Thanksgiving Eve Dance Shines for Community Club
The Community club hosted a well attended Thanksgiving Eve dance with Elgin friends from West Union and Wadena thanked. Carpenter and his band mixed melodies and dances. a dusted off square dance pleased older kids. Leo Falk joked about dieting after a compliment, while Joe Becker recovers from a university accident with crutches. Various locals are sketched in snapshots as winter nears and Christmas shopping urges rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
West Union
Wadena
Carpenter
Thanksgiving visit peels in Cheery Valley homes
A long list of Cheery Valley residents from Sioux Center and nearby towns shared Thanksgiving dinners and social visits at multiple homes including the Baumgartners, Butikofers, Christens, Friederichs, and Muths. Families gathered for meals, card parties, and help with housework across several households.
Christmas Advice From A North Country Kid
A playful voice recounts a child’s Christmas wishes and mischief. The speaker urges Willie to wash his face mind p s and q s be polite and well behaved before Christmas while recalling candy cakes toys and family expectations. The piece blends humorous regional dialect with holiday guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Willie
Thanksgiving Dinner Guests Note West Union Families
West Union families including Muth Helmers Mark Smith Wenger Baumgartner and Baumgartner clans gathered for Sunday dinners at the Christen and Friederich homes and in Hanson Bros. residence. Guests listed include Zaugg Schneider Muehlenthaler and several Christen family members with extended visits over Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mubh
Fern
Donna Lou
Sioux Center
Iowa
Tommy Muth
Sioux Falls
Oscar Baumgartner
Fred Butikofer
Jake Butikofer
Lester Chase
Martin Hanson
Francis West
George Christen
Jake Christen
Margaret Dennler
Frank Christen
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Walter
Eddie Zaugy
Paul Schneider
L. Christen
Ed Butikofer
Elizabeth Christen
George Leuchtenmacher
Leuchtenmacher
Ramona Butikofer
Tmegndingass
Otto Blockhus
Gerald
John Friederich
Fred Butikefer
Ramona
Q. T
Ern Lerch
G. Friederich
Elise Butikofer
Rachael Frieden
Frieden
Louisa Martie
John Christen
Chicago
Wm. Friederich
Dan Butikofer
Sam Dennler
Levi Frieden
Alice
Jake Yearons
Albert Muth
Baby
Ida Meyer
Marttin Wenger
Ernest Christen
Lucy
Walter Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Eddie
Walter Zaugg
Edwin Hanson
Alice Friederich
Ern
Henry Helmers
West Union
Kenneth Mark
Guernsey Smith
Martin Wenger
Elmer Baumgartner
Wm. Baumgartner
Ern Baumgartner
Eddie Zaugg
Severn Blockhus
Francia West
Martha Friederich
Paul Butikofer
Mia
Alma
Gladya Hanson
Lillian Christen
Thanksgiving Visitors and Local Gatherings in Illyria and Nearby Areas
Thanksgiving week sees Illyria residents Illyria Items Le Roy and Coronel Rothlisberger visiting parents in the area before returning to Ames and Cedar Falls. Numerous guests visited families in Gar nville Elgin and Oelwein as Rev Miller and Rev Snyder spoke at the Illyria church and a holiday supper and program drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
U. B
Milo Peterman
Clermont
Floyd Ernst
la Crosse
Wis
Nancy Ernst
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas
J. D
Ralph Shaffer
Kenneth
Medberry
Chas. Medberry
Albert Dennler
Max Medberry
Elgin
Lena Schupbach
Fred Schneider
C. W. Doty
Clarence
Turnbull
C. W. Johnson
Oelwein
Snyder
Illyria
Rothlisberger
Herve Robbins
Arthur Kelly
Joe Frieden
Thanksgiving gatherings around Oak Grove area
The Oak Grove news notes Thanksgiving visits by Mrs. J. M. Shaffer to Elgin, Genevieve Wilson and Janet Stickler from West Union visiting Robt Wilson, and multiple families in Elkader and Forest City joining Mrs. Homer Dill and celebrating her birthday. Rudy Dennler ill with scarlet fever. several locals hosted relatives and friends including Dummermuth, Boyle, Leuchtenmacher, and Klingman families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Shaffer
Thos. Howard, Jr
Elgin
Genevieve Wilson
Janet Stickler
West Union
Harold Bennett
Topp House
Lucas Holmes
Herbert Dummermuth
Walter Kohls
Albert Dummermuth
Eldred Patterson
Nora Patterson
Ed Boyle
Howard
Forest City
Maria Fox
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Clifton Powell
Herbert Dummermath
Dena Dummermuth
Thomas Dennler
Louis Dennler
Carroll Klingman
Jim Muncie
Amelia Strong
Martha Chapman
Highland
Pauline Boleyn and Sam Howard Wed in West Union
Pauline Boleyn and Sam Howard were married Saturday December 1 in West Union by Rev Barker. They are now living with George Howard family. Several local residents visited and socialized at various homes during the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Medberry
Arthur Patterson
George Howard
Donald Gilson
Harry Gilson
Epworth
George Gilson
Clarence Hofer
Homer Hill
Two Truckloads of Horses Taken to Lawler by Folsom and Feeny
Lee Folsom and Jim Feeny moved two truckloads of horses purchased nearby to Lawler last Saturday. The convoy included a team of two year olds bought from Hubert Leath south of Monona for an amount reported as 176 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Folsom
Jim Feeny
Lawler
Hubert Leath
Monona
Elgin Folks Visit and Thanksgiving Gatherings
Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wedo and Vernon visited Vern Boyer, with guests including Reuben and Henry Miller and Pearl Grimm. Several others traveled to Cedar Rapids Fayette and Palatine for Thanksgiving and shared meals at the Vern Boyer home and at Emma Rousser’s. Families such as Gundersons and the Boyer clan joined in holiday dinners and updates, with many moving into the Topp house recently vacated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wedo
Son’ Vernon
Vern
Mrs. Reuben Miller
Henry C. Miller
Pearl Grimm
Alma Opland
Cedar Rapids
Sinee
Elmer Boyer
Glen Boyer
Johny
Barnhouse
Melvin Bagger
Herment
Boyer
Chesley Boyer
Milford Cain
Kenneth Barker
Vern Boyer
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C. W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Leo
Lardy” Falk
Stoeher Drug Co
Acales
Lardy
Joe Becker
U. of Wisconsin
Vic Topp
Gus Gunderson
Center Street
Mrs. R. Servies
Jane Fahey
Betty Elkemy
Jane
Bill Kimpson
Kiple
Herman Schupbach
Otto Torkel- Bon
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Eugene Field
William
Will
Fauntleroy
Sport
Cheery Valley News
Oak Grove News
West Elgin
Mary Frances Hoyt
Fayette
Mrs. M. Hoyt
John Reusser
Palatine, Til
Ph. Lauer
Fred
Hans Keiser
Vern Randolph
Bloomington
Emma Rous
Ser
A. C. Nordhus
Topp
Federal Deposit Insurance
Elgin State Bank
Wess
Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation
Loas
Filin Opera House
Grimm & Hellum
Elgin Echo
Mc Kohler
Falks' Gerage
John Berndt
Elgin Bakery
Max Thoma
Wenger's Cafe
Steeler Drug Store
F. R. Berg
Torkelson Bros
L. G. Lehman
Becker Barber Shop
Walt’s Grocery
Coffee Cup Cafe
Elgin Furniture Store
Weibel Mill Co
F. D. Welch, Schori & Kuster Lbr. Co
Elgin Poultry Co
Elgin Post Office
H. W. Falk
Feller’s Hardware
Ole Jenson
Mill Oveners Mutual
R. P. Strauch Agent
Elgin, Iowa
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