Community brings together many families in Elkport area
A long list of neighbors from Elkader to Strawberry Point gathered Sunday and over the week for visits and meals. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Glass and Virginia in Straw berry Point, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Yearous in Ottumwa, and many others who hosted or attended gatherings at homes across the region. Several moves and quilting parties marked the period, with families like the Rothlisberger, Klingman, and Frieden clans hosting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Baumgartner
Gloria
Wyn. Glass
Beverly
Dundee
Harold Glass
Norrill Larson
Iona
Eikader
Arthur Afous
Barbara
Eva
Ernst
Edwin
Jack
Sloane
Yearous
Andrew Ernst
Mills Foxwell
Windsor-Dover
Hazel Neumann
West Union
Fred Rothisberger
Otis
Warner, Ill
Gottfried Pfister
Boyle House
Larson
Jim Klingman
Robert J. Klingman
LW. McKellar
C. L
Carroll Klingman
Walter Rothlisberger
Floyd Frieden
Elgin Methodist Church
Mary Ogle
Mattie Prouty
Elkader
Elmer Lembke
Childer
Fay Harris
Clermont
Chariton Looby
Mary Baechler
Chas. Doty
Clarence
C. L. Klingman
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome
Lena Hunsberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Elmer Christen
Arthur Groth
Near Gecorah
Walter Medberry
R. D. Smith
Guernsey Smith
Libbie Larson
Arthur Hermen
James
Harold Hermen
Ora Hall
Chris Dennier
Albert Dennier
Frank Bohanan
Jim Yearous
Luzy Rothlisberger
Floyd Patterson
Volga
L. W. McKellar
C. L.klingman
John Rothlisberger
Jasper Mitts
Otis Rothlisberger
Olaf Berg
Benson and Family
H. F. Robbins
Hawkeye
Arthur Kelly
Dale
Thos, Ogle
Malcolm Robbins
McGregor
Martha Chapman
Jerome Yearous
Wm. Reusser
Geraldine Yearous
Ottumwa
Elmer Frieden
Henry Frieden
Myron Chapman
Strawberry Point
Frieden
Jackie
Martha
Otto Blockhus
Seveine
Walterberry
Wenger
Elgin
Junior Gehring
Fred Schneider
Ed Wenger
Gene
Rex. Roberts
Fayette
Ruth Rothlisberger
Oak Grove social notes detail multiple local visits
Oak Grove residents report a busy social week with Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Wilson attending a card party at Eldred Dummermuth's home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reinking and daughter from near Oelwein were dinner guests at Silas Wilson's. Clint Crooks and John Howard Jr. dined with John Howard Sr. Louis Dennler's family and Lyle Wilson's family hosted and visited other neighbors Sunday, with further gatherings at Vern Northrup's in Arlington and Philman Larson's home hosting Guernsey Smith Wenger and Merlin Cook families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Wilson
Eldred Dummermuth
Henry Reinking
Near Oelwein
Silas Wilson
Clint Crooks
John Howard, Jr
John Howard, Sr
Guernsey Smith
Martin Wenger
Merlin Cook
Philman Larson
Lawrence Cannon
Tans Winkler
Joe Dinan
Harry Gilson
Wayne Gilson
Fanny Frieden
Fred Schneider
500 Card Club
Tommy Howard
Cilla Baldwin
Clara Mae
Hans Winkler
Bert Allen
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Wmn
Kohls
Edith Bauman
Emery Buroden
George Howard
Sam Howard
Melbert Meyers
Walter Dennler
Wm. Frederick and Sons
West Union
Hazel Helgegon
Mary _Grover
Clermont
J. M. Shaffer
Forest Shaffer
Henry Mathys
John Luchsinger
Wm. Kohls
J.H. Halverson
Frankville
Helen Groth
Ira Sieger
Sabula
Andrew Thorson
Elmer Larson
Bessie
Herbert Blockhus
Severson Blockhus
Orville Berg
Hilder Blockhus
Emer Larson
Martin Amundson
Ole Reierson
Joe Wander
Louisa Martie
Clara Blockhus
Sven Blockhus
Amelia Thorson
Carrie Thorson
Nels Gilbert
Rushford
Minnesota
Mervin Hunsberger
Olaf Berg
Henry Anderson
Ole Kirkestue
Anderson
Glen Kirkestue
Anna Buroden
Clifford Olson
Lester Tope
Harry Helgerson
Residents Visit and Moves Span Clermont Area
Local households report visitors and social calls across Clermont and nearby towns. Moves include the Henry Mathys family relocating to a farm near Clermont and the Kohls family shifting to a newly purchased Luchsinger farm. Various neighbors helped with moving tasks and hosted dinners and birthday gatherings.
Attendees attend annual REA meeting in Postville
Gunder News notes a sizable turnout from Clayton and Allamakee counties for the REA annual meeting in Postville on Monday. Various residents are listed as visiting, hosting, or traveling between Elkader Decorah West Union St Olaf and surrounding farms with updates on hospital visits and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Clayton
Allamakee
Postville
T. L. Loftsgard
Elkader
Adolph Vick
Decorah
Ole Gisleson
Curtis Olson
Sonstegard
St. Olaf
T. T
Alfred
Marie Kirkeberg
Mabel Heuser
Virginia
Clarence Kirkeberg
Marjorie Reierson
West Union
Lewis
Joseph Kjosa
Clarence Anderson
Mabel Heyser
Postville Hospital
George Landsgard
Geraldine
H. E. Landsgard
Clermont
Morris Amundson
Theo
Hilden
Bernice Peterson
Clifford Kittleson
No. 20 News Item Brief
A compact report notes No. 20 as the lead item in today’s edition with emphasis on its main event, participants, and outcome. The notice highlights where and when, naming key organizations involved and any immediate implications or actions.
Brainard Notes Showers and Community News in West Union
A pre nuptial shower for Margaret Ann Burroughs is noted at Vern Darnell’s home in West Union with attendees from the area. Other items cover Marian Patterson’s church convention, visiting relatives, local prayers, social gatherings, and a string of moving plans among Brainard residents. A barn fire near Elkader destroyed cattle, horses, oats, and a sow, prompting local concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Burroughs
A. E. Burroughs
Fredericksburg
Vern Darnell
West Union
S. S. Patterson
Sidney Nutting
Vern Bayer
Lola
Alice
Don Cummings
Joe Peters
Chas
Craft
D. H. Craft
Wm. Carmichael
Lima
Marshall Helms
Robert
Margaret
Cleve Erhardt
Arthur Patterson
Emery Buroden
Harry Stillman
Paul
Lester Suckow
Duane Mabb
Brainard
Irvin Glawe
Ann Lauer
Elkader
Community Social Roundup at Frankville and Nearby
County Line News records a flurry of calls visits and social gatherings in Frankville Sabula and surrounding areas. Various families including Halverson Sieger Blockhus and Larson clans exchange visits attend funerals move relatives and host gatherings with church choir meetings noted amid a busy local social calendar.
Late lambing ewes should switch to grain ration
Ewes due to lamb in April or May should start a grain mix of fats and corn at half to one pound per head daily. Provide exercise water and salt. If legume hay is limited add a simple mineral mix. The note refers to 36 sugar beet variety performance in Iowa over the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
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Harold Opland
Marjorie
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Lavern Larson
Harvey
Amy
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Morris
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Selmer Groth
Albert Halverson
Nottnagel Place
Carl Halverson
Old Berg Place
Walter Martie
Hangartner Place
Albert Olson
James Taylor
Old Mork Place
County Line News
Both Fayette
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Elgin State Bank
Fayette County
Mr. Farmer
Iowa State Planning Board
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Russell-Lamson Hotel
Waterloo
Fred T. Cline
Clermont, Iowa
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F. D. Welch Telephone
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Wadena, Iowa
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