Ash Wednesday and World Day events in Elgin
Myria News reports Ash Wednesday service at St. Paul's Elgin on Feb 19 at 7 30 pm and World Day of Prayer at Elgin Lutheran on Feb 21 at 7 18 pm. It lists church dinners, Sunday school at 10 15 am, worship at 11 15 am, and Youth Fellowship at 7 30 pm. The piece notes numerous local guests and family visits among area residents, with funeral attendances in Oelwein and Fayette and a Washington Day Cemetery picnic planned for Feb 22.
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St. Paul's
Elgin
Washington
Lyle Medberry
iMr
Ed Wenger
Gene Wenger
Russell Smith
Oelwein
Rex Roberts
Fayette
Andrew Braker
Alta
Clarence Thoman
Carol Wilson
Gilas ‘Wilson
Harry Feller
Bruce Mon Nmahan
Gordcile
Minn
Don Dominy
Postville
Archie Hower
Ann
Kenneth Strong
Cheery Valley Neighbors Club Meets in February
The Good Neighbors Club met Tuesday February 11 at Mrs Ben Butikofer home with co hosts Mrs Fred Butikofer and Mrs Bert Thoman. Twenty six members attended exchanging bulbs or plants. Guest Mrs Lester Butikofer joined. Programs for 1958 by Carol Schupbach were distributed and the club donated a dollar. The group named Mrs Orlin Mason historian and voted two dollars to the Red Cross and two to the Heart fund. Contributions from Mrs Ole Embretson and others were noted.
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Good Neighbors Club
Red Cross
Heart Fund
Ole Embretson
Lincoln
George Schupbach
Valentine
Louis Butikofer
Fred Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Frank Christen
Wilbur Peake
Irene Minihan
Harold Meisner
Wm. Torkelson
Alma Sehoien
Wilbur ‘Peake
Diane
Will Friederich
John Dennler
Robert Hanson
Cynthia Schreiner
McGregor Hospital
Gladys
Social Roundup at Loftsgard and Nearby Homes
Gunder News records weekend and Friday gatherings hosted by the Loftsgards and others. Families and friends including Reiersons Amundsons Mork Opland Gisleson Bilden and Boyce families share visits and dinners across local households with guests from USU and St Olaf.
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Lloyd Loftsgard
Mdms
Lloyd Reierson
Orvin Loftsgard
Otto Gisleson
Ole Loftsgard
Marold ‘Opland
Joe Reierson
Christine Rypesto
Corrine
Kenneth Kjosa
Ruth Loftsgard
Sharon
Elizabeth
Ruth Bilden
Morris Amundson
Arthur
Kenneth Amundson
Gordon Landsgard
Clarence Amundson
Caren
Diane Amundsen
Gerhard Halvorson
Henry T. Olson
St. Olaf
Merlin Hellum
Sam Schneider
Brainard social notes log Friday guests and travel
Brainard residents shared informal gatherings at the Billy Peters home with the Gerald Blockhus family, Mr and Mrs Harvey Howard, Willis Lyons and Johnny Metzger of Clermont. Ray Fenner and wife left for Memphis to visit Mrs Fenner's family for a week. Melvin Hanson visited Thursday and Lyle Martin hosted Ron Bantz and daughters in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Peters
Gerald Blockhus
Harvey Howard
Willis Lyons
Johnny Metzger
Clermont
Ray Fenner
Memphis
Tenn
Weekend visitors and local gatherings in West Union area
Social rounds include Gearald Cook family hosting Elizabeth Lamm and Mary from Cedar Rapids, and Otto Haub with Margaret Henkel of Independence. Visitors in Joe Peters home and Geh ring residence feature several Cedar Falls, Sumner, Waterloo, West Union, Clermont, and Iowa City names. A Baptist Missionary Society afternoon and a birthday party for Robbie Reeder highlight community life with many relatives and friends attending.
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Gearald Cook
Elizabeth Lamm
Mary
Cedar Rapids
Otto Haub
Margaret Henkel
Independence
Harry Butikofer
Louise
Gary
Lawrence Gehring
Joe Peters
Dennis Olson
Clermont
Cedar Falls
Donnia Petes
Waterloo
Elizabeth Schneider
Bitty Peters
Wilson ‘Patterson
Don ‘Reeder
Glenn Boyer
Baptist Missionary Society
Vern Darnell
West Union
Don Reeder
Robbie Reeder
Garyland
Brad Pritchard
Duane
Roger Reeder
Nita Patterson
Dian Larson
Lincoln Assassinated During Our American Cousin Play
Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre while attending a performance of Our American Cousin. The president died later from his wounds as the nation mourns the loss and the assassin is pursued.
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Lincoln
Ford
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