Community notes of visits and callers in multiple households
Mr and Mrs Clarence Helgerson and family visited Mr and Mrs Myron Helger mr Qualan Thursday eye Sunday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kjosa Theodore and Sandra Henry Reierson called Saturday at the Kjosa home Mrs Millard Olson and granddaughter visited the Lend Nybus home Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Vebjorn Lands gard visited there Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Myron Hoag and family visited with Mr and Mrs Dan Butikofer Sr and Mrs Esther Moore Marilyn Loftsgard visited Gilbert Loftsgard Saturday night Mrs Kenon Nosek Terry and Gary Cedar Rapids came to spend a few days with Selma Groth and Mrs T J Olson Mrs John Butikofer Olvin Olson and Will Bergen called at Nellie Hanson home Thursday afternoon Mrs Orlando Loftsgard Kay Kendna Mrs Ole Loftsgard and Rosina Anderson joined Aldora Anderson to Iowa City for all state music camp then dinner at Amana Colonies Later attended an orchestra concert and West Branch visit to Hoover birthplace Bernard Loftsgard Jerry Bernard spent Thursday at Raymond Loftsgard home Marilyn Loftsgard stayed with Ronald Loftsgard Des Moines visitors to Bernard Loftsgard Ralph Miller Nora Springs visited Merrill Olson Selmer Holm and Edward Leath hosted Cedar Rapids dinner then clinic visit Clarence Johnson hospital deliberations Mr and Mrs Otto Gisleson Kathleen remained for a week Arthur Loftsgard Des Moines and Edwin Loftsgard Janice Keith Brainerd and Julia Loftsgard were among Sunday guests at the Lofts home Clarence Anderson Otto Gisleson also visited Gerald Winter Kathleen stayed for a week. Sunday afternoon My Monroe Ossian and Reiersons were visitors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Helgerson
Myron Helger
Qualan
Joseph Kjosa
Kenneth Kjosa
Theodore
Sandra
Henry Reierson
Millard Olson
Grandpon
Lend Nybus
Vebjorn Landsgard
Dan Butikofer
Esther] ‘Moore
Myron Hoag
Marlys
End
Russell -Mark
West Union
Marilyn
Loftsgard
Gilbert Loft
Bernard Loftsgard
Jerry
Bernard
Raymond Loftsgard
Marilyn Loftsgard
Ronald Loftsgard
Robert Bullock
Des Moines
Ralph Miller
Nora Springs
Merrill Olson
Selmer Holm
Edward Leath
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Johnson
Otto . Gisleson
Kathleen
Gerald Winter
Arthur Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Keith Brainerd
Julia Loftsgard
Josie Jensen
T. L
Arthur Loftegard
Helen
Earl Rothlisberger
E. W. Malkow
Madison
Wis
Hazel Rothlisberger
California
Malkow
Will Frieden
Ardis Frieden
Bob Wettleson l
Postville
Milo Frieden
Will Christen
Sears
Gordon Pollock
Will Porter
Fay‘ette
Glen Yearous
Brenda
Kenneth Diemer
Sumner
Olaf Berg
Clermont
Mervin ‘Hunsberger
Jerome Yearous
Chas. Kimpston
Strawberry Point
Susan Gibbs
West Nion
Carol Gibbs
Hawkeye
Rae Gibbs
Fanny Smith
Paul Smith
Clarence Buroden
Dennis
Sandra Christmanson
Ida Halverson
Progressive Home Study Club
Thomas Foxwell
Mra LeRoy
Rothlisberger
Helen Wenger
Ed Wenger
Jim Yearous
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Elgin
Roberts
Earl Gibson
Au-rora
Otis
Ruth Rothlisberger
Emma Anderson
Milo
Ivan Anderson
Cheery Valley weekend guests and travels of local families
Mr and Mrs George Leuch tenmacher spent the weekend at Mt Vernon with the Jack Zuercher home. Jackie and Randy returned home with them for a week at the Leuchtenmacher home. Mr and Mrs Gaylon Souvignir of Canton SD visited Thursday and attended a Cedar Rapids sales pavilion operators convention through Sunday. Steven Cynthia and Tom My stayed with grandparents the Martin Minihans. Mr and Mrs Lester Butikofer Farmersburg were dinner guests Thursday in the Ben Butikofer home. Visitors and callers to Mrs Celia Thoman included Elmer Frieden Jimmy Dale Jensen Dayra Ida Christen Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer Rev and Mrs Don Caspers Roger Beott Mrs Aden Hanson and Linda. Mary returned home after a few days with Mrs Thoman. Mrs Ella Warner Des Moines assisted with work in Dan Butikofer Jr s home and left Sunday the 71st to visit Azel Pratt home in Elkader with Elmer Christen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leuchtenmacher
Jack Zuercher
Mt. Vernon
Jackie
Randy
Leuchten
Martin Minihans
Lester Butikofer
Farmersburg
Ben Butikofer
Celia Thoman
Elmer Frieden
Jimmy
Dale Jensen
Dayra
Ida Christen
Fred Butikofer
Don Caspers
Roger and
Beott
Aden Hanson
Linda
Mary
Thoman
Ella Warner
Des Moines
Dan Butikofer, Jr
Azel Pratt
Elkader
Elmer Christen
Picnic at Old Pioneer Lutheran Church Gathers Guttenberg Families
Guttenberg and family groups gathered at a Sunday picnic near Garnaville at the Old Pioneer Lutheran stone church. Attendees included the John and Will Christen families and Clara Muehlethaler among many others, honoring Linda as she heads to personnel training at the Electron ic Radio and Television Institute in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Garnaville
John
Will Christen
Clara Muehlethaler
Ernest Christen
Celia Thoman
Frank Christen
Lacy Christen
Harvey Bush
Colesburg
Alfred Hagin
Garber
Jarvin Borcherding
Larry
Illyria News Social Roundup of Local Visits and Birthdays
A long list of weekend visits and gatherings across Illyria area towns. Families including Loftegard, Klingman, Yearous, Anderson, Strong, Malkow, Frieden, and Wengars hosted relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Madison. July and August birthdays noted.
Community Day events and family reunions listed
An itemized notice describes upcoming Annual Community Day on Thursday and numerous social visits. Kenneth Medberry and family attended the Haumgartner-Frey reunion at Strawberry Point. Milo Frieden and family stayed with Glen Yearous and others in Sun Valley, California. Several gatherings at the homes of Gene Wenger, Fay Whittenbaugh, Rae Gibbs, Paul Smith, Edwin Loftsgard, Ed Wenger, and others are noted along with a picnic planned for July 12 at the Elkader Fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Medberry
Strawberry Point
Milo Frieden
Glen Yearous
Clifton Kirksey
Carlos
M. Norgaof
Sun Valley
Calif
Gene Wenger
Japan
Gordon Pollock
Roy Halverson
William Yearous
Fayé Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Roberts Reunion Brings 60 Members to West Union
The 31st E. M. Roberts family reunion met June 28 at the Odd Fellows hall in West Union. Rain delayed activities but 60 members attended after a picnic dinner and conducted a brief business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M., Robert
Odd Fellows Hall
West Union
Western Union Seeks to Close Elgin Telegraph Office
Notice states Western Union Telegraph Co filed on June 22 1959 with the FCC to close the Elgin Iowa agency telegraph office. Substitute service will be via the Western Union office at Oelwein Iowa 38 miles away. Public may file written protests or support with the FCC in Washington DC by July 22, 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Federal Communication Commission
Agency
Elgin
Town
Western Union Telegraph Office
Oelwein
Iowa
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
D. C
First Naval Constructor Joshua Humphreys Named
On June 28 1784 Joshua Humphreys was appointed America's first Naval Constructor with a 2000 dollar annual salary He designed and built the Constitution Constellation President Chesapeake and United States This ad also contains miscellaneous chiropractic office info for Dr M F Schlein in Postville Iowa and a stray boilerplate line promising best buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Humphreys
America
Constitution
Constellation
President
Chesapeake
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gudder
John M. Tillotson
Elgin, Iowa
Cheery Valley News
of Security
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Knuidtson
Illyria News
Lawrence Wetherbee
Waterloo
Tom Wetherbee
Arvid Troyer
Milwaukee
Howard Roberts
Fayette
Don Cornish
Kenneth Troyer
Peru
Ind
Duayne Troyer
Frank Wins
E. Chicago
Dale Roberts
Carol
Connie
Virgil Troyer
Cecelia Smith
Melvern Wetherbee
Cedar Falls
Fred Koch
J. M. Wetherbee
Chas. Troyer
Kay
Leah
Mike
Paul N. Moser
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Moore
Best Buy
M. F. Schlein
N. Lawler
Jmardalen
Halverson’s Store
Elgin Produce
Schori
Kuster
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