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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1939
Page
8
Readers hear of frequent visits and family gatherings around West Union Iowa as Grace Foxwell, Nellie Foxwell, and others share time with relatives. An Easter cantata The Morn of Victory is set for 2 pm Sunday at the church. Continuous notes of local visits and hospital calls report community life.
Oak Grove residents share a busy social week with visits and dinners across multiple homes. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Frederick and sons hosted, Jim Muncie and Florence visited the Salome Thoman home, and numerous couples dropped by the Walter Dennler, Jack Shaffer, and Harold Strong homes. Sympathy sent to Clifton Wilson for an infant son.
Fern Buraas spent Friday night at the Bert Lyngaas home. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Martin hosted Andrew Reinhart Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Skaren, Arthur Olson and Lavands visited Oelwein Saturday. A shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Olson of Decorah at Henry Olson's home Sunday. Eleanor Lyngaas spent Thursday afternoon with the Ewald Lyngaas family. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Larson with Lavern and Oliver, and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Thorson were entertained Sunday at Clarence Olsen’s. Muriel Sampson spent the weekend with Mrs. Laura Holt and Mrs. Carolyn Erickson.
Gunder News reports Mr and Mrs Joe Lind welcomed a girl at Postville hospital on Sunday April 2. Mrs John Hellum visited Henry Weitersven on Sunday. Trene Mildred Halverson and Eileen Hanson visited Helmer Loftsgard. Rex Medberry and family joined Ole Loftsgard for Sunday. A funeral for Henry Bear drew many locals to West Clermont church Monday. Otto Gisleson hosted by Bertha West near Decorah Sunday. Morris Amundson sang in Mable Minn cantata The Crucifixion with about 90 voices. East and West Lutheran choirs participated. Tina Nelson visited H E Landsgard Sunday afternoon.
The item lists visits and gatherings at homes in Clermont Postville Eldora and the district No No teachers pupils and families attended open door programs and a holiday observance as the board of equalization met locally.
The Cheery Valley page records numerous social visits and meals. Families such as Butikofer, Dennler, Meisner, Hanson, Christen, Lehman, and others are shown hosting or visiting neighbors including Jake and John Dennler homes, Bert Thoman, George Leuchtenmacher, and Joe Hieberger. Des Moines area George Sonderegger assists with farm work.
The Crawford County Press reports two Schneider families welcomed girls this week at New San. Mr and Mrs Gregory Schneider celebrated a Sunday night birth and Mr and Mrs Francis Schneider a Tuesday night birth. Francis and Gregory Schneider are brothers. George Washington bred the first mule to make itself heard on an American farm.
Ossian to hold Thursday evening meeting at the Legion hall to form a Commercial Club, joining neighbors who already run active town organizations. Grant Smith of Osceola shows a petrified hickory piece used as a razor bone, with a tale of its 1775 origin in Ireland.
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