Local families greet weekends across Fayette area
Numerous residents and visitors visited relatives and friends Sunday and weekend gatherings filled homes in Fayette and nearby towns. Ralph Lottesgard, Ed Wenger, Fred Rothlisberger, and many others hosted dinners and informal visits with families including the Hermen, Klingman, Medberry, Frieden, and Chapman households around West Union, Strawberry Point, Postville, and Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Roys
Lyle
Ier Rothlisberger
LW Sehita
Geo. Kohler
Sabethe
Kansas
Roys
Rothlisbergers
Louie Zuercher
Waterloo
Arthur Hermen
Austin Wilbur
Harold
John Wilbur
Hawkeye
Fred Rothlisberger
Elizabeth Foxwell
Ralph Landon
Cumberland
Ogle
Fleet Frieden
Charlotte
Edwin Lottegard
Janice
George Larson
Postville
Andrew Yearour
C. M. Klingman
Volga
Myron Chapman
J. P. Cole
Strawberry Point
Medberry
Popenhagen
Lima
Jim Yearous
M. V. Kiple
Martha Chapman
Amelia Strong
Orvin Thompson
C. J. Anderson
Frank Kohls
Near West Union
Elmer Kohls
Max Medberry
Cheery Valley social rounds fill Sunday and Thursday visits
Cheery Valley residents and relatives visited multiple homes over the weekend and Thursday afternoon. Names include Christen, Dennler, Hanson, Butikofer, Bu tikofer, and Minihan families with several guests and diners noted in Postville Decorah and Mt Horub Wisconsin locations.
Dinner Guests Share Sunday Cheer Across Homes
Mr. and Mrs. George Schupbach and Carol were dinner guests Sunday in the Wm. Torkelson home. Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Mason were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Roman Elschei in Elkader. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thorman spent Sunday evening at the home of Christen Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schupbach
Carol
Wm. Torkelson
Orlin Mason
Roman Elschei Elkader
Bert Thorman
Christén Bros
Marion Ladies Aid to Meet at Cit Sch Parlor
The Marion Ladies Aid plans its annual business meeting for Thursday December 3 at the city school parlor with hosts George Landsgard and Mrs Elmner Benson. New Dorcas Society officers named Selina Olson president Edna Loftsgard vice president Arlene Hanson secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ladies” Aid
Cit Sch
S. George Landsgard
Elmner Benson
Marion Dorcas Society
Selina Olson
Arthur Landsgard
Lovisa Buroden
Orlin Landsgard
Melvin Olson
K. E. Mark
Orvin Thompson
C. J. Anderson
Ollard Nyborg
Sherill
Waukon
Albert Hanson
Gladys
Bernice
Pvt
Ollard O. Loftsgard
Olaf Olson
Waterloo
John Wold
Social Guests and Family Visits Reported in Clermont Area
Numerous residents visited relatives and hosted guests across Clermont and nearby towns. Gardens, farms, and meals mark a busy weekend as Nutting, Patterson, Boyer, Lyon, and associated families hosted relatives from Sidney Delavan Cresco Waterloo and Celawin while others traveled for medical care and community gatherings.
Local families visit relatives across Meadow area
Grand Meadow residents share weekend visits with neighbors and kin. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Larson and Adrian spent Sunday at the Oliver Christopherson home near Arlington. Mrs. Bert Lyngaas visited the Ewald Lyngaas home Friday. Willard Martin and families plus the Ole Reiersons were guests at Ed Johnson’s. Elmer Erickson and family arrived Sunday to the Selmer Erickson home and plan to visit relatives in the area. Laura Holt spent Monday at John Sampson’s in Clermont. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wharram with Joan and Gayle of Stanley were also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jit Fox
Fayette
Earl Scheffert
Lorraine Osmundsen
Will Frieden
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Salome Thoman
I. F. Shaffer
Thomas
Carroll Klingman
C. L. Klingman
Eugene Swale
Hawkeye
John Rothlisberger
West
Union
Ida Mattocks
Martin Halverson
Kenneth
Edwin Loftsgard
Floyd Frieden
David
Joe Frieden
Vernie
Phyllis Frieden
Cedar Rapids
Shirley Fried
Elmer Lembke
Harold Glass
Arthur Yenorus
John Lantz
Ernest Meyer
John Christen
Marian
Frank Christen
Jacob Christen
James Duff
Clarence Schneider
Walter Lehman
Eugene
G. Dennler
Martin Hanson
Gladys
Robert
Archie Howard
Rose Dennler
Roscot Larson
Harry Butikofer
John Dennler
Louis Butikofer
Lawrence Butikofer
Dennis
Larry
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Edwin Hanson
Walter Butikofer
Christen Bros
Ernestine Benson
Ethel Mae Thoman
George Butikofer
James
Fred Butikofer
van Beisen
George
Mary
Alfonso
Decorah
P. W. Minihan
Patsy
Irene Minihaan
Elmer Christen
Linda
Ernest Fridli
Mt. Horub
Wis
Jacob Butikofer
Minnie
Orlin Mason
Pocashontas
Albert Dennler
Perry Medberry
George Mueller
Chicago
Wm. Mueller
E. R. Nutting
Wm. Nutting
Oran Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Clermont
Nutting
Kenneth Kjosa
Delavan
Melvin Nutting
Frank Lyon
8. S. Patterson
George Boyle
Marian Patterson
Cresco
S. S. Patterson
Robert Kerr
Chas, Peters
Clarence Baldwin
Celwein
BE. R. Nutting
Leo Larson
Adrian
Oliver Christopherson
Arlington
Bert Lyngaas
Ewald Lyngaas
Willard Martin
Ole Reierson
Ed Johnson
Elmer Erickson
Selmer Erickson
Laura Holt
John Sampson
Robert Wharram
Joan and
Gayle
Stanley
Social Visits and Bazaar Raises for Red Cross
Sunday visits shared among Olson Lundy Junker Halverson Landsgard and Erickson households. Ronald Lyngaas stayed with Bert Lyngaas. Doris Johnson visited Willard Martin. A Friday bazaar and lunch drew a large crowd and netted a substantial sum for Red Cross and the Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Olson
Henry Olson
Walter Lundy
Gordon Junker
Ames Olson
Louis Halverson
Minerva Helverson
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Julia Landsgard
Peter Erickson
Rossville
Carolyn Erickson
Ronald Lyngaas
Bert Lyngaas
Red Cross
Society
Doris Johnson
Willard Martin
Oak Grove social roundups greet weekend visitors
Oak Grove residents and guests share weekend calls and calls at several homes. Hugh Conner and family visited Clifton Wilson while Mrs Ed Klingman met Mrs Harry Gilson. Families gathered for dinners, card parties, and church events across the Howard Gilson and Leuchtenmacher households, with Larson funeral services noted at Highland church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Conner
Rochester
Minn
Clifton Wilson
Ed Klingman
Harry Gilson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Clifton Powell
Thomas
Larry H. Larson
Highland Church
George Howard
Ed Boyle
Harry Dickenson
Velma
Wayne Gilson
Clyde King
Amelia Strong
Harold Strong
C. H. Wilson
Oran Bane
Louis Dennler
John Metzger
Geo. Howard
Wm. Frederick and Sons
Louis Becker
Emory Buroden
Government Hoarding at Decat Site Sparks Action
The Decat paper notes an abandoned OCC camp with about 20 idle trucks carrying six tires each, a road scraper and blades, an air compressor, a caterpillar tractor, a large iron furnace, and other valuable gear. Authorities now pursue remedy actions to recover or repurpose the assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCC
Fine Portraits of Jack Preston Visit Grinnell
Grinnell notes Jack Preston former Grinnell photographer now influential in New York portraits to the 400 and national notables. Preston is official debutante photographer in New York and counts J Edgar Hoover among his clients. Public jobs rise while wartime PR costs soar as government spending grows. War rationing warned against amid historical price comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Preston
Grinnell
New York
Preston
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Fayette County
War Dept
Destruction at Genoa Dock Areas After Bombing
Reconnaissance photo shows warehouses and sheds covering about 2 12 acres on Mole Vecchio area nearly destroyed by fire after October and November heavy air raids. RAF estimates damage around 77 acres in Genoa dock and business zones with many barges visible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Italy
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