This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
8
Numerous local gatherings mark a busy week with family and friends visiting in Fayette, West Union, and nearby towns. Attendees include Rothlisberger, Wenger, Smith, Moore, Glass, Kimball, and others, with Easter cantata planned at Illyria church and several households hosting guests.
Monday guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Hothlisberger. Olaf Herg Sid Walters and family joined Walter Medberrys family for supper last Sunday. Will Frieden and family visited Mrs Alvina Frieden Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Thomas Pollock hosted the Comrades Sunday school class at a rock party last Friday evening. Mrs Martha Chapman spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Jerome Yearous.
Mrs. Clayton Schreiner visited from Thursday to Saturday in Arlington. Erickson spent the weekend in the Albert Erickson home. Mrs. Frank Christen and Mrs. Orlin Mason visited in the Martin Minihan home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Louis Butikofer stayed a few days last week with Herman Schupbach. Inez Chase dined with the Martin Hanson family Sunday. Ramona and Francis Butikofer spent Sunday in the Erm Friederich home. Gladys Hanson of Elkader spent the weekend with the Martins. Leo Dennler called on the L Christen residence Sunday. Floyd Odegard visited Chas Odegard home Sunday. Clara Muehlenthaler spent several days with L Christen.
Oak Grove notes list visits and hosting by local families. Mr and Mrs Silas Wilson and son visited Mrs Salome Thoman. Mrs Kohls and Elmer Kohls spent time with Wm Kohls Jr. Others called or hosted in Kohls, Dennler, Howard, Bane, Boyle, Gilson, and Leighty homes.
Yvonne Gisleson spent the weekend with her grandmother Mrs H Gisleson. Alfred Vikesland and Fred Dennis families visited in Decorah area homes. Various residents including Chas Odegard, Lillian Loftsgard and Tilmer Olson were noted in local gatherings and a hospital appendicitis operation was performed in Decorah hospital.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson visited the Robert Wharram home near Stanley on Friday. Mrs Laura Holt stayed with Mrs Christine Kittles Saturday afternoon. Mrs Willard Martin, Laverl and Adrian visited the Ed Johnson home Friday. Thelma Lyngans spent Saturday afternoon with the Ewald Lyngans. Mrs Olivia Olson, Minnie and
Ramona Olson and Mrs. Julia Landsgard shared Sunday afternoon visits while Ed Johnson and family hosted midweek guests near Chatfield Minnesota. Dozens of families including the Olson, Johnson, Amundson and Lyngaas clans gathered for dinners, afternoon calls, and celebrations across Clermont Decorah and Ames areas with illness mentioned for Mrs Margaret Olson.
Myr. and Mrs. Orlando Kittleson and family were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Kittle. Luella Gilbertson from Decorah spent the weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs Otto Blockhus and Burnell visited Anton Anderson at Decorah hospital Monday afternoon. Leslie Buroden spent Saturday in the county town.
Lawrence West and others hosted including Alphie Reierson Glen and Lydia Reierson for dinner in the Willard Martin home. Several families attended funerals, birthday parties, and Sunday dinners at multiple houses, with guests listed by names and residences across Decorah, Gunder, Postville, Fayette, and near Clifford.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.