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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
8
Local families shared visits and chores across Cheery Valley. Several residents stayed with relatives during illnesses, moved to new homes, or hosted dinners and Sunday gatherings in the Will Friederich, Martin Minthan, and nearby households. Community news notes visits between Friederichs, Baumgartners, Chrestsens, and others.
The Illyria church presents a Christmas Eve program on December 24 featuring song selections Silent Night Up on the House Top Cantique De Noel and I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas. Readers include Rev Warton Rosella Strong Elizabeth Foxwell and Mrs Gerald Shaffer. Christ Jewels Busy Bees and Comrade classes perform readings prayers and poems.
The report lists numerous social visits and family gatherings in West Union and surrounding areas. It notes birthdays, anniversaries, showers, and weekend visits involving the Loftsgard, Frieden, Shaffer, Olson, Looby, and other local families, with travel to Madison, Janesville, and Waterloo cited.
Grand Meadow News notes Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson and Clarence Brenner spent Wednesday afternoon at the Robert Wharrai home near Stanley, Doris Johnson visited Cedar with friends from Friday to Tuesday.
Brainard residents share visits across families including Boyle, Lyon, Nutting, and Boyer households. A oyster supper gathered Patterson Learn and other neighbors. Virgie Whitcher taught at Idle Not school spent weekend with Whitcher family. Mild accidents reported as Ervin Metzger’s truck overturned with minor injuries. B Y P A met at church for the regular gathering and Ladies Aid held a session with Christmas readings and exchanges.
Mrs. Bishop won the event with a consolation prize to Mrs. E R Nutting. The Nutting and Nutting family groups including Oran Nutting visited Sidney Nutting in Clermont. Raymond Mays dined with Fritz Nottnagel in Marquette. Glen Boyer and Anna Appelman joined Arlo Homewood from West Union to Jew City Friday. Appelman now wears arm splints after breaking collar bone. Louis Becker, Alice Becker, and Robert Kerr families dined with Chas Peters.
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited across several homes Sunday. Families including the Banes, Medberrys, Holzers, Bennetts, Voshells, Pritchards, Dennlers, Wilsons, Lanes, Metzgers, Ashes, Howards, and others gathered for dinners and social calls in Elkader and nearby homes, noting birthday anniversaries for Chas Holzer and Oran Bane.
Towa soil conservation specialists plan an educational campaign to recruit farmers into a national aligned conservation program for 1943. Agricultural workers will assist farmers in planning wide application of practices before spring planting, emphasizing immediate benefits such as contouring.
Transfer of local real estate from Efford Hunsberger and wife to Charles L Capper WD 8190 includes all S of Franklin street Elgin and Hunsberger's Add to Elgin in E 3-2 SW14 and land in NE corner NW NW and SW NW 23-54-7. Flora Walthers and husband to Charlies Capper WD 1200 SW SE 14-54-7 Pepper and Salt. Since 1939 Mar jory L Hess of Indianola has collected salt and pepper shakers. total 130 sets.
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