Dedication Day observance at Filyria Community Church
Dostald 7 Cimpert pastor leads Dedication Day events on Sunday April 26 with a 10:00 a.m. Sunday school and 11:05 a.m. worship service by Rev E J Starr, followed by a 12:30 p.m. luncheon and 2:30 p.m. dedication service with Dr Calvin Schnucker speaking. Local residents host and attend church dinner guests and community notices follow, including visits and family gatherings across Elgin, West Union, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding towns.
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J. Starr
Calvin Schnucker
Social notes from Brainard area gatherings
Local settlers report supper and dinner visits across Brainard and nearby towns. Listings include Don Peters and family in Waterloo, Lyle Martin home guests, Vern Boyer and Dianna Reeder gatherings, Dickie’s 10th birthday party at Don Reeder home, and visits to Glenn Boyer, Rex Folketta, West Union, and Pleasant Grove Cemetery meeting attendance.
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Don Peters
Waterloo
Joe Peters
Lyle Martin
Robert Hanson
Darrell
Elkader
Melvin Hanson
Jim
Lawrence Gehring
Janet
Vern Boyer
West Union
Iva Feller
Roger Reeder
Dianna Reeder
Wilson Patterson
Rex Folketta
Steamboat Rock
Don Reeder
Dickie
Alice
Lola
Duane Patterson
Ira Cherry
Davenport
Glenn Boyer
Ed Fenner
Ross Whitcher
Clem Meyer
Joe Lerch
Lawrence Geh‘ying
Esther Moore
Russell
Willis Lyons
Bob Kerr
Julia Boyer
Ira Farney
Fayette
Andrew Grimes
Lewis Bishop
E. D. Grimes
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Visit Notes From Lansing Day With Local Residents
At Lansing residents spent the day visiting with the rest of the group. The activity highlighted community engagement and local chatter as participants shared stories and plans for upcoming events.
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Lansing
Local Family Social Visits Recap at Clifford and Lyle Martins
Wednesday evening at the Clifford Bishop home was followed by a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Giles Martin and their family on Friday evening at the Lyle Martin home, highlighting neighborhood social activity.
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Clifford Bishop
Giles Martin
Lyle Martin
Local Gunder social roundups from West Union events
Friday evening visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Orvin Loftsgard and family at Walter Kimutson’s. Elaine, Diane, and Pauline Amundson stayed with Harold Opland after overnighting at Harold Upland’s. Several gatherings feature Manchester visitors and birthday celebrations among area families with multiple host homes and Sunday dinners.
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Earl Strong
Pam
Manchester
Duane Strong
Carol Wilson
Gilas Wilson
Clarence
Alta Thoman
Bert Thoman
Postville Hospital
Donald Burchett
Moline
Ill
Orran Bane
Jim Yearous
Harold Glass
Dundee
Helen Bauer
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Eldo Meyer
Elkader
Harold Kruempel
Walter Kimutson
West Union
Orvin Loftsgard
Elaine
Diane
Pauline Amundson
Harold Opland
Martin Nelson
Harold Uplands
Selmer Holm
Mathilda Christiansen
Ray Jacobin
Clara Kurth
Mielsen Loftsgard
Lena Nyhus
Bertha Zahn
Christine Rypostol
Corrine
Ray Jacobia
Milo Jacobia
Harold Christopherson
Postville
Will Bergen
Louis Kjosa
Otto Gisleson
Betsy Johnson
St. Olaf
Clarence Anderson
Kenneth Kjosa
Gerald Winter
Doreen
Lawrence Naylor
Robert Eberling
Brenda
Joseph Reierson
Floyd Thompson
Bruce Boyce
T. J. Olson
Selma Groth
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Rock Club
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Thomas Ogle
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Wadena
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Claude Block
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Perry Lorimer
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Raymond Benson
Lawrence Gehting
Fred Schneider
Ed Wenger
Howard Roberts
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Progressive Home Study ‘Club
Gene Wenger
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Roy Halverson
Jake Wander
Clermont
Lloyd Baumgartner
Carl Gehring
Joe Ogie
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James Duff
Clifton Yearous
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Brainard News
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