Community Notes From West Union Social News
Mrs. Mary Allen and Charles Holzer visited at the John Howard Sr home Tuesday afternoon. Readers mill around as Clara Miller returns from Florida to Rock Valley. Clara Kuster travels to Santa Fe New Mexico to stay with daughter and son in law. Elm entries detail moves and visits across Hawkeye Oelwein Postville West Union and surrounding towns with many family gatherings and church活动.
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Mary Allen
Charles Holzer
John Howard
Clara Miller
Rock Valley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clara Kuster
Santa Fe
New Mexico
C.W. Alleman
Richard Gehring
Chicago
Council Bluffs
23Rd Ave
Apt. B
Elgin Lutheran Church Activities and Palm Sunday
Elgin Lutheran Church Vance R Knutsen Padtor announces Thursday April 9 at 2:00 p m Women s Mission Society meeting at Legion hall with hostess Mrs Mervin Hunshenger Richard Hofer Lydia Odegard and Jacob Schneider Program chairman Mrs Belva Snyder 7:30 p m Lenten service at Legion hall theme The Voices of Rejection followed by business meetings 4:30 p m Junior choir practice above locker 8:30 p m Senior choir practice Saturday April 10 1 30 p m Catechetical class 2:00 p m Bake sale city hall Palm Sunday April 11 9:30 a m Sunday school 10:80 a m Divine worship services
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Vance R. Knutsen
Padtor
Women’s Mission Society
the Legion Hall
Mdms
Mervin ‘Hunshenger
Richard
Hofer
Lydia Odegard l
Jacob Schneider
Belva Snyder
City Hall
Palm
Methodist Church notices and upcoming events
Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p.m. Y M Y meeting next Monday 7:30 p.m. Membership training Saturday 2:00 p.m. at the parsonage. Baptism available this Sunday for all ages and a chance to unite with the church. Church cleaning bee Thursday afternoon welcomes all helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
St Olaf Lutheran Easter Services Schedule
St Olaf and Marion churches publish a weekend and midweek service plan across April with confirmands on Saturday at St Olaf and Marion, Easter services on Sunday at Norway and Marion, plus midweek services at Marion and St Olaf. A food sale and luncheon accompanies St Olaf on Saturday afternoon. Dr S J Strandjord, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
St. Olaf Chapel
Norway
S. J. Strandjord
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule and Palm Sunday Plans
The Friendly Church led by Pastor H. John Vanderbeck lists Thursday events with junior choir practice at 7 30 p m and Lenten service at 8 00 p m with the message Confidence in One Another. Palm Sunday services on April 11 include morning worship at 10 00 a m with What the Crowd Does, Sunday school at 11 00 a m, cantata rehearsal at 1 45 p m, and gospel hour at 8 00 p m. Tabitha Society meets. baptism and reception of new members planned with Sumner church on Sunday May 2. Thought for the week quotes Edwin Markham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Friendly Church
H. John Vanderbeck
COBY
Tabitha Society
Sumner
Edwin Markham
Weekend guests visit Mrs Schupbach and families
Monday evening guests at Mrs Anna Schupbach’s home included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Meijer and Kathy, along with Mr and Mrs Louis A Olson and their sons. Nearby weekend visitors were The Lloyd Capper family of Lansing staying with Norris Capper and Johni Grimm in their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira
Otto Blockhus
Otis
Oliver Larson
Song
Elmer Tjarson
Edwin Krueger
Ole Bloskhus
Lawrence Fet
Near
Urbana
E. G. Siebman
Marcia Wolf
Sioux City
Anna Schupbach
Ray ‘Wiethorn
Mon
Reuben Schupbach
Robert Boleyn
Raymond Boleyn
Leo Boleyn
Richard ‘Chicken
Robert ‘Bolyen
Wood Craig
Marshalltown
Marengo
Oakdale
Glen Schupbach
Selma Herman
Moline
Tll
Gordon Schupbach
Mervin Anderson
Merlin Anderson
Elkader
Ralph Possehl
P. J Anderson
Ray Tomsheck
Clermont
Clara Baumgartner
Robert Kohler
Martin Wenger
Guernsey Smith
Noel
Ed Medberry
Elmer Meyer
Clifford Gisleson
Post Office
Robert Moore
Leo
Friederich
Sheldon Boyle
Russell Wenger
Steven
Lloyd Meijer
Kathy
Louis A. Olson and Sons
Lloyd Capper
Lansing
Norris Capper
Johni ‘Grimm
Numerous Guests Attend Dinners Across Families in Decorah Area
A long list of dinner guests visits in the Decorah region includes the Glen Schupbach family and several relatives from Moline Dixon and Cedar Rapids. Home visits extend to Walter Falb and Rev Knutsen households. Ice Follies trip to Minneapolis is noted. Card of thanks from Elmer H. Larson expresses gratitude for hospital visits, letters, flowers, and wheel chair assistance in Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schupbach
Glen Schupbach
Selma Herman
Moline
Anna Schupbach
Knutsen
Schlein
Dennis
Postville
Lester Gehring
Cora Larson
Wadena
F. JD. Welch
Waterloo
Decorah
Clermont
Elmer H. Larson
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness
K Theodore Kjosa expresses gratitude for gifts letters and cards and for visits while ill at home noting appreciation for the kindness and support shown during the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Theodore Kjosa
Thank you note to Elgin fire department and neighbors
Mr and Mrs Earl Seitz thank the Elgin fire department friends and neighbors for their prompt response to their recent fire and for hospital cards. They express appreciation for the support.
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Elgin
Card of Thanks for Tom Reierson Funeral Support
The Reierson family thanks neighbors and friends for aid during the death and burial of brother and uncle Tom. Appreciation goes to the East Clermont Society for lunch, Rev Knudsen for words and music, pallbearers, and all others who helped. Mr and Mrs Ole Reierson and nieces and nephews express gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
East Clermont Society
Knudsen
Ole Reierson
Weekend Guests and Local News From DeKalb to West Union
Local social notes list weekend visitors and dinner hosts across DeKalb West Union Randalia Estherville Cedar Rapids and Clinton. Families including Howards Light Gehring Reed Robinson Kohls and Bureden share gatherings with relatives in multiple towns and ages, with Ed Boleyn recovering from a cracked rib and Prestley returning to Clinton after visiting in Dean and property.
Elgin Couple Wed In Apr 4 Double Ring Ceremony
Miss Jean Marie Little daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Little of Elgin married Donald W Leightner son of Mr and Mrs William Leightner of Bridgeport Ohio in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at the bride’s parents home. Rev E G Steinman officiated. A reception for 259 guests followed. Bridesmaid was Dale Kauten of Waterloo. best man was Glen W Me Hugh of Bridgeport. The bride wore a white nylon silk gown with fingertip veil and carried red roses. Attendant wore a green net gown with pink carnations. Clara Bane played the wedding march. The bride is a graduate of Elgin high school and has worked at Northwestern Bell in Waterloo. The groom is stationed with the Air Force at Waverly. The couple will reside in Waterloo.
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Jean Marie Little
Glen Little
Elgin
Donald 'W. Leightner
William Leightner
Bridgeport
Ohio
E. G. Steinman
St. Paul Methodist Church
Dale Kauten
Waterloo
Glen ‘W. Me‘Hugh
Clara Bane
Leightner
Elgin High School
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Air Force
Waverly
Jones Wood Bride Wed In Lima Church Ceremony
Lorances Irene Jones became the bride of John Mason Wood at Lima's church in a candlelight ceremony on March 28. The couple's reception followed with guests from Minneapolis Chicago Prairie du Chien and other Wisconsin towns as well as Texas on their planned Houston trip later that evening.
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Lima
Lorances Irene Jones
John Mason Wood
Russell Jones
Ukena
West Union
Marjorie Dennier
Chicago
Carl ‘Holtmeier
Minneapolis
Junior Patterson
Dale Minger
Scallen Knox
Bob Eckhart
Allen Robinson
Houston
Texas
Richard Jones
Prairie du Chien
Dysart
Janesville
Wis
Edgerton
Charles City
Elgin
Fayette
el- Kader
Lamont
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Kathryn Stansbury
Hawkeye
Otis Torkelson
H. WH. Wolf
Milton Kiegan
East Wednesday
C. O. Torkelson
Susan
Jean
Philman Embretson
Carl Rasmussen
Oelwein
Henry Matthys
Harry UL. Cline
Jeffrey
Robit Cline
Debra
Deborah
Harry Cline
Jerry
Martin ‘Wenger
Robert Sieleman
Herbert Ash
Willing
Carl Oeldenberg
Lyle Light and
Gretha
Mel Kohler
John Tillotson
James Tillotson
Robert
Town City
C. W. Mulford
Winthrop
Louis Gutter
Franklin Downs
Fredericksburg
Bert Downs
Derald Halverson
Larry Shott
Ossian
Jacob Riederich, Jr
Louis Lehman
William Moore
Paul Zurbriggen
Matt Zurbriggen
Evon
Elgin Clothes Shop
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Lutheran Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Churches
Elgin Baptist Church
Robert Howard
DeKalb
Thomas E. Howard
Archie Howard
Oral Lane
Lyle Light
Letha
Louis Light
Charles Gehring
Kathryn
Randalia
L. G. Reed
Reed
Mrs. Gehring
C. J. Robinson
W. A. Robinson
Manchester
William Kohls
Elmer Kohls
Marvin Perry
David
Thea Rental
Ed Boleyn
H. M. Phillips
Dixon
Walter Falk
Kent
Russell Larson
Chas
Wenger
Lynette Schori
Eugene Schori
Wayne Gilson
John McMillan
Cedar Rapids
Rose McMillan
Tom Sisamis
George Schreyer
Albert Halverson
Fred C. Muchlethaler
Charles Nourse
Louis Obye
Estherville
Clarence
Lorence Muehlethaler
D. C. Dean
Clinton
Prestley
Henke
Prestleys
Donald
Dean
Alvin Buroden
Beverly Bennett
Frieda Etter
Clark Hummel Arlington
Balz Kamm
Lawrence Etter
West Unio
Rose Baechler
Lena Baumgartner
John Schaer
John Vanderbeck
Don Page
Myron Moore
Td Mabb
Orville Walters
Janneys Best
Janneys
Gehring Hdw
West Elgin
Little—Leightner
Rasie
Max Thoma
Jones—Wood
Echo
Elgin Furniture Store
DIAL
The
Muehlethalers
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