Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits across Several Towns
A large roundup of visitors and gatherings fills weekend events across the area. Fred Schneider and family visited Lawrence Gehring near Elgin, Ruth Rothlisberger spent Saturday with Mrs Lulu Rothlisberger and family, and many others shared Sunday at homes in Brainard Volga and West Union. The 4 H club met with Gladys Feller, a surprise party honored Ed Bauder near West Union, and a picnic at Walter Rothlisberger’s celebrated Eloise Meltinger and family guests from Pittsburg. Windsor township to host Farm Bureau program August 8 at Tyrie church. cake or sandwiches urged. Ida Wenger visited Cedar Rapids. Martha Paige and others spent time with the Rothlisberger and West families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schneider
Lawrence Gehring
Elgin
Ruth Rothlisberger
Lulu Rothlisberger
C. Wenger
Ida
Ed Wenger
Gene
Tim Thoman
Frank
Lew Downs
Walter Mitts
Canton
Gottfred Frieden
George Howard
Sumday
Brainard
Chas
Kimball
Anna Gibson
Gladys Feller
Walter Rothlisberger
West Union
Fayette County
Melvin Gregerson
Walter Roys
John Probert
Fred Ensign
John Follen
Ruth Roys
Volga
Bert Fobes
Fayette
Eloise Meltinger
Clifton
Ruby
Raymond Smiley
Pittsburg
Arthur Patterson
Grace Peters
Windsor Township
Farm Bureau
Tyrie Church
Ida Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Co. Wenger
Martha Paige
Elkader
Fred Rothlisberger
Earl
Robert West
Geneva Christianson
Elk
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Guests
Settired Frieden home and Mrs Walter Medberry return after stays with relatives. Various families and guests visit in the region, including the Foxwell, Rothlisberger, Peters, Thoman, Meisner, West, Wenger, and West unions. Recurrent traveling and dinners mark a busy week across Anamosa Brainard Guttenberg Volga and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Settired Frieden
Walter Medberry
Lou Popenhagen
Anamosa
Jan
Gottfred
Levi Pulfer
Mar- Frieden
Walter Everetts
Stanley
Volga
S. H. Foxwell
Viola Howard
Chas, Peters
Brainard
Walter Rothlisberger
Leo Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberger
Guttenberg
Fred Wenger
Emmetsburg
Burrington
Volta
C. Wenger
Florence
Clarence Thoman
Lulu Rothlisberger
Will Meisner
Ab West
Elkader
Jake Butikofer
Cheery Valley
Francis West
Bert Robbins
Watervaliet
Mich
Raymond Rogers
Benton, Harbor, Mich
Chas, Doty
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Elmer Meyer
Elgin
Wenger
Cheery Valley social notes recall weekend visits
Cheery Valley readers list a string of casual visits and calls among local families. The week’s gatherings include Hanson Bros and Frieden households hosting relatives and friends, with numerous Christen and Thoman family members dropping in across Friday to Sunday evenings. Several outings were noted, including a Sunday picnic near the Joe Frieden home honoring Mrs Grey Reed of Ponca City Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Butikofer
Oma Lea
John Jr
Hanson Bros
Emil Frieden
Fred Butikofer
Lillian Christen
Alma
Gladys
Lucille Hanson
Adolph Elvers
Garneyville
Sam Lehman
Bertha Jase Casper
G. Friederich
Joe
Les Baumgartner
Fred den
Edwin Hanne
Lucy Christen
Joe Frieden
Grey Reed
Ponca City
Oklo
Frank Christen
Helen Hofer
Ellen Hanson
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Walter Dennler
Martin Henson
Robert
Alice Friederich
Wm. Mueller
St. Olaf
Oak Grove Social Notes Record Weekend Gatherings
Mrs Thos Howard sr and the Enos Howard party visited J M Shaffer for Mrs Shaffer's birthday. Lyle Wilson and children from West Union stayed with Rob Wilson. Jud Conner and Walter Dummermuth aided threshers lunch. Elizabeth Warren came from West Union to the Harry Gilson home. Wm Kohls and others visited the Gilson household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Howard, Sr
Enos Howard
Ed Conner
J. M. Shaffer
Mrs. Shaffer
Lyle Wilson
West Union
Rob. Wilson
Jud Conner
Walter Dummermuth
Herbert Dummermuth
George Gilson
Epworth
Elizabeth Warren
Harry Gilson
Wm. Kohls
Tena Bohr
Bert Allen
Local families gather for weekend visits across Iowa towns
Last Thursday and Sunday weekly visits tied Volga and nearby towns as families including the Kohls, Gilson, Shaffer, Normark, Dummermuth, Bennett, May, Boyle, Conner, and Frederick shared meals and greetings. A birthday dinner at the Harry Gilson home celebrated several family birthdays with relatives joining from Epworth and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Harry Gilson
Herman Kohls
Song
Sumner
Wm. Kohls
Tena Buhr
Walter Kohls
Harold Bennett
Clermont
David May
Wm. Murphy
Ed Boyle
Ed Conner
Frank Boyle
George Gilson
Donald Gilson
Wm. Frederick and Son
Corrine Wenger
Loftsgard family reunion notes and local gatherings
A family reunion at the A. O. Nyborg home honored Mr. Nyborg on his eighty first birthday. Various Loftsgard relatives reported threshing efforts stalled by rain while others visited, picnicked, or conducted business in Decorah and Elkader. The Loftsgard family reunion at N. T. Loftsgard home drew many relatives, with plans for next year at Red Wing Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nyborg
Nyborg
Loftsgard Bros
Henry T. Olsen
Gunner Landsgard
Knudt
Wisconsin
Ole Loftsgard
T. T. Loftsgard
T. L. Loftsgard
Edna
Decorah
Marion
East Clermont
T. A. Olson
V. L. Gilje
Elkader
Oscar Nyborg
Mariza
Otto Hanson
Carl Johanson
Carl
Hans Berg
Osage
Carrie Nelson
Community Notes Share Sunday Visits Across Town
Grand Meadow residents report a series of Sunday visits and short trips. Alfred and Mrs Buraas and family visited Gilbert Buraas. Florence Erickson returned from a week with Carl Smyth’s family in Anamosa. Olsons and related families gathered, neighbors hosted at Osland and Nelson homes, with choir picnic at East Lutheran church grounds and several extended family visits noted in local rosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Buraas
Gilbert Buraas
Florence Erickson
Carl Smyth Aps
Anamosa
Minnie
Myra
Bertha Jane Ol
Bert Lyngaar
Clifford Osmundson
Vivian
Delores
Lars Osmundson
Ossian
Martin Halverson
Mildred
Kenneth
Chris Nelson
East Lutheran Church
West Union Fair Grounds
Millard Olson
Albert Olson
Arthur Olson
Vera Mae Olson
Eunice Landsgard
Andrew Reinhart
Helen
Selmer Holm
Betty
Elaine Holm
Ole Blockhun
Frankville
Clarence Olson
Clifford Kittleson
Joseph Olson
Maxine
Calvin Nelson
Guttenberg
Ed Johnson
Eleanor and
Alice Lyngaas
Local Social Roundup Near Waterloo And Gunder
Weekend social notes recount visits and gatherings across Waterloo West Union Gunder and nearby homes. Immanuel Larson and family traveled to Waterloo while Cooley relatives returned home from summer visits. Olson, Olson and Nelson groups attended picnics and calls at Erickson Rypstad and Lyngen households with several guests and casual Sunday stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signy Hanson
Immanuel Larson
Waterloo
Paul Cooley
Mary Jane
Joan Cooley
Ames Olson
Marilyn
West Union
Gilbert Buraas
Gloria
Carolyn Erickson
Darlene Olson
Martin Nelson
Gunder
New Shows at Princess Theatre in West Union
The Princess Theatre presents No More Ladies starring Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery for Sunday Monday Tuesday August 11 12 13. The paper invites watching for fall announcements of new pictures and notes other films from Metro Fox Paramount First National. The house features air cushioned seats and upgraded comforts with attentive service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
West Union
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
New Pictures
Jack London
China Seas
Rogers
Janet Gaynor
Metro
Fox
Paramount
First National Pictures
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O. W. Heiserman
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Floyd Patterson
Walter Rothlizberger
Reynold Strong
Taleatl
Ralph Shaffer
Shirley
Wadena
Lulu Ruthlisberger
Cheery Valley News
Oak Grove News
Gunder News
Grand Meadow News
Echo
Walt’s Corner Grocery
Elgin, Jowa
Figin Opera House
Business Men of
Bill, Hurd
Miller’s High
Des Moines
Kirkwood
Poplar Hotel
Conroy Bros. Circus
Old Ball Park
Holzer Farm
Bridge
Falb’s Market
Mel Kohler
Elgin Oil Company
Elgin Home Bakery
S. R. Bird
Max Thoma
Feller & Baumgartner
J. A. Boleyn
Gen'r'l Store
Chas. Feller
Westinghouse
Central States
Power & Light Corporation
Hikader
Clayton County
WLS
Mammoth Midway
Little
Autos
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