Social visits fill a rural Iowa week
Mrs. Brainard Itema Mra Reuben Howard visited in the Robert Kerr home last Thursday. Mrs S S Patterson was a guest in the Frank Lyon home on Wednesday. The Nutting clan and others visited the Raymond Mays home Thursday. Genevieve Peters stayed overnight with the Kerr family Friday. Lois Baldwin returned home Friday after a week with the E R Nutting family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Howard Wan
Robert Kerr
Mra
S. S. Patterson
Frank Lyon
Win, Nutting
Gangs
Raymond Mays
Dan Craft
Iowa City
University Hospital
Town City
Genevieve Peters
Lois Baldwin
Oelwein
E. R. Nutting
Ray Gilbert
Melvin Hanson
Reuben Howard
Roland Grover
Curtis
George Boyle
Ethel
Frank Boyle
West Union
Chas, Peters
Arthur Patterson
Louis Becker
Wm. Nutting and Sons
F. W. Lyon
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Wm. Nutting
Marshall Helms
Peggy
Bob
Cleve Erhardt
Chas. Peters
Social Guests Share Sunday Meals and Events in Gunder
Mr and Mrs Herbert Blockhus and families and Mr and Mrs Adolph Larson and families were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Carl Johnson. Allen Anderson and Danice visited Mrs Biza Friederich, and Gavin Thompson with Kenneth and Arvid Anderson called on Tilman Thompson Sunday afternoon. Edwin Loftsgard and Janice plus Norma and Raymond Loftsgard joined J T Loftsgard for dinner. Gerald Groth and family and Bertha West dined with Otto Gisleson. Allen Anderson hosted a farewell for Leo Sutter before his Army departure, with many relatives present. Vern Hupfer attended Henry Geske's funeral in McGregor. Orvin Thompson, Orlando Loftsgard and Ole Loftsgard visited C J Anderson Sunday afternoon. Ole Gisleson honored at a birthday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Blockhus
Adolph Larson
Carl Johnson
Allen Anderson
Danice
Biza' Friederich
Gavin Thompson
Kenneth
Arvid Anderson
Tilman Thompson
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Norma
Raymond Loftsgard
J.T. Loftsgard
Gerald Groth
Bertha West
Otto Gisleson
Leo Sutter
Burnet Anderson
Ora Osmundsen
Lester Anderson
A. O. Anderson
Milo
Otto Fischer
Dan Sutter
Donnie
Erna
Wm. Burrow
August
Albert Burrow
Clarence Amundson
Violet Kock
Waterloo
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
Vern Hupfer
Henry Geske
McGregor
Orvin Thompson
Orlando Loftsgard
Ole Loftsgard
C. J. Anderson
Ole Gisleson
Sunday Socials Include Ola Gisleson Family Guests
Ola Gisleson 78 hosted a Sunday gathering with Pearl Hegge and a list of relatives and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Reierson and Thao Loftsgard at the T. J. Olson home. Attendees shared visits across the area amid a threshing meeting at Ole Loftsgard’s and other social visits to nearby households.
West Union notices of community visits and family events
Oak Grove News notes visitors and social calls in West Union. Families including the Howards Wilsons Thormans Dennier Bane Nydegger Strong Little and others shared Sundays picnics and visits at homes and at the Pleasant Point Study Club gathering at the fair grounds. Mrs Leuenberger traveled for a funeral in Fairfield and her mother stayed with the Leuenberger family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard
John Howard, Jr
Warren Joyce
West Union
Silas Wilson
Florence
Clarence Thoman
C.H. Wilson
Rose Garber
Salome Thorman
Barbara Wilson
Elkader
Clifton Wilson
Louis Dennier
Oran Bane
John Nydegger
Harold Strong
Glen Little
Pleasant Point
West Union Fair Grounds
Harold Leuenberger
Fairfield
Mont
C. E. Montgomery
Leuenberger
Kathryn Powell
de Frances Krueger
Albert Schupbach
Ruth
Lena Schupbach
Al‘yin Lehman
Salome Thoman
Affternoon
Harry Gilson
Woodrow Hyde
Lauretta Gilson
Edna Nelson Ware
Fred Krueger
Ilyria Community Day and Local Social Guests
Community Day set for Tuesday July 27 with Ilyria residents urged to attend. Reports list many visitors and social gatherings, including Robert Wenger of Camp Butner North Carolina as supper guest, plus Claude Fischer and family at Lit tleport, Bert Benson and family at Mrs Nancy Ernst home, and several local calls and visits by Henry Rothlisberger, Elizabeth Foxwell, Minnie Baldwin, Glen Appelman, and others across Decorah and West Union areas. 4-H picnic plans for next Sunday and multiple guestings at various homes feature prominently in the weekly social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilyria
Robert Wenger
Camp Butner
No. Carolina
Wenger Bros
Claude Fischer
Littleport
Bert Benson
Nancy Ernst
Earl
Hazel Rothlisberger
Elizabeth Foxwell
Dubuque
Minnie Baldwin
Cedar Rapids
Ray Anderson
Cedrar Falls
Alton Medberry
Glen Boyer
Glen Appelman
Camp Indian Gap
Kenneth Appelman
Laura Appelman
Wichita
Kansas
Arnold
Digre
Cheryl
Decorah
Guernsey Smith
Harold Schneider
Fred Schneider
West Union
Carroll Klingman
Merle
Jerome Yearous
Cleve Bennett
Ed Gehring
Marie
Chas. Ulish
Fred Rothlisberger
Community Guests And Visits Raise Local Weekend Activity
Local families hosted and visited relatives and friends across several towns. Notable gatherings include Mrs Ida Butihofer and group with Mr and Mrs Richard Hofer in Dundee, and numerous Sunday visits to homes of the Hermen Rothlisberger Yearous Glass and Smith families. Weekend travel included stops at Manchester Sunset Beach and a weeklong vacation for Roma Medberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida’ Butihofer
Richard Hofer
Virginia Glass
Dundee
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Foxwell
Myron Moore
Fayette
Donald Page
Walter Medberry
Manchester
L. G. Popenhagen
Marion
Sunset Beach
Roma Medberry
Monona
Andrew Yearous
Emma Yearous
Arlington
Will Frieden
West Union Hospital
L. W. McKellar
Ronald Frieden
West Union
Jacob Frieden
George
Harold Kimball
Mervin Hunsberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Martha Chapman
Jerome
Minnie Baldwin
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Fred Rothlisberger
Mamie Davis
Alpha
Pollock
Harold Glass
Kenneth Mark
Martin Wenger
Ida Meyer
Wayne
Mary Baumgartner
Guernsey Smith
Wim. Glass
Martin Minihan
George Leuchtenmacher
Local social visits in Cheery Valley area noted
Cheery Valley residents record weekend and weekday social visits. Gottfried Kurth spent Saturday afternoon in Bert Thoman's home. Emma Eppens of Guttenberg visited with her niece, Mrs. Martin Minihan and family. Several families including the Martin Hanson, Orlin Mason, Christ en, and Wenger households hosted and visited one another through the week. Sunday gatherings occurred at multiple homes, including the Martin Wenger, Will Smith, and Richard Hofer residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottfried Kurth
Bert Thoman
Emma Eppens
Guttenberg
Martin Minihan
George Nichols
Martin Hanson
Orlin Mason
Clara Muehlenthaler
Linda Christen
Christen Bros
Arnold Digerty
Cheryl
Decorah
Merlin Cook
Guernsey Smith
Kenneth Mark
Leo Dennler
Martin Wenger
Fred Hanson
Frank Christen
Clayton Schreiner
Independence
Walter Mitts
Elmer Baumgartner
Ernestine Friederich
Oscar Baumgartner
James Duff
Near Volga
Jacob Christen
Lester Meyer
Volga
John Christen
Marion
Will Smith
Ida Butihofer
Richard Hofer
Ernest Christen
Lucy
George
Reuben Christen
Elmer Christen
Marlys
Stanley Wenger
Agricultural tips for Iowa gardens and farming practices
The piece advises copper sprays on potatoes to combat late blight in Iowa summers. It notes water glass for long preserving eggs, efficient vaccination against sleeping sickness in horses, and weather-related disease risks. It also covers lumber drying times for native woods like cottonwood and maple, alongside wage comparisons for hired farm help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Poultry Hatcheries Boost Iowa Output in 1943 Season
Through June 1, 1943 Iowa hatcheries lifted chick production by 10 percent from a year earlier. After June 1 the gain averaged 41 percent, yielding a 13 percent season increase overall, about 12 million additional chicks. Hot spells slow meat and dairy output, making shade especially helpful for hogs and cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cotton Fabrics Simplification Boosts Textile Output
Simplification of cotton fabrics will add about 230 million yards of cotton textiles annually through expanded loom capacity, according to industry projections.
Bremer county woman hears from German prisoner of war
Mrs. John Tjaden, living west of Shell Rock, is the first Bremer county resident reported to have heard from a brother who is now a German prisoner of war in a southern internment camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tjaden
Bremer County
Tjaden
Shell Rock
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