Church Notes Reflect Summer Schedule Changes
Hlyria items report no church or Sunday school on July 24 and 31 and August 7 with services resuming August . Pastoral calls redirected to Harold Strong. Music by Mrs. Arthur Yearous, ushering by Otis Rothlisberger. Numerous visits and social events detailed among local families, clubs, and guests, including a charivari for Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gehring and a Progressive Home Study club picnic at Elkader fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myria
Harold Strong
Arthur Yearous
Otis Rothlisberger
Betty Schneider
Rochester
Minn
Progressive’ Home Study Club
Elkader Fair Grounds
Handy Hands
Jennie Belle Winkler
Walter Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
Cresco
Ridgeway
Kenneth Medberry
Jennie Winkler
Melvern Wetherbee
Waterloo
Arthur Hermen
J. Smith
Mohall
N. D
Blanche Smith
Spokane
Wash
R. D. Smith
West Union
Gernsey Smith
Fred Schneider
Marie
Betty
Mia
Jacob Schneider
Patricia
Lena Embretson
Gander
Leo Olson
Joel Clark
Elkader
Clifford M. Olson
Postville
Barnhard Palas
Luana
Richard Hofer
Guernsey Smith
Helen Fox
Fayette
Merlin Cook
Ed Wengers
Local social guests visit across many households local to Wadena area
Mrs. Carl Gehring and family plus Marian and Lois entertained Ida Meyer on Wednesday. Numerous visits followed including the Pollock and Schmidt families at the Willard hospital. Nearby families hosted and were hosted at homes of Kohls, Chase, Shaffer, Klingman, Shaffer, Christen, Hermen, and others during the weekend and Sunday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Gehring
Marian
Lois
Lowell Gehring
Tofield Heck
Ida Meyer
Francis Wolf
Wm. Pollock
Thos. Pollock
Dean
Fred Smith
Willard Hospital
Manchester
Roy Burrow
Bloomington
Frank Lov Ing
Davenport
Fred Burrow
Geo. Butikofer
R. Schneider
Postville
Lavern Schneider
Irvin
Metzger
Jacob Schneider
Fred Schneider
Allen
Arthur
Marie
Betty
Oscar Baumgartner
Fred Hanson
Bruce Eaton
Richard Kohls
Arthur Hermen
James
Lester Chase
Volga
Floyd Bark
Randalia
Reynold Strong
I. F. Shaffer
Fayette
Henry Holzer
Inez Shaffer
Louise Klingman
Santa Monica
Calif
Robert Klingman
Wadena
Oran Bane
Junior
Wenger Bros
Howard Shaffer
Gerald Shaffer
Reynold Shaffer
Beverly Rubens
Guttenberg
John Dennler
Frank
Christen
Albert Erickson, Jr
Christen Bros
Willard Schroeder
Rose Dennler
Milo Olson
Levi Frieden
Harold Hermen
George
Nickela
Sharon
Sandra
Nickels
Community Notices From Cheery Valley Falls to Newton
Cheery Valley News reports on local visits and gatherings around Rock Valley and nearby towns. Residents Clara Muehlenthaler, the Torkelsons, Kundtsons, Butikofer family, Raineys, Christen, Hofer, and others attend picnics, birthdays, dinners, and weekend trips across Elkader, Des Moines, Slater, Guttenberg, and Huxley, highlighting social ties and neighborhood events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Wm. Torkelson
Louis Butikofer
O. T. Kundtson
Orvin
Fred Butikofer
Francis Wolf
Barbara
Ruth Rainey
Ben Hofer
Alfred
Newton
George Schupbach
Wim
Orlin Mason
Bert Thoman
Roscoe Larson
Martin Minihan
Jerome Yearous
Bennie Butikofer
Ida Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Albert L. Dennler
Edwin Hanson
Wm. Rainey
Frank Christen
Martin Hanson
Levi Frieden
Roger
Loren Harris
Des Moines
Emil Dennler
Jack
Slater
Mavis
LeAnna Frieden
Virgil Herring
David
Huxley
Archie Howard
Lena Cooley
Robin Wilson
Clifton Wilson
Guttenberg
Resben Butikoferland
J Kelley
Virginia Bear
Baptism and Social Visit Notes From Marion Area
The infant Rebecca Rae Thompson was baptized at Marion Lutheran Church with sponsors Mrs. W. A. Fisher Beck, Marjorie Olson, Floyd and Earl Thompson. A picnic birthday dinner honored Mrs. Opsand at the John Opland home with several families attending. Various calls and visits occurred across local households including the Loftsgards, Wettlesons, Andersons, Olson, Amundsons, and others, plus several trips to Saskatoon and Decorah for camps and tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Thompson
Rebecca Rae
Marion Lutheran Church
W. A. Fisherbeck
Marjorie Olson
Floyd
Earl Thompson
John Opland
Opsand
Harold Opsand
Robert Wettleson
Julia Wettleson
Morris Amundson
Arthur Amundson
Postville Kin Attend Formal Event Details
Mrs George Kohl man and Elizabeth of Postville mingle with Mr and Mrs Mervin Anderson and Sandra at a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kohl Man
Elizabeth
Postville
Mervin Anderson
Sandra
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Frank Welsh in Wadena
Mayme Frances Connor daughter of Bartholomew and Katherine Connor was born in Clermont on September 6 1893 and died July 15 1949 at age 66 at her daughter s home in Oelwein funeral services were held at St Joseph church Wadena with Father D T Noonan officiating pallbearers were six nephews and burial was in St Joseph cemetery Mrs Welsh married Frank Welsh on November 27 1913 and spent her married life around Wadena leaving three daughters Leona Lucille and Arlene and three grandchildren also survived by a sister and many relatives friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welsh
St. Joseph Church
Wadena
D. T. Noonan
Harold
Jimmie Raftis
Howard Baker
Dale Roberts
Leon
Donald Welsh
St. Joseph
Mayme Frances Connor
Bartholomew and
Katheriine (Cahalan) Connor
Clermont
Ronald Hasbrook Oelwein
Leona
Lucille
Arlene
Nelson Halford
Winthrop
Ronald Hasbrook
Oelwein
George Cole
Rockford
Lawrence Raftis
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S. R. Withell
D.C
George Metzger Bayer
Hogs & Veal Calves Hath A Co
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John Ruch
Rockville
Conn
Gottflieb Pulfer
Lois Medterry
Walter Ash
Arnold Kilcher
Gotfred Martin
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome
Yearoug
Dubuque
Janice Loftsgard
Eddie Christianson
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Rodney Smith
Ole Loftsgard
Mae Eno
Sheffield
Thelma Olson
Monona
Ole E. Olson
Rosina Anderson
Ruth Liddle
Linius
Melvin Olson
Orvin Thompson
Myron Anderson
L’myra
Kenneth Anderson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Carol
Helmer Loftsgard
Donald Sutter
Allen Anderson
Bernita Landegard
Corrine Rypestol
Saskatoon
Canada
Canadian Rockies
West Coast
Orlando Loftsgard
S Louis Butikofer
Lewis Butikofer
Frank Munger
Nora Springs
Dn Ray Jacobin
Vente Trudo
Danna Bee'gan
Jannan Mork
Velma Christianson
Beatricia McNally
Decorah
Luther College
Lorendo Embretson
Vern Trude
Melvin Peterson
Elmer Nelson
Sonja Liddle
Fairbank
Louie Hovland
Jean Lind
Oscar Lind
Jean
Henry Vellersven
Wadena News
Margaret Bigler
Tim Mahoney
Don Page
Ray Hall
Lamont
J. R. Wood
Chicago
Truman
San Monica
Eddie Hickey
Florence
S. C
Will Frey
Elmer Struess
Dawson Clark, Jr
Dawson Clark
Will Mauman
North Dakota
Farmers’ Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association
Fayette County
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association of
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Chevrolet
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John Falb
Falb Motor & Implement
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