Community notices from Elkader area gather for weekend events
Local residents and families from Elkader West Union Clermont Luana and nearby towns hosted dinners birthdays and visits. The community calendar lists church services youth fellowship in Sunday evening, social gatherings rock parties and birthday parties at various homes with many relatives and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miyria
Charch
E.G. Steinman
Servics
Marlene Medberry
Brother
Social visits and family gatherings in Gunder area
Mrs Christine Rypestol spent Wednesday with Mrs Ruth Loftsgard. The Cornelius Reier son visited the Mervin Anderson home Thursday. Millard Olson Eddie OBrien family and others were Sunday guests at the Mervin Anderson home. Several relatives visited Ruth Loftsgard, Sharon, and Lloyd Reierson. Delights include trips to Hot Springs Ark for Raymond Loftsgard in Army hospital and visits by Henry Mork, Mrs Wenger, and Stephen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine ‘Rypestol
Ruth Loftsgard
Cornelius Reierson
Mervin Anderson
Millard Olson
Eddie O'Brien
Joseph
Lloyd Reierson
Richard
Mervey
Hog
Baie “Possehl and
Teeetin
Cedar Rapids
Merlin Anderson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Karol
Sharon
Lloyd
DeVere ‘Halverson
Ervin Nyberg
Hot Springs
Ark
Raymond Loftsgard
Army Hospital
Henry Mork
Russell Wenger
Stephen
Kenneth Mork
Local Families Share Weekend Visits in Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley residents hosted and visited in several Sunday and Thursday gatherings. James Schlee Lewis Butikofer families and Clarence Hofer were among those at various homes. Guests included Dennler, Pagen Eunice Hanson and Minihan families, Torkelsons, and others, with quilting and birthday celebrations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schlee
Lewis ‘Butikofer
Louis Butikofer
Clarence Hofer
Dean
John Dennler
Alex ‘Pagen
Eunice
Roscoe Larson
Martin ‘Hanson
Gladys
Martin Minihan
Patsy
Orlin Mason
Pat
Irene Minihan
Edwin Hanson
Christen Bros
Fred, Lewis
Louis Butihofer
George Schupbach
Wm. Torkelson
Florence Hofer
Robert Hanson
Albert L. Dennler
Sylvan Torkelson
Community Visits Spread Through Waterloo and Surrounding Homes
Brainard News reports social visits across multiple households in Waterloo West Union Clermont Sutton and surrounding areas. Families including Henry, Boyer, Martin, Hand, Grimes and Musser hosted and visited during the week with various neighbors and friends sharing afternoons and suppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Henry
Waterloo
Herman Boyer
John Phillips
Bud Hulbert
Wadena
Walter Pritchard
Glen Boyer
Andy Grimes
Lyle Martin
Jeri
Robert Musser
West Union
Elmer Pinney
Bill Cheney
Jim Murphy
Oelwein
Herman
Clermont
Wilson Patterson
Don Reeder
Vern
Sid Patterson
Harold Bennett
Myrtle Hoover
Willis Lyon
Bob Bowers
Lyle ‘Martin
Melvin ‘Hanson
Wilbur Schultz
Farmersburg
Albert Erickson, Jr
McGregor
Local social and visiting notes from Wadena area
Wadena and surrounding residents held a flurry of visits and gatherings. Floyd Patterson hosted guests including Bert Erickton Gernand Bloomfield and Jerry Johnson from multiple towns. Church and dining events featured Probert Gehring Mabel Johnson and Elsie Smith. Frances Larson and Robert Whittenbaugh traveled to Waukon for the pre district speech contest with Frances earning first rating at Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Erickton
Ed Gernand
Wadena
Harley Bloomfield
Sterling
Colo
Jerry Johnson
West Union
Floyd Patterson
James Probert
Louise Gehring
Mabel Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Elsie Smith
Jean Sargent
Strawberry Point
Darlene Patterson
Wilder Mattocks
Five Hundred
Elmer Sirruss
Daryl Johnson
Charles ‘Gehring
Ole Johnson
Lester Gehring
Dutchie Bond
Otto
Arlington
Arry Fennell
Sterling, Colo
James
Mary
Local notes mix family visits and church activities
Ma at the Basketball Game and Robert won first rating in oratory with The Big Parade appear among a string of community items. Navy leave visits, Sunday guests, and church group meetings fill the page with names such as W.F. Moore, Keith Jennings, and Darold Coppernoll. Also noted are choir tours, mid year council plans, and a Poultry cannibalism note citing overcrowding and lighting as main causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Waukon
Navy
Irwin H. Jones
S. A
San Diego
Calif
Harold Jones
Fremont Marble
James
Alvin Kelly
Camp Polk
W.F. Moore
Ben Schuneman
Sheffield
Ill
W.M. A
The
United Brethren Church
Keith Jennings
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Robert Whittenbaugh
Harvesters
Darold Coppernoll
Ass't
W. ¥. Moore
Lehigh
Iowa Conference of the United Brethren Church
Francile Moore
Heating Cable Keeps Water Pipes from Freezing
A simple method to prevent above ground water pipes from freezing is to wrap them with an electric heating cable. This approach supplies steady heat, reducing the risk of pipe bursts during cold snaps.
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Enek
ELGIN
C. J. and
Rex Mulford
Hiyria “ News
Emil .Dennler
Slater
Ben Dennler
Lea Benson
Walter ‘Allen
Elkader
Pete Thein
Dale Klingman
Carroll Klingman
Carl
Gehring
Arthur ‘Chapman
Raymond Benson
Susan
Ole Benson
Glen Little and Ear
Jerome Yearous
Ray Kingman
Volga
Walter Ash
Lloyd Holtzman
Fayette
Ed Medberry
Kenneth Medberry
Alton Med
Marie Schneider
la Verne Schneider
Elmer Baumgartner
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Erna Baumgartner
Herman Helmers
Oscar ‘Baumgartner
Verna Curtiss
Cresco
Otis Rothlisberger
Erwin Curtiss and
Fred Rothlisberger
Forrest Shaffer
Melbert Meyer
Fred Schneider
Ralph Shaffer
Robert Kerr
Howard McDowell
Leo Benson
Howard Medberry
Thos
Foxwell
Harold Leuenberger
Mary Montgomery
James Kerr
Reuben Light
Elien Hunsberger
Nellie Kimball
Harry Davis
Lima
Peters Farm
Elmer Kohls
Robert Burrow
Wm. Burrow
Ivan Anderson
Silas Wilson
Arthur Chapman
Tofield Heck
Carol Wilson
Wm. Dennler
George Dleuchtenmacher
Glen Dennler
Allen Anderson
Mervin Hunsberger
Orville Berg
Arnold Sanders
Postville
Chicago
Thos, Dennier
Dick Nancy
Dubuque
Louis Dennier
Reynold Shaffer
Gene Wenger
Milton Schierholz
Luana
Martin
Milo Anderson
Garry Cline
John Christen
Frank Christen
Martin Hanson
Fred Burrow
Louis Lehman
Christen Bras
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Fred Butikofer
Elkader Opera House
Zeta Butikofer
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
DIAL
Iowa
Vadena
Lawrence Knudtson
Gunder News
Cherry Valley News
Brainard News
Wadena News
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
E. R. Withell
D. C
State Bank
R. L. Myers
Schori Bros
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
M. F. Schlein
Elgin Echo
P.T.O
Massey-Harris
P.T.O. Torkelson
Wer As
Dekalb
Jonnet
Dekals
Elgin, Iowa
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