Community Notes From Gunder and Surrounding Homes
Mr and Mrs Maynard Lantz and family called at Carrie Nelsons Sunday Ole Loftsgard and Mr and Mrs Myron Anderson were dinner guests at Rodney Smiths Mrs Loftsgard returned home after visiting the Smiths Mr and Mrs Herold Christoferson spent Sunday at Ray Jacobins Elling Houg came home Friday from Decorah hospital and is improving Mr and Mrs Helmer Lofisgard Mr and Mrs T J Olson Elmer and Selma Groth visited the Houg home Sunday afternoon Otto Gisleson was taken to Decorah hospital Tuesday for an appendicitis operation Marion Ladies Aid and Dorcas Society plan a joint meeting Saturday Feb 13 at church parlors Hosts include Mrs Ole Loftsgard Mrs Oscar Nyborg Mrs Robert Wettleson and Mrs Enoch Mark Mr and Mrs Vern Hupfer visited Henry Geske at McGregor Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Lantz
Carrie Nelson
Ole Loftsgard
Myron Anderson
Rodney Smith
Loftsgard
Smith
Herold Christoferson
Ray Jacobin
Elling Houg
Decorah Hospital
Helmer Lofisgard
T. J. Olson
Elmer
Selma Groth
Houg
Otto Gisleson
Decorah
Marion Ladies’ Aid Society
Dorcas Society
Ole Loftsgard, Mrs. “Oscar Nyborg
Robert Wettleson
Enoch Mark
Vern Hupfer
Henry Geske
McGregor
Illyria Community News Roundup of Visits and Illness
Cedar Rapids visitors Lena Wenger and family travel to Illyria while Nancy Ernst is treated after a broken hip in West Union hospital. Many neighbors host dinners and sickness spreads through the Hunsberger and Klingman households as Robs and Yearous families host gatherings and church events near Washington’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Wenger Bros
Nancy Ernst
West Union Hospital
L. W. McKellar
Fred Rothlisberger
Orville Berg
Olaf Berg
Jerome Yearous
Mervin Hunsberger
Harold Kimball
Elgin
Albert Dennier
Medberry
Will Smith
Volga
Thos
Pollock
Nelie Foxwell
Floyd Frieden
David
Jim Yearous
Kathleen
Forest Shaffer
Libbie Larson
Mrs. C. L. Klingman
National City Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
National City Bank
Community visits and family gatherings abound
Mr and Mrs Wayne Gilson and family and Mr and Mrs Howard Boyle visited Tuesday in the Clifton Wilson home. Wm Frederick and family were supper guests Sunday in the Harry Gilson home. Herbert Ash returned from West Union hospital after appendectomy. Family dinners and visits filled weekend in several local households including Kohls, Matthys, Dennler, and Chapman homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gilson
Howard Boyle
Clifton Wilson
Wm. Kohls
Mary Matthys
Wm. Frederick
Harry Gilson
Herbert Ash
West Union Hospital
Earl Kiple
Wm. Howard
West Union
Walter Dennler
Melbert Meyer
Albert Dennler
Arthur Chapman
Chris Dennler
J. F. Lane
Clarence Kohls
Joan
Volga
Lemon Tree Bears Lemons After 58 Years
Mrs. Garnet Gunn of Iowa Falls reports a well aged lemon tree still bearing fruit. A six foot tree, grafted from a slip, produced four large lemons this year despite its long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet Gunn
Iowa Falls
Cheery Valley Dinner Guests Spread Across Several Homes
Sunday gatherings in Cheery Valley featured Elmer Baumgartner Otto Deeppke Jr and many others visiting multiple homes. Families including the Dennlers Butikofers Christens Lerchs and Meisners hosted guests with extended kin and neighbors sharing meals and afternoon visits.
Community Notes from Grand Meadow and Surroundings
Grand Meadow and nearby households report visits and gatherings. Mrs. Selmer Holm and Mrs. Helgersons hosted at Hast Clermont church. Alvin Halvorson and family visited Postville. Verena Andersons and Nygaards spent time at Lyngans and Burnas homes. Thelma Lyngaas completed two weeks with Vernon Anderson.
Visit notes from area residents in Iowa local column
Were guests in the Lloyd Aanes home Sunday. Selmer Erickson returned home Saturday after a week's visit with relatives at Ames and Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Julia Landsgerd spent Monday afternoon at the Willard Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Erickson
Selmer
Lloyd Aanes
Selmer Erickson
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Julia Landsgerd
Willard Martin
Brainard Items Highlight Social Visits and School News
Local notes detail visits in Castalia and nearby towns, including Mrs. Raymond Stephens with her mother, Paul Stillman’s cold, and numerous dinner gatherings at the Dummermuth, Craft, and Nutting homes. Sunday worship, Ladies' Aid, Sunday school officer elections, and a note on reappropriating band funds to buy war bonds are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Stephens
Monroe
Castalia
Paul Stillman
Raymond Mays
Wm, Nutting
Grace Barker
Waterloo
Melvin Boyer
Dan Craft
Eldred Dummermuth
Joe Peters
Robert Kerr
Lester Suckow
Luana
Tom Boyer
Clyde Crandall
Hawkeye
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Chas. Peters
Mavis Durscher
Cedar Rapids
Was
Herbert Dummermuth
Glen Boyer
Lew Appelman
Harold Conner
Great Lakes
Ill
Albert Dummermuth
Daryl
Kay
Fayette
Jud Conner
Harold Schneider
Dennis
Eldred Patterson
Lloyd
E. R. Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Barbara Gilbert
Anson Quackenbush
Clive Helms
Wm. Nutting
George Boyle
Frank Lyon
Ladies’ Aid Society
Brainard
Penny Sack Exchange For War Bond
Lucille Van Nordstrand of Elliott traded a 35 pound sack of pennies for a $50 war bond, converting small change into a government security in a simple, direct transaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille van Nordstrand
Elliott
Allied forces press Rommel trap in North Africa push
German tanks attacked French troops at Faid Pas eighty miles northwest of Sfax before stalling after advancing six miles. Allied forces comprising American French and British troops seek to trap Rommel's remaining desert forces in the region as French and British units coordinate with American troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faid Pas
Sfax
Advanc
Ing
Field
Erwin Rommel
Echo Photo News Service
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Meter State
Elkader
Iowa
Gunder News
Illyria
Walter Medberry
Fanny Frieden
R. D. Smith
Guernsey
Lew Zurcher
Weeterloo
Arthur Hermen
Glen Yearous
Thos. Pollock
Donald Page
Shirley
C. L. Klingman
Alton Medberry
Kathleen Yearous
Carl Gehring
Cemetery Assn
Ladies' Aid Society
Wash‘ington
Ralph Shaffer
Reynold Strong
Gerald Shaffer
Chas. Doty
Lester Chase
Noel
Paul Smith
Merle Klingman
Milo
Levi Pulfer
Pulfer
Eliza
Jerome
Harold Glass
Ella Foxwell
Will Hinton
Hinton
Anna Gibson
Edgar Kimball
Ed Wenger
Rose McMillan
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen
Richard Hofer
Farm Bureau
George Butikofer
James
Fred Sehneider
Erso
Ora
Sab Earalant
Cleve Bennett
Carroll Klingman
Andrew Yearous
Schori Bros
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner Bldg
Qak Grove News
Cheery Valley
Elmer Baumgartner
Gons
Oscar Baumgartner
Adolph Hanson
Marjorie
Otto Deeppke, Jr
Bert Thoman
Harold Meisner
Lyle
George
Elva Lerch
Will Friederich
Roy Peeper
Arlington
Arthur Friederich
John Dennler
Elva
George Lerch
Louis Hofer
Edwin Hanson
Dennifer
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Robert
George Leuchtenmacher
Orlin Magon
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Frank Christen
Reuben Butikofer
George Schupbach
Carol
Louis Butikofer
James Dutt
Yacob Christen
Jake Lehman
Leon
Lavern Dennler
Martin Wenger
Kenneth Mark
Arvid Troyer
Eunice Butikofer
Walter
Ernest
George Christen
Albert Butikofer
Fred Butikofer
Romona
Francis
Walter Butikofer
Grand Meadow News
A Gines F
Selmer Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Ewald Lyngans
Arthur ‘Helgerson
Martin Amundson
Austen Helgerson
Hast Clermont
Alvin Halverson
Palmer Halverson
Postville
Vernon, Anderson
Barbara
Glen Nygaard
Ole Reierson
Thelma Lyngans
Vernon Anderson
Ed Johnson
Mrs
Arthur 8
Olson
Richard Bigler
Helmer
Leona Lyngaas
Clarinda High School
Miles
West Elgin
Lena Baumgartner
Belo
Bly
Gierry
North Africa
Pleasant Valley Township
Illyria Township
Clayton County
Wadena
Elgin State Bank
The
Elgin Echo
Clermont Enterprise
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