Oak Grove News Social Notes and Family Visits
Mrs. A E Seevell and two children Cedar Rapids visit ill mother Mrs W Pritchard. The Holzers move to Ezra Howard farm with the Oran Bane family vacating. Melbert Meyer buys Bane farm and plans possession soon. Clarence Thoman visits Decorah to see his hospitalised mother. Local families host dinner and Sunday visits across several homes including Howard and Shaffer families. Funeral in Decorah for Mrs W C Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Seevell
Cedar Rapids
W. Pritchard
Henry Holzer
Ezra Howard
Mr. Holzer
Oran Bane
Simon O'Neil
Holzer
Melbert Meyer
Harold Bennett
Herman Boyer
Ruth Richardson
Clint Crooks
John Howard, Jr
Herbert Ash and Sons
Ed Medberry
Harold Leuenberger
Decorah
W. C. Thornton
Ray Shaffer
Fredericksburg
J. M. Shaffer
Martin Hanson
Archie Howard
Wm. Pritchard
Harold Strong
John Howard
Mary Allen
Frank Boyle
West Union
Illyria Items and Local Social News
Illyria items note Opal Dennler of Evanston visiting family, David Bartelma and kin in Town City with the Yearouses, and the Soup Sippers chorus meeting with Raymond Benson. Social visits include Mr and Mrs AJton Medberry hosting a rock party, high scores won by Laurie Jacobson and Elmer Lembke, with others noted for dinners and flu illness among neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Dennler
Evanston
Albert Dennler
David Bartelma
Town City
Andrew Yearous
Soup Sippers
Raymond Benson
Ajton Medberry
Laurie Jacobson
Elmer Lembke
Jack Shaffer
Thomas Ogle
Jim Yearous
M. V. Kiple
Harold Kiple
Farmersburg
Joel Frieden
Floyd Frieden
Ed Wenger
Gene
Rose McMillan
Jerome Yearous
Wm. ‘Walthers
Elkader
Lawrence Kohls
Glen
Robert Yearous
Ruth Rothlisberger
I. F. Shaffer
Ida Mattocks
West Union
Orvin Thompson
Maril
Community gathering and dinners around Gunde and Fayette
Guests visited at the C J Anderson home near Gunde and a waffle supper was held at Fred Rothlisberger with Arthur Chapman family Laura Learn and several others. Cemetery and Ladies Aid met. after Washington’s birthday supper officers were elected. Various dinner and visit events with multiple local families noted, including Kimball anniversary celebrations and Lavern Schneider’s Ames visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Ogle
C. J. Anderson
Gunde
Fred Rothlisberger
Arthur Chapman
Laura Learn
Donald Page
Shirley
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Chas
Doty
Cemetery Assn
Ladies' Aid Society
Cemetery Association
Ed Medberry
Mary Ogle
Harold Strong
Will Frieden
Herold Glass
Harry Vauslin
Gladys
Oliver Rowland
Clermont
Chas. Doty
Myron Moore
Fayette
Carroll Klingman
Arthur Yearous
Melvin Gregerson
Cleve Bennett
Walter Medberry
Sid Walters
Oelwein
Ed Wenger
Gene
Harold Kimball
Kimball
Lavern Schneider
Aew
Robert Schneider
Ames
Birth of Marvin Dean Schroeder in Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley Items Pvt and Mrs Willard Schroeder welcomed a son Marvin Dean born Friday morning February 19. Mrs Schroeder and son rest under care of Mrs Ellen Nygaard at the G Dennler home. Several local families visited and hosted gatherings, with card games and dinner visits noted across multiple households.
Wedding Anniversary Toasts and Family Visits
Mrs John Dennler honors Mr and Mrs Dennlers wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Francis Meisner and family were dinner guests Sunday in Mart Davis home at West Union. Mr and Mrs Frank Burwick and family of Waterloo were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs John Dennler. Ethel Mee Thorian spent the weekend in Bert Benson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dennler
Dennler
Anni
Francis Meisner
Mart Davis
Weat Union
Frank Burwick
Waterloo
Ethel Mee Thorian
Bert Benson
Community Notices From Brainard and Vicinity This Week
Brainard residents attended a farewell for the Eldred Patterson family Friday evening at their home. Local visitors included Mrs. M. A. Boyer and Mrs. Leo Boleyn and Roger in the Vern Boyer home on Thursday. The Joe Peters family moved to the Lawrence Bockenstedt farm on Tuesday. Raymond Stephens and family moved to the Chas. Wandets farm near Clermont. Mrs. Marshall Helms and Ethel Boyle dined with the Frank Boyles in West Union Saturday. Idle Not school closed last week due to Miss Whitcher illness. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr hosted a Sunday dinner for the Wm. Kerr family. Herbert Miller and children visited the Vern Boyer home Saturday. The Ladies Aid Society will meet Thursday at Brainard Church for a one o'clock luncheon. Glen Boyer and Mrs. Anna Appelman accompanied to Iowa City for arm treatment. Mrs. E. R. Nutting and daughters visited the Wm. Pritchard home Sunday. Mrs. George Kiple visited the Wm. Boyle home Sunday afternoon. Harold Schneider and Jud Conner dined with the Herbert Dummermuth home Sunday. Glen Boyer and Glen Crandall hosted Sunday dinner. B. Y. P. A. held a regular meeting at the Don Cummings home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Mueller
Caroline
Eldred Patterson
M. A. Boyer
Leo Boleyn
Roger
Vern Boyer
Joe Peters
Lawrence Bockenstedt
Raymond Stephens
Chas. Wandets Farm
Clermont
Marshall Helms
Ethel Boyle
Frank Boyle
West Union
Idle Not
Misa Whitcher
Robert Kerr
Wm. Kerr
Herbert Miller
Ladies Aid Society
Glen Boyer
Anna Appelman
Clyde Crandall
Don Cummings
Gunder Area Social Roundup and Local Notes
Gunder neighbors host visits and arrivals as families from Dubuque Cedar Falls Jesup LeClaire and Cedar Rapids gather at homes and share meals over the weekend. Ackley residents receive a 3750 refund via government bonds and war savings stamps reducing utility bills. a Guthrie Center high student finds and later loses a purse belonging to Arthur Shoesmith and then Return of her own purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
WWWA
Rozetta Mobly
Guthrit Center
Arthur R. Shoesmith
Rozetta
Salt Cure For Poultry Cannibalism Suggested By Rutgers
Extension poultryman L M Black explains a simple salt remedy to curb cannibalism in growing chickens. Experiments by Titus and Nestler show adding 1 to 2 percent salt to the diet for four to five days can stop the vice, with standard diets already containing about 0.5 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Black
Extension Poultryman
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
Harry W. Titus
Ralph B. Nestler
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. H. Prentice
Ministry of Agriculture For
Northern Ireland
Prentice
Titus
Nestler
Cattle Shock Warns on Wet Weather Fence Charge
John E. Nicholas of Pennsylvania State College urges farmers to keep electric fence controllers at low charge during rain to spare cattle like Old Bossy. He notes trained animals avoid charged wires, but warns home made controllers are dangerous and battery types are safer. A single strand often suffices, two may be needed for sheep, and temporary pastures benefit dairy cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Nicholas
Pennsylvania State College
Nicholas
Weed control with chlorate sprays and granules
Chlorates are cited as the most effective weed control chemicals. The text outlines three application methods: dissolving chlorates in water for spraying weeds, spraying a dilute solution on lawns for shallow-rooted weeds, and scattering dry sodium chlorate in late autumn before the ground freezes to kill certain perennial weeds.
Chicks Lose Mother Love Says Incubation Reigns
A report from the International Baby Chick Association states more than 45 percent of American chickens are incubated. Modern incubators now hatch as efficiently with quality results as the best hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internationl
Baby Chick Association
Ek Association
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Illyria
Schori Bros
Elgin
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner Bldg
Cheery Valley
Willard Schroeder
Marvin Dean
Clara Muehlenthaler
Jake
George
Lucy Christen
Irene Minthan
van Beisen
John Christen
Marian
Jacob Christen
Oy Christen Bros
Realto Meisner
Ben Meisner
Harold Meisner
Clarence Schneider
Walter Lehman
Eugene
G. Dennler
Robert
Anchie Walter
Leslie
Will Lantz
Abel West
Alvin Theise
Will Friederich
Ida Meyer
Fred Hanson
Oscar
Mary
Betty
Louise Baumgartner
Elmer Baumgartner
Frank Christen
Howard Mason
Orlin Mason
Sheldon Boyle
Oliver Torkelson
Rand
Zowie
Christopher Morley
W. L. White
Brainard Steins
Gunder News
George Gisleson
Gunder
Dubuque
Harry Olson
Cedar Falls
Ole Dr. Olson
Delores Nyborg
Jesup
Oscar Nyborg
Ohard Nyborg
LeClaire
Myron Anderson
Fred P
Dr. Miles
International “Seal
Weibel Mill CO
State Bank
Iowa
National City Bank of
Cleveland
Ohio
National City Bank
The
Elgin Echo
Clermont Enterprise
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