Anamosa Residents Take Summer Breaks Across Midwest
Iilyria Items notes numerous families from Anamosa and nearby towns spending the Fourth of July visiting kin in Madison Wisconsin Cedar Rapids and Waterloo, with picnics reunions and multiple visits to relatives in Volga West Union and Fayette. Local clubs announce church meeting and Farm Bureau event with programs and ice cream supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Popenhagen
Anamosa
Arthur Groth
Walter Medberry
Walter Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberegr
Good Will Society
Dale Boys Home
Volga
Cleve Bennett
Reuben Light
Waverly
Madison
Wis
Chicago
Jake Blum
Dubuque
Grace Fields
Chas
Doty
Lydia Kerr
Waterloo
Lulu Rothlisberger
Ladies’ Aid Society
Farm Bureau
W. A. Bents
Cresco
Jacob Yearous, Jr
Clifton Yearous
Lansing
Dundee
Manchester
Harold Glass
Thomas Pollock
Christen Bros
Virgil Troyer
Camp Claiborne
Wenger Bros
Harold Kimball
Hawkeye
Elgin
Arthur Hermen
Melvern Wetherbeb
Irvin Bush
Forest Shaffer
Darline
Jim Yearous
Kathleen
Howard Medberry
West Union Fair Grounds
Mary Baechler
Russell Jennings
Cheery Valley social notes recount visits and gatherings
Des Moines visitors Paul Muehlenthaler and sister stay with Dennlers. Numerous locals attend Fourth of July picnics and gatherings at the Hanson Christen and Dennler homes. Ill Albert Friederich and travel to Cedar Rapids for visits are noted among frequent house parties and Sunday calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Muehlenthaler
Des Moines
Ben Dennler
Orlin Mason
Frank Christen
James Duff
Howard Mason
West Union
Clayton Schreiner
Martin Hanson
Elmer Baumgartner
Melbert Meyer
Kenneth Mark
Gerhard Olson
Ernest Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Fred Hanson
Jake Dennler
Jake Lehman
Lavern
Ida Christen
George
Ben
Clarence Schneider
Walter Lehman
Sam Dennler
Lev Frieden
Harry Butikofer
Edwin Hanson
Fred Tschantz
Aug. Yearous
Wadena
Jake Christen
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Elmer Christen
Betty
Roscoe Larson
Ernest Christen
Lucy
Walter
Reuben Christen
Weiner
Martin Minihan
Rosese Larson
Jacob Gehring, Jr
Jacob Gehring
Harry
John Dennler
Wm. Larson
Walter Butikofer
Elmer Dennler
Reuben Butikofer
Fred Dennler
Rosa Baumgartner
Reuben Metzger
West Bend
Albert Keller
Thomas Pollock
Gordon and Dean
L. Christen
Local Families Share Sunday Gatherings in Wadena and Area
Brainard Items note multiple Sunday visits and picnics. Mr. and Mrs. James Davis and family dined with L. P. Cline in Wadena. Raymond Mays Darlene Notnagel and Claude Rega enjoyed a picnic at West Union fair grounds. Joe Peters family visited Louis Becker home. Several Boyer families plus Cherry children joined picnics at Herman Boyer and Melvin Boyer homes. EB R. Nutting mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Looby
Decorah
Hilda Meyer
Walter Medberry
Trene Ernst
Cedar Rapids
Eva Ernat
Shirley
Herman Larson
Jasper Mitts
Fred Schneider
Edgar Kimball
Georgana Probert
Mervin Hunsberger
Madeline Roberts
Near Fayette
Ed Wenger
J. D. Shaffer
Thomas ‘Shaffer
Near West Union
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Kenneth Medberry
Viola
Elizabeth
Thomas Foxwell
Echo Valley Park
Arthur Yearous
Eugene Woodworth
I. 8
T. C
Cedar Falls
L. C. Popenhagen
Donald Paige
Popenhagen
West Union Fair Grounds
Chas. Kimball
Anna Gibson
Nellie Kimball
Melvine Hermen
Grantsburg
Arthur Hermen
Gotfred Martin
Eleanor
Arnold Kilcher
West Union
Reynold Strong
Rosella Strong
James Davis
L. P. Cline
Wadena
Raymond Mays
Darlene Notnagel
Claude Rega
Joe Peters
Louis Becker
Glen Boyer
Jack
Dorothy Cherry
Melvin Boyer
Vern Boyer
Herman Boyer
EB. R. Nutting
Picnic and Family Visits Across Clermont and Surrounding Towns
Sunday activities include a Nutting family picnic in Clermont park with William and Sidney Nutting and Ray Gilbert, plus extended visits in Waukon, Wadena, and Dubuque area homes. Cedar Falls students Beatrice, Eva Boyer, and Marian Patterson spent weekend at their hometowns. Church notes list Brainard pages and a 10 o'clock Sunday school with Rev. A E Burroughs and a family Lorentz Hope visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Wm. Nutting and
Ray Gilbert
Clermont Park
Frank Lyon
George Boyle
Frank Howard
Waukon
H. W. Helms
Clive Helms
Marshall Helms
James Davis
Nina Davis
Wadena
Beatrice Boyer
Eva Boyer
Marian Patterson
Cedar Falls
D. H. Craft
Clara Bartlett
Wm. Barker
Frank Bartlett
Waterloo
Local Community Guests and Family Visits Highlight Week
County Line News lists numerous visits and dinners among local families. Social ties centered on Henry Andergan Carl Halverson and Blockhus households with guests from Postville West Union and Missouri Valley. A Fourth of July gathering at Clarence Olson and Quin-ton plus a birthday celebration for Lydia Martie reflects lively neighborhood ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Kirkestue
Ira Rose
Bernard
Buddy
Henry Andergan
Harry Groth
Carl Halverson
Carl Blockhus
Clara
Sven Blockhus
Almer Leo Nelson
Gordon Junker
Roy Swenson
Swen Swensson
Carmen Swenson
Ames Olson
Orville Berg
Gilbert Swenson
Postville
Alma Ostlie
Ole Reierson
Joe Wander
Arthur Loftsgard
West Union
Belle Reierson
Joseph Hangon
Missouri Valley
George Hansson
Hazel Gilbertson
Howard
Marcia Wolf
Gilbertson
Al‘mer Amundson
George Hanson
Signy
Bernard Hanson
Amy
Albert Hagen
Glenwood
Francis West
Otte Blockhus
West
Louisa Martie
Lydia Martie
Irvin Olson
Clifford Kittleson
Ardis Groth
Cedar Falls
Selmer Groth
H. H. Gilbertson
Henry Peterson
Gus Gilbertson
Elmer Larson
Martin Amundson
M. J. Blockhus
Clifford Kittlegan
Ole Amundson
Clarence Olson
Alfred Walterson
Clarence Peterson
Clarence Brenner
Clara Blockhus
Almer Amundson
Joesphine Bilden
Ole Thorson
Julia Helgerson
Clermont Park
Harvest Begins As Oats Reach Peak Maturity
Farmers in the region started harvesting oats Monday and expect most fields in the shock by weekend as warm weather hastens ripening. Rust is reported in the grain this year while overall yields appear near normal.
Shortage of Farm Labor Worries Local Farmers
In town Monday farmers discussed rain and labor shortages. One said rain should fall only at night and on Sundays to let crops get work done. They lament the weather man’s lack of help while noting able-bodied men finding work. Send the Echo-Enterprise to the service boy. a dollar buys weekly visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo-Enterprise
Will of Caroline Miller Probate Hearing Notice
State of Iowa Fayette County district court will hear on July 21 1941 the instrument claimed as the last will of Caroline Miller deceased for admission to probate in West Union Iowa dated June 25 1941 clerk Herbert D. Klammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Caroline Miller
Couny
District Court
West Union
Iowa
Classifieds and quips adrift in a lighthearted column
A miscellaneous mix of humorous exchanges and social notes appears. Jokes touch on floors, life insurance, modern girls, and heaven fate. A few lines promote Martin-Senour paints as a finishing touch for homes.
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E. R. Withell
D. C
State Bank
Elkader
Tows
Iilyria
Ethel Meyer
Melvern Wetherbee
Jennie Smith
Emma Bevins
R. D. Smith
Harry Olesen
Maurice Olesen
Guernsey Smith
Floyd Bark
Randalia
Carl Gehring
Ed Gehring
Harold Tope
Margaret Tope
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
Albert Dennler
Celia Rennison
Ethel
Mabel
Anna
Louise Schori
Fred Rothlisberger
Jake Hermen
Waterville
Kerr
Volga Park
Milo Peterman
Barbar
San Francisco
Calif
Nancy Ernst
Wm. Walthers
Chas. Woods
Jerome Yearous
Levi Puller
Paul
Will Frieden
Chas. Doty
Harry Yauslin
Donald Meisquire
Roy Greenough
Richard
George Pattison
Arlington
Chase Woods
Chris Dennler
Lena Hunsberger
Martha Chapman
Janette Niehaus
Gander Mitts
Guernsey Smith and
Leo Roach
Mrs
Lester Chase
Eva Meyer
Ida Mattocks
Rosanna Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberger
Mark Fischer
Leo Rothlisberger
Clarence Bush
Strawberry Point
Grimm Shoe Repair
Schori Bros
Towa
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Baumgartner
Cheery Valley News
County Line News
Will
State of
Herbert D. Klammer
Carload
Elgin Farmers Coop
The
Stoker
Mame
Johnny
Missus
Mister
Martin-Senour
Schori & Kuster Ler. CO
Elgin State Bank
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