Illyria Items and Wenger Anniversary News
Illyria items note Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 16 a m church night Friday at 7 o clock with a home talent program. Picnic supper at 7 p m bring covered dish dessert and sandwiches table service everyone welcome. Rosella Strong of New Albia spent weekend at home. A party was held at the Wenger home Friday night for the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Chas Wenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miyria
Rosella Strong
New Albia
Wenger Bros
Chas Wenger
Community social notes and guests around Monona
Local society pages list numerous dinner and guest events posted for Wednesday through Sunday. Names include Burrow with Mrs Tofield Heck and Mrs Guernsey Smith, Harold Strong Tantha Otis Rothlisberger Gerald Shaffer Reynold Strong, Salome Thoman Orvin Thompson and others. Burial for Dan Thomas of Lamont, funerals for Solomon Clem in Monona, various family visits, club meetings, and birthday remembrances are recorded.
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Guernsey Smith
Mra
Din, Yearqua
Mani David
Orvin Thompson
Rock Club
Horn
Alton Medberry
Gunthe Henwy
Fayette
Cleve Bennett
Melbert Meyer
Carol Wilson
Carl Gehring
Elwin Notbohm
Sumner
S. Stearns
Clem Meyer
West Union
Arthur Yearous
Glen
Will Yearous
Monona
John Christen
Thos
Pollock
H. ¥. Robbins
Ogle
Floyd Frieden
Joe Frieden
Silas Wilson
Dale, Kelly and Family
Oglehorne
Walter Ash
Alfred Ash
Helen Fox
Jennie Smith
Hawkeye
B.D. Smith
Harry Olesen
Forest Shaffer
Jim Yearous
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Florence
Clarence Thoman
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Gerald Shaffer
Reynold Storng
Haro
Strong
Local Social Roundup From Brainard Area
Tuesday visitors included Mrs. Melvin Hanson Jimmy Hanson and Hans Frederick with the Lyle Martin family guests. Supper guests Thursday in the Dan Craft and Gordon Ruroden homes and a midweek church wood bee with a 4‑dinner picnic followed. Ruth Nutting underwent surgery in Iowa City while relatives hosted birthday and visiting gatherings across several households.
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Melvin Hanson
Jimmy
Marvel Frederick
Lyle Martin
Ray Gilbert
Mia
Dale DeSart
Linda
Marshall Helms
Hans Frederick
iWatter Pritchard
Robert’ Kerr
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ruth
IE. R. Nutting
Iowa City
Robert Kerr, Jr
Dan
Don Reeder
Dickie
Vern Boyer
Wm. Nutting
West Union
Chloa Lyon
Geo, Boyle
Pearl Peters
Lyon
Miss Peters
Lyle Granger
Racine
Wis
Leonard Olson and Son
Roger Reeder
Hans
Frederick
Roger
Marvel ‘Frederick
Walter Pritchard
Clifton Kerr
Watcoma
Robert Kerr
Kerr
Reuben Howard
Barbara Gilbert
Peggy Helms
Charles Becker
Cheery Valley Socials Report Saturday and Sunday Visits
Cheery Valley notes list supper and dinner guests across households. Clayton Schreiner Cynthia Denison visited Martin Hangon. Mr and Mrs Wm Moore joined Fred Butikofer. Willard Johanningmeier Dean Monona visited John Christen. Roscoe Larson with Albert Dennler. Jor Thoman Robert West Bend visited local relatives and Ernest Christen.
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Clayton Schreiner
Cynthia
Denison
Martin Hangon
Wm. Moore
Fred Butikofer
Willard Johanningmeier
Dean
Monona
John Christen
Roscoe Larson
Albert L. Dennler
Jor Thoman
Robert
West Bend
Ernest Christen
Neighborly Gatherings Span Weekend in Local Homes
The community shared social visits across multiple households. Lucy Christen hosted guests including Jer rome Yearoks and Joe Thoman and Robert. Clara Muehlenthaler and Mrs Frank Christen visited the Martin Hansch home. several families attended events at the Bern Dennler and Walter Lehman residences, plus a Good Neighbors Club meeting led by Mildred Schupbach with Celia Thoman as hostess. Additional guests included Lydia Hanson, Lucille Boeppke, and Otto Doeppke.
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Lucy ‘Christen
Jerrome Yearoks
Joe Thoman
Robert
Bert Thoman
Clara Muehlenthaler
Frank Christen
Martin Hansch
Merle Renkin
Robert Hanson
Diane
Horse of
Christen Bros
Ida” Meyer
Lucy Christen
Paul Bossard
St. Olaf
Good Neighbors Club
Mildred Schupbach
Celia Thoman
Elsie Larson
Ida Meyer
Levi Frieden
Walter Lehman
Willard Schroeder
Harry Butikofer
Clarence
Local Fragments Record Neighbor Visits and Travel
Grand Meadow residents share visits with relatives in Erskine and Hartland Minnesota. Several afternoons are noted at the Ed Johnson, Donald Larson, Ernest Holt, Ben Erickson, and Caroline Erickson homes. One trip sent Harry Helgerson to Seattle to see a ill brother Louis.
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Albert Erickson
Erskine
Minn
Caroline Erickson
Ben Erickson
Donald Larson
Donaline
Joyce
Ed Johnson
Fayne Triem
Clermont
Helmer Lyngans
Alfred Madsen
Hartland
Ernest Holt
Clara
Myrtle Peterson
Oscar Lind
Harry Helgerson
Seattle
Wash
Louis
Bertins Burnas
Postville
Doris
Helmer Lyngane
Ben
Alvin Erickson
Henry Peterson
Pearl
Myrtle’ Peterson
la Crosse
Wis
Louis Erickson
Mrs
Social notes from Wadena area guests and visitors
Mr and Mrs Glen Probert and daughters of Volga hosted for dinner. Week end visitors included Lestina of McGregor in the Hulbert home. Elmer Struss family visited Frank Miller. Mrs Clyde Bond spent a day with Mrs Dale Floyd who had surgery at Oelwein Hospital. A Hersling couple attended a lumber convention in Des Moines. Soden attended a funeral in Quasqueton. Herwig family visited Cedar Rapids. Joan Oldfather visited from Dubuque. Pritchards weekend in Cedar Rapids. Wheeler family from Volga visited Fannie Baumgartner. Crandall and Puffett households gathered with various relatives. Probert hosted guests including Kelly of Milestone and others from West Union and Waterloo.
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Glen Probert
Volga
Wilder Mattocks
Jerry. Lestina
McGregor
Verdell Hulbert
Elmer Struss
Frank Miller
Clyde Bond
Dale Floyd
Oelwein Hospital
Arthur Hersling
Des Moines
Clarence Soden
Quasqueton
Ray Herwig, Jr
Henry Herwig
Cedar Rapids
Joan Oldfather
Dubuque
Helen Pritchard
Leslie Wheeler
Fannie Baumgartner
Luther Crandell
Charles Puffett
Willard Crandall
Robert
William Young
Frederick Humphry
Waterloo
Walter
Don Crandall
Mary Gage
Oelwein
C. C. Corbin
Ela Voshell
Frank Probert
W. F. Moore
Adolescent Youth and the Challenge of Maturity
An opinion piece argues that most teens are responsible while a few drive reckless behavior, blaming limited adult opportunities for idle energy. It calls for societal action and parental guidance to steer youth toward mature roles and productive work.
Plan to plant trees for windbreaks and wildlife hope
This week encourages turning ideas on windbreaks erosion control and wildlife conservation into concrete tree planting plans. Choose tree types and locations based on site soils and protection from livestock for young trees.
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Eilkader
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State Bank Bldg
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Fred
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Floyd Boyle
Harry Yauslin
Alma Anderson
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Tim Holt
Richard Martin
Olivia DeHavilland
Monty Clift
Ralph Richardson
Glenn Ford
Gloria DeHaven
Charles Colburn
Brainard News
Cheery Valley News
Grand Meadow News
John Wede
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iFayne Triem
Wadena News
Motor Club of
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Davenport
IGWA
Elgin Echo
Elgin
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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