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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1961
Page
4
We express gratitude to friends and relatives for cards letters visits and gifts received. Your thoughtfulness was greatly appreciated by Mrs. Kenneth Blockhus and Joyce.
Thank you to Aulden Finch and the county crew the Methodist Church William Moore friends neighbors and relatives for help during the flood greatly appreciated from Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Howard wp.
Mrs Louis Klingman was hospitalized after a wind slammed a car door against her. X rays at Postville hospital showed badly bruised muscles in her leg. She returned home Monday and will stay there for a while.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Gordon Pollock at West Pn ion Moray hospital. Dean Marie is the name. Mr and Mrs John O Kirkpatrick of Waupon Wis welcomed a son Scott Lyford born March 3 weighing pounds ounces. The family has three children total, two boys and a girl, and Lulu Schmid has fifteen great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Blockhus welcomed a daughter born March 29 at Postville Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces, giving the Blockhus family two daughters.
Mr and Mrs Barney Larson announce the birth of a son, Michael Thomas, born March 22 at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. The baby weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces. The couple already have five children, making Parkins of Marion grandparents.
Crayton Ash at Offutt Air Force Base promoted to Airman 2nd class spent weekend with Herbert and family. Clarence Becker returned from Florida. Barbara Capper visited with the Andersons in Waterloo en route to Minnesota. Dinner guests included Walter Kohler Louis Klingman and Ruth Gibson. Spirit Lake and Cedar Rapids visitors joined various local residents for meals and gatherings.
Numerous families hosted visitors for Easter in scattered towns. University of Wisconsin student Charles Capper Jr spent vacation with his relatives in Madison. Ed Wagner's party in West Union hosted Jack Adrian and others, while the Wagners recently returned from Pharr Texas. Several households in Cedar Rapids Postville and nearby areas welcomed relatives and friends including the Sutter, Wenger, Boyle, Gillson, and Sutter families. וא
Mrs Amelia Kamm of West Union hosted a social gathering with visitors including Mr and Mrs Kamm Mr and Mrs West Union Mrs Bert Kiple, Ellen Hunsberger and Nelle Reuss er, Mr and Mrs Harry Cline Gerald Cline of West Union and Mr and Mrs Martin Wegner plus Stan. The Ida Meyer family hosted Easter Monday at a nursing home in Strawberry Point with Mr and Mrs Oliver Torkelson and Mrs Harry Everett and Janet joining. The Torkelsons had a phone visit Saturday evening from their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs C magester of Indianapolis Indiana.
Mr and Mrs Robert Marvin and Jeffrey of Waterloo along with Mr and Mrs Leo Woods Michael David and Stephen and John Anderson of Elgin attended a dinner event in Clermont as listed in local notices.
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