Cheery Valley News Readouts From Monona Area
Harold Meyer of Monona spent the weekend in the Oscar Baumgartner home. Tillie Butikofer went to Cedar Rapids to assist Mrs. Jacob Solberger with housework. Ida and Hilda Meyer hosted a large pre nuptial shower for Marie Dennler. Various neighbors shared visits and meals at multiple local homes including Dennler, Friederich, Buatikofer, and Larson households. A pot luck dinner honored Hilda Meyer’s birthday with pupils and parents present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meyer
Monona
Oscar Baumgartner
Tillie Butikofer
Cedar Rapids
Jacob Solberger
Ida
Hilda Meyer
Marie Dennler
Ern Lerch
G.friederich
Elmer Dennler
Ftemily
Jake Dennler
Oscar Frieden
el 1Kader
G. Friederich
Jake Butikofer
Clarence Schneider
Elgin
Walter Lehman
Walter Buatikofer
Wm. Larson
Ben Hofer
Frank Christen
Bert Thoman
Loraine Butikofer
Ed Metzger
Walter Butikofer
Zeta Marie
Arthur Friederich
Albert Lee
Fred Friederich
Harold Meisner
Edwin Hanson
John Dennler
John Friederich
Hanson Bros
Yann Meyer
Illyria Residents Attend Socials and Church Events
Illyria items recount visits by Will and Anna Wutrich of Rockville Connecticut, and gatherings at the Fred Schneider home. Families plan church cleanup on June 2 and note Community Day shifts for June 22. Local residents guest at several homes, with summer plans for Elgin high school graduates and two local school districts ongoing.
Community Notes From a Rural Iowa Weekend
Taught by Grace Foxwell and school picnic marks end of term. Families visitels span Rex Medberry home, Jones family, and Lou Dennler in Oak Grove. Varying visits include Rothlisberger and Maynard, and many church and community events with reunions, picnics, and a nearby farm bureau gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Foxwell
Joyce Jones
Jean Jones
Russell Jones
Lou Dennler
Oak Grove
Walter Rothlisberger
Maynard
Coronel
Rex Medberry
Max Medberry
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Perry Medberry
J. J. Snyder
Alton Medberry
Andrew
Progressive Home Study Club
Marie Gehring
Fayette County Farm Bureau
West Union
Thos. Benson
Lena Aeschliman
Wadena
Lulu Rothlisberger
Bart
Leo Rothlisberger
Jasper Mitts
Gottfried Frieden
Joyce Gehring
Fred Schneider
Alma Friederich
Harold Kimball
Grand Meadow Social Guests and Attendances
Grand Meadow residents report visits and hospitality. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Buraas and Gloria stayed with Mrs Carolyn Erickson. Roger Holm visited grandparents Andrew Reinhart. Darlene Olson visited in Howard Kluss’s Monona home. Wilma Martin weekend at Ole Reierson’s. Ernest Holt's Sunday with Walter Martie. Willard Martin family at Jens Johnson's Clermont. Ed Johnson Archie and Doris at Ole Reierson. Clifford Osmundson Vivian and Delores at Thomas Osmundson. Darlene Marilyn Olson at Bert Lyngaas. Eleanor Lyngaas teaches parish school at Brarby. Clarence Reierson weekend with Willard Martin. Louie Anderson doing carpentry at Carolyne Erickson’s. Mr and Mrs Vebyjorn Landsgard attend to various local matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthford Anderson
Gunder
Eleanor Brea
Decorah
Olson
Bert, Lyngans
Springfield
Vivian
Delores Osmundson
Bert Lyngans
Gilbert Buraas
Gloria
Carolyn Erickson
Roger Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Darlene Olson
Howard Kluss
Monona
Wilma Martin
Ole Reierson
Ernest Holt
Walter Martie
Willard Martin
Jens Johnson
Clermont
Ed Johnson
Archie
Doris
Clifford Osmundson
Delores
Thos. Osmundson
Darlene
Marilyn Olson
Bert Lyngaas
Eleanor Lyngaas
Brarby
Clarence Reierson
Louie Anderson
Carolyne Erickson
Vebyjorn Landsgard
Brainard Community Notes Large crowd attends school program
Brainard school closed Saturday with a musical program and a picnic at the school house attended by a large crowd. Teacher Mary Jan Patterson. Funeral of Henry Miller held at Elgin Baptist church. Various residents visited, hosted, or attended gatherings in West Union Elgin Clermont Clermont church notes mention Ladies Aid and program. brainard church notes list Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard
Mary Jan Patterson
Henry Miller
Baptist Church
Elgin
Ula Howard
George Howard
West Union
Wm. Nutting
Raymond Mays
Marian Patterson
Lenton Dykes
D. H. Craft
Clara Bartlett
Wm. Barker
Robert Grover
John Barnhouse
Ellen Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Ira Cherry
Fayette
Chas. Appelman
Hawkeye
Glen Boyer
Theodore Kjosa
Kenneth Kjosa
Clermont
Ladies’ Aid Society
Frank Lyon
Don Cummings
R. A. Belknap
Mary Boyer
Grace Barker
Carl Appelman
Brainard Church
Community Guests Visit Neighbors in Oak Grove
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across multiple households. Sunday gatherings at the Thoman, Winkler, Matthys, and Foxwell homes featured extended family and neighboring clusters from Pepin and Frankville with additional supper visits and club meetings in Pleasant Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frieden
I. ©. Jerdee
Elsie Marie
Tim Thoman
Russell Jones
Geo. Jones
Jean
Louis Dennler
Clarence Winkler
Ed Brackin
Hans Winkler
Pleasant Point
Sunday social events in Elgin area households
The report lists multiple Sunday and Monday visits and gatherings across Elgin and nearby towns. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jones, Mr. and Mrs. George Jones Jr., the Dennler family, and others, with social hours, dinners, and a church program noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Winkler
Russell Jones
George Jones, Jr
Louis Dennler
Archie Howard
John Howard
John Howard, Jr
Wm. Kohls
Ern Baechler
Elgin
Tim Thoman
Clarence
Silas Wilson
Harry Gilson
J. J. Phillips
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Chas, Erickson
Elkader
Howard Medberry
Oran Bane
Tille Hanson
J. M. Shaffer
H. B. Gilson
Detour Toil Bridge Ahead Joke Draws Road Sign Laughs
A farmer christening tale shows the minister asking spiritual readiness and the host replying with lists of drinks. A Scotland detour sign jokes about toil and a hospital note hints expectant fathers needing more financial aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Local Teen Quips On A Cold Season In Mercury Gazette
An Minois girl yawns every ninety seconds for sixty days. A shapely local girl predicts a short season for shorts if the cold weather persists, noting the humorous contrast with fashion expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Mercury
Sabula Gazette
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