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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
8
A long list of social visits, family gatherings, and outings is reported from Decorah area families. Visits span Madison Wisconsin to Des Moines and Monona to Fayette with numerous relatives sharing meals, picnics, and weekend stays. A Progressive Home Study Club meeting is noted for August 30 with a program including piano and vocal solos.
A long list of Cheery Valley residents visited the Dennler and Christen households this week. Visitors included Roscoe Larson, Ben Butikofer, Karen Hammer, and Mary Teuchmann from Shullsburg. A birthday picnic occurred at Elgin school grounds for Ida Christen and Mrs Jake Lehman. The Martin Hanson family also spent time with relatives.
Community members gather for visits and family events in Hawkeye and West Union. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boyer and relatives hosting guests, Laura Appelman from Wichita visiting, Marian Jean Pritchard born Aug 18, and various church and social group gatherings among Boyer and Cherry families.
Linus LaVel, infant son of Mr and Mrs Paul Liddle, baptized Sunday at Marion Lutheran Church. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Henry Mark and Mr and Mrs Orvin Thompson. Delores Bergan visited friends in Madison Wisconsin. Delores Anderson stayed with Henry Olson family. Josephine Bilden and Norma and Jeanette Loftsgard visited Decorah. Harold Opsand hosted dinner for Hildur Ruth and Norma with many attendees.
A long list of neighbors and relatives visited the Ole Loftsgard home on Sunday and Monday with several families joining in dinners and calls. Guests included Rypestor Corrine Christian Norma Olson Landsgard Hanson Peterson Hanson Christianson Anderson Norkholm Lee Rodney Smith Liddle Feller Bergan Wettleson Opland Sutter and Reierson families along with others from North Dakota Chicago and Farmersburg.
Keepers of the kitchen can enjoy sweet potatoes in many forms. They bake, boil, scallop, pan fry and candied, pairing well with pork cuts from ham to ribs. Sweet potato pie custards and puddings remain favored in homes.
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