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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR hints at a society event with admission pricing in varied amounts. Details are unclear, but references to chargeable entry point and a society context suggest a local gathering with tickets. Further readable specifics are not available in the text.
Oak Grove residents and guests filled Sundays with calls and dinners from Elkader West Union and Elgin. A wide array of families including the Boyers, Boyles, Shaffers and Gilsons shared meals and visits while plans to move to Alabama surfaced for the Leightys and others.
The column lists numerous social visits and family gatherings in West Union including guests at the Gilson, Boleyn, Bossard, and Dennler homes. It mentions radio broadcasts from Clarence Kohla, a Lodwick talk, and several siblings and friends visiting relatives in nearby towns. A humor gag about a student and professor closes the list.
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