Weekend guests fill social pages at Central City and beyond
A long list of local families hosted visitors and shared meals across Cedar Rapids West Union and surrounding towns. Sunday events included church services, baptisms, picnics, and dinners at multiple homes. Many guests came from Dubuque, Waterloo, Elkader, and Fort Wayne with extended stays noted for Mrs. Mabel King and the Dennler and Shaffer families among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Yearous
Barbara
Robert Yearous
Central City
Thomas Shaffer
Gordon
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Shaffer
Mabel ‘King
California
Harold Dennler
Ohets
Glen Medierry
Esry’ Thompson
Grove
Paul Pulfer
Glen ‘McKellar
End
Ivan Mast
Waterloo
Ruth Rothlisberger
Robert Downey
Marion
Joe Downey
Alton Medberry
Herbert Ash
Harold Strong
Mabel King
Harold Leuenberger
Alton Seevils
Near
Ben Dennler
William
Highland Lutheran Church
Marcia Ann
Albert L. Dennler
Knudsen
Clermont
William Torkelson
Harry Butikofer
Glen Dennler
Gerald Shaffer
Carol
Ruby Shaffer
Harold Glass
James Kerr
Peggy
Patsy Kerr
Evansdale
Herman Schuety
Elkader
Guy Ernst
Kenneth James
Stanley
Fred Rothlisberger
Arnold Sanders
Postville
T. ¥. Shaffer
Fayette
Andrew Yearous
Eugene ‘Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Ind
Orvin Thompson
David
Arvid Anderson
Carol Wilson
Clarion Matthys
Wadena
Richard Hofer
Orville Berg
Russell Karsjaen
Brian
Paula
Iowa Falls
Glen McKellar
Fred Schupbach
Riverside
Calif
Albert Schupbach
Fred. Schneider
Cemetery’ Assn
Ladies’ ‘Aid Society
Carl Gehring
Tda Meyer
Ed Wenger
Gene ‘Wenger
Leslie Sands
West Union
St | Volga
Salome Thoman
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Oy Carroll
Klingman
Pete Thein
Mervin Hunsberger
Ellen Hunsberger
Arvey
Berg
Raymond Benson l
Logan
Ole Benson
Edwin Loftsgard
Janice
Arthur Loftsgard, Jr
Fredericksburg
Will Christ
Cherry Valley Good Neighbors Club Meeting Report
The Good Neighbors Club met September 16 at Mildred Schupbach’s home with Louisa Butikofer and Ramona Moore assisting hostesses. Sixteen members answered roll call. three guests attended. Gifts were given to Bullah Hanson, Tone Dennler, Mrs Lowell Strong, and Evelyn Nading. Contests won by Mrs Orlin Mason and Clara Muehlenthaler. door prizes to Elmar Christen and Anna Lehman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbors Club
Mildred Schupbach
Louisa Butikofer
Ramona Moore
Bullah Hanson
Tone Dennler
Lowell Strong
Evelyn Nading
Tarda
Orlin Mason
Clara Muehlenthaler
Elmar Christen
Anna Lehman
Bertha Rainey
Bess Hofer
Bernice Dennier
Social rounds and visits fill a busy Sunday
A flurry of dinners and visits recounts social life across multiple families. Guests include Marys, Lozds, and Luds visiting Olson, Reierson, Anderson, and Kjosa households in New Hampton, Chester, Rochester, and Farmersburg, with birthdays celebrated for Melvin Hanson and Ernest Richert as kin and neighbors share meals and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wid
Lloyd Reierson
Richard
Cornelius Reierson
Sandra ‘Kjosa
Mir
Harold Ops
Kenneth Kjosa
Dakota
T. J. Olson
Lloyd Schutte
Henry Olson
Maynard Ludwig
Carolyn
Chester
Cornelius
Harald Opland
Elmer Schutte
Eleanor
Mininie Backhus
Hiram Olson
Marion Olson
Milo Olson
Gregory
Tov Torsrud
Richard Erickson
Wadena
Myron Houg
Alice Houg
Ruth
Loftsgard
Sharon
Selma Groth
Lloyd Loftsgard
Jacob Schneider
DeVere Halverson
Henry Vellersven
Joseph Kjosa
Aldeera Anderson
L’myra
Rodney Smith
Ole Loftsgard
Harold Opland
Sandra Kjosa
Merlin Anderson
Harlan Henkes
Larry
Cedar Rapids
Stora aluminum sheeting advertised for dry storage use
A brief want ad notes Stora aluminum sheeting should be stored on end in a dry place away from liming lye raw cement fertilizer or manure and invites regular use of Want Ads.
Community Notices from Brainard Area Small Town Gatherings
Mrs Glen Boyer and Mrs Andy Grimes attended club Thursday at Orville Pages. Several residents with Reeder, Howard, Heins, and Erickson families hosted and visited in Clermont, West Union, Oelwein, and Waterloo. Local residents attended birthdays and family visits, with multiple trips to Don Reeder and Joe Peters homes and weekend visits in Waukon and surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Boyer
Ralph Knoll
New Hampton
Albert Erickson, Jr
Charles Erickson
Farmersburg
Emory Buroden
Harvey Howard
Ray Gilbert
West Union
Dan Craft
Bill Cheney
Lyle Martin
Vivien Peters
Betty Burnden
Brainard
Clermont
Herman ‘Boyer
Bruns
Chloa Lyons
Andrew’ Dummermuth
Don Reeder
Glen Boyer
Andy Grimes
Orville Pages
Jimmy
West Union Hospital
Anna Wolf
Reeder
Charles Peters
Reuben Howard
Leonard Heins
Judy
Tommy
Mary Dawn
Oelwein
Jim Murphy
Cheney
Roger Reeder
Ed Heins
Joe Lerch
Lyle
Dennis Olson
Joe Peters
Lola
Barbara Gilbert
Robert van Gorder
Waukon
Wanda Barnhouse
Herman Boyer
Wilson Patterson
Reuben Miller
Walter Pritchard
Charles Corbin
Avisigiony Sestia
Leslie
Lewis Becker
Town farmers urged to boost hog production next year
Town farmers may profit by expanding hog production in 1953. With better feed supply and equipment for early pigs, breeders should aim for early farrowings. This past season producers who sold market weight pigs in July and August achieved higher prices, a trend true in most years.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mein ‘Community
Wchibn
Gerald Heck
Postvillé
Ware
Tofield Heck
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Oscar Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Elmer Meyer
Avalon
Snow White and the
7 Dwarfs
Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hepburn
Pat
Mike
Maureen O'Hara
Cornel Wilde
SWORD
Land of the Taj Mahal
MGM Travelogue
News
Cherry Valley News
Church World Service Center
St. Louis
Reuben Christen
Marlene
Kenneth
Ida Christen
Lucy Christen
West Bend
Josephine Thoman
Walter Lehman
Christen
John Nydegger
Joe Frieden
John Christen
Henry Palmer
Garber
Robert Hanson
Archie Howard
Shirley Howard
Cedar Falls
Martin Hanson
Mary Showalter
Harold Malone
Elkport
Gunder News
Harold Bennett
Grace Erickson
Mary Dennler
Ivanelle Dennler
Ronnie
Doris Martin
Jeri
Melvin Hanson
Melvin Henson
Kim
Brainard News
Iness Directory
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Iowa
R. L. Myers
E. R. Withell
D. C
State Bank
George Metzger
Hatch Packing Co
Schori Bros
Elgin
Schlein & Eggers
Amvets Club
Harley Grant
Black Hawk
Husking
Orkelson Motor
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
DIAL
Lawrence K
Nadison
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