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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
8
Sunday services include the cornerstone laying at 11 15 am with no Sunday school. Many local families and guests attend church events and meals, with baptisms and dinners noted. Community members from West Union to Toledo share visits, meals, and celebrations across August.
Lyle and Eddie Christen from Guttenberg hosted a midweek to weekend gathering with families including Hanson Hofer Oliver and Cou sins at Arlington. Several guests visited, dined, or traveled from Guttenberg to Iowa City and St Olaf, with trips to Switzerland noted and a birthday celebration for Roscoe Larson attended by many local families.
Er g and the Paul Peterson family of Oelwein attended birthday gatherings for Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Leeman held on the Bth. Mr and Mrs Ole Embretson of Elkader visited Ben Butikofer's home Saturday afternoon. It was Mrs Emfretsong and Dean Butikofer's birthdays. Marilyn Butikofer came home with them for a few days. Mrs Harry Butikofer and baby Keith Allen arrived home from Postville hospital on Sunday.
Mrs. William Ewing of Farley is critically ill at Finley hospital in Dubuque. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Mulford visited her last Thursday and on Sunday joined Ruth Gibson for a hospital call.
The Ilyria Clipperettes hosted a local 4 H achievement show at the Illyria church basement featuring three junior demonstrations Packing a Picnic Basket Annette Meyer and Ann Miles Bake It and Roll It by Jeanette Strong and Iva Feller and The Art of Muffin Making by Tantha Strong and Connie Dummermuth. Numerous blue ribbons were awarded with several entries selected for the fair including drop cookies rolled cookies quick bread plain cake clover leaf rolls loaves of bread jelly jam tomatoes fruit vegetables meal table setting and more by various participants.
Mrs. Gus Belschner and Mrs. Sylvan Houg served as judges at the event. Refreshments were provided for about 35 attendees, followed by a bake sale.
The Ilyria Livestock 4-H Club met at the Ilyria church on August 4. Lyle Medberry reported on the Ames short course. Carol Shaffer and Ann Miles spoke on Cleanliness. Karen King and Lois Kerr spoke on caring for clothing. Hostesses were Mrs. LeRoy Rothlisbenger and Mrs. Thomas Ogle. Reporter Ann Miles.
The Tilyria Clipperettes met August 7 at Jeanette Strong’s home with 11 members and two guests. Plans for the chair were made. Connie Dummermuth reported on a 3 day Pine Bluff 4 H camp outing at Decorah. The prior July 19 meeting at Connie Dummermuth’s home sent letters to Pleasant Valley township families for Crippled Children Camp Fund. response was very good.
Dick Wallace of Anamosa teed off the year with a hole in one on a 100 yard par three at Wapsipinicon Country Club. He used a nine iron for the ace on number one. Last year he notched two more aces on par threes at the same course.
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