Local Hosts and Visiting Guests Share Sunday Gatherings
Illyria area residents and neighboring families hosted and visited across the weekend and Sunday. Lists include Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cline, Walter Medberry, Harold Kimball, Ella Foxwell, Arthur Yearous, Guernsey Smith, and numerous others from West Union, Fayette, Marion, Farmerburg, and nearby towns. Social calls, dinners, and club meetings reflect a busy community scene with many family and friend occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Cline
Virginia
LeRoy
Mary Foy
Wadena
Walter Medberry
Earl Scheffert
600 Card Club
Gene Westestt
Near West Union
Harold Kimball
Ella Foxwell
W. F. Albright
Beach
Ed Wenger
Gene
Arthur Kelly
Chas. Doty
Arthur Hermen
Mra
B. J. Baumgartner
Fred Burrow
Arthur Yearous
Edwin Ernst
Fayette
L. C. Popenhagen
Marion
Theo
Barrack Ot
Farmersburg
Harold Glass
Heynold Strong
Maurice Christianson
West Union
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Frank Kohls
Jimmy
Florence
Carol Kohls
Hadd
Arlington
Wm. Kohls Jr
Elmer Kohls
Wm. Kohls, Sr
Elmer Lembke
Kraus
Garber
Tofield Fischer
Leo Rothlisberger
Epworth League
Myron Chapman
R. D. Smith
Martin Wenger
Guernsey Smith
Walter Rothlisberger
Walter Boys
Volga
Alton Medberry
Herbert Ash
Lester Chase
Mervin Hunsberger
Barbara
Richard Hofer
Walter Humphry
Fred Rothlisberger
Foxwell
Floyd Frieden
David
Joe Frieden
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Floyd Ernst
New Albin
Merlin Cook Home
Elkader
Raymond Benson
Andrew Yearous
Giles Hicks
Donald Paige
Sunday Visitors and Local Family News T: Sunday visitors and local family notes from Cantalle Volga West Union
Elmer Kohls and family along with Mrs. Wm Kohls sr visited the Chea Bachweinefus family at Cantalle on Sunday evening. Harold Glass and family visited John Gamm near Volga. Ells Foxwell stayed with her sister Mrs. Katie Richards at West Union from Sunday evening to Tuesday. Herman Boyer moved his saw to the Foxwell timber Friday and will saw lumber as the Foxwells plan improvements at their place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Kohls
Wm. Kohls
Chea
Bchweinefus
Cantalle
Harold Glass
John Gamm
Volga
Ells Foxwell
Katie Richards
West Union
Herman Boyer
Foxwell
Will
Foxwells
Vivian Minihan
Shirley Johnson
St. Olaf
Louis Butikofer
Louis
Rochester
Minn
Will Sutter
Harold Meisner
George Lerch
Lawrence Wilder
John Dennler
Joe Thoman
Josephine
Frank
West Bend
Frank Christen
Ed Metzger
Reuben Metzger
Mary Metzger
Elgin
Louis Hofer
C. C. Torkelson
Ruth
Elizabeth Butihofer
Wil
Christen
Jacob Christen
Martin Hanson
Clara Muehlenthaler
Elkader
Kenneth Mark
Oscar Baumgartner
Walter Butikofer
H. D. Yack
Orlin Mason
Reuben Butikofer
Edwin Hanson
Joe Thom
Geo. Schupbach
Carol
Jake Solberger
Harvey
Cedar Rapids
Fred Dennler
Fred Butikofer
Lucy Christen
Paul Bossard
Oak Grove Social News Summary of Sunday Visits
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited many families this Sunday. Alton Medberry, Ed Medberry, Alfred Ash, and Kathleen Yearous joined Herbert Ash for dinner. Several households, including the Gilsons and Fredricks, were guests in various homes. visits extended to the Mary Allen, Archie Howard, J. M. Shaffer, Clifton Wilson, and Ward Brabham households. Hospital, patient, and additional calls were noted at West Union hospital for Leonard and Darlene Anfinson and Nettie Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Howard
Harry Gilson
Wm. Frederick and
LeRoy
Forest Shaffer
J. M. Shaffer
Melbert Meyer and
Clifton Wilson
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Herbert Ash
Community notices from Alpha area gatherings and club meeting
Families and neighbors gathered at multiple homes around Alpha including Wilbur Lehman and Elmer Christen. Visits spanned West Union Oelwein and local hospitals with guests such as Mrs. Ida Meyer, Mrs. Amanda Mason, and Mrs. Martin Hanson. The Ladies Home Project club met to discuss Victory Gardening, led by Mrs. Hanson with twelve attendees and a lunch served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Lehman
Alpha
Amanda Mason
Orlin Mason
Ida Meyer
Ernest Christen
Reuben Christen
Elmer Christen
Roscoe Larson
John, Dennler
Howard Mason
West Union
Oelwein
Ern Baumgartner
Walter Butikofer
John Dennler
Roy Nagel
John
Martin Minihan
John Erickson
Martin Hanson
Ladies’ Home Project Club
Ben Dennler
Rose
Sam Dennler
Community Socials Across Castalia and Nearby Homes
Grand Meadow residents record a string of Sunday and weekday visits among neighbors and families. Aanes, Lyngaas, Landsgard, Martin, Reinhart, and Holm-related households host and visit others, with church group gathering noted at Highland church.
Social Visits Across Counties Highlight Weekend Gatherings
County Line News lists multiple family gatherings in Nora Springs near Decorah and surrounding areas. Residents including Jacobsons Groths Bergs Bergus Amundsons wander between homes, sharing Sunday afternoons and weekend visits with relatives and friends across farms and small towns.
Local Social Notes from Decorah Area Minnesotan
Community previews and visits across Washington Prairie Decorah and nearby farms. Names include Butikofer Berg Gilbertson Olson Thorson Blockhus Reierson Kimball Lantz Mitts Kittleson Halverson Gunderson Thorson Swenson Larson Groth Berg Friederich and other local residents sharing gatherings visits quilting trips and cantata attendance over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Prairie
Decorah
Fred Butikofer
Orville Berg
Palma Gilbertson
Gus Gilbertson
Clarence Olson
Quinton
Carrie Thorson
Otto Blockhus
Ole Reierson
Edgar Kimball
Bessie Blockhus
M. J. Blockhus
Lydia Martie
Arno Foscher
Lawrence West
Gea, Hanson
Severein Blockhus
John Lantz
Walter Mitts
Bert Bruckner
Helen Groth
Belle Reierson
Carl Halverson
Jim Halverson
Gus Gunderson
Andrew Thorson
Christine Kittleson
Mary Ann
Robert Kittleson
Henry Kittleson
Allen Haberger
Gene
Carmen Swenson
Beverly Larson
Bernice Blockhus
Clara Blockhus
Knut Arno
Osage
Ardis
Verna Groth
Opal
Lavern
Oliver Larson
Baptist Church
Elgin
Jake Friederich
Olaf Berg
Red Cross Meeting urged for Thursday at Marion church
The Red Cross committee calls a Thursday evening meeting in the Marion church basement to teach knitting. Attendees should bring needles and yarn. Mrs. Oline Ness of Grand Forks visited from Tuesday to Sunday at Kirkeberg Bros. home while en route to Miami to see her two sons in the U S armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Marion Church
Oline Ness
Grand Forks
N. D
Kirkeberg Bros
Ness
Miami
Florida
U.S
Merrill Olson
Pete Opperud
Charles City
Waverly Hospital
Henry Vellersyen
Alvin Halverson
Melvin Anderson
Ole Lottegard
T. J. Olson
Fred Pfister
Adeline
Henry Larson
Harry
Postville
Henry Vellersven
Fire at Kenneth Krosa home causes roof damage
A chimney spark sparked a blaze at the Kenneth Krosa residence Friday afternoon, burning a large roof hole but extinguished before Elgin firefighters arrived. Nearby social visits and guest appearances fill the rest of the page with names and familial gatherings across Postville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Krosa
Elgin Fire Department
Leslie Lantz
T.J. Loftsgard
Harold Landsgard
B. Nelson
Joe Baker
George Larson
Postville
Albert Halverson
Alvin Buroden
Helmer Loftsgard
Mary Staake
Harry
Marvin Staake
E. W
Dick) Carlson
Lester Hagensick
Wisconsin
Milton Monlux
Vern Huffer
Geo. Humke
Huffer
Elephant Tree: Mulberry Pruned into Shape in Grand Junction
A special photo from Grand Junction Colorado shows David A Moore shaping a mulberry tree into an elephant form, training branches to rise above the back. The project spanned years and required patient care to achieve the distinctive silhouette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Colo
David A. Moore
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State Bank
Bigg
Rikader
Illyria
Schori Bros
Iowa
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf
M. D
Baumgartner
Oak Grove News
Cheery Valley News
Grand Meadow News
Vernon Anderson
Clifford Osmundson
Vivian
Delores
Castalia
Glenn Nygaard
Gilendal
Pauline
Bert Lyngans
Lloyd Aanes
Carolyn Erickson
Arthur Olson
Julia Landsgard
Laura Holt
Immanuel Larsonr
Clermont
Nels Iverson
Otto Larson
Leo Larson
Andrew Reinhart
Bert Lyngaas
Ed Johnson
Hans Larson
George V. Larson
Kathryn
Ewald Lyngans
Darlene
Lydia
Robert
Willard Martin
Clarence Burodell
Mildred Halverson
Ames Olson
Martin Amundson
Ronald
Helen Reinhart
Lutheran Brotherhood
Highland Church
Mellien Loftsgard
County Line News
Louis Jacobson
Nora Springs
Arthur Groth
Harry Groth
Near Decorah
Selmer Groth
Henry Anderson
Mildred Thorson
Elmer Larson
Jerome Yearous
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen
Harlan
Michael Jr. Blockhus
Joe Wander
Louisa Martie
Dorothy Frederick
Almer Amundson
Ole Amundson
Gunder News
Din
Riga
Ik Ny
Albert Wilson
Linden
Wis
Frank King
Darlington
Albert Hanson
Hiram Olson
Lucas Olson
Elgin State Bank
Monarch
Schori & Kuster Lbr. Co
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