Styria church youth lessons and community notices
Tria Items Styria Community Church hosts Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 15 a m while ongoing sermons on The Apostles Creed are shared by the pastor. A long list of visits, dinners, hospital calls, birthday note for Mrs McKellar, and multiple church and community gatherings fill the week including a March 17 Cemetery Assn and Ladies Aid meeting at the church with several hostesses.
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Styria Community Church
Gunder News residents gather for visits and recoveries
Mrs T T Loftsgard returned Feb 28 from Postville hospital after surgery and is improving. Visitors included Mrs Milo Jacobia and Mrs Ray Jacobia at the hospital, Osage visitor Mrs Oscar Lindley, and many neighbors at Loftsgard and Reierson homes. Several groups shared meals and greetings at the homes of Kummer, Olson, Reierson, and Loftsgard.
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T .T. Loftsgard
Postville Hospital
Milo Jacobia
Ray Jacobia
Adolf Kummer
Oscar Lindley
Osage
George Landsgard
Otto Gisleson
Lloyd Reierson
Lyle Olson
Dennis
Harvey Anderson
Harold Skarshaug
Ames
T. J. Olson
Allen Anderson
Orlando Loftsgard
Clarence Kirkeberg
Cornelius Reierson
Mervin Reierson
Richard
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Karen
Donna
Henry Olson
Milo Olson
Gerald Olson
Waldo Embretson
Ole Loftsgard
Jacob Schneider
Patricia
Helmer Loftsgard
Earl Redder
Madison
Wis
Cheery Valley Community News Brief
Mr and Mrs Werner Moore and family and Paul and Anna Butikofer were dinner guests Sunday in the Albert Butikofer home. Reuben Metzger and Larry visited John Dennler’s home Sunday. Will Friederichs visited Lawrence Lerch for dinner. Jack Zuercher and son returned home Monday after months with George Leuchtenmacher. Gladys Hanson and Clara Muehlenthaler spent Thursday with Clayton Schreiner at West Union. Mrs John Dennler and Mrs Roscoe Larson were out Wednesday.
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Werner Moore
Paul
Anna Butikofer
Albert Butikofer
Reuben Metzger
Larry
John Dennler
Will Friederich
Lawrence Lerch
Jack Zuercher
George Leuchtenmacher
Gladys “Hanson
Clara
Muehlenthaler
Clayton Schreiner
West Union
Roscoe Larson
Social Guests Share Weekend at Local Homes
Mrs Pauline Dennler hosted at El gin with the Ben Dennler family as supper guests in the Harry Butikofer home Friday. Geo Schupbach and family joined Louis Butikofer at his home. Pat and Irene Minihan hosted Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Roscoe Larson, Mr and Mrs Jerome Yearous among the guests. Wm Torkelson and My. and Mrs Lawrence Butikofer visited Louis Butikofer, while Mrs Francis West spent last Wednesday with Fred Butikofer.
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Henry Holzer
Will Christen
Silas Wilson
R. A.crider
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Clyde King
Harold Strong
Oscar Hunsberger
Lew Hunsberger
Hol Wenger
Fred Rothlisberger
Harold Kimball
Floyd Chase
Near
Volga
Daral Wilson
Jacob Schneider
Louis Lehman
Fred Burrow
Joe Brackin
Near Elkader
Clarence Winkler
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Tantha
Florence
Clarence Thoman
Reynid Strang
Janette
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Rae Gibbs
Oelwe
Gibbs
Pauline Dennler
Elgin
Ben Dennler
Harry Butikofer
Geo. Schupbach
Louis Butikofer
Martin Minihan
Roscoe Larson
Jerome Yearous
Pat
Irene Minihan
Wm. Torkelson
Lawrence Butikofer
Francis West
Fred Butikofer
Community Notes From Grand Meadow Social Roundup
Grand Meadow residents share visits at Caroline Erickson home several families gathered including Mellien Loftsgard Ernstson and Rein hart kin. DeElia Buraas returns to Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls after four weeks with Alfred Buraas for recovery from an operation.
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Mellien Loftsgard
Iona and
Clements
Gunder
Caroline Erickson
DeElia Buraas
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Alfred Buraas
Doris
Archie Johnson
Ed Johnson
Selmer Groth
Andrew Reinhart
Selmer Erickson
Louie Erickson
Earl Aanes
Erskine
Minn
Albert
Elmer Erickson
West Union
Willard Martin
Clarence Olson
Almer Amundson
Kathleen
Richard
Elmer Larson
Orvin Olson
Iowa City
Clifford Olson
Lloyd Aanes
Mrytle Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Andrew
Ames Olson
Floyd Thompson
Millard Bilden
Adrian Larson
Carl Brunsvold
Hanlontown
Reierson Earns Silver Wings at Williams AFB Arizona
Lt Vernon L Reierson son of Ray Reierson of Clermont received the silver wings of a U S air force pilot on February 24 at Williams Air Force Base Chandler Arizona He trained at Randolph Field Texas a year earlier and will move to a tactical group for further training He was a former navigator commissioned June 1945 Elkader High School graduate 1939 and University of Minnesota 1939-1942 majoring in aeronautical engineering
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Vernon L. Reierson
Ray Reierson
Clermont
U. S. Air Force
Williams Air Force Base
Chandler
Ariz
Randolph Field
Texas
Reierson
Elkader High School
University of Minnesota
Ray Lange Named Clayton County Farm Bureau President
Ray Lange, a Garnaville township dairy farmer and former vice president, was named president of the Clayton County Farm Bureau at a board meeting last Thursday and will assume duties immediately.
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Ray Lange
Garnaville Township
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Lange
County Farm Bureau
Giant hen egg on display near Cedar Falls post office
A White Leghorn hen owned by a local farmer near Cedar Falls laid a giant egg on display at the Cedar Falls post office this Sunday. The egg measures about 7.75 by 8.5 inches and weighs 4.75 ounces, resembling a goose egg, and is the sixth egg of that size the hen has laid this winter.
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Cedar Falls
Food Preparation Share Split Across Homes and Institutions
In the United States total food preparation is divided with three-fourths done by housewives in about forty million homes and one-fourth prepared in restaurants, hotels, and institutions.
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United States
School Learning Can Be Used at Home
Mrs Brown recalls cooking lessons at school and teaching her daughter Ellen home economics with a skeptical mother. Janet Williams, eleven, improves reading using Fun With Cooking, a 1947 Random House book costing $1.25. The piece stresses applying school learning at home and portrays children using literacy and budgeting to help in daily life.
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Mrs. Brown
Ellen
Random House Publishers
New York City
15 More For Petit Jury Summons West Union District Court
Fifteen additional petit jurors have been summoned for the district court at West Union. From the local territory are Mrs. Alice Howard, .E. C. Margroff of Elgin, Fred Klingman of Arlington, Agnes Kloster of Daver, and Elmer L. Nelson of Clermont.
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West Union
Alice Howard
E. C. Margroff
Elgin
Fred Klingman
Arlington
Agnes Kloster
Daver
Elmer L. Nelson
Clermont
Council Proceedings Elgin Iowa March 1 1948
Elgin Iowa council met March 1 1948 at town hall. present Mayor Falk and councilors Boyle Dean O Neill Muehlethaler. absent Schori. Minutes approved. Bills approved General Fund and Water Works Fund paid. donation to Ladies Cemetery pending funds. Election judges and clerks appointed for March 29 1948. Adjournment.
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Elgin
Iowa
Falk
Boyle
Dean
O'Neill
Inna Muehlethaler
Schori
W. P. Kohls
Town Old Age & Survivor Insurance System
Elgin Echo
DiMary Clothier
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
R. E. Kohler
D. O. Doan
Chandler Co
Interstate Power Co
Proportioneers, Inc
Half
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
D. O. Dean
Lorence Muehlethaler
Leo Schori
Max Thoma
Bay Site for New West Union Hospital
West Union city council buys Elm Inn as the site for a new community hospital north of the current facility. Possession is set for April 2 after a $7,500 purchase of a 50 by 130 foot lot. Architects suggest using the old building as quarters to save up to $2,500 per room, with a fireproof walkway planned to join the new building to the existing one.
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West Union City
Spring Pheasant Count Starts March 22 Statewide
Conservation officers begin the annual spring pheasant census on March 1 across the state to compare populations and sex ratios of upland birds. The count, first formal population check since the hunting season, will help show trends when matched with past seasons.
Roman Hazel Wedding Torch Custom Highlighted
Hazel torches were burned on the wedding evening in ancient Rome to insure happiness for the newlyweds. The practice linked Hazel with marriage rites and communal good fortune.
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Rome
Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo Oldest University
The University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, authorized by Papal Bull in 1538, is among the world’s oldest higher learning institutions. Two of its graduates went on to serve as the first rectors of the universities of Caracas and Havana.
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Old University
Dominican Republic
University of
Santo Domingo
Caracas
Havana
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Elmer Kohls
Chas. Schweinerus
Castalia
Otto Wullner
Edwin Hoftegara
Forest Shaffer
Arthur Chapman
Kenneth Mark
Oscar Baumgartner
Carroll Klingman
Oelwein Hospital
Louie Zuercher
Rosella Chase
Arthur Hermen
Amelia Strong
Henry Feller
Nellie McKellar
Glen
Myron Chapman
McKellar
Carol Wilson
Raymond Benson
Susan
Cleve Bennett
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Jim Yearous
Chas
Fayette
Marie
Allen Schneider
Ervin Metzger
Ralph Shaffer
Will Kerr
Andrew Yearous
Martha Chapman
Kenneth Med
Conway
Harold Meyer
Strawbery Point
Melbert Meyer
Francis Wolf
Elmer Meyer
Edwin Loftagard
Gerald Shaffer
Carol
Inez Shaffer
Gunder News
Cheery Valley News
Grand Meadow News
Air Force
Clayton Co. Farm Bureau
Arthur
Frances
John
Council Proceedings
Bay
New West Union Hospital
Pheasant
Aids
Mount Vernon
Messay
Mount Verhom
New York
Torkelson Bros
George Metzger
Bathmary &C
Waterloo
Dubuque Fack, Co
Dubuque
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Elkader, Jowa
R. A. Crider
E.R. Withell
D.C
State Bank Bldg
Etkader, Ta
Guat
Oxford
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H. L. Hoffmann
Minneapolis
Decorah
Hotel Winneshiek
Hoffmann
Andrus Bidg
Pleasant Valley Township
Illyria Township
Clayton County
Marion, Highland
Wagner Townships
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Conporation
Wadena
Elgin, Iowa
Ilgin State Bank
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