Socials and Visits Spread Across Arlington and Nearby Towns
Arlington residents hosted and visited numerous neighbors and relatives this week including Mr. and Mrs. Chas Yearous and Lata Wade. Perry Medberry and family. Herman Pate and Leon McCaulley parties. excursions on the Capitol steamer. Norma Robbins at Fayette. and many dinners and gatherings at Rex Medberry, Lulu Rothlisberger, S. H. Foxwell, Ed Wenger, Gottfred Frieden, and Rothlisberger homes. The 4 H girls attended Rally Day at Fayette. farm bureau meeting postponed. BEx judge Albright and sister Whitford visited Elgin area. and multiple families enjoyed picnics, dinners, and church society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Yearous
Lata Wade
Arlington
Andrew
Perry Medberry
Volga
Rex Medberry
Herman Pate
Leon McCaulley
Francis Jagerson
Jon Junior
Postville
Roy French
Norma Robbins
Fayette
Guy Whitford
Lulu Rothlisberger
Henry Holzer
J.F. Shaffer
Fred Rothlisberger
S. H. Foxwell
Lincoln Havenstrite
Leona
Esther
Crescent
Okla
Ed Wenger
Anna Mae Schupbach
Elgin
Allée
Fanny Frieden
Limag
Gottfred Frieden
Alton Medberry
Donna Lou
Wire
Ed Medberry
Dora’ Lee
Walter Ash
West Union
Donald Neuenswander
Walter Rothlisberger
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
Harry Frieden
Lima
Winifred McMillan
West of
Bex
Albright
Minnepolis
Warner ‘Whitford
I. F. Shaffer
Nancy Ernst
Smiley
Littleport
Fred Schneider
Ruth
Robert
Marie
Evelyn Denner
Oak Grove
Thos. Pollock
Albert Denner
John Neuenswander
Walter Rothisberger
Homecoming program halts Myria church Sunday services
The Myria church will not hold Sunday school or church services on Sunday June 17 due to a homecoming program starting at 2 o clock in the afternoon. Community Day events are planned for June 15 with a Children’s Parade and various musical and readings. Local families and guests are listed as participants and visitors in the Volga West Union area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myria
Melvin
Fort Collins
Colo
Ida Mattocks
Rosanna Rothlisberger
West Union
Simon Rothlisberger
LeMara
Iowa
John
Fred Rothlisberger
Elgin
Edw, Anderson
Louis Klingman
Cathryn Ogle
Alvina Frieden Dynee
Geraldine Yearons
Ropert Methe
Ramarks
Jed
Forest Shaffer
Oak Grove Social News From West Union And Nearby
Oak Grove residents host and visit neighbors across West Union events. Mr and Mrs Wm Murphy and family visit Frank Boyle. August Benson and Chester Jacobson call on Clifton Powell. Dorothy Warren wed George Gilson last Tuesday. various showers and calls occur at H B Gilson and George Boyle homes. Several out-of-town visitors from Chicago attend the funeral of Hannah Torkelawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Murphy
West Union
Frank Boyle
August Benson
Chester Jacobson
Clifton Powell
Dorothy Warren
George Gilson
H. B. Gilson
Minnie Baldwin
Hazelton
Harold Strong
Clara Holzer
Enos Howard
Local Notes from Grand Meadow and Nearby Homes
Grand Meadow residents and families share Sunday visits at multiple homes including Reinhart, Amundson, Peterson, Olson and Lyngan households. Guests include Landsgard, Halverson, Scholen, Osmundson, Olson, Walters, Wharram, Lyngans, and other locals visiting relatives and attending picnics and teaching assignments in Halverson and Decorah areas.
Local Social Notices From Cheery Valley Week
Community notes list Mrs Louisa Butikofer and others assisting at the Jake Friederich home. Families hosted dinners and visited in multiple homes including the Knudsson, Landsgard, Christen, Dennler, Friederich, and Pollock households with several outings to picnics and Elgin visits.
Community Notes Include Illness and Visits in Waterloo
Mrs Elmer Boyer was ill several days last week. Mrs Ira Cherry and children returned to Waterloo after visiting relatives here. Azalis Nutting closed her school district No 4 with a picnic. D B Craft and Ray Gilbert spent Sunday in the George Barker home. Frank Lyon Cecil Tripp visited Sidney Patterson. Joe Peters and family called on George Barker. M M Munger returned Sunday from Hazelton. Walter Pierce of West Union visited Joe Peters. A quoted remark about a red-head ends the notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Boyer
Ira Cherry
Waterloo
Azalis Nutting
D. B. Craft
Ray Gilbert
George Barker
West Union
Frank Lyon
Cecil Tripp
Sidney Patterson
Joe Peters
Famiy
M. M. Munger
Hazelton
Walter Pierce
Local diners and visitors gather across Gunder area
Gilbert Peterson and family joined by Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Peterson were dinner guests in the John Hellum home. Mrs. Julia Quammen of West Union visited relatives before leaving for Grand Forks. Emil Gulsvig and family dined with Arthur Landsgard. Mrs. S. Sonstegard and son stayed with T. T. Loftsgard. Mildred Odegard aided Mrs. Larson near Elkader. Bible class picnic at West Union fair grounds. Bernice Peterson aided Mrs. Gunderson with housework. T. Kjosa and son Lewis visited Ben Fuelling near Farmersburg. H. F. Laendigard and Doris stayed with Mrs. B. Nelson in Clermont. Elmer Benson visited George Landsgard. T. H. Olson broke his hip and was taken to Decorah hospital. Oscar Lindley family of Osage and Arthur Christianson of near Waukon joined others for dinner at E. E. Landsgard’s. Julia Wettleson closed a month of parochial school in church basement. Mrs. Clarence Anderson visited Mrs. Kjosa. Otto Gisleson and daughter spent Sunday with Bertha West near Decorah. Will Bergan and family called on Clarence Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Peterson
Frankville
P. K. Peterson
John Hellum
Julia Quammen
West Union
N. D
Henry R. Larson
Elkader
Will Bergan
Clarence Anderson
Revolving Knife Improves Lumber Preparation Efficiency
A historical note explains that replacing a saw with a revolving knife speeds up lumber preparation and reduces waste. The new method cuts more rapidly and economically, yielding less material loss overall.
Yellowstone Park Turns Sixty As World’s First National Park
Yellowstone National Park, the first national park worldwide, marks more than sixty years since its establishment reflecting its enduring conservation legacy and historic status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Griesinger Appoints Arlington Manager Amid Expansion
Herbert Hesner, longtime local manager for multiple Electric Light Companies in Arlington, has been relieved by Griesinger. The firm boosted Arlington staff after bringing Griesinger from Lamont last summer, now running three full time workers and supervising ten local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hesner
Arlington
Griesinger
Lamont
Arlington News
Aged Horses Feed Debates in British Column Left
In England two horses are claimed to be 62 and 63 years old drawing attention to animal longevity. A Dutch hog control plan boosts pork prices while U S political commentary notes the Democrats treated primaries as a family gathering and Republicans turned the event into a Roman holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Netherlands
Want Ads and Wheat Acreage Note
The piece mentions a market note: Australia reduced wheat acreage by 10 percent and the farm price index stayed unchanged from April 15 to May 16. It also reflects on desire and achievement with aphorisms about knowing what one wants and striving to exceed expectations.
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Australia
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Rose’ Friederich
Martha Friederich
Anna, Schupbach
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