Funeral Attendees Share Readings and Visits Across Counties
Valley News notes gatherings as families travel to Shullsburg Wisconsin for Mrs. Fred Ubersax’s funeral. Elgin participants include Mrs. Jake Lehman and others. Local visits occur at Christen Bros and Butikofer homes with numerous relatives attending meals and services. The Friendly Neighbors Club met with 12 members and 7 guests, gifting prayers for bereaved families.
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Pier
Joe Thoman
Robert
Lily
Ents
le Olene
Christen Bros
Shullsburg
Wis
Fred Ubersax
Elgin
Jake Lehman
Ida Christen
Bert Thoman
Roscoe Larson
Ernest Christen
Jake
Dey Christen
James Duff
Volga
Community Dinner Hosts and Birthday Celebrations
Sunday gatherings across multiple households included Otto Wullhers home hosting Loftsgards Ed Christiansons and Burodens with their children, Ida Halverson and Kenneth, N H Neimeyer and Elkader kin, plus visits to Clarence Kirkeeberg. A Postville visit to Orlando Loftsgard occurred, and Allen Andersons entertained the Frederick Sutters. Ski tournament attendance by Kirkebergs Reierson Hanson Loftsgard and Raymond Loftsgard was in Dubuque. Orlando Loftsgard and Rodney Smiths families celebrated Mrs Smiths birthday Saturday.
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Prank Christen
Orlin Mason
Wm. Térkelson
William, Jr
Louis Butikofer
Albert Schupbach
Raph
Lena Schupbach
Anna Schupbach
Ernnest Christen
Lucy
Christen
Lilly Thoman
Ana Zauge
Bert Thoman
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Barbara Rainey
Irene Minihan
Frank Christen
John Christen
Martin, Hanson
Ida Meyer
Friendly Neighbors Club
Roscoe Larson
Guernsey Smith
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
John Dennier
Lucy Christen
Ernest Christen
Otto Wullhers
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Ed Christianson
Sandra
Clarence Buroden
Dennis
Ida Halverson
Kenneth
N. H. Neimeyer
Elkader
Clarence Kirkeeberg
James Schlee
Orlando Loftsgard
Allen Anderson
Frederick Sutter
Carlyle Kirkeberg
Joseph Reierson
Otto Hanson
Orvin Loftsgard
Raymond Loftsgard
Dubuque
Rodney Smith c
Ole Loftsgard ‘Homie
Mrs. Smith
Carl. Gehring
Ed Gehring
Howard
Perry Medberry
Kenneth Medberry
Alton Medberry
Oran Bane
Henry Holzer
Ruth
Jena Schupbach
Ervin Metzger
Mra
Jake Gehring, Jr
Arthur Yearous
Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits Across Castalia Area
Numerous couples and families hosted guests Sunday and Friday in Castalia and surrounding towns. Notables include the Halversons, Medberrys, Olson, Bilden, Loftsgards, Kummers, and many more, withhospitality across Elkader, Decorah, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and West Union. A training school session was held at Mrs. Joe Dinan’s home led by Miss Vaupel.
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Elmer Kohls
Chas. Schweinerus
Castalia
John Nagle
West Union
Martin Minihan
Harold Glass
Theo
Garnaville
Silas, Wilson
Oscar Hitberger
Joe Dinan
Illyria Community Church Sunday Activities and Local Visits
Illyria community notes list church services at 11:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. Attendees include Ralph Dixon Fayette Ted Whitford Volga Harry Davis Wadena Fred Rothlisberger Otis at a short horn cattle sale near Estherville. Various visits and hospital stays are mentioned including Lowell Gehring after an appendectomy and Mrs. Lester Gehring in West Union hospital.
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Illyria
Ralph Dixon
Fayette
Ted Whitford
Volga
Harry Davis
Wadena
Fred Rothlisberger
Otis
Gregg Farm
Estherville
Earl
Helen Rothlisbenger
Salveig Lunde
Lowell Gehring
Oelwein Hospital
Leonard Roberts
Billy
Leslie Means
Hazelton
Austin Bane
Oneida
Oran Bane
Jim Yearous
M. ¥. Kiple
Carl Gehring
Lowell
Delwein Hospital
Reynold Strong
Minnie Baldwin
Cedar Falls
Anna Gibson
Chas. Kimball
Esther Kimball
Clermont
Thos. Pollock
Dean
Chris Denniler
Tofield Heck
Guernsey Smith and
R. D. Smith
West Union
Jerome Yearous
Harry Reichert
Fred Burrow
B. i. Baumgartner
Lester Gehring
West Union Hospital
Guernsey Smith
Martha Chapman
Jerome Vestous
Friendly Neighbor Club
Ida Meyer
Thos, Ogle
H. F. Robbins
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Ida Halverson
Kenneth
Otto Wallner
Gunder
Austin Wilbur
Hawkeye
Minsts Make Ups by Gabrielle Glitter and Beads
In this feature a lively description of glittering minstrel styling with beads gold and silver painted feathers rhinestones and rosettes. It notes silver rosettes on velvet hands and beaded roses plus pink sequins transforming a simple dress into a creation.
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Gutter
Lecerr Syndicate
WNU
Dairy products form major share of American diet
Milk and its products account for more than 24 percent of foods consumed annually by the average American, highlighting dairy's prominent role in the national diet.
Elgin School News highlights and sports results
Two new seventh graders Shirley Page and June Hoepfner join Elgin. Honors go to Barbara Boleyn, Lane Ash, Tanice Torkelson, and Douglas Chapman. Garnavillo edged Elgin 23 22 as Elgin shot poorly early. Halverson led Elgin with 10 points. Second string struggled, final 11 9 Elgin. Wahanka Camp Fire Girls met January 18 with 6 members and a 16 cent penny march. Girls County Tournament vs Randalia ended 12 32, June Grimm top scorer with 5. Calendar notes boys and girls basketball tournaments through February 8.
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Shirley Page
June Hoepfner
Barbara Boleyn
Lane Ash
Tanice Torkelson
Douglas Chapman
Garnavilla
Elgin
Halverson
Wahanka Camp
Falk
Grand Council
Randalia
Clermont
June Grimm
Can Children Understand Parents
Discusses how children learn empathy through pets playmates and siblings. Encourages adults to model understanding by sharing their own childhood and noting a child’s developmental stage and gradual grasp of others' thoughts and feelings.
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Bambi
Soil care and farming trends in midwest agriculture
Iowa 4-H winds up a $180,000 lamb feeding project and will host the nation’s largest fat lamb show in Des Moines on February 7 attracting about 3,600 lambs from central and southern Iowa. Across farming, soil testing parallels medical exams while farm size grows and land use shifts. reports note erosion on leased farms, and dairy practices call for an 8 week rest period for cows to regain reserves.
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Iowa 4-H Boys
Des Moines
Central
More Fertiliser Use in western Novia central area
Western Novia central area farmers use three times as much fertiliser as elsewhere due to higher demand. Local officials note intensified farming practices and push for balanced application to prevent runoff.
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Novia
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Merlin Hellum
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Harvey -Anderson
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Gander
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Anna Bane
Cedar Rapids
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Wponsonaery Tie
Carl Eliana Raserach Station
Bari
Torkelson Bros
Elgin, Iowa
United States
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Tews State College
Klingman’s Fountain Service
Schori Bros
Towa
Income Tax Assistance
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South Vine Street
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Lgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Elgin State Bank
Lawrence Knodtson
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