Community News Highlights From Illyria Area
Illyria and nearby communities share a week of visits and gatherings. Kenneth Strong heads to Camp Chaffee Arkansas, neighbors host birthday parties and suppers, and many families attend church and Farm Bureau events. A Washington supper at the church is rescheduled to February 24, and James Munsie’s moving plans prompt a farewell party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Strong
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Ide Meyer
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Roy Halverson
Michael
Jake Wander
Clermont
Sheryl Pinney
Elgin
Lee Klingman
Dennis
Volga
Andrew Yearous
M. Klingman
Joy Peters
Mabel Peters
Robert Kerr
Washington
Fred Schneider
Arthur
Ida Anderson
James Munsie
Muncies
West Union
James ‘Hermen
Steven
Chase
Ralph
Lester Chase
Arthur Hermen
Virgil Torson
Floyd Frieden
Melbert Meyer
Wm. Yeerous and Lyle
Floyd Patteson
Wadena
Ellen Hunsberber
Jerome Yearous
Nels Iverson
Anna Gibson
Georgana Probert
Orvin Thompson
David
James Muncie
Good Will Club
Walter Rothlisberger
Jim Yearous
James Shaffer
Canistota
Dak
Thos
Pollock
Gordon Pollock
Forrest
Albert Dennler
Arnold Sanders
Yearous
Ed Gernand
Harold Strong
Amelia Strang
Mabel King
J. Q. Probert
Roy Rothlisberger
Gene Wenger
Alton Medberry
Kenneth Medberry
Wm. Yearous
Carl Gehring
Joe Downey
Thomas Michael
Robert Downey
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Wenger
Wm. Wenger, Jr
Waverly
Wenger Bros
Mervin Hunsberger
Progressive Home Study Club
Ralph Shaffer
Herbert Ash
Jim Muncle
Elmer Zieman
Postville
Floyd Whitford
Forrest Shaffer
Patterson and others visit in town homes
Brainard society notes report Mr and Mrs S S Patterson visiting Wilson Patterson to meet their new granddaughter Marian. Melvin Martin Maureen Clermont spend Monday with Lyle Martin. Bill Cheney Dawn visit Elizabeth Cheney in Oelwein. Glen Boyer met Dorchester's Mrs Cliff Homewood at Decorah Hospital and met newborn twin Diane and Dennis. Norma Edith Gehring and family weekend with parents. Lawerence Gehring and Norma also noted Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Patterson
Wilson Patterson
Marian
Melvin Martin
Maureen
Clermont
Lyle Martin
Bill Cheney
Dawn
Elizabeth Cheney
Oelwein
Glen Boyer
Cliff Homewood
Dorchester
Decorah Hospital
Diane
Dennis
Norma
Edith Gehring
Lawrence Gehring
Good Neighbors Club Meets in Cherry Valley
The Good Neighbors Club held its Feb 8 meeting at Mrs. George Nickels home with new president Mrs. Orlin Mason presiding. Twenty nine members discussed gardens, welcomed guests, read cards, and celebrated Mrs. Nickels' birthday. Several visits and family moves were noted, along with a glove making lesson and birthday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbors Club
George Nickels
Orlin Mason
John Christen
Will Chase
Will Christen
Gayle Nickels
Orlando Loftsgard
Robert Hanson
Martin Hanson
Harold Meisner
Fred Butikofer
Sec'y-Treas
Clara Muehlenthaler
Stanley Erickson
Wm. Torkelson
Bernard Loftsgard
John Butikofer
Alexander Pollock
Mason City
Mra
Thomas Pollock
Gordon Pollock
Forrest
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Walter Lehman
Elgin
Ben Butikofer
Lehmans
George Schupbach
Bert Thoman
Gladys
Diane
Frank Christen
Ear’ Kiple
Ole Embretson
Lena Nyhus
Elkader
Sam Frieden
Harry Dennler
Alphie Rejerson
John Dennier
Clarence Hofer
Will Friederich
Lewis
O. Butikofer
Dale Jensen
Reuben Metzger
Ann Pratt
Ida Christen
Dan Butikofer
Roscoe Larson
Edwin Hanson
John Lantz
Confidence man family tree hints at slippery elm
A remark suggests the lineage of confidence men is tangled and elusive, likening it to a slippery elm. The note hints at a broader pattern of deceit within a network, without detailing specific individuals or dates.
Pratt-Butikofer wedding at Peace Church Elkader
Miss Anna Marie Pratt and Dan Butikofer Jr wed at Peace Evangelical and Reform Church Elkader in a double ring ceremony. Rev Paul Kitterer officiated with nuptial music and hymns. Bride wore nylon tulle lace gown with chantilly details and a rhinestone tiara, pearl jewelry, and carried a white Bible with pink roses. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Helen Fascher and best man Elmer Butikofer. Reception for about 125 guests followed in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace Evangelical and Reform Church
Elkader
Anna Marie Pratt
Azel Pratt
Dan Butikofer, Jr
Dan. Butikofer
Elgin
Paul Kitterer
Jean Reinhardt
Merlin Anderson
Helen Fascher
Elmer Butikofer
Ben Butikofer
Raymond Pratt
Elgin couple plans farming life after wedding
Sam Schneider cut the cake as Hilda and Lois Dennler served ice cream. Eileen Seeland and Shirley Olson managed gifts while Zita Butikofer handled the guest book. The bride works for NW Bell Telephone Co. and the couple will farm near Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Schneider
Hilda
Lois Dennler
Eileen Seeland
Shirley Olson
Zita Butikofer
N W. Bell Telephone Co
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