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Village Social Notes and Family Gatherings Chronicle
A long column of social notices records Sunday dinners and visits among local families. Names include Rothlisberger, Shaffer, Gehring, Klingman, Strong, and Mork, with multiple households hosting relatives and friends from Elgin, Lake Mills, West Union, and Dixon. The piece mentions church meetings, a Dorcas Society event, and a surprise wedding party for the Morks, reflecting community ties and weekend hospitality.
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Ruth Rothilsberger
Israel Shaffer
Jack Shaffer
Gerald
Shaffer
Carl Bgl
Dixon
Ilinois
Walter Rothlisberger
Elma
GC. M. Klingman
West Union
L. A. Grimes
Amelia Strong
Reynold
Wegmiller
H. Gilbertson
Gunder
Edwin Oison
Albert Guisvig
George Gisieson
Thomas Lottstuen
Clermont
O. K
Arthur Loftsgard
Oelwein
Henry Wellman
Johnnie Hel- Tam
Kenneth Helum
P. Wellerson
T. N. Loftsgard
H. T. Loftsgard
Rev
Arvegon
St. Ole
Migs Halverson
Lake Mills
H. Lundagard
Doris
M. Loftsgard
Clarence Kmirkeberg
Cornelius Rierson
Marion Tutheran Church
Johanson
Velgie Jengen
Rhoda Vangickle
Sophia Landagard
Olavugh
Glaen
Montana
Dorcas Society
Martin Nelson