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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1961
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR lists House War and individual names Jo fehard Hotere Olivia Oleon without clear context. Mentions are interwoven with prefixes Mr and Mrs and scattered surnames including Berg and Marvin, indicating a damaged page with names rather than a complete event or notice.
The Robison home hosted a WSCS meeting with Bets Blake and Ernie of de votions leading the program plus Mrs Ruged ibison, Mrs Don Caspers and Mrs Lucian Ap pelman. Eleven members and three guests were present.
A Sunday afternoon visit in Wadena places focus on the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Probert and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Anderson in the Will Burrow residence, outlining social calls and neighborhood patterns.
Mr and Mrs E W Kozelka and Gail hosted a Saturday noon dinner attended by Vernon Swenson and family Otter Andrist Jr Pine Island Minn Lawrence Swenson Myrtle Starshaug of Rochester Hibbing Minn Bud Aanes and daughters J Skow J A Skow Kilatholn Weilsey Mittin Nelson McGregor Dan Kloster West Union Merfit Gunderson and daughters Wm Kazelka Postville Wm Nelson Jr Almer Nelson and Jason and Vesia Nelson
Bonnie Swenson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Swerlson resumed classes at Valley High Monday after an eight week absence due to a broken leg from a tobogganing accident at a Luther League party on Sunday January 29. She wears a hip cast and is ferried daily by Rev. John Ehrenlokken while classmates help move her between rooms.
Easter Sunday guests at the Geo. W. Larson Angon Priest home included Mr. and Mrs. Aulden Cornish Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Lyngaas Ronald and Mrs. Kathryn Anderson Steven Tom and Mark of Waterloo in observance of Geo. Larson's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hofer attended the Jacobs Meisner wedding Sunday evening at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Postville.
Entertains for Birthday guests Sunday evening at Mrs Gussie Miller home marking Mrs Paul Pinney birthday. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Paul Pinney with Colin of Elgin Mr and Mrs Woodrow Hyde and Dean and Mrs Ellen Nelson Clermont Mr and Mrs Dick Block hus and Steven of Went Union.
Sunday services noted at the Methodist Church led by Pastor Donald T. Caspers as residents and neighbors gathered for visits and family events. The column lists numerous local households hosting meals and guests, including Sawyers, Seabrooke, Ericksons, Amundsons, Burrows, Woods, and others, with birthdays and travels mentioned, along with a local Easter vacation guest Esther Carlin.
Mrs Ruth Starkey of 211 Lindauer Dr Haabra California writes from winter quarters renewing her subscription and greeting friends. She recalls visiting Mrs Eva Dortind Seaton Mrs Doris Dortané Phillips and family in Whittier and mentions neighbors in the area including the former Dorland home now owned by Mrs Ruth Larson, with other townsfolk remembering the family.
A long list of visits and social gatherings across Minnesota and nearby towns. Families including Lind, Lind and Brit Harstad, Griebenow, Osmundson, Anderson, Laradh, Amundson, Helgerson, Skarshaug, Micheil, Wander, Kirkestue, Crowe, Krueger, Erickson, Habeger, Nydegger, and others traveled or hosted relatives and friends in Spring Valley, Postville, Cedar Rapids, Bloomington, and Toledo during the weekend and Easter period.
Mrs. Othilie Swenson 82 died March 30 in a West Concord nursing home after residing there 18 months. Funeral April 1 at East Clermont Lutheran Church with Pastor Kronlokken. music by Clarence Amundson. Interment in East Clermont cemetery. Survived by two sons Hartley Downey and Verlon Pine Island. eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Out of town relatives listed. Card of thanks from Vernon Swenson.
Mr and Mrs Richard Vagts and David of Eldoradio joined Mr and Mrs Oscar Lien and Mr and Mrs Norris Reierson along with Richard and Renae and Mrs LaVonne Osterhus and Wanda visiting the Lassig sister and family at W P Dummann's home in Lake Geneva Wisconsin over the Easter weekend.SEE our nice ssperiment of Secrate-Ede iumans. Elen 2.
The Business and Professional Women met March 27 with a luncheon then visited hostess Mrs Alfred Baechler. Vice-president Evelyn Ulgon led. They voted to host the Valley Girls basketball team and entourage for an April dinner and to donate to the Clermont Highway Sign fund. Social play yielded 500 prizes won by Mrs Clifton Pringle, Mrs Lortiine Crowe, and Mrs Louis A Olson.
Michael Pape, a Valley High junior, has been seriously ill in Rochester since March 17 and is now improving in hospital care.
Frank Cahalen a former Clermonter and longtime Cedar Rapids resident died Saturday night at Mercy Hospital Funeral held Tuesday at All Saints Church in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Swen hosted a family Easter dinner Sunday with guests including Bud Schrader and Jimmy of Kanawha Evelyn Olson Carolyn and Gene Weldon Orth Bar clay and Jeffrey Roy Swenson Bob Carol Margie Bonnie Millard Nelson Jr Ann Linda and Mark. Albert Scheel of Cedar Falls visited Friday evening in the Will Burrow home. Gene Wander Jackie and Alien of Mason City were weekend guests in the Joe Wander home.
At a class meeting last Tuesday the eighth grade chose a gym and movie party. The date is to be announced. Sandra Harville and Shirley J. Larson prepared a Civil War themed bulletin board commemorating April dates. Civil War scrapbooks are due by April 10, with some already turned in noted as exceptionally fine. The science room features attractive displays.
Parish calendar and notices listing West and East ALCW meetings and hostesses, choir rehearsals, Bible study led by Mrs. Theo Loftisgard, education by Mrs. Millard Bear, evening group programs, and Sunday services. A special West Church Parish Brotherhood event with a guest speaker is noted along with morning service, Sunday school and Luther League plans. KlIingmans ad at end.
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