Community Notices of Visitations and Gatherings Across Union County
A long list of weekend and weekly social visits fills the Union County scene. Families from West Union Fayette and surrounding towns hosted guests from Waterloo Mason City and Detroit while extended kin from Des Moines Chicago and Mishawaka shared picnics dinners and Sunday gatherings. Visitors included the Rothlisberger family Strong Yearous Pollock and Christensen clans along with many neighbors and relatives visiting in homes and at family events across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Pollock
Chicago
Thos
Pollock
Fanny Smith
West Union
Guernsey Smith
Andrew Yearous
Barbara Yearous
Boulder
Colo
David Bartelma
Ernst
Medberry
Decorah Park
Foxwell
George Quandt
Robert Kerr
Joe Peters
Chancey Troyer
Chippewa Falls
Wis
DuWayne Troyer
Virgil Troyer
Milwaukee
Wenger Bros
Harold Grimm
Ray Looney
Luana
Joe Downey
Thos. Shaffer
Gordon
Cedar Rapids
Halph Shaffer
Elmer Ponser
Postville
Arnold Sanders
Earl Meyer
Des Moines
Ida Meyer
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Ted Whitford
Volga
Frank Dempster
Arlington
Alexander Pollock
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Harry Wenger
Ralph Shaffer
Waterloo
State Park
Strawberry Point
Olaf Herg
Cleremont
Mergin Hunsberger
Forrest Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Nydegger- McCallum
Mason City
Gene Wenger
Orran Bane
Jim Yearous
Otis Rothlisbenger
Keith
Swann
Kerr
Evansdale
Broad minded tolerance for diverse tastes in media and snacks
A reflective piece praises varied human preferences from snacks to entertainment. It notes respect for others' choices whether in movies, TV, or popular culture, and asserts that a tolerant society accommodates all tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Carruthers
Iowa
Sam
U. S
Fast
Linda May
Poncorn
Birthday party and showers dominate Cherry Valley social notes
Mrs. Lewis Butikofer hosted a birthday surprise party for her sister Joan Heiderich on Tuesday. Sunday guests in the John M. Christen home included Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Weston and their sons from Lamont. Lucy Christen visited Mrs. Tille Hanson on Tuesday afternoon. The pink and blue shower at Mrs. George Schupbach’s introduced Mrs. Bert Thoman and Mrs. Fred Butikofer, with guests Louis Butikofer, Wm. Torkelson, Martin Hanson, Gladys and Ruth Hanson, Mickey and Sharon Schupbach, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ern Friederich
Lydia Hanson
Leo Hanson
Bert Thoman
Lydia Odegard
Joan
Laverne
Marvin Berse
Denise
Teddie Doeppke
Fred Butikofer
Norway Lutheran Church
St. Olef
Virginia
Landsgard
Dean Pollock
Chicago
John M. Christen
Jacob Christen
Paul Boxsard
Farmersburg
Lewis
Butikofer
Joan Heiderich
Raymond Weston
George Schupbach
Mdms
Louis Butikofer
Wm. Torkelson
Martin Hanson
Gladys Hanson
Ruth Schupbach
Mickey
Sharon Schupbach
Frank Christen
Brainard Baptist Ladies Aid Meet and Neighbor Visits
Brainard News reports the Brainard Baptist Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Lyle Martin's home with ten members and six guests. Devo tions were given by Helen Boyer. Chris Lyon and Mary Boyer led the program. July 21 is the next meeting with Helen Boyer. The piece also lists numerous social visits: Don Reeder hosting a picnic with families from Leo Boyer, Walden Platz, Shaffer, Shaffer, Knoll, and Boyer. Reverend Bruns family at supper. Espert’s centennial in Waterloo. multiple gatherings around anniversaries and weekend visits in Brainard and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard Baptist Ladies
Aid
Lyle Martin
Arlene Bruns
Alice Boyer
Robert Musser
Bill Ash
Ern ‘Holzer
Melvin Hanson
Helen Boyer
Chris Lyon
Mary Boyer
Don Reeder
Leo ‘Boyer
Walden Platz
Herbert Shaffer
Lime Springs
Richard
Robert Shaffer
Chicago
Ralph Knoll
New Hampton
Verna Boyer
Rev. Bruns
Herman Boyer Espert
Dick Henry
Waterloo
Neilaville
Wis
Walter Pritchard
Rodney
Marion
Corrie Drager
Arlene Pritchard
Henry ‘Cheney
Junior
Spring Valley
Minn
Bill Cheney
Billy Peters
Cindy
George Pape
Clermont
Elzie Bartholomew
Cedar Rapids
Duane Martin
San Diego
Calif
Fred Baker
Dubuque
Dan Craft
Jim Murphy
Oelwein
Courtland
Norbert Murphy
Mabel Peters
Colleen Howard
Douglas
Fred Martin
Irene
Pallet pastures urged to stay clipped this summer
Farmers advised to clip pastures to optimize feed for pallets this season. Unclipped paddocks risk becoming tough and overgrown, reducing grazing value and efficiency for livestock.
Loftsgard reunion gathers wide Gunder kin in rural Iowa
The Loftsgard family reunion was held Sunday June 27 at the Orlando Loftsgard home in Elgin Iowa with attendees listed from Clermont Farmersburg Luana Elkader St Olaf West Union and Calalign. Officers elected include Aldora Anderson president Ole Amundson vice president Orwen Loftsgard secretary and Elmer Nelson assistant secretary. The Marion Mission Society meets July 8 in church parlors with hostesses Madam Lena Nyhus and Matilda Christianson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loftsgard
Orlando Loftsgard
Nelgin Loftsgard
Almer Amundson
Rodney Smith
Keith Brainard
Postville
Sophie Loftsgard
Roy Johanningmeier
Carlyn
Luana
Clermont
Virgil Johanningmeier
Farmersburg
Donna Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Lois Dennler
Elkader
Gorden Landsgard
St. Olaf
Bernard Loftsgard
Morris Amundson
Lloyd Reierson
T. T
Orwen Loftsgard
Ruth Loftsgard
T. L. Loftsgard
Mervin Reierson
DeVere Halverson
Jacob Schneider
Gilbert Loftsgard
Ole Loftsgard
Elgin
Elmer Nelson
Calvin
West Union
Aldora Anderson
Ole Amundson
Marion ‘Mission ‘Society i
Mdmis
Lena Nyhus
Matilda Christianson
Gilbert ‘Halverson
Weekend Visits Highlight Everett Henkes Home Occasion
The narrative lists multiple social visits in small communities. Observed were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson as supper guests in the Lloyd Schutte home at Pastville, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gisleson at dinner with Merlin Hellum, and the Gerald Olson family staying in Euana. Additional gatherings included T. J. Olson and John Olson households in Lansing and the Naylor family visiting the Otto Gisleson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Henkes
McGregor
Mrs
Henry Olson
Lloyd Schutte
Pastville
Clifford Gisleson
Merlin Hellum
T. J. Olson
John Olson
Lansing
Gerald Olson
Euana
Marvon Naylor
Garvin
Mae Naylor
Dorcas Carthers
Laurence Naylor
Otto Gisleson
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Walter Rothlsberger
Mire
Guy Ernst
James ‘Hermed
Glen McKellar
Bernard Obing
Rothler
Reinbeck
Raymond Hudachek
Lone Tree
Paul Martin
Tripoli
Melpert Meyer
Edwin Loctsgard
Janice
Ida Halvergon
Lloyd Nelson
Delhi
Merle Shaver
Mishwanka Ind
Harry Palmer
Detroit
Mich
Myron Chapman
Andrew Yearons
Mabel Johnson
Louise Gehring
Wadena
Alta
Klingman
Allen Schneider
Fred, Schneider
Ella Foxwell
Charlotte Medberry
Fayette
Alvin Timm
Freeport
Marie Schmid
Silas Wilson
Carol Wilson
Salome Thoman
Will Frieden
Elon DeWitt
Noel Smith
Glenview
Ill
Will Christen
Paul Bossard
Ivan Anderson
Ole Olson
Freport
Fred Schneider
Walter Rothlissberger
LeRoy Rothlisserger
Wisconsin
Wilbur Peake
Mervin Hunsberger
Gerald Shaffer
Ruby Shaffer
Canistota
So. Dak, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Allerman of Pierre So. Dak
C. M. Koser
Seattle
Wash
Ray Fast
Waukesha
Alexander
Arthur Yearous
R.T. Martin
Postville State Bank
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Joe Marsh
Lowa
Jon Marsh
U. S. Brewers Foundation
Elgin State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Knudtson
Cherry Valley News
Brainard News
Gunder News
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
E. R. Withell
D. C
Chiropractor
State Bank
Elkader, la
Martin
Martin-Senour
Schori & Dial
Kuster Lbr
Elgin, Iowa
M. F. Schlein
Oak Drive
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