Local Social Circle Reads Like a Who's Who
A crowded weekend of visits and dinners ties together families from West Bend Anoka Iowa City and Postville. Notable guests include Joe Harter Lizzie Huffman John Dixon Julia Kern and numerous Bannarts and Frieden families with talks of travel to Rolette North Dakota Drake University and California. The piece chronicles gatherings at multiple homes and planned trips amid community ties and lingering illness notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Steele
Richard
Carrie
Steele
Geo
Garner
Oelwein
Carl & Bannart
West’ Bend
Fanny
Prieden
Kasper Hanson
Karla
Waltham, Minn
Ole Blockets
Jon
Sam ‘Lehman
Mis
Oscar Friedén
Jake Friederich
Hane 'Friederich
Mildred
Margaret
Sam Lehman
Lyle Leath
Loven
Wm. Curry
Currys
Friederichs
Quincy
California
L. G. Lehman
Rochester
H. A. Montgomery
Texas
Mary Montgomery
Harold Leuenberger
Fred Schaer
Will Marshall
Winthrop
Mulford
Owen Nickels
Iowa City
University
Cond
K. G. Fox
Waukeaga
Ill
C. B. Schori
Joe Harter
Everett, Wash
Lizzie Huffman
Tom Huffman
Presho
5. D
Clint Crosks
John Howard, Sr
Dan Banwart
West ‘Bend
J.M. Gehring
Ed’ Metzger
Matt Banwart
Anoka
Minn
Ree Ee
Iid
Klingman
Saloma J Ivory
Maroon
Matt Bannart
John Luchsinger
Ed Metzger
Lee L. Schori
Kenneth Schori
Andrea
Lee Mench
Merle
Manly
Pearl Kellogg
Mason City
C. J. Harrington
George Hanson
Rolette
N. D
Percy Larson
Peter Luchsinger
Rita Neuman
Peter M. Luchsinger
Judy
John Frietag
Lester Luchs
Clifton Kohler
Jimmie Koevenig
Drake University
Jim Barthelma
Gregory
Mae Bopp
Morton
Elgin
Rudy Possehl
Rudy, Jr
Floyd
Oscar Frieden
Robert Kohler
David
Ethel Kohler
Methodist Church Schedule and Guest Singers
Morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 15. Rist College Singers visit Monday Sept 27 at 8. Family night announcement pending. Elgin-Ilyria youth fellowship drew a large crowd last Sunday with Dr Dill and guests sharing photos from Pella Tulip Festival and Clear Lake Institute. Watermelon served after games led by Shirley Reusser and Mary Lou Becker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rist College
Elgin-Ilyria Youth Fellowship
Elgin
Dill
Pella
Clear Lake Institute
St Olaf Lutheran Church Confirmands Meet Schedule
September 18 confirmands gather in Marion at 10 a m and St Olaf at 2 p m Dorcas Society meets in Marion Hostesses listed Mrs Harold Opsand Mrs Christine Rypestol Mrs Henry Olson and Mrs Gerald Olson September 19 Norway services Marion 11 o'clock Norway League 8 09 p m Come to church You are welcome at each service Dr S J Strandjord pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Society
Marion
Harold Opsand
Christine Rypestol
Henry Olson
Gerald Olson
Norway
Norway League
S. J. Strandjord
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule and Mission Series
The Elgin Baptist Church outlines its weekly worship at 10 a m, church school at 11 a m, and evening service at 8 p m. Thursday activities include Junior study at 7 p m and Bible study with prayer at 8 p m, plus choir rehearsal at 9 p m. The Ladies Missionary Society met Thursday afternoon led by Mrs Otto Krueger. Rev Ittermann launches a new Story of Missions series and will continue Through the Bible next Wednesday. Promotion Day on Sept 26 and Rally Day on Oct 3 announced. Rally Month proclaimed for Sunday school. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Otto Krueger
Ittermann
Church School of the Elgin Baptist Church
Card of Thanks from area residents
Expressions of gratitude flow from residents thanking friends for cards gifts and visits during hospital and home recovery. The note lists families from Lehman King Shaffer Jennings Baumgertner and others visiting various homes including the Grims and Schmid families with trips by G H Senkler and relatives to St Paul and Mission Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lehman
St. Paul
Minn
G. H. Senkler
Mission Lake
Robert Schultz
Luana
R. P. Strauc
Clyde King
Elgin
West Union Hospital
Howard Shaffer
Russell Jennings
Wadena
Lena Baumgertner
Clarence
Muehlethaler
Beverly
Rose Baechler
Richard
Robert
Edward Schmid, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Lulu Schmid
Adam Kloster
Chicago
Lawrence Grimm
Hofer-DuPont Wedding in Evanston and Chicago
Miss Eileen Leona Hofer and Richard Francis DuPont were married at St. Thomas of Canterbury on September 11. The bride, given away by her brother Lawrence Hofer, wore the family ties from Postville. Attendants included Mrs Anthony DuPont, Miss Joanne Jenning, and Miss Dolly Joachim. Best man was Anthony Du Pont. A luncheon followed at Tally Ho Club, Evanston, with eighty five guests. The couple plans a northern Wisconsin honeymoon and will reside in their new home in two weeks. DuPont family ties and Hofer relatives attended from Postville and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Leona Hofer
Louisa Hofer
Richard Francis DuPont
A. DuPont
Chicago
St. Thomas of Canterbury
Lawrence Hofer
Postville
Anthony DuPont
Joanne Jenning
Davenport
Dolly J. Joachim
Tally Ho Club
Evanston
Postville High School
School of Nursing
Elgin
India
Navy
Wisconsin
Richard Hofer
Langsdales Host Neighbors In Pleasant Tuesday Evening
A small town social scene unfolds as Mr. and Mrs. 5. K. Langsdale host a neighbor gathering Tuesday night. Neighbors bring baskets for a bountiful lunch and sing “God Be with You Till We Meet Again.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Langsdale
Langsdales
San Bernadino
Calif
Florence Baldwin
Waterloo
Harry Baldwin
Joe Kinan
Cedar Rapids
Clark Hummel
Wadena
Frieda Etter
Kent Grover
Clermont
John Barnhouse
Ed Erickson
West Union
John McMillan
Thei Farm
Town
Gene Schori
Wayne Gilson
Helen Wenger
Rochester
Chas. Wenger
Orlan Reimer
Elkader
Philman Larson
Selmer Groth
Virginia Houser
Minneapolis
Verna Groth
Chicago
Gilbert Peterson
Kenneth
Selmer Peterson
Donald Olson
Norton Louvstven
Emmet Oyen
Orville Smorstad
Decorah
Clarence Kirkeberg
Carlyle
Max Hunsberger
Edna
Elmer
Genevieve Dunkle
Mary
Alfred
Henry Kirkeberg
Elgin
Mabel Heuser
Lloyd Meyer and
Bruce
Postville
Stoughton
Wis
Sow care through gestation saves piglets in farrow period
The article stresses that ensuring sows receive proper care during gestation is a key factor in preserving newborn piglets. It emphasizes management practices to reduce piglet mortality and improve overall litter outcomes.
Local Dinner Hosts Share Weekend Visits and Birth News
Elgin residents hosted a large dinner gathering with numerous guests from nearby towns and relatives. Several attendees traveled to Rochester Minnesota to visit a nurse at Worrell hospital, returning with relatives. A new son named David Leo was born to Leo Grether and wife in Oelwein hospital. Families attended weddings and birthdays, with multiple visits to Clermont, Volga, and neighboring cities as part of social happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gehring, Jr
P. M. Grimes
Kate Rolfs
Wm. Boyle
Mayme Boyle
Wm. Nutting
West Union
Floyd Boyle
Gary
Chloa Lyon
Lawrence Gehring
Dale Grimes
Jeffrey
Geo. Boyle
Bob
Laurence Knudtson
Kathryn
Marcia
Rochester
Minn
Virginia Oldag
Worrell Hospital
Betty Schneider
Virginia
Robert Greenley
Hot Springs
Ark
Frank Greenley
Bertha Frisbie
Anna Gunderson
Clarence Thorson
Clermont
Leo Grether
Volga
Oelwein Hospital
David Leo
J. W. Tinker
Strawberry Point
D. E. Tinkerhorne
Dean DeSart
J. A. Erickson
Ray DeSart
Delwein
Thos. E. Howard
Mary Ogle
Alice Winkler
Robert Wilson
Chas. Wilson
Shirley Conner
Hugh Conner
Archie Howard
Archie
Clayton Schreiner
Cynthia
Clifton Wilson
Farm Accidents Rise Amid Postwar Danger
The 1948 Accident Facts report cites about 19,500 farm resident deaths in 1946 and 1947, with minor declines in farm work deaths in 1947 offset by rises in other farm-related accidents. A Duluth fishing tale ends with two men sharing luck over a lost rod and a five-pound northern caught on the hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Duluth
Henry Lauterbach
Reinbeck
Ed Galum
Illinois
Mr. Lauterbach
Sealing Corn in Cribs Requires Proper Storage
Plan to seal corn this fall, ensure crib meets sealing requirements. Loans will not be granted unless proper storage is assured.
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Matter’s Ballroom
Les Hartmann
Yowa Cornhuskers
Swamesaneel
Lever Bros
B & H Gash
Lena Baumgartner
Harold Halverson
DIAL
West Elgin
St. Olaf
Elgin Baptist Church
Erna Baumgartner
Hofer-DuPont
Clarence Kohls
W. F. Kohls
Edward Krueger
Amanda
Anna
de Frances Krueger
Edwin Krueger
John Anderson
Lawrence Brause
Jackson
Neb
Sioux City
Harold Glass, Jr
Dundee
Gerald
Lowe Brothers Derby
O'Neill Drug
Elgin, Iowa
Blades
Paree
Tigo
Swift
Max Thoma
General Electric
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muehlethaler & Sons
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