Birthday and social visits mark Gunder News
A string of local gatherings highlights the week with Mrs. Ole Loftsgard hosting a birthday party for Mrs Richard Erickson in Wadena. Numerous families from Decorah Ossian West Union and other nearby towns share dinners, calls, and birthday honors among friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Loftsgard
Richard Erickson
Wadena
Laurence Naylor
Gerald Winter
Otto Gisleson
Decorah
Kathleen Gisleson
Bertha West
Melvin Clausen
Argyle, Wise
Helga Bilden
Tilpher Hilden
Debra
Henry Larson
Lloyd Loftsgard
Joseph Reierson
Ed Monroe
Ossian
Kenneth Kjosa
Harold Opland
Will Bergen
George Landsgard
Guttenberg
Ctera Kurth
Selmer Holm
Gilbert Lottsgard
Louis Larson
Clarion
Robert Bullock
Des Moines
Emma Larson
Clermont
Ronald Loftsgard
Carroll Klingman
Glenn Parry
Woodward
Luncheon and hospital visit mark Elkader social day
Cheery Valley guest Ellen Mason dined Thursday with Mr and Mrs Andrew Yearous at Elkader and later called on Andrew Yearous in hospital. Pvt Merlin Nickels from Fort Carson returned home for a week before reporting to Fort Gordon. A picnic dinner honored him Sunday with many local families attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Thoman
Robert Barker
Frank Christen
Reuben Christen
Elkader
Albert Dennler
Welter Christen
Ruth
Albert Butikofer
John Dennler
Walter Mitts
Clarence Mararend
Garnaville
Martin Hanson
Wm. Dennler
Billie Jane
Russell Friederich
Robert Hanson
George Nickels
Gerald
Merlin
Floyd Chase
Fayette
Richard Hofer
Gladys
Diane
Janice Hanson
Will Christen
David
Glen
Louis
Leo Christen
Ernest Christen
Ed Medberry
Wm Torkelson
Albert L. Denkler
George Pulfer
Clarence Hofer
Chris Wenger
Sam Frieden
Ted Friederich
John Christen
Ira Olson
St. Olaf
Ellen Mason
Christen Bros
Mre
Andrew Yearous
Arthur Yearous
Merlin Nickels
Fort Carson
Colo
Fort Gordon
Lizzie Chase
Elmer
Ralph
Lester Chase
Willis
Charles
Volga
Jerry Anderson
Joe Olson
Eric
Clermont
James Hermen
Stanley Moser
Fred Butikofer
Jarome Yearous
Albert Klingman
Elkader Hospital
Methodist family supper in Clermont hosts and visits
The Methodist family supper was held Sunday Nov 12 with 23 members and five guests hosted by Mrs Bess Blake and Mr and Mrs Clarence Tatro. The group sang hymns and several people visited relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Blake
Clarence Tatro
Hradley Boleyn
Lisbon
Lester Luchsinger
Norman Boleyn
Jim Boleyn
Byron Yauslin
Donald Gordon
B. R. Young
Franz Appelman
Iowa City
Youngs
Texas
Appelman
Dr. H. Shining
Anna Larrabee
Robert. Lindsay
Postville
H. R. Young
Wichita Palls
Gary Gilson
Becky
Alvin Schrogder
Waterloo
Hans Sardvold
Ogsian
Helmer Johnson
Grovdahl
Andrew Fossaszen
Nels Gilbert
Emily Amundson
Gena Anderson
West Union
James Bromwell
Ted Askelson
Bertha Gress
Claude Gress
Hans Sandvold
Cedar Rapids
Mellien Lofts
Hans Kuhlman
Austin
Minn
Pete Kuhlman
Robert Schneider
Elizabeth Schneider
Beverly Chenswold
Ronald Fran
Clarence Hagelie
Ossian
Joe Frana
Adams
Berdean Hage
Social notes from Selmer area weekend visits and guests
The column lists weekend guests and and returned travelers across Selmer and nearby towns. Pvt Anthony Habeger returned to Camp LeJeune after a 10 day leave with his wife and Abe Habeger family. Numerous visitors attended church events, dinners, weddings, and coffee gatherings at homes in West Union, Fairfield, Elgin, Cedar Falls, and other locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Ronald
Kenneth Askelson
Bethany Lutheran Church
Claude Gress
Marilyn Gress
Frankfurt
Germany
Vienna
Italy
France
Switzerland
Gena Anderson
Hans Sandvold
Matthew Bakke
Iowa City
Elmer Olson
Roger
Martin Anderson
Burnell Anderson
Dean
Dennis
David
Judy
Cedar Falls
Don Anderson
Brian
Brent
Luana
Don Koenig
Delhi
John Gass
Kathy
Florence Ann
Fairfield
Elmer Easler
Rochester
Minn
Robert Basler
Waterloo
Ann
Mryna
Phillip Kans
Robert Moore
Elgin
Robert Larsen
J. A. Erickson
Ed Wenger
Martin Wenger
Ida Peters
Helen Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Lena Wenger
Joe Leehy
LaVerne Swenson
Enoce Nelson
Sylvan Taylor
Ricky
Donald Cowell Amd Doyle
Mary Kay Marvin
Jeff
Elizabeth
Anthony Habeger
Belevue
Abe Habeger
Illyria social notes detail weekend visitors and guests
Weekend visitors fill ILlyria area homes as families host relatives from Sumner Iowa City and beyond. Guests include the Wm. Denner and Elizabeth Schneider households with stops in Elkader West Union and Arlington. Local residents entertain and travel parties from Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota with dinners and hospital visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Denner
Alex Yearous
Brenda
Kenneth Dridmer
Sumner
Alfred Martie
Monona
Edwin Loftsgard
Ed Evens
West Union
Gene Wenger
Kathleen Pierce
Independence
Virgil Torson
Peace Corps Entrance Tests Announced for November Dates
Postmaster McMillan at Elgin and Martin at Clermont announced the Peace Corps entrance test will be held Tuesday and Wednesday November 28 and 29, 1961. Information on testing locations will be posted on local post office bulletin boards and stations, with ECHO notified when details arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMillan
Elgin
Martin
Clermont
Peace Corps
McMillen
ECHO
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Cornelius Reierson
Will Carter
Ben Fuelling
Fred Rugland
Olvin Olson
Margit Olson
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Forrest Shaffer
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LaVerne Schneiders
L. L. Storey
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Berdean Hagelie
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Silas Wilson
James Trathen
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