Local residents gather for social calls and visits
A reading of fragmentary notes shows Mr and Mrs Otto Gisleson hosting and visiting across West Union Clermont and Rochelle areas. Several callers include Mrs Bertha Zahn, Mrs Harold Opsard, Mrs David Sanderson, and Mary Heing among others. Funeral attendance and slumber party mentions appear, with multiple Sunday dinners and afternoon calls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard
Feeraen
Ylorengs Casten
Post Wes
Will Bergen
Robert Wetsealer
Will Bert
Mary Martin
Baten Reinhart
Bertha Zahn
Otto ” Gisleson
Lawrence Naylor
West Union
Harold Opsard
David Sanderson
Mervin Reierson
Otto Gisleson
Eth Kjosa
L. Loftsgard
Clermont
Mervini Reierson
Vi ‘Gross
Social News From Cheery Valley Weekend Visits
Local families from Cheery Valley and Cedar Rapids spent weekends visiting relatives in Milwaukee Iowa City Evansdale and Oelwein. Guests included the Hanson Kulish Christians Butikofer Nickels Lantz Christen Schrein er Vaughn Nydegger and Leuchtenmacher among others with dinners coffee hours and birthday greetings noted throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hanson
Frank Kulish
Cedar Rapids
Lavi ‘Lentas
Darlene Hofer
Milwaukee
Robert
Lc ~Macher
David
Ellen Mason
In. Hanson
George Nickles
Mark Nickels
Iowa City
Ernest Christen
Stanley Moser
Silas Butikofer
Louise
Gary
Bob
Keith
Stra
Rapnond
Gladys Hanson Mae Anal
Hangon Shin
Athelr
Gerald -Nickels
Oelwein
George Nickels
Walter Lantz
Glen Schaven
James Frieden
John Christen
Harry Butikofer
Gates
Marie Butikofer
Mira George Vaughn
Idan Cummings
Celia Thoman
Hulda Nydegger
Lucy Christen
Clayton Schreiner
Columbus
Wise
Martin Hanson
Ernest "Christen
Robert Leuchtenmacher
Clift House Dinner Hosts Five Sylvan Torkelstan Members
Neighbor club members held a dinner at the Clift House in De' coreh Tuesday with five Sylvan Torkel a guests noting a cordial gathering and shared updates on club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghbors Club
Sylvan Torkelstan
Bel van Torkel
Clift House
De'coreh
Birthdays and dinners mark social week in Clermont and West Union
Mr and Mrs Richard Kohls and Donald and Mr and Mrs Elmer Kohle of Clermont celebrated Richard Kohls birthday with relatives including Vern Boyer Lola and Alice West Union shared Sunday supper and Jim Reeder’s birthday. West Union visits included Mr and Mrs Everett Patrick and Mr and Mrs Clarence Tripp. Rochelle Illinois guests Mr and Mrs de Brackin joined Lawrence Gehring for Legion supper. Henry Trushien of Marshalltown stayed with Wilson Patterson. Lyle Martin hosted Sunday guests Melvin Hanson and Robert Musser families. Kay Miller pantry shower honor attended by Mrs Richard Kohls at Elgin Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kohls
Donald
Elmer Kohle
Clermont
Lence
Vern Boyer
Lola
Alice
West Union
Don Reeder
Jim Reeder
Everett Patrick
Clarence Tripp
Richards
de Brackin
Rochelle
Ill
Lawrence Gehring
Legion
Henry Trushien
Marshalltown
Wilson Patternson
Lyle Martin
Melvin Hanson
Robert Musser
Elgin Baptist Church
Kay Miller
Illyria News Family Night and Talent Committees
Village social pages list 1960s era committees for outside talent and home talent programs, names many residents of Illyria and nearby towns, with event notes from January through March. Attendees include Ogle, Rothlisberger, Frieden, Strong, Shaffer, Yearous, Klingman, and others. It mentions funerals, housewarmings, and visits across Dubuque, Oelwein, West Union, Cedar Rapids, and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wue
Will Christen
Milo Frieden
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Roy Halverson
Dara Wilson
Wm. Dennler
John Grimm
Bhoess Pollock
Clera Shafer
Kepa Mederry
Harry Fel- Hee Sevas
Arate Sco
Bitches Committee
Glen Yearous
Harry Butikofer
Ralph Shaffer
John Christen
Lola Yearous
Floyd Frieden
Duane Strong
Arthur’ Chapman
Emmett Light
Joe Ogle
Eo Gordon Falricks
Eva Med- TY
Reynold Strong
Melbert Meyer
Eugene Medberry
Arthur Strong
Ben Denner
Sunday Guests Abound In Cedar Rapids Area Homes
A long list of Sunday and weekend visits highlights social life in Cedar Rapids area towns. The Emmett Light and Thomas families hosted dinners in Cedar et Enroute and Hawkeye while many others, including the Ernst, Yearous, Halverson, Frieden, Loftsgard, and Bane families, called on friends and relatives in Oelwein Rochester West Union Lamont Garber and Mt. Vernon. Visits featured hospital runs, birthday celebrations, and trips to Villa Louis and Stone Field in Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett. Light
Lawrence Cranston
Cedar Et Enroute
Hey
Eugene. Whiteher
E Scholtz
Gordon Landswerk
Cresco
Arthur Yearous
National
Melvin Gregerson
Volga
Edwin Loftsgard
Ida Halverson
Berdean Hagelie
Joni
Kenneth Halverson
West Union
Oelwein Hospital
Wm. Yearous
Emmett Light
Kansas
Oklahoma
Guy Ernst
Bernice Peterman
Oelwein
Elon DeWitte
Arlington
Kenneth Garetson
Lamont
Milo Frieden
Karen
Roy Halverson
Dorothy Winkler
Junnior
Otis
Ruth
Rothlisberger
Dale Roberts
Mattie Roberts
Fayette
Ed Wenger
iGene Wenger
Wilbur Lehman
Alpha
Elizabeth Schneider
Thomas
Mark Benson
Mt. Vernon
Dianne Benson
Des Moines
Thomas Ogie
Jerry Worwold
Colesburg
Billie Zettergruen
Garber
Joe Dinan
LaVerne Schweinerus
Castalia
Lyle Wander
Clermont
Orran Bane
Donald Burchett
Moline
Celia Butikofer
Elmer Beca Wetsunday
Julia Loftig
Josie Jenson
Oscar Lindley
Osage
Mellien Loftsgard
Rosina Landsgard
Randine Hanson
Jacob Schneider
DeVere Halverson
Nancy
Arthur Landsgard
Mervin Anderson
Thomas Poll
W. C. Schoenheider
Chicago
Raymond Benson
Roscoe Larson
Willis Currier
Louis Dennler
Es Gilson
Inez Brackin
Francis Butikofer
John Christen
Genevieve
Ronald Loftsgard
Drew
J . L. Loftsgard
G. L. Loftsgard
Harold Opland
M. J Blockhus
Gust Gilbertson
Combs
Edgewood
George Long
Johnson Jenkins Wedding Noted In Elgin Area
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Charles Kohls and Suzette of Clermont joined the Dale Seitz family Wednesday evening guests. Mr and Mrs Max Broadwater of Mankato Minnesota spent the weekend with Clarence Muehlethaler to attend the Johnson Jenkins wedding. Mr and Mrs Jack Adrian and Eddie celebrated Jackys seventh birthday with Mr and Mrs P J Anderson as dinner guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kohls
Suzette
Clermont
Dale . Seitz
Max Broadwater
Mankato
Minn
Clarence Muehlethaler
Johnson-Jenkins
Jack Adrian
Eddie
Jacky
P. J. Anderson
Community Names and Historic References Noted
Colesburg and Clermont residents plus families from Manchester and West Union spent Sunday with Roy Leuchtenmacher. John Brown led 18 men at Harper's Ferry raid. Records show early bow and arrow use in North Africa. note says largest in New Mexico near the Grande 120 miles above El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
North Africa
New Mexico
Fic Grande
Elaso
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Laverna Smoehel
James
Thorson
Milton Olson
Rewteye
Christine Fiyp Yass
Solberg
Louis Kjosa
Clarence Anderson
Cheery Valley
DIAL
Elgin
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
Elgin State Bank
Brainard News
Illyria News
Sammittan
Clyde Ramsey
Edwin Ramsey
Eslie Finch
Dale Klingman
Strawberry Point
Carroll Klingman, Jr
Carroll Klingman
Hazel Rothlisberger
Dubuque
Clarion Hagelie
Jeannette
Thomas Foxwell
Harold Strong
Frank Payne
Delwe
Jim Whitford
Eugene Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Rochester
Fremont Ogle
Monona
Lee Roy Collins
Will
Albert Klingman
Arthur Yearons
Janet Rothlisberger
Roger Frieden
Scott
Helen
Ruth Rothlisberger
Ronald Lofisgard
Keith Johnson
Carl Torkelson
M. J. Blockhus
Louis Peterson
Alma Scholen
Arlene
Cor
Fleet Frieden
Melbert Baechler
Louis Reierson
Walde Embertson
St. Olaf
Randolph Reierson
F Myr
Fred Klingman
Thomas Poit
Russell Friederich
Wm. Pfister
Jeff
Anna Schupbach
George Butikofer
David Butikofer
Randy Clark
Northwestern Bell
Bob Falb
Alice Long
Arthur Amundson
Martin Nelson
Manchester
Dennis Wolf
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Smorgashord
Norway Lutheran Church
Elkader
Board of Supervisors
Fayette County
Riverside
Chevrolet
Bel Air
FORD
Buick
Glen Nims
Joe Langerman
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