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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial a weekly Elgin Iowa publication appears as a second class mail matter mailed every Thursday by Strauch & Hermen from Elgin Fayette County Iowa.
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Brainard News reports Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Howard hosted a Saturday card party with guests including the Robert Kerr family Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters Roger Reeder Billy Peters and Willis Lyon. Mrs. Lyle Martin and Mickey visited Melvin avison home Tuesday. Billy Peters and wife hosted a Thursday birthday supper for their daughter.
A crop of social notes lists Cindy’s fourth birthday party guests including the George Pape family and the Gerald Blockhus family in Clermont and Mr. and Mrs Joe Peters and Joe Jr. in Waterloo. Numerous visits span West Union Ossian Fayette Cedar Falls and Arlington as relatives and friends call on families such as the Bants Pritchards Geh rings and Peters for weekend gatherings dinners and Sunday visits.
Otto Gisleson home hosted Mrs. Kenneth Krosa and Sandra. Castalia saw Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reierson with the Robert and Elmer Bhberling households. Ossian hosted Pastor and Mrs. Victor Fiskerbeck and others. multiple visits occurred at various homes including the Landsgards, Olsons, Learn, Gisteson, Klingmans, Reinharts, and more. The Olson and Loftsgard families marked a 40th wedding anniversary with relatives and friends joining a family picnic.
Charlotte Elizabeth Foxwell born September 21, 1859 in Caledonia Wisconsin died December 1 at age 97 in Fayette. She married Francis Lean der Medberry in 1886 and had nine children. Surviving are five children, twenty grandchildren, forty six great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren and one sister. Funeral services were held at Syria Church with Rev Huscher, pallbearers were six grandsons, and music by Harold Strong and Mrs. Gerald Shaffer.
The Pleasant Valley Idlenot 4-H Club met Wednesday evening. Roll call noted favorite show. plans include a Christmas party at Lois Clark’s home and sending gifts to the children’s hospital in Iowa City. Programs included tying a knot by Lois Clark, sewing by Barbara and Janet, and a display of a sewing box made from a cigar box. Six guests attended. Marian Pritchard, Reporter.
The Marion Happy Hustlers met November 19 at the Marion Center school house after the County Extension meeting where a director was elected. Roger Berg presided. The group planned trips to Elkader for officers training and the 4H boys rally.
Illyria 4-H held its meeting at the Illyria Church on Monday December 3. After the business session the group held a Christmas exchange and played games. Lunch was served by Mrs Will Christen and Mrs Lawrence Nelson. Reporter Ann Miles.
Jake Den Hartog, 61, of near Sheldon, was seriously injured when he slipped from a tractor and was run over by the plow three times as the tractor began to turn in circles.
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