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14 April 1938 Freeport Journal Standard
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Daughenbaugh of Winslow were Sunday callers at the Arbie Daughenbaugh home.

Keith Hudson visited at the Leslie Runkle home Wednesday
Freeport Journal Standard 13 June 1938
Mrs. John Holmes and son Donald, June Kleckler and Audrey Runkle spent several days the past week at the Wisconsin Dells.
Freeport Journal Standard 19 August1938
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Runkle and Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Mayer of Lena, left Wednesday evening for Missouri.
Freeport Journal Standard 20 September 1938
Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Audrey Runkle, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Runkle of McConnell and Orville Rampenthal, son of the J.W. Rampenthal's of Lena which was solemnized Thursday September 15, 1938 at high noon at the parsonage of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Clinton Iowa. The bride chose the 15th of September as it was the 18th anniversary of her parents wedding.
07 March 1939 Freeport Journal Standard
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Runkle were Sunday callers at the Donald Milliken home.
21 April 1939 Freeport Journal Standard
Mr. and Mrs. William Korth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Furray and family, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Runkle and daughter lLois, spent Sunday at the George Milliken home at Apple River.
06 September 1939 Freeport Journal Standard
The Runkle family held a family reunion at the home of Mrs. George Runkle on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Runkle of Little Cedar Iowa came to attend the reunion.
11 December 1939 Freeport Journal Standard
Miss Lois Runkle spent the weekend at the Wm. Hudson home in Winslow.
04 April 1940 Freeport Journal Standard
Mr. and Mrs. John Meyer and family, and Mrs. Nellie Herlocker of Freeport, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Bardell, of Cedarville, Frank Mau and Ray Mau of Lena were Sunday callers at the Ted Mau home.
18 April 1940 Freeport Journal Standard
Archie Milliken of Freeport spent Sunday at the Leslie Runkle home.
18 September 1940 Freeport Journal Standard
Emery Milliken has been quite ill the last few weeks.

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