Illyria Community News Knits Social Ties Across Town
A flurry of visits and gatherings fills Illyria as Mrs Edwin Loftsgard helps settle a family in their new Gunder home, and many neighbors greet guests, share meals, and attend church and club events. The week features hospital calls, family celebrations, and ongoing outreach among Hunsberger, Rothlisberger, Yearous, and Klingman families with scattered travels to Decorah, Rochester, and Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Loftsgard
Martin Hotelson
Gunder
Postyilje
Marlé Schneider
Betty
Rochester
Minn
Reynold Strong
Harold Strong
Fred Rothlisberger
Mervin Hunsberger
Olaf Berg
Postville Hospital
Lester
Rosella Chase
Volga
Arthur Hermen
Lavern Schweinerus
Castalia
Carroll Klingman
Albert Dennler
Kenneth Medberry
Max Medberry
Helen
Earl Rothlisberger
Faye Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Virginia Glass
Guernsey Smith
Arnold Digre
Decorah
William Moore
Emil Moore
Clarence
Werner Moore
Will Prieden
Orville Berg
Roger
Harald Leuenberger
Ruth Rothlisberger
Orvin Thompson
Henry Anderson
Nellie Kimball
Ed Wenger
Strawberry Point Catholic
Junior Wenger
Navy
Anita Boleyn
Strawberry Point
Walter Wenger
Glen McKellar
Thomas Pollock
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Jim Yearous
Waterloo
Cheery Valley Social Visits and Family Gatherings
Mrs Albert Erickson Jr and Lee spent Tuesday to Thursday at the Albert Erickson Sr home while her husband was at Fort Snelling for an army physical. Several groups visited, including the Christen and Thoman families, and Mr and Mrs Werner Moore hosted a supper with others. Multiple local households shared visits and Sunday and Tuesday gatherings across Cheery Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Lembke
Lester Lembke
Elikader
Harry Burcell
Hobbs
New Mexico
Floyd Frieden
Donald Page
Shirley
Ted Mabb
Hawkeye
Elmer Kohls
Richard Kohls
H. F. Robbins
Thos. Ogle
Marry Butikofer
Reuben Butikofer
Waterles
William Moore
Ben Denibler
Werter Moore
Bert Butikofer
John Christen
Bert Thoman
Roseau Larson
Harold Meyer
Mary Ogle
Oelwein
Ernest
Clifton
Lansing
Ralph Shaffer
Cleve Bennett
West Union
James Kerr
Waverly
Fred Rothlisberger
Ruth
Otis
Darrell Klingman
Ed Wenger
Allen
Harold Glass
Martin Wenger
Andrew Yearous
David Bartelma
C. L. Klingman
Jim Yearous
Kathleen
Gerald Shaffer
Carol
Daline Shaffer
Jake Yearous, Jr
Fayette
Joe Frieden
Virgil Torson
Roger
Lima
Wm. Kerr
Harry Reichert
Jerome
Faye Whittenbaugh
Terry
Junior Patterson
Raymond Benson J
Susan
Thomas Pollock
Philman Larson
Thomas Ogle
Albert Erickson, Jr
Lee
Albert Erickson, Sr
Fort Snelling
Minn
New Hampton
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Christen
Werner Moore
Wm, Moore
Pie
Ben Dennier
Harry Butikofer
Hert Thoman
Butikofer
Martin Wen
Jake Lehman
Pauline Dennler
Ida Christen
Betty
Reuben
Wm. Moore
Community Gathers for Visits and Local Elections
Brainard area residents hosted and visited over the weekend with multiple households across Hawkeye and nearby towns. March 12 school election saw Ray Gilbert reelected director as Parker Burroughs from Rhode Island delivered the Sunday message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Cummings
Arlington
John Rutledge
Ray Gilbert
Parker Burroughs
Rhode Island
A. FE. Burroughs
Fredericksburg
D. H
Waterloo
Sidney Patterson
Herman Boyer
Willis Lyon
Simple Spade Technique For Spading A Garden Plot
A short gardening note explains digging a furrow along one side of a garden plot and tossing the soil along the surface. Work along the edge, slice off the spadefuls without lifting already spaded soil, and drop the soil at the far side of the furrow.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. R. Withell
D.C
Ziray
State Bank
Elkader
Lows
Illyria
Handy Heads
4.H Club
Luella Little
Guy Ernst
Ernest Meyer
Clem
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Jerome Yearous
Martha Chapman
R. D. Smith
Guernsey
Herbert Ash
Alton Medberry Home
Cheery Valley
Gladys Hanson
Ernest and
Lucy Christen
Albert Butikofer
Wm. Larson
Brainard News
Glen Boyer
Tom Boyer
Clyde Crandall
D. H. Craft
Levi Learn
Lorrains
Jim Bartlett
Laura
Will
Holmes
Frank Lyon
Klingman’s Fountain Service
Schori Bros
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Iowa
Hammermill See
Elgin Echo
John Friederich
Knudtson Bridge
South River Road
John Deere
McCk-Deering
Emerson
HAY & Grain
Poland
China
Walter C. Mitts
Thompson & Waters
Elgin State Bank
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