Nuttings Host Visitors and Dinner Guests Highlight Weekend
Braicard News notes visiting Mrs Tom Reeder Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs B R Nutting and family were guests in the Wm Nutting home Sunday afternoon. Etta Nutting returned to the Wm Nutting home Saturday after visiting Clermont. Dinner guests Sunday at Dan Craft home included Dwain Martin Eva James Cedar Rapids. Wm Nutting visited Ray Gilbert Saturday.
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Maud ‘Patternon
Tom Reeder
B. R. Nutting
Fence Posts Use 20 Million Posts by Illinois Farms
Illinois farms annually rely on twenty million fence posts as part of livestock refuges and field boundaries. The figure highlights extensive fencing needs across agricultural operations in the state.
Community Ties Highlight Weekend Socials in Village
Neighbors and relatives gathered for visits, dinners, and a house warming as residents hosted family friends across a busy weekend. Many entries note parties at Loftsgard, Olson, Anderson, Dennler, and Sutter homes with multiple guests and shared meals.
Ilyria church notes and local social guests list
Sunday school at 10 20 a m and church service at 11 20 a m noted. Numerous locals hosted and visited including Mrs Arthur Yearous Mrs Jim Yearous Mr and Mrs Edwin Loftsgard and Janice West Union, Mr and Mrs H F Robbins Hawkeye West Union and Clermont residents, plus church society meetings planned for April 17.
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Mlyria
J. C. Warton
Arthur Yearous
Ben Dennler and friends host dinner gatherings recap
The Cheery Valley News lists a string of social visits across homes in the Levi Frieden, Martin Hanson, John Dennler, Orlin Mason, and Walter Lehman circles. Families including Butikofer, Dennler, Frieden, Torkelson, and related relatives share Sundays and Thursdays at various residences in Postville and surrounding areas.
Grand Meadow Social Notes Reflect Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Oscar Baker and Leslie spent Thursday evening at the Ben Ericksen home. Leslie was discharged from the Army recently. Wilma Martin spent Saturday night at the Ole Peterson home. Mrs Ole Blockhus and Norma spent Sunday afternoon at the Ole Peterson home. Alta Larson of Elgin spent the weekend at the Ernest Holt home. Mr and Mrs Leo Larson and Adrian visited in the Otto Larson home Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Almer Amundson and Kathleen and Richard were dinner guests Sunday at the Elmer Larson home. Mrs Caroline Erickson and Mr and Mrs Mellien Lonsgard spent Saturday at Decorah. Mrs Arthur Olson and Gayle Wharram spent Monday afternoon at Mrs Julia Landsgard’s home. Elmer Erickson left Sunday for his home at Enskine Minn after a week’s stay at the Selmer Erickson home.
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Oscar
Baker
Leslie
Ben Ericksen
Wilma Martin
Ole Peterson
Ole Blockhus
Norma
Alta Larson
Elgin
Ernest Holt
Leo Larson
Adrian
Otto Larson
Almer Amundson
Kathleen
Richard
Good Lighting Advice for Safe Home Use
Good lighting in every room is essential for activity, not overly bright, and safe. Electrical equipment should be kept in repair with no frayed cords, broken plugs, or faulty appliances to prevent shock and fire hazards.
Gay Gadgets and WPA Dance Night Notes
A playful 1930s style feature mocks WPA social events for students. It lampoons gender roles with items like time signals for dances and corsage prizes. The piece ribbingly sketches dates, dress plans, and the joke of paying by date diameter. It closes urging readers to mention the Echo.
Texas Cotton Acreage and Yield Stand at Six Percent
Texas Cotton Texas reports six percent of million acres under cotton with an average lint yield of 156 pounds per acre. The data highlights statewide production capacity and efficiency, indicating potential fiber output and farm planning implications for the season.
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Texas
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Oléonata
Hiram Olson
Linda
Allen “Anderson
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Arvid
Gaynal Ramage
Myron. Anderson
L’myra
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Carlyle
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Aid
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Helmer Loftsgard
Eileen
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Hilda
Alice Hoag
Merlin Hellum
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Henry Vellersven
Allen Anderson
Danice
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Delores Anderson
Somerset
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Clifford Gisleson
T. J. Olson
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Ole Loftsgard
Henry Mark
Henry Larson
Harry Frieden
Dale Ashline
Gladys Peterson
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Rex Mediberry
B. J. Baumgartner
Selina Olson
Melvern Wetherbee
Waterloo
Lyle Patterson
Jess Corbin
Albert Dennler
Arnold Sanders
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Arthur Chapman
Farm Bureau
Virginia Glass
Nac Smith
Mary Lou Woods
Kathleen Yearous
Ed Wenger
Rose McMillan
L.T. N. Olson
Clermont
Fred Rothlisberger
Wir
Fay Whittenbaugh
Terry
Wadena
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Barry Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Max
Medberry
Dorothy
Grimm
Glen
Lois
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
Harold Strong
Guy Ernst
Reynold Strong
Ida Halverson
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
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George Metzger
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Dubuque Pack, Co
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WM. C. Bakkum
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Klingman’s Fountain Service
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Elgin, Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
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Elizabeth Hadd
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Ed Gernand
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Eugene Wenger
Fort Snelling
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Arnold Kilcher
Nancy Ernst
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Levi Pulfer
Eliza Pulfer
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Carol
M. V. Kiple
Lena Gage
Jerome
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Louis Butikofer
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Herman “Schupbach
Lyle
Francis Butikofer
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Frank Burwick
Virginia
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Wayne Baumgartner
Edwin Hanson
John Dennler
Martin Minihan
Patsy
Orlin Mason
Werner Moore
Paul Butikofer
Colera Muehlenthaler
Albert Erickson, Jr
Willard Schroeder
Ida Christen
George
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Lavern Dennler
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Fred Butikofer
O. T. Knudtson
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