Marion Dorcas Society Christmas Party Set at Church
The Marion Dorcas Society will meet Saturday December 11 at the church parlors for a Christmas party hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Anderson, Mrs. Merle Olson, Mrs. Myrone Anderson, Mrs. Orvin Thompson, and Mrs. Elver Anderson. Cheryl Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Anderson, born December 1 at Postville hospital. Arvid Anderson had an appendectomy at Decorah hospital and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Dorcas Society
Kenneth Anderson
Merle Olson
Myrone Anderson
Orvin Thompson
Elver Anderson
Postville Hospital
Harvey Anderson
Cheryl Jean
Arvid Anderson
Decorah Hospital
Joseph
Chester
Maynard Ludwig
Carrie Tollefson
Reierson
S. J. Strandford
Local families share visits and celebrations in Decorah area
Numerous calls and dinners mark weekends across Decorah and surrounding farms. Residents including Lind, Olson, Loftsgard, Hellum, Ratsch, Embretson, and many others host relatives and friends, with Christmas plans noted and a 54th wedding anniversary celebrated by the Foxwell family.
Syria Iyria Church Sunday Schedule Encourages Attendance
Syria Iyria Community Church announces Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. and worship at 11:15 a.m. Youth Fellowship was canceled due to bad weather. The Red and Blue sides report an even contest in attendance. all are urged to attend next Sunday, regardless of side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iyria Community Church
Community Notes From Cheery Valley and Nearby Towns
Mrs Frank Christen spent Friday afternoon at the John Christen home. Gladys Hanson accompanied Bernita Landsgard to Cedar Rapids Saturday. return Sunday. Lucy Christen dined with Mr and Mrs Dale Jensen and supper with Mr and Mrs Fred Nydegger. Families of Butikofer, Moore, and Dennler joined gatherings in Elkader, Clayton County projects, and Volga area homes. Several residents visited La Crosse Wisconsin and Charles City. weekend trips to Fairfax Minnesota.
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Thos. Foxwell
West Union
Harold Dennler
Anita
Chicago
Inez Shaffer
Forest Shaffer
Beverly Rubens
Jim Yearous
Forest
Gerald Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Fleet
Frieden
Johnny
H. F. Robbins
Arthur Kell
Ruby Benson
Thos
Ogle
Wm. Kerr
Ralph Shaffer
Robert Gehring
Kenmare
N. D
Betty Schneider
Rochester
Wenger Bros
Progressive Home Study Club
Carl Gehring
Floyd Frieden
Helen Rothlisberger
Will Chase
Will Christen
Ernest Friederich
Rose Baumgartner
Louis Butikofer, Sr
Rachel Frieden
Martha Chapmen
Will Frieden
Guernsey
Freda ‘Schneider
Alta Thoman
Esther . Kimball
Georgana Probert
Clermont
Oran Bane
John Muncie
Harold Leuenberger
Henry Holzer
Harold Strong
Clyde King
Alice Shaffer
Fredericksburg
Albert Dennler
Glen
Arlene Medberry
Myrtle Medberry
Andrew Yearous
Mazin Minihan
Harold Glass, Jr
M. V. Kiple
Lawrence Graut
Sheldon
Walter Durs
Frank Christen
John Christen
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Robert
Volga
Albert
Harry Butikofer
Werner Moore
Paul
Bert
Anna Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Geo. Nickels
Clayton County
Joel Clark
Elkader
Gladys Hanson
Bernita Landsgard
Cedar Rapids
Lucy Christen
Dale Jensen
Fred Nydegger
Hulda
Albert L. Dennler
Betty Krambeer
Sylvan Torkelson
la Crosse
Wis
Jack Zuercher
Forrest
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Orlin Mason
Charles City
Levi Frieden
Milo Olson
Herman Hinlderman
Fairfax, Minn
James Duff
Christen Bros
Local notices highlight births, visits, and birthdays
Wadena area reflects a busy social week with births and family gatherings. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Voshell on December 5. Various visits and birthday celebrations occur among the Hulbert, Probert, Wheeler, Lane, and Behrens families, plus a birthday dinner for George Hulbert. Other items note a bridge club, missionary work, and military enlistment of Frank Probert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Voshell
Will Probert
Jere
Shell Lake
Wis
Glen Hulbert
Ben Hulbert
Verdell Hulbert
Doyle Hulbert
Vallen Behrens
Elkader
George Hulbert
Glen
Gladys Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Ben, Hulbert
Allen Ballard
West Union
Luther Crandall
Bridge Club
Arthur Herrling
Lyle Rubens
Kenneth Baldwin
Logan Wilson
San Diego
Calif
Robert
Farm Topics Focus on Recovery Spending for 1949
European recovery spending through April 1, 1949 is expected to boost business activity in early 1949. The Recovery Program faces lagging outlays and must accelerate to exhaust its $5.3 billion 1949 allotment. Prevention outperforms cures in mastitis control. penicillin helps, but sound dairy management remains essential to cut costs.
Around Iowa humor and hazards in brief items
In Jesup James Bloom found a .22 bullet pierced two steel radiator plies and damaged a tube, blaming a careless hunter. Wright County REA reported a radiosonde from Omaha descended by parachute after weather data transmission, while a young West Union boy Paul Stillman features with his snow white cat as pheasant hunting on posted farms draws attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bloom
Jesup
TWA Radiosonde
REA
Wright County
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Paul Stillman
Lyear Old West Union
A Want Ad a Day Keeps Business Paying Bright
A daily want ad drives steady business as readers respond to classified notices. Local retailers report increased inquiries and sales from persistent advertising, with merchants urging ongoing placement to sustain visibility and repeat customers.
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Schori Bros
Elgin
Lowa
E.R. Withell
D.C
State Bank Bldg, Elkader, Is
George Metzger
Pore & Veal Calves
Gunder News
E. K. Mark
Oscar Lind
Marlon Olson
Decorah
Henry Olson
Elizabeth Minger
Theresa Thode
Dorothy Gibbons
Harry Anderson
Oelwein
Ole Loftsgard
Jacob Schneider
Patricia
Helmer Loftagard
Marion Lind
Herman Sticken
Oacar Lind
Helmer Loftegard
Sharon
John Hellum
Ray Jacobia
Milo Minger
Milo Jacobia
Judy
Norman Ratsch
Hampton
Milton Olson
Ole E. Olson
Olvin
Thelmer
Lyle Olson
Dennis
Gerald Olson
David
Cornelius Referson
Lloyd Referson
T. J. Olson
Arthur Amundson
Elaine
Christmaas
Advocate
Syria
Chevrolet
Sgures
John Falk & Sons
Avance
Falb Motor & Implement
Postville, Iowa
Cheery Valley News
Wadena News
Vern Northrup
Arlington
Wilfred Bond
Women’s Missionary Association
W. F. Moore
Africa
Harold Morse
Hillman Chapman
Linda Kay
Oelwein Hospital
Frank Probert
William Probert
Navy
Frank
Waterloo
Leg Ainsworth
Boyd Wilson
Aurora
Ill
California
Ers
Stillman
Iowa
Leo Flaherty
LeMarsi
Maquoketa
Texas
San Antonio
Eldora
C. F
Pommerer
Belmond
North Dakota
John Tillotson
R. A. Crider
THE
Elgin Echo
Elgin State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin, Iowa
Wadena
Laurence Enadieon
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