Freeport Journal Standard 12 May 1938
For Sale C. Daughenbaugh farm 2 miles S.W. of Orangeville. Must be sold to settle estate. Mrs. Henry P. Goetz, 511 E. Winneshiek, Freeport

Freeport Journal Standard 01 June 1938
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Fisher and Son and Mrs. Margaret Fisher of Broadhead spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Runkle.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Rodebaugh of Freeport, Mrs. Jesse Folgate and Mrs. Sadie Bolender were Monday supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Bessinger.

Freeport Journal Standard 22 June 1938
Mrs. Emma DeRoach and son Roger of Chicago and Miss Audrey Marle of Freeport are visiting at the home of John and Alan Musser.

Freeport Journal Standard 21 July 1938
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Messinger of Watsontown PA are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Messinger

Freeport Journal Standard 26 July 1938
Mrs. Edwin Daughenbaugh of Orangeville is enjoying a visit with her three grandchildren - Tommy Jr., Mary Corine and Robert Cramer , South Seeley Avenue Freeport.

Freeport Journal Standard 04 August 1938
Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Messinger and family, Mrs. Jesse Folgate, Mrs. Sadie Bolender, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Messinger and daughter, Ray Askey and George Obert spent Sunday at the Clint Folgate cottage at Lake Kegonsa.

Marvin Musser and Harrison Ulrich of Lewisberg PA, spent Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Messinger

Freeport Journal Standard 05 August 1938
Frank Daughenbaugh and Donald Glawe returned Tuesday from a vacation trip by auto to the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park.

Freeport Journal Standard 29 September 1938
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Scholl and son Tommy, and Mr. and Mrs. David Hurdle, left fro Talmage Kan., on Monday where they are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hurdle's daughter, Mrs. Earl Messinger and family.

Freeport Journal Standard 10 August 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Correll & family of York Nebr., Mrs. Wm. Liermann, Mrs. Mildred Richter & daughter of Thayer Nebr. are here for a visit of 10 days with Milford Musser and family.

Freeport Journal Standard 23 August 1939
Mrs. Miriam Marle of Chicago, spent the past week with her brothers John and Alan Musser. Doris and Audrey of Freeport were also guests for the weekend.

Freeport Journal Standard 19 April 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harmon and Thomas Ferguson spent Sunday evening at the Charles Messinger home in Oregon (Ogle county IL)

Freeport Journal Standard 29 November 1939
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Messinger and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Messinger and son of Dixon, were guests of Mr. an dMrs. Leslie C. Harmon at Sunday dinner.

Freeport Journal Standard 30 July 1940
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Askey and Mrs. Robert Messinger spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Reim, Buchanan Michigan. They also visited Reuben Boyer at South Bend Mich.

Freeport Journal Standard 03 August 1940
Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Mabel Runkle of Orangeville and Arthur Horsley Freeport. The event will take place Thursday afternoon August 18.

Freeport Journal Standard 04 September 1940
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Folgate entertained at a family picnic Sunday. The guests being the descendents of the late Uriah Folgate. At noon a bountiful dinner was served. The afternoon was spent playing games. Thos present were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Messinger and grandson, Richard, Dakota; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harnish and family of Red Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Messinger and family of WInslow; Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Folgate, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Lam, Mrs. James Crawford and family, Mrs. Jesse Folgate and Mrs. Sadie Bolender, of Freeport; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Askey, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Folgate and daughter, Miss Edna messinger and George Obert, of Orangeville.

(Times Special Service) - 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Hurless observed their 50th wedding anniversary Wednesday at their home. In the evening a dinner was served to their children and families. Miss Ora Sproul was married to Samuel F. Hurless in Van Wert, O., Sept. 10, 1891. They located in Green County, Wisconsin, in February, 1900, farming until they retired about 15 years ago and moved to Orangeville. They have two daughters, Mrs. Clayton Taft, Orangeville, and Mrs. Earl Hawthorn, Monroe, and two sons, Percy and Forrest Hurless, both of Orangeville. There are also 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds)

(1944)
At a gathering held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hawthrne, Stavers grove, the engagement of their daughter, Miss Dorothy, to Argene Van Matre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Van Matre, Orangeville, was announced. Miss Hawthorne was a graduate of the Monroe high school in 1939 and of the Rockford School of Nursing in 1942. She has since been employed in a Rockford hospital. Her fiance is employed in a defense plant in Rockford. No date has been set for the marriage. (Contributed by Larry Reynolds - (They married 10 June 1944)