Illyria Youth Fellowship organizes church choir and officers
Sunday school at 10 16 a m church service at 11 16 a m Rally Day hosted by Busy Bees and Christ s Jewels. Youth elected Dale Kingman president Kathleen Yearous worship Rosella Strong community service Gordon Pollock world friendship Lowell Strong recreation secretary treasurer Rosella Strong pianist Reynold Shaffer chorister Ardis Frieden choir librarian Meetings set for first and third Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Christ's Jewels
Kathleen Yearous
Ilyria Youth Fellowship
Dale Kingman
Rosella Strong
Gordon Pollock
World Friendship
Lowell Strong
Reynold Shaffer
Ardis Frieden
Social Round of Volga and Surrounding Families
Long list of guests visiting Volga and nearby towns includes Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gregerson of Volga with the Raymond Benson family, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Yearous, Jim Yearous, Betty Schneider of Rochester, Mrs. Ralph Shaffer’s homecoming, and many others at gatherings in Elgin Forest City West Union and Shullsburg areas. Several anniversaries and club meetings noted with visitors from Waterloo Wadena and Elkader plus a Cattle Congress display by Fayette County students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Gregerson
Volga
Raymond Benson
Andrew Yearous
Thos
Ralph Shaffer
Oelwein Hospital
Wm. Kerr
West Union
Shaffer
Alton Medberry
Walter Ash, Jr
Gerald Shaffer l
Carol
Floyd Boyle
Elgin
Alfred Johnson
Lester Gehring
Patty
Shirley Herwig
Carl Gehring
Forest Shaffer
J.M. Shaffer
Amelia Strong
Lene Gehring
Elmer Lembke
Henry Holzer
Oran Bane
Howard Medberry
Kaigleen Yearsus
Rosella Strong
Fayette
Harold Kimball
Anna Gibson
Wenger
Nellie McKellar
Glen
Alig Klingman
Fried Rothlisberger
Otis
Benson Bros
Elkader
Gerald Shaffer
Lew Dennler
Margie
Andrew Dummermuth
Thos. Pollock
Guernsey Smith
Noel
Paul
Harold Glass
James Kerr
Waterloo
Cleve Bennett
Thos. Kerr
Peggy
Ole Johnson
Leland Belknap
Wadena
Floyd Frieden
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Lyle
Illyria
Reds
Pollock
Wm. H. Pallock
Party and brush demo hosted by Mrs. Louis Bunkster
Cheery Valley News notes Mrs. Louis Bunkster entertained thirty two ladies at a Wednesday afternoon brush demonstration at her home. Dinner guests Tuesday included Mrs. Emma Thoman, Lawrence and Agnes, and Mr and Mrs AM Thoman of Decorah with Bert Thoman hosting Lloyd Capper as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Whitford
Volga
Harry Davis
Lima
Lester Gehring
Otis Rothlisberger
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Arthur Chapman
John Beckman
Waterloo
Silas Wilson
Salome
Thoman
Shirley Glass
Dubuque
Mans
Harold Glass
Orvin Thompson
Miller
Elkader
Farm Bureau
Don Page
Shirley
Méron Moore
Fayette
Will Frieden
Martha Chapman
Anna Bahe
Cedar Rapids
Oran Bane
Anna Gibson
Chas. Kimbell
Nellie Kimball
Louis Bunkster
Emma, Thoman
Lawrence
Agnes
AM Thoman
Decorah
Bert Thoman
Lloyd Capper
Local guests visit Gunder area families
Mrs. Adolf Kummer returns from Madison with visits from Earl Redders and Monroe friends. Several households host guests and travel plans appear, including trips to the Black Hills and Long Beach employment, with numerous Olson and Loftsgard family gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Kummer
Madison
Wis
Earl Redders
Louis Krauer
Louie Steffen
Lena Angesburger
Monroe
Kummer
Ole Loukgard
Myron Anderson
L’myra
Christina Rypestol
Raymond
Olvin Loftegard
Emery ‘Landsgard
Clifford Gisleson
Black Hills
August Peck
George Peck
Janice
Edith DeCoy
Ossian
Merlin Hellum
Eileen Loftsgard
DeVere Halverson
Jeanette Loftsgard
Ray Jacobia
Milo Jacobia
Carol
Lorayne Jacobia
Cedar Rapids
Long Beach
Calif
Albert Henks
Harlan Henks
Larry
T. J. ‘Olson
Chas. Odegard
Lavern
Joan
Jona
Allen Anderson
Waldo Embretson
Land
T. J. Olson
Hiram Olson
Linda
Henry Olson
Clarine
Donald
Olson
Community Birthday and Family Visits Noted Across Local Homes
A weekend of family gatherings and visits is recorded with multiple households hosting relatives and friends. Frederick Sutter celebrated a birthday with close family, while guests at Clermont included P K Peterson and Harvey Anderson families. Other visits spanned Clermont and Monticello as relatives dropped by the Lind, Mork, and Gilbert households for dinners and Sunday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Sutter
Frederick
P. K. Peterson
Harvey Anderson
Wayne
Alma Anderson
Clermont
Mellien Loftsgard
Ione
Lloyd Aanes
Ray Jacobia
Mra
Milo Jacobia
Judy
Hampton
Norman Raisch
Community Notes: Visitors and Gatherings
Fred Barker of Dubuque spent several days with his sister Mrs. Dan Craft after arriving Saturday. Mrs. E. R. Nutting visited in the Wm. Nutting home Thursday and Friday. Corrine Moats stayed with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tripp. Sunday dinner guests in the Ray Gilbert home included Mr. and Mrs. Blayne Gilbert and son Fred Barker, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Craft, and Sheldon Moats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Dennler
James Duff
Hattie Duff
Volga
John Christen
Albert Erickson, Jr. Famly
Christen Bros
Virgil Troyer
Louis Hofer
John Dennier
Elmer Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Ida
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Lavern
Iona
Walter Lehman
Eugene
John Dennler
Albert Erickson
Minnie van Gorder
Robert
Waukon
Ida Meyer
Berty Thoman
Ernest Christen
Fred Ubersax
Shullsburg
Wisconsin
George Nickels
Will Chase
Ida Christen
Betty
George
Sherry O'Neill
Dale Jensen
Oscar
Wayne Baumgartner
Harry Dennier
Irene Minihan
Gut Venberg
Orlin Mason
Frank Christen
Roma Eischeid
Elkader
A. J. Cox
Irene
Fat Mininan
Wm. Nelson
Clermont
Cornelius Peterson
Carrie Tollefson
T. J. Olson
Selma
Allen Anderson
Dan Sutter
P. K. Peterson
Oscar Lind
Fred Barker
Dubuque
Dan Craft
E. R. Nutting
Wm. Nutting
Corrine Moats
Clarence Tripp
Ray Gilbert
Blayne Gilbert
Sheldon Moats
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Hk Witbell
D. C
State Bank
Eikader
Floyd Bark
Randalia
Reynold Strong
Hazel Rothlsberger
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Alan
Rex Roberts
George Metzger Bayer
Bath Packing Co
Dubuque Pack. Co
Iowa
WM. C. Bakkum
Postville
Klingman’s
Schori Bros
Elgin, Fowa
R. A. Crider Veterinarian Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Prudential
R. P. Strauch
Dial
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Peg
TY Scott
Rosina Anderson
David
Clara
Myrtle Peterson
Clarence Kirkeberg
E. K. Mork
Clive Helms
Dixie
H. W. Helms
Marshall Helms
Robert Kerr
Ray
Gilbert
George Moats
Monticello
Brainard News
Dellana
Capper Hatchery
Poland
China
Boars & Gifts
Elkader Sales Pavilion
Fair Grounds
NEW Dimension
Criterion
Braumeister
Pendixie
Royal Design
John M. Christen
Joe Reisch
Irving Leonard
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