Social rounds across Clermont and neighboring towns
A long list of Sunday to New Year social visits across Clermont, Volga, Elkader, Waterloo and nearby communities features Margie Johnson hosting friends, the Blockhus and Baird households entertaining, overnight guests like Annette Wenger, and numerous dinners and suppers with families including the Meyer, Tillotson, Mark, Dennler, Grether and Gehring households. Many small gatherings occur with extended family and neighbors, highlighting a festive season at multiple homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Johnson
Nancy Larson
Barbara Medberry
Donna Meinhard
Beverly Muehlethaler
M. J. Blockhus
Jerry Baird
Rose Buroden
Elmer Larson
Kenneth Buroden
Alfred ‘Walterson
Fritz Blockhus
Curtis
Annette Wenger
Alfred Baechler
Gwendolyn
Wendell
Clermont
Harry Johnson
Leo Falb
H. W. Falb
Robert Falb
Guernsey Smith
Martin Wenger
Sian
Kenneth Mark
Louis Dennler
Volga
Dick Jones
Richard Hiatt
Aurora
Ill
John Tillotson
Leo Grether
J. H. van de Waa
Charles City
Will Cheeseman
Elkader
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches Weekly Schedule
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches list service times and activities. Elgin junior choir practice Thursday 4 25 p m confirma tion class Saturday 10 30 a m Sunday school 9 30 a m Divine worship 10 30 a m Highland choir practice Thursday 7 30 p m confirma Divine worship Sunday Jan 8 9 00 a m 10 00 a m Sunday school 7 30 p m Luther League Thursday Jan 12 2 00 p m Ladies Aid Dorcas Society at Mrs Leonard Moore assisted by Mrs Mervin Larson and Mrs Harris Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance R. Knutsen
Elgin
Highland
Luther League
Ladies’ Aid and Dorcas Society
Leonard Moore
Mervin Larson
Harris Larson
Methodist Church Events Include Services and Rehearsals
Minister Charel E. G. Steinman leads worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school follows at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal is Thursday at 1:30 p.m., junior choir at 4:00 p.m. The W. S. C. S. meets at the church Thursday for its monthly session with a lesson refreshments and a missionary film strip program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
W. 5
C. S
St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches Schedule
Confirmations at St Olaf on Saturday January 7 at 9 00 am and Marion at 10 45 am. Sunday January 8 services at St Olaf 9 00 am and Marion 10 30 am. Thursday January 12 Marion Mission Society hosted by Mrs P K Peterson and Mrs Henry T Olson. Dr S J Strandford Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
Marion Mission Society
P. K. Peterson
Henry T. Olson
First Baptist Church Schedule and New Year Guests
Thursday events include W M A meeting at Mrs Rose Baechler home at 2 PM Hour of Power at 8 PM with semi annual business sessions. Sunday events feature morning worship at 10 AM Sunday school at 11 AM and Gospel hour at 8 PM. Thought quotes Robert Louis Stevenson. New Years Eve visit by Henry McMillan guests Jack Gehring Elmer Meyer Randolph Reison Carlyle Kirkeberg Cals Jensen Woodrow Reed. John Falk hosted Ernie Heyer and Geo Vaughn for dinner at Elgin Grill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mdms
Fred C. Muehlethaler
Paul Zurbriggen
Clarence Muehlethaler
Lorence Muehlethaler
Edward
Klingman
Karl Meinhard
Robert Meinhard
Austin
Mina
Allen Habeger
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Habeger
Kenneth Blockhus
M. J. Blockhus
Louis Steinman
E. G. Steinman
Frances
Volga
Billy Howard
Iowa City
L. L. Kiple
Nelle Reusser
Bob Shum
John Grimm
Albert Bessler
Lloyd Capper
Lansing
Bettina Gilbertson
Hilder and
Millard
Dan Hoover
John
North Hollywood
Calif
Gerald Kittleson
Winona
Minn
Clifford Kittleson
Carolyn
Bellevue
Dean ‘Kittleson
Jean
Ruth
Colesburg
Alfred Walterson
Jerry Baird
Jimmy
KE. G. Steinman
Louis
Arthur Chapman
Douglas
Merlin
M. W. Stephenson
Terry
Manchester
Craig ‘Whitney
Susan
Connie
Rossie
Robert Falk
M. J
Millard Olson
Elkader
P. J. Anderson
Oscar Holden
Diane
Allen Learin
Festville
Vickie Wright
Clermont
Jess Moody
Nicholie Martie
Joe Wander
Lydia
Fred Martie
Alvert Holden
Jackie
Bud Slaughter
McGregor
Wm. Kohls
Walter Kohls
Merle Clark
Jeanine
Lois
Peter Kraft
Stanley
Roselyn Clark
Mary Bailey Guttenberg
R. L. Grimes
D. O.doan
John Vanderbeck
Rose Baechler
Robert Louis Stevenson
Henry McMillan
Jack Gehring
Elmer Meyer
Randolph Reierson
Carlyle Kirkeberg
Cals Jensen
Woodrow Reed
John Falk
Ernie ‘Heyer
Geo. Vaughn
Elgin Grill
Ernie Heyer
George Vaughn
Heyers
Falk
William Schupbach
Anna Schupbach
Park Ridge
Ill
Glen Schupbach
Ray Weithorn
Monona
Enroute
O. Christ
Charles Wenger
G. J. Mosby
Carol
Russell Chamers
Russell
Rock Island
Sam Furrer
Goodland
Ind
Charles Frieden
Milton Voelker
West Bend
Oscar Frieden
Newell McIntyre
Nicky
Julie
Oscar Reeder
West Union
Rex Mulford
Chicago
Billy Stephenson
Farley
Wm. Ewing
Oliver Larson
LaVerne Larson
Ann
Sandra
Anita
Karen Olson
Kathleen
Richard Amundson
Elmer Larson
A. B. Jacob
Leon Jacob
John Schaer
Archie
Schroeder
Sheldon
Herman Kohls
Waterloo
Supper and Dinner Guests Recap Across Local Homes
Social notes list numerous visits and gatherings from Sunday through Tuesday. Names include Halversons, Burdenens, Moores, Friedens, Metzgers, Trafalet, Larson, and others visiting in Postville, West Bend, Rochester, Wadena, and Clermont. Anniversary thanks and memorial notices follow, with expressions of gratitude from Yearous, Robbins, Frieden, Schneider, and Sutter families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Halverson
Louis
Darlene Patterson
Alvin Buroden
Postville
Emil Moor
Paul Bannart
Christ Leuthi
Will Metzger
Charles Frieden
West Bend
George Metzger
Orville Moore
Fred Trafalet
Faye Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Hugh Conner
Rochester
Minn
Alice Winkler
D. Q
Andrew
H. F. Robbins
Oscar Frieden
Jock V. Schneider
St. Joseph Hospital
New Hampton
Tabitha Society
Louis Sutter
Nilus Wold
Rita Wold
Mary Wold
Sunday Evening Guests At Blockhus and Baird Homes
A long list of guests visited over a series of days at multiple homes. Attendees included Alfred Walterson, Kenneth Buraden, Rose Buraden, Fritz Blockhus, Curtis Staff, Elmer Larson, Lyle Leath, and others visiting Hazelton, York Pennsylvania, and Charles City. Several dinners and overnight stays reflected holiday gatherings across Monona, West Bend, Rock Island, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Blockhus
Jerry Baird
Alfred Walterson
Kenneth Buraden
Rose Buraden
Fritz Ray Blockhus
Curtis
Elmer Larson
Lyle Leath
Hazelton
Frank Rice
York
Bertha Lehman
Charles City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Dennler
Charlton Looby
Melbert Meyer
Dale Looby
Meyer
Lawrence Butikofer
J. M. Gehring
Uriel
Phylls
Lda Gehring
Robert Moore
Ida Pulfer
Patti
Margie
Cresco
Bernard McMullen and Sons
West Union, Iowa
Jane Wyman
Charlton Heston
Lucy Gallant
Texas
William Holden, Jennifer Jones
Jose Ferrer and
June Allyson
Elgin and
Highland Lutheran Churches
Charel
St. Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches
S. J. Strandford
First Baptist Church
Dale Jensen Elgin
Iowa
Mary Keiser
F. C. Muchlethaler
Clarence Muchlethaler
Leo Lehman
G. H. Falle
Greta
Carl Hackmann
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Mary Allen
David Telfer
Anna Brabham
Bell Garden
Faye Brabham
Paul Doan
Waukegan
D. C
Mrs
Gottlieb Pulfer
Wallace Oldfather
Janet
Robert Kohler
David
Orvin Olson
Almer Amundson
Reuben Schupbach
Billy
Robert Steleman
Joy
Scott
Gregory
Oelwein
Harry L. Cline
Michael
Jeffrey
Martin ‘Wenger
Bkle
Boots
Children’s Storm Boots
Max Thoma
Kroehler
Elgin Furniture Store
the Muehlethalers
Dial
Elgin, Iowa
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