Illyria residents bid farewell amid Christmas gatherings
Village social notes detail Blanche Yearous and son Paul preparing to move to Volga. Friends and relatives from Fay ette to Janesville visit, dine, and exchange Christmas cheer. Rural schools close for holiday. local clubs host events and gatherings across several households in the Yearous and Wenger network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche
Paul
Volga
Lew Wenger
Cedar Rapida
Ida
Lena
Walter Wenger
Alton Medberry
Floyd Mitts
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mattie Kimpson
Fayette
Andrew Yearous
Glen McKellar
Anoka
Minn
L. W. McKellar
Brainard School closes for two week vacation
Local Brainard school ends Friday for a two week break. Community notes list visiting relatives in Chicago, army furloughs, and church activities. Christmas program at the Baptist church, Ladies' Aid gathering, and upcoming meetings referenced with names and locations in Brainard area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard
S. S. Patterson
Wilson
Marian
George Boyie
Ethel
Shirley
Chicago
Paul Patterson
Vern Boyer
Glen Boyer
Herman Boyer
Russell
Howard Boyer
Clyde Crandall
Hawkeye
California
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wm. Nutsing
Jesus
A. SR. Burroughs
Lola Boyer
Ray ‘Mays
Burroughs
Marshall Helms
Genevieve Peters
Junia Cummings
Marian Patterson
Rose McMillan
P. Uy
Baptist Church
West Union
Sidney Nutting
SS. Patterson
Christmas Dinner Courtesies Unite Local Families
Cheery Valley residents shared holiday meals with neighbors and relatives across multiple households. Visits included Amelia Muehlenthaler of Rock Valley staying with Ernest Chris ten and others, plus attendance at weddings and Will Chase society events. Local families hosted dinner guests and returned from visits in Millville Strawberry Point Canton and Arlington with various relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kimball
Wenger Bros
Fred Schneider
Robert, Lawrence
Jake Gehring Jr
Seth
Joel Clark
Elkader
Ella Foxwell
Fayette
Foxwell
Joe Frieden
Floyd Frieden
Guernsey Stith
Alfred Cook
Mervin Hunsberger
Arthur Friederich
Valga
Lois Burrow
Business
Davenport
Martha Chapman
John Lantz
Myron Chapman
Arthur Yearous
Harold Glass
John Dennler
Francis Meisner
Guernsey ‘Smith
Viola Foxwell
Hawkeye
Nellie Foxwell
Roy Burrow
Janesville
Wis
Fred Burrow
Robert Schneider
Ames
Jerome Yearaus
Will Walthers
Merlin Cook
Martin Wenger
Guernsey Smith
Thei
Fred Barrack
Arlington
David Bartelma
Minneapolis
Minn
Andrew Yearous
Jerome Yearous
Ray Klingman
Volga
Arthur Hermen
Lester Chase
Strawberry Point
Kenneth
R. D. Smith
West Union
Clifton Yearous
Jacob Yearous
Guernsey Smith and Family
Kenneth Mark
Comrades
Fred Rothlisbeger
Clark Hummel
Harold Hermen
Eddie
Melvern Wetherbee
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas
Roscoe Larson
Otis Rothlisberger
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Carroll Klingman
Harold Strong
The
Aid Society
Earl Kiple
Ed Wenger
Ruth
Randalia Church
Fayette County
Mattys
Stanley
Ida Meyer
Guernsey Smith and
Amelia Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Ernest Christen
John Pulfer
Oakville
Bertha Fischer
Betty Christen
Lavern Dennier
Jake Dennier
Fred Butikofer
John Dennier
James Duff
Roy Peeper
Will Friederich
Reuben Metzger
Martin Hanson
John Denniler
Walter Mitts
Dorell
Floyd Mitts
Canton
Dennler Family and Friends Share Weekend Visits
Sunday evening hosts included John Dennler and Lavern Dennler with Jake Christen family. Elmer and Ida Christen and Betty joined, while Joe Baumgartner dined with Hanson Bros. Elizabeth Christen from Wilmette joined for the holidays with the Jake Christen family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dennler
Elmer Christen
Ida Christen
Betty
Lavern Dennler
Jake Christen
Francis Meisner
Guernsey Smith
Hilda Meyer
Littleport
Oscar Baumgartner
Leo Dennler
Joe Baumgartner
Hanson Bros
Martin Hanson
Inez Chase
Postville
Rosa Schlupp
Mary Lavalle
Elizabeth Christen
Wilmette
Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H Members Share Christmas Gatherings
County Line News notes the Clermont Clover Clovers 4-H girls club meeting with Lorraine and Betty Follett, a Christies party, and gift exchanges. Several families—Austen Helgersons, Joe Olsons, Henry Kittlesons, and Christine Kittleson—joined a Christmas visit at the Kittleson home. Ardis Groth is ill under doctor care. a birthday gathering for Mrs Sven Blockhus occurred despite her fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Clover Clovers
Lorraine
Betty Follett
Arvey Berg
Milo Halverson
LeRoy
Minn
Austen Helgerson Land Irene
Joe Olson
Henry Kittleson
Christine Kittleson
Clifford Kittleson
Ardis Groth
Ole Reierson
Henry Anderson
Amanda Buroden
J Olat Berg
Edgar Kimbell
Sm. J. Blockhus
Georgana Probert
Clara Blockhus
Otto Blockhus
Severien Blockhus
Sven Blockhus
Blockhus
Orville Berg
Raymond Friederich
Carl Halverson
Signy Hanson
Ledyard
Joseph Hanson
Missouri Valley
George Hanson
Jim Taylor
Oak Grove Celebrates Guests From Nearby Towns
Sunday visits spread through Oak Grove as numerous families hosted guests from Volga Fredericksburg and nearby homes. Attendees included Roy Leuchtenmacher Hattie Torkelson Elmer Nelson and others sharing meals and attending a Christmas party at the Klingman home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Hattie Torkelson
Elmer Nelson
Guy Whitford
Eugene
Volga
Ray Shaffer
Fredericksburg
Harry Gilson
Oran Bane
Howard Medberry
John Howard
Ed Boyle
Carlton Looby
Klingman
Donald Gilson
Clarence Kohls
JoAnne
Wm. Kohls
No Foreign War Committee Formed in Cedar Rapids
Verne Marshall, editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, announces the formation of The No Foreign War Committee to defend neutrality. The group will oppose efforts to emasculate evade or scrap the neutrality net amid debates on intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
No Foreign War Committee
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Kikader
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R. A. Crider
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
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