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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1954
Page
8
Alyria Community Church holds Sunday school at 10:15 a m and worship service at 11:15 a m. The parish notes a fresh coat of paint improving the church’s appearance. Various local residents and visitors are listed as guests and attendees across many dates, with multiple family gatherings and social visits noted in Fayette West Union Postville and surrounding communities.
Lucille Timmerman of Dundee spent the weekend with Gayle Nickels and Mr and Mrs Richard Maser and three children while Mrs Merie Blunier of Roanoke Ill came Monday. The Masers planned to visit Morris Minn to see his mother and fish. Blunier stayed with sister Mrs Louis Butikofer and family for a week. Earl Weston of Lament and Mr Clark of West Union visited in John Dennler home. George Schrampfer of Missouri also noted.
Saturday visitors include John Schrampfer and Mrs Roscoe Larson in Elkader area homes. Dozens of guests and dinners populate weekend social calendar as families like Hermen, Nickels, Christen, Dennler, Hofer, Leuchtenmacher, Hanson and Schloss attend suppers, picnics, and church events. A Good Neighbors club meeting is announced for August 10 at Mrs Dennler’s home.
The Marion Mission Society will meet on August 12 at the church parlors. Hostesses include Mrs Harvey Anderson and Mrs Francis Meisner among others. Several local residents visited Gilbert Halverson’s home Thursday afternoon and various families spent Sunday with Halversons in McGregor and Monona.
New car registrations list owners and vehicles including Willard J Grove of Elgin with a Chevrolet sedan Fred B Meiners of Arlington with a Chevrolet sedan Roy E Peeper of Arlington with a Buick sedan Max Medberry of Elgin with a Chevrolet truck Mollie Schneider of Elgin with a Plymouth sedan Harold Schneider of Elgin with a Plymouth sedan Dan L or W O Lewis of Wadena with a Ford sedan
Muriel Grimes and husband transfer land in NW 16 94 8 to Paul Adrian for $1.00. Len Cordes and wife convey N 1-25 144 NENE (except 2 134 160 A) 31-93-B to R A Zmoog for $1.00. Paul Adrian and wife transfer land in MW 16 94 8 to Elinor I Stehl for $1.00.
Rita Tarr of Iowa State College outlines ways to beautify farms for travelers and residents. Keep lawns mowed, relocate cluttering plants, plant shrubs near the house if priced right, grade slopes for easy maintenance, and prune shade trees to preserve shape while removing dead or broken ones.
Mrs. Ray McGuire of Toledo battled a two fish catch when two carp swung onto one hook. The larger carp weighed about 20 pounds and the baited line passed through its mouth and out the gill. The smaller carp weighed four pounds and took the hook directly.
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