Weekend visitors and community notices across Postville
Rasne Mrs. Orville Henke visits her parents in Postville as many locals host relatives from Mattoon and Chicago. The town reports measles and intestinal flu rising, chicken pox easing. Dozens attend family gatherings, birthdays, and Easter visits with neighbors, while a Chicago conference tackles alcohol hangovers cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Sam Wolf
Mattoon
Ill
Herman Wolf
Chicago
H. H. Wolf
Chas, Feller
Postville Hospital
Tenora Possehl
Ralph Possehl
Lydia Odegard
Joan Odegard
Sam Lehman
Louise Schori
Lyle Leath
Charles City
Leo Foels
Postville
Pauline Dennler
Rob Lehman
Oscar Frieden
Jake Friederich
Ida Christen
Lydia Martie
Sophia Groth
Clermont
Frank Bakeman
Hawarden
Ray Stratton
Huron
Bakemans
Henry Bartels
Oelwein
Lester Luchsinger
Linda
Jacob Hoover
J. B. Miller
Carl Torkelson
Harold Kimball
West Union
Devotional Reading: John 14 Forte Colossians Fragment
A devotional fragment references John 14 and Colossians as reading material. The text hints at spiritual guidance and encouragement, focusing on faith, comfort, and divine presence amid life’s challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Easter Emphasizes Eternal Life Through Jesus Resurrection
Easter teaches the certainty of eternal life through Christ. The lesson recalls Jesus appearing to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, breakfast on the shore, and the gift of life through belief in the risen Lord. It urges living by the Spirit’s fruits and trusts in God’s promise of eternal life with Christ. Released by WNU Features for religious education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burton
Jesus
Tiberias
Anday
Christ
Paul
Jesus Christ
John
International Council of Religious Education
WNU
Our Richest Treasure by Henry Van Dyke
A reflective excerpt extols the Bible as a universal guide entering every land and guiding children, wise men, the wounded, and penitent alike. It equates the sacred text with memory, hope, and devotion, framing it as a motherly voice that enriches dreams and friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Methodist Easter worship and church notices
The church schedules morning worship at 10 and Sunday school at 11 with Easter sunrise service at 6 00 am and Good Friday service at 8 00 pm at the Baptist church. Easter observance includes infant baptism and reception of members. choir under Mrs LeRoy Steele to perform. A Holy Thursday Sacrament of the Lord's Supper at 7 30 follows rehearsals. Missions offering requested Easter Sunday and Wesley Foundation payments due to Miss Gladys Feller. General W S C S meeting at church parlors on April 1 with listed hostesses. Rev Bruce D Jones, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
LeRoy Steele
Wesley Foundation
Gladys Feller
W. 5S. C.S
Harry Gilson
Clifton ‘Powell
Herbert Ash
F. DB. Welch
Ed Medberry
Bruce D. Jones
Lutheran Church Services and Dates Noted
The notice lists March 26 at 11 o'clock in Marion for Norse communion and March 28 at 10 30 a m in Norway and Marion Haster services. It invites attendance and signs off with Pastor S J Strandjord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norse Communion
Norway
Marion Haster
S. J. Strandjord
Card of Thanks from Postville area families
Describes gratitude for cards letters and visits received during hospital stay and after returning home. Mentions family gatherings guests at Otto Blockhus home. Notes visits to Gen Walvatne in West Union and Iowa Creamery Operators meeting at Fleet Frieden home. Includes weekend visit from Clarence Becker of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville Hospital
Adolph Kummer
Fridtjof Blockhus
Francis West
Severn Blockhus
Norman Mitts
Otto Blockhus
John Howard, Sr
Gen. Walvatne
West Union
Louis Lehman
B. H. Brackin
Iowa
Fleet Frieden
Clarence Becker
Cerdar Rapids
Louis Becker
Local Elgin News Flags Weekend Visits and Birthdays
Franklin Reavis of Elkader visits grandmother Alma Scholen while Joanne Mosby arrives for a week with her parents. Louis Becker hosts a dinner for his birthday as the Lehman and Overbeck families gather. Nearby guests include the Howard, Peters, Kerr, and Olson households with several trips to Cedar Rapids, Decorah, and Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gerald Heck
Florence Baldwin
Mabel Grover
Roland Grover
Joe Kinnan
Cedar Rapids
Harry Baldwin
Waterloo
Thomas Danler
Dubuque University
Louis Dennler
Burkhart Riegel
Ralph Wells
Clermont
Marie Krueger
DeFrances Krueger
F. D. Welch
R. A. Crider
Barbara
R. P. Strauch
Rochester
Corrine Scholen
Town State College
Ames
Alma Scholen
Carl Hackmann
Frieday
Frieda Etter
Paul Waters
Postville
Echo
Chas. Gehring
Postville Hospital
Kathryn Lissette
John Hellum
Roy Leuchtenmacher
John Falk
Hazel Gehring
Fayette
Elkader
Elmer Benson
Belva Snyder
Robert Schmid
Iowa State College
Lulu Schmid
Fridtjof Blockhus
Wilbur Thornton
Amanda Nesteby
Henry Anderson
Ray Sovale
Ole Reierson
Ben
Farmersburg
Franklin Reavis
John Anderson
Gus Brause
Joanne Mosby
G. J. Mosby
Reuben Howard, Jr
Kenneth Mark
Melbert Meyer
Louis Becker
Louisa Lehman
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Johnn Metzger
Charles Peters
Joe Peters
Robert Kerr
Doyle Baker
Ronnie
Chloa Lyon
Lyle Olson
Near Gander
John Wilson
Wadena
Joe Kjosa
G. P. Schroeder
Gus’ Krueger
Ardis Groth
Decorah
Edna Hunsberger
Genevieve Dunkle
D. E. Tinker
Strawberry Point
L. G. Lehman
Otto Fuelling
Max Medberry
Roy Knight
Jesup
Melvin Larson
Gus Holzer
Madison
Louis Holzer
J. F. Bailey
Guttenberg
Cascade
Idaho
Lois Bredfield
Otto Torkelson
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Prairie du Chien guests and regional visit notes
Social notes report dinners and visits across Wisconsin and nearby states. Mr. and Mrs. Wenger hosted a dinner in Prairie du Chien with Wickler Kohler Wolf and others. several households hosted guests from Glenfield Ames Williams and Clermont. Students and workers moved between Waterloo Postville and areas including the Hanson Mattson building and Waters dairy plant sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Wenger
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Reuben Wickler
Monona
Mel Kohler
H. H. Wolf
George Overbeck
Glenfield
N. D
Chloa Lyon
Willis
Lawrence Gehring, Jr
George Boyle
Dale Grimes
Ames
L. D. Hitch
A. M. Weibel
Frank Greenley
Robert Wenger
Gene Habeger
George Bovis
Town State College
Leo Boleyn
Waterloo
Postville
Geo. Vaughn
Milton Miller
Hanson-Mattson
Waters
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Rasne
Orville Henke
Clinton
B & H Cash Store
Lena Baumgartner
Harold Halverson
DIAL
West Elgin
Night Watch
Lutheran Church
Elgin
Floyd Warren
His
Radio Ramblers
Don Rhines
Rhythm Ramblers
KAYX
Thore Thompson
Phoenix
Ariz
Jacob Hoefer
Evelyn Roger and
Maxine
Williams
Oliver Torkelson
Alfred Baechler
Wendell
Gwen
Mary Haas
Harry Johnson
B. & K. Insurance Agency
W. F. Kohler
Elgin, Iowa
Max Thoma
Cinerama
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muehlethaler & Sons
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