Illyria community notes on family visits and moves
Illyria items recount many social visits and relocations from Monday through Sunday. Families such as Frieden Rothlisberger Yearous and Shaffer host dinners and farewells, while households from Clermont West Union and Dubuque attend birthdays, funerals, and hospital stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Everson
Cande
Nellie Kimball
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Progressive Home Study Club
Jim Yearous
Forest Shaffer
L. W. McKellar
C. L. Klingman
West Union
Kathleen
Jacob Yearous
Fayette
Chas. Ulish
Elmer Lembke
Fleet Frieden
Tommy
Herve Robbins
Postville News Briefs Highlight Birth and Local Visits
A daughter was born to Lt and Mrs Harlan Troy on Wednesday Feb 23 at Postville hospital. Numerous visits and dinners are noted around town including Betty Jacobson, Howard and Arlene Helgerson at the Allen Anderson home, Otto Gisleson and others with the Henry Olson and Clar ence Kirkeberg families. Several weekends feature stays with Rosina Anderson, Harlan Henks, and the Loftsgard and Anderson households. Mrs C E Troy of Minneapolis visited to see the newborn, and Elkader guests dined with Gottfred Kurth family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Troy
Postville Hospital
Betty Jacobson
Howard
Arlene Helgerson
Frederick Sutter
Allen Anderson
Otto Gisleson
Anderson
Gerhard Halverson
Henry Olson
Clifford Wold
John Wold
Nylus
Merlin Anderson
Clarence Kirkeberg
Merle Olson
Melien Loftsgard
Arthur Loftsgard
West Union
Marion Olson
Cedar Rapids
Harlan Henks
Peter Anderson
Rosina Anderson
Otto Gisleton
Kummer
Club
Myron Anderson
C. E. Troy
Minneapolis
Squadron hits milestone in Southwest Pacific combat
An American Flying Fortress squadron has racked up 1,000,000 air miles across 630 missions in six months in the Southwest Pacific. It reports 33 Japanese fighters shot down in combat and more than 20 destroyed on the ground. The unit also claims sinks including one enemy heavy cruiser, two merchant ships, and a transport.
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Southwest Pacific
Cheery Valley Items Chronicle Local Visits and Illnesses
Cheery Valley items list numerous social visits. Dan Butikofer Jr underwent an appendectomy at Decorah hospital last Monday. Maurice Minihan was ill Thursday, then moved to Veterans hospital Des Moines and underwent surgery that evening. The text notes visits among the Butikofer, Dennler, Christen, Schlee, and Hanson families, measles cases, and travel to St Olaf and West Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Butikofer, Jr
Decorah Hospital
Adeline Friederich
John Dennler
Ben Weigand
Af Taylor
Lawrence Butikofer
Butikofer
John R. Schmid
Louis Butikofer
Orlin Mason
Ben Dennler
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Frank Christen
Ed Schlee
Mary Jane
James Schlee
Ida Christen
Jake Lehman
Jennings Mitts
Lavern Dennler
Robert
Jake Dennler
Selmer Holm
Orlin’ Mason
Elmer Christen
Hert Thoman
Fred Butikofer
Ramona
Francis
Gunner Landsgard
St. Olaf
Fred Hanson
Ernest Friederich
Oscar Baumgartner
Harry
Leo Dennler
Lester Butikofer
Ethel Mae Thoman
Monona
Harry Butikofer
Albert Butikofer
Tillie
Mabel
Silas
Elmer Butikofer
West Bend
Rachel Frieden
Ern Friederich
Maurice Minihan
Decorah
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Irene
van Eisen
Herman Schupbach
Louise
Donna
James Schiee
Jacobs
Martin Wenger
Elkader
John Christen
Marion
Christen
Local visits note in Brainard society pages
Mrs Wm Nutting and Mrs Geo Boyle visited the Frank Lyon home on Monday. Marie Erhardt spent Sunday in the Marshall Helms home. Mrs Dan Craft and Lorraine Gilbert visited the Jim Bartlett home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Marshall Helms was ill with a unspecified condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Nutting
Geo. Boyle
Frank Lyon
Marie Erhardt
Marshall Helms
Dan Craft
Lorraine Gilbert
Jim Bartlett
Social Roundup From Grand Meadow Notes
Grand Meadow residents report visits and gatherings across multiple homes including Otto and Marilyn Larson, Olson families, and Halversons. Card party host Verla Gunderson, various Sunday visits, Friday and Saturday socialings, plus a wrist injury incident for Mrs. Reinhart.
Mrs Baker and Clara Peterson Weekend Visit Reported
Julia Landsgard and Clara Peterson are noted in social notes. Mrs Oscar Baker of Monoria hosted a weekend visit, while Clara Peterson spent Monday afternoon with Mrs Alvin Halverson. A note reports George Frieden was badly cut in the leg last week during butchering, requiring several stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Landsgard
Oscar Baker
Monoria
Speit
Ben Erickson
George Frieden
Clara Peterson
Alvin Halverson
Two Faced People Spotted By Vision Institute
The Better Vision Institute notes that many individuals have two faces that are not perfectly symmetrical. In fitting spectacles, eyesight specialists can help even out facial irregularities and improve appearance.
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Better Vision Institute
Barrel of Beer Study Shows Malt to Barley Ratio
A barrel of beer uses 38 pounds of malt roughly a bushel, and about one bushel of barley yields the required malt. The note outlines the direct link between barley quantity and malt production in brewing.
Gunnery Record Set by U S Nevada Crews in 1934
Marine corps gun crews of the U S Nevada achieved a new high mark in naval gunnery during fleet target practice in 1934 with 47 hits out of 48 shots.
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Marine Corps
Nevada
Convention City Chicago Hosts Most National Political Conventions
Convention City Chicago has hosted more national political conventions than any other city, underscoring its central role in U.S. political history and party politics across decades.
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Chicago
War Bonds Buy Beds for Army Hospitals
The Army Medical Corps and Red Cross need thousands of surgical beds for field and base hospitals. Beds cost about 22 dollars each and feature elevating springs. Purchases through War Bonds and Stamps fund these beds, aiding soldiers' hospital comfort. Buy War Bonds every pay day and invest ten percent of income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Angels of Mercy
U.S. Treasury Department
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BR. Withell, D, C
State Bank
Blag, Elkader
Towa
Illyria
Harold Glass
Win
Will Hinton
Donald Page
Shirley
Will Moore
Volga
Edwin Frieden
Conrad
Robert Schneider
Postville
Fanny Frieden
Hazel Butikofer
Pricy
Fred Schneider
Max Medberry
Myrtle Medberry
B. J. Baumgartner
Rex Medberry
Fred Burrow
Arthur Yearous
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Schori Bros
Elgin
Iowa
Klingman’s
Fountain Service
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential
R. P. Strauch
Elgin, Lowe
Gunder News
Paul Boffard
Gottfred Kurth
Harvey Anderson
Alma Anderson
Alden
P. K
Cheery Valley
Robert Gilson
Ray Gilbert
Melvin Hanson
Don Cummings
Richard Johnston
Herman Boyer
Grand Meadow News
Otto Larson
Damily
Leo Larson
Marilyn
Sandra
Anita Olson
Louie Amundson
Clements Loftsgard
Selmer Erickson
Albert Olson
Arthur Olson
Millard Bilden
Ben Mark
Ronald Lyngaas
Bert Lyngaas
Andrew Reinhart
Verla Gunderson
Willard Martin
Ed Johnson
Emma Jacobson
Ernest Holt
Adrian
Vernon Meyer
Ronald
Leo V. Boleyn
West Elgin
Ana
Ioral
Cargill
Capper’s Hatchery
Independence
C. J. Mulford
Mer
BELL
Vitamelk
Hellum
John
Lowa
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
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