Ladies' Aid Society Meets at Church Parlors June 11
Gunder News notes a Ladies' Aid Society meeting set for Thursday June 11 at the church parlors with Mrs. Marvin Staake, Mrs. Henry Vellersven, Mrs. John Hellum and Mrs. Otto Hanson as hostesses. Also mentions mailing addresses for local servicemen and several social visits and events including a silver wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Marvin Staake
Henry Vellersven
John Hellum
Otto Hanson
Marion Loftsgard
Pvt
Marion B. Loftsgard Co. J
Camp Bowie
Texas
Mellien Mork
Mellie Mork
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
Mellien T. Mork
Co. G
Bks
Q. Mor. T. C
Lloyd E. Reierson
Maryland
Cornelius Rejerson
Winifred Groth
Ames
T. J. Olson
Harry Olson
Cedar Falls
Ole E. Olson
J. Anderson
Myron Anderson
Bessie Anderson
Thore Thompson
Wadena
Cheery Valley News Dinner Guests Across Many Homes
Cheery Valley News items record numerous visits and gatherings. Notable guests include Elmer Meyer of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, visiting Fritz Wolf near Strawberry Point with Ida Meyer and others. Jim Taylor’s family welcomed a daughter born June 2. multiple visits involve Christen Bros and Dennler homes, with extended family appearances across several households including Martin Hanson, Robert, Betty Christen, and Reuben Christen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hanson
Robert
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Stanley
Elmer Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Ernest Christen
Lucy
Reuben Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Jake Lehman
Betty Minihan
Orlin Mason
Ida Christen
Betty
Jake Dennler
Martin Hansan
Gladys
Christen Bros
Martin Minihan
Jim Taylor
Lacey
Will Christen
James Duff
Clayton Schreiner
Local residents visit in Guttenberg Elkader and area
Christen Bros, Mr and Mrs John Dennler, Mr and Mrs Will Friederich and Mrs Roscoe Larson were at Guttenberg and Elkader Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jerome Yearous and Mr and Mrs Roscoe Larson spent Friday in the Orlin Mason home. Betty Minihan left Monday for Fayette for a three months term of summer school. Billy Dennler spent last Thursday in the Orlin Mason home. Edwin Hanson spent Sunday evening in the Frank Christen home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christen Bros
John Dennler
Will Friederich
Roscoe Larson
Guttenberg and Elkader
Jerome Yearous
Orlin Mason
Betty Minihan
U. S
Fayette
Billy Dennler
Edwin Hanson
Frank Christen
Illyria Community Day Cancelled for August
Farmers’ heavy field workload leads to postponement of Community Day in Illyria, with a new date to be announced in August. The town notes multiple social visits, church events, and family gatherings across nearby communities, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Lansing, with various residents hosting guests and attending services.
Local social notes from area residents
Mr and Mrs Harold Kimball attended a Sunday visit with Mrs Nellie Kimball. Jake Gehring Jr and Lawrence Gehring and families visited Fred Schneiders home Friday. Elizabeth McMillan stayed Thursday night with the Wenger brothers. Arthur Chapman and family were dinner guests of Mrs Martha Chapman. Mary Humphry of McMinnville Oregon, sister of Mrs Nellie Foxwell, died last Tuesday. Wilma Lauer of Eldorado taught in district No 2 and led a picnic at the school house with pupils and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilyria
Milton Morgan
Billy
South Bend
Indiana
Wenger Bros
Harold Swale
Fayette
Lavern Hyde
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Guernsey Smith
Ralph Shaffer
Cleve Bennett
Reuben Light
Waterloo
Carroll Klingman
Arthur Yearous
Lansing
Mt. Hosmer
Fred Schneider
John
Walter Rothlisberger
Seth Clark
Elkader
Gander Church
Orvin Thompson
Glen McKellar
Anoka
Minn
L. W. McKellar
Arthur Hermen
James
Melvern Wetherbee
Louie Zuercher
Arlington
M. J. Moore
Elinder
Donald Paige
Lena Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Myron Chapman
Janesville
Madison
Wis
Rockford
Ill
Sibyl McDonald
Lawrence
Kansas
Charlton Looby
Melbert Meyer
Jim. Gregg
St. Bonafacis
Katie Richards
West Union
Foxwell
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Ernest Meyer
Mos. Pollock
Albert Dennler
Chris Dennler
Eunice Ulish
Moorhead
Chas
Ulish
Harold Kimball
Mary Graver
Clermont
Fred Klingman
Will Frieden
Robert Schneider
Ames
Myron Moore
Shirley
C. L. Klingman
Mary Ogle
Wm. Peters
Lulu Rothlisberger
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
Opal Dennler
I. F. Shaffer
Roscoe Larson
Thos. Pollock
Clarence Beer
Fairbury
Harald Hermen
Will Hinton
Eunice
Fred Rothlisberger
Guernsey Smith and Family
Martin Wenger
Nellie Kimball
Jake Gehring, Jr
Lawrence Gehring
Elizabeth McMillan
Arthur Chapman
Nellie Foxwell
Mary Humphry
McMinnsville
Oregon
Wilma Lauer
Eldorado
Oak Grove neighbors share weekend visits and gatherings
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited many relatives and friends over the weekend. The extended list includes Nydegger, Holzer, Northrup, Heitman, Meyer, Alleman, and others visiting Oran Bane, Herbert Ash, Faye Bane, and several local homes in Cedar Rapids West Union Gander Boscobel Pierre and Fayette areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nydegger
Henry Holzer
Oran Bane
C. L. Northrup
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Ash
West Union
Johnnie Metzger
Geo. Howard
al Heitman
Hibbings
Minn
Tena Buhr
Sumner
Wm. Kohls
Marlene Medberry
Melbert Meyer
Elmer Meyer
Martin Wenger
Guernsey Smith
Kenneth Mark
Elmer Baumgartner
Gene Westcott
Chas
Looby
Walter Dennler
Wm. Baumgartner
Francis Wolf
Ida Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Fred Hanson
Ern Baumgartner
Erna
Gladys Butikofer
Lawrence Alleman
Maxine
Annis
Pierre, S. D
Maxine Nelson
Joe Baker
Gander
Clifton Wilson
Robi
Wilson
Boscobel
Wis
Mat Shields
Albert Dennler
Thos. Pollock
Chris Dennler
Chas, Peters
Arthur Patterson
Louis Becker
Walter Ash
George Howard
Will Howard
Doyle Baker
Fayette
Brainard Baptists Host Fellowship and Visitors
Young folks from Brainard Baptist church attended a Baptist Fellowship at Delwein Friday evening with Leo and Lola Boyer Genevieve Peters Clara Boyer Laura Learn Ruth Boyer Eva Boyer Junia Cummings Harold Learn Wilson Patterson and Marian Patterson among attendees. Visitors from Oelwea Friday afternoon included Mr and Mrs Raymond Mays and Darlene Notinagel along with Lansing Illinois visitors Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson and children. A West Union fairgrounds picnic honored Paul Patterson and children from Lansing Illinois with many local families present. The B Y P A met at the church and a program by daily vacation Bible school pupils followed Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard Baptist Church
Baptist Fellowship
Delwein
Leo Boyer
Lola Boyer
Genevieve Peters
Clara Boyer
Laura Learn
Ruth Boyer
Eva Boyer
Junia Cummings
Harold Learn
Wilson Patterson
Marian Patterson
Raymond Mays
Darlene Notinagel
Oelwe
Paul Patterson
Lansing
S. 5
Patterson
Frank Lyon
Wm. Nutting and
Darlene Nottnagel
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Cedar Falls
Sidney Patterson
Grace Carpenter
Monroé
Wash
Wilson
Wm. Nutting and Sons
George Boyle
Wm. Nutting
Herbert Dummermuth
Conner Dummermuth
Robert Kerr
Baptist Church
Elgin Picnic Honors Duane Boyer Soon to Enter Army
A Sunday picnic at the Melvin Boyer home in Elgin honored Duane Boyer who will soon be inducted into the army. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Vern Boyer and family, Tom, Bob and Duane Boyer.
First nickels introduced in 1866 coinage
The first five cent pieces were minted starting in 1866 marking a pivotal change in U S currency. The nickel coin replaced earlier denominations and established a new standard for small change in American commerce.
First Wheat Loads Move Into Iowa From Plains States
Iowa received the first 125000 bushels of wheat from Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota stored at the Holland farm near Decorah. Anamosa firemen were called out on three consecutive nights within 25 minutes of the same hour, with Chief Corwin reporting only six hours sleep across those nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Holland Farm
Decorah
Anamosa
Corwin
Lambs Seek Refuge in Cedar Chest on Indiana Farm
French Lick Indiana farmers report lambs sheltered in a cedar chest to guard wool, a scarce wartime commodity, as moths cause millions in wool damage nationwide. The scene highlights impact of pests on postwar textile supply and rural life.
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French Lick
Ind
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