Weekend Visits and Social Guests Across Local Homes
Eldora and L'Myra from Iowa City stayed with the Eldora Andersons and Marlene Anderson joined Saturday. A pantry shower for Marilyn Smith occurred at the David Smith home in Postville. Numerous neighbors and relatives visited, dined, and hosted across Decorah, Clermont, West Union, Colesburg, Cedar Rapids, Monona, Ossian, Fort Dodge, and Manchester, including the Loftsgards, Hansons, Longs, and Seversons, over a series of days.
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Gunder News
Eldora Anderson
L'Myra
Iowa City
Ole Loftsgard
Marlene Anderson
Marilyn Smith
David Smith
Postville
Otto Gisleson
Lawrence Naylor
West Union
Gerald Winter
Decorah
Lawrence West
Gerard Groth
Myrtle
Clara Feterson
Clermont
Lloyd Loftsgard
Bernard Hanson
Famil Y
George Hanson
Harold Hanson
George Long
Colesurg
Alice Long
Cedar Rapids
Kaye Loftsgard
D'Lene Krueger
Edward Krueger
Will Bergen
Harold Kuntz
Nellie Hanson
Aftnoon
Ben Fuelling
Lermer
Louis Kjosa
John Buofer
Will Seely
Aureka
Wisc
P. K
Cheery Valley social notes and visits across Marion and Washington
Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer visited the Ottasen family at Marion and were overnighters at Rev D Stutrud in Washington Iowa. The Good Neighbors Club will meet Sept 14 at Luyma church dining hall with Mrs Roscoe Larson Mrs Ellen Mason and Mrs Frank Christen hosting. Many local residents visited friends in La Porte City West Union Columbus Wis Brooksville Fla Rapid City S C and Farmersburg during the week with dinners and calls at the Christen and Hanson homes.
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Cheery Valley
Fred Butikofer
Milton Ottasen
Marion
D. Stutrud
Washington
Iowa
Old Threshers
Mt. Pleasant
Good Neighbors
Club
Luyma Church
Roscoe Larson
Ellen Mason
Frank Christen
Walter Lantz
Andrew Brackin
la Porte City
Clayton Schreiner
Columbus
Wisc
Martin Hanson
Lillian Schreiner
West Union
Schreiner
Rex Medberry
Brooksville
Fla
Christen Brothers
Bob Duff
Valga
John Christen
Genevieve
Rapid City
S. C
Helen Christen
Ernest Christen
Robert Hanson
Gordon Pollock
Diane
Dennis Hanson
Joe Swartz
Joe Sr
Helena
Sge Toutcheman
Shullsburg
Wise
Celia Thoman
Albert Erickson
Lee
Farmersburg
Birthday party highlights Iowa families in Aug
Community notices profile Aug 30 birthday observances at Edwin Loftsgard home for Joni Hagelie and Mrs Ed Christensen with relatives visiting. numerous local families from Clermont, West Union, Oelwein, Charles W Wenger and Yearous households, and many trips to nearby towns. Names include Hagelie Dennler Yearous Benson Amundson and Hinson. Activities include visits, weddings, teaching starts, and hospitality events across multiple dates and locations.
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Edwin Loftsgard
Joni Beth Hagelie
Ed Christensen
Sandy
Stevie
Clarence Burnden
Dennis
Kenneth Halverson
Debbie
Ida Halverson
Berdean Hageliec
Joni
Minnesota
Berdean Hagelie
Des Moines
Arthur Chapman
Stanley Boyer
Cedar Falls
Glenn Yearous
Alton Medberry
Roger Amundson
Clermont
Sally
Archel Amundson
Allan Foxwell
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Daniel Dennler
James Hermen
Milo Frieden
Elon DeWitte
Arlington
Clarion Hagelie
West Union
Ellen Hunsberger
Mervin Hunsberger
Albert Lee Dennler
Merlin Butikofer
Robert Butikofer
Wm. Dennler
Ben Dennler
Jeannette Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Anna Haase
Oelwein
Gelnn
Melbert Meyer
Floyd Frieden
Forrest Shaffer
Orran Bane
Ladies Aid
Roy Battine
Owasso
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Gene Wenger
Milton Morgan
Ed Wenger
Charles Wenger
Martin Wenger
William Fisher
Eddyville
Glen Yearous
LeRoy Rothisberger
Myrton Strong
Kenneth Rainey
Waterloo
Wm. Rainey
Social visits and gatherings in Cedar Falls and area
Mrs. Julia Boyer of Cedar Falls spent several days visiting friends and relatives, staying with Mrs. Helen Hoyer and Mrs. Vivien Peters and dining with the Richard Kohls. Weekend visitors included the Giles and Mike Martin families, Jack and Melvin Hanson, and the Sally Peters family in Clermont. Picnic and hospitality extended to Echo Valley Park and West Union with the Kohls and Tripp households hosting.
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Brainard News
Julia Boyer
Cedar Falls
Helen Hoyer
Vivien Peters
Richard Kohls
Peters
Cedaralls
Lyle Martin
Giles Martin
Donna
Mike Martin
Jack Hanson
Greg
Melvin Hanson
Sally Peters
George Pape
Clermont
Tom Hayzlett
Independence
We Hurchard Kohls
Kohls
Donald
Hayzlett
Echo Valley Park
Clarence Tripp
West Union
Robert Kerr
Will
Roger Reeder
Billy Peters
Steve
Ronnie
Don Reeder
Wilson Patterson
Sid Patterson
Ed Fenner
Everett Patrick
Willis Lyon
Elgin Couples Visit, College Sendoff Highlight Week
Mr and Mrs Melvin Moore of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend visiting in Elgin at the Abe Habeger and Werner Moore homes. Host at dinner were Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth for Connie and David Dummermuth before leaving for college. Other events noted were incomplete.
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Elgin
Melvin Moore
Cedar Rapids
Abe Habeger
Werner Moore
Herbert Dummermuth
Connie
David Dummermuth
Local residents host and visit old friends in small-town gathering
A parade of neighbors and relatives drop in for calls and meals across several homes in the area. Guests include the Conner Dummermuths and Kim and Kris, plus extended visits from the Seitz and Butikofer families, among others. Social visits span Dale Johansen’s Dale Neb home to Nashua stock car races and various Sunday and Monday get-togethers.
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Conner Dummermuths
Kim
Kris
Oliver Torkelson
Dale Johansen
Wayne
Nebr
Mildred = Dummermuth
Herbert Dummermuth
Janet Kay Everett
Leo Lehman
Louis Seitz
Leonard Seitz
Monona
Lawrence Butikofer
Larry Butikofer
Lyle
Douglas
Dale Seitz
Rodney
Hazel Smith
Salame Miller
Milton Miller
Dennis Meyer
Anne Dennler
Lester Wenger
Diane
Rusty Parenteau
Connecticut
Richard Frieden
Ronald Loftsgard
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