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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
8
Roanoke area residents gathered with relatives for Thanksgiving. The article lists numerous visits among Beer, Gehring, Kurth, Thoman, Dennler, Christen, Meyer, Baumgartner and other families from Roanoke and surrounding towns, plus hospital and home visits and a birthday event.
Brainard items record a large family gathering for the funeral of Darlene Gherry in Waterloo attended by Glen and Melvin Boyer Vern Leo and Herman Boyer and other kin. Social visits and meals are listed from Thanksgiving through Sunday gatherings at various local homes including the Nutting Lyon and Barnhouse households.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Krona were visitors in Waterloo Tuesday. Brainard Church notes Sunday school at 10 morning worship at 11 B Y P U meets at 7 p m evening services at 7 45.
A string of social visits fills Thanksgiving week in Highland Oelwein and surrounding areas. Richard Erickson and Mrs. Erickson hosted in Maynard while P X Peterson and family visited in Oelwein. Lillian Meyer spent the weekend with friends in Oelwein as Mrs. Landsgard hosted in Highland. Mrs. Landsgard and Esther Halverson assisted with house work. Various locals, including Gilbert Loftsgard and the McKellar family, hosted meals or visited kin in nearby towns. A Dorcas Society gathering is planned for December 5 at the church parlors.
Mr and Mrs Norman Clothier of Waukegan visited from Thursday morning to Sunday afternoon with her parents Mr and Mrs John F Berndt and other relatives including Mr and Mrs Bert Allen Mrs Louise Neuenschwander and Mr and Mrs C C Christ and son Jimmie They were dinner guests on Thanksgiving day in the Ern Holzer home.
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