Community Notes From Cheery Valley Visits and Gatherings
A Cheery Valley social page lists numerous visits and gatherings across towns including Postville West Union Pocahontas Elkader Decorah and Evansville Ind It details Sunday dinners calls and overnight stays with families such as Lehman Mason Thoman Christen and Dennler among others The piece highlights a weekend of travel fishing trips and a large Elkader fair grounds picnic honoring guests Patton Meyer and Christen families with extended kin and friends in attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Schroeder
Marvin
Postville
Walter Lehman
Clayton Schreiner
West Union
Martin Hanson
Israel Halder
Pocahontas
Steven's
Point
Wis
Orlin Mason
Mason
Amanda Mason
Forest Mason
J. W. Eaton
Portland
Ore
Bert Thoman
Christen Bros
Eaton
Bessie Lundt
Thoman
Lucy Christen
Pauline Dennler
Hofer
West Union Fair Grounds
John Christen
Newell Kramer
Elkader
Herman Schupbach
Louis Butihofer
Ida Christen
Betty
Dale Jensen
Louis Hofer
Oscar Baumgartner
Harry Dennler
Reuben Metzger
Geo. Schupbach
John Dennier
Ethel Mae
Cleola Rosenow
Lavern Dennler
Chicago
Raymond Benson
Thomas Pollock
Ernest
Frank Christen
Gladys
Robert
Clayton. Schreiner
Ernest Christen
Jake Christen
Elkader Fair Grounds
Lydia Hanson
Junior
Adolph Elvers
Lucille Doeppke
Teddy
Lea Hanson
Ira Olson
Lavonda
Aden Hanson
Linda
St. Olaf
Martha Chapman
Delbert
George Patton
Janet
Evansville
Ind
Pattons
Ern Meyer
Marion Mission Society meets at church parlors
The Marion Mission Society will meet Thursday September 11 at the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs Gilbert Loftsgard and Mrs Henry Vellersven. The Roy Swenson family were not further described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Mission Society
Gilbert Loftsgard
Henry Vellersven
Roy Swenson
Visitors and dinners fill Sunday in area homes
The community list notes numerous visits and meals across towns including Decorah Garners, Postville, Elkader, and Oelwein. Highlights include Betty Trude returning from Postville hospital after aphendectomy, Henry Olson and Harold Opsand hosting guests, and extended family gatherings at multiple homes over the weekend.
Illyria Community Church Holds Membership Baptisms
Illyria items report Sunday services at 10 15 a m and 11 16 a m with Youth Fellowship at 7 30 p m. The pastor welcomed 12 new members and five adults into the church, plus three children baptized. Names of new members, guests and visitors listed from local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alyria Community Church
Community Dinner Log Brimming With Visitors
Brainard area residents hosted and visited kin and friends across multiple households from Monday through Sunday. Names include Patterson, Lyon, Nutting, Moats, Bartlett, Campbell, Boyle, Olson, and others, with trips to South Dakota and Independence.
Patterson Visits West Union and Local Guests
Patterson spent Wednesday with the Wm Nutting family in West Union. Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson returned to Lans ing after visiting a week here with relatives and friends. Local visitors included Mr and Mrs Joe Peters and family and Mrs Kenneth Rowland and Mrs Wm Sullivan of West Union. Wm Sullivan visited Dan Craft home with Mrs Mary Grover Mrs Orval Sullivan and Mrs Albert Lubke called at Mrs Chloa Lyon home. Fall timing aids pasture prep for spring reseeding to legumes. Lime applied in fall should be disked into soil, with one or two diskings to prevent lime loss on rolling land. Disking should follow contours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Olson
Betty Trude
Postville Hospital
Henry Vellersyen
Tillman Thompson
Harold Opsand
L. A
Rex Medberry
P. K. Peterson
Waureka
Wis
Oscar Lind
E. K. Mark
Marion Lind
Jean
Tom Olson
Jim Olson
Lana
Harvey Anderson
Wayne
Ivan Anderson
Allen Anderson
Gerald Olson
Fern Torsrud
Delores Bergan
Olvin Olson
Marion
Olson
Helmer Loftsgard
Sharon
DeVere Halverson
Alvin Halverson
Henry Wellersven
Gilbert Halverson
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Jim Yearous
Wanda
Stanley
Dennis
Jon Shaffer
Inez Shaffer
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lucy Christen
M. L. Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Rose McMillan
John
Nellie
Arthur Yearous
Gifford
Elkader
Wayne Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Ind
Andrew
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque University
Pete Wolf
Harlan
Strawberry Point
Rae Gibbs
Guy Ernst
Nancy Ernst
Oelwein
Paul Mollenhauer
Gray Lake
August Mollenhauer
Chicago
Harold Grimm
Mervin Hunsberger
Jerome
Elmer Lembke
Lester Lembke
Sam Yost
Nellie Kimball
Anna Mae
Anna Gibson
Guernsey Smith
Helen Fox
Fayette
Madalyn Gerber
Salome Thoman
Eskader
Alice O'Brien
Milwaukee
Ed Kohler
Fred Schneider
Jake Schneider
Louisa Martie
Ward Brabham
Thomas
Mary Ogle
Wm. Humphry
McMinnvville
Ore
Thomas Foxwell
Fred
Otis
Ruth Rothlisberger
Silas Davis
Oscar Hunsberger
Howard Medberry
Henry Holzer
Ole Benson
Alyria Farm Bureau
Wadena
Richard Hofer
Hofer
West Union Fair Grounds
Noel Smith
Bob Downey
Ames
T. A. King
George Miller
West Union
Geraldine Mattbys
Hawkeye
Silas Wilson
Carol
Ida Meyer
Harold Meyer
Olaf Berg
Esther Kimball
Clermont
Clarence Winkler
Lawrence’ ‘Cline
Andrew Yearous
Paul Patterson
Sidney Patterson
Wm. Nutting and Sons
Etta Nutting
Chloa Lyon
Sheldon Moats
Monticello
Roland Bartlett
Ike Campbell
Marcus, Wash
Mary Bartlett
Willis Lyon
George Moats
Chlog Lyon
George Boyle
Wilson
Mayme Boyle
Dale Grimes
Lyle Olson
South Dakota
Willis
Hubert Cummings
Vern Boyer
Reuben Miller
Junior Boyer
Betty Larson
Dick Henry
Waterloo
Herman Boyer
Dan Craft
Ray Gilbert
E. E. Bartholomew
Dora
Max
Levi Learne
Dale DeSart
Marshall Helms
Tor Boyer
Glen Boyer
Carl Appelman
Harry Anderson
Lou Appelman
Arlo Homewood
Richard Johnston
Independence
Wm. Nutting
Lansing
Joe Peters
Kenneth Rowland
Wm. Sullivan
Robert Kerr
Mary Grover
Orval Sullivan
Albert Lubke
Chloa Lyon Thome
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George Nierzake
de Dubuque
House
Schori Bros
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Pial
Elgin
Klingman’s Fountain Service
Cheery Valley News
Gunder News
Lwere Dornner
Lester
Arlington
Lormer Larson
Harrill Larson
Merlin Cook
Leonard Moore
Thos
Ogie
Floyd Mitts
Jennie
Janice Winkler
Thos Howard
Illyria
Dale Klingman
Dale Patterson
Charles Strong
Myrten Strong
Earl Strong
Lowell Strong
Duane Strong
Lowell Gehring
Marian Gehring
Lorraine Yearous
Darlene Patterson
Arlene Medberry
Fred Nydegger
Carl Gehring
Glen McKellar
Jean Marie Sanders
Ray Arnold Sanders
Genevieve Jean’ Christen
Reuben Light Family
James Kerr
Ralph Shaffer
Maynard Lantz
Mahlon
Carroll Klingrene Swealley
Brainard News
Henry A. Peterson
NEW York Life Insurance Company
Auburn St
L. A. Tappan
Optometrist
Iowa
E.R. Withell
D. C
State Bank Bldg
Lowe Brothers
PLAX
O'Neill Drug
Elgin, Iowa
Co-Op
Torkelson Bros
Otis Roths
Produce J
Mulford
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Laurence Knudtson
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