Local families gather for meals and visits around West Union
A hectic weekend event calendar shows Mrs Amelia Strong returning home from two weeks with the John Bark family near Stanley. Local households hosted visitors from Chicago and St Louis relatives while Lt Stanley Loftsgard enjoyed a furlough. Many dinners and suppers occurred across West Union and nearby areas with extended kin from LuVerne Oneida and Wadena. The community planned church programs and 4 H training while Elizabeth Foxwell began a Des Moines state house job after visiting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Foxwell
Katie Richards
West Union
Des Moines
State House
Floyd Frieden
Will Stirk
Ed Wenger
Fred Rothlisberger
Ruth and
Otis
Carroll Klingman
John Nydegger
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Local Socials Roundup From New Year's Gatherings
Furloughs end and returns prompt a flurry of visits across families. Norman Raisch resumes duties aboard ship while Mrs. Raisch returns to Washington, D.C. Numerous relatives and friends including Gray, Loftsgard, Olson, Hellum, Vellersven, Thompson, Nelson, Halverson, Embertson, Opland, Reierson, Loftsgard, Kirkeberg, and Reierson join Sunday evenings, picnics, and weekday calls at homes in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Raisch
New Year's Day
Henry Olson
John Hellum
Merlin Hellum
Henry Vellersven
Rosena Anderson
Kenneth
Dale
Arvid
Orvin Thompson
Almer L. Nelson
Louie Halverson
Knut Halverson
Merrill
Mrs Loftsgard home hosts visits and dinner
Mrs Mervin Reierson stayed Thursday to Saturday at Theo L Loftsgard home. Edna Loftsgard returned Sunday after a week with the Almer Amundson family. A Sunday dinner on Dec 31 honored Norman Raisch Milo Jacobin Judith and Harold Christoferson family. Otto Hanson and several Loftsgards visited Helmer Loftsgard Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christina Rypestor
Corrine
Harold Opland
Rosella
Danice Anderson
Henry Olson
Clarence Kirkeberg
Mervin Relerson
L. O. Reierson
Randolph
Woodrow Reed
Cornelius Reierson
Bernita Landsgard
Mellien Loftsgard
Stanley Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Helmer Loftsgard
Gilbert, Loftsgard
Theo. L. Loftegard
Edna
T. T. Lottegard
Jeanette
Orvin
Mervin Reierson
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Edna Loftegard
Almer Amundson
Ray Jacobin
Norman Raisch
Milo Jacobin
Judith
Harold Christoferson
Otto Hanson
Arlene
Anvin
Otto
Jeanette, Orvin
Death of Louis Schneider in West Bend prompts community notices
Relatives in the vicinity report the death of Louis Schneider of West Bend after a lingering illness on Monday January 8. The item lists numerous local visits and gatherings as neighbors and families like Meyer Muth Baumgartner Butikofer and others connect in the week surrounding the passing, with several dinners and calls noted in homes around West Bend and nearby areas.
Local Social Roundup Highlights Weekend Visits and Card Wins
The Melbert Meyer and Kenneth Marks families along with Ida Meyer Oscar Baumgartner Fern and Donna Muth and Mrs Harold Meyer spent Sunday evening playing cards. Mrs Bert Thoman and Ethel were guests at dinner with Mrs Lydia Hanson. Harold Meyer joined supper at Oscar Baumgartner’s Tuesday. Roscoe Larson visited the John Dennler home last Wednesday. John Christen hosted the 500 card club with Orlin Mason and Gladys Hanson high scores and Geo Leuchtenmacher and Hubert Leuchtenmacher low scores while Walter Christen won the traveling prize. The Harry Butikofer family dined with the Ben Dennler home Sunday. Fern and Donna Muth departed for Sioux Center Saturday morning. Adeline Friederich stayed Monday night with the John Dennler household. Ernest Christen and Lacey Christen joined Bert Thoman for Sunday evening visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schneider
West Bend
Ida Meyer
Guernsey Smith
Fern
Donna Muth
Orlin Mason
James Schlee
Louis Butikofer
da Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Melbert Meyer
Kenneth Marks
Harold Meyer
Bert Thoman
Ethel
Ida ‘Christen
Lydia Hanson
Roscoe Larson
John Dennler
John ‘Christen
Gladys Hanson
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Hubert Leuchtenmacher
Walter Christen
Harry Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Sioux Center
Adeline Friederich
Ernest ‘Christen
Lacey ‘Christen
The Great Seal on dollar bills explained
The reverse shows the eye above a pyramid with the motto Annuit Coeptis meaning He God favored our undertakings and Novus Ordo Seclorum meaning A new order of the ages, both drawn from Virgil. The unfinished pyramid signifies ongoing work and the pyramidal eye depicts an all seeing Deity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cheap brushes for cleaning glassware
Pieces of synthetic cellulose sponges cut to size and fastened to wood or wire handles form inexpensive brushes for cleaning glassware. The method yields a cheap, effective option to remove residue without special tools.
Magyar population in 1941 census reveals mixed origins
The 1941 Hungarian census counted over 11 million Magyars, about 75 percent of Hungary’s population, but experts warn against viewing Magyars as a separate pure race. Anthropologists note Hungary’s ethnic makeup is complex, shaped by numerous migrations and cultural blends across history.
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Hungary
Pepper aroma fades under light and heat exposure
Pepper care notes warn that aroma and flavor weaken when peppers are exposed to light and heat. Proper storage away from light helps preserve taste and scent.
Deposits Found Along Carpathian Slopes Transylvania
Reports describe deposits located on the eastern and southern slopes of the Carpathians and their Transylvanian Alps extension, with sites noted along multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpathians
Transylvanian Alps
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E. R. Withell
D. C. Oumopractor
State Bank
Elkader
Iowa
Amelia Strong
John Bark
Stanley
Waterloo
Rath
Myroni Chapman
Daniel Price
Eileen Hofer
R. N
Chicago
Louise Hofer
St. Louis
Lawrence Hofer
Clifford Hofer
Arthur Hofer
Postville
Richard Hofer
Ruth Rothlisberger
Ruth Schneider
Oneida
Andrew Yearous
David Bartelma
Ed Gehring
Marie
Wadena
Elmer L. Nelson
Howard Shaffer
Gerald Shaffer
Ralph Shaffer
Wm. Kerr
Farm Bureau
Lowell Strong
Kathleen Yearous
Rosella Strong
Noel Smith
Harold Strong
Carl Gehring
Harry Feller
Joe Dinan
Edmund Lauer
wAlton Medberry
Jim Barrett
Suny
Patty
Shirley Herwig
Wieterloo
Lowell Gehring
Lester Gehring
Donald Page
Shirley
Walter Medberry
Allen Wenger
George Jennings
Nellie Kimball
Roy Halverson
Anna Gibson
Kim Yearous
Kathleen
Harold Glass
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Cedar Rapids
Wenger's
Orville Berg
Roger
Mervin Hungberger
Jerome Yearous
Christen Bros
Jiles Hicks
Rington
Robert Kerr
Brainard
Alma Ostlie
Martha Chapman
Lew Dennler
Albert Dennler
Arthur Chapman
Thos. Pollock
Harl Rothlisberger
Lester Chase
Arthur Hermen
Ogle
Family
Johnson Bros
Reva
Lois Medberry
Elmer Lembke
Klingman’s Fountain Service
Schori Bros
Elgin
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Gunder News
Ole Loftsgard
Rodney Smith
Otto Gisleson
Harold Opsand
Cheery Valley
West Union Auction Exchange
Jim Niles
Mer
Pye
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Laurence Knudison
O’neill
Cargill
C. J. Mulford
DIAL
MR. Farmer
Rath’s
Oelwein
the Rath Packing Co
Waterloo, Iowa
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