Social visitors and weekend guests mingle in Elkader area
Cheery Valley and nearby households hosted numerous guests through the weekend. Residents welcomed relatives from Fairfield Polk City Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Mason City for dinners visits and a park picnic honoring birthdays. Families included the Butikofer Christen Hanson Erickson and Frieden clans with extended kin from Marion Clermont and Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eerl Garmoe
Linda
Fairfield
Christens Brothers
Roscoe Larson
Tommy Dennler
Polk City
Harry Butikofer
Milo Frieden
Albert L. Dennler
Mary Pulfer
George Butikofer
Elizabeth Schneider
Lester Butikofer
Farmersburg
Ben Butikofer
Archie Howard
Ann
Diane
Janice Hanson
Elien Mason
Edwin Hangon
Val Oliver
Waterloo
Wanda Hofer
Ceder Rapids
Clarence Hofer
Jess Moody
Walter Lantz
Albert Erickson
Frances West
Ernest Christen
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Adolph
Wm. Lerch
Wendy
Clermont
John Butikoier
Terry
Trudi
Jake Spilberger
Marion
Roger Howard
Robert
Gladys
Donald Hanson
James Frieden
John Christen
Will Christen
David
Kathy Butikofer
Charles Ericksons
Sima Schoein
Arlene
Illyria Ladies' Aid and Evening Circle Meet Thursday
The Illyria Ladies' Aid and the Evening Circle plan a shared gathering Thursday evening. Numerous local families hosted visitors and shared meals across Cedar Rapids, Dike, Lebanon, West Union, Elkader, Strawberry Point, and Charles City, with extensive social visits and weekend reunions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illyria
Ghared
Social visits and gatherings in the Postville area
Mr and Mrs Rodney Smith hosted Sunday at the Ole Loftsgard home. Numerous families from Postville Waureka Nashua and Clermont visited or hosted meals and dinners over the weekend including Christianson picnics at Spook Cave. Families from West Union Dubuque and Ossian joined in birthday and dinner events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Smith
Postville
Ole Loftsgard
Betty Reierson
Dixie Reierson
Brenda Landsbard
Vickie Olson
Will Bergen
Mellien Loftsgard
Keith Brainerd
Rhonda
Orven Loftsgard
Qorven Loftsgard
Eldon Severson
Farmersburg
Alma Gunderson
Dean Gunderson
Arthur Landsgard
Emory Landsgard
Tommy
P. K. Peterson
Harvey Anderson
Connie Olson
Knut Christianson
Harold Opland
Harald Halverson
Diane
Harry Leader
Kathryn
West Union
Mollie Mork
Mellien
Otto Mork
David Sanderson
Robert Wettleson
St. Mary Ann Anderson
Julia Wettleson
Josh Jensen
Marvin Lantz
Ossian
Glen Schave’s
Glen Schave
Ricky Durr
James Durr
Ricky
Dubuque
Ernie Helgerson
Clermont
Lori
Michael
Bobby Lantz
Earl Livingood
Laurence Naylor
Otto Gisleson
T. L. Loftsgard
Oscar Lind
Nina Amundson
Louise Vick
Selmer Holm
Orville Larson
Charles Bigler
Cedar Falls
Emma Larson
Ronald Loftsgard
Gilbert Loffsgard
Gilbert Loftsgard
Debbie
Gerry
Landsgard families hosted by Rosina on Tuesday
Mrs Vebjorn Landsgard and relatives from St Olaf Jacksonville and other areas visited Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Hilda Dunsrud, Mr and Mrs Goron Lands gard, Maurice Landsgard and Orlan Landsgard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vebjorn Landsgard
Hilda Dunsrud
St. Olaf
Wm. Landsgard
Jacksonville
Florida
Goron Landsgard
Maurice Landsgard
Orlan Landsgard
Rosina Landsgard
Return From Eastern Trip
Mr and Mrs Harry L Cline along with Jeff Mike and Stacey returned home Wednesday after visiting the East Coast.They stayed with the Morgans in Rochester Michigan attended a ball game in Detroit Next they planned visits to Ontario Canada and Niagara Falls Several days were spent in New York State as guests of the Capt John Canon family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Cline
Jeff
Mike
Stacey
Wm, Morgans
Rochester
Mich
Detroit
Ontario
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York State
Capt
John Canon
Rome and Captain Leo Olesen Family Visit Cornwall
The Olesen party toured Cornwall with trips to Roosevelt's Hyde Park home and New York landmarks including the Statue of Liberty Chinatown the Bowery Central Park and the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Leo Olesen
Cornwall
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York City
Statue of Liberty
Chinatown
The
Bowery
Central Park
United Nations
Elgin Couple Return From East Coast Trip
Elgin residents George Lerch Lisa and Lane of El Reno Oklahoma spent Tuesday through Friday at the Harold Meisner home with relatives Mr and Mrs Merlin Hellum Roger and Mrs Elaine Herling. They returned home Thursday from a two weeks trip to the east coast. Mrs Russell Wede received word her husband arrived at Da Nang AFB Viet Nam on July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lerch
Lisa
Lane
el Reno
Okla
Harold Meisner
Merlin Hellum
Roger
Elaine Herling
East Coast
Russell Wede
da Nang Afb
Viet Nam
Weekend Guests and A Wedding At Lynxville Cabin
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Charles O Neill at their cabin at Lynxville included Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen Dr H H West and his two grandchildren Wendy and Sharon Wolf. Levi Frieden and family joined Mr and Mrs Herman Henderman Fairfax Minn and attended the wedding of their niece Kathy Henderman to Richard Johnson of Richfield Minn. After the Canada trip the couple will be at home in Faribault Minn where Mr Johnson will teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O'Neill
Lynxville
Paul Zurbriggen
H. H. West
Wendy
Sharon Wolf
Levi Frieden
Herman Henderman
Fuairfax
Minn
Kathy
Lloyd Henderman
Richard Johnson
Richfield
Canada
Faribault, Minn
Mr. Johnson
Illiteracy Rates Highlight Global and U.S. Gaps
A global literacy gap is shown by three of five adults being illiterate. In the United States about eleven million adults lack literacy skills, underscoring persistent national challenges amid broader international concerns.
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Cheery Valley
Genieveve
Pvt
Leo Christen
Christen Brothers
Arthur Chapman
Merlin Chapman
Dike
Scott
Ida Peters
Helen Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Ed Wenger
Paul Monnahan
Lebanon
Delbert Craig
Aurora
Harry Feller
Brad Whitford
Volga
Forrest Shaffer
Thomas Faxwell
West Union Fair Grounds
Gene Wenger
Orran Bane
Laralee
Raymond Benson
Cleve Bennett
Donald Wallner
Edwin Saottsgard
Progressive Home Study Club
Elkader Park
Reynold Strong
Ralph Shaffer
Richard Schmidt
Tripoli
James Foxwell
David Tope
Joel Clark
Elkader
Jean Kaldrahl
San Francisco
Calif
Lettie Hermen
James Hermen
Herb Hermen
Jake Hermen
Charles City
Mervin Hunsberger
Clarion Hagelie
Lester Chase
Valga
Roy Halverson
Jim Whitford
Tillie Feller
Raymond
Russell Weston
Lamont
Harold
Ronald Dennler
Gordon Pollock
Oscar Hunsberger
Wadena
Silas Wilson
Thomas Foxwell
Lloyd Tope
Edith Ernst
Clinton
Albert Dennler
Glenn Yearous
Joe Dinan
Carol Wilson
Silas. Wilson
Tda Peters
Milton Morgan
Larry Moore
Cioralville
Oaubins
Floyd Frieden
Walter Roys
Jim
Karla Roys
Fort Collins
Cole
Maida Davie
Boulder
Cols
Kim Rothlisher
Randy Tope
Sidney Tope
George Quandt
Foxwell
Nick Hitch
Mar‘ion
Dannie Baum- Gartner
Guttenberg
Lawrence Cannon
Harry Wenger
Ralph, Shaffer
Reynold Strongs
Kenneth Strongs
Myrrten Strongs
Arthur Strongs
J. P. Medberry
Kathy Klingman
Strawberry Point
Angela Klingman
el- Kader
Carroll Klingman
Martha Vought
Fr. Atkinson
Wise
Emma Thorp
Montgomery
Aes
Elgin State Bank
Weark
Elgin
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Francia Butikofer
Gunder
United States Brewers Association, Inc
Osceola
Owa
America
U.S
Elgin Echo
Dodge
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Artie White
John Falb & Sons
John Falb
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