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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
1
The Elgin Echo, Elgin Iowa, a weekly newspaper established in 1891, is published every Wednesday by Hermen and Bartune. The paper is entered as second class mail matter at the Elgin post office under federal law.
Want Ad rates list ten cents per line with a minimum charge nine cents per week for cash with order else minimum charge. Blind ads and inquiries to office charge 50 cents per week. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards are one dollar. Notices limited to ten lines. extra lines five cents each. Obituary poetry, resolutions of respect, church and school notices with admission charged follow regular advertising rates.
Local social page records Aldora Anderson from Towa visiting Iowa City with Kaye Loftsgard and others. Numerous regional residents from West Union, Nora Springs, Mason City, Decorah and Kanawha attend family dinners, coffee gatherings, and weekend at-home visits. Also notes a two week Rochester trip for Mrs. Orlando Loftsgard’s mother ahead of surgery.
Pelsitars of Aix Havok Opsand and Tre Arthas Amandson attend a Monday evening event at the Hanh Opsant home. Local residents report a lively gathering with community figures present.
A Riingman family reunion was held Sunday at Elkader Park with a noon picnic and games. About 75 attended the social afternoon, with prizes awarded, music by the Elkbarber shop quartet, and many relatives listed as present or sending greetings.
The producer and star of The Magic Land of Allaka Zan will headline a Fayette County Fair stage show on Saturday afternoon August 21. Known for his million dollar hands, Wilson is regarded as a top magician and this act was featured at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair.
One hundred nineteen descendants of the Torkel and Randi Knudtson family gathered at Elkader recreation park on Sunday August 15. Attendees included numerous relatives from Elgin Waterloo Oelwein Dubuque Decorah and Monona with Fred Butikofer and Louis Kjosa leading planning for the next reunion set for August 1967 in Elkader.
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