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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1959
Page
8
A local community page notes Russell's fourth birthday and lists numerous Sunday and weekend gatherings. Families such as the Lofts gard, Yearous, Frieden, and Kruempel are mentioned along with visits to Dubuque and Elkader. Social calls and church events fill a busy activity log around Oelwein and Wadena.
Farmersburg residents Mr and Mrs Ben Fuelling called in the Will Berpan home. Rev Bruce Boyce visited Mrs Emil Gulsing. Ruth Loftsgard and Sharon were Sunday dinner guests in Gilbert Loftsgard’s home. The Loftsgards and Howard visited Hilder Bilden. Emory Lands gard and Tommy joined Mrs Mollie Mark and sons for Sunday dinner. Theodore Loftsgard called on Gunda Gisleson and Millard, Mrs Allan Seabrooke in Clermont, and Mrs Kenneth Mark visited Ida Meyer at Strawberry Point. Dinner guests Sunday for Mrs T J Olson and Mrs Selma Groth were Henry Olson and Waldo Embrets on. Will Bergan hosted John Butikofer and family, with calls to Otto Hanson. Sunday evening visitors were Olgin Olson and Vicki. Mrs Gerald Winter and Doreen, Mrs Lawrence Naylor of West Union and Mrs Otto Gisle gon were dinner guests of Mrs Bertha West in Decorah. Marion Olson and family, Monona, and Lloyd Schutte and family were Sunday evening guests in Henry T Olson’s home. Mrs Roger Holm and Brenda, Fort Wayne, Ind., spent the past week visiting Selmer Holm in Gunder and Mrs Elda Martin in Monona. Mr Holm came Saturday to fetch his wife and daughters. all returned Sunday. Callers the past week in Selmer Holm’s home included Elda Martin and Lanny, Mrs Gene Kling of Monona, Mrs Elsie Marron of Calmar, Mrs Dean Meyer and Mary Martin of Cedar Rapids, Helen Reinhart, Mr Vebjorn Landsgard and Ole.
Landagard and Mrs Jacobs hosted a Saturday birthday dinner for Roger Holm of Fort Wayne Indiana. Other guests included Mrs Roger Holm and Brenda, Mr and Mrs Edward Leath and family of Cedar Rapids. Local families from Brainard and West Union joined in family visits and birthday celebrations across the area including Joe Peters families and Lyle Martin household.
19 year old electrician from Clear Lake chopped through three feet of ice to become the first swimmer of 1959 in Clear Lake. He remained beneath the surface for 15 minutes in ten feet of water while wearing a rubber suit. He practices skin diving as a hobby.
A reflective remark on how steady, unglamorous effort often fuels meaningful progress across fields and communities, highlighting steady labor as a quiet engine of advancement.
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