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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1966
Page
2
A fragmented list of local happenings mentions a baseball game, school notices, and community notes. It includes student quotes on spring fever, a karate mention, and brief biographical blurbs about teachers and a senior spotlight feature from Valley.
The readable bits hint at a discussion involving a Green Beret, Mercury, and large sums of money. Details are unclear due to the damaged OCR. No verifiable people, places, or events can be established from the legible text.
A reader letter argues the United States should confront Britain, Canada, France, and other allies over wheat sales to North Vietnam and Red China. The writer urges firm action to stop what they view as communist influence and to restore U.S. prestige and backbone.
Sunday visitors and dinner guests are listed for Elgin and nearby towns including Cedar Rapids Volga Oelwein and Davenport. Names include Shaffer Frieden Landgard Timmer Moore Seileman Colddins and many more with families hosting and visiting through the weekend.
A long list of weekend and weekday visits, meals, and gatherings across Fayette and nearby towns. Several families including the Butikofer, Schupbach, Dummermuth, Bloomer, Torkelson, and Sutter households hosted or attended Easter and birthday events, with guests from Clermont Marion Cedar Falls Decorah Waterloo and Mason City.
Winners of the free Gold Bond stamps last week at Leo's U Save Store included Mrs Reuben Hackmann Mrs Edward Krueger Mrs Millard Qilson Mrs Ruth Starkey and Mrs Martin Amundson, announced in the local brief.
Illyria News notes social calls across Wet Union and West Union with Mrs Lyle Medberry and Mrs Alton Medberry visiting Mr and Mrs Walter Ash Sr. others include Mr and Mrs Edward Christen sen and Mrs Clarence Ruroden and Dennis in West Union, plus Sunday dinners at Floyd Frieden and Edwin Loftsgard homes.
Local families and relatives gathered for Sunday dinners and weekend visits in West Union and nearby towns including Cedar Rapids Postville Oelwein and Mason City. Notable attendees include the Dennler Frieden Hunsberger and Dennler clans, Carl and Lavern Schneider families, and visitors from Clermont Postville Clinton and Omaha among others. Easter gatherings and birthdays are noted with multiple aunt uncles and grandchildren mentioned.
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