Local residents share weekend and weekday visits
A long list of visitors and hosts from West Union area names many households. Kenneth Kjosa and family hosted and received guests including Mrs. Ole Loftsgard and Mrs. Harold Opsand. Additional visits spread through Postville, Dubuque, Kanawha, Castalia, Clermont, Monona, and West Union with numerous coffee and dinner gatherings and sewing committee meetups at Mrs. Mervin Reierson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Olson
Floyd ‘Thompson
Brian
Will Bergen
Alvin Olson
Vickie
Gilbert Loftsgard
Mervin Reierson
Cornelius Reierson
Henry McMillen
Ray Reierson
Henry Olson
Monona
Louie ‘Olson
Clermont
Joe Schuster
Phelps, Wise
Emory, Landsgard
Ronald Lofttsgard
Ronald Loftsgard
Drew
Gilbert Ard
Gilbert Loftegard
Emma Larson
David Loftsgard
Ronald Loftegard
Bernard Loftsgard
Lawrence Naylor
Otto Gisleson
Gerald Winter
Ervin Winter
West Union
Mervin Reiers
Illyria Social Roundup From Fayette Area
The Illyria News notes visits and gatherings across Fayette and West Union communities. Families including the Wilsons Dennlers Gibbs Yearous and Bane host and guests travel between Clermont West Union Postville and nearby towns, with dinners, picnics, and a 58th wedding anniversary celebrated for I F Shaffers.
Sunday Guests Mark Ernsts 18th Anniversary
Sun day supper visitors in the Harold Strong home included Thonteih Wate and Mit Wilson with Carl Gehring and Mabel King, plus Albert and Mrs. Dennler. Alma Maier and family and Martin Waterman and family from Elkport joined the Ernsts in Cen tral City for Sunday calls. It was the 18th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst. Clifford Gislegon and Steven attended a ski jumping tournament at Westby Wisconsin Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Wilson
Anne Dennler
Florian Burchett
Arlington
Orran Bane
Harold Leuenberger
Mabel King
Paul Voshell
Fayette
Susan
Michael Gibbs
West Union
Rae Gibbs
William Yeston
Clifton
Lansing
Lee Roy Collins
Ben
Wm. Dennler
Delbert Chapman
Richard ‘Bailey
Dysart
Jerome
Elizabeth Schneider
Metzger
Michael Halverson
Nellie Kimball
Arthur Chapman Mir
Carroll Klingman
Thomas Foxwell
Claude Block
Sumner
Bob Dennler
Elkader
Milo Frieden
Emma Holzer
Ed Wenger
Gene Wenger
Max Lehman
Tofield Heck
David Holzman
Volga
Jerome Yearons
Ralph Shaffer
J. F. Shaffer
I. F. Shaffers
Cletus Birdsell
Otis
Ruth Rothlisberger
Susan Dennler
Ben Dennler
Hal Wilson
Clarence
Ernst
Clifford Gislegon
Steven
Westby
Wisc
Brainard News Social Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Mickey Martin stayed overnight Friday with Kenny Lerch at the Joe Lerch home. Don Reeder visited Tuesday afternoon with Reuben Miller. Jeri Martin was an overnight guest Friday in the Melvin Hanson home. Several families and individuals visited friends across Clermont and Iowa City, including Ruth Kohls from Independence and the Gehring family in Iowa City. Mrs. Vivien Peters returned home Sunday after a week in Bellevue, bringing Stacy and Joey Peters for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Martin
Kenny Lerch
Joe Lerch
Don Reeder
Reuben Miller
Jeri Martin
Melvin Hanson
Richard Kohls
Lyle Martin
Vivien Peters
Joe Peters
Bellevue
Stacy
Joey Peters
Prices at Anderson Sale Draw Crowd and Steady Prices
The Rosina and Arvid Anderson sale drew a large crowd last Wednesday with strong prices overall. Thompson Schatz sold with G. W. Alderson assisting in the ring. The Farmers Savings Bank of Clermont clerked, Elgin Echo Arlington News farm sales service handled publicity, 186 head of livestock. Top Hereford cow sold at 247 dollars, yearling steers about 600 pounds brought 155.50, heifers around 650 sold for 162.50. Corn 1.086, oats 0.1, straw and hay 0.36, clover? 85 cents. Arvid Anderson plans to move to Decorah to work with a construction company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosina
Arvid Anderson
Thompson& Schatz
G. W. Alderson
Farmers Savings Bank of Clermont
Elgin Echo - Arlington’ News
Heng
Decorah
Funeral notes and calls report in Monona and Mason City
Cheery Valley reports Mrs. Roscoe Larson attended Alfred Martie funeral in Monona Tuesday. Alexander Pollock of Mason City called at the John Christen home Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Larson
Alfred Martie
Monona
Alexander Pollock
Mason City
John Christen
Local visits span Elkader and Guttenberg communities
A flurry of Sunday and midweek calls across Elkader, Guttenberg, St Olaf, and nearby towns. Families such as Wenger Brog Moser Yearous and Butikofer hosted guests. hospital and nursing notes accompany routine social calls and travel to see relatives, including a pneumonia patient and a major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Wenger
Charlotte
Elkader
John Hader
Will Friederich
Stanley Moser
Jerome Yearous
Christen Brog
Richard Hofer
Francis Butihofer
Fred Butikofer
Silas Butikofer
Fred Knoke
Elsader
Richard Neis
West Union
John Christen
Albert Parker
Jim Duff
Volga
Frank Peake
Luann
Wilbur Peake
Wm. Dennler
Edwin Hanson
Robert Hanson
Merlin
Guttenberg
Jackie Moreland
Roscoe Larson
Robert Leeman
Guttenberg Hospital
Marion Christen
St. Paul
Barl Seitz
Albert L. Dennler
Orlin Heimer
Home on furlough for Joe Heins in Postville
Joe Heins son of Mr and Mrs Rolan Heins Postville spent a two week furlough at home after 18 months in Korea. He will be stationed at Fort Hood Texas. He is a brother of Mrs Carlton Krueeer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Heins
Rolan Heins
Postville
Korea
Fort Hood
Texas
Carlton Krueeer
Birthday Dinner Hosts Named in Cedar Rapids Event
Mrs. Fanny Frieden and Ida hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for Mrs. Jim Brown Celwein and Edwin Frieden in Cedar Rapids. Attending were Jim Brown Jimmy Bruce Celwein Cindy Terrie Michael Frieden Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frieden Burnell and the Edwin Frieden family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Frieden
Ida
Jim Brown
Celwein
Edwin Frieden
Jimmy and
Bruce
Cindy
Terrie
Michael Frieden
Cedar Rapids
Harry Frieden
Burnell
Hosts for Anniversaries in Postville
Mr and Mrs Carlton Krueger hosted a Friday evening gathering for the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Welzel of Postville and the 29th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Edward Krueger, plus Milo Heins birthday. Guests included Valetta Brooks of Strawberry Point and others from Pontville Fayette and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Krueger
Lawrence Welzel
Postville
Edward Krueger
Milo Heins
Valetta’ Brooks
Strawberry Point
Michael and
David
Rolan Heins
Myra
Pontville
Kent Nydegger
Fayette
Kenton Krueger
Metta Krueger
Allen
D’lene Krueger
Farmer Grows 7.5 Foot Tomato Plant at Home
George Stephens, a Malcolm-area farmer, dug a volunteer tomato plant last fall to cope with rising living costs. The plant grew to seven and a half feet in three months, yielding the first ripe tomato on Groundhog Day. He plans to harvest several more before summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stephens
Malcom
Stephens
Local names list from Strawberry Point to West Union
Readable fragments show several individuals and towns including Clermont E K More Strawberry Point Harley Betts Volga Erwin Baumgartner West Union H L Heying. No events or actions described.
Quintuplet Lambs Born on Elmer Goodwin Farm Near Glidden
Suffolk ewe on the Elmer Goodwin farm near Glidden delivered quintuplet lambs. Four lambs are healthy and sturdy, one died. Quintuplets are exceedingly rare in lamb reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Goodwin
Goodwin Farm
Glidden
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Illyria News
Oon
Glen Yearons
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid. Soc
Alton Medberry
Reynold Strong
Cleve Bennett
LaVern Schneider
Ed Gernand
Faye Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Dale Patterson
Trudy
Post
Ed Bohonk
National
Elvin Tragord
Waterloo
Emmett Light
Ivan Anderson
Jacob Schneider
Greg Hauer
Dianne Frieden
Mt. Pleasant
Mrs
Floyd Frieden
Roger Amundson
Kenneth Medberry
John Grimm
Eugene Medberry
Lowell Gehring
Luang
Carl Gehring
Rogece Larson
Will Frieden
Albert Dennler
Otis Rothlisberger
Ida Oswald
Prairie du Chien
Wise
Arthur Yearous
DeVere Halverson
Ruth Loftegard
Jacob’ Schneiler
Allan
Halverson
Nels Iverson
Lee Roy ' Collins
Orvin Thompson
Elgin State Bank
Elgin
Iowa
Nadegal Deposit Insurance Corporation Victual
Burplus
Francis Butikofer
IFSO
John Tillotson
Brainard News
Cheery Valley
Tillie Pagen
Eunice
Ben Butikofer
Karolee
Ole Embretson
Wm. Moore
Butikofer
Scholtz Hospital
Orville Peterson
St. Olaf
Moore
Aandussition Uies
The
Elgin Echo
Pioneer
America
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