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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1958
Page
8
Community notes list Yonith Fellowship gathering at 7 30 p m Wednesday at St Pauls Elgin with local aides and guests including Boserber Bennett Shaffer Yearous Kerr and others. Several families host and attend pre Christmas gatherings and birthday celebrations across Elgin West Union Oelwein and nearby towns.
Brainard News reports social visits around Clermont and West Union. Mr and Mrs Joe Peters attended a surprise birthday for Mrs Charles Becker at Harvey Meyer’s home in Clermont last Sunday. Floya Whitcher of West Union spent Tuesday evening with Ed Fenner. Barbara Pritchard was an overnight guest Wednesday with the Oscar Holden home. Mrs Lyle Martin, David and Mickey, and Mrs Melvin Hanson called Friday afternoon at Gary Alber’s home in West Union. Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr plus Harvey Howard, Colleen Howard and Billy Peters visited Roger Reeder’s home Saturday evening. Mrs Julia Boyer and Stan ef Waterloo were dinner guests.
Local families from Cedar Falls West Union and nearby towns hosted dinners, suppers, and visits. Guests included the Geh rings, Peters, Boyer, Hanson, Gehring, Anderson, and multiple Kermit Roland and Lizzie Schneider family members, with December and weekend gatherings noted.
Cheery Valley neighbors from Darlington and Shullsburg Wisconsin gathered at the John Dennler home Saturday and visited Bert Thoman and Roscoe Larson households. Family dinners occurred at the Wm Dennler and Hanson homes with various relatives and friends joining over the weekend. Local callers included Lydia Odegard Joan Caspers and others, with several Dennler family members hosting meals and visits.
Mr and Mrs Otto Gisleson and Kathleen were dinner guests at Gerald Winter s West Unison home Sunday. Monday more visits included Mrs Gisleson Mrs Winter Doreen and Mrs Lawrence West with Mrs Laurence Naylor. Numerous gatherings followed with friends and relatives visiting at Reierson Loftsgard Olson Guyer Houg Embretson and Peterson across towns including Postville LaCrosse and Ames, reflecting a busy weekend of local hospitality and casual outreach.
The Social Hour Club held its annual Christmas party at Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dennler’s home on Tuesday December 2. Nineteen members and one guest Mrs. Charlton Looby joined a noon picnic, shared wishes for Christmas and formed committees to plan programs and maintain books for the coming year.
The Illyria Livestock 4-H club met at the Illyria church on December 1. A party and dance for December 27 was discussed and approved. Patrolman Frank Davie spoke, showed pictures, and answered many questions. members may invite up to three guests.
Iowa farmers received a mid November index of 250 for all farm products, 16 points above a year earlier, with modest declines from mid October. The livestock index held steady, poultry and eggs rose, dairy edged up, and meat animals fell. A crash near Osceola injured two people when a car struck a parked tractor with no lights. the tractor owner retrieved his truck. Lyle Coburn of Iowa Southern Utilities received a 30 year service pin.
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