Weekend Guests and Church Plans Dot Local Social Notes
Local society page lists guests visiting from Towa City and Fayette including Mrs Will Christen and Mrs Ivan Anderson. Sunday church at nine then ten o'clock services with picnics planned. families from Ames Cedar Rapids Waterloo and West Union visited friends, relatives and graduates, with several dinner and afternoon calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Anderson
Arlington
Bright
Towa City
Hila Foxwell
Fayette
Thomas Foxwell
Charles Frieden
Bobby Rothlisberger
Walter
Baxter Springs
Kang
Orran Bane, Jr
Lori
Waterloo
Orran Bane
Bassett Saran
Thomas Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Shaffer
Earl Rothlisberger
Harold Dennler
Duane Strong
Merlin Chapman
Cedar Falls
Arthur Chapman
Ames
Douglas Chapman
Bradley
Brenda Chapman
Thomas
Mary Flanagan
Richard Taylor
Arizona
Paul Smith
Alindo Blatti
New Hampton
Clifford Medberry
Gordon Pollock
Community Socials Across West Union and Waterloo
Brainard News notes Friday and weekend visits in West Union and Waterloo households. Ed Fenner and Joe Peters homes hosted multiple guests including Bob Peters Don Peters and local families. Eyewitnesses included Kerr Jr Kim from Postville and Willis Lyons. Ray Fenner hosted in Memphis TN while Bob Gilbert and sons moved to Hawk Eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Whitcher
West Union
Ed Fenner
Joe Peters
Bob Peters
Don Peters
Waterloo
Robert Kerr, Jr
Kim
Postville
Willis Lyons
Richard Kohls
Celia Kohls
Glenn Boyer
Vern Boyer
Kate Rolfs
Hillcrest Club
Ita Cherry
Community Social Ties Bind McGregor Area Families
Numerous local families hosted and visited across a busy weekend, with gatherings at Henry Nyberg, Julia Loftsgard, Joseph Reierson, and other homes. Confirmations, graduations, and anniversaries punctuated lunches, dinners, and Sunday coffee moments, highlighting the close-knit bonds among residents in the McGregor area.
Memorial Day social and family visits at Minnesota homes
Visitors gathered for a pre Memorial Day picnic at the National Fair Grounds including families from Marion Clinton St Olaf Froelich Monona and St Olef. Holm home and Floyd Thompson home hosted callers at Jim Olson home Cler mont. Reierson family visited Mrs liner Eberling in West Union and joined Cornelius Reierson family for supper. Bernard Loftsgard hosted Sunday dinner with Gilbert Lofts gard Ronald Loftsgard Ruth Loftsgard Sharon Emma Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
David Reierson
Orvin Loftsgard
Joseph Reierson
Lloyd Reierson
Clara Kurth
Henry Nyberg
Bertha Zahn
Fred Burkhart
McGregor
Myron Houg
Joseph Krosa
Keith
Clarence Anderson
Kenneth Kjosa
Louis Becker, Jr
Louis Becker
Judy
Clarence Becker
Charles Becker
Kenneth Mark
Kendall
Joseph Kjosa
Kathryn
Rodney Smith
Marsha
David
Ole Loftsgard
Arthur Landsgard
P. K. Peterson
T. L. Loftsgard
Marion
Otto Gibbson
O. R. Haugstul
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
Edward. Edblad
Niles
Morris Amundson
Ole Amundson
Louise Vick
Arthur Amundson
Bernard Hanson
Will Bergen
Ben
Christine Rypestor
Corrine
Alf Vaala
Marian Dewitt
New Hampton
Mervin Reierson
Danny Baker
Hilder Bilden
Jim Olson
Lana
Vebjorn Landsgard
Ole
St. Olaf
Sel
Holm
Giesth Tm
Floyd Thompson
Wadena
Clermont
Joseph ‘Reierson
Liner Eberling
West Union
Cornelius Reierson
Natonal Fair Grounds
Fred Walk
Mickie Dee
Community Picnic and Visits Highlight Weekend in Guttenberg
Residents and relatives gathered for birthdays and dinners across Guttenberg and nearby towns. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Peake at Merlin Gender’s home, Edwin Hanson joining Lydia Hanson’s dinner group, and numerous confirmations of family and guest visits at Ellen Mason and John Christen households. The Good Neighbors Club plans a July 15 picnic at Elkader shelter house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Peake
Merlin Gender
Guttenberg
Gender
Harry Butikofer
Louise
Wm. Torkelson, Jr
Albert L. Dennler
Ernest Christen
Frank Christen
Lucy Christen
Elmer Christen
Edwin Hanson
Lydia Hanson
Harry
Leo Hanson
Tara Ann
Marvin Berse
Danice
Janie
Mrs. Berse
Chatfield
Minn
Aden Hanson
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Robert Hanson
Alan Seabrooke
Clermont
Harold Meisner
Dorthy
Ellen Mason
Guernsey Smith
Clara Muehlethdler
Ida Meyer
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Volga
Sacred Heart Church
Elmer Brockmeyer
Postville
Roscoe Larson
Clarence Larson
Philmon Peterson
Kevin
Stanley Moser
Johnnie
Ted Friederich
Ronnie Wenger
Elkader
Carl Cousins
Karla
Mark
Cedar Falls
Clarence Hofer
Valley High
Darlene Hofer
Mr. Cousins
Shirley Chapman
Wadena
Marilyn Butikofer
Ben Butikofer
Irene
P. W. Minihan
Mary Connor
St. Joseph's Church
Kenneth
Keith
Delbert Chapman
John Christen
Helen and
Genevieve
Teddie Lou Doeppke
Early Scranton Garden Yields Fresh Veg From Orrie Morlan
Garden owner Orrie Morlan touts one of Scranton’s earliest and best gardens. He shares harvests including onions rhubarb asparagus lettuce and radishes as proof of the plot’s productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie Morlan
Scranton
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Will Christen
Hite Sebo
Peli Hee
Mlyrie
Dianne
Frieden
Best Moines
Floyd Frieden
Carl Gehring
Lloyd ‘Baumgartner
Pat King
Hazelton
Harold Strong
George Butikofer
Fred Schneider
Delhi
Glenn
Lyle Ive Harnand
William H. Keig
Brainard News
Elgin State Bank
DIAL
Elgin
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
ADENA
Lawrence Knudi
Ilgin State Bank Son
Gunder News
Clara Hellum
Bertina Halverson
Elmer Oamundson
Gena Knutson
Agnes Larson
Julia Loftsgard
Josie Jensen
John Tillotson
Gheery Valley
Leo
Raymond Weston
Russell and Kenny
Lamont
Will
Smith and
Hellen
Genevieve Christen
Bob Swehla
Fayette County
Italy
Bob
Robert F
Rob) Swehla
Towa
Hickenlooper
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U.S. Senate
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Hickenlooper For
Vernon L. Clark
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