Cheery Valley weekend social notes across Elkader area
Hilda Meyer visited the Adolph Elvers home near Elka der. Many residents attended New Year gatherings at local homes including the Knudtson, Butikofer, Friederich, Hanson and Schlupp households. A wide circle shared dinners, birthdays and visits through the week with several trips to Decorah and Elkader. If you have anything you want to buy, sell or trade in a hurry, use the want ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Meyer
Adolph Elvers
Elkader
Will Christen
Ames
Mia
Mary la Valle
Lois Bennon
Postville
Rosa Schlupp
Fred Butikofer
George Butikofer
Jake Butikofer
Dan Lehman
Joe Lerch
Ed Metzger
Reuben Butikofer
G. Friederich
Harry
Will Chase
Near
Volea
Martin Hanson
Louis Butikofer
Herman Schupbach
Lawrence Butikofer
G. Dennler
Decorah
Sam Hofer
Tillie Butihofer
West Bend
Marlys Wenger
Gordon Mosby
Marlene Mosby
Vee Sutter
Clermont
Eliza
Friederich
Francis West
Chelanas
Butikofer
Minnie
Elmer Baumgartner
Near Elkader
Wm. Baumgartner
Elgin
Elmer Meyer
Ern Baum- Bartner
Guernsey Smith
Martin Wenger
Kenneth Mark
Ozscar Baumgartner
Frank Christen
Joe
Les Baumgartner
Fred Dennier
Ellen Hanson
Ladies* Aid Society
Herman Scholen
Highland
Fred Hanson
Harold Meisner
Volga
Harry Dennier
Community Notes From Oak Grove New Year's Gatherings
Oak Grove residents host and visit at numerous homes marking New Year’s with dinners and family gatherings. Names include Dennler, Kerr, Light, Wilson, Voshell, Holzer, Muncie, Shaffer, King, Bailey, Schneider, Bauman, Kohls, Luchsinger, Dennler, Howard, and Brabham. Events span Wadena to Elgin with multiple dinners, visits, and wedding anniversary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Silas Wilson
Clyde King
Joe Wilson
John Muncie
J. R. Wood
Wadena
George Thompson
Jim Muncie
Florence and
Clarence Thoman
Shirley Shaffer
Wm. Kohls
Edwin Bauman
B.J. Baumgartner
Elgin
Bert Allen
Earl Kiple
Tofield Heck
John Sehneider
Gerald
Marie Dennler
Louis Dennler
Chris Dennler
Mabel Holzer
Evelyn Dennler
Thos
Mrs. Ward Brabham
Tommy Howard
First Horseshoe Pitchers Form Club in Long Beach
The first horseshoe pitching club, named the Tourists' club, formed in Long Beach California in 1000. In 1009 Bronson Kansas announced the first International horseshoe pitching contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Calif
Bronson
Kan
Naming Newport Honors English Admiral Newport
Newport Rhode Island is named in honor of the English admiral Christopher Newport who served under James I. The naming recognizes his exploration and leadership in early colonial ventures affecting the settlement of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. J. Newport
R. I
Christopher Newport
James
Community Guests and Visits Across West Bend Area
A long list of guests and family visits spans West Bend Elgin and nearby towns. Families such as Frieden Yearous Medberry and Rothlisberger host or visit relatives through New Year’s week with many dinner and supper gatherings noted among neighbors from Volga Clermont West Union and Cheery Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottfied Frieden
Sunt
Anna Benhinger
West Bend
Phyllis Roberts
Ely
Ed Wenger
Mire
Louies Lehman
Max Lehman
Marion
Leo
Monnday
Rex Medberry
Munjor Schupbach
Elgin
Robert Schneider
Andrew Yearous
Arthur Yearous
Dubuque
Chas. Doty
Clarence
C. W. Johnson
Oelwein Hospital
Johnson
Harold Hermen
le Roy Meyer
Wadena
Arthur Hermen
John Rothlisberger
C. Wenger
Will Chase
Floyd Chase
George Nichols
Les Meyer
Volga
Lester Chase
Jerome Yearous
Wm. Walthers
Elkader
Viola Foxwell
Fred Rothlisberger
Edwin
Ida Frieden
Walter Mitts
Albert Schupbach
Cheery Valley
Nancy Ernst
Kickdfat
Elizabeth Foxwell
Sadie Arndt
Will Bunting
Littleport
Walter Roya
Melvin
Martha Chapman
Ralph Holtzman
Gloria
E. Holtzman
Scott Ostrander
Fayette
Vern Frieden
West Union
Edna Nelson
Clermont
Harold Kimball
Reynold Strong
Gottfred Martin
West
Thomas Pollock
Raymond Bens
Lou Strahm
Amos Strahm
Rose Ulmer
Anna
Lucille
Sabetha
Kana
Louise Martie
Fred
Lydia
Ole Reierson
Bernice Reierson
Lila Larson
Fred Schneider
Eunice Ulish
Orlando
Florida
Sunday Sentinel Star
Miss Ulish
Lulu Rothlisberger
Earl
Ella Kerr
Waterloo
Walter Rothlisberger
Herve Robbins
Robert
Joe Frieden
Forest Shaffer
Oak Grove
Jim Yearous
Arthur Kelly
Dale
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
Mary Ogle
Mary Schmid
George Butikofer
Jacob Gehring
Levi Pulfer
Walter Medberry
Florence Cline
Roy Cline
Decorah visitors and community notes in the New Year
Local residents engage in social visits and gatherings around New Year and early January. Emil Gulsvig and Ray Reierson join family events in Decorah, while Irene Halverson, Julia Wettleson, and Selma Odegard are seen with friends and relatives. The Doras Society meeting at Ole Loftsgard’s drew a large crowd, officers were elected, and area schools resumed after vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Gulsvig
Decorah
Irene Halverson
Jeanette Loftsgard
Cornelius Reierson
Henry T. Olson
Ruby Olson
Ames
Selma Odegard
Ossian
Chas. Odegard
Julia Wettleson
Mrs. B. Nelson
Ray Reierson
Helmer Loftsgard
T. T. Loftsgard
Leslie Lantz
Harold Opland
B. Nelson
Tina
John Hellum
Mrs. C. Rypestor
Corrine
Fuliy Wettleson
Ray Reyerson
Doras Society
Ole Loftsgard
Tina Nelson
Oscar Nyborg
Bernice Petersson
Joseph Kjosa
Clarence Anderson
St. Olaf
Indians Used Sunburn Cream on the Face Paint
Geologists find evidence that American Indians mixed red pigment with grease to guard skin from sunburn and used black facial paint to shade eyes from glare.
Zanzibar Controls World Clove Supply
Zanzibar, the Sultanate island off Africa’s west coast, dominates about eighty percent of the world’s clove crop, shaping global spice markets and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanzibar
Sultanate Island
Africa
Spain Produces Nearly Half World Olive Oil Output
Spain accounts for about half of global olive oil production, roughly twice the output attributed to Italy. The report notes Spain's dominant share in the market and contrasts it with other leading producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Haly
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