Community Guests and Visits Across Cedar Rapids to Postville
Local residents from Cedar Rapids to Clermont and West Union visited friends and relatives on weekends and weekdays. Numerous dinner and supper gatherings, Sunday calls, and birthday celebrations linked families including Medberry, Yearous, Gibbs, Hunsberger, Foxwell, Tape, Ernst, Hagelie, Foxwell, Searls, Frieden, Halverson, Pollock, and Dennler, with several hospital and travel mentions countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilyria
James Cook
Cedar Rapids
Will Kerry
Lee Roy Collins
Delbert Chapman
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
William Yearous
Alton Medberry
Justin Herwig
Fayette
Will Christen
Thomas, Faxwell
Kevin
Dean Whitford
Volga
Forrest Shof
Elvin Anderson
West Union
Orvin Thompson
Reese Gibbs
Waverly
Barbara Gibbs
Rae Gibbs
Ralph Shaffer
Will Kerr
Richard Schmidt
Tripoli
Schmidt
Guy Ernst
Hermin Schuety
Elkader
Clarion Hagelie
Joyce
Mervin Hunsberger
Dick Searls
Marion
Paul Smith
Walter Ash Sr
Dannie Sniffin
Wadena
Jeff Frieden
Bruce Halverson
Tommy Pollock
Keven Smith
Ruth Loftsgard
Juke Schneider
Richard Erickson
Arnold Sanders
Linda
Hawkeye
Thomas Foxwell
Harold, Dennler
Alfred Jenson
Local luncheon and visit notices across Postville area
A long list of social visits highlights a string of luncheon and dinner guests in homes around Postville and nearby towns. Mrs. Henry Vellersven hosts several guests, with others visiting in the David Smith, Joseph Reierson, and Otto Gisleson households as well as activities at the Lutheran Church workshop in Monona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schupbach
Stanley Schaffer
Henry Vellersven
Emily Amundson
Ames Olson
Gertie Larson
Albert Hauser
Postville
Henry Wellersven
Clarence Anderson
Will Bergen
Ole Loftsgard
Angela Smith
David Smith
Lawrence Naylor
West Union
Otto Gisleson
Dale
Mary Ann
Randy Smohel
Joseph Reierson
Ronald Reierson
David Smohel
Laverne Smohel
Lloyd Reierson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Diane Reierson
Lisa Lam~borne
Donald Lamborne
Clara Kurth
Selmer Holm
Merrill Olson
Harold Opland
Bernard Hanson
Corrine Rypestol
Monana
Arthur Landsgard
Emory Landsgard
Millard Gisleson
Dubuque
Mary Neeley
Xavier Hospital
Eggplant records claimed by Elkader grower
Mrs. Nelda Schuety of Elkader produced the largest eggplants this year with a specimen reaching 12 inches in height and 23 inches around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelda Schuety
Elkader
Social Roundup in Brainard and Nearby Towns
Residents in Brainard and surrounding communities hosted and visited relatives and friends through a flurry of calls dinners and social events including Richard Kohls elegy after his Friday death and numerous birthday and birthday meals for relatives across West Union Independence Clermont Strawberry Point Sumner Ossian Elkader Oelwein Waterloo Waverly and Farm ersburg with many neighbors named and hosted guests at multiple homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Rolf
West Union
Archie Kohls
Wenatchee
Wash
Richard Kohls
Riley Grimes
Tom Hayzlett
Independence
Grimes
Hayzleit
Anton Kohls
T Evansdale
Clarence Jorgenson
Paul Zurbriggen
Walter Pritchard
Roger Reeder
Richard Frieden
Ross James
Elmer Kohls
Clermont
Clarence Kohls
Strawberry Point
Harold Loyd
Fayette
Marvin van Sickle
Baby
Tom Meighan
David and
Kelly
Sumner
Lawrence Gehrings
Don Reeder and
Don Stambrough
Gary Reeder
Anna Reeder
Don Reeder
Melvin Hansen
Elgin
Robert Hansen
Darrell
Elkader
Lyle Martin
Dennis Olson
George Pape
Cheery Valley Social Guests Share Weekend Visits
Cheery Valley residents including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Butihofer and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dennler spent weekend at the Glen Dennler home in Polk City. Ernest Christen and Clara Muehlethaler joined the Christens for Sunday dinner in Farmersburg. Wanda Hofer from Cedar Rapids dined with Clarence Hofer, and Alice and Dean Hofer visited the Robert Hanson home with others. Afternoon callers included Martin Hanson Gladys and Mrs. Silas Butihofer with Bruce for a Monday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Butikofer
Gerald Nickels
Qclweinl
George Nickels
Willis Currier
Guttenberg
Roscoe Larson
Wm. Torkelson, Jr
Albert Dennler
Wm. Baumgartner
Oelwein
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Walter
Lucy Christen
Clermont
Martin Hanson
Archie Howard
Christen Bros
Stanley Moser
Albert Lee Dennier
Sylvan Rorkelson
Cheery Valley
Harry Butihofer
Ben Dennler
Glen Dennler
Polk City
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlethaler
Frank Christen
Albert Erickson
Farmersburg
Wanda Hofer
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Hofer
Alice
Dean Hofer
Robert Hanson
Community gifts to UNICEF highlighted by local donors
Names of many individuals from Elgin and Clermont contribute gifts and donations to UNICEF. Modern Woodmen of America provide door prizes and souvenirs. Winners include David Loftsgard with a stuffed animal and Ronnie Reierson with a marble game. One hundred twenty three children registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Et Everett
Jil
Lorie
Lisa Fauser
Debra K
Dawn Frieden
Craig
Paul David Wenger
Deanna Krueger
Karen Friederich
Becky Ogle
Eric
Joel
Clint Hanson
Jill Peck
Leslie Schnieder
Kathy McMillan
Debra Loftsgard
Diane Halverson
Sally Amundson
Elgin Business Men
Good Neighbor Club
Father Currier
Clermont
Unicef
Woodmen of America
David Loftsgard
Ronnie Reierson
Drew Loftsgard
Brad Reierson
Joan Peck
Extension Service Calendar Of Events Week November Fourteen
Extension Service calendar lists meetings and classes from Monday to Thursday. Activities include township extension elections at Hlyria Church and Stor mont School, tailoring classes, leader training at the county extension office, and a swine conference in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyria Township Extension Council
Hlyria Church
I. Putnam Township
Stormont School
County
Waterloo
To Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs John C Williams will be honored at an open house to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary hosted by family and friends at a local residence on a weekend afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Williams
Federated Clubs Host Halloween UNICEF Party at Grade School
Elgin Federated Clubs sponsored a successful Halloween UNICEF party in the grade school gym. Mrs Russell Goodell served as master of ceremonies. Cartoons were shown and songs led by Mrs Goodell. Costumed children from each club paraded on stage and received prizes. Fifty cent prizes were awarded to numerous costumed children including Susan Amundson Adel Amundson John Amundson Janice Joyce Jean Blockhus Leanne Christine Lehman Jeff Pfister Karen Connie Frieden Mary Leeman Cindy Butikofer Diana Blockhus Marcia Blockhus Jan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Clubs
Elgin Federated
Russell Goodell
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration Nearby Independence
On Sunday November 20 1966 their children host a 50th wedding anniversary event at the Rural Electric Cooperative Building on Highway east of Independence Iowa from 1 30 to 5 00 p m LILY A lily bloomed at Mrs Emily Warwick Guthrie Center last month with several large white Easter lily blossoms on display
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electric Cooperative
Highway Ww
Independence
Iowa
Emily Warwick
Guthrie Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Wilson
Harold Strong
Robert Kerr
Willie
Willie Kerr
Gunder News
Elgin State Bank
DIAL
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Francis Butikofer
Brainard News
Fayette County
Robert L
Anthony
Northwestern Bell
Bob Falb
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