Furlough ends as Myron Anderson returns from service
Myron Anderson concluded his furlough and left Sunday for Camp Atterbury Indiana. Florence Laramee traveled to Springfield Massachusetts after a three week visit. Several locals hosted gatherings at the Cornelius Reierson home and Harold Opland residence. A Ladies Aid and Dorcas Society meeting was scheduled Aug 22 in church parlors with multiple hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Myron Anderson
Atterbury
Ind
Florence Laramee
Springfield
Mass
Cornelius Reierson
Gunda Olson
Louis Olson
Harold Opland
Henry Olson
Otto Gisleson, Jr
E. K. Mark
Ladies’ Aid Society
Doreas Society
Nelvin Loftsgard
Melvin Reierson
Sophia Loftsgard
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Rosina Anderson
Arvid
Pfc
Merlin Feller
Sumner
Maynard Lantz
Carrie Nelson
Henry Nyborg
Immanuel Lar- 507
Chapman Family Welcomes Son Myron Carl
The column lists numerous social visits and gatherings in the area. Mr and Mrs Myron Chapman are credited with the birth of son Myron Carl on Thursday Aug 10. Many families from Waterloo Elkader Volga West Union Clermont and Janesville Wisconsin are cited as guests or visitors across several weekend and weekday scenes.
Sunday Visitors and Family Gatherings Noted Across Regions
Noon hours found the Elmer Kohls home hosting Mr and Mrs Will Hinton and Karen from near Oelwein. Billy Hinton joined them after a week with the Ostrander family. Visitors included Pvt and Mrs Cleo Moore of Colorado Springs with kin at Wadena Fayette and Donald Page. Lou Dickens of Iowa City and Mr and Mrs R D Smith of West Union stopped by Guernsey Smith. Fred Schneider and family with Lavern Schneider dined with Chas Learn near West Union. Harold Glass and family attended the Burack reunion in Manchester. Mrs Thomas Pollock visited Mrs Myron Chapman at McGraff hospital Elkader on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Chapman
Myron Carl
Arthur Hermen
Waterloo
H. ¥. Robbins
Thos. Ogle
Mellien Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Laural Nelson
Volga
Dean Pollock
Floyd ®Rieden
Charles City
Mary Ogle
Fred Rothlisberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Néllie KimiBall
Virginia Glass
J. E. Shaffer
Elkader
Robert Schneider
Postville
Fred Schneider
Ruth
Otis
Chas
Ulish
Donald Page
Shirley
Will Hinton
Kenneth Medberry
Harold Tope
West Union
Thuse Pollock
Will Pollock
Forest Shaffer
Daline
Albert, Dennler
Andrew Dummermuth
Harold Glass
Roy Burrow
Janesville
Wis
Fred Burrow
Alton Medberry
Howard Medberry
Ralph Shaffer
Wm. Kerr
Janice
Arla
Kerr
Albert Dennler
Myrtle Medberry
Carl Gehring
Lena Aeschliman
Lowell
Rosella Strong
Anna
Clara Bane
Luella
Jean , Little
Lloyd Craft
West Union Methodist Shurch
Jim Yearous
Kathleen
Daline Shatter
Gerald Shaffer
Ed Gehring
Ruby
Jacob Yearous
Alma Ostlie
Clermont
Roy Bennington
Wenger Bros
Richard Kohls
Dec Grimes
Wilma
Near West Union
Elmer Kohls
Karen
Scott Ostrander
Oelwein
Billy Hinton
Ostrander’s
Cleo Moore
Colorado’ Springs
Colo
Wadena
Fayette
Lou Dickens
Iowa City
R. D. Smith
Guernsey
Cheery Valley Visits and Family Gatherings at Dennler and Christen Homes
Des Moines residents Earl Meyer and family visited Cheery Valley relatives including Mrs Ida Meyer. Numerous locals, including Bert Thoman, Orlin Mason, and the Butikofer families, hosted or attended gatherings at the Dennler, Christen, and Hanson homes. Wayne small social events featured picnics, dinners, and Sunday visits with extended kin and friends across several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Meyer
Des Moines
Ida Meyer
Chris Dennier
Frank Christen
Ben Dennier
Tofield Lehman
Dan
Adeline
Bert Thoman
Orlin Mason
Albert Butikofer
Reuben Butikofer
Tonopah
Nevada
Ben Dennler
Ida Myer
Oscar Baumgartner
Martin Wenger
Guernsey Smith
Kenneth Mark
Elmer
Ern Baumgartner
Martin Hanson
Melbert Meyer
Archie Howard
Will Christen
Jacob Frieden
Gene Westcott
Fred Yost
Edwin Hanson
Loren Frieden
Clara Muehlenthaler
Eileen Frieden
Clarence Schneider
G. Dennler
Jake Hoover
Christen Bros
Willard Schroeder
Marvin
Hen Dennler
Harry Butikofer
Glen Medberry
Ernest Christen
John Christen
Brainard Notes On Visits And Birthday Party
Clara Boyer returned to her home Saturday after a week with Mr and Mrs Stanley Jirak and Wilson Patterson Frank Barn house and Hubert Cummings left Sunday for North Dakota to seek work Mrs Ray Gilbert hosted a party Friday to honor her daughter Barbara's ninth birthday guests included Jimmie and Gary Nutting Stanley Bayer Ruth and Alice Boyer Paul Stillman Kathleen and Robert Peters Delores Kerr Colleen Howard Peggy Helms and Robert and Lorraine Gilbert
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Boyer
Stanley Jirak
Wilson Patterson
Frank Barnhouse
Hubert Cummings
North Dakota
Ray Gilbert
Barbara
Jimmie
Gary Nutting
Stanley Bayer
Ruth
Alice Boyer
Paul Stillman
Kathleen
Robert Peters
Delores Kerr
Colleen Howard
Peggy Helms
Robert
Lorraine Gilbert
Elgin Town Council Proceedings August 7 1944
The Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Falk and councilors Muehlethaler Dean ONeill and Schori present. Kohls was absent. Minutes of previous meeting approved and bills audited, including salaries for F D Welch and C J Harrington, gravel and water costs, power and lighting charges, and painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Falk
Muehlethaler
Dean
O'Neill
Schori
Kohls
Towa
Max Hunsberger
F. D. Welch
Western Tepee Idle Chief Interview Goads Worker
A go getter taunts a lazy Indian chief outside a tepee with calls to work and save for a bank account as the exchange highlights unseen daily income. The Wisconsin blueberry tale adds a sharp punch about demand and pricing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. R. Withell
D.C. Wd
State Bank
Laws
Gunder News
Nilus Wold
Mary Wold
L. O. Reierson
Marion Lind
Manchester
Oscar Lind
Clarence Kirkeberg
Carlyle
Mervin Reierson
L. C. Reierson
Randolph
Wood- Tow Reed
Ole Loftsgard
Clifford Wold
Calvin Oelke
Mervin Anderson
Bernard Hanson
Allen Anderson
Danice
Dan Sutter
Donald Butter
Anderson
Gilbert Halverson
Geraldine
Wayne Ferguson
McGregor
Ferguson
Walter Lee
Chicago
Harold Opsand
Carol
Opsand
T. T. Loftsgard
Jeanette
Norma Loftsgard
Hans Bilden
Gladys Peterson
Harvey Anderson
Hildur
Rosella
Carol Lee
Bidne
Decorah
Orvin Thompson
P. K. Peterson
Gilbert Peterson
Kenneth
Mabel
Selynar Peterson
Sandra
Norton Lovstuen
Imogene and
Norris
Ossian
Ralph Gunderson
Alma Anderson
Arthur Landsgard
Bernita
John Hellum
Kenneth Hellum
Darlene
Dorothy
Quinton Torkelson
Schori Bros
Seeeigin
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Iowa
Ilyria
Cheery Valley
Council Proceedings
W. Kuster
Towa League of Municipalities
Chandler Co
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Central States Power &, “Light Corp
Central States Power & Light Corp
Central States Power & Lights Corp
C. J. Harrington
D. QO. Dean
P. J. Anderson
John Lantz
Clarence Tope
Elgin Echo
O'Neill Drug
L. G. Lehman
Wisconsin
Quaker
Blackhawk
Quaker Oats Co
Schumacher
Weibel
MilCo
Thor Man
MoorMan
Moorman Mfg
Quincy
B. H. Brackin
West Union Animal By-Products CO
Otis W. Rothlisberger
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Laurence Knudtson
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