Illyria church notes and local visitors highlight week
Donald T. Caspers leads senior choir rehearsal at 8:00 pm on Thursday. Sunday services include Sunday School at 9:30 and Worship at 11:15, with Youth Fellowship at 7:30 pm at Roger Torson’s home. October 11 meeting of Ladies Aid and Cemetery Association at St Pauls Elgin at 2:00 pm. Numerous relatives and visitors from West Union Waterloo Cedar Falls Lamont Elkader Kenosha and Fayette appear in weekend social notes.
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Miyria Community Church
Donald T. Caspers
Roger Torson
Ladies’ Aid and Cemetery Association
St Paul's
Elgin
Cheery Valley News Social Roundup and Visitors
Cheery Valley notes a steady stream of visitors and birthdays. Friends from Rockwell City Mason City Dubuque St Olaf Canastota and Canastota South Dakota share meals and calls with the Christen Dennler Hanson Thoman and Lehman families. The Good Neighbors Club is set to meet October 14 at Mrs. Ben Dennler's home.
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Frank Christen
Arthur Chapman
Gays Mills
Carl McVay
Rockwell City
Orlin Mason
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Lydia Hanson
Ben Butikofer
Luann Ami Dean
Lewis Halverson
Richard Kohnen
Laura
Dubuque
Ira Olson
St. Olaf
Bert Thoman
Joe Frieden
West Union
Alexander Pollock
Mason City
John Christen
Lydia Odegard
Joan
Christen Bros
John Durscher
Martin Hanson
John Dennler
Gladys
Janice Hanson
James Hermen
Lizzie Chase
Clara Muehlethaler
Max Lehman
Leo Lehman
Reuben Butiketer
Good Neighbors Club
Ben Dennler
Albert L. Dennler
Wm. Torkelson
Weekend visitors and moving plans in Brainard area
Brainard notes list weekend guests and visits across local families. Ed Fenner and kin spent time in Stanhope as the Roy Fenner family plans a move to Ohio. Cedar Walls and Hanson families hosted dinner. Anna Reeder left Don Reeder home to spend October with Rogereeder. Joe Peters and George Craft were weekend guests in Waterloo and Marshfield homes. Gehbring, Folkerts, Cherry, Ledbetter, Boyer and Reeder households hosted gatherings and dinners through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Fenner
Stanhope
Roy Fenner
Ohio
Lyle Martin
Jeri
Mickey
David
Jack
Jim ‘Hanson
Cedar Walls
Melvin Hanson
Anna Reeder
Don Reeder
Rogereeder
Joe Peters
Don Peters
Waterloo
George Craft
Marshfield
Wis
Lawrence Gehbring
Fred Schneider
Rex Folkerts
Rock
Ray Fenner
Vern Boyer
M. A. Boyer
Glenn Boyer
Weekend visits and travel news from Waterloo and nearby towns
Mrs Walter Pritchard spent the weekend at the Leslie Pritchard home in Waterloo. Sunday dinner guests at Ray Gilbert included Mr and Mrs Dan Craft and Mr and Mrs Bob Gilbert and Danny Eldora. Don Reeder and sons also called. Glenn Boyer hosted dinner for George Schmidt in Wadena. Saturday supper guests at Joe Peters home included Don Peters, Waterloo, George Craft of Marshfield Wis, and Billy Peters and family. Sp4 Stanley Boyer visited Brainard and returned from Japan this week. will report to Ft Sheridan for discharge. Joe Peters George Craft Marshfield Wis were supper guests in Glenn Boyer’s Sunday with crafts staying overnight. Lawrence Gehring attended Cattle Congress Wednesday. Glenn Boyer and Wilson Patterson visited Friday Duane and Nita Patterson were mentioned.
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Lloyd Kaiser
McGregor
Gerald Shaffer
Albert Dennler
Richard Grover
Cedar Rapids
Burdette Anderson
Bradley
Atkins
Ralph Shaffer
Jim Yearous
Harold Glass
Dundee
Mervin Hunsberger
Wilbur Peake
Lydia Odegard
Ellen Hunsberger
Jerome Yearous
Ladies’ Aid Society
East Clermont
Glen Yearous
Baby
Claude Block
Sumner
John Bowers
Santa Ana
Calif
Forrest Shaffer
Ida Anderson
Waukon
Fred Schneider
Nellie Kimball
Anna
Oliver Heins
Oelwein
Arthur Hermen
Wisconsin
Floyd Frieden
Vern Frieden
Hazelton
Joe Frieden
Walter ‘Rothlisberger
Will Frieden
Leo Meyer
West Union
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Orvin Thompson
Martha Chapman
Harlow Chapman
Creston
Clarence Thoman
Delbert Chapman
Ozarks
Missouri
Walter- ‘Pritchard
Leslie Pritchard
Waterloo
Ray Gilbert
Dan Craft
Bob Gilbert
Danny
Eldorado
Don Reeder and Sons
Glenn Boyer
George Schmidt ‘Thome
Wadena
Joe Peters
Don Peters
George Craft
Marshfield
Wis
Billy Peters
Stanley Boyer
Brainard
Stan
Japan
Eddie Bettencourt
Crafts
Lawrence Gehring
Weekend Visitors Across Hillsboro and West Union
A crowded recap of weekend visits to Hillsboro and West Union lists Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mork Kendall and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O Laughlin with Wayne Sawyer. Bert Overhus and family. Mrs. Henry Mork of Seattle at Melvin Olson home. Henry Christianson Jr and Craig at Matilda Christianson. open house for Henry Mark. numerous callers including Carroll Klingman Jr and Clarence Helgerson. and other relatives. Also mentions visits by Mervin and Rosina Reierson, Otto Gisleson, Harold Opland, John Learn of Castalia, and guests including the Anderson and Olson households and Ames, Iowa connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Mork
Kendall
Wm. O’laughlin
Wayne Sawyer
Hillsboro
Bert Overhus
Ricky
Roger
Mubuque
Merrill Olson
Henry Mork
Seattle
Wash
Melvin Olson
West Union
Henry Christianson, Jr
Craig
Matilda Christianson
Henry Mark
E. ‘Kr. Mork
Rosina ‘Anderson
Carroll Klingman, Jr
Clarence Helgerson
Mervin Anderson
L. O. Reierson
Marvin Staake
Fred Kleppe
Jussian
Beverly Schweinerus
Carroll Klingman Jr
F. C
Henry T. Olson
T. L. Loftsgard
Kenneth Anderson
Mervin Reierson
Otto Gisleson
Harold Opland
John Learn
Castalia
Harold Skarshaug
Donna
Ames
Gerald Olson
Luana
Marion Olson
Monona
Gerhard Halverson
Otto
Mellien Mork
Emery Landsgard
Mellie Mork
Omar Carter
Marysville
Henry Vellersven
Leland Naylor
DesMoines
Laurence Naylor
Gays Mills
Kenneth Kjosa
Ben Fuelling
Prairie du Chien Hospital
Robert Frederick
Joseph Reierson
Iowa City
Harold Skars
Kang
T. J. Olson
Henry Stone
Highlandville
Bre Keson Nosek
Terry
Gary
Cedar Rapids
Donnie Olson
Lena Nyhus
Alvin Halverson
Julia Landggard
Quinton
Clark
Sheila
Delwein
Gunda Olson
Quinton Clark
Leo Gage
Elgin
Quinten Clark
Nig Ziegler
Webster City
Freida Wells
Irene Steffen
Smorgasbord Featuring German and Scandinavian Dishes
A community smorgasbord at Zion Lutheran Church on Tuesday October 14 at 5:00 pm in the West Union school hot lunch room offers Swedish meat balls creamed potatoes baked beans cheese salads rolls traditional pastries and pickled items. Adults pay 1.25 and children 75 cents.
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West Union
Zion Lutheran Church
Local visitors and calls span Monona and surrounding towns
Numerous residents from Monona Des Moines Cedar Rapids and nearby areas are noted visiting relatives and friends. Social calls include Halversons Morks VellersvenLs Olson Nj hus Landggard Clark Lands gard and others with visits to hospitals Elgin Chicago and weekend gatherings at homes in Ames Highlandville and Gays Mills.
October Is 4 H Enrollment Month
October is 4 H enrollment month inviting boys and girls aged 10 to 21 as of January 1 1958 to join. The program aims to develop rural leadership, provide a youth organization to practice parliamentary procedure, teach farming and home-making skills, dignify agriculture as a business, and build character personality and citizenship through club work.
Health program aims to boost individual and community action
The text discusses using operative action to increase personal accomplishments and solve community problems by developing interest in a health improvement program for individuals and the community, with emphasis on the home as a center of enjoyable living.
Cheery Valley Pioneers Elect New Officers
The Cheery Valley Pioneers met at the Christen home and welcomed three new members Dean Helgerson Robert Helgerson and Genevieve Christen. Officers elected were Robert Helgerson president Darlene Hofer vice president Marion Christen secretary treasurer Genevieve Christen reporter and photographer Bob Schupbach.
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Cheery Valley Pioneers
Marion
Leo
Helen Christen
Dean
Robert Helgerson
Genevieve Christen
Darlene Hofer
Rita O'Neal
Marion Christen
Bob Schupbach
Will Get Tough on Litterbugs In Iowa drive sign plan
The Iowa State Highway Commission announced signs warning of a 100 dollar fine or imprisonment for littering on highways. About 600 locations statewide to receive signs on October 7 1958 as the agency cites roughly 100000 dollars spent yearly on cleanup and maintenance along highways and rest areas.
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Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Commission
New anti litter signs to be erected in ninety nine counties
Debris in ditches and along shoulders caused broken mowers and slashed tires while the new anti litter signs measure two feet wide and 912 feet high with black lettering on white. Silver reflector sheeting aids day and night readability. Maintenance employees will complete erection in October 7 across up to twelve signs per county.
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Joann Halrum
Orran Bane
Roger White
ISTC
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Burton White
Harold Strong
Eastern States
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Arthur Strong
Cheery Point
Ne. Carolina
Kenneth Garetson
Lamont
Bob Dennler
Elkader
Lee Conner
Kenosha
Milo Frieden
Reese Gibbs
Kevin
Waverly
Rae
Wayne Gibbs
Elkader Fair Grounds
Weir
East
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Andrew Yearous
Carl Schorland
Betsy Benson
Raymond Benson
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Paul Smith
Louis McNally
Mamie Davis
Otis
Ruth Rothlisberger
Harry Feller
Jeanne Sanders
Turkey River Junction
Ed Wenger
Gene Wenger
Orran Bare
Orran, Jr
Henry Holzer
Howard Medberry
Medberry
Richard Schmidt
Julie
J. ¥. Shaffer
Fayette
Lena Schupbach
Alta Thoman
John M. Tillotson
Elgin, Iowa
Kaas
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Knudtson
Cheery Valley News
Brainard News
Gunder News
Cheery Valley Pioneers Meeting
By Beata
Schori & Kuster Lumber CO
Elgin, Jowa
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