Local social notes parade across West Union area
A long list of West Union area residents and visitors is chronicled. Families travel for visits to Beloit, Tyler, and Decorah while others welcome guests from Pepper, Maiden Rock, Oelwein, and Mason City. A birth is announced as John William Brackin weighs eight pounds. Community events include a Progress Club chili supper and multiple weekend gatherings at area homes and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lettie M. Olson
Chicago
N. Kedzie Ave
North Hamlin
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Herman Helmer
Rock Rapids
Tayerville
Tfl
Helmer
George
John Hellum
Tyler
Cumberland
Minnesota
Paul Zoschke
Charlotte Tebbe
Benton Hambor
Mich
Zoschke
Carrie Steele
Roy Steele
Oelwein
Alfred Jacob
Wyman
Trade
West Union
Bauman
Grand Junction
Colo
Alf
Olaf Berg
Clermont
Arvey Berg
Edwin Anderson
Frederick
Waterloo
Edith Berg
Earl Cooley
Wadena
Henry Felter
Gladys
Chas. Feller
Earl Stannard
Lima
Georgaana Probert
Ostrander
Minn
Milo Halverson
Rose Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Ernest Christen
Ben A‘som
Joe Brackin
West Union Hospital
John William
George Miller
Pepin
Wis
Louis Miller
Maiden Rock
Fred Wede
Linda Martin
Fred Martin
Cilla Baldwin
Clara
Elmer Bear
Harry Baldwin
L. D. Hitch
Rear West Union
Frank Greenley
Fear
Reuben Miller
John Graham
Iowa City
C. B. Schori
Betty Schori
State University
W. C. Falk
W. C. Baylor
Joan
Jack
Glen Ellyn
H. M. Phillips
Dixon
Winifred Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
C. F. Meyer
St. Olaf
Amanda Phillips
Trene Meyer
G. J. Meyer
Betty
E. C. Marston
A. L. Meyer
Postville
Max Herzig
Bellflower
Calif
George Meyer, Jr
Mobridge
5. D
Margaret Long
Hurry
Mason City
Frank Kiple
Tulsa
Oklo
M. V. Kiple
Kiples
Miami
Okla
Kiple
Spartan’ School of Aeronautics
Harry Johnson
Marjorie
Alfred Wenger
Echo-Enterprise
Lee Brainard
Kristine
Winfield Masonhall
Judy
Chris Wenger
Leo Schori
Ben
Samuel Mosby
John Learn
Ossian
Mike Adrian
Mabel Grover
Progress Club
Helen Muehlethaler
D. E. Tinker
Harold Albrecht
Paul Zunbriggen
Mel Kohler
Julia Smith
Albert Schori
Liz
Gerald Schori
Louise Schori
Decorah
Melvin Johnson
Lena Cooley
Fred Cooley
Elmer Christen
Garber
Christen
Birthday thanks from Myrtle Medberry
In Appreciation I made me very happy to receive so many nice cards and gifts from my friends on my birthday recently and I want to thank one and all gor their remembrances. 3p. Mrs.Myrtle Medberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Medberry
Card of Appreciation From Mrs Hilder Bilden
A note of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy messages received from friends. Mrs Hilder Bilden thanks well wishers for their thoughtful messages amid her recent bereavement. The piece also notes Heart of Industry in Southern California is famed as the heart of the domestic rabbit industry due to favorable climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hilder Bilden
Southern
California
Along Came Jones and Valley of Decision at the Majestic
The theater presents Gary Cooper and Loretta Young in Along Came Jones on September 20 to 22 with a mistaken cowboy romance plot. Then Greer Garson and Gregory Peck star in Valley of Decision September 23 to 26, a Pennsylvania steel baron drama romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Loretta Young
Jones
Cowboy
Notorious Killer
Killer
Greer Garson
Gregory Peck
Pennsylvania
God Is My Co-Pilot and Plying Tigers Adventure Screenings
Dennis Morgan and Raymond Massey star in a program featuring God is My Co Pilot and the tale of Gen. Chennaults Flying Tigers and their adventures over China, showing Thursday through Saturday September 27 28 and 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Morgan
Ramond Massey
Gen. Chennault
China
Lutheran Church Se Ups Sept Services Schedule
Lutheran Church announces Sept 23 services with Norway at 11 p m Marion at 8 p m Luther League program by Ossian League. All welcome at each service. Dr S J Strandford, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Marion
Luther League
Ossian League
S. J. Strandford
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule Highlights Week
Elgin Baptist Church announces Thursday prayer service at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Sunday events include worship at 10 am and Sunday school at 11 am followed by an evening service at 8 pm. Minister Paul Zoschke and organist Alfred Jacob Jr lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul ¥. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Methodist Church Activities Announced for Week
Sunday school at 11. Choir rehearsal Friday at 7 30. Circle B meets with Mrs Rob Grimes and Circle C with Mrs Charles Feller on Thursday afternoon September 27. Circle A will not meet. Rev J Warton, Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle B
Rob Grimes
Circle C
Charles Feller
Circle A
J. ©. Warton
Death of Pioneer Farmer Jacob Yearous Sr dies at 92
Pioneer farmer Jacob Yearous Sr., aged 92, died at his son Jacob’s home on Tuesday morning. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 1 30 p m at his son James Yearous’s home followed by a church service at Illyria Church at two o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Yearous, Sr
Jacob
James Yearous
Illyria
Cover Crops Promote Soil Conservation Amid Winter Mixes
Small grain winter legume mixtures offer effective winter cover to curb soil loss from leaching and erosion, highlighting their role in protecting soils during cold months.
Joseph Forgiveness and Faith Overcoming Fear in Genesis
In Genesis 45 15 0 14 the lesson emphasizes God’s overruling providence in Joseph’s story. It highlights forgiveness, reconciliation, and kindness, showing how God uses human sin for good and urges true forgiveness and generous acts toward family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Joseph
Judah
M. Grace
Plenty
Iowa households save kitchen fats for red points
Shortly before V E Day 67 percent of Iowa homes saved fats to turn in to butchers for red points, with city residents leading at 72 percent, town 62 percent, and farms 66 percent. Six percent reported dealer refusals, nine percent in towns, three percent in cities. Some nonparticipants still saved fat for Boy Scouts bound programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cityle
Boy Scouts
Iowa Boll
Des Moines Register and
Tribune
Minnie Nesvick obituary notes August surgery and church service
Mrs Adolph Nesvick mourns the death of Minnie Nesvick at age sixty eight after a hospital operation on August 28. A blood clot is believed to be the cause. Minnie Teslow, born in Hayward Minnesota, taught in Minnesota and near Osian and Eldorado, organized the Dorcas society and served as Stavanger choir director. She married Adolph Nesvick in 1914 and leaves husband daughter Adalphia now Mrs Hilder Bilden, a brother Richard Teslaw, and a sister Cal Jensen, with many nieces and nephews. six brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Nesvick
New Hampton Hospital
Minnie Teslow
Hayward
Minn
Anne and
Andrew Teslow
Fresborn County
Luther Academy
Albert Lea
Lutheran Normal School
Sioux Falls
S. C
Minnesota
Ossian
Eldorado
Dorcas Society
Stavanger
Adolph Nesvick
Adalphia
Hilder Bilden
Elgin
Richard Teslaw
Minneapolis
Cal Jensen
Birthday Calendar Listings
Birthday notices listed for September 20 to 28 highlighting individuals such as M J Brockhus, Harry Gunderson, Gloria Livingston, Mrs Arthur Yearous, Ione Torkelson, Mrs Ted Wilkinson, Eugene Butikofer, and others across dates from Sept 20 through Sept 28 including Wm Gruger and Monika Sutter. Characters show several names and dates from a local calendar segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Brockhus
Harry Gunderson
Gloria Livingston
Arthur Yearous
Ione Torkelson
Ted. Wilkinson
Eugene Butikofer
Lea L. Schori
James Daniels
Nellie Wilson
Kenneth J. Anderson
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Rey
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Lutheran Church
Elgin Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Lena Baumgartner
Dial
West Elgin
NKR
Uniform International
Harol
Lundquist
Bho
Tate
Ern New
7 Union
Siasects
International
Genesia
Roger Howard
Lara Lou Larson
Glenn Medgery
Robert Cheeseman
Thas. B. Benson
H. H. Welf
Lavon Larson Bush
John Jungblut
Noel Smith
Elaine Holm
Mardelle Suttex
Andrew Reinhart
Paul M. Houg
Mary Skarshaug
Karen J. Skarshaug
Donald Gilson
Merton Cook
Wm. J. Gruger
Cornel Anfinson
Maurice E. Larson
Monika Sutter
Dhirty
R. P. Strauch
Femployerse Mutual Casualty Company
TAN Ae Lame Men Oncier GG
DES Moines En Es Eee
Workmen's Se
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Armstrong's Linoleum
Armstrong
America
Elgin Furniture Store F. C
Muehlethaler
Prop. Dial
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