Illyria Community Notes Guests Visitors And Gatherings
Local residents share visits and social events at numerous homes across Illyria area. Guests include Mr and Mrs John Bailey and daughter Mary, Mrs Carrie Clark from Britt, the Aegerters of Sumner, the Walters and Medberry families, and others. Events include Farm Bureau meeting at Tyria church, a Sunday school convention, and trips to the Waukon fair. Families travel, host dinners, and attend reunions, with several trips to nearby towns and states noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bailey
Mary
Carrie Clark
Britt
Fred Behnelder
Aegerter
Sumner
Ray Berry
Gene
Oelwein
Sid Walters
Walter Medberry
Rose Dickens
Guernsey Smith
Will Frieden
Fred Klingman
Arlington
Mary Wander
Fred Schneider
Elmer Lembke
Chicago
Jason Bailey
Fayette
Harold Strong
Reynold Strong
Amelia Strong
Bunting
Elkader Fair Grounds
Henry Frieden
Elmer Frieden
Lorraine Butikofer
Arthur Chapman
Douglas
Martha
Chapman
Delbert
Jerome Yearous
Ralph Shafter
Carroll Klingman
H. F. Robbins
Hawkeye
Thomas Benson
Ruth Schneider
Eva Gehring
Loren Hyde
California
George Hyde
Emil Martie
Indiana
Ed Métzger
Fred Rothisberger
Ida Frieden
Walter Meédberry
Albert Dennler
Alton Medberry
Myrtle Medberry
Ken
Community Guests Share Weekend Meals and Visits
Numerous families and individuals from Elkader Dundee Waukon Postville and nearby areas spent Sunday and Friday evenings with relatives and friends. Guests included the Yearous, Medberry, Benson, Nelson, Furman, Lehman, Glass, Klingman, Frieden, and Lareen households along with others from Arlingtion and Roanoke Illinois. Local farm activity carried on as silos were filled and an apple tree budding demonstration occurred at the Rothlisberger farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Furman
Strawberry Point
Levi Lehman
Jean
Dundee
Harold Glass
Walter Medberry
Sid Walters
Jim Yearous
Kathleen
Jaco Yearous
Will
Clifton
Waukon
Martin Lareen
Postville
George Frieden
LaMar
Allen West
Rodman
Oscar Frieden
Elkader
Will Frieden
Jerome Yearousi
Harold Kimball
Fred Rothlisberger
Nestine Benson
Robert Schneider
McCann
Arlington
Walter Rothlisberger
David Mangold
Emma Martin
Esther Wyanet
Roanoke
Wyatet Br . Fray
Fred Schneider
Chas. Doty
Clarence Doty
C. L. Kjingman
Wm. Glass
Beverly
Social visits noted across Cedar Rapids and area
Gladys Hanson stayed a week at the Jake Solberger residence in Cedar Rapids. Ida Meyer visited the Martin Wenger home last Thursday. Numerous guests visited relatives, including the L. Christen and Friederich families, with meals and social calls recorded across multiple homes. Several households hosted supper and dinner gatherings involving Dennier, Meisner, Thoman, and Christen families, ending with weekend hospitality and hospital visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hanson
Jake Solberger
Cedar Rapids
Ida Meyer
Martin Wenger
Ernest Lerch
G. Friederich
Bert Thornan
L. Christen
Vivian Minihan
Orlin Mason
Jake Lehman
Arthur Meisner
Milton Duff
John
Walter ‘Christen
Postville
Community notices of visits and family events in Volga City area
Local households, including Meisner Baumgartner and Smith families, hosted and visited relatives and friends on various days. Guests included Oscar Baumgartner, L Christen, Fred Butikofer, Ernest Lerch, Will Lerch, Elmer Johnson of Eldorado, and others. A birth is noted for Mrs. Harold Weber’s son born Sept 6 at Volga City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Meisner
Francis Meisner
Ronald
Elmer Baumgartner
Guernsey Smith and Sons
Oscar Baumgartner
Martin Minihan
Vivian
L. Christen
C. T. Knudison
Ervin
Fred Butikofer
Ernest Lerch
Will Lerch
Elmer Johnson
Eldorado
G. Friederich
Childern
John Dennier
Francis ‘Meisner
Jake Dennier
Leo
Harry
Wm. Larson
Leo Dennier
Guttenberg
Labor Day
Harold Weber
Chas
Otterbeck
Volga City
B. A. Gruver
Hollywood
Calif
Elgin
Clermont
B. C. Gruver
Robt. Wilson
South
Kenneth Chapman
Alba Dol Tacen Eee
Brainard Church Notes and Local Visits
Brainard community notes list Sunday guests at the Will Carmichael and Vern Darnell homes near Lima and West Union. Families including Craft, Tripp, Nutting, Boyer, Moats and others visited, with prayers and notes of a Baptist Young People conference in Cresco and a county W C T U meeting at West Union. Sunday school is at 10:20 and preaching at 8 p.m. Rev. R. C. Belknap, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Helms
Cleve Erhardt
George Tripp
Levi Learn
D. H. Craft
Barbara
Robert Gilbert
Chas. Craft
Will Carmichael
Lima
Sam
Jesse Olson
Clermont
Harry Stillman
George
Schreyer Anen
Shives
Mt Etre
Sidney Nutting
C. C. Tripp
Sheldon Moats
Vern Darnell
West Union
Marian
Wilson Patterson
Jimia
Hubert Cummings
Eva Boyer
Fannie Severan
Cresco
R. C. Belknap
Herman Boyer
Chesley
Russell Boyer
Georgia Boyer
Alpha
Sheldon Moats Land
Brainard
Reception Honors Mr and Mrs Vernon Anderson at East church
A large crowd attended a Friday evening reception and shower at East church in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Anderson. Several local residents were listed as guests including Helen Reinhart and family, Mrs. Julia LandsGard, Mrs. Ed Johnson, Mrs. Helen Clark, and others in social visits throughout the area. Florence Erickson of Rossville and Florence Holt were noted visitors, with multiple mentions of weekly stays and neighborhood visits among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Ehurch
Vernon Anderson
Helen Reinhart
Selmer Holm
Olivia Olson
Minnie
Myra
Bertha Jane
Ed Johnson
Helen Clark
Julia Landsgard
Florence Erickson
Rossville
Carolyn Erickson
Helen Groth
Laura Holt
Ernest Holt
Oelwein
Joan Wharram
Arthur Olson
Willard Martin
James Anderson
Jens Johnson
Social Roundup at Willard Martin Home and Nearby Visits
Many residents attended the fair at Postville. Arthur Olson and family visited in the Robert Wharram home in Stanley. Willard Martin and family hosted dinner for Lars Larson family. Mary Moser of Monona stayed with Florence Ericks. Albert Olson from Clermont spent time with Arthur Olson. The Halversons, Mildred, and Kenneth returned from Minneapolis after visiting Albert Halverson and Mrs. Peter Madson in Blooming Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Martin
Postville
Arthur Olson
Robert Wharram
Stanley
Buddy
Wilma
Laveille
Lars Larson
Mary Moser
Monona
Florence Ericks
Albert Olson
Clermont
Martin Halverson
Mildred
Kenneth
Albert Halverson
Minneapolis
Peter Madson
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Community social notes from Oak Grove area
Mrs. Jim Muncie and Florence visited at Mrs. Salome Thoman. Ida Frieden helped with house work at Hans Winkler. Martin Olson called on Roy Leuchtenmacher and Clifton Powell homes. Arthur and daughters Donlon were guests of Salome Thoman. Sam Howard visited Hans Winkler home. Benton Grover and Wm Leighty visited Robt Wilson Sr. Barbara Ann Wilson returned from Kentucky. Clarence Winkler’s daughter Joan Kathryn born Sept 6. John Schmid and Marie dined with Salome Thoman. Clifton Powell and Cathryn visited Frank Paige home. Gilson, Shaffer, Shafter families and Geraldine Yearigus attended Shaffer family gathering. Dale Kubnes family visited Sam Howard. Fanny Frieden visited Harry Gilson. Adolph Hanson and Mrs Elvers visited Roy Leuchtenmacher. George Gilson and wife dined with Harry Gilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Muncie
Florence
Salome Thoman
Ida Frieden
Hans Winkler
Martin Olson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Clifton Powell
Arthur Donlon
Sam Howard
Benton Grover
Hollywood
Calif
Wm. Leighty
Mayfield
Robt. Wilson, Sr
Barbara Ann Wilson
Kentucky
Clarence Winkler
Joan Kathryn
John Schmid
Marie
Cathryn
Frank Paige
West Union
Harry Gilson
Howard Shaffer
J. M. Shaffer
Geraldine Yearigus
Shaffer
Dale Kubnes
Fanny Frieden
Adolph Hanson
Adolph Elvers
Near Elkader
George Gilson
Dyersville
Travel Purpose Split Among Transpacific Clip compares
Passengers on clipper transport planes travel for pleasure 53 percent on business 42 percent and for emergency and other reasons 5 percent, reflecting the distribution of travel motives among Transpacific passengers.
Depositors at British Post Office Banks Reach 11.2 Million
On January 1, 1939 the British post office savings banks reported 11,209,000 depositors and total deposits near 2.5465 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Post Office Savings Banks
Harringtons Visit in Elgin and Local ties
Elgin residents note W C Harrington and spouse visiting from Postville at his father J Harrington’s home. The couple recently moved from Remsen to Postville then back, while other locals host and travel, including Marie Schupbach’s Chicago visit, a Geraldine appendectomy patient improving, and Priscilla Falk recovering after a car accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Harrington
Postville
J. Harrington
Upper Iowa University Adds Two Department Heads
Dr. W T Smith announces the faculty is complete with two new heads Zilpha Chandler in English and Maureen Erickson in speech. Freshmen orientation begins as registration proceeds with expected enrollment up 30 percent from last year. list of registering names includes Ernestine Helzer Patterson Steele Schupbach Thoma Corbin Corkery Sniffin Elliott Dawn Smith Dibble Brandt Miller Gress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Smith
Upper Iowa University
Zilpha Chandler
Maureeline Erickson
Elgin Ernestine Helzer
Dale Patterson
Roy Steele
William Schupbach
Keith Thoma
Wadensa
Faye Corbin
Cecilia Corkery
Mary Sniffin
Everlett Elliott
Clermont
May Dawn Smith
Jane Dibble
Helen Dibble
Lois Brandt
Chrystol Miller
Harald Gress
Preacher Silences Subscriber with Church Threat Joke
While the editor is away a neighbor paper is run by a minister. A subscriber threatens violence over mailed letters. The minister replies he will let the subscriber operate on the editor, adding he has twenty church members to assist.
Dilemma to Shremmma Among English Words in Japanese
Fragmentary note discusses how English terms entering Japanese language often seem native, with the word dilemma cited as an example. It contends speakers may forget its origin and treat it as a natural part of vocabulary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shremmma
Farm Population Unchanged in 1939 Census
The number of persons living on farms in the United States was practically the same in 1939 as in 1910. Now is the time to buy new furnace pipe and have your furnace repaired. Do it now while we still have warm weather. For the best in repair, call Feller's Hardware, Phone 48, West Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Feller
West Elgin
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