Local social notes and visits across Postville era
Postville residents hosted and visited in numerous homes over the weekend. Families including Dennler, Hanson, Christen, Schreiner, Butikofer, and Reed relatives shared dinners, suppers, and overnight stays. Notable gatherings marked birthdays, anniversaries, and shared travels with guests from Omaha, New Sharon, Dennison, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Meisnerland Beverly
Postville
Clarence Hofer
John Deanter
Orlin Mason
Frank Christen
Edwin Hanson
Clara Muehblenthaler
Arthur Chapman
Genevieve
Clapton Schreiner
Cynthia
Dennison
Martin Hanson
Archie Howard
Robert Hanson
Scheiners
Lillian Schreiner
Lawrence
Lewis Butikofer
Herman Schupbach
Wm. Torkelson
James Sc
Will Friederich
Martin ‘Hasison
Leo Olesen
Waverly
Albert L. Dennler
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Bert Thoman
Carol Nickels
Omaha
Owen Nickels
New Sharon
George Nickels
Paul Butikofer
Taylor
Bert Butikofer
Quincy
Jacob ‘Christen
Fred Nydegger
Easter Sunday Dinner Guests at Loftsgard Home
Easter Sunday guests at the Ole Loftsgard home included Mrs. Aldora Anderson and LiMyra of Clermont, Rodney Smith family of Postville, and the Orlando Loftsgard family. The gathering honored the birthdays of Mavis Smith and a second guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Lottsgard
Geraldine Halverson
Henry Nelson
Chicago
Richard Erickson
Arlington
Lois Dennler
Elkader
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Gilbert Loftsgard
iKarol
Henry Larson
Clermont
Fred Larson
Waterloo
George ©. Larson
Lloyd Relerson
Postville Hospital
Maynard Lad
Ole Loftsgard
Aldora Anderson and
LiMyra
Rodney Smith
Postville
Orlando Loftsgard
Mavis Smith
Paul Patterson
Lansing
Chloa Lyon
Robert Kerr
Thos. Ogle
New Hampton Hospital
Dean Pollock
Dubuque
Thos
Pollock
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
Burrow
Carroll Klingman
Junior
F. Tinder
Holt
Ossian
Wardn Chapman
Gene Wenger
Floyd Frieden
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Walter Rothlisberger
Alexander Pollock
Mason ‘City
Fred Smith
John Christen
Dean
Carl Gehring
Ruth
Mariam ‘Woodward
Linda
West Union Presbyterian Church
LeRoy Gehring
Jon ‘Mark
Clifford Bishop
West Union
Arold Glass and Family
Dundee
Forrest Shaffer
Gerald Shaffer
Jim Yearous
Carol Wilson
Henry Matthys
Hawkeye
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
James Kerr
Terloo
Ralph Shaffer
Gilas Wilson
Salome Thoman
Robert Schneider
Fred Schneider
Tofield ‘Heck
Harl Kiple
Raymond Benson
Susan
Sunday Dinner Guests Report Local Families In Hawkeye Area
Brainard News lists numerous Sunday dinners and visits across Hawkeye, Arlington, New Hampton, Randalia, and nearby towns. Families including Boyer, Reeder, Knoll, Peters, Kerr, Musser, and Murphy are noted among diners, with several others visiting hosts such as the Cheney, Corbin, and Reed er households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Boyer
Clif
Hawkeye
Don Reeder
New Hampton
Charles Peters
Robert Kerr
Joe Peters
Percy Bruns
Lester Luchsinger
Lyle Martin
Myr
Melvin Hanson
Jim
Robert Musser
Jeanne
Karen
Hans Frederick
Marvel
Roger
Dick Henry
Herman ' Boyer
Supper Guests Joined Local Residents in Oelwein Area
Supper guests Sunday in the Lyle Martin home were the Melvin and Jorris Martin and Joe Lerch families. Arlene Vaughy of Waterloo spent the weekend in the Walter Pritchard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Lyle Martin
Melvin and
Jorris Martin
Joe Lerch
Arlene Vaughy
Waterloo
Walter Pritchard
Illyria Community Church Services and Socials
Illyria News notes E G Steinman ministering at 10 15 Sunday school and 11 15 worship with Holy Communion. Numerous family visits, dinners, and church activities listed from West Union to Clermont, Ossian, Cedar Rapids, and beyond, highlighting baptisms, Easter gatherings, and community meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlyria
E. G. Steinman
Barbara Yearous
Dinner and Party Guests Highlight Local Social Notes
A long list of neighbors and relatives attended dinners, parties, and birthdays across Oelwein, West Union, Elkader, and surrounding areas, including Ivanell’s fifth birthday and multiple guest appearances at the home of the Flanagans, Wilsons, Kerrs, and Gehrings. The piece also covers a quarterly school district statement for Elgin Iowa with receipts and disbursements, plus a note on dehorning cattle as a market preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil 'Torson
Betty Bennett
Wm. Kerr
Barbara Corkery
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Walter Rothhlisberger
Floyd Patterson
Cemetery Association
Ald
Will Frieden
Will Christen
G. Steinman
Jerome
Dick Grover
Oelwein
Albert Dennler
Kenneth Medberry
Harold Dennler
Bertina Gilbertson
Hilder
Millard
Inez Shaffer
Gerald Shaffer
Gerald
Alton Medberry
Walter Ash, Jr
West Union
Louie Zuercher
Volga
Arthur Hermen
Guy Ernst
Anna Maier
Elkport
Nancy Ernst
Samaritan
John Muehlenthaler, Jr
Ankeny
Ben Dennler
Glen
Oliver Heins
George Nickels
Hermen
Marian Woodward
Linda
Carl J. Gehring
Ruth
Elmer Baumgartner
Elkader
Oscar Baumgartner
Harold Glass
Dundee
Glen Dennler
Dea Moines
Tractor crushes Iowa farmer near Guthrie Center
A 43 year old Iowa farmer, James Bunnel, was crushed to death when his tractor sprang forward after being cranked in gear near Guthrie Center. The fatal incident occurred recently as the man was working the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
James Bunnel
Guthrie Center
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Cherry Welley News
Gunder News
Brainard News
U.S
Elgin State Bank
Seopocatiog
DIAL
Elgin
Wadena
Lawrence Bnediteon
Illyria News
Lloyd Nelson Family
Edwin Cottegard
Wm. Dennier
Patsy
Irene Minihan
Harry Butikofer
Martin Wenger
Wenger Bros
Ogle and Family
Leo Benson
Foxwell and
Familly
Lloyd ‘Tope
Bert Erickson
John Erickson
General
Fand
California Test Bureau
American Educat’n Press
State Tax Commission
Towa State College
Falk's Market
Meinhard Hdw
Bender Music Co
Moore’s Store
Silver Burdett Co
J.S. Latta & Son
Jess Moody
John Grimm
H.W. Wilson Co
American Education Press
Pratt Sound Films
Henry McMillan
International Text Co
Bureau of Publications
Hiltbruner
L. L.kiple
Max Thoma
Elgin Echo
Interstate Power
Elect
Town of Elgin
Continental Ins. Co
C. J. Robinson
Freight - Vas Holley
Elgin Oil Co
Ble Music Co
A. L. Riley Co
the Athletic House
Leslie Hays
Parent’s Magazine
Mag. c
Ar Richards Music Mart
Metropolitan Supply
The
Music Store
Bureau of Audio-Visual
United Scientific Co
St. Paul Book & Sta
McCormick - Mathers
Branders Music
W. Walch
Schori
Gregg Pub. Co
Southwestern Pub. Co
Gehring Hardware
Elgin Ins
Benjamin Hillman
McGraw-Hill Pub. Co
Globe Book Co
G. Waffle Book Co
John M. Tillotson
Popular Mechanic
He Row
Peterson x ‘Co
Western Chemical ‘Co
Y World Book Co
State of Iowa
Fayette County
I. Verna E. Robinson
Board of Education
Verna E. Robinson
Edna Hunsberger
State of
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Elkader, Awa
M. F. Schiein
R. L. Myers
Schori Bros
Eigin
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
E.R. Withell
D. C. Chiropractor
State Bank
Elkader, Fa
Towa
Joe Marsh
Towa Snake Hunt
Saint Patrick
Ireland
Madison County
Marth
Ewers F
Elgin Produce
Massey-Hotel
Syollabe
Torkelson Motor Co
Elgin, Iowa
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