Community Guest Lists Hit Busy Weekend in Brainard
Patti Johnson and Mrs. Melvin hosted Friday supper in the Lyle Martin home. Dozens of visitors, including the Lawrence Gehring family and Jack Brackin, joined weekend gatherings across multiple homes in Brainard and nearby towns. Other households hosted relatives and friends from Cedar Falls to Clermont, with meals, picnics, and hospital calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patti Johnson
Mrs. Melvin
Lyle Martin
Lawrence Gehring
Jack Brackin
Isaac Fleating
Mineider
Gloria Bower
Cliff Homewood
Dorchester
Joe Peters
Don Peters
Waterloo
Dennis Olson
Clermont
William Kerr
Billy Peters
George Pape
Norma
Phyllis Gehring
Eunice Ting
New Hampton Hospital
George Craft
Marshfield
Wis
Glenn Boyer
Wilson Patterson
Folkert
Steamboat Rock
Gerald Cook and Sons
Elizabeth Lamm
Cedar Rapids
Cook
Chicago
Larry
Paul Cook
Darrel Patton
Iowa City
Ron Bantz
Rhonda
Barbara
Lyle
Jimmy Bantz
Hamburg
Postville Dinner Guests Highlight Local Visit
The Lloyd Schutte family of Postville were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Olson Sunday. Mrs. Aldora Anderson attended with others, sharing a quiet social afternoon in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra
Mellien Loftsgard
Gilbert Loftsgard
Arthur Eller
Donnie
Chris
Mason City
Clara Meyer
Clermont
Cheery Valley Social Round Includes Many Local Visitors
Cheery Valley residents welcomed guests from Galena Illinois Chicago Rock Valley and Forest City with weekend gatherings and dinners. Families including Hermann Dennler Lehman Embretson Butikofer Mason and Chapman hosted and visited at multiple homes throughout the period. Local couples and individuals shared meals and leisure time with friends in Elkader Galena and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hermann
Galena
John Dennler
Leo Dennler
Linds
Harry Dennler
Sam Frieden
Edwin Hanson
Clarence Hofer
Ben Butikofer
Ole Embretson
Elkader
Lester Butikofer
Irene
Pat Minihan
Margaret
Johannah Minihan
Leo Lehman
Max Lehman
Frank Christen
Emma Krogness
Chicago
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Orlin Mason
Fred Butikofer
Ray Brandt
Fritz Yunker
Rock Valley
Walter Duracher
Carol Mosby
Ernest. Christen
Martin Hanson
George Schupbach
Bert Thoman
Andrew ‘Braker
Ree
Ernest Christen l
Lucy Christen
Walter Butikofer
Nels ‘Embretson
Otis Nyhus
Forest City
Rudy Possehl
John Christen
Local families share Sunday visits and dinners
Elmer Knudtson family and friends from Guttenberg and Waterloo attended a picnic dinner Sunday in honor of Ronald Knudtson home on leave from the Great Lakes. Several households in Volga Maynard McGregor Portland Ore and Wa terloo areas were hosting or visiting relatives and friends through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Knudtson
Oni
Belle Knudtson
Hazel Harbaigh
Guttenberg
Francis
Waterloo
Gunner
St. Olaf
Wm. Moore
Fred Bukikoler
Ronald Knudtson
Great Lakes
Chi
Enoch Mark
Orlin Mason
John Christen
Jim Duff
Volga
Martin Hanson
Will Meyer
Maynard
Archie Howard
Bert Thoman
Walter Dennler
Geo.Leuchtenmacher
Portland
Ore
Gladys
Clayton Schreiner
McGregor
Val Oliver
Robert Hanson
Clarence Hofer
Reuben Christen
Christen Bros
Elgin Iowa Town Council Hears Budget and Advances Street Work
The Elgin Iowa Town Council met in regular and special sessions July 1957 with Mayor LEO L. SCHORI presiding. The budget was adopted after hearing and approved, and Highway Surfacers Inc. was contracted for Franklin Street asphalt work. Council actions included hiring, payrolls, utility bills, and new water meters, with adjournments and sessions continuing through August 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Schori
Dean
Boyle
Muehlethaler
Capper
Orville Moore
Jacob Lehman
F. D. ‘Welch
F.D. Welch
Riverside Products
Highway Surfacers, Inc
Ipersax
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Social Security — General Fund
Florence Capper
Edith Dean
Dorothy Muehlethaler
Augusta Schori
Me Koller
Rapea Abirda Falk
Elgin Echo
Interstate Power Co
Hall and Park
Schori & Kuster Lumber
Avwell, Inc
League of Iowa
Chas. O'Neill
Max Thoma
Muehlethale
Fauser
Doan
Pajcurn
Leo L. Schori
Clem Smith
Franklin Street
Ervin Metzger
West Street
Matlon
Leo L, Schori
Torkelson Motor Co
Elgin Canning Co
Fauser Oil Co
Gas, Oil and Tireseneral Fund
IF. D. Welch
Eobpoornasan
Town Hall
Fayette County
Dan Lehm
Schori & Co
Arwell, Inc
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Chas, Wen
Ds O. Dean
Sr Ccecnneseerees
Interstate Fower Co
Watertower Paint and Realr Co
Leo H. Grether
Dennis Grether
Public Sai
White
Municipal Enterprises Fund
Leo
Boleyn
R. BE. Kohler
Tax Law Holds Contractors Pay Motor Fuel Tax On Public Contracts
Iowa attorney general rules old tax law applies to public contracts signed before July 1 causing more funds to flow into road use tax. A new law effective July 4 exempts motor fuel used by mobile machinery on construction work but does not validate obligations under the old law. Joh Town's Capital City appoints Dr James F Speers of Titusville Florida as public health director at 14000 a year first year and 15000 the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tuling
Pblic
James F. Speers
Titusville, Fla
Thompson Named New Chief Of Iowa Bureau Of Investigation
New Bureau Chief T A Thompson is named head of the Iowa bureau of investigation succeeding RR Nethergall who retired. Gov Herschel Lovejess approved the appointment announced by Safety Commissioner Russell Brown. Thompson, with 17 years as a state agent, heads a list of veteran officers considered for the post including Robert Gregson with assistant chief Robert D Blair also named. A 100 year old brass bell was found by Henry Longfellow in the 102 river channel south of Bedford near highway 148 sharing the area with recovered arrow heads and tomahawks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Thompson
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
RR. W. Nethergall
Thompson
Herschel Love- Jess
Russell Brown
Robert Gregson
Brown
Robert D. Blair
Henry Longfellow
102 River
Bedford
Highway 148
Longfellow
Monticello Woman Suffers Arm Injury in Window Shade Accident
Mrs Marvin Staehlberg of Monticello sustained serious arm injuries after slipping while adjusting a window shade. Her right hand and arm plunged through the glass, calling for medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Staehlberg
Monticello
All men are brothers in the sight of God
A solemn assertion that all people share equal creation by God and should seek unity through prayer and righteous living. The message urges universal love and mercy, warning that failing to pursue this path denies humanity its greatest good.
Elgin Newspaper Notice of Publication Frequency
Notice shows second class mail matter status dated Sept 1 1891 for Elgin Iowa Fayette County. Published every Thursday by 3TRAUCH HERMEN as required under the 1852 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
3Trauch & Hermen
Ilyria Community Church announces Sunday services
Myria News notes that Myria Community Church led by Pastor Donald T. Caspers holds Sunday school at 10 15 a m and a worship service at 11 15 a m on September 1. Ladies expect Salvation Army truck at the Ladies Aid meeting on September 18 and asks for used clothing and magazines by that date. The Ili ry a news says it failed to reach the Echo office this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llyria Community
Donald T. Caspers
Salvation Army
Ladies’ Aid
Ilyria
Echo
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Brainard News
Gunder News
John M. Tillotson
Elgin, Iowa
STE Sone Ile En Vermerieh
Cheery Valley News
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
Elgen State Bank
Lawrence Knudteon
Council Proceedings
Fauser Ae
Peng Ho
L. Schori
R. E. Kohler
State News
Malachi
Myria News
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
R.T. Martin
Postville State Bank
Postville
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Klingman’s Clothes Shop
Goodfyear
Gony
Fauser Oil Company
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