Visitors and families gather for summer reunions in Postville
A long list of guests and travelers visited the Postville area, with numerous family gatherings and dinners. Visitors included the Schupbach, Gehring, Pulfer, Scholen, Blockhus, and Schori households among many others, hosting relatives from Decorah, Chicago, Los Angeles, Fresno, and beyond during a multi week period. The record notes travels to California and Rhode Island, weddings, and birthday observances, reflecting a busy social network centered on Postville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Scholen
Irvin
Arleng
Corrine
Eleanor
Franklin Reavis
California
M. C. Scholen
Hollywood
Victor Hendrix
Los Angeles
Lloyd Meyer
Postville
Max Hunsberger
Decorah
Ingried Peterson
John Friederich
Garber
Sandra Blockhus
Linda Mitts
Otto Blockhus
Gerald Hamann
David
Mark
St. Olaf
Gordon Schupbach
James
Bill Peterson
Evelyn Erickson
Ricky
Cristine
Ben Erickson
Louie
Monmouth
Lester Peterson
Petersons
Blackwell
Okla
Bill
Ralph Pixler
St. Myers
Fla
Severin Blockhus
Milton Voelker
West Bend
Donald Vandepol
Deborah
Ronald
Ireton
Wayne Gilson
Eugene Schori
Gerald Baird
Jimmy
Las Vegas
Nev
Harlan Blockhus
Armstrong
M. J. Blockhus
Juhl-Blockhus
Nashua
Clara Blockhus
Osage
Blockhus
Harvest Festival and Services at Elgin Lutheran Church
Elgin Lutheran Church led by Pastor Vance R Knutsen holds Sunday worship at 10:00 a m with no Sunday school then dedicates and hosts a Harvest Festival at the Calmar Lutheran Sunset Home at 3:00 p m Morning canned goods donated to Sunset Home. Decorah Luther League rally at Palisades Park 8:00 p m Aug 31 and Board of Education and Sunday school teachers meeting at the parsonage 8:00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance R. Knutsen
Calmar Lutheran Sunset Home
Decorah
Luther League
Palisades Park
Board of Education
First Baptist Church Announces August Programs
The Friendly Church led by Rev. John Vanderbeck lists events through August with services on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m. gospel hour, plus Thursday evening Hour of Power and senior choir practice. Thought for the week quotes John Patrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vanderbeck
John Patrick
Methodist Church Sets Sunday Worship With Guest Speakers
The Methodist Church announces Sunday worship at 10:00 am with a retired Fayette minister guiding the pulpit. Rev. O J Felter or Rev F W Cass will speak, their schedule to be arranged, with Sunday school at 11:00 am and a plan to resume the pastor's regular duties by September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
Fayette
O. J. Felter
F.W. Cass
St Olaf Aid schedules services and events in Decorah area
St Olaf Lutheran Churches announce St Olaf Aid meetings with Mrs Alfred Knudson and Mrs Myron Lindroth assisting. Marion service at 9 30 a m and Norway service at 11 a m on Sunday August 29. Dedication of the New Sunset Home at Calmar at 3 p m with speaker J A Aasgaard. Decorah Circuit Luther League watermelon party at Decorah at 8 p m. Several local families visit Rochester and Cedar Rapids while others travel to Charles City and Maiden Rock Wisconsin for gatherings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Falb
H. M. Kerr
Mason City
Leo Lehman
Karalee
John Foster
K. J. Meyer
Nancy
Peter
Calmar
Ruth Carpenter
Chicago
J. Mulford
Frank Mulford
Oelwein
Mulfords
Herbert Ash
Crayton
Appelman
West Union
Oscar Frieden
Herbert Parkinson
Sonja
le Mar
Bertha ‘Lehman
George Frieden
Rose Frieden
Rudy Possehl
Rudy, Jr
Clara Brabham
Adolph Anderson
Gerald Frieden
Earl W. Kiple
Bruce Easton
Cedar Rapids
Milton Otteson
Decorah
Harold Halverson
Henry McMillan
Nashua
P. J. Medberry
Quinton Olson
Clara Baumgartner
Charles Capper, Jr
Mt. Prospect
Mary Clothier
Pam
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Lena Baumgartner
Clarence Kohls
Joan
Steven
Strawberry Point
Ed Wenger
Home and Garden Lab
Ole Loftsgard
Club
Milo Olson
Levi Frieden
Carl Hackmann
William Kohls
Christine Rypestor
Corrine
Sunhd
Robert Wettleson Family
St. Olaf Aid
Alfred Knudson
Myron Lindroth
Marion
Norway
Sunset
J. A
Aasgaard
Luther League
J. Strandford
L. L. Kiple
Linda
David
Nelle Reusser
Rochester
Shirley Reusser
Beverly Benson
Cedar Falls
Karl Meinhard
Stanley Capper
Charles City
Dick Meinhard
Robert Meinhard
Austin
Minn
Earl Cooley
Monrovia
Calif
Matilda Feller
Gladys
Clarence Church
Hot Springs
Ark
Mae Weston
Dubuque
J. P. Medberry
Charles Latcham
Card of Thanks for kindness during hospitalization
I express appreciation to friends and relatives for ecards and cheering messages while I was hospitalized and after returning home. Thanks to Rev. Knutsen for his visit at the Iowa City hospital and to Mrs. Fred Butikofer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
Knutsen
Iowa City Hospital
Fred Butikofer
Social Guests and Family Visits Across Round County
A collage of visits and dinners spans Harpers Ferry Postville Hopkinton Sun Valley and Algona. Families like Robbins Halverson Gehring Kohler Gruver Meinhard and Boleyn host and travel for birthdays reunions and church events with friends Ruth Carpenter Chester Perry and others noted among hosts and guests. A Meinhard reunion and a northern pike catch highlight weekend leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kester Gehring
Bobby
Keith Kohler
Karla
Jane Ann
Diane
Milton Schlein
Dennis
Grant Schultz
Postville
Reuben Howard
Roland Gruver
Roland Grover
Curtis
Cindy
Leonard Henng
Lenna
Selma Greenley
George Dahlin
Judy
Karen
Sun Valley
Calif
A. E Harrison
Minneapolis
Eo Grether
Lee Anne
David
Robert Kohler
Hopkinton
C. J. Robinson
Ruth Carpenter
Chicago
C. B. Schori
Chester Perry
Castalia
Raymond Boleyn
Roberts Mosby
Dick Wright
Waterloo
G. J. Mosby
Algona
Yunkers
Roy Campbell
An Age Worthy Ethic for a Quiet Life
A reflection on deeds for others and the world, signaling that what we do for others outlives us and becomes immortal through lasting impact beyond our own lives.
Fewer Freight Cars Yet Railcars Grow More Numerous
More than 40,000 tower freight cars serve major American railroads today versus V J Day figures to support increased transport. Over 19,000 cars owned by major railroads are older than 48 years, long past the typical retirement age.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anna Schupbach
Leo Foels
Terry
Tommy
Postyile
Jacob Gehring
Ida Pulfer
Lena Pulfer
Ella Gehring
Lawrence Khudtson
Inwood
Ruth Loftsgard
Merle Clark
Ida ©. Casper
Franklin Park
Ill
J. P. Strauch
I.D. Hendershott
Tille Hanson
Georgia M. Schori
Sioux City
Albert Schor
Tom Desmond
D'Rene
Silvis
H. D. Yack
Mary Allen
Delwe
Steinman
Hazelton
John Kiple, Jr
John
Elkader
iMra
De‘Wayne Medberry
Elsie Popenhagen
Rex Medberry
A. B. Jacob
Archie Schroeder
John Schaer
Dow
Lester Green
Sterling
Harley Jones
Eldred Dummermuth
Howard Boyle
Clermont
Walter Kohis
Walter Kohls
Herman Kohls
Arthur Lantz
Eloise
LaDonna
Grace Evans
Festina
Postville Park
Georgana Falk
Warwick
Rhode Island
C. J. Mulford
Sumiay
Ervie Baird
Harvard
Rex Mulford
Judy Moore
Pittsburg
Penn
Earl Mulford
Winthrop
John Tillotson
George ‘Falk
Greta
Ludwig Anderson
Mrs
Roy ‘Leuchtenmacher
Lehman
Standard Service Station
Jacob Lehman Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Lutheran Church
First Baptist Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Churches
H. F. Robbins
Ruby Benson
Arthur Kelly
Robert Robbins
Harpers Ferry
DeVere Halverson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Mary Barnhouse
Lew Gruver
Richard Chicken
Leo Boleyn
Dennis Boleyn
Prairie du Chien
Meinhard
Leslie Ford
H. A. Samsel
Windom
Meinhards
Charles Veasy
Delhi
Baird
McMulford
Bux Pacifox
P. F
Posture Foundation
Big Smith
Max Thoma
Elgin
Iowa
Elgin Furniture Store
the Muehlethalers
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