Farm Bureau meeting prompts local notices and visits
In Fayette many attended the annual Farm Bureau gathering at the M. F. E. church. Nearby residents visited kin in Cedar Rapids, with Mrs. Ed Wenger returning after an operation. Births, hospital news, and a Halloween program at Arlington were noted, along with multiple social visits among families from West Union Oelwein and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
M. FE
Fayette
Wilma Steinmetz
Elgin
Ed Wenger
Gene
Ida
Lena
Walter Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Carl Egli
Baby
Oak Grove
Medberry House
Andrew Yearous
Eugene Woodworth
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Myria Church
Sunday Socials Gatherings Across Local Homes
Sunday gatherings filled area homes as families and friends hosted friends and relatives. Rex Melberry and Mrs. John Lantz centered visits with Elmer Frieden, Fred Burrow, and others while Mr. and Mrs. Leo Rothlisberger and relatives visited the Fred Rothlisberger home. Additional calls included Mrs. Anna Gibson with the Chas Doty family and L. W. McKellar at the 8 H Foxwell home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Otis Rothlisberger
Will Frieden
Gottfried Frieden
Ida
Wilbur Lehwan
Dan Butikofer
Elmer Frieden
Fred Burrow
Albert Dennler
Rex Melberry
John Lantz
Elgin
Marthe Chapmen
Jerome
Leo Rothlisberger
Nancy Ernet
Guy
Lala Rothlishberger
Earl
Fred Rothlisberger
Guernsey
Local Social Roundup From Elkader Area Families
Cheery Valley News lists visits and gatherings in the Elkader Beloit and Garnaville region. Families such as Olson Hanson Lehman Christen and Duff attend dinners suppers and farm chores with multiple neighbors, while a Clayton county corn husking contest near Garnaville sees John Christen fifth and Jim Duff sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Benson
Elgin
Earl Benson
Milton Anderson
Beloit
Wis
Ellen Hanson
Frank Christen
Will Nydegger
John Berfus
Decoral
Earl West
Near Elkader
Arthur Friederich
Ed LaValle
Postville
Will Bellis
West Union
Rosa Schlupp
Hanson Bros
John Christen
Jim Duff
Clayton County
Garnaville
Ira Olson
Lavanda
Ben Dennler
Louis Lehman
Stanley
Louisa Lehman
Albert Schupbach
Archie Howard and
Shirley
Oak Grove
Martin Hanson
Lovia Butikofer
Oma Lea
Eleanor
John, Jr
Louis
Lawrence Butikofer
Dennis Lee
Adolph Hanson
Jake Christen
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Lucy
George Christen
Ernest Christen
Paul Bossard
Ernest Meyer
Harry Reichert
Rose Reitz
Cedar Rapids
Tofield Lehman
Adeline Lehman
Max Lehman
Opal Denner
Clarence Schneider
George Leuchtenmacher
Louise Denner
Louise
Harry
Leo
Lavern Dennler
Wm. Larson
Highland School
Delores Nyborg
Louis Becker
Mia
Lucy Christen
Wilbur Lehman
Real Appetite Judge Accused Hunger Defense
A Atlanta Constitution report notes a judge questioning a suspect who stole $50,000 and receiving the defense that the robber acted from hunger. The exchange centers on motive and legality as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Gunder Gisleson and relatives visit in Osage area
Gunder Gisleson and family with sister Pauline traveled from Osage to spend Sunday as dinner guests at the Ole Gisleson home. Various neighbors and relatives, including Mrs Otto Warner and son Donald, Mrs Geo Landsgard, Mrs Elmer Benson, Mrs Ole Torkelson, and others, shared visits and meals. A local Marion township trustees meeting caused a school holiday for teachers and pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gisleson
Pauline Gisleson
Osage
Ole Gisleson
Otto Warner
Donald
Martin Halverton
Geo. Landsgard
Elmermer Benson
Ole Torkelson
Elgin
Marion Township
Center
Trene
Mildred Halverson
Helmer Loftsgard
H. E. Landagard
Doris
Clermont
Gisleson
Henry Olson
Gerhard Halverson
Z. T. Loftagard
Nele Glaen
St. Olaf
Nelvin Loftagard
West Union Hospital
Lew Reierson
Clarence Kirkeberg
Morris Larson
Henry Mork
Oak Grove Community Social Visits and Guests
Oak Grove locals report weekend visits across multiple homes. Mr and Mrs John Johnson and families joined Frank Boyle, while Thomas Pollock and family visited Walter and Chris Dennler homes. Evelyn Dennler stayed with Ella Nora Patterson in Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Johnson
Wm. Boyle
George Boyle
Frank Boyle
Thos. Pollock
Walter Dennler
Chris Dennler
Evelyn Dennler
Ella Nora Patterson
Wadena
Ralph Reed
Roy Leuchtenmacher
George Nydegger
O. T. Johnson
Strawberry Point
Oran Bane
Henry Holzer
George Howard
Lawrence Howard
John Howard
Sarah Johnson
St. Olaf
John Nydegger
Local social notes from Maynard and surrounding towns
Sunday visits and dinner gatherings fill the week as Tim Thoman and Florence Thoman illness frame family life. Dozens of couples and families from Maynard Volga City St Olaf and Elgin share meals and call on friends including Shaffers Wilsons Dennlers and Chapmans with multiple dinners Sunday afternoons and Thursday visits.
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E.R. Withell
D.C
Hank Bldg
Elkader
Town
Evans’ Cafe
Iilyria
Celis -Andrae
Cheery Valley
Ruth Rothlisberger
Earl Scheffert
Elmer Kohls
Lawrence
John H. Stolle
L. V. Humphry
Albert Baldwin
Oelwein
Clyria
Myria
Highland Division
Ralph Shaffer
Snyder
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
J. F. Shaffer
D. DeLance
Soap Lake
Washington
Cornelius Olson
Bernetta
Ing Kohler
Lena Hunsberger
Giled Hicks
Arlington
Waneta Hicks
Lea Paige
Elizabeth
Grace
Thomas Foxwell
Celia Andrae
Viola ‘Foxwell
West ‘Union
Paul Martin
Mildred
Bernice Netwaeher
Reynold Strong
F. W. Hughes
L. W. McKellar
Ward Brabham
Mary Ogle
Gene Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Brainard
Thos
Ogle
Herve Robbins
Hawkeye
Mya
Ern Meyer
Wanda Lang
Lois and
Lavon
Near West Union
Martha Chapman
Minnie Daniels
Bobby
Mollie Schneider
Darlene
Ben Schneider
Fred Schneider
Alfred Jacob
Arthur Kelly
Bale
Harold Ashby
E. E. Kelly
Lulu Rothlisberger
Floyd Patterson
Ernestine Benson
Geraldine Yearons
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Oak Grove News
Tim Thoman
Florence Thoman
Oscar Gilley
Maynard
Harold Strong
Jasper Mitts
Jack Shaffer
Rudy Minger
Glendale
Calif
Glen Minger
Silas Wilson
Henry Rineking
Harold Johnson
Bert Allen
Henrietta Cunningham
Volga City
Johnson
Clifton Powell
Gerald
Reynold
Enos Howard
Howard Shaffer
Howard Medberry
Rex Medberry
J. J. Snyder
Chris
Russell Jones
Hazel Bartels
Louis Dennler
Arthur Chapman
John Luchsinger
Lester
Jake Hoover
Douglas
Della Chapman
John
Gen
Falk’s
Walt, Asyz
John Jr
Sea Walt
Dodge Tudor
Or George
Chevrolet
Or John, Jr
Whitney
Iowa
Elgin Postville
Marquette
Nash
Plymouth
Ford
International Pic
Charlie Christianson
Wagner Township
Ralph Gunderson
St. Olaf, Iowa
Echo
Elgin State Bank
Elgin, Iowa
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