Local Social Roundup Shows Busy Weekend Gatherings
A train of Sunday dinners and Saturday visits sweep through the Raymond Benson and Christen households with relatives and friends from Ames Des Moines Arlington Denison and Rock Valley attending. Notable events include a Duff Dempster reunion in Arlington, a Zimmerman reunion in Monroe Wisconsin, and a Good Neighbors Club meeting with 24 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlin Mason
Raymond Benson
Frank Christen
Hulda Nydegger
Robert Barker
Mra
Arthur Chapman
Merlin
Jack ‘Harthorn
Ames
Vera Harthorn
Des Moines
Albert Parker
Frederick
Sterling
Ill
Dean
Gordon Pollock
Parkers
Herman Zimmerman
Rock Valley
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Bert Thoman
Robert Hanson
Diane
Janice
Martin Hanson
Clayton Schreiner
Cindy
Denison
Archie Howard
Otto Zimmerman
Forrestburg
S. C
Laura Luchsinger
Monroe
Wisc
Zimmerman
Albert Muehlenthaler
Dells of Wise
John Christen
Alex Pagan
Good Neighbors Club
Rosa Dennler
Pearl Peake
Anna Metzger
Mildred Minihan
Irene Minithen
Lydia Odegard
Local Socials Plus Visitors Across Iowa Towns
Mr and Mrs Jim Yearous hosted guests in Clermont while Gerald Heck family visited Postville and the Shaffer Kerr households welcomed callers in Evansdale Camp Gordon GA and Elkader. Visitors from LeMars Houston and Fayette gathered with local families for suppers picnics and dinners over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Yearous
William Mueller
Clermont
Gerald Heck
Postville
Tofield Heck
Ralph Shaffer
Robert Kerr
Thomas Kerr
Evansdale
Pyt
Raymond Loftsgard
Camp ‘Gordon
Lois Dennler
Elkader
Jacob Schneider
Bertha Rothlisberger
Norman Bolser
LeMars
Hulda Stoehr
Celia Lehman
Fred Rothlisberger
Lowell Strong
Houston
Texas
Harold Glass
Dundee
Jim
Martha Chapman
Del'bert
Donald Winters
Eladorado
Ellen Hunsberger
Jerome
Ed Kohler
Jack ‘Hartshorn
Ames
Thomas Pollock
Aulden Peters
Cedar Falls
Patty
Social notes reveal broad guest list around West Union area
The report lists numerous weekend and Sunday visits among area families in West Union and nearby towns. Guests include the Wenger, Yearous, Gehring, Shaffer, Fox, Reichert, and Madson families, with trips to Des Moines, Britt, and the Minnesota state fair. Several plan future gatherings with Mrs. Arthur Chapman and Mrs. Alton Medberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fame
Brudy
Thomas Foxwell
LeRoy Rothisberger
Arthur, Chapman
Alton Medberry
Harry Wenger
West Union
Walter Wenger
Strawberry, Point
Will Wenger
Marvel
Bud Wolfe
Volga
Wenger Bros
Ralph Reichart
Town City
Harry Reichert
Lyle
Jerome Yearous
Ella Gehring
Fred Schneider
Thomas Kerr
Evansdale
Ralph Shaffer
Andrew Yearous
Anna Gibson
Martin Minihan
Ed Evans
Keith Granger
Gene Wenger
Roy Burrow
Beloit
Wis
Frank Loving
Keith
Bettendorf
Fred Burrow
Guernsey Smith
A. J. Fox
Fayette
Gerald Shaffer
Carol
Arnold Sanders
Postville
Lowell
LeRoy Gehring
Carl Gehring
Barbara
Stanley Yearous
Wadena
Yearous
Des Moines
Raymond Loftsgard
Ruth Loftsgard
Sharon
Edwin Loft
Marion Mission Society to Meet at Church Parlor
The Marion Mission Society will meet at the church parlors Thursday September 11 with guests from Norway St Olaf and Bergan Ladies Aid. Mrs Carl Otte of Decorah will speak. A picnic at Mrs Ruth Loftsgard home honored Pvt Raymond Loftsgard with numerous relatives in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Mission Society
Norway, St. Olaf and
Bergan Ladies’ Aid
Carl Otte
Decorah
Ruth Loftsgard
Pvt
Raymond Loftsgard
Edwin Loftsgard
Janet
Ida Halverson
Messrs
Mesdames
T. T. Loft
Arthur Amundson
Morris Amundson
Henry Olson
Lloyd Schutte
Orvin Loftsgard
Harold Opland
Ruth
I Believe: A Journalist Seeks Others’ Viewpoints
Leland Stowe shares a personal creed on understanding others across cultures. He describes learning from Europeans in the debt dispute, witnessing prejudice in Berlin, and valuing friendships that cross borders. He asserts understanding as charity and love guiding a life of trying to see from others’ perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sind Pullteer
Leland Stowe
Edward R. Murrow
WMT
America
Berlin
Hitler
United Nations
Local families host visitors and share meals this week
Bernard Hanson and Mervin Anderson families host gatherings with Elaine and Sandra, Merlin Anderson and Wellersven homes welcome guests, and multiple extended relatives visit Kirkeberg, Opland, Olson and Loftsgard households. Cedar Rapids travel and Waterloo visit noted as part of community social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Hanson
Mervin Anderson
Elaine
Sandra
Merlin Anderson
Henry Wellersven
Gerald Olson
Milo Olson
Toya Schutte
Silas Butikofer
Joe ‘Peters
Dennis Olson
Kirkeberg Bros
Norton Lufstreen
Kenneth Kiosa
John Opland
Orlando Loftsgard
George Shupbach
Allen Anderson
Joseph Knowles
Cedar Rapids
T. J. Olson
Henry Vellersven
Kenneth Krosa
Johnnie Olson
Henry Olson
Ray Jacobin
Frank Cahelan
Wm. Burrow
Ruth Loftsgard
Shar‘on
Raymond Loftsgard
de Vere Halverson
Ruth Upland
Chicago
Harold Opland
Hiram Olson
Marion Olson
Carol
Waterloo
Mary Wold
Nilys
Opportunity
Plentiful Fruits and Vegetables Mark September Outlook
The U S Department of Agriculture predicts plentiful pears peaches and grapes for September along with ample turkeys stewing hens and fish. Fresh vegetables including cabbage snap beans tomatoes carrots celery and corn head the list with abundant lettuce from other states. Dairy goods offer nonfat milk solids cottage cheese and buttermilk at reasonable prices.
Silo to Help Handle Record Corn Crop This Year
With prospects for a bumper corn crop, farmers may rely on a trench silo to store extra feed. The utility of trench silos could ease handling of abundant harvest and prevent fodder loss during storage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christian Relief
St. Louis
Korea
G. I
Mildred Schupbach
Ramona Moore
Louisa Buttkofer
Ern Friederich
Joan
Friederich
Lewis Buttkofer
Charlan
Micky Schupbach
Marie Schmidt
Anna Friederlich
Carol Schupbach
Reva Friederich
Larry Metzger
la Grange
George Nickels
Wyria News
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
DIAL
Elgin
Iowa
Lawrence Knudtson
Gunder News
Fournalist
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
House
John Tillotson
Prt
Amvet Club ‘National
Harley Grant
Midwest
Harley
Woody Woodpecker
Cormick
Falb & Light Dial
Smith-Corona
THE
Elgin Echo
Elgin, Iowa
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