Illyria Social NotesShare of funerals and gatherings in area
Mrs Guernsey Smith attended Frank Miller funeral at Rock Valley last Tuesday. Relatives and friends visited, hosted meals, and attended farm bureau events across Illyria and surrounding towns. Numerous dinners, Sunday visits, birthday gatherings, and a cantata practice are noted among West Union Waterloo and Hawkeye area families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey Smith
Frank Miller
Rock Valley
R. D. Smith
West Union
Noel
Paul
Thos. Benson
Five Hundred Card Club
Helen Rothlisberger
Ella Kerr
Lydia
Waterloo
John Yearous
Arlington
Yearous
Farm Bureau
Joe Banwart
Paul Banwart
West Bend
Jake Gehring
Eunice
Phyllis
George Metzger
Fred Schneider
Elmer Christen
James Duff
Volga
Walter Rothlisberger
Will Stirk
Thos, Benson
Herve Robbins
Hawkeye
L. W. McKellar
Anna Gibson
Chas
Kimball
Walter Medberry
Elmer, Frieden
Social Guests Visit Across Town Homes
A series of Sunday and Monday visits were noted: Mrs C L Klingman and Mrs Carroll Klingman at Chas Duty’s home. Jasper Mitts and family with Fred Schneider. Mrs Jerome Yearous with Chas Hunsberger. I F Shaffer and son Thomas with Fred Rothlisberger. Mrs Martha Chapman and Mrs Amelia Strong with L W McKellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Klingman
Carroll Klingman
Chas
Duty Home
Jasper Mitts
Fred Schneider
Jerome Yearous
Hunsberger
West Union
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas
Near West Union
Fred Rothlisberger
Martha Chapman
Amelia Strong
Oak Grove News Social visits and family notes
Mrs James Bailey and Mrs T W Dean visited in Clifton Wilsons home Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Russell Jones are parents of a girl born Saturday March 1. Mrs Ern Kelly of Lima cares for mother and baby. The Frieden family and Floyd Mitts visited the Metzger home. The Boleyns near Wadena dined with the Dennler family. The Freddicks and Victor Gilson returned from the Gilson home. Silas Wilson and son visited Mrs J H Wilson near Wadena. Mabel and Henry Reierson visited Roy Leuchtenmacher. Nydegeers visited Henry Holzer. Catheryn and Thomas Powell spent the day with Clifton Powell. Mrs John Nygegger hosted the 500 club. high score Louis Dennler, low score Oran Bane and Beryl Boleyn. Frieden visited the Schmid home for supper. Mrs Gilson and Mrs Powell visited Mrs Leuchtenmacher. Oran Bane and family visited Henry Holzer. D C Dean and Donna Viz supped with Lyle Wilson.
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James Bailey
T. W. Dean
Clifton Wilson
Russell Jones
Ern Kelly
Lima
Gottfried Frieden
Edwin
Floyd Mitts
Ed Metzger
Beryl Boleyn
Wadena
Walter Dennler
Wm. Frederick
Harry Gilson
Victor
Gilson
Silas Wilson
J. H. Wilson
Mabel
Henry Reierson
St. Olaf
Roy Leuchtenmacher
John Nydegeer
Henry Holzer
Catheryn
Thomas Powell
Clifton Powell
John Nygegger
500 Card Club
Louis Dennler
Oran Bane
D. C. Dean
Donna Viz
Lyle, Wilson
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Birthdays
Ida Meyer spent the weekend in Kenneth Mark’s home. Local families hosted and visited, with Marlys Wenger’s sixth birthday party at the school in honor of Marlys Wenger attended by Martin Wenger. The community extends sympathy on Sam Butikofer’s death as residents share meals and chores across homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Meyer
Kenneth Mark
Fred Butikofer
Gunner Landsgard
St. Olaf
Martin Wenger
Catheryn Powell
Marlys Wenger
Wenger
Sam Butikofer
Gladys Hanson
Rosa Schlupp
Mary LaValle
Postville
Joe Baumgartner
Saturday and weekday visits in Grange and surrounding towns
Grange and nearby areas saw a flurry of social visits with multiple households hosting guests. Supper and dinner gatherings involved the Masons, the Meyer family, Wests, Butikofer, Banwarts, Thoman family, and others, reflecting a busy week of hospitality and quilting assistance at Rosa Schlupp’s home.
Illness Cancels Gunder Church Service
Gunder News Services at the Marion church in Gunder were canceled Sunday due to the pastor Rev Strandford suffering a flu attack. Local residents report numerous social visits and household helpers in Clermont Ossian and surrounding areas as the community notes a flurry of caregiving, moving, and farm allotment pay events during the period.
Local Family News From Brainard Area
Brainard items note multiple visits and gatherings as residents travel and host at homes across Delwein West Union Vern Boyer Sidney Nutting and Bartlett families. Health updates include Clara Bartlett improving after hospital stay and Mrs Patterson recovering from flu. Sugar camp opened and reports trees running well.
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Chas. Peters
Joe Peters
Delwein
Clara Bartlett
West Union Hospital
Melvin Boyer
Wm. Barker
Fred Wede
Vern
Herman Boyer
Wm. Nutting and Sons
Ruth Hope
Sidney
Eugene Nutting
Glen Boyer
Jim Bartlett
Arthur Patterson
Otter Creek Work Clears Ice. Elgin Church Services Update
Otter Creek was up again Sunday and Monday removing the remaining ice blocked for weeks. Brainard Church notes list Sunday school at 10 30 a m and preaching at 8 p m. No evening service last Sunday due to bad roads. Rev A R Belknap is pastor.
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Elgin
Otter Creek
Brainard
A. R. Belknap
Local notes from Grand Meadow and nearby communities
Mrs Ernest Holt visited Mrs Julia Landsgard on Thursday. Louis Olson aided Selmer Erickson with farm work. The Ashley LaValle family moved to Gerhard Halverson’s tenant house for the summer. Elmer Erickson and Wm Benson of Briskine visited relatives. Willard Martin and family dined with Lars Larson near Clermont. Glen Nygaard and Glendal joined Bert Lyngan’s family for Sunday. Ames Olson's family and Darlene Marilyn and Sandra visited Louie Amundson. Harry Helgerson returned home after two weeks with Thomas Olson. Local farmers attended a meeting at Center schoolhouse and signed up for the 1939 farm program. Mrs Ed Johnson helped Carolyn Erickson with meat canning. Murriel Sampson spent the weekend with Laura Holt. Carolyn Erickson, Selmer, Elmer Erickson, Wm Benson, and Alfred Buraas families visited Lloyd Aanes on Sunday. A number of locals are suffering from flu. Mr and Mrs Aines Olson and ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Holt
Julia Landsgard
Louis Olson
Selmer Erickson
Ashley LaValle
Gerhard Halverson
Mr. LaValle
Mr. Halverson
Elmer Erickson
Wm. Benson
Briskine
Minn
Willard Martin l
Lars Larson
Clermont
Glen Nygaard
Glendal
Bert Lyngans
Ames Olson
Darlene
Marilyn
Sandra
Louie Amundson
Harry Helgerson
Thomas Olson
Center Shoolhouse
Birthday celebration and visits noted in Monona area
Sandra, Mrs. Louie Amundson and son Louis, and Mrs. Henry Larson helped Mrs. Howard Kluss of Monona celebrate her birthday anniversary last Thursday. Helen Reinhart spent Monday in the Mrs. Helen Groth home. The first famous autobiography of European literature is the Confessions of St Augustine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra
Louie Amundson
Louis
Henry Larson
Howard Kluss
Monona
Helen Reinhart
Helen Groth
St. Augustine
Locomotives Use Enormous Water Volumes in Steam Era
A historical note states that America’s steam locomotives consume about six hundred billion gallons of water annually. The amount would fill a channel roughly 100 yards wide and 9 feet deep, spanning from New York to San Francisco.
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America
New York
San Francisco
Industrial Leaders Meet in Joint Labor Conference
Roosevelt appealed to labor leaders, drawing H. C. Bates Mathew Woll T. J. Rickert Gobin Hillman Phillip Murray John L. Lewis to a third conference of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The image shows negotiators from both sides with U.S. labor figures standing in a row.
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Roosevelt
New York City
Organizations
For
Peace
American Federation
Labor
Congress
H. C. Bates
Mathew Woll
T. J
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R. A. Crider
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Henry H. Wolf, M. D
Oak Grove News
Cheery Valley News
Carrie Butikofer
Walter Lehman
G.frieden
John
Schmid
Orlin Mason
Ralph Reed
Carl Gerst
Ben Weigand
la Grange
Weigand
Lawrence Butikofer
Leo Dennler
Ben Dennler
Marlys
Francis West
Elkader
Jake Butikofer
Eli Sutter
Gunder News
Marion
Gunder
Strandford
T. L. Loftagard
Elgin Opera House
Kenneth Hellum
Helmer Loftsgard
E. S. Houg
Irene Halverson
Peck
Ossian
Merlin Hellum
Henry T. Olson
E. R. Nutting
Grace Howard
Reuben Howard
Grand Meadow News
Goodyear
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John Fale
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Fayette County
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Elgin State Bank
McCall's
Christian Herald
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Pathfinder
Pictorial Review
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Woman's World
Bener Homes & Gardens
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American Fruit Grower
American Poultry Journal
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Cloverleaf American Review
Country Home Farm Journal
Leghorn World
Mother's Home Life
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American Poultry Jour
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American By
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