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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1964
Page
8
Numerous visits and dinners mark a busy weekend across Decorah Elkader and surrounding towns. Families including Mulford Erickson Gisleson Weddle Olson and Schave host and share meals with relatives and friends while church events and weddings draw regional attendance.
Keith Brainard, a Green Loftgard family senior, was seen Tuesday afternoon as Mrs. Ole Loftsgard visited her sister.
Ilyria News notes Dan Raftis from Oelwein visiting the Thomas an home. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ernst hosted the 31st wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Martin Waterman in Rakport. Numerous local residents from Sumner Waverly West Union and nearby towns visited in Glen Earous Berdean Lie homes and with kin over the weekend.
Brainard area residents report Tuesday and Wednesday visits at Ed Fenner and Martin homes. Mrs Kohls attends Hillcrest Club at Riley Grimes home. Maynard guests Mr and Mrs John Dugan dine with Lawrence Gehrin. BFY party at Patterson home hosts Duane Nita Marion Vic tor Patterson and several adults.
Local residents Vern Boyer Lola and Alice and families hosted and visited in West Union during the week. Julia Boyer returned from a western States and Florida vacation and joined dinner guests including Helen Boyer and Lawrence Gehring. In sports, Valley and Central clashed with Halverson Thomp son and Bobhamer on the mound, highlighting a scoring sequence including two Central innings and an extra frame.
Elkader defeated Valley 6 to 4 in a baseball game on April 23. Dave Thompson collected three base hits for Valley but the effort fell short as Elkader pulled ahead late.
Ben Erickson & Son of Postville owned the four year old Holstein Lilly 4702222. Under supervision by Iowa State University, the cow produced 14,480 pounds of milk, 620 pounds butterfat, and 1,187 pounds solids not fat in 305 days as part of an official breed improvement program.
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