Illyria Social Notes Record Wide Weekend Visits
Illyria residents and guests filled a weekend with visits and meals. Donna Medberry and Pat Murphy traveled to Washington DC after two weeks with relatives, while Reynold Strong and family attended Nus-Meisquire reunion at Delwein. Numerous local families hosted or joined Sunday meals and gatherings across Oelwein, West Union, Castalia, Gays Mills and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Medberry
Pat Murphy
Washington, D. C
Alton Medberry
Reynold Strong
Nus-Meisquire
Delwein
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Ern Meyer
Andrew Yearous
Rev. Haverly
Mississippi
Ames Week Busy With Visits From Nearby Families
Duane Strong attends 4 H in Ames this week while many neighbors and relatives visit area homes. Lists of guests include the Elmer Allens of Valley Spring South Dakota and the Fred Burrow residence, along with numerous dinners, suppers, and household calls across Ames and nearby towns.
Gunder News Notes Social Gatherings and Visitors
Long Beach trip return by Mrs. Ray Jacobin and cooperative hosts for Mothers’ Club as July 1 event. Reunions, dinners, and Sunday visits mark a busy period with relatives from Caledonia, Nora Springs, La Crosse, and Madison among those greeting locals. Delegates head to Saskatoon for Luther League convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Loftsgard
Mothers’ Club
Kenneth Kjosa
Henry Vellersven
Mervin, Anderson
Tollefson
Maynard Ludwig
Chester
Cornelius, Mervin
Lloyd Reierson
Lee
Caledonia
Minn
Harold Upland
Ole Loftsgard
Ole Amundson
Amundson
L. M. Letkansrud
David
St. Luis Obispo
Calif
Harold Opland
Allen Anderson
Hulda Sutter
Carl Redders
Madison
Wis
Adolph
Myron Anderson
T/Myra
Kenneth Anderson
Local Social Guests Report Week of Visits
Brainard News notes many neighbors visiting in Marshall Helms Clifton Kerr and Herman Boyer homes including Delores Kerr and Mary Barnhouse with Clermont ties. Other guests include Don Reeder family at Ralph Knoll New Hampton and Roger Reeder with Diana. Sunday visits feature Geo Boyle Wm Nutting family and Clifton Kerr with Robert Kerr households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale DeSart
Linda
Marshall Helms
Delores Kerr
Clifton Kerr
Don Reeder
Ralph Knoll
New Hampton
Robert Mott
Bobby
Clermont
Grace Barker
Duane Barker
Herman Boyer
Mary
Wanda Barnhouse
Hans Frederick
Robert Kerr
Wm. Kerr
Roger Reeder
Diana
Chloa Lyon
Geo. Boyle
Wm. Nutting
Herman Boyers
Stanley
John Barnhouse
Lermont
West Union Moves Include New Home Purchase and Tavern
Mg and Mrs Roy Heyer moved to West Union Monday after buying a home. Mr Heyer will operate a tavern. Several residents visited family homes over the weekend including Imogene Bond at Robert Bond, Doris Cox from Rochester, and Nelson Halford with Geo Ole visiting Frank Welsh. Clyde Bond and Verda returned from Arlington after ten days with Dale Floyd. Farmers report a 15 percent rise in chicken production from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Heyer
West Union
Heyer
Imogene Bond
Robert Bond
Doris Cox
Rochester Minn
Fremont Clark
Nelson Halford
Winthrop
Geo
Ole
Rockford
Frank Welsh
Clyde Bond
Verda
No Land Boom in Iowa up to Date
Iowa shows no land boom as farm mortgage debts rose 0.5 percent in 1948 while U S debts climbed 4.6 percent. Land values in Iowa reached 154 percent of the 1912-14 base by March 1949, well below national levels at 175 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Potato pest advice urges early field treatment in Iowa
Harold Gunderson, entomologist at Iowa State College, advises treating now for potato leafhoppers, flea beetles, and Colorado potato beetles. He notes that recognizing and counting corn borer masses is the first step in deciding when to apply DDT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Colorado
Wadena Social News Visitors and Outings
Mr and Mrs Fremont Marblé and daughters of Waterloo visited Thursday in the home of Mrs Flossie Woshell. Mr and Mrs Will Northrup and son Vern Northrup and Fern of Arlington and Mr and Mrs George Prior of Yakima Wash were guests Wednesday evening of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Bond and enjoyed a picnic supper. Orville Oldfather of Marana Ariz was a guest in the W F Moore home Thursday. Mr and Mrs Derry Leonhart attended the wedding of Mrs Leonharts cousin Donald Risk at Independence. Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Wilfred Bond Bobby and Jerry and Robert DeCook went to Guttenberg Sunday where they fished and enjoyed picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont Marblé
Derry
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Joe Lind
Quinton
Oscar Lind
Marion Lind
Helmer Loftsgard
John Olson
T. J. Olson
Selma Groth
DéVere Halverson
Jacob Schneider
Josephine Bilden
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