Brainard Social Visits Across West Central Area
Sunday and Tuesday gatherings spread through Brainard and nearby towns as families visit, host, and picnic. Names include Nutting Kjosa Boyer Learn Gilbert and Pritchard, with trips to Donnan Waterloo Fredericksburg and Camp McCoy noted among relatives and friends.
Illustrious social roundup at Des Moines and East Iowa hubs
Mrs Mary Ogie and Florence Ogle attended the republican convention in Des Moines. Numerous families from Monona West Union Elkader and Dundee hosted visitors over the weekend. The Handy Hands 4 H club met, and many residents shared meals and picnics at Elkader West Union Arlington and Dubuque area venues with Opal Dennler Leonard and Annette Sands among guests. The community kept up with visits to relatives and organized gatherings across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ogie
Florence Ogle
Des Moines
Opel Dennler
Annette Sands
Leonard
Chicago
Albert Dennler
Lionel Sheffert
Monona
Earl Sheffert
Ed Wenger
Allen
Rose’ McMillan
Della Chapman
Martha Chapman
Raymond Benson
Susan
Kathryn Sedgwick
Lester Perry
Dundee
Will Frieden
Delbert
Big Springs
Elkader
Harold Glass, Jr
Thomas Dennler
Gene Wenger
Payette
Iowa City
John Nydegger, Jr
Glen
Handy Hands
Otis
Amelia Strong
Mamie Davis
Alpha
Florence Bemis
Waucoma
Austin Wilbur
Hawkeye
Sarah Kiple
West Union
Ed Kohler
Alice O’brien
Jim Wilson
Ruth
Mary Ogle
Thos
Ogle
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Chas, Wilson
John
Fayette
Donald Page
Shirley Page
Progressive Home Study Club
West Union Fair Grounds
George Kohler
Sabetha
Kans
Will Stirk
Will Carter
George
Will Moore
Francise
Wadena
Chas
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Looby
Frank Lewis
Kenneth
Near Cresco
Fred Rothlisberger
Alma Ostlie
Nellie McKellar
Andrew
Gene Westcott
Harry Olsen
R. D. Smith
Wm. Baumgartner
Wayne
Betty Baumgartner
Kenneth Mark
Melbert Meyer
Dennis
Martin Wenger
Ida Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Guernsey Smith
Florence Fette
Joan
George Lembke
Elmer Lembke
Greg Reed
Ponca City
Okla
Joe Frieden
Floyd Frieden
Cheery Valley Guests Attend Multiple Sunday Visits
Cheery Valley residents attended several gatherings on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Wm Pollock and Alexander visited John Christen's home for supper. Martin Minihan with Billy and Patsy called on Orlin Mason. John Christen and family hosted, with Ernest Christen Jacob Lucy Christen and Clara Muehlenthaler at a picnic dinner near St Olaf. Ben Dennter Billy spent Tuesday with Orlin Mason. Fred Butikofer family visited Sunday evening at Levi Frieden. Frank Christen accompanied the Thos Pollock family to the West Union fairgrounds for a picnic dinner. Ernest Frieders and family were dinner guests Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rothisberger
Leo ‘Rothliss] Berger
Patsy
Rene Minihan
Jerome Yearous
Roscoe Larson
Ning
Martin Minihan
Albert Dennler
Opal
Annette Sands
Leonard
Perry Medberry
Marken
Los Angeles
Calif
Howard, Johnson
David
Byron
Madison
S. D
Paul Martin
Tripoli
Eleanor Martin
Cedar Falls
G. C. Martin
Arnold Kilcher
West Union
Reynold Strong
Johnson and Sons
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Earl Rothlisberger
Carl Gehring
Elkader Fair
Fleet Frieden
Tommy
Floyd Frieden
Joe Frieden
West Union Fair
Arthur
Yearous
Melvin Gregerson
Dick Grover
Jerry
Forest Shaffer
Edna Knake
Burr Oak
Opal Dennler
C. M. Koch
Rosemary
Ethel Rennison
Davenport
Fred Rothlisberger
Melvin Hunsberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Ed Kohler
Warton
Robert Frey
Harley Frey
Chas
Doty
Leo Rothlisberger
Raymond
Lester Pulfer
George Metzger
Allen Anderson
O. T. Knudtson
Orvin
Elmer Knudtson
Millville
Gunner Landsgard
Fred Butikofer
John Dennler
George Nickels
Martin Hanson
Ben Dennler
Willard Schroeder
Marvin
Walter Lehman
Eugene
Sam Pennler
Levi Frieden
Raymond Frieden
Anna Schupbach
Postville
Louis Butikofer
Marlene Schupbach
George Schupbach
Elmer Dennler
Pauline Dennler
Louis Butikofer, Jr
Herman Schupbach
Poestville
Jake Lehman
Ida Christen
Reuben
Betty
Will Friederich
Harold Meisner
Edwin Hanson
Lawrence Lerch
Wm. Pollock
Alexander
John Christen
Billy
Orlin Mason
Ernest Christen
Jacob
Lucy ‘Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Will Christens
St. Olaf
Ben Dennter
Frank Christen
Thos. Pollock
West Union Fair Grounds
Ernest Friederich S
Local Visiters Share Sunday Calls And Gatherings
Gunder News notes Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smith and family plus Mrs. Orlando Loftsgard of Postville called at the Ole Loftsgard home Sunday. Earlier Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Mark, Thomas Olson and Mr. and Mrs Dorf Opperud spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lind. T. J. Olson’s guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson and family. Julia Wettleson, Mary Ann and Lois Wettleson, Hildur, Ruth and Rosella Opsand spent Friday evening at Christine Rypestol’s and helped Corrine celebrate her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Smith
Orlando Loftsgard
Postville
Ole Loftsgard
E. K. Mark
Thomas Olson
Dorf Opperud
Oscar Lind
T. J. Olson
Henry Olson
Julia Wettleson
Mary Ann
Lois Wettleson
Hildur
Ruth
Rosella Opsand
Christine Rypestol
Corrine
Birthday gatherings mark Sunday socials around West Union
Many local families hosted and visited on Sunday with Loftsgard and Reierson households prominent. Attendees included Theo and Edna Loftsgard Henry and Ole Amundson Henry Olson P K Peterson Betsy Christianson and numerous relatives. A birthday celebration for Mrs Johnson was noted with gifts and a picnic dinner at Ralph Gunderson’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ema Baumgartner
Allen Anderson
Evelyn Erickson
P. K. Peterson
Carl Johnson
Johnsson
Arthur Landsgard
Bernita
Gladys
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. R. Withell
D. C
State Bank
Iowa
Melvin Hanson
Frank.Lyon and Willis
Ray Gilbert
Wm. Nutting
Kenneth Kjosa
Tim Bartlett
Levi Learn
D. H. Craft
Herman Boyer
Vern Boyer
Don Cummings
Arlington
Fremont Sullivan
George Holmes
Donnan
Jim Hartlett
Archie Sullivan
Wm. Sullivan
J. K. Osmundson
Glen Boyer
Wm. Nutting and Sons
E. R. Nutting
Leo Boyer
C. R. Platz
Eva Boyer
G. Platz
Waterloo
A. E. Burroughs
Fredericksburg
Brainard Baptist Church
Kenneth Krosa
Larry
Janesville
Sidney Nutting
Oran
Clermont
Melvin Nutting
Jim Bartlett
F. W. Lyon
Tia Pritchard
Walter Pritchard
Cedar Rapids
Logan Heiserman and Son
Patteron
Schori Bros
Elgin
Towa
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Illyria
Lena Hunsberger
Theodore Barrick
Near Palmersburg
Cheery Valley
Gunder News
O'Neill Drug
DIAL
Zee
MoorMan
Tate
Moorman Mfg
Quincy
MoorMan Dealer
B. H. Brackin
Theo
Loftsgard
Edna
Mervin Reierson
Arthur Loftsgard
T. T. Loftsgard
Henry Amundson
Ole Amundson
Mra
Will Bergan
Otto Hanson
Berhard Loftsgard
Delores Bergan
Norma
Raymond Loftsgard
T. Loftsgard
Betsy Christianson
Hilda
Alice’ Houg
Calvin Oelke
Clarence Kirkeberg
Carlyle
Alfred
Mary Kirkeberg
Mabel Heuser
Virginia
Reuben Mark
Clara Mushlenthaler
Rex Medberry
Cornelius Reierson
Joseph
L. O
Maizy Doats
Restern Bell Telephone Company
Elgin State Bank
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Arthur Herrting
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