Illyria Social News Records Picnic and Weddings
Illyria items note Chas Medberry and families with Albert Dennler and J F Shaffer at a RANDALIA area picnic. Leone Kerr and Ralph Shaffer wed at Galena Til on July 12. Numerous local families host guests and campers from Elgin West Union and nearby towns with visits and gatherings across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Medberry
Albert Dennler
J. F. Shaffer
Mys
Alton Medberry
Donna Lou
Clara
Edith Holzer
George Davia
Randalia
Funday
Memie Humphry
West ‘Union
Fred Rothlisberger
Leone Kerr
Ralph Shaffer
Galena
Til
Community greetings and family visits in Oak Grove area
Oak Grove families shared a Sunday gathering at the Don and Cummings home with Will Kerr and relatives helping Mrs. Reynold Strong with housework. Numerous neighbors and friends celebrated Gottfred Frieden and Mrs. Frieden’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary with a late night luncheon. Many visits and small social events are logged among local families including Wengers, Rothlisbergers, Shaffers, Pulfer, and others in nearby Elgin, Waterloo, Cheery Valley, and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kerr
Oak Grove
Don
C. Wenger
J. J. Snyder
S. H. Foxwell
Nettle Fischer
John Pulfer
Cheery Valley
Bert Swale
Chas
Swale
Ida Mattocks
West Union
John Rothlisberger
Chas. Rothlisberger
Mra. C. Wenger
Ralph Shaffer
Mra
Ella Kerr
Waterloo
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
la Fonds Hermen
Cathryn Berger
la Verne
Robert Schneider
Edwin Frieden
J. M. Shaffer
Ruth Schneider
Fred Schneider
Gottfred Frieden
Ida and
Marie
Anna Mae Schupbach
Howard Shaffer
le Rigin
Ruth Rothlisberger
S&s
Birthday party attended by Grand Meadow residents
Grand Meadow News notes a birthday party at Clarence Nelson home in Gander honoring Mr Nelson. Minnie Olson visited Eunice Landsgard. Mr and Mrs Manford Amdahl hosted dinner for Gust Olson. Dorothy Maley from Stanley weekended with Ardes Olson. Albert Stenersons family left Van Hook NC after month visit. Gilbert Burnas and daughter Gloria of Clermont attended east church services and dined with Mrs Sam Erickson. Lillian Halverson helped Oscar Lien with work. Richard Bigler visited Arthur Olson home. Robert Reinhart of West Union spent Monday with An-.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Drew Reinhart
Bessie Lien
Oscar Lien
Mra
Beten Landsgard
Eunice
Arthur
Fern
de Alta Burass
Ames Oleon
Darlene
Eston Landsgard
Oscar Lion
Martin Halverson
Clarence Nelson
Gander
Nelson
Minnie
Olson
Eunice Landsgard
Manford Amdahl
Gust Olson
Dorothy Maley
Stanley
Ardes Olson
Albert Stenerson
Local Social Roundup From Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley News reports numerous visits and gatherings across Elgin, Elkader, Volga City, and area homes. Families such as Muehlethaler, Friederich, Butikofer, Christen, Nydegger, Dennler, and Sutter share dinners and Sunday visits while births noted include John and Pulfer’s daughter born July 12.
The Change by Douglas Malloch
A reflective poem on perception and time, noting that while the sun moves and dawn arrives, it is our sight and divine order that appear unaltered. The speaker muses that human views shift, yet the world’s cycle and God’s plan remain constant despite change. Published by WNU service under Denylen Majjock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denylen Majjock
WNU
Community visits and family gatherings in Elgin area
The article lists numerous social visits and dinners among Elgin residents and nearby families. It notes guests at the Martin Hanson and Will Nydegger homes, travel of Mary Barth to Decorah, and employment plans for Josephine Gregerson at Elkader, reflecting a busy social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Baumgartner
Elgin
G. Frieden
John Pulfer
Aden
Edwin Hanson
Martin Hanson
Fred Butikofer
Albert Butikofer
George Lewchtenmacher
Elmer, Dennier
Jake Dennier
John Dennier
Wm. Larson
Fred Steiger
Fred Dennier
Margaret
George Christen
Paul Bossard
Rose Friederich
Garnaville
Ern Lerch
Jake Butikofer
Lucy
Ernest
Elizabeth Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Will Nydegger
Mary Barth
Decorah
Josephine Gregerson
Joe Larson
Elkader
Disraeli Quote On Genius And Enthusiasm
A succinct quotation states that every production of genius arises from enthusiasm. The line attributed to Benjamin Disraeli emphasizes passion as the driver of creative achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disraeli
Oak Grove Notes of Family Visits and Outings
A series of social visits and gatherings among Oak Grove residents is chronicled. Mr and Mrs Jud Conner and Harold share dinners with the Herbert Dummermuth home crowd, with many relatives visiting in Elgin and Chicago. Attendees include Ed Boyle, Grace Graver, Lawrence Etter, George Howard, John Howard, Mary Barker, and numerous Boleyn, Dean, Patterson, and Dean families. A Sunday school picnic at Elgin park and a large relatives picnic at the Howard home are noted. The narrative lists multiple households hosting and visiting over a period including dinners, picnics, and a weekend trip to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Jud Conner
Harold
Lillie Conner
Vera Conner
Herbert Dummermuth
Ed Boyle
Melvin Boyer
Harold Bennett
Grace Graver
Lawrence Etter
Elgin
John Howard
Frank Boyle
George Boyle
Ben Brabham
Beryl Boleyn
Arthur Patterson
Chas. Peters and
Grace
George Howard
Lyle Wilson
Harley Seedorf
Vern Northrup
Donald Dean
Geo. Pollitt
Walter Kohls
Clayton
Wilson
Carl Schori
Gon Howard
Elmer Boyer
Marjorie Barker
Chicago
the Boyles
Miss Barker
Nyles Hogan
Clark Anderson
Boyer
Evelyn Barker
Ruth Grover
Helen Dummermuth
Thomas Powell
Thomas Brabham
Elgin Park
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. B. Carter
D. O. Dean
Donna
Howard
Herman Boyer
Joe Peters
Chas. Peters
Geo. Boyle
Albert Baldwin
Reuben Howard
Wm. Boyle
Louis Becker
Warren Joyce
Clint Crooks
Will Murphy
Anna
Gladys Baldwin
Long-Established College Charter Granted in 1682
Text notes James Blair seeking a royal charter for Willem and Mary College in England. The charter was signed on February 68, 1682. Source material mentions Fuller's earth and aging woolen cloth in a fragmented historical account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blair
Eingland
Willem and Mary College
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