Community Callers Share Weekend Visits in Local Area
Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman and family along with Mr and Mrs Albert Erickson Jr and son visited Fran Christen home Sunday evening. Robert Van Gordon of Waukon spent a week with Albert Erickson Jr. Roma Butikofer joined her grandmother Mrs Z Knudtson of Millville for a Cannon Falls funeral. Families and friends from Quincy Taylor Mo Chicago attended Mrs Jacob Friederichs funeral and returned home. Sgt Harold Dennler dined with Christen and family Thursday. Various relatives gathered for birthdays near St Olaf and a picnic at Will Christen home.
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Arthur Chapman
Albert Erickson, Jr
Fran Christen
Robert van Gordon
Waukon
Roma Butikofer
Z. Knudtson
Millville
Cannon Falls
Minn
Fred Grimm
Quincy
Ill
Eli Sutter
Gladys Hanson
Ethel Mae Theman
Alma Schreiner
Arlington
New York City
Washington, D. C
Ida Meyer
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Bert Theman
Ethel
Frank Christen
Ernest Christen
John Christen
Jake
Lucy Christen
Will Christen
St. Olaf
Christen
Louis Butikofer
Ern Friederich
Fred Dennler
Orlin Mason
Pauline Dennler
Ben Dennler
Martie
Lionel Scheffert
Duane
Arlen
Irwin Scheffert
Monona
Earl Scheffert
Walter Wenger
Strawberry Point
Will Wenger
Volga
Wenger Bros
Paul Jones
Francis Grover
Billy
Town City
Joe Jones
Wm. Hinton
Walter » Rothlisberger
Tohn Rothlisberger
Celia Lehman
Wichita
Kans
Floyd Frieden
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Kathleen Yearouss
Clifton Kiple
Ottumwa
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen
Jerome Yearous
Nellie Kimball
Jakie Yearous, Jr
Martin Minihan
John Nagel
West Union
Thos. Pollock
Chris Dennler
Douglas
Man
Pollock
Martha Chaman
Nellie McKellar
Ralph Shaffer
C. L. Klingman
Wm. Yearous
Clifton
Lansing
Guy Ernst
Shirley
Joyce Ernst
Forest Shaffer
Dora Medberry
Albert Dennler
Austin Bane
Oneida
Oran Bane
Ogle
H. F. Robbins
Hawkeye
Thore Thompson
Wadena
Evelyn Thompson
Boston
Mass
Orvin Thompson
Leo Rothlisberger
John Pulfer
Clermont
Taylor
Levi Pulfer
Maomi Sutter
Pulfer
Illyria Social Notes Highlight Weekend Guests
Illyria items show Ray Halverson visiting Nels Iverson at Canoe and George Child near Aurora. Esther and Andy Bracker spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hofer. Mrs. Fred Schneider Ruth and Mrs. Lavern Schneider were guests at Mrs. Louise Hofer's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Halverson
Nels Iverson
Canoe
George Child
Aurora
Lawrence Hofer
Postville
Esther
Andy Bracker
Richard Hofer
Fred Schneider
Ruth
Lavern Schneider
Louise
Decatur Lowest Form of Humor and Local Gatherings
Decatur features a discussion defining a pun as a play on words with same sounds but different meanings. The page also lists social visits across West Union area families, church notes, and upcoming events including a cemetery association meeting and a Farm Bureau picnic at Fayette, with numerous local residents visiting relatives and attending meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Charles Lamb
Alexander Pope
O. W. Holmes
Gunder News Social Weekend Visits Reported
Mr and Mrs Orvin Thompson Mrs Myron Anderson and Amya spent Sunday with Resena Anderson and family. Olvin Olson Selena Milton Olson Delores Berg and Donna Rodloff attended a Web picnic dinner. George Peck Janice and Sylvia Nerlie called on P K Peterson home. Elizabeth Friederich Freddie Ivan Anderson Mavis and Wm Burrow visited Allen Anderson Sunday evening. Selma Groth Milo Olson weekend Cedar Rapids visit relatives. Gladys Peterson visited Mrs Harvey Anderson Sunday. Earl Redder of Madison Wisconsin spent from Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Kummer
Selma Groth
Ole Loftsgard
Cornelius Reierson
Clarence Kirkeberg
Rex Medberry
Earl
Gene
Louisa Lehman
Allen Anderson
Danices
Dan Sutter
Lester Smith
Rodney Smith
Danice
Aldora
Marion Lind
Manchester
Oscar Lind
Clara
Myrtle Peterson
E. K
Eileen
Norma Loftsgard
Cedar Rapids
Mollie Mark
Anna Mae
Otto
John Hellum
Elmer Frieden
Orvin Thompson
Myron Anderson
Amyra
Resena Anderson
Pfe
Olvin Olson
Selena
Milton Olson
Delores Bergan
Donna Rodloff
Web
Landsgard
West Vion
Pie
George Peck
Janice
Sylvia Nerlie
P. K
Freddie
Ivan Anderson
Mavis
Wm. Burrow
Milo Olson
Gladys Peterson
Harvey Anderson
Earl Redder
Madison
Wis
Community Guests Fill Brainard Homes This Week
Local families hosting relatives and friends from Fayette Hawkeye Monticello Cresco Oelwein and Chicago during a busy week. Notable visits include 2nd Lt Beverly Hovey and Martin Hovey on leave from Chicago, and Corinne Moats spending vacation with Tripp grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Suckow
Fayette
Robert Kerr
Clara Boyer
Vern Boyer
Dean Boyer
Hawkeye
Tom Boyer
Melvin Hanson
Ray Gilbert
Wallace Burnham
Chloa Ly
Nutting
Raymond Mays
Paul Patterson
Sidney Patterson
Ethel Boyle
Chala Lyon
Willis
Wm, Nutting
Clarence Baldwin
Oelwein
E. K
Chicago
Decorah
Smoked Brick Fireplaces Cleaned With Phosphate Scrub
A cleaning method instructs to scrub smoked brick fireplaces with a strong tri sodium phosphate solution and a scrubbing brush, then rinse thoroughly to remove residue and improve appearance.
Seeking Thrills and the Tragedy of Two Chicago Boys
A columnist laments youth delinquency after a 16 year old boy dies and a 15 year old vanishes. The piece explores how lack of safe play spaces, proper dating venues, family guidance, and wholesome outlets in crowded rooming-house life may push youths toward dangerous thrills rather than condemning the youths alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wisconsin War Efforts Boost Production and Labor Shifts
Wisconsin relaxed labor standards at war start allowing night work for women and 17 year old boys in canneries. Strikes dropped from 65 in 1941 to near zero while safety improved, boosting food output and hemp and pea canning. The state emphasizes farm and urban productivity backing every War Bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
America
U. S. Treasury Department
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B. R. Withell
D. C
Fitate Bank
Elkaier
Iowa
Cheery Valley News
Illyria
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
Schori Bros
Elgin, Lawa
R. A. Crider
Elgin
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Asheville
Nee-Nes
Bell Syndicate
WIN
Arthur Loftsgard
Darlene Kohler
Edwin Lottsgard
John Frobert
Ruth Royce
Progressive Home Study Club
Walter Rothlisberger
Joe Frieden
Andrew Yearous
Carroll Klingman
Guernsey Smith
R. D. Smith
Tofield Heck
Fred Burrow
Ed Wenger
Allen
Rose McMillan
Joan Nagel
Arthur Yearous
Glen Giffer Cabin
Guttenberg
EH Sutter
Joyce
Louise Guderman
Taylor, Mo
Louis Butixofer
Oma
John Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
Rosena Anderson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Warton
Howard Shaffer
Evelyn and
Marcella McIntyre
John Probert
Rothlisberger
Miss Lehman
Confucius
Gunder News
West Union Rendering Works
Enterprise
Brainard News
Echo
Lawrence Gehring
Dee
Cargill
Dial
Schumacher
Weibel
MillCo
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin State Bank
Member
Federal di Individual
Aposit Insurance Corporation
Tosuts
Adena
Laurence Knudtson
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