oak Grove Hosts and Guests Share Weekend Meals
Mrs. Ida Meyer and Mrs. Harold Meyer were dinner guests in Melbert Meyer’s home Sunday. Women from the area helped Mrs. Reuben Howard with quilting Thursday. Numerous local couples visited or hosted dinners in homes from Elkader to West Union, including the Leuchtenmacher, Mark, Kiple, Kohls, Denler, and Joyce households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Meyer
Harold Meyer
Melbert Meyer
Reuben Howard
Harry Gilson
Ed Boyle
J. I.phillips
Robert Cheeseman
Lynn
Rosalyn
Elkader
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Louis Becker
Kenneth Mark
Tofield Heck
Earl Kiple
Wm. Kohls
Chas. Looby
Walter den- Inler
Gerald Shaffer
Fleet Frieden
John Howard
Warren Joyce
West Union
Local families visit in Gunder and nearby towns
Gunder News reports several families visiting and hosting relatives. Joe Lind and Marion Lind families from LeClaire and Manchester left after a week with Oscar Lind and Rex Medberry. Others include Mrs. Ole Loftsgard hosting, Hiram Olson and Linda visiting the Henry Olson family, and Myron Anderson pairing with Rosina Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lind
LeClaire
Marion Lind
Manchester
Oscar Lind
Rex Medberry
Clara Muehlenthaler
Ole Loftsgard
Hiram Olson
Linda
Henry Olson
Myron Anderson
Rosina Anderson
Danice Anderson
A. C. Anderson
New Hampton
Allen Anderson
Dan Sutter
Orlando Loftsgard
Residents share visits and illness in Ole Loftsgard area
A summary of social visits shows Clara Muehlenthaler returning from Rex Medberry after eight weeks, Rosella Opsand weekending with the Hansons, and multiple guests at the Oscar Lind and Loftsgard homes. John Wold is ill, with relatives from Ames and Clermont visiting, and several locals attended A. S. Hoag’s funeral in Clermont. Sgt. Myron E. Hong and others are mentioned with hospital stays and family time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Loftsgard
Clara Muehlenthaler
Rex Medberry
Rosella Opsand
Bernard Hanson
Clarence Kirkeberg
John Wold
Rodney Smith
Margaret
David
Selmer Groth
Oscar Lind
Mervin Redferson
Theo. Lottsgard
Edna
Henry ‘Skarshaug
Anna Brorby
Ames
Emmanuel Larson
John Sampson
Clermont
Orvin
Bernard
Raymond Loftsgard
Otto Hanson
A. S. Hoag
Nora Peake
Postville
Henry
University Hospital
Iowa City
Kenneth Paige
Serena
Chicago
Olaf’Olson
Earl
Waterloo
Weekend Visits and Funeral Notices in Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow residents spent Saturday visiting multiple homes including Arthur Olson and Richard Olson, with Mrs Laura Holt traveling for a short visit. Many attended A S Hoag’s funeral at West Clermont Lutheran church. Additional calls and visits occurred among Olson, Halverson, Erickson, Peterson, and Holm families including Doris Johnson's weekend stay and Hazel Stee’s visit with baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wharram
Joan and
Gayle
Arthur Olson
Darlene
Marilyn Olson
Richard Olson
Laura Holt
Emmanuel Larson
A. S. Hoag
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Clara Paterson
Oscar Lind
Caroline Erickson
Selmer
Bertina Bura
Doris Johnson
West Union
Ed Johnson
Mellien Loftsgard
Selmer Erickson
Clara Peterson
Alvin Halverson
Helen Reinhart
Selmer Holm
Highland
Traffic Up Again for First Three Months in 1944
Report by P A Schneider Division Maintenance Engineer of the State Highway Commission notes traffic at a meter one mile west of Postville on U S Highway 52 shows 1941 to 1944 changes. First three months 1941 46447 vehicles, 1942 45387, 1943 27400, 1944 33120. 1944 compares show decreases from 1941 to 1943 but a 17.2 percent rise versus 1943 due to open winter and near normal driving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Schneider
State Highway ‘Commission
Postville
Ventilating Stable In Winter Aim
A method to ventilate the stable while keeping a high stable temperature by allowing only the coolest air near the floor to escape, ensuring efficient air exchange without cooling the entire space.
Egg Selection Colors Eggs Slower Than Size Choices
Selecting incubator eggs by shell color is slower than choosing by size or shape. Pallets tend to lay tinted shells early and late in their year. Only long term vigorous selection delivers desirable shell color.
Grand Meadow Study Club Meeting Notes
The Grand Meadow Study club met at Mrs Henry Kit telson home on April 1. The president opened the session with Sweet Hour of Prayer and Psalm 41 read by Mrs Henry Kittelson. Members shared birth stones and flowers, discussed Red Cross bags, and heard lessons Youth in Wartime and Gear Your Work Schedule to Wartime Demands. Sophia Kittelson and Alice Kittelson moved adjournment after contests by Emma rupdenen with winners Beryl Swenson and Rose Olson. Lunch was served by Beulah Kozelka and Clarise Lien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Henry Kittelson
Myrtle Thorson
Rose Olson
Red Cross
Beryl Swenson
Sophia Kittelson
Alice Kittelson
Emmarupdenen
Beulah F Kozelka
Clarise Lien
Color Coded Nests for Carrier Pigeons Names Wheatly
The interior of army carrier pigeon nests in mobile lofts is painted distinctive colors to help birds identify their berths by color perception, according to W. W. Wheatly in The Family Circle magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saya W. W. Wheatly
Family Circle Magazine
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R. Withell
D. C
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State Bank
Eikader
Illyria
Rosella Strong
Kathleen Yearous
Thos. Pollock
Chris Dennier
Richard Hofer
Ell Sheppard
Farmersburg
Nels Everson
Canoe
Marian Everson
St. Paul
Clem
Herbert Ash
Arthur Hermen
Clark Hummel
Arlington
Reuben Christen
Fred Schneider
Kenneth Medberry
Schori Bros
Elgin
Towa
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Disl
Elgin, Jowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Dial
Iowa
Brainard
Oak Grove News
Gunder News
Grand Meadow News
Echo
THE
Elgin Echo
U.S
Ago Aires
C. J. Mulford
Independence
Capper’s Hatchery
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin, Iowa
Warena
Arthur Herrling
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