Community Notes From Grand Meadow and Nearby Areas
Grand Meadow area residents share visits and gatherings at various homes including the Willard Martin and Reinhart households. Confirmations were held at East church with Minerva Thorson and Doris Sampson among those named. Diana Theodora Bilden was baptized, with sponsors listed as Clarence Peterson and James Olson. Lavanda Olson begins two weeks of parochial school at the Olson school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarente
Quinten Olson
Willard Martin
Betty
Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Fern Buraas
Des Moines
Alfred Buraas
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Ole Peterson
Leo Larson
Adrian
Vernon Meyer
Clermont
Bettina Buraas
Gloria
Caroline Erickson
Richard Bigler
Donna
Oelwein
Robert Wharram
Stanley
Howard Kluss
Georgine
Beverly
Amés Olson
Gilbert Halverson
Thelta
Julia Landsgard
East Church
Minerva Thorson
Doris Sampson
Diana Theodora Bilden
Clarence Peterson
James Olson
Mark Hanscon
Tom Landsgard
Lena. Clark
West Union Hospital
Clark
Lavanda Olson
Olson
Brainard Social and School Picnic Week End Table
Brainard residents visited and hosted at multiple homes from Thursday to Sunday including Clarence Baldwin and Donna in Oelwein and Earl Sheldon families. Sunday dinner guests included Dan Craft and Vernon Boyer households with Mott and Cherry families from Davenport and Hawkeye. The Brainard BPU youth group met at West Union Baptist, and Brainard school concluded with a Friday picnic at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Baldwin
Donna
Oelwein
E. R
Wm. Nutting
Davenport
Georgia Boyer
Hawkeye
Melvin Boyer
Tom Boyer
Ear Sheldon
U. E. Bur
Troughs and guests in local homes and visits
WCTU meeting attended at the Don Cum things home by Mrs. H. S. Patterson Marian and Mrs. Wm Nutting. Visits noted include Vern Boyer and daughters at Fred Wedo home, Anna Appelman and Glen Boyer at Harry Stillman home, Arlo Homewood family for dinner with Glen Boyer, John Rutledge at S. S. Patterson home, Elmer Holtzman family at Lawrence Gehring home. Out-of-town visitors O Mesward from near Denver and Roy Pierce from near Hawkeye with Raymond Mays last Thursday. The group plans to move Wednesday to New Rockford North Dakota to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troughs
Boyer
S. S. Patterson
Elmer Holtzman
Waterloo
Lawrence Gehring
O. Mesward
Denver
Roy Pierce
Hawkeye
Herman Boyer
Bud Brackin
Bob Boyle
Raymond Mays
Earl Sheldon
New Rockford
Dak
Oak Grove Social Notices Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Oak Grove residents report numerous social calls and dinner gatherings. Guests include Warren Joyce and Mrs. Dean Blake of West Union at John Howard Jr. home, and others visiting Clifton Powell, Melbert Meyer, and Walter Dennler households. Alta Thoman returned from Iowa City hospital observation. multiple families hosted dinners and Sunday calls across local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Joyce
Dean Blake
West Union
Clint Crooks
John Howard, Jr
Louis Becker
Clifton Powell
D. O. Dean
Clifton Wilson
J. M. Shaffer
Ed Boyle
Melbert Meyer
Sgt
Harold Meyer
Glendola Knake
Walter Dennler
Ida Meyer
Mary
Lloyd Baumgartner
Harry Gilson
Richard
Raymond
Junior Friederich
Fred Krueger
Alta Thoman
Iowa City
University Hospital
Chas. Looby
Donna Dean
Alma Grimes
Elmer Nelson
Ole Amundson
de Frances Krueger
Social notes from Iowa region weekly visitings list
Illyria and McMillan families visit in Iowa City with Lt and Mrs Bartelma. Davenport, Fayette, Elkader and Strawberry Point residents host and visit friends and relatives. Bible school planned. Children’s Day program set for June 13 at church. numerous dinners and suppers mark gatherings among neighbors and extended families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew
Reynold Strong
Lulu Rothlisberger
Elizabeth McMillan
Wenger Bros
Will Christen
David
Harold Kimball
Lavern
Betty Schneider
Sam Schneider
Elkader
Floyd Frieden
John Probert
Thomas Pollock
Will Pollock
Oran Bane
Richard Hofer
Frank Pesheny
Lime Springs
Harold Clynch
Elma
Kenneth Anderson
Orvin Thompson
Joe Frieden
Vernie
Voshell
Lavern Voshell
Wadena
Shirley Meiersen
Strawberry Point
Art Phillips
L. C. Popenhagen
Marion
Walter Medberry
Melvern Wetherbee
Waterloo
Arthur Hermen
Chas. Doty
Memorial Services and Community Notices Roundup
Local residents attend gatherings and visits across Clarksville and nearby towns. Many families host guests including Lembke, Medberry, Rothlisberger, Yearous, and Kohls, with Sunday school canceled due to memorial services. A Memorial program at the church features speakers, music, and a march to the cemetery led by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music
Dawn Dummermuth
Clarence Kohls
Sterling Baldwin
West Union
Star Spangled Banner
Warton
American Legion
Brass
Elgin
Roll Call of Veterans
A. P. Medberry
Community Notes From Cheery Valley Suppers and Visits
Cheery Valley social roundups list Ida Meyer Harold Glen dola Knake Lloyd and Marion Baumgartner as supper guests in the Martin Hanson home. Visitors include Orlin Mason in the Hanson home and Jacob Christen at the Elmer Christen home. Subsequent dinners feature the Knudtsons and families from Millville Waterloo, plus the Butikofer and Landsgard households. The Elmer Baumgartner family dined with Oscar Baumgartner. Frank Burwick's family from Wa- and others are noted in brief visit items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Meyer
Harold
Glendola Knake
Lloyd
Marion Baumgartner
Martin Hanson
Orlin Mason
Hanson
Jacob Christen
Elmer Christen
T. Knudtson
Orvin
Millville
Elmer Knudtson
Waterloo
Fred Butikofer
Gunner Landsgard
Virginia
Vivian
Billy Landsgard
Butikofer
Martin Wenger
John Christen
Marion
Wm. Pollock
Rachel Frieden
Louisa Martie
Elmer Baumgartner
Oscar Baumgartner
Frank Burwick
Terloo
Burwick
John Dennler
Wm. Torkelson
Lawrence Butikofer
George Schupbach
Louis Butikofer
George Nickels
Abe West
Alvin Tesse
Harold Meisner
Leslie Lantz
Meisner
Lloyd Baum
Zattner
Kenneth Mark
Pulfer Bros
Clermont
Rosa Baumgartner
Fred Dennler
Adeline Friederich
Ernest Bruellman
Ottosen
Roger Bruellman
Herman Schupbachland
Eunice Butikofer
Clara Muehlenthaler
Christen Bros
Weekend visits and family dinners in Clermont area homes
Social notices list multiple weekend and Sunday gatherings in the Clermont region. Names include Burwick Dennler Butikofer Mark Meisner and others with extended family meals. One item notes Roger Bruellman’s leg injury and expected 12 weeks recovery after a hay mow fall.
Loftsgard Family Social and Visits Noted in Gunder
Mrs T T Loftsgard and Mrs Helmer Loftsgard hosted a kitchen shower for Lillian Loftsgard with choir members and friends. Harold Opsand and family visited in the Allen Anderson home. Bernard Hanson and family dined with Harold Opsand’s household. Rosella Opsand returned for a brief stay. Lars Olson from Minneapolis visited T T Loftsgard’s family. Harlan Henkes left Cedar Rapids after weeks with his parents. Larry Henkes remained with grandparents. Pete Opperud and family spent weekend with Merle Olson. George Gisleson of …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Loftsgard
Helmer Loftsgard
Lillian Loftsgard
Lillian
Harold Opsand
Allen Anderson
Bernard Hanson
Rosella Opsand
Merle Olson
George Gisleson
Dubuque Visitors Share Week with Local Families
Dubuque visitors spent the week with relatives and friends including Mr and Mrs Arthur Kamp and family and attended a shower for Viola Roland in Clermont. Local residents were at Memorial Day programs and Elgin Honor Roll dedication, with multiple families hosting dinners and visits across Decorah, Elgin, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Ole Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Martin Halverson
Elgin
T. Larson
Carrie Loftsgard
Decorah
T. T. Loftsgard
Harold
Young hunter bags three foxes in three minutes
A 14 year old farm boy living near Merrill earned the nickname Dead Shot by bagging three foxes in three minutes one recent Sunday morning. He fired only three shells at about 15 yards, noting shells are hard to obtain these days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Swanson
Merrill
China Ponies Hobby Grows for Waterloo Farm Wife
Mrs. David Meyer, a farm wife near Waterloo, collects porcelain horses. Her hobby has grown to include more than 400 pieces ranging from tiny figurines to a nearly two foot tall sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Meyer
Waterloo
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D. C
State Bank
Lows
Grand Meadow
Schori Bros
Iowa
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M.D
Baumgartner Bldg
Res
Oak Grove News
Illyria
Adelia Gogg
Clarksville
Martha Chapman
Elmer Lembke
Max Medberry
Myrtle Medberry
Viola Foxwell
Fred Rothlisberger
Jacob Yearous
Fayette
Jim Yearous
Elmer Kohls
Wii. Kohls
Castalia
Chas
Schwelnefus
Woodrow Reed
Harry Anderson
Milford Larson
Jimmy
Rochester
Minn
Ruth
Donald Page
Shirley
Myron Moore
Evelyn ‘Earle
Maxine Lehman
Fred Burrow
Harold Glass
Cedar Falls
Earl Scheffert
Irvin Scheffert
Monona
Louise Hofer
Postville
Harold Hermen
Lester Chase
Ernest Meyer
Leo Meyer
Dickie
Edwin Toftsgard
Kenneth Halverson
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen
Jesus
Congregation Invocation
J. C. Warton
Kathleen Yearous
Cheery Valley
Gunder News
The
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Wm, Boyd
Andy Clyde
POCO
R& Sir
Cedric Hardwicke
H’y Travers
Mary, Wyncherly
Lee Cobb
Steinbeck
Jone
James Cagney
Joan Leslie
George M. Cohan
James ‘Cagney
Martin -Senour
Schori & Kuster Lbr Co
Elgin State Bank
R. P. Strauch
Dia
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