Illyria Social News Highlights and Meetings
Illyria area residents gathered for visits and social events. The Cemetery Association and Ladies Aide met near West Union with plans to meet again with Mrs. Clyde King. A 4 H club met with Coronel Rothlisberger with twelve members present. A Children's Day program is planned at the Illyria church on Sunday June 30. Local families hosted dinners, picnics, and gatherings across Elgin West Union Fayette Monroe Volga and Oak Grove with many relatives visiting and hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Feller
Elgin
Chas. Gorman
Fayette
Viola Foxwell
Ruth Rothlisberger
Illyria
Gottfred Frieden
Ida
Marie
Arthur Hermen
Lester Chase
Cols Kingman
Chas
Doty
Ed Wenger
Gene
Milton Morgan
Joe
Billy
C. Wenger
Rose McMillan
Coronel Rothlisberger
Ella Kerr
Waterloo
Lulu Rothlisberger
Henry Peterman
Arlington
Chas. Liversey
Volga
Milo Peterman
Nancy Ernst
Jerome Yearous
Will Frieden
Harold Kimball
John Durscher
West Union
Harold Hermen
la Fonda
James Hermen
George Davis
Eagle Point
Andrew Yearous
Chapman
Marie Frieden
Anna Mae Schupbach
Robert Schneider
Jack Brackin
Lawrence Gehring
Ruth ‘Rothlisberger
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas Ogle
Perry Medberry
Med‘berry
Ed Medberry
Dora Lee
Alton Med ‘Perry
Guess
Harry Frieden
J A. Marie Dennler
Oak Grove
Coronel Rothbs Yget
LN Farm Bureau
Uneeda
Reynold Strong
Otis
Community Day events and varied visits listed
The column records numerous social visits and gatherings around Rothlisberger and surrounding families. Guests from Elkader West Union Volga Elgin and Des Moines area attend dinners lawn parties and church events. A June 21 Community Day program and a Sunday homecoming service are outlined with participants and performers.
Cheery Valley social visits extend through weekend
Cheery Valley residents Helen Bertha John LeRoy and Les hie Pulfer spent Thursday afternoon in the Oscar Baumgartner home. Mrs Frank Christen Ellen and Edwin Hanson were dinner guests Friday in the Adolph Elvers home near Elkader. The Ed Butikofer family visited in the Will Lantz home Sunday. Mrs Rosa Schlupp spent a few days last week in the Jake Frieden home near West Union. Mr and Mrs Otto Blockhus and son Gerald and John Lantz visited in the John Friederich home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen and Lucy and Lillian Christen were dinner guests Sunday in the Bert Thoman home and in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Thoman and Ethel Mae accompanied them and they visited with Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Martha Chapman
Anna Mae Schupbach
Elgin
Gottfred Frieden
Leonard Donahue
Nevada
S. H. Foxwell
W. S. Rothlisberger
LeRoy
Coronel
Viola Howard
Chas. Peters
Brainard
The
Baptist Church
George Wilkinson
Wadena
Jim Yearous
Floyd Ernst
New Albia
Nancy Ernst
L. V. Humphry
Fred.Rothlisberger
Ella Foxwell
Katie Richards
West
Carl Gehring
Max Medberry
Thos. Pollock
Fred Rothlisberger
Otis
Walter Oxley
Oasian
Lawrence Gehring
Fred Schneider
Tiny Tot
Eva Mae Frieden
Alden Peters
Harold Strong
Adolph Benson
Rev
Ackman
Oelwein
Elgin Band
Ern Baumgartner
Hilda
Melbert
Harold
Earl Meyer
Glen
Gordon Mosby
R. C. Jorgenson
Carol Wilson
J. J. Snyder
We Shaffers
Arthur Darling
West Reynold
W. L. Petara
Zoschke
Louisg Lehman
Will Chase
Volga
Martin Hanson
John
Freddie
Albert Friederich
Elkader
Marie Dennler
Oak Grove
Oscar
Emil Dennler
Des Moines
Aden Hanson
Hanson Bros
Helen
Bertha
Leshie Pulfer
Oscar Baumgartner
Frank Christen
Ellen
Edwin Hanson
Adolph Elvers
Ed Butikofer
Will Lantz
Rosa Schlupp
Jake Frieden
Otto Blockhus
Gerald
John Lantz
John Friederich
Ernest Christen
Lucy
Lillian Christen
Bert Thoman
W. L. Peters
I. F. Shaffer
Ralph Shaffer
Thos, Howard
Ed Boyle
Ed Conner
Eldred Patterson
Herman Kahla
Sumner
Wm. Kohls
Silas Wilson
Tim Thoman
Harry Reichert
Illyria Ladies’ Aid Society
Shaffer
Louise Neuenswander
Castalia
Bert Allen
Clifton Powell
Roh, Wilson
Robi. Dickinson
Barbara Ann
Jimmie Wilson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
George Boyle
Frank Lyon
Edwin Bauman
Harry Gilson
Wm. Frederick
Baby
J. M. Shaffer
H. Palas
Wedding Anniversary Dinner and Church Messages
The afternoon featured visits and brief remarks by Rev. Strandford and Rev. Fisher returning from Pattan Wis. Agnes Olson was honored at a kitchen shower ahead of her wedding to Harold Skarshaug of Ames. A mock wedding, songs, and gifts followed. Funeral services were held for Mrs Helen Weller son with burial near the church. Local news notes discuss nudist pageantry and a proposed state song for California. Two Clayton county post offices Osborne and Mederville will close after June 20 1935 with rural route service from Elkader expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strandford
Fisher
Pattan
Wis
Mrs. Guising
Agnes Olson
Harold Skarshaug
Ames
Henry T. Olson
Hiram Olson
Winifred
Thelma Groth
Miss Olson
Helen Wellerson
Clayton County
Osborne
Mederville
Post Office Department
Elkader
Oak Grove Social Roundtable Visits and Calls
Oak Grove residents and guests circulated through local homes Sunday and Saturday evenings. W L Peters Alden Peters I F Shaffer Ralph Shaffer and families joined Harold Strong hosts while others called on Bert Allen Roy Leuchtenmacher and J M Shaffer households across West Union and nearby towns.
Local Social Notes From Decorah Area Sunday Gatherings
Gilbert Peterson and family near Decorah were dinner guests in John Hellum's home. Mildred Wold spent Monday night with Marjorie Reierson. Alma Opsand stayed weekend at home. H Opsand drove to Cedar Falls to bring IATC summer students home. Agnes Houg of Cedar Rapids stayed Saturday night with the Houg home. Clarence Kirkeberg and Carl Lyle visited K A Kirkeberg Sunday. Julia Wettleson leaves Monday for Highland to teach parochial school for a month. Myrtle Amundson of Clermont spent Monday night with aunt Mrs Henry Vellersven. Julius Johnson and family visited John Hellum Sunday evening. Emil Gulsvig and relatives surprised them with baskets to celebrate their twenty third anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Peterson
Decorah
John Hellum
Mildred Wold
Marjorie Reierson
Alma Opsand
H.opsand
Cedar Falls
Agnes Houg
Cedar Rapids
Houg
Clarence Kirkeberg
Carl Lyle
K. A
Emil Gulsvig
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West Union, Iowa
Cheery Valley News
San Diego
California
Oak Grove News
Gunder News
Central States Power
Monarch House
Monarch
Echo
Rat&s
Elgin Echo
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