Cheery Valley social roundups from Pulfer and neighbors
Cheery Valley News lists weekend and weekday visits across local families. John and Lena Pulfer drove to Oakville for a visit, with Mrs. Pulfer and baby returning home. Dozens of dinners and calls mark social life, including Christens, Friederichs, Baumgartners, Hansen, Butikofer, and others visiting homes near Elkader, Volga City, Hawkeye, and West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pulfer
Lena Pulfer
Oakville
Jake Dennler
Walter Butikofer
Ida Christen
Wm. Larson
Elkader
Edward Grimm
la Grange
A. E. Schupbach
Lucille Hanson
Volga City
Alma
Gladys Hanson
Lillian Christen
Dan Sutter
Martha Friederich
Ern Friederich
Oscar Baumgartner
John Friederich
Dan Butikefer
Will Rayne
Rayne
Jake Yearous
Jake Yearous, Jr
Hawkeye
Adolph Hanson
Elmer Christen
Will
Fred Trafalet
West Union
Wm. Baumgartner
Elgin
Gunner Landegard
Glenda
Fred Butikofer
Illyria Visitors and Local Guests Highlight Weekend
Illyria Stems Mrs. Milton Morgan and sons Joe and Billy returned to South Bend after seven weeks with her mother Mrs. C Wenger and family Marie Frieden aiding Mrs. Lee Stansberry. West Union and Mason City guests, Hazelton visits, Elkader dinners, and Oelwein and Oelwein area hosts appear in a roundup of regional newspaper social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Morgan
Joe
Billy
South Bend
Indiana
C. Wenger
Marie Frieden
Lee Stansberry
West Union
M. A. Palmer
Mason City
Fred Bauer
Helen
Elkader
Arthur Donlon
Minnie Baldwin
Hazelton
W. Johnson
Weston
Oelwein
Marge Evans
Gwen Id Alice Mee
Harvey Trunkey
Local social notes of Elgin and West Union area events
A long list of Sunday visits, suppers, and weekend gatherings across Elgin, West Union, Clermont, and surrounding towns. Families such as the Rothlisbergers, Freidens, Yearous, Bauder, Medberry, and Butikofer host and attend multiple dinners, picnics, and homecomings. A Children’s Day program is planned at the church with songs, dialogues, and recitations led by local residents.
Brainard Items and Local Visitations Summary
Brainard residents and guests abound with travel plans and social visits. Rev and Mrs G A Thomas and Mr and Mrs Frank Lyon depart for North Dakota for about three weeks with Wishek and Minot visits arranged. Bert Foley of Lima dies suddenly near Harry Stillman home from a heart attack. Multiple gatherings occur at Sidney Nutting and John Barnhouse homes with relatives, picnics at Falling Springs, and a June 18 marriage of Cecil Tripp and Sheldon Moats. Bible school demonstrations, missionary offering, and a church business meeting round out a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Thomas
Frank Lyon
North Dakota
Geo. Baldwin
Kenneth Kjosa
Sidney Nutting
Grace Peters
Leo
Eva
Lola
Beatrice
Chesley Boyer
Roland Gruver
Opal
Ula
Clarence
Floyd Howard
Falling Springs
Lew Gruver
Elgin
Rey
John Barnhouse
Herman Boyer
Richard Johnston
Waterloo
Melvin Hanson
Near Elgin
George Boyle
Wm. Nutting
Jimmy
Cecil Tripp
Brainard
Sheldon Moats
Scotch Grove
A. Thomas
Thomas
George Moats
Azalia Nutting
Don Cummings
William Nutting
Frank Ai ‘Willis Lyon
Brandon
Willis
Jim Bartlett
Harlan
Marcus
Washington
Roland Bartlett
School class prizes awarded at Brainard church event
Intermediate boys class led by Hubert Cummings and Rev. Thomas. junior girls class taught by Eva Boyer Azali Natting. Mrs. Ernie Hanks of Detroit and Mrs. Emma House of Waterloo visiting. Brainard Church notes Sunday school at 10 am B Y P U meets at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
John Barnhouse
Hubert Cummings
Rev
Thomas
Eva Boyer
Azali Natting
Ernie Hanks
Detroit
Mich
Emma House
Waterloo
Herman Boyer
Glen Boyer
Brainard Church
Local Oak Grove Notes Include Death Attributable to Heart Attack
Oak Grove area social roundup records visitors at multiple homes led by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilson and others. A death is noted when Ed Foley, riding with a horse and buggy, suffered a heart attack near the Dumermuth property, discovered by Eldred Patterson. Corrections show Mr. Foley died en route to medical attention, with remains attended by local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gilson
I. F. Shaffer
Corrine Wenger
J. M. Shaffer
Fern Shegerud
Castalia
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Henry Holzer
Malwitz
M. Yenney
Hans Keiser
Paul ¥. Zoschke
Tim Thoman
Clyria
Thos. Howard, Jr
Thos. Howard, Sr
Ed Conner
Enos Howard
Mr. Gohlman
Clinton
Barbara Ann
Jimmy Wilson
West Union
Rob Wilson
Wm. Boyle
Frank Boyle
Minnie Baldwin
Hazelton
Harold Strong
Bert. Foley
Lima
Foley
Albert Dummermuth
Eldred Patterson
Harry Stillman
Joe Winchell
Decorah
S. Whitney
Elgin
Jack Shaffer
Ward Brabham
Kate Foley
Howard Shaffer
Local Notices Highlight Laverne Larson and Wedding News
Saturday night visits at the John Hellum home are noted as Laverne Larson stays nearby. Several families from Decorah to West Union, including Loftsgard and Olson households, were guests or visitors, with a Marion Lutheran church wedding for Agnes Olson and Herold Skarshaug on Monday evening June 24 led by Rev. S J Strandford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne Larson
John Hellum
B. Nelson
Tina
O. K. Hoag
St. Olaf
Decorah
Olavus Tollefson
O. K. Olson
Carrie Larson
Elgin
Bertha Cold
T. T. Loftsgard
Chas. Odegard
Monona
Roy Meyer
Clermont
Gilbert Loftsgard
N. T
Ole Amundson
Arthur Loftsgard
West Union
Groth
Albert Lea
Minn
John Carmody
Chicago
P. Vellersven
Agnes Ol
Joice
Iowa
John Olson
Hillsboro
N. D
Conrad Reinhart
Lennon, S. D
Olson—Skarshaug
Marion Lutheran Church
Agnes Olson
Herold Skarshaug
S.J. Strandford
Sabula Men Plan Whisker Club For Centennial
Let The Echo encourage local printing as Sabula men discuss forming a whisker club to boost interest in the centennial celebration on August 2 and 8. The plan aims to build enthusiasm and cultivate support for the milestone event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Sabula
Postville hatchery couple end record season
Mr and Mrs Boise Capper closed the hatching season at the Allamakee Hatchery in Postville last week after their largest season’s business since locating there. They will have time to enjoy life until next spring as the Herald notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Capper
Allamakee
Postville
Herald
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Elma
Merle Trunkey
Jean and Richmund
Alice Felton
Walter Deafenbach
Richmund
Chas. Daly
Ida Frieden
Harry Frieden
H. D. Smith
Geday Falls
Kinsel
Andrew Yearoud
Carl Gehring
Lena Aeschliman
Wadena
Neema Schupbach
Marie Schupbach
Leo Rothlisberger
C. D. Chapman
Chas
Doty
Francis West
Jake Butikofer
Cheery Valley
Walter Rothlisberger
Gottfred Bauder
Ralph Willis
Kathryn Louise
Fort Collins
Colo
Chas, Swale
Ida Mattocka
Rosanna Rothlisberger
Got
A. D. Smith
Amy Layton
Ida Mattocks
Fred Rothlisberger
Roy Medberry
Lou Lehman
Floyd Patterson
Hear Volga
Lulu Rothlisberger
Harold Kimball
Albert Lubke
Ed ‘Wenger
Ida
Lena Wenger
Cedar Rapids
John Yearous
Arlington
Tom Duff
Near Volga
Andrew Yearous
John Donlon
Stephen
Louise Cassatt
Walter Ash
Leta
Pear West Union
Lloyd Holtzman
Fayette
Ed Medberry
Alton Medberry
Elmer Lembke
Earl
Fred Kraus
Elkport
Jerome Yearous
Geraldina
Kathleen Yearous
Ellen Hunsberger
Jacob
Gottfred Frieden
Ella Kerr
Lydia
Norma Kimpson
Geraldine Yearous
Floyd Ernst
New Albia
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Dora Lee
Chas, Medberry
Ella
Celia Lehman
Near West Union
L. W. McKellar
Della Chapman
Martha Chapman
George Klock
la Porte City
Leta Ash
Jake Butikefer
Gun
Ner Landsgard
Glenda Shirley
Gunder
Ed Butikofer
Minnie
Fern
Erma Friederich
Genevieve Christianson
George Butikofer
Raymond Lantz
Inez Chase
Volga
Lester Chase
George Howard
Joeparara
Marian Everson
Canoe
Robert Kerr
Oak, Grove
Geo. Howard
Louise Martie
Rachel Frieden
Fred Schneider
Winifred McMillan
Reynold Strong
Albert Lee Dennler
Donald Frieden
DeWayne Medberry
Solo Geraldine Yearous
Ardis Frieden
Florence Ogle
Lowell
Earl Strong
Billy Dennler
Donna Lou
Dora Lee Medberry
Rey. Snyder
Oak Grove News
Gunder News
Eeho
Red School House
Martin-Senour
Schori & Kuster
Breedi
Elgin Echo
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