Illyria social notes and local visit summaries
Illyria notes record numerous Sunday visits and dinners across families in War dena Clermont and nearby towns. Guests include Arthur Phillips families Marta Chap gy an and Rothlisberger clans with varied get togethers and birthday honors. Several outings to Iowa City Volga Marshalltown and Strawberry Point are mentioned along with church services and social clubs noted.
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Arthur, Phillips
Howard
Mra
Minnie Voshell
Wardena
Progressive Home Study Club
Wenger Bros
Cleve Bennett
Leo Rothlisberger
John Puffer
Clermont
Olaf Berg
Arvey
Mervin Hunsberger
Earl Sheffert
Keith
Iowa City
Ted Whitford
Volga
Ed Gehrinng
Fred Rothlisberger
Otis
Marshalltown
Ernest Meyer
Leo
Marthe Chapgyan
Robert Schneider
Ames
Ed Gehring
Walter Medberry
Dist
Rev
Temple
Syria Church
Glendola Knake
Strawberry Point
Ida Mattocks
John Rothlisberger
West Union
Lulu Rothlisberger
Charlton Looby
Pepaeday
Eddome
Barold Glass
Ruth
Celia Andrae
Chas. Doty
Gerald Shaffer
E. J. James
Near Stanley
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Assn
Harold Glass
Donald Page
Shirley
Robert Kerr
Arthur Chapman
Gunder News social events and relocations update
The Marlon Dorcas and Ladies Aid Society plan a joint meeting Saturday March 27 at the church parlors with hostesses Mrs Clarence Kirkeberg Mrs Cornelius Reipurson Mrs Helmer Loftsgard and Mrs Otto Hanson. A youth group visited Mr and Mrs Harvey Anderson for a surprise party in their honor as others note neighbors moving in and visiting relatives across Gunder.
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Marlon Dorcas
Ladies Aid Society
Clarence Kirkeberg
Cornelius Reierson
Helmer Loftsgard
Otto Hanson
Harvey Anderson
Ole Loftsgard
Orlando Loftsgard
John Erickson
Ollard Nyborg
le Clair
Oscar Nyborg
Shirrel Nyborg
Adolph Krummer
Merrill Ol
Krummer
Gunder
Harold Skarshaug
Henry Olson
Marion Lind
Garnavillo
Oak Grove News Details Volunteer Social Visits
Sunday visits filled Elkader Alpha and Volga area homes as Wilson and Pritchard families hosted relatives and neighbors. Easterly gatherings honored birthdays for Earl Kiple and Louis Becker with a picnic lunch nearby. Guests included Andersons, Strongs, Nelsons, Reiersons, and multiple Powell and Kohls households sharing meals and chatter.
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Louis Becker
Elmer Nelson
Lou Reierson
Clifton Powell
Wm. Kohls
Dan Sutter
Elmer Kohls
Wim. Kohls
Mary Matthys
Lena Baumgartner
Ern Baechler
Otto Krueger
Harry Johnson
B. J. Baumgartner
Clyde King
Rogers
Volga
Local Socials Report From Grand Meadow Area
Residents and guests from Grand Meadow area attended gatherings at multiple homes including the Reinhart, Olson, Gilbertson, Wharram, Osmundson, Aanes, Landsgerd and Martin residences. Names include Selmer Holm Betty Elaine Roger Richard Olga Bertha and James plus others.
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Selmer Holm
Betty
Elaine
Roger
Andrew Reinhart
Richard Olson
Ramona
Elliot
Olivia Olson
Bertha
John Jungblutt
James
Ames Olson
Hilder Gilbertson
Michael Blockhus, Jr
Arthur Olson
Robert Wharram J
Stanley
Helmer
Leona
Thelma Lyngans
Clifford Osmundson
Mina Olson
Hilda Aanes
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Julia Landsgerd
Archie Johnson
Willard Martin
Merrill Gunderson
Weekend Visits Illuminate Social Circle Notes
A sequence of social visits highlights neighborhood gatherings across Saturday and Sunday. Vernon Anderson and Barbara hosted friends. Glen Nygaards with Glenda and Pauline visited Bert Lyngans. Willard Martins visited Ed Johnson in Sumay while Howard Kluss group and the Amundsons dropped by Ames Olson home. Carolyn Erickson and friends visited, Arthur Olson and Donna hosted, Olivia Olson joined Ames Olson, Thelma Lyngans stayed with Bert Lyngans, and Julia Lands gard visited Alvin Halverson.
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Vernon Anderson
Barbara
Glen Nygaard
Glenda
Pauline
Dorothy Yauslin
Bert Lyngans
Willard Martin
Ed Johnson
Sumay
Howard Kluss
Georgine
Beverly
Otto Vasby
Wayne
Roger
Victor Amundson
Ames Olson
Ben Erickson
Alfred Buraas
Bertina Buress
Carolyn Erickson
Richard Bigler
Donna
Arthur Olson
Olivia Olson
Thelma Lyngans
Julia Landsgard
Alvin Halverson
Gehring Rites Mark Illyria Resident’s Death
Frank George Gehring born March 1 1859 in Illyria son of George and Josephine Gehring. He lived on farms, ran a hardware business in Wadena, and later worked in Elgin in implement trade. Married twice, to Mary Ann Kimpson and Lena Rothlisberger, left survivors including wife children grandchildren and brothers. Funeral held at home and Illyria Church with Shaffer quartet. burial in Illyria Cemetery.
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Frank George Gehring
Illyria
Gehring
George
Josephine Gehring
William
Albert
Edward
Fred
Charles S. Kniel
Mary Ann Kimpson
Wadena
Alma
Pegsley
Bradgate
Elkader
Elgin
Lena Rothlisberger
Dorothy
Lowell
Solomon Islands
Edward E. Gehring
Fred G. Gehring
J. C. Warton
Shaffer Quartette
Tery
Rex Medberry
Carl Gehring
Roy Gehring
Chas Gehring
Jack Gehring
Illyria Ladies Met at Church for Wartime Clothing Care
Illyria township ladies gathered at the Illyria church on Friday March 12 for a wartime clothing conservation session led by Miss Masters. The program covered care and repair of wardrobes, extending suit life, patching, cleaning, storing, and fireproofing, plus study of the Victory Garden and rationing system. Leaflets on canning, storage per person, seeds, and pest control were distributed.
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Illyria Township
Masters
Illyria
Citizens urged to observe ration rules voluntarily
War Price and Rationing Board chair F Johns announces families who grow and store rationed foods at home will keep their full point quotas. He urges sharing with city residents, limits on purchases of meats and fats, and requests red stamps be retained for home grown items.
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W. F. Johns
Johns
WCTU Contributes to Ambulance Fund
The Elgin WCTU has contributed to the Town ambulance fund to aid Red Cross in obtaining a second ambulance. The state organization has already presented one vehicle and funds now raised target a second donation.
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Elgin Wctu
Red Cross
The Palace San Francisco First Luxury Hotel
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San Francisco
America
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