Community People Share Weekend Visits Across Farms
Miz, Lucille Doeppke and Teddy spent weekend in Bert Thoman and John Christen homes. Numerous guests visited Ben and Roscoe Dennler and families, with trips to Shullsburg and Elkader for illness and social events. Church and cemetery group plans plus a long list of local gatherings, dinners, and celebrations fill the late January schedule across West Union area.
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Miz
Lucille Doeppke
Teddy
Bert Thoman
John Christen
Jacob Christen
Will Christen
St. Olaf
Frank Christen
Thos. Pollock
Orlin Mason
Roscoe Larson
Ben Dennler
Martin
Minihan
Pauline Dennler
Harry Butikofer
Francis
Win. Moore
Elkader
Frank Burwick
Reuben Butikofer
Waterloo
John Dennler
Erma
Lester Butikofer
Wm. Moore
Dorcas Society To Meet At Church Parlors Saturday
Local notes report the Dorcas Society meeting at the church parlors on Saturday January 25 with hostesses Mrs E K Mork Mrs Kenneth Mork Mrs Lee Farmer and Mrs Robert Wettleson. Community items include social visits and farm economy updates from Iowa 1947 1948 outlook and contour farming findings.
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Dorcas Society
E. K. Mork
Kenneth Mork
Lee Farmer
Robert Wettleson
Marion Church
Milton Olson
James Helgerson
Postville
Henry Olson
Lawrence West
Vernie Olson
Otto Gisleson
Lloyd Reierson
I. H. Skarshaug
Rochester
Minn
Gerald Olson
George Howard
Elgin
Myron
Orvil Engelhant
Chester
Vern Trude
George Thomas Howard
Lyle Olson
Hiram Olson
Linda
Doyle Baker
Ronnie
John Metzger
Matilda Christianson
Stanley Loftsgard
Altus
Okla
Stanley Eric
Loftsgard
Orlando Loftsgard
Ole Loftgard
Doris Larson
Green Bay
Wis
Ole Olson
Waldo Embretson
Vera Truda
Rosina Anderson
Elver and
Dale
Edna Anderson
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Theodore Wold
Orlan
Geraldine Landsgard
Donna Bergan
Hildur Opsand
Arthur Amund
Henry Mark
Avis
Henry Vellersven
Pvt Gene Medberry Leaves Home for Camp Stoneman California
Pvt Gene Medberry has been home for about a week and departed early Thursday for Camp Stoneman in California.
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Gene Medberry
Clermont Visitors and Dinner Guests Chronology
Brainard News notes social visits across Clermont and West Union. Carl Martin and Robert visited Dan Craft and Ray Gilbert. Robert Kerr family dined with Ralph Shaffer. Dan Craft and Barbara Gilbert called on Paul Craft. Jack Hangon and Ray Gilbert’s family visited Blayne Gilbert’s home. Chas Peters hosted guests. Gee Boyle Win Nutting and families visited Mrs China Lyon. Richard Johnston from West Union stayed with Herman Boyer. Mary Bartlett called on Robert Kerr.
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Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid
Floyd Frieden
Forest Shaffer
Thos. Pollock
Mary Ogle
Harold Strong
Washington
Will Frieden
Joe Downey
Carroll Klingman
Robert Schneider
Postville
Lawrence Gehring
Jake Gehring
Uriel
Levi Pul Fer
Paul
Fred Schneider
Thos, Pollock
Richard Hofer
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome Yearous
Harold Kimball
West Union
Reynold Strong
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Nellie McKellar
J D, Shaffer
Fort Sheridan
Ill
I. ¥. Shaffer
Glen
Andrew Yearous
Gunder
Edwin ‘Loftsgard
John Lantz
Cleve Bennett
Clifton’ Kerr
Robert Kerr
Brainard
Virgil Torson
Lima
Ralph Shaffer
Wm. Kerr
D. R. Whitley
Lydia Wilson
Fayette
Clyde King
Amelia Strong
Philip Cords
Elkeder
Inez Shaffer
Reynold
Howard Shaffer
Progressive Home Study Club
Gerald Shaffer
Helen Rothisberger
Earl Kiple
Ed Wen- Ber
Gerald Shafter
Lloyd Craft
Zieman
Albert Dennler
Southern California
Melbert Meyer
Anna Bane
Cedar Rapids
Oran Bane
Olaf Berg
Clermont
Ed Wenger
Alan
Walter Wenger
Strawberry Point
Robert Downey
Postville Hospital
Robert Bauck
Monona
Lyle Patterson
Wm. Yearous
Wadena Presbyterian Church
Joan Frey
Guernsey Smith
Arnold Digre
Decorah
Andrew Yearotis
Ole Benson
Alton Medberry
Glen Boyer
Harold Leuenberger
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Arthur Chapman
Carl Martin
Robert
Dan Craft
Ray Gilbert
Barbara Gilbert
Paul Craft
Jack Hangon
Blayne Gilbert
Robert. Kerr
Peters
Gee
Boyle
Win
Nutting
China Lyon
Richard Johnston
Herman Boyer
Mary Bartlett
The Park Bug Incident and a Mother’s Pause
A mother and her young son walk in a park when he gleefully says he killed a ladybug. The scene raises questions about restraint and how a parent should respond. Possible responses range from gentle reminders to immediate discipline, balancing empathy for living things with moral guidance.
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Tom
Lady Bug
Teaching a child about the lady bug and its home
The text urges explaining the lady bug to a child to foster understanding of life and truth. It suggests finding its habitat or consulting an encyclopedia if needed, and notes the child will gain perspective and appreciation, ending with a prompt about Echo Want Ads.
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The
Encyclopedia
Ma Huang Herb and Ephedrine Discovery in 1924
An Oriental shrub herb Ma Huang was used in China for 6000 years. Technicians identified its active principle as ephedrine in 1924.
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China
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Illyria
Alyria Community Church
Kim Yearous
M. V. Kiple
Oak Grove 600 Club
Leonard Roberts
Billy
F. 3. Welch
Rex Roberts
Jim Yeargus
Kathleen
Carol
Jerome Yeargus
Daline Shaffer
Hugo Hackmann
Martin Minihan
Evern ‘Schneider
Bosto la
Mile
California
Arthur Yearous
Fred Rothlisberger
Ruth
Otis
Harold Glass
Joe Brackin
Clarence Winkler
Earl Stannard
Gunder News
Blanche Wander
Mrs. Allen Anderson
Leo Foels
Bernard Hanson
Merlin Hellum
Elaine
Kenneth Hellum
Frankville
Iowa
USDA
Reigis
Wer-Watfie
Brainard News
Albert L. Freeman
ST. Union
Geensones
Klingman’s
Schori Bros
Torkelson Bros
Elgin, Iowa
TSS Eee Vd
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joe Marsh
Willie Wells
Willie
Agricultural College
Sam
Folke
United States Brewers Foundation
Lgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
Elgin State Bank
Lawrence Knudtson
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