Busy visiting and social notes across Marion area
Mrs Walter Medberry and children visit parents in Marion while Henry Matthys hosts nearby. Numerous guests travel from Britt Waterloo Des Moines Chicago and Arlington for weekend gatherings. Meeting plans for Cemetery Assn and Ladies Aid, threshing ring, birthday wishes, and local outings fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Medberry
L. C. Popenhagen
Marion
Cleve Bennett
Henry Matthys
Hawkeye
Myron Chapman
Rochester
Minn
Chapman
Carrie Clark
Britt
Whanack Elinder
F. Schneider
Eva Ernst
Fayette
Walter Rothlisberger
Albert Colburn
Chicago
Katie Richards
West Union
Elmer Kohls
Ben Mauldin
Dorothy
Eleanor
Lavern Shepherd
Aurora
Foxwell
Fred Kraus
Garber
Elmer Lembke
Lowell Gehring
Ed Gehring
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Helmer Loftsgard
Martin Hal
Ames
Fred Schneider
Glen
Maynard
Harold Glass
Ray Childress
Delhi
Carroll Klingman
Andrew Yearous
Earl Scheffert
Elizabeth McMillan
Wenger Bros
Celia, Andrae
Near Arlington
Ihe Mattocks
Fred Rothlisberger
L. W. McKellar
Community Dinner Guests and Family Visits Tie Weekend
Cheery Valley area residents hosted and visited over the weekend with Ed Wenger celebrating his birthday. Numerous families including Christen, Dennler, Butikofer, and Frieden households shared meals, calls, and short visits across multiple homes in the community. Elizabeth Christen from Wilmette visited relatives, and AAA annual meetings drew Mr. Hanson away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dennler
Reuben Butikofer
Will Meisner
Will Christen
David
Jake Christen
Reuben Christen
Ben Dennler
Orlin Mason
Cleve Bennett
Edwin Hanson
Elizabeth Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Christen Bros
Irene Minihan
Mrs. van Beisen
Decorah
Charles
Will Wenger
Wayne Gilson
Ida Meyer
Mary Cook
Lou Wenger
Martin Wenger
Ed Wenger
Martin Minihan
Betty
Selmer Holm
Martin Hangen
Robert
Wilmette
Jacob Christen
Fred Butikofer
Ramona
Francis
Ed Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Clayton Schreiner
Independence
James Duff
Jake Butikofer
Minnie
Will Pollock
John Christen
Robert West
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Alvina Frieden
Frank Burwick
Waterloo
Arthur Friederich
Albert Lee
Leo Dennler
Louis Hofer
Will Friederich
Jiles Hicks
Virginia Hicks
Frederick
Chas. Schwinn
Dubuque
Mr. Hanson
AAA
Roy Pepper
Arlington
Harold Meisner
Harry Dennler
Fred Hanson
Walter Butikofer
Jake Dennler
Ernest Christen
Elizabeth
Lucy
Clara Muehlenthaler
Lorraine Butikofer
Hulda Nydegger
Marion Dore Society Gatherin g Hosts Aug 29 At Church Parlors
The Marion Dore society plans a Saturday meeting at church parlors with hostesses Mrs Arthur Landsgard Mrs T L Loftsgard and Mrs Ole Gisleson. Several local families frequent the area including Loftsgards Olson Nyborg Hanson and Wellersven as residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dore
Arthur Landsgard
T. L. Loftsgard
Ole Gisleson
Clemens Loftsgard
Army Air Corps
Texas
Clemens B. Loftsgard
404Th Tech
Sheppard Field
Avis Mark
Orvin Thompson
Hiram Olson
Linda Rae
Allen Anderson
Danice
Rodney Smith
Margaret
Myron Anderson
Ole Loftsgard
Delores Nyborg
Waterloo
Oscar Nyborg
Mark Hanson
Wisconsin
Clarence Buroden
Martin Halverson
Palmer Larson
Roger
Eagle Grove
Henry Wellersven
Harold Opland
Christine Rypestol
Corrine
Nora Peake
Robert Wettleson
Julia Wettleson
Clermont Park
Otto Schroeder
Mellien Loftsgard
Christine Rypestal
Bernita
P. K
Community Notes from Grand Meadow and Nearby Homes
Local social roundup lists visits and weekend stays across Grand Meadow, West Union, Eagle Grove, Decorsh, and surrounding areas. Families mentioned include Olson, Goeke, Holm, Reinhart, Jungblut, Lien, Buraas, Wharram, Thorson, Johnson, Reierson, Erickson, Amundson, Lyngaas, and Lundy, highlighting gatherings at homes and church parlors. The piece notes Sewing Circle meetings and multiple Saturday and Sunday visit events among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina Olson
Louie Olson
Donald Goeke
Frankville
Walter Lundy
Betty Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Ames Olson
Darlene
Marilyn
Sandra
John Jungblut
West Union Hospital
Randi Larson
Holt Home
Immanuel Larson
Donald Larson
Tennessee
Leona Lyngaas
Evan Lien
Clarence Olson
Ole Blockhus
Decorsh
Ed Johnson
Archie
Doris
Ole Reierson
Carolyn Erickson
Bertina Burnas
Palmer Larson
Roger
Eagle Grove
Helmer
Thelma Lyngaas
Vernon Anderson
Buddy Martin
Bertina Buraas
Gloria
Louie Amundson
Ben Erickson
Evelyn
Lillian
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Julia Landsgard
Local Social Roundup Reflects Weekend Visits
Honor of Lieut Norman Amundson noted as Fern Bursas travels to Des Moines for college. Mr and Mrs Willard Martin host relatives. Jens Johnson home visit. Mrs Ed Johnson with Mrs Ole Reierson at Melvin Vick's near Decorah. Birthday anniversaries for Willard Martin and Quinton Olson celebrated at his home. Wilma Martin and Elaine Holm visit. Grand Meadow Study Club picnicked at West Union fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Amundson
Fern Bursas
Des Moines
Willard Martin
Jens Johnson
Ed Johnson
Ole Reierson
Melvin Vick
Decorah
Clarence Olson
Quinton
Mr. Martins
Quinton Olson
Brainard Community Notes Reach Cedar Falls Graduation
Mrs S S Patterson and Wilson attended the Cedar Falls graduation exercises with Marian Patterson, who will teach fourth grade in Cresco after a two week visit. Numerous local families visited, hosted, or attended picnics and gatherings from Vern Boyer to Cresco, and Willis Lyon returned home after an army discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Patterson
Wilson
Cedar Falls
Marian Patterson
Elass
Cresco
Leo Boleyn
Fred Wede
Vern Boyer
Gordon Mosby
John Rutledge
Junia Cummings
B.Y.P.A
J. L. Bartlett
Roy Burnside
Pvt
Willis Lyon
Camp Barkley
Texas
Raymond Mays
Darlene Nottnagel
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Clifford Platz
Geraldine
Lyle Granger
Racine
Wis
Frank Lyon
Fair Grounds
West Union
M. A. Boyer
Gordon Schupbach
Christine Hoover
Téo Boyer
Vern Popenhagen
Baby
Sheldon Moats
George Boyle
Wm. Nutting
Penny-A-Day Saves for Aircraft Carrier Lexington
Over 11 000 pennies were placed in boxes in Sheldon under the Chamber of Commerce plan to save a penny a day. The funds were sent to Senator Guy M. Gillette to be turned over to authorities to help buy a plane for the new aircraft carrier Lexington amid a small inclusion of silver coins and a 6 cent credit slip from a mail order firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Chamber of Commerce
Guy M. Gillette
Lexington
Decorah
Phil Johnson
George Winchester
le Mars
Frank Wengler
Remsen
Wengler
Winchester
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D. C
State Bank
Elkader
Iowa
Illyria
A. Klingman
Arthur Yearous
Paul Liddle
Sonya
van Cleve
K. E. Mark
Roma Medberry
Elmer Frieden
Albert Colman
Dora Colburnanil
Fred Muehlethaler
Paul Zurbriggen
Nellie Foxwell
Myron Medberry
Mary
Perry Medberry
State Park
Strawberry Point
Jerome Yearous
Harold Kimball
Fred Burrow
Earl Kiple
Gene
Lew Wenger
Gail Allen
Robert Schneider
Donald Paige
Shirley
Myron Moore
Olaf Berg
Mervin Hunsberger
Jonard Fette
Joan
Roy
Lembke
Leo Paige
Leota Shaffer
George Gibson
Georgiana
Washburn
Ill
Anna Gibson
Viola Foxwell
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Schori Bros
Elgin
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Grand Meadow News
Sertensvin
Nates
Baily Hippodrome
Springville
Owa
Dick Christofferson
Near
Harlan
Rowwa
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Defense
Postville
Sale
Rock Island Stock Yards
Postville Livestock Commission Company
Iciat
Linal
Elgin State Bank
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