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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1958
Page
2
The Volga community shares a long list of social visits and neighborhood news. Robert Nickels and family visited in Lester Chase's home. the Roys and Klingman families hosted guests. many 4 H and church members attend picnics, reunions, and hospital stays. Local residents travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Des Moines for events.
The Elgin Iowa Town Council met in regular session at Town Hall with the mayor and all councilmen present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved on motion by Capper and second by Wilson. Bills were audited.
The Harold Hutchison family from Long Beach California spent about a week visiting Ed and Ray Fenner families in Brainard. Cpl. Robert Peters US Marines was discharged at Camp Pendleton and joined Mrs Peters at the Joe Peters home. They and Don Peters of Waterloo visited Thursday. the Peters will reside in Reinbeck. The Ron Bantz family joined a picnic and supper at LaVerne Ries home in Rendalia. Mrs Walter Pritchard spent Wednesday with the Leo Herriman home in Wadena. Janet Gehring visited twin sons in Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo Friday. Don Reeder and successors spent Tuesday in Waterloo and attended supper in the Tom Reeder home at Eldora. Everett Patrick West visited Union Friday afternoon in the Ed Fenner home.
Local residents from Waterloo Cedar Falls and surrounding towns share Friday to Sunday hospitality. Guests include Mr and Mrs Howard Cleveland Cedar Falls, Mr and Mrs Joe Peters Jr Cedar Falls, and many others visiting homes in Humboldt West Union Clermont Hawkeye Guttenberg Randalia and Dorchester. The note lists open houses dinners birthdays and missionary society meetings with numerous extended family visits.
The Merlin Hellums moved to Elgin promptly after Robert Grimes cleared out the furniture. They aim to finish the setup by Monday evening. Their farm sells to GL Lottsgard and the Lotts ward family, Mr and Mrs Ron Loftsgard, will occupy the home in West Elgin.
New addresses listed include Alvin Lehman at 4435 Rolfe San Diego 17 California and Pfe Williams Bennett at 1677 250 GRP COMM MABS-37 MYSG-37 MCAS El Toro Santa Ana California. The notice provides location details and related military or housing designations.
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