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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1943
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text describes camp life, leave, and orders amid a South Carolina coast setting. Mentions private Hargrove and others, a ten day march, a shift to New York, and routines like waking at six. Tone suggests training memoir fragments and discipline topics.
Marion Hargrove recounts Thanksgiving in New York and Army life with sharp humor. The narrator meets Siemens Jones of the Charlotte News and ribbing from fellow soldiers while detailing meals, pealing potatoes, and small comforts amid basic training and the service cab routines.
A roundup of local visits and gatherings includes Mrs Leo Larson hosting and Spencer Mesvink hhome near Ossian, Mrs Willard Maritim home, and a large turnout for Lovilla Stenerson’s Clermont park picnic. An accident injured Heimer Lyngaas while raising poles. he will be laid up. Families and friends gathered for a Stavanger church anniversary with many local names attending.
Elgin and nearby residents hold visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Thomas Desmonds arrived from Washington to stay with her parents the Yacks as Desmond plans to move north. Wayne Gilson family shared supper with Eldred Dummermuth. Kensington Club met at Mrs Schori's with prizes to Fald and Kuster and traveling prize to Lulu Schmid. Sergeant Kenneth Schori in New Guinea was promoted. Esther Johnson visited from Thursday to Thursday with her sister Dummermuth. Local families joined picnics and Sunday trips around West Union and Postville areas.
Guests gathered at the Olson home near Decorah to celebrate Mr Olson's 10th birthday anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Even ts Henry Jittleson Clermont and Mrs Nelvin Loftegard Postville, Mr and Mrs Hillman Gersland and family, Millard Olson Decorah, Stella Olson Chicago, John Lint Fayette, and other relatives. Pvt William H Wayne husband of visiting Mrs Hass attended from Camp Claiborne Louisiana.
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