Cheery Valley club meeting at Mrs Woller Bantewilly home
The Cheery Valley Good Neighbors Club met Tuesday at Mrs Woller Bantewilly with Mrs Lester Wenger and Mrs Celin Thoman hosting. Members shared prayers, thanked guests, and noted donations to March of Dimes and in memory of a stepfather. New officers were installed, with a program of readings and a contest won by Mrs Martin Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheery Valley
Good Neighbors
Chib
Tuesdas
Tan
Woller
Harry Rutikofer
Robert Branson
Gemmna Nickels
Clara. Muchlethofer
Ernest Christen
Ben Dennler
Harry Butikofer
Silas Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Sam Dennler
Rowert Hanson
Win
En Fred
Ben Butikofer
Illyria News couples host and visitors
Illyria News notes Thursday inter home event and Saturday gatherings with Mr and Mrs WN Thomas Ogle Mr and Mrs Thomas Poltork Mr and Mrs Harold Leuenberger Earl and Helen Rothlisberger as supper guests. Jantha Strong from Cedar Rapids spent weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Harold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illyria Newsvieden
Inter
Agan
Thomas Ogle
Thomas Poltork
Harold Leuenberger
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
M Albert Denner
Jantha Strong
Cedar Rapids
Harold
Social Visit Notes From Brainard Area Houses
Local news item lists Visiting families and residents in Brainard area homes. Names include Hayzlett Peters Kerr Kohls Reeder Peters Martin Cogswell Boyer Martin Gilbert and others. Mentions Rochester hospital and Clermont Waucama and West Union as locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard
Tom Hayzlett
Independence
Richard Kohls
Vivien Peters
Lyly Martin
Robert Kerr, Jr
Postville
Bill Peters
Joe Peters
Rochester Hospital
Don Reeder
Vern Boyer
Glen Boyer
Clarence Tripp
West Union
Don Peters
Rochester
Koka Boyer
John Ber
Eipper Egests
Martin
Tob
Guibert
Gilbert
Ray Gilbert
Weekend social notes from Tow City and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Lioyd Reierson visited their son Richard in Tow City while Mr and Mrs Rodney Smith of Postville visited the Ole Loftsgard home. Henry Olson and Selma Groth hosted visits at Marion Olson’s and other local homes. Numerous birthdays and anniversaries were noted, with varied dinners and visits across Decorah and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lioyd Reierson
Richard
Sul
Tow City
Rodney Smith
Postville
Ole Loftsgard
Lioyd Loftspard
Huarold
Tilpher Bilden
Will Bergen
Josie Jenson, Sr
Henry Olson
A Groth
Ding
Har
Wennuth
Lofts
P. BE. Peterson
Selma Groth
Marion Olson
Monona
Marion
Donald Olsons
Lioyd Schuttes
National
Bernard Loftsgard
Ray Pratts
Keith Johnson
Harald Hanson
Randine Hanson
Virgil Quinn
Elkader
Kenneth Kjose
Gerald Winter
Decorah
Otto Gisleson
Wendy Winters
Harvid Hanson
Joseph Reierson
Merrill Olson
Selma Holm
Olga Landsgard
Ole
Selmer Holm
Mrs
Sylvan Torkelson
Don Kruse
Lila Ranzman
Henry Nyberg
U S Vietnam War buildup reaches new dimensions in 1968
The 1968 U S military presence in Vietnam climbs past 175000 as the 178th Airborne Brigade arrives from Okinawa in May. Units include the 101st Airborne and 1st Infantry, with COSTARIL logistics and a new Cam Ranh Bay port built to handle vast supply flows amid Viet Cong opposition.
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America
Republic of Vietnam
U. S
Okinawa
101St Airborne Division
1St Infantry Division
1St Cavalry Division
Plei Me
la Drang Valley
Michelin Plantation
U.S. Army
1St
Vietnam
Costaril
Cam Ranh Bay
Social Security Q and A clarifies benefits rules
Questions about eligibility and coverage are answered by a Social Security Field Representative in Waterloo Iowa. The new law allows some older individuals to qualify with fewer quarters. Tips from customers are reportable starting January 1986, with a pamphlet Tips as Wages available at local offices. Several local residents attend services, funerals, and gatherings with notes of attendees and visiting relatives.
Elgin Local News Social Visits and Weekend Guests
Elgin area residents report a sequence of weekend visits and gatherings. Edward Klinsian and Karen visited Kenneth Wingman in Cedar Falls and attended Billy Graham's The Restless Ones in Waterloo. Lena Wenger stayed with the Lester Wenger family to help after an arm injury. Alvord couple Gilbert Knob Jocx stayed overnight with Paul Bukofker. Cornelius Reierson hosted guests including Alto Ludwig Lime Springs and Maynard Ludwig, with Joseph Reierson family and Betty and Diane Reierson joining for an afternoon visit and Sunday dinner. Ronald Loftsgard along with Drew and Gilbert Loftsgard visited Mrs. Steven Helgerson and her children in Auburn Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Edward Klinsian
Karen
Kenneth Wingman
Cedar Falls
Billy Graham
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Wm. K. Erickson
Ellen Mason
Fries Christen
Hree
Parlakiple
S. Fred «Rutikofer
Ida Chy
Freid Butikofer
Seline
Glades
Gried Butikoter
Martin T
Archie Hew
Ann
Robert ‘Gon
R Howard
W Kenneth Mark
Albert Parker
Volga
John Christen
Karolee Butikofer
Milo Frieden
Fred Butikofer
William Moore
Orran Bane
Grran Bane
Waterloo
Progressive Home Study Club
Orvin Thompson
Clara McNally
Luana
Teresa McNally
Hugh Varty
Clear Lake
Paul Smith
Alton Medberry
Elkhart
Kans
Ind
Kenneth Garretson
Lamont
Mike Dinan
Russie
Colesburg
Edwin Leftseard
Elmer Lembke
Orvin Tha
Floyd Frieden
Thomas Ole
LeRos Ruthlisberger
Ida
Roth
Chapmen
Lowell Gebing
Ralph Shuffer
Will Kerr
Beenites
Suport
Lares Rein— Ig
Toledo
Arthur Kelly
Hawkeye
Silas Wilson
Mabel King
Edwin Loftsgard
C. T. Fjelstal
Emmett Light
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Harry Feller
Earl Stannard
Earl Mint
Garber
Jos Danun
Guy Ernst
Forrest Shaffer
Will Christen
Robert Schneider
Ruth
Beth
Elizabeth Schneider
Robert Hanson
Gordon Pollock
Gene Wenger
Me. Tel Weaver
Matilda Feller
Gladso
Jay Brown
Dehyedi Mondiy
Elgin State Bank
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jwadena
Francis Butikofer
Gunder
George V. Arnold
Field Rep
Social Security Administratior
Dale Seitz
Andrew Moloxken
Ernest Gytowy
Ilo Gul
C. G Torkelson
Belva Snyder
Pan
Danny
Robert Garner
Ryan
Ain
Ernest G
Lila Renszmen
D Moore
Alta
George Well
Staampoat Rock Mon
Ber- Pails
Celia Molta
Ida Christen
Trimline
Northwestern Bell
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