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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
8
Cheery Valley residents recount a busy spell of visits and gatherings. Many families including the Butikofers Denniers Baumgartners and Hansons hosted relatives at homes in the area. A holiday program and church event were also announced, with plans for Christmas activities and trips.
Illyria items note Harold Strong and Walter Rothlisberg couples attended the Victory Party at the U I A gym in Fayette last Thursday evening. Shirley visited her parents Mr and Mrs Myron Moore in Fayette on Sunday. Stanley Wenger spent Tuesday at Wenger Bros with his relatives visiting Waterloo. Helen Rothlisberger departed Friday.
Viola Howard worked at the Harry Whitcher home near West Union and spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Howard. Several local families, including the Kerr, Meyer, Frieden, Nydegger, Dennier, Leuchtenmacher, and Boyer households, hosted or visited relatives Saturday and Sunday, with numerous gatherings noted in West Union and surrounding homes.
Supper guests in the Gus Gilbert son home Tuesday evening included local residents and familiar neighbors, with conversation centered on community events and upcoming gatherings.
Mrs Hans Bilden and relatives traveled to Des Moines Wednesday to attend a convention of assessors and returned Friday evening. Mrs Sven Blockhus has been bedridden since a fall last Tuesday. Mrs Edgar Kimball and Mrs Olaf Berg visited Monday. Mildred and Donna Thorson dined with Ole Reiverson Sunday. Farm Bureau Study Club meets Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Will Nelson. cookies will be sent to the Rase Haugen home in Decorah as a Christmas gift. Mr and Mrs Bernard Hanson and Harold visited Gus Gilbertson Saturday night.
Marian Jenson visits Mrs B Nelson home. Dorcas Society Christmas sale at the church netted more than 100 dollars for the treasury. Various guests and locals are noted, including Geraldine Nygaard and Hilda Hoag, with several gatherings at the Nelson home and T. T. Loftsgard home. Remember library benefit tag day Saturday.
Clayton county Sheriff Dick Carlsen will leave around January 1 for a three month instruction term at the National Police Academy in Washington DC. He accepted the invitation from J Edgar Hoover after being invited by federal officers following careful investigation. The board of supervisors granted him a three month leave of absence.
The Adirondacks in northern New York derive their name from Mohawk ratirontaka meaning they eat trees, a fact cited by Columbia University Press.
There is no civic or local government on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, though the banks contain a dozen villages, the largest with ANG persons.
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