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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1957
Page
8
Illyria News lists numerous visitors and gatherings across West Union, Arlington, Fayette and surrounding towns. Family and friend guests include Casspers, Sheffers, Brakers, Hunsberger, Yearous, Dennlers, Shaffers, and many others visiting relatives, attending picnics, church functions, and farm chores in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Social notes list guests at the T. J. Olson home in Mason City with Frank W. Allen and Sandra from Mason City plus Karen Skarshaug of Ames staying a few days. Rev. Victor Fisher Beck and Ruthven visitors spent a vacation week with Mrs. Emil Gulsvig. Families of Amundson, Bilden, Loftsgard, Opland, Skarshaug, and Embretson also circulate in weekend calls and dinners.
Social notes recount weekend visits and dinners among families in Luana Hanze Decorah Ames and nearby areas. The Jacobin Olson Egge Overhus Raisch Leath Christianson families are mentioned with guests returning home from visits in Colorado Springs Pleasant Hill and Dubuque amid extended stays and weekend outings.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Zaugg James Martin Norman and La villa from West Bend visited Cheery Valley on Saturday and spent the night with Christen Brothers. They also called at the Frank Christen home during the trip.
Local families hosted relatives and friends from Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota this past weekend. Notable visits included Elizabeth Christen from Wilmette Illinois staying with John and Will Christen and Christen Bros for an overnight. Several dinner and evening gatherings occurred among the Butikofer Embretson Dennler Garmoe Thoman and Hanson households with Cedar Rapids Milwaukee Fairfield and Shullsburg connections. A fishing trip to northern Minnesota was planned by Mr. Garmoe and Mr. Cathey while other hosts shared weekday visits.
Tuesday afternoon and Sunday evening visits featured Harry, Frank, Melchem, Josephine Thoman, and Connie Coleman of West Bend. A week of callers included Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hanson, Mrs. Levi Frieden, Elmer Frieden and Jimmy, Edward Lauder of Heron Lake, Mollie Schneider, George Butikofer, Lucy Christen, and Alpha. The Orvin Knudtson family and Belle Knudtson of Guttenberg dined with Fred Butikofer’s family Wednesday, with a call at the Wm. Moore home in the afternoon.
Young Capital recording artist Wanda Jackson joins Hank Thompson and Jimmy Wakely on the Fayette County Fair program set for Wednesday evening, August 21, delivering a leading country entertainment Trio at the fairgrounds.
Infant Barbara Hollinrake escaped unharmed when lightning hit a chimney at the family home in Weller End entered the bedroom starting a fire and scorching the crib.
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