Myria Community Church announces Sunday schedule and local gatherings
Myria Community Church lists Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 18 a m Ruth Gehring visits Alexander Pollock of Magon City. various neighbors attend funeral of Martin Larson in Monona. attendees dine with Howard Medberry and others. Ladies Aid and Cemetery Association members meet with Mrs Raymond Benson and Mrs Will Rainey. Officers elected for the Ladies Aid: president Mrs Glen McKellar. vice president Mrs Melbert Meyer. secretary Mrs Gene Wenger. treasurer Helen Rothlisberger. Community members travel to Omaha on business. Dr Robert Schneider and family host. Mrs Reynold Strong undergoes surgery at Palmer hospital. Families host guests in various homes across Postville, West Union, Elkader, Rochester, and Chicago scheduled visits and birthday celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard ‘Medberry
Cemetery Association
Ladies Aid
Raymond Benson
Lloyd Frieden
Kenneth
Lois Medberry
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Oscar ‘Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Fred Hanson
Francis Wolf
Clermont
Martha Chapman
Dougherty - Hanson
Elkader
Jacob Schneider
Hetty Schneider
Rochester
Minn
Will Christen
Reynold Strong
John Christen
Thomas Pollock
Evan Fuller
Chicago
Carl Gehring
LeRoy Gehring
West Union
Carol Wilson
Henry Mathys
Clark Voshell
Clarion Mathys
Salome Thoman
Silas &Wilson
Robert Musserand
Sharon Pinney
Melvin. Hanson
Lyle Martin
Mabel Peters
Colleen Howard
Robert Kerr
Judy Cheney
Jim Murphy
Oelwein
Joe Peters
Billy Peters
Cindy
Karolyn Kerr
Dennis Olson
Bruns
Fredericksburg
Albert Erickson, Jr
McGregor
Herman Boyer
Amos. Pritchard
Charles Peters
Duane Reeder
Roger Reeder
West Union Hospital
Giles
Lyle
Melvin Martin
Joe Lerch
Jorris Martin
Jorris
Chloa Lyon
Aid
Maude
Luella Patterson
Helen
Anna
Lola
Mary Boyer
Eva Reeder
Doris Martin
Wm. Kohls
Alice
Gunder News Notice Gunder
Mrs. Orwen Loftsgard and Mrs. Gilbert Loftsgard take turns writing the Gunder News for the next three weeks while Mrs. Loftsgard recovers from eye surgery. A long list of local visitors and gatherings follows, naming numerous Olson Loftsgard, Anderson, Peters, Martin, and Loftsgard family members and friends across Monona Clermont Elgin and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder
Orwen Loftsgard
Gilbert Loftsgard
Gerald Olson
Henry T. Olson
Lloyd Schutte
Cindy
Castalia
Donald
Milo
Hiram
Marion Olson
Kenneth Anderson
Curtis
Bruce
Theodore N. Loftsgard
Theodore L. Loftsgard
Amundson
Sunday Visitations Across New Hampton and Nearby Towns
Brainard News notes a sequence of weekend social visits across multiple Iowa towns. The Don Reeder family visited the Ralph Knoll home in New Hampton while the Albert Erickson Jr. family from McGregor called on Lyle Martin. Jim Murphy of Oelwein joined Bill Cheney’s family for a weekend stay, and the Kerr and Peters families shared Sunday dinner with Mabel Peters.
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Don Reeder
Ralph Knoll
New Hampton
Albert Erickson, Jr
McGregor
Lyle Martin
Melvin Hanson
Jim
Jim Murphy
Oelwein
Bill Cheney
Robert Kerr
Joe Peters
Mabel Peters
Burnell Blockhus
Carl Lembke
Stanley Boyer
Clear Lake
Dennis Olson
Clermont
Ivan Older
Henry Cheney
Spring Valley
Minn
Cheery Valley News Visitors at Robert Hanson home
Social notes list visitors over the past week including the Dennier family Dennler Lehman Moores and many local households. Wedding at Elkader St Josephs church and related gatherings noted. A daughter born to Ben Butikofer at Palmer Memorial hospital West Union.
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Robert Hanson
Albert L. Dennier
Cathy
Marsha
Cliff Wilson
Mdms
Will Rainey
Wm. Dennier
Clarence Hofer
Levi Frieden
Willard Schroeder
Robert
Walter ‘Lehman
Patty Lehman
John Christen
Thomas Pollock
Rosa Dennler
Walter Lehman
Gene
Postville
Patty
Schroeder
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Richard Hofer
Werner Moore
Rosa Dennier
Orlin Mason
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Edwin Hanson
Beverly ‘Howard
Bert Thoman
Frank Christen
Dougherty-Hanson
St. Joseph's Church
Elkader
Vets Hall
George Patton
Janet and
Bruce
Evansville
Ind
Meryin Berse
Denice
Lydia Hanson
Téddie Deep
Christen Bros
Beverly Howard
Lucy
Christen
Dale Jensen
Gottlieb Pulfer
Fred Butikofer
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Hampton
Fred
Fred Nydegger
Hulda
Ben Butikofer
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Laurence and
Lewis Butikofer
Wm. Torkelson
James
Wadena Town Council to Hear Budget Estimate
The Town Council of Wadena Fayette County Iowa will meet August 11 1953 at 8 00 p m at Town Hall Tax payers will be heard for or against the estimate of expenditures for the year beginning January 1 1954 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements both past and anticipated will be available at the hearing Also mentions a birthday surprise at Louis Butikofer home and a note on a resin treated paper bathing suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Fayette County
Towa
Town Hall
Good Manners We Teach Children To Speak Up
A fragment from a parenting column reflecting on children’s thoughts about rules. It cites examples of kids wishing to voice themselves, noting parents restrict activities, and a moment where a father yells Stop that.
Good manners learned by example for children
The passage argues that children mimic manners from adults and that polite behavior should be taught through genuine kindness and consideration, not artificial appearances. It notes preschoolers learn thanks by hearing it and older children seek real reasons to be courteous, seeing value in making others happy and respecting good manners demonstrated by leaders.
Died at 14 in hammermill accident on farm
Bancroft youth Chas Menke died last week after being pulled into his father's hammermill belt while trying to remove it. The incident occurred on the family farm and led to his death 24 hours later. Alvin Skinner in Adel, 52 years in business, plans retirement soon after starting in 1901 with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft
Chas Menke
Owa
Adel
Alvin Skinner
Charges filed for failure to yield after fatal accident
Fredericksburg resident Harry Meier faces charges for failing to yield the right of way after a traffic crash that killed Ray Krause of Sumner. authorities say Krause died at the scene and Meier was cited for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Meier
Fredericksburg
Ray Krause
Sumner
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