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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1958

Page

3

Clermont social notes recount visits and long-distance moves

Local residents and guests share travel plans and hospitality in a string of visits and transfers. Phyllis Skeen Brian and Ruth Starkey travel from LaCrosse to Lavina Montana for two weeks with Lester Anderson’s family and Harold Anderson. Other gatherings include visits between Lubke Hungerford Sieleman families in West Union and Austin Minnesota, and numerous city and rural visits across Cedar Rapids Kayenta Decorah Postville and Calmar with extended family.

Phyllis Skeen Brian Ruth Starkey LaCrosse Lavina Montana Herman Lubke Allan Hungerford Frank Sieleman West Union Hungerford Austin Minn Mrs. Sieleman Clara Helgerson Don Hoover Nevada City Calif Gerald Kittelson Rochester Dean Kittelson Decorsh Howard Kittelson Cedar Falls Dorothy Helgerson Cedar Rapids Art Helgerson Postville Lyle Olson Irene Olson George Frieden M. J. Blockhus Elgin Jerry Baird Jimmy and Janet Arizona A. Q. Nesser Decorah

Community Notes From Volga Last Week

Volga residents and visitors share social updates from the week. Guests include Mrs. George Nickels and Qwen with the Floyd Chase family, Joyce Eckheart of Minneapolis visiting with Katherine Bennington, and many local gatherings. Notables include teaching appointments for Tom Robinson and Loretta Duff, a 25th wedding anniversary open house for Mr. and Mrs. Clair Dillon, births of twins to Don Barker, a Volga ball win over Lamont, and various visits among Nickels, Moore, Whitford, and Shaffer families.

George Nickels Qwen Floyd Chase Mrs Lizzie Chase Joyce Eckheart Minneapolis Katherine Bennington Clair’ Dillon Richard Goeschel Guttenberg Sam Salverina Oklahoma D. Crain Tom Robinson Lera Robinson University of North Dakota At Grand Forks Leslie Whit‘ford Loretta Duff Arlington School Robert Nickels l Marion Floyd ‘Chase Mildred Shambaugh Alma ‘Ross Bill Cummings Dubuque Florence Marble Don Barker Barker Kunzman Sylvia Wheeler Mary Moore Ronald Moore Town City Volga Lamont Strawberry Point Wilma Norma Tenney Eva Rinkert Waterloo Jim Whitford Forrest Forrest Shaffer

Local Families Make Visits Across States and Cities

Mrs Thyne moved to Town City and started work in SUI men s cafeteria. Dale Roys Tom and family returned from visiting Henry and family in California and Sterling Colorado. Roys visit John D Roys in the Dale Roys home. Bert Meek of California visited Roy Bennington and Bill Christelet homes. LuRoy Fox family visited Luman Fox in Arlington. Ray Klingman watched the Longmuir children while Bobbie Longmuir had eye surgery. Sylvia Lamphier and Orville Lamphier families connected with relatives in Dubuque and Iowa City hospital. 4 H fair exhibits and stock prep encouraged August 8 10 Chicago visits noted for Gene Seeland.

Dale Roys Bert Meek California Roy Bennington Bill Christelet LuRoy Fox Luman Fox Arlington Ray Klingman Longmuir Bobbie Longmuir Floyd Nading Randslia Art Everitt Sylvia Lamphier Dubuque Orville Lamphier Dusne Iowa City Hospital Donald Lamphier Fred Smith Oelwein Maloni Barns Vinton Oscar Lamphier National

State Fair Stock Car Meet Announces 1958 LMCA Events

Auto racing action starts as Jake Borony signals the field at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Four LMCA stock car meetings set for August 23 to September 1, with long-distance races on August 26 28 30 and September 1. Five days of LMCA speedway car races and one afternoon of midget autos, plus motorcycle events on August 30.

Cuneo Eloise Cuneo Jake Borony Minneapolis

Irvington man injured as pickup backs over leg

Truck operator Bob Leason from Irvington suffered ligament injuries when he tried to stop a rolling pickup and slipped, one wheel ran over his right leg near the ankle. No bones were broken.

Bob Leason Irvington

Thieves steal nineteen items from Waterloo clothesline

In Waterloo, thieves recently took nineteen articles of women's underclothing and a pair of pajamas from a clothesline. Police said several outer garments on the line were not touched, and no suspects have been named.

Waterloo

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