Illyria Community Notes From Dayton to Fayette
A long list of social visits and family gatherings in Illyria country includes Mra Inez Miller of Dayton visiting Mrs Chas Doty and family in Madison Wisconsin, many relatives from Wolfa and nearby towns sharing meals, picnics and church events. The Progressive Home Study club meets August 8 at Nellie Foxwell's with a roll call on pets and menus. A Children’s Day program is planned at the Clyria church on Sunday August 7 at 11 20 featuring Dean Pollock Roma Jean Medberry Lorraine Yearous Mavia Largan Verla Jean Benson and Duane Strong among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Inez Miller
Dayton
N. J
Chas, Doty
Lulu Rothisberger
Elmer Markow
Madison
Wis
E. T. Gough
Marion
L. W. McKellar
Ida Frieden
Gottfried Frieden
Fred Wenger
Virginia
Emmetsburg
Wenger Bros
Ed Wenger
Gene
Rose McMillan
Chris Wenger
Gladys Craft
Brainard
Sheldon Moats
West Union
Chas. Chapman
Nellie Foxwell
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Walter Boys
Volga
Chas. Doty
Clarence Doty
Moore
Fair Grounds
Elkader
Harold Ashby
Fayette
Joe Frieden
Walter Rothlis
Ben Maudlin
Dorothy
Eleanor
Lavere Shepherd
Aurora
Andrew Yearous
Fred Rothlisberger
Arthur Yearous
Lester Chase
Will Chase
Walter Medberry
Olaf Berg
Hulda
Martha
Edgar Kimball
Jerome
Celia Lehman
Walter Rothlisberger
Gus Hackmann
J. D. Humphry
Clermont
L. V. Humphry
Harold Kimball
Alma Friederich
Jerome Yearous
Otis
Ruth Rothlisberger
Austin Wilbur
Hawkeye
Sid Waltera
Elizabeth Walters
Watter Rothisberger
Millard Larson
War Conservation Office Force
L. D. Hitch
Wilma
Cecil Bniley
H. M. Brownell
Paul Pace
Maynard
Anna Yauslin
Kenneth Baldwin
Wadena
Leonard Arthur
Irvin Mitchell
Jean
W. R. Sperry
Marjorie Molten
Evelyn Toutach
Ray Farley
Raynell
Waucoma
Florence Brubeck
Elizabeth Foxwall
Clyria
Dean Pollock
Roma Jean Medberry
Lorraine Yearous
Mavia Largan
Verla Jean Benson
Duane
Merton Strong
Milo Frieden
Charles and
Jesus
Billy Dennler
Burnal Benson
Donald Frieden
DeWayne Medberry
Lowell
Earl Strong
Gordon Pollock
Lowell Gehring
Gene Medberry
Noel Smith
Golden Sunbeams
Shirley
Vernie Frieden
Darlene
Dale Patterson
Junior
Date Klingman
Glen Dennler
Nathan Kimpson
Robert Yearous
Cheery Valley visitors and gatherings in Ley ane
Local residents share Monday and Sunday visits and dinners across Ley ane area. Cheery Valley guests include Roy and Hilda Leuchtenmacher, Bert Allen, Eva Mae Meyer, Hilda Meyer, and many families such as the Christensons, Dennlers, Pulfers, and Nydegger. Birthday party honors Betty Christen at Walter Butikofer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Bert Allen
Te Ley Ane
Eva Mae Meyer
Hilda Meyer
Jim. Duff
Jake Christen
John Pulfer
Ruth
Lena Pulfer
Tim Thoman
Ern Meyer
Leo
Tofield Lehman
Jake Gehring, Jr
Fred Butikoter
Jacob Gehring
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Lucy Christen
Will Nydegger
Fred Nydegger
Jake Dennler
Jake Lehman
John Dennler
Lucy
Will
Reuben
George Christen
Ida Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Wm. Larson
Elmer Dennler
Christ Christianson
Millard Olson
Rayfield Orr
George Larson
Lawrence Wikan
Walter Butikofer
Betty Christen
Butikofer
Local Families Visit Relatives in Nearby Communities
Mr and Mrs Francis West and others spent Sunday with Milton Voelker near Postville. Elmer Christen returned home from a year of military training in Cheyenne Wyoming. Ida Meyer joined the Baumgartners for a Sunday visit to see her sister Mrs Albert Muth and relatives in Rock Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Cox
Volga
Martin Minihan
Billy
Orlin Mason
Francis West
Jake Butikofer
Jake Frieden
Rosa Schlupp
Reuben
George Christen
Jake Dennler
Rudy Poshell
Walter Mitts
Dorell
Dean
Floyd Mitts
Johnnie Friederich
Milton Voelker
Postville
Elmer Christen
Cheyenne
Wye
Ida Meyer
Wm. Baumgartner
Rock Valley
Albert Muth
Sunday Socials Span Many Families in Earl Kipte Area
Local notes list visits and gatherings across multiple households including the Kipte, Hoover, Thoman, Wilson, and Medberry families. Events include birthday parties, suppers, and housework help with relatives and neighbors visiting in Oelwein, Lima, Elgin, Cheery Valley, and nearby towns.
Picnic Honors Appelman Couple at Echo Valley Park
A group including Brainard items from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Appelman and Edna, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Boyer and family, Ira Cherry and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Barnhouse and family, Frank Barnhouse and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Appelman and family enjoyed a Sunday picnic at Echo Valley park in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Chas Appelman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Appelman
Edna
Glen Boyer
Herman Boyer
Ira Cherry
John Barnhouse
Frank Barnhouse
Chas
Appelman
Hawkeye
Echo Valley Park
Chas. Appelman
Local Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Visits
Thirty fifth wedding anniversary celebrated as Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting hosted guests including Raymond Mays. Community members attended funerals and visited relatives from Elgin to Walworth while July Ladies Aid met with programs and new committee appointments. Visitors included Mrs A Kimpson and Mrs Eldred Dummermuth as social rounds documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Nutting
Raymond Mays
Lawrence Howard
Chas
Peters
Vern Boyer
Willis Lyon
Don Cummings
J. L. Bartlett
Isaac Veasy
Delhi
Fred Veasy
Rochester
Minn
Louis Becker
Near Elgin
Joe Peters
Sidney Nutting
E. R. Nutting
Ruth Hope
Kenneth Kjosa
Walworth
Wis
Yorks ‘Observatory
Williams Bay
Lake Delavan
Lake Geneva
John Ruthledge
Herbert Miller
S. Patterson
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Marian Patterson
Frank Lyon
Geo Boyle
Elgin
Ladies’ Aid Society
Marshall Helms
Glen Boyer
Carl Appelman
Jesus
A. Kimpson
Eldred Dummermuth
Darlene Notnagel
Eldred Dummer
Mays Tie for First Prize at Local Event
The report notes that Mr and Mrs Raymond Mays tied for first prize. George Thomas five year old son of Mr and Mrs George Howard recovered well from a pneumonia attack two weeks ago. Brainard Church notes: Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 8 pm with Rev Belknap as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muth
Raymond Mays
George Thomas
George Howard
Brainard
Belknap
Do You Know Fewer Than Seven in the World Live in the US
The excerpt claims Americans hold large shares of railroads radios telephones automobiles silk petroleum rubber coffee and sugar. It notes U.S. working men’s buying power exceeds Europe and much of Asia, and that two thirds of civilized banking resources are in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Europe
London
Finally Caught Up Husband and Wife Exchange Doubts
A husband asks if the new cook will settle in, while the wife expresses doubt. She notes a morning letter for the cook was readdressed five times, hinting at possible unsettled origins or uncertain status. The exchange conveys domestic tension over trust and routine.
Henry Ford Turns 75 With Dearborn Pageant At Ford Field
Dearborn staged a large birthday pageant titled The Progress of Dearborn to honor Henry Ford on his 75th birthday last week. Henry Ford and Mrs. Ford attended along with Dearborn officials and about five hundred cast members in the event at Ford Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Mick
Henry Ford
Mrs. Ford
Ford Field
Elgin Coop Eyes Cold Storage Locker Plant
Officials from Elgin Farmers' Coop and local parties report researching cold storage locker plants in Iowa with about four hundred now in operation. Patrons praise convenience and economy. Plans outline a 50 by 80 foot building for lockers plus curing and processing meat facilities and space for feed and flour operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Farmers’ Coop
Iowa
Elgin
Prospective Patrons Back Convenience Service
Farmers surveyed express strong approval for a new service that will ease home butchering and curing, eliminate drudgery, and keep pace with modern times.
Progress of Sale of Trust Certificates
Trust certificates bearing 5 percent interest have been sold to potential patrons and investors over the last two weeks. Funds are placed with three trustees to hold until final plans are completed and construction begins. Sales have occurred in Elgin and among farmers, with community awareness sufficient to accelerate sales so building could start soon and the plant be in operation by late fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Sales Force Doubled This Week In Certificates Sale
Harold Fenton of Vinton has interviewed investors for two weeks about selling certificates. This week H. G. Amos joins to speed completion. Local Coop members are assisting with the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fenton
Vinton
H. G. Amos
Coop
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Clara Hoover
Earl Kipte
Rudy Yunker
J. B. Miller
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Marie
Henry Holzer
Howard Medberry
Marlene
Arthur .Chapman and Douglas
Thomas Dennler
Eddie Wilder
Oran Bane
Clara Mae
Lois O'Dell
Anna Mae Schupbach
H. B. Gilson
Silas Wilson
Clyde King
Dyersville
John Wilson
Ward Brabham
Hans Winkler
Evans’ Cafe
Lake View
Prairie du Chien
Louis F. Mattie
Pk Velvet
Prince Albert
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California
Walt
The
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