Local families gather for Sunday dinners and visits
A long list of visits and dinners dominated the weekend in West Union and surrounding areas. Gerald Winter and Laur ence Naylor were guests of the Gislesons. many relatives and friends from Ced ar Rapids, Ossian, Fort Atkinson, and Decorah called on or hosted neighbors. Birthdays, hospital calls, and a Decorah ALCW convention accompanied the social schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder
Gerald Winter
Decorah
Laurence Naylor
West Tonion
Otto Gisleson
Gunda Gisleson
Milo
DeVere Halverson
Nancy
Ruth Loftsgard
Peggy Renwick
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Loftsgard
Kenneth Vagts
Eldorado
Gerald Timp
Ossian
Eugene Bodensteiner
West Union
Laverne Smohel
Bill Numker
Postville
Gordon Lensing
Fort Atkinson
Harold Opsand
la Crosse Hospital
Bernard Hanson
Handine
Morris Amundson
Steven
David
Christine Rypestol
Ol Loftsgard
P. K. Peterson
Warren Burstrom
Arthur Amundson
Brian
Bruce
Clara Peterson
Merrill Olson
Selmer Halm
Andrew Reinhart
Prairie du Chien
Wise
Olga Landsgard
Ole
St. Olaf
Celia Buytikofer
Myron Hong
Gordon Landsgard
Loren
Linda
Social visits dominate Brainard area activities
The Wilson Patterson family spent Sunday in the Rex Folkerts home in Steamboat Rock. Mrs Vivien Peters and Billy Peters brought Dennis Olson home for the weekend from Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Mrs Melvin Hanson visited the Lyle Martin home on Monday and Ed Heins, Velmer in Clermont visited Roger Reeder Sunday afternoon. Mrs Richard Kohls visited Robert McClain in Oelwein on Wednesday. Mrs Tom Hartlett Independence returned home with Mrs Kohls and stayed Wednesday night and Thursday in the Kohls home. Mrs Harriet Craft and Lorraine Gilbert visited Thursday with Mrs Ed Fenner. Mrs Tom Meighan Sumner and Mrs Lawrence Gehring visited Friday with Ervin Brarkin in the Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo. Mrs Lyle Martin spent Monday with Mrs Ed Fenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Patterson
Rex Folkerts
Steamboat Rock
Vivien Peters
Billy Peters
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Dennis Olson
Melvin Hanson
Lyle Martin
Ed Heins
Velmer
Clermont
Roger Reeder
Richard Kohls
Robert McClain
Oelwein
Tom Hartlett
Independence
Social visits highlighted around West Union and Sumner
The report lists neighbors visiting relatives on weekends in West Union Sumner and Wadena homes including the Kohls at Ole Tripp, the Meighan family with Kerri Moran in the Lawrence Gehring home, Mrs Gerald Bond and Jerry in the Ed Fenner home, and the Geh ring visit to Howard Van Sickle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard Kohls
Ole Tripp
West Union
Tom Meighan
Kerri Moran
Sumner
Cheery Valley Visits and Family Gatherings Highlight Weekend
Cheery Valley residents recount a weekend filled with visits among the Butikofer Christen and Denner families. The Charles Erickson and John Christen homes hosted relatives from Cedar Falls and Waverly while others traveled to Elkport Guttenberg Rochester and La Porte City. A birthday party at the Friedens home brought out many relatives as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheery Valley
S'le. Butikofer
Charles Erickson
Genevieve Christen
Cedar Falls
Sam Dennler
Lawrence
Larry Butikofer
Wm. Friederich
Billy Jane Dennler
Susan Dennler
Albert L. Denler
George Nickels
Jerry Anderson
Clermont
Ernest Christen
Richard Hofer
Carl Meinhard
Waverly
Roger Howard
John Christen
James Frieden
Mary
Elkport
Ronnie Wenger
Elkader
Andrew Brakin
la Porte City
Walter Lantz
Robert Hanson
Diane
Donald
Marin
Ben Demler
Lydia Odgard
Joan
Louis Denner
Celia Thoman
Ida Christen
Clara Muehlethaler
Frank Christen
Church Shower for Mrs Don Maser Noted
A shower was held at St Pauls Lutheran Church for Mrs Don Maser. The Ben Butikofer family visited Ole Embreteen at Ekador Sunday. Edwin Hanson was a dinner guest Sunday in the Harald Meisner home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Don Maser
Ben Butikofer
Ole Embreteen
Ekador
Edwin Hanson
Harald Meisner
Weekend visitors and club gatherings noted in Iilyria
Iilyria communities report weekend guests including Merlin and Arthur Chapmans and Tantha Strong. Many Sunday visits span the area with families in Cedar Rapids, Elkport, Wadena, Marion, Monticello, Dundee, Hawkeye, Waterloo, and St Olaf. Cub Scouts attended Scout-o-rama. several groups hosted or were hosted by local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Chapman
Start
Dike
Arthur Chapman
Tantha Strong
Cedar Rapids
Harald Strong
Charles Wenger
Gene Wenger
Pau Smith
Harry Olezen
West, Union
Roy Halverson
Nellie Kimball
Oelwe
Clarence Thoman
Andrew Braker
Guy Ernst
Martin Waterman
Elkport
Harold Dennler
Floyd Frieden
David Frieden
Orvin Thompson
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Arnold Sanders
Hawkeye
Thomas Pollock
Howard Medberry
Abert Dennler
Raymond Benson
Forrest
Ferry
Dundee
Ben Dennler
Jana
Rae Giles
Orran Bane, Jr
Waterloo
Orran Bane
Emma Holzer
Robert Hilgerson
St. Olaf
David Christen
Richard Butikofer
Wm. Dennler
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Ladies’ Aid and Cemetery
Community Ladies Plan May 18 Meeting At Local Homes
Mrs. Clara Shaffer and Mrs. Harry Butikofer hosted a recent gathering of Association members. The Ladies' Aid and Evening Circle schedule a joint May 18 meeting with hosts including Mrs. Thomas Ogle and Mrs. Virgil Torvon. Weekend visits feature the Klingman and Heck families with Cedar Rapids and Clermont ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Klingman
G. J. Heck
Postville
Kenneth Heck
Cedar Rapids
Tofield Heck
Jim Heck
Darwin Preuss
Phyllis Hunsberger
Omaha
Nebr
Valley Jr High News Reports Track Meet and Class Highlights
In geography the class finished Europe with a test. John Baldwin and Mark Mc Milan had perfect papers, and Asia studies begin with religions and country reports. 7th math covered distributive property rational numbers decimals and quizzes. Valley track boys scored second at a meet with Gelwein West Central and MFL. 7th tied West Central for second, 8th led by Bahe Angle Dugan Reeder and Grim in events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
John Baldwin
Mark McMilan
Asia
Debra Friederich
Valley
Valley Jr
Gelwein
West Central
MFL
Bahe
Oelwein
Angle
Dugan
Reeder
Grim
Valley and Oelwein Lead In Seventh and Eighth Grade Relays
Final eighth grade scores show Oelwein 68 Valley 20 MFL 29.7 West Central 26.7. Seventh grade results list Oelwein 46 Valley 44 West Central 44 MFL 8. New records include Valley 220 yard relay and 72 yard hurdles by Strong and a 440 yard medley relay set across grades. Blue ribbons awarded for multiple events across eighth seventh and fifth grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Oelwein
Phelps Oelwein
MFL
West Central
Ede
Tyler
Wet Central
Albert
West Centural
Zurbriggen
Strong
Valtex
W. Central
Reeder
Bilden
Baker
Hansen
Gardner
Baldwin
Hurles
Hermen
Torkelson
Steffens
Nuchring
Appleman
Hilden
Appelman
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Gilbert Lofisgard
Ronald Lofisgard
Charles
Emmma Larson
Will Bergen
Floyd Thompson
Wil Bergen
Zar Torkelson
Clara Helium
Cornelius Reierson
Ben Fuelling
Davin Sanderson
Bernard Loftsgard
Dan Butikofer, Jr
Brainard News
Television Sales
EIOM
ANA
T.V. Repair
Zenith
Lembke Refrigeration
West Elgin Shopping Center
TE LO Eae Evans
Elgin State Bank
Elgin
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
Francis Butikofer
Iilyria News
Maquoketa Valley
Arlington
Festina Ossian
Strawberry Point
Jr. High News
Gealer
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
Furniture Store
Nylon & Dacron Reg
Campbells Soup
Max Thoma
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Chrysler
Torkelson Motors
Senter Street
Eiyia
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