Local residents share visits and events across Hawkeye and vicinity
Illryria items recount visits by Harlow Chapman and family to Hawkeye and Waterloo relatives, piano recital by La Fonda Shaler, school reopenings, teaching assignments, and numerous Sunday gatherings at homes in Elgin, West Union, Randalia, Decorah, and nearby towns. Names include Chapman, Kerr, Shaler, Frieden, Schneider, Rothlisberger, MacKellar, Hanson, and Hunsberger among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow Che Man
Hawkeye
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Amelia Strong
Reynold
Marion Baldwin
Hazelton
Ray Shaler
Arthur Craft
Helen
Hazel
Earl Rothlisberger
Etta Kerr
Lydia Kerr
Waterloo
la Fonda Shaler
June Kerr
Perry Metberry
Volga
Francis Mrnger
Brainard
Henry Craft
Lantz
Rockford
Donna
Marie
Ruth Schneider
LF. Shatter
Wadnesd
Fred Rorhlisburger
Elgin
Wadena
Walter Hunphry
Near Westgate
S. H. Foxwell
Gerald Frieden
Henry Frieden
Na Erust
Rev. Butler
Delhi
Dorothy
Harod Herman
Decorah
Glen Mackellar
Manilla
L. W. MacKellar
Adolph Hanson
Lola and
Lee
Ida Wenger
Cedar Rapids
C. Wenger
Graft
Brains
Marie Schneider
Lawrence Gehring
West of Elgin
Howard Shaffer
Leo Rothitsberger
Clarksville
Rex Medberry
Clara Muehlenthaler
Ed Lehman
Oak Grove
Harlow Chapman
Sul
S. H. Foswell
Gunder News Officers Elected and Community Events Listed
The People’s Luthor League elected Ottn Gisleson as president and Lily Wettleson as secretary for the coming year. A misc shower for Merle Sweikert at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wettleson’s home yielded many practical gifts. Mrs. N. Nelson attended a Clermont reception for Mr. and Mrs. Hans Sandvold, while others visited St Olaf and Monona. Schools reopen with Teolena Olson teaching Gunder, Rosella Larson Brorby, and Gladys Munger Center. a new basement and furnace modernize the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Luthor League
Ottn Gisleson
Lily Wettleson
Merle Sweikert
Robert Wettleson
Hans Sandvold
N. Stierson
Clermont
Gilbert
Kjusa
Se Lindgren
Cler
Gunder Central
Gilman Knudtson
South Dakota
R. Olslund
Emily
le Roy
Minn
Cornelius Reierson
George Hanson
Hae Aon
S. D
Social News From Monticello And Surrounding Areas
Mr and Mrs George Moats of Monticello and their daughter Eva visited in the area, taking Merle Martin home. Families including the Blanchards Faderal and Crafters traveled to Marshfield Wisconsin. News notes cover visits, dinners, and soft social calls with local families and teachers, as school opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moats
Monticello
Eva
Cedar Rapids
Frank Lyons
Merle Martin
Elgin Blanchard
Clyde Faderal
George Craft
Marshfield
Wis
Reno Blanchard Famiy
Wadena News District Socials and Visits Highlight Week
Mrs Bohenek and daughter in Oelwein on business. Mrs Mabel Wirth with three children visiting Myron Moore and Ray Shaffer homes. Jennings couple to Monticello for Mrs Jennings health specialist. Visitors include Mason City relatives and Eliza Boleyn. Otto Wirths return to Milwaukee with Merle Walters family. Bertha Johnson shower at Glen Minger home. Maggie Whittenbaugh to Newton for daughter Bessie. Fayette couples visit parental Mae Hinkel home. La Porte City Ashley visit. Whittenbaughs to Lansing. Luce family from La Crosse visiting Frank Everett. Ruth Corbin in Chicago. School opens with noted teachers. L Popenhagen at West Union creamery. Lyle Whittenbaugh resumes Strawberry Point teaching. Bessie Whittenbaugh and Fern Cummings visit Newton. John Joyce of Waterloo and others visit George Joyce home. Mrs J S Moore in Arlington. Gertrude Frey visits Delaware. Bert Sackett. Dewey Hinkel visiting his mother Mae Hinkel. Jim Kennedy and crew grade road up hill. Margie Hall visits grandparents Ora and Mrs Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohenek
Alden Gell
Oelwein
Mabel Wirth
Myron Moore
Ray Shaffer
B. A. Jennings
J. E. Jennings
Monticello
Young
J. 8. Moore
Harry Henrick
Mason City
Eliza Boleyn
Otto Wirth
Milwaukee
Merle Walters
Glen Minger
Bertha Johnson
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Newtonn
Bessie
Harvey Fautseh
Fayette Ed
Mae Hinkel
Ashley
la Porte City
A. G. Herrling
Cleo Whittenbaugh
Lansing
Harry Luce
la Crosse
Wis
Frank Everett
Ruth Corbin
Chicago
Lupt, Miller
Lowenberg
Schroyer
Monsen
Ella Foxwell
Pattee
Playman
Cummings
L. €. Popenhagen
West Union
Lyle Whittenbaugh
Strawberry Point
Bessie Whittenbaugh
Fern Cummings
Newton
John Joyce
Waterloo
Henry
Regina
Lymann
George Joyce
Ora Hall
Hardy Winter Wheat for Distribution
Jebred and laturk winter wheat developed by the experiment station may be bought in limited quantities from Iowa farmers with certified seed. Co-operate with the station and the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers' Association. To obtain breeder listings for small seed purchases write to Joe L. Robinson, Secretary, Ames, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Joe L. Robinson
Ames
The Ideal Town Where Everybody Works
An exchange describes the ideal town as one where all citizens work for a living and earn well, with equal opportunities for children. It envisions a clean fair place with limited crime, educated people, and respect for workers, celebrating a thriving, neighborly community.
Beware of the two strangers scam in state merchants
Businessmen are warned about a two man scheme to steal money. A first visitor buys a small item with a ten dollar bill, then a second visitor pays with a one dollar bill and claims a ten. The pair conspire to verify by pointing to a bill with initials, changing goods and leaving. The method relies on falsified bills and staged proof.
West Union man works on opera house roof and factory
Gene Stahl of West Union is doing repair work on the opera house roof and anticipates a job at the canning factory when both sites are active. Mr and Mrs Gilmen Knudson of Renner South Dakota visit the home of the latter's parents Mr and Mrs A O Nyborg in Gund er.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stahl
West Union
Canning Factory
Gilmen Knudson
Renner
South Dakota
A. 0. Nyborg
Gunder
Quit Advertising Quit Business
The Waterloo Courier notes a moral in cutting advertising. It cites Sapono, once the top cleanser, who spent 500000 yearly on ads and built a multillion business. After halting ads, orders dwindled, and the firm’s assets sold for 14425.15, with 15 cents possibly for the advisers who stopped advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Courier
The
Courier
Sapnno
Boys and Girls Make Wonderful Showing at Fair
M. G. Thornburg, Secretary of Agriculture, lauds the year’s exhibits of baby beeves and pigs shown by local boys and girls. He credits youth with rebuilding Iowa agriculture and strengthening fairs, noting continual improvement in beef, pork, poultry, crops, homes, and overall exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. G. Thornburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Towa
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Martin Chapman
Adolph Han
Edna
Ler
Harry
Aden
Christen Bros
Cathryn Ogle
New Hampton
Knapp
Lydia Knapp
Levi Young
Lydia Young
Mary Legel
Miliasis
Fred Schneider
Ray Crider
Lena Hunsberger
Schwinn
Dubuque
Martha Chapaun
Lester Wheeler
Gladys Hummell
Arthur Herman
Gunder News
E. B. Grimes
Ted
Sarah Selms
Marion Tripp
Clarence Tripp
Evelyn Grimes
Elmer Boyer
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sidney Nutting
Wisconsin
Cecil Tripp
Azalia
Gladys Nutting
Nevada
Archie Howard
Georg Craft
Herman Boyer
Theodore Blanchard
McGregor
Joe Peters
Dave Rowland
Willis Lyons
E. G. Boyer
Gon
Glen
Mary Appelman
Ira Cherry
Basil Bartlett
Mary Veasy
Jim Bartlett
Wadena News
the Echo
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Stoehr Drug Co
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