Community Guests and Family Visits Across Clermont Area
A long list of social visits and dinners highlights residents from Clermont, Waterloo, West Union, Hawkeye, Dorchester, and nearby areas. Families including Boyer, Peters, Dennler, Martin, Hanson, and others hosted or attended gatherings, birthdays, baptisms, and weekend stays from Sunday through Tuesday, with many trips to homes in Dorchester, Waterloo, Elkader, Kahoka, and Volga. Multiple households welcomed guests for meals, birthdays, and social events, reflecting a busy local social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barnhouse
Clermont
Herman Boyer
Stanley Boyer
Waterloo
Glen Boyer
Marcella McIntyre
Joe Peters
Glenn Boyer
Ayle Homewood
West Union
Harry Anderson
Hawkeye
Cliff Homewood
Dorchester
Mabel Peters
Colleen Howard
Britly Peters
Geo
Ray Gilbert
Fred Barker
Dan Craft
Richard Kohls
Chica Lyon
al Chase
Fayette
Bill Cheney
Bob Hanson
Darrell
Elkader
Robert Musser
Lyle Martin
Melvin Hanson
Melvin Martin
Maurene
Elm Valley social notes reflect Elkader visitors
Cherry Valley News records Saturday evening visits by Mr and Mrs Ole Eabretson Hulda Dunsrud and Lena Nyhus of Elkader to the Dan Butikofer Jr home. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Harold Meisner and Dean and Edwin Hanson visiting the John Dennler home on Friday afternoon and the Earl Garmoe family of Fairfield visiting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Eabretson
Hulda Dunsrud
Lena Nyhus
Elkader
Ben Butikofer
Marilyn
Dan Butikofer, Jr
Harold Meisner
Dean
Jim
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Guernsey Smith
Noel Smith
Key West
Florida
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Earl
Helen Roth- Iisberger
Mabel King
Carl Lembke
Prairie du Chien
New Jersey
Forrest Shaffer
Carol Shaffer
Jim Yearous
Joel Clark
Fred Schneider
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Ida Halverson
Christensen
West Union
Kenneth Halverson
Thos
Foxwell
John Nydegger, Jr
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mellien Loftsgard
Illyria Community Church Invites to Easter Services
Illyria News notes Illyria Community Church with Sunday school at 10 16 a m worship at 11 15 a m Youth Fellowship rally on Sunday April 17 at 3 00 p m Members invited to Good Friday service at Elgin Methodist church 8 00 p m and Easter Sunrise at Flgin Lutheran church 6 00 a m Mr and Mrs Andrew Yearous hosted Fred Klingman family last Monday Arlington and Mankato visitors over Easter with Glen McKellar Also Mr and Mrs Carroll Klingman dinner guests Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allyria Community Church
E. G. Steinmen
Elgin Methodist Church
Flgin Lutheran Church
Andrew Yearous
Fred Klingman
Arlington
Joan Madson
Mankato
Minn
Glen McKellar
Carroll Klingman
Mrs. Carroll Klingman
Community Shower Honors Ruth Gehring for Lloyd Baumgartner
Relatives and friends attended a shower at Illyria church for Ruth Gehring ahead of her marriage to Lloyd Baumgartner of San Diego California. The event drew numerous local families including Dennlers Meyer Pollock and Rothlisbergers with many guests and related suppers and visits noted throughout the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dennler
Melbert Meyer
Thos Pollock
Illyria
Ruth Gehring
Lloyd Baumgartner
San Diego
Calif
D. R. Whitley
Fayette
John Wilson
Oscar Hunsberger
Orran Bane
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Guy Ernst
Mabel King
Lloyd Loftsgard
Harold
Ruth Loftsgard
Sharon
Jacob Schneider
Progressive Home Study Club
Maud Frieden
Helen Rothlisberger
Mia
Will Christen
Mary Flanagan
Elmer Reitz
Marvis
Kaheka
Ed Wenger
Elmer Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Allen Schneider
Joe Bakula
Dyersville
Mervin Hunsberger
Arvey Berg
Postville
Chas. Troyer
Barbara
Bennie
Phyllis Hunsberger
Nellie Kimball
Carol Shaffer
Reymond Benson
Alta Klingman
Jaibbie Larson
Carroll ‘Klingman
Dale
Klingman
Etkader
Henry Matthys
Hawkeye
Clarkie Voshell
Clarion Matthys
Carol Wilson
Gerald Shaffer
Jimmie
Wilson Patterson
Hermey Schultz
Baby
Salome Thoman
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
August Brause
Ed Kohler
Douglas Guyer
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Silas Wilson
Ivanell Wilson
Paul Smith
Guernsey Smith
Lewis McNally
Ruby Shaffer
Floyd Frieden
Dennler and Foxwell Family Attend Grover Funeral
Mr and Mrs Albert Dennler Mrs Thos Foxwell and Kenneth Medberry traveled to Waverly on Tuesday to attend the funeral services for Lewis Grover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dennler
Thos, Foxwell
Kenneth Medberry
Waverly
Lewis Grover
Wadena News Reports School Banquet and Activities
The Wadena High School athletic banquet for basketball teams and baseball boys was held Tuesday at the schoolhouse with mothers serving a purple and gold decor dinner. Sidney Corbin led the program with various speakers and awards to Coach Runyan, followed by a dance. Juniors and seniors toured Des Moines Friday under supervision, visiting landmarks and media outlets. Esther Perry visits Gilchrists. Easter bake sale set by American Legion Auxiliary on April 9. Ella Voshell celebrates sister’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Corbin
Supt
Kauzlarich
Donna Hinkel
James Crandall
Martha Messerli
James Kauzilarich
Coach Runyan
Leallen Knox
Wadena High School
Des ‘Moines
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion Hall
Ella Voshell
Warren Tripp
Fayette
Two Juveniles Break Into Rock Rapids Store Theft
Two non resident youths aged 13 and 14 broke into a Rock Rapids food store and stole 209 dollars. Officer Roy Garrison located them in a motel counting the cash, marking a small town crime incident with juvenile suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
Roy Garrison
Neighbors Save Sumner Farmer After Tractor Ice Rollover
Quick action by neighbors saved Aaron Howard a Sumner farmer after his tractor skidded on ice and rolled into a ditch. He was pinned in icy water for about 30 minutes before neighbors could jack up the machine and free him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Howard
Sumner Farmer
Burglars Loot Tripoli School Office
Burglars broke into the Tripoli school and stole 24 dollars in cash. They damaged two filing cabinets by prying open the drawers. An additional 270 dollars remained untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli School
Contour lines boost soil saving and crop yields this year
Farmers can save soil and raise yields in the current season by laying out contour lines across fields. The method reduces erosion and improves water retention, supporting healthier crops and more stable harvests.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brainard News
Bert Thoman
Dennler
Harry Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Glen
Glen Yearous
Nora
Shirley
Kenneth Rainey
Bob Cousine
Albert L. Dennler
Kathy Dennler
Bobbie Butikofer
Bertha LouAnne Dennler
Wm. Dennler
Martin Hanson
Willie Thorsgard
Near Volga
Dah Butikofer, Jr
Kahoka
Louise Butikoffer
Lawrence Butikofer
Merlin Hellum
Sam Schneider
Orlin Mason
Wm. Baumgartner
Swith
Hannah, Lantz
Ray Chapman
Edwin ‘Hanson
Albert L. Dennter
Mdms
Martin Minihan
Roscoe Larson
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Frank Christen
Irene Minihan
Orlin
Mason
Gladys
Dennis
Robert Hanson
Archie Howard
Darlene Hofer
Cherry Valley News
Illyria News
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elmer Lembke
Henry Vellersven
Vic Schmelling
Emmet Light
Inez Shaffer
Reynold Shaffer
Deatra
Allen
Lamont
Gerald
Will Frey
Wadena
Howard Medberry
Henry Holzer
James Hernton
Will Chase
Joe Frieden
LeRoy Roth-lisberger
Walter Rothlisberger
Jessielee Frieden
Ruth Rothlisberger
Chester Curtin
Wadena News
U.S. Marines
Elgin, Iowa
Plymouth
Best Buy
Ymouth Belvedere Club
Seden
Ane
Torkelson Motor Coo
Center Street
Elgin
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