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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
8
The Illyria column records hospital visits and family gatherings across Elgin Glen McKellar teaches in Monticello, while many relatives from varied towns attend dinners and funerals. An Easter cantata titled Victorious King is set for Sunday afternoon at the Illyria church two o clock.
Friday and Sunday visiting lists show Ernestine Hope staying with her parents near Elgin and numerous relatives gathering in West Union Lima and Oak Grove. Guests included the Durschers, Floyd Ernst family, Joyce Ernst, Milo Peterman family, Nancy Ernst, the Kohls families, Klingmans, McKellats, E E Kelly relatives, Amelia Strong and Arthur Strong, Rev J J Snyder and Nellie Foxwell family.
Oak Grove area notes report John Wilson’s leg was amputated in Iowa City last week. his siblings Rolt Wilson and Mrs Ward Brabham and Mrs Hans Winkler accompanied the patient and he is recovering well. Nearby residents and visitors are listed from Elgin West Union and Clermont locales with multiple Sunday gatherings and calls on neighbors.
Mrs Anna Schupbach with Mr and Mrs Gottfried Frieden visited in Fred Butikofer home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Frank Christen staying with her parents in Oak Grove to help care for Mrs Dennler who fell and hurt herself. Lawrence Butikoferz welcomed a daughter born Thursday April 7. Ed Metzger and son arso and Mrs Jake Butikofer visited Mrs Alfred Imhof who is ill. Bert Thoman and Ethel Mae visited Jake Kurth home at Gander Sunday. Delbert Lyons at Lawrence Butikofer home to care for a while.
Announcements list births visits and gatherings among residents of Illyria and surrounding farms. Names include Bruellman Dennier Friederich Lehman Butikofer Dennier Schupbach Friederich and Friederich families with several social visits noted across Ottosen Elgin and local homes. No single event dominates. a mosaic of Sunday visits and weekday calls.
Mrs T L Olson suffered a light stroke last week and is under doctor care but improving. Selma Olson and Hilder Opsard visited Postville schools last Friday. Numerous calls and visits occur around Postville and nearby towns with relatives, church events, hospital trips, and move preparations noted from Gilbert Loftsgard to the Anderson family relocation and new farm improvements.
Brainard observers note Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Craft and Mrs. Clara Bartlett returned Sunday evening from Marshalltown after spending about three months there.
Elaine Cummings ill two weeks with threatened pneumonia is recovering. Social visits span West Union and Elgin as families like Gil bert Patterson Boyer and Howard circle attend illness, meals, and church services at the jail and homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson and family along with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nutting and sons were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon on Sunday. Carl Appelman hosted Edna’s birthday anniversary with Mrs. Ed Billmeyer and her nephew Lawrence of Hawkeye, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Boyer and E. G. Boyer in attendance. Mrs. Jesse Olson of near Clermont visited her sister, Mrs. Harry Stillman, last week. Brainard Church notes list Sunday school at 10, Easter program at 11, and preaching at 7:45 p.m. by Rev. R. A. Belknap.
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