Letter To The Editor Reflects New Orleans Life And Race Tensions
A Christmas and New Year letter from J D Camille and Steve Shaffer of A45 Painters Street New Orleans Louisiana describes race relations in the city, fear of Bogalusa, Mardi Gras scenes, church life, running, and a plan for a new stadium. The family notes hurricane cautions, gardening, and their 1967 hopes.
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New Orleans
Venus Street
Methodist Church
Steve
Lady Elgin
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
J.D. Camille
Steve Shaffer
Painters
Louisiana
Julia Wettleson obituary notes life of educator and church worker
Julia Wettleson daughter of Wettle and Lena Alsaker Wettleson was born March 23 1903 and died December 5 1968 at 65 after a car accident. She taught 44 years in Riceville New Albin Guttenberg and more, served as Marion Sunday School superintendent and ALCW member, toured the Holy Land in 1964, survived by three sisters and a brother. Funeral at Marion Lutheran Church Gunder December 8 with burial at Marion Cemetery and a card of thanks from the family.
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Julia Augusta Wettleson
Wettle
Lena Alsaker Wettleson
B. Nelson
Elgin
Marion Lutheran Church
Waldorf Academy
Forest City
Upper Town
State Teachers College
Luther College
Riceville
New Albia
Guttenberg
Marion
ALCW
Holy Land
Gunnle Upland
Theodore
France
Robert
Postville
Christine Rypestor
Valdine Nelson
Manchester
Lillie Solberg
Hawkeye
Christine Rypestol
Gunder
Landis Gross
Arthur Amundson
Richard Neumann
Roger Wettleson
Harold Hanson
Robert W. Wettleson
Paul Hanson
Raymond Schnuelle
Morris Amunds
Funeral Attended by Stave Family and Friends in Rio Wis
Cheery Valley and several families including Butikofer Landsgard Knudtson and Stave relatives gathered in Rio Wisconsin for Martin Stave's funeral on Wednesday. Local visits followed with multiple households hosting and sharing meals and a Christmas concert at Elkader High.
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Cheery Valley
Fred Butikofer
Gunner Landsgard
St. Olaf
Elmer Knudtson
Orvin Knudtson
Guttenberg
Martin Stave
Rio
Wis
George Nickels
Linda
Mark
Joe Olson
Clermont
Wim. Torkelson
D Jr
Tamy
Albert L. Dennler
Ernest Christen
Stanley Moser
Richard Frieden
James Frieden
Kevin
John Christen
Robert Hanson
Donald
Tommy
Kenneth
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Ben Dennler
Jake Sollberger
Strawberry Point
Ben Butikofer
Marlyn
Dean
Elkader High Rected
Te Virgin Landeandard
Beginia Zg
Cal Music
Weekend visits of Cedar Falls residents near Elkader
Andrew Braker and party from Cedar Falls spent the weekend at their farm home. They were dinner guests Sunday at the Ronnie Wenger home in Elkader and visited Mrs. Mary Showalter in Elkport. Sunday evening they called on Harold Meisner in Elkader.
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Andrew Braker
Lee Roy Collins
Jake Gehring
Dan Lehman
Fred Martie
Celia Butikofer
Marie Butikofer
Ruth
Elmer Butikofer
Win. Friederich
Cedar Falls
Ronnie Wenger
Elkader
Mary Showalter
Elkport
Harold Meisner
Elkaer
Obituary of Claude Miles of Clayton County
Claude Miles lifelong resident of Clayton County died suddenly December 9 1966 at the Lutheran Home Strawberry Point. Born January 1 1893 at Aurora Iowa he married Mamie Farmer January 5 1916 at Dubuque. Surviving are two children eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren plus six sisters and one brother. Funeral December 12 at Feeney Knutson Chapel Strawberry Point officiated by Rev Lee Roy Collins. Burial in Strawberry Point Cemetery. Card of thanks from Virgil Miles and Mrs lo Wistrick families.
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Claude Miles
Clayton County
Strawberry Point
Frank and
Mary (Bachtell) Miles
Aurora
Iowa
Mamie Farmer
Dubuque
Ilo
Wistrick
Oelwein
Virgil Miles
Elgin
Ora Marshall
Floris
Hattie) Nading
Littleport
Ernie
Pearl) Nading
Randalia
Roy
Gertrude) DeBow
Oehnwein
Bert
Florence) Harkins
Ralph
Edna) Dunn
Robert
Margaret) Attwooll
Spicer
Minn
Walmah
Hayward
Calif
Feeney-Knutson Chapel
Lee Roy Collins
Glen Moats
Richard Oldfather
William
Canon
Edward White
Art Dittmer
Joe Komork
Stanbroughs, Gehrings, Musser visit in Iowa towns
Brainard News reports Mr. and Mrs. Don Stanbrough of Hawkeye were callers Sunday in Don Reeder's home. Mrs. Lawrene Gehring and Mrs. Tom Meighan of Sumner spent Thursday in Waterloo. Robert Musser of West Union was a caller in Lyle Martin's home.
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Brainard News
Don Stanbrough
Hawkeye
Don Reeder
Lawrene Gehring
Tom Meighan
Sumner
Waterloo
Robert Musser
West Union
Lyle Martin
Social Guests and Birthday at Local Homes
A series of weekend and weekday visits are noted across Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Lyle and Mickey Martin stayed with the Hansons, and Bob Kerr hosted guests including Vivian Peters and Julie Boyer. Bill Peters and Willis Lyon visited the Kerr home while Donald and Mrs Kohls received callers, with others dropping in for dinners and birthdays at O Loughlin and Pape homes.
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Willis Lyon
Bill Peters
Robert Kerr
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Gross
Julia Wetllesan
Lo Wistrick
Jeri
Jack Hanson
David
Mickey Martin
Melvain Hanson
Richard Kohls
Wilma Grimes
Julie Boyer
Mrs
George Pape
Klingman’s Clothes Shop
Santa
West Elgin
Nici
Turkey
Dees
Tate
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