Local social rounds and community events in Fayette area
Alice Frieden visits relatives near Lima while residents attend Whitley Hereford sale at West Union fairgrounds. Several guests celebrate anniversaries and share meals, with farm bureau and 4-H activities noted. Guests come from Fay ette, West Union, Elgin, Rock Valley, Wall and nearby towns, including families of the Klingman, Strong, Dennler and Medberry households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Frieden
Lima
Gottfred Frieden
Whitley
West Union Fair Grounds
Aid Society
Farm Bureau
Reynold Strong
Harold Strong
Fred Rothlisberger
J. W. Wilbur
Hawkeye
Eva Meyer
Fayette
Harold Kimball
Oscar Baumgartner
Cheery Valley
Sam Howard
Baby
Lawrence Grimm
Elgin
George Howard
Walter Medberry
Myron Moore
C. L. Klingman
West
Eskader
Mary
Fanny Palmer
Will Towsley
Waterloo
Arthur Chapman
Douglas
Oak Grove
Marthe Chapman
J. T. Colgrove
Russell
Alma Reichert
Jerome Yearoua
Lena Bonaberger
Schneider Turkey Ranch
Ogle Threshing Ring
Thos. Ogle
al Dennler
Chas
Doty
Clarence
Lucretia Turnbull
Herve Robbins
Weekend Guests Visit in Anamosa and Surrounding Towns
Mr and Mrs L C Popenhagen and daughter La Verle of Anamosa were weekend guests in the Walter Medberry home. Mrs Fred Rothlisberger visited West Union with Mrs Ida Mattocks and Rosanna Rothlisberger. Ruth Schneider was a supper guest of her grandfather Jacob Gehring in Cheery Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Popenhagen
la Verle
Anamosa
Walter Medberry
Fred Rothlisberger
Ida Mattocks
Rosanna Rothlisberger
West Union
Ruth Schneider
Jacob
Gehring
Cheery Valley
John Nydegger
Ern Meyer
Arthur Chapman
Tommy Howard
Reuben Howard
Chas. Wilder
Russell Jones
Walter Dennler
Evelyn
Louis Dennler
Elkader
Enos Howard
Archie Howard
Shirley
Thos. Howard, Sr
Ed Conner
Wm. Pritchard
John Good
Harry Dickenson
Fayette
Forest Shaffer
J. M. Shaffer
Harold Strong
Silas Wilson
George Wilkinson
Wadena
J. T Colgrove
Russell
Fred Reichert
Harry Gilson
Chas. Feller
Will Kohler
Christ Dennler
Chas. Erickson
George Leuchtenmacher
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Jake Hoover
Will Hoover
Oelwein
Ward Brabham
Clifton Powell
C. Reierson
St. Olaf
Gerald
Geraldine Schori
Beryl Boleyn
Oak Grove Social Hour Notes and Village Visits
The Oak Grove News reports a social hour with Mrs. John Nydegger and Christmas gift draw. Numerous guests visit and dine with local families, celebrating birthdays and attending picnics, dinners, and 4 H events across Elkader Highland Fayette Wa dena and West Union.
Washington's Brothers Named in Early Ohio Company
Washington lore notes two of the members of the first Ohio company chartered in 1749 were brothers of George Washington, highlighting early ties between the Virginia settler and the frontier venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio Company
George Washington
Community Guest Lists and Local Visits In Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley News records a flurry of Sunday and Tuesday visits across area homes. Families including Frieden, Snyder, Baumgartner, Dennler, Mark, Meyer, Christen, Butikofer, Wenger, and Lehman share dinners, supervision, and casual calls in West Union Elgin Elgin area through midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Frieden
Near I'West Union
Rosa Schlupp
J. J. Snyder
Theresa
Betty
Wm. Baumgartner
Ern Baumgartner
Margaret Becker
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Kenneth Mark
Jananne
Eva Mae Meyer
Evelyn Dennler
Oscar Baumgartner
Walter Butikofer
Jake Dennler
Betty and
George Jr
Christen
Elgin
Ethel Mae Thoman
Fred Butikofer
Joe Wander
Blockhus Bros
Will Nydegger
Near Velza
Jake Christen
Clarence Schneider
Levi Frieden
Hans Hanson
Fred Yost
Sam Dennler
Ben Dennler
Ellen
Edwin
Gladys
Alma Hanson
Ern Meyer
Harry Reichert
West
Union
Walter Butkefer
Wm. Larson
Earl Meyer
Guernsey Smith
Oelwein
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Rewben
Walter Christen
Frank Christen
Gladys Yearous
Take Yearous
Hawkeye
Johnnie Friederich
John Friederich
Rachel Frieden
Louis Butikofer
Geo. Leuehtenmacher
Adolph Hanson
Harry
Margie
Volga
L. Christen
Eliza Friederich
Rob. Lehman
Will Lehman
Rock Valley
Brainard Social News Highlights Family and Guests
Brainard and surrounding area social life shifts with visits by Rev. and Mrs. G A Thomas to Rock Island, guests at an oyster supper honor William Jacobson and Yakima returnee, plus gatherings at the Dummermuth Barnhouse Nutting and Dinan homes. Burial honor for Mrs. Jim Bishop in Crow cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Thomas
Rock Island
Elmer Jacobson
Randalia
Henry Jacobson
L. Jacobson
Wm. Jacobson
Yakima
Wash
Herbert Dummermuth
John Barnhouse
William
Social rounds and church notes brighten Thanksgiving week
Afternoon hosts and dinners shuttle across local homes with Hazel Patterson, Eldred Dummermuth, the Jensen and Boyer families among frequent guests. Visits span Hawkeye, Strawberry Point, Scotch Grove, Wadena, and Oelwein. Jeff Bishop dies near Lima. Brainard Church notes list Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, evening service at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lyon
Hazel Patterson
Eldred Dummermuth
Donald Jensen
Ellis Shepherd
Chas
Appelman
Laura
Hazel
Near Hawkeye
Glen Boyer
Ed Kuhnes
Eldon Ayers
Strawberry Point
Eldred Patterson
George Moats
Imogene
Georgia
Reece
Albert Dummermuth
Vern Boyer
Herman Boyer
Jud Conner
Jeff Bishop
Lima
Lawrence Kerns
Sumner
Brainard Church
Welcome to Nels Anderson Family in Mrs. Sam Erickson House
The community notes welcome Nels Anderson and family who moved here last week and will reside in the Mrs. Sam Erickson house before moving March first to a farm purchased by Clarence Anderson. Several locals attended a Norwegian church dinner and other visits occurred across area homes, with quilting for the Dorcas Society and various family gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Anderson
Sam Erickson
Clarence Anderson
Julia Wettleson
John Hellum
Gilbert Peterson
Decorah
Arthur Landsgard
Ole Gisleson
Marjorie Reierson
Strawberry Point
Curtis Engelhart
O. K. Olson
Cornelius Reiergen
Elmer Benson
Geo. Landsgard
H. Scholen
Highland
Dorcas Society
C. J. Anderson
Thomas Peterson
Adolph Anderson
Meaning and origins of furlough in military usage
The term furlough derives from the German worlof meaning to permit and denotes leave of absence. It is mainly used for cadets and enlisted personnel, not officers, who receive leaves of absence. In the navy furlough can be extended leave with half pay, issued by executive order, and the term also applies to permits or documents for officials or employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Seven coats cold describes extreme northern China chill
The text notes severe cold periods in northern China where locals add a garment with each marked decrease in frigidity, describing sub zero conditions as seven coats cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Lil Subscribe for One Year Column Left
A first person column depicts a woman yielding to a young man's plea to sponsor his college through a subscription. The narrator reflects on power imbalance and vulnerability as she grants approval while Harry is away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Lil
Aladdin's Touch Appears in Istanbul Imperial Jewel Hoard
An official permit allows a direct tour of Istanbul's old Imperial palace harem. A treasure collection reportedly valued at $100,000,000 includes oversized rubies sapphires pearls and emeralds, with gold wash basins studded with jewels drawing visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Imperial Palace
Origin of Best Man Custom Traced to Bride Theft Protection
A historical note explains that the best man tradition began when a groom, in ancient times, stole his bride and required protection during his flight from the bride's home from the young woman's father.
The Fox Sparrow Description and Identification
The fox sparrow is a thick-set bird about an inch longer than the song sparrow. It has red brown upperparts and gray underparts with heavy black and brown streaks. It is sometimes mistaken for thrushes by amateurs.
Hampton Court Maze Triangular Design at Palace Gardens
The Hampton Court Palace hedge maze spans about a third of an acre in a triangular pattern. A four feet wide path winds through six foot high hawthorn and holly hedges. The trick to the center is to keep the right hand on the hedge as you circle all the turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace Gardens
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Optometrist
W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Perry Medberry
Chas. Medberry
Aon Kenneth
Albert Dennler
Rex Medberry
Geraldine Yearous
Elmer Frieden
Oak Grove News
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Rome
Orvin I. Thompson
Postville
Monona
M. L. Knutson
Iowa
E.R. Withell
D. C
Highijacker
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Congress
Elgin State Bank
Mazda
Central States
Power & Light Corporation
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