Numerous Evening Gatherings and Visits Across Postville
Local families hosted and visited relatives from Iowa and Minnesota during a busy weekend. Guests included the Grims, Boyles, Kohls, Howards, Torkelsons, and Christ families in addition to visitors from West Union, Decorah, and Garner. Attendees attended club installations, celebrated birthdays, viewed a poppy display, and planned summer travels and homecomings. A farewell dinner marked the Sorenson family's move to Wilton, with many others arranging dinners and outings around town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Grimm
Sheldon Boyle
W. P. Kohls
Reuben Howard
Oliver Torkelson
C. O. Christ
Kanawha
Connie Marie
Vera Conner
Garner
Forest City
Helen Wenger
Fredericksburg
O. Torkelson
Dean
Minneapolis
Paul Pinney
Rochester
Minn
Ralph Ramseyer
Bay City
Mich
John Frank
Evelyn
Betty
Oakville
Albert Schupbach
Phyllis Gehring
John Puffer
al Fisher
John
Margaret
Chicago
Sherry
LaVerne Schnieder
Rose Schmid
Marie
Geo. Butikofer
Bertha Lehman
Glen Schupbach
Charles City
Lyle Lenth
Olaf Berg
Orville Berg
Berg
Anna Schupbach
Gordon Schupbach
Edith Bennett
Clermont
Robert Sellman
Oelwein
Land
Ray Weithorn
Monona
Ruth
Lena
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Moline
Ill
Anna ‘Schupbach
William Schupbach
Louis Lehman
Oscar Frieden
Ruth Schupbach
Fanny ‘Frieden
Ida
Betty Schori
San Mateo
Calif
B. Schori
Leslie Kleppe
Jacob Friederich
Lester
Tom Desmond
D’rene
Labodie
Missouri
H. D Yack
Karl Meinhard
Windom
Herman Sassel
Rex Medberry
Ray Tomsheck
Fred Burrow
Clara Baumgartner
Max Lehman
Leo
Karolin
Falb
John Tillotson
Dixon
Neb
Frank Tomason
J. L. Sorenson
Baptist Church
Wilton
Donald Wright
Des Moines
Ole Reierson
Clarence Becker
Louis Becker
Kenneth Mark
Nona
Kendall
Harold Albrecht
Dubuque
Hospital and recovery notes from New Hampton area
Reports detail Frieda Etter's transfer to New Hampton Hospital for x rays and treatment, Chas Gruver's return from Rochester after major lung surgery, Fred Butikofer's major surgery in New Hampton, Elmer Lembke's leg surgery in Dubuque, Alvina Frieden's release and ongoing treatment in Rochester, and Anna Goff's transfer to Postville Hospital, with notes on families visiting and nearby movements among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Gruver
L. L. Kiple
Shies
Nelle Reusser
Rochester
New Hampton
Fred Butikofer
Wm. Moore
Alvina Frieden
Samaritan
Minn
Elmer Frieden
Jimmy
Bert Thoman
Frieden
Postville Hospital
Anna Goff
Norris Capper
First Baptist Church May Services And Youth Bible School
Thursday schedule lists Berean Songsters Midweek Service and choir practice with topics on The Son of Man at God's Right Hand and Blessed is the Nation Whose God is the Lord. Sunday programs include Worship Service Sunday School COBY and Remember Iowa Project plus Vacation Bible School plans and May 26 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ittermann
Berean
Man
Iowa
Vacation Bible School
Methodist Church Service Schedule and Activities
E G Steinman minister leads worship at 10:00 a m Sunday School follows at 11:00 a m Choir rehearsal occurs Thursday at 7 30 p m Youth Fellowship meets next Monday at 8 00 p m Vacation Bible School is in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Steinman
St Olaf Lutheran Church May 25 Services and Meeting
St Olaf Lutheran Church announces Marion service at 9:30, Norway communion at 11, Norway Brotherhood Area Meeting at 8. Rev Erling Wolf will speak on Communism. All welcome at every service. Pastor J Strandjord invites attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norway
Erling Wolf
J. Strandjord
Full Gospel Undenominational Services Schedule
Sunday school at 10:00 a m. Sunday service at 11:00 a m. Sunday evening service at 8:00 p m. The church holds all weekly services in a single day plan for followers.
Births at Postville and West Union hospitals
Welcome notices report several births: Archie Howard and spouse welcomed a daughter on May 19 at Postville hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. A son to Mr and Mrs William Lerch of Elgin born May 18 at Postville hospital. Randa Reimer, a daughter, born May 20 at West Union hospital to Orlan and Beverly Reimer of Elkader. Genevieve Dunkle’s sister-in-law Helene Scholz noted among Waterloo birth records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Howard
Postville Hospital
Wm. Lerch
Elgin
Michael
Orlan ‘Reimer
Elkader
Randa
West Union Hospital
Reimer
Beverly Larson
William Dunkle
Waterloo
Dunkle
Helene Scholz
Genevieve Dunkle
Ed Anderson
Edith Berg
Ida Lehman
LaPorte City
Albert Schori
Ethel Kohler
Wilton
C. M. Peterson
Patty
Kohler
Des Moines
Jack Tebald
Tonny
Oscar Frieden
Rudy Possehl
Pleasant Point Study Club Meeting Honors Mothers Day
The Pleasant Point Study club gathered at Edith Medberry's on May 13 with eighteen members and guests. A candlelight ceremony, songs, readings, and a duet highlighted the program, won by Inez Christen and Mildred Habeger. Members plan to be guests at the Progressive Home Study Club on May 28 hosted by Mrs. Cornelia Burrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Point
Edith Medberry
Ina
Anna Wenger
Kathlene Glass
Ella Dummermuth
Inez Brackin
Helen Nydegger
Margaret Foxwell
Mildred Habeger
Inez Christen
Mimi Dennler
Eva Medberry
Nellie Wilson
Gladys Halverson
Minnie Wilson Elfrieda Cline
Florence Schwendiman
Laura Bane
Darlene
Geraldine Shaffer
Darlene Shaffer
Progressive Home Study Club
Cornelia Burrow
Tillie
Gladys Feller
Don’t Let Mosquitoes Come to Your Picnic
Backyard picnics suffer when mosquitoes intrude. Spray yards with 2 percent DDT emulsion or dust with 5 to 10 percent DDT, treating shrubs hedges and low trees around lawns. Keep tall grasses and weeds near fences trimmed to remove resting places. Retreat every 7 to 14 days.
Motor Vehicle Injury Rise Exceeds 162 Thousand in U S Last Year
The report notes 162,800 more persons were injured in U S motor vehicle accidents last year than in 1950. This rise marks a significant increase in traffic injuries across the nation, with no further context provided about fatalities or causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Iowa Farm Notes and Market Hog Plans in May
Lively rural items discuss Sophie Groth’s county home visit near West An ion Iowa. Local 4 H and FFA youths are urged to buy a sow in the first week of May to farrow late August for fall market hog projects. Feed costs are expected lower next fall based on a predicted good corn crop. Windbreaks on Iowa farms gain emphasis as past winter and spring winds continue. Guidance urges evaluating farmstead long term needs for windbreaks and building plans. Spraying after shearing offers a cheap, effective method to control sheep ticks and sweet clover weevils, with caution about previous weed killer use on sprayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College
Echo
Ada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wana
Gunder
Miss Bessie Olson
Harold Upland
Orvin Thompson
Aucet
New Hampton Hospital
Frieda Etter
Lawrence
West Union
Elmer Lembke
Mercy Hospital
W. A. Hospital
Leonard Roberts
Geo. Jennings
Palmer Hospital
C. J. Robinson
Janet
James
W. A. Robinson
Manchester
Leonard Heins
Mr. Heins
Robert Kerr
Bernard
E. L. Morris
May
Ed Johnson
Melvin Wick
Decorah
Lemar
Rudy Posseh
Raters
Alfred Olson
Alice Winkler
Joyce Elaine Larson
First Baptist Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Churches
P. P. Study Club
Medberry’s
Robert Seilman
Gregory, Oelwein
American Legion Auxiliary
Wiracle
O’neill Drug
Lydia Martie
Joe Wander
Keith
Qle Reierson
Sophie Groth
West Anion
Malibou
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Kroehler
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muchlethaler
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