This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
8
Myris Community Church lists Sunday school at 10 15 a m. Christmas worship at 11 15 a m and a Christmas program at 8 00 p m The Sunday school will present the annual Christmas program Sunday evening The Christmas offering envelopes may be placed in the offering plate Sunday morning
A string of visits and dinners highlights a holiday week, with guests and hosts named across Cedar Rapids, Elkader, Luana, Clermont, Delwell, Volga, Fayette, New Hampton and other towns. Attendees include Thames Flanagan, Dennis Cook, Billy Cook, Timmie Hanson, Charles Capper, Sr Wm Torkelson, Richard Frieden, Stanl Wenge, Kenneth Rainey, Earl and Helen Roethlisberger, Mrs Virgil Torson, Mrs Ben Dennler, Dr Kenneth Heck family, Gerald Heck family, Diane Benson, Noel Smith, Harold Strong and family, Amelia Strong, Bernhart Palas family, Richard Hofer, Shatter, Mrs Thomas Shaffer, Marie Dennler, Olaf Berg, Leo Rothlisberger, Lavern Schneider, Jim Yestous, Harold Glass, Charlton Looby, Elmer Lembke, Edwin Loftsgard, and others.
Mrs Charles Corbin of Arlington spent Thursday with the Walter Pritchard family. Mr and Mrs Ed Heins of Clermont were guests Thursday in the Roger Reeder home. Mrs Dan Craft and the Ray Gilbert family visited Walter Pritchard at Oelwein hospital Saturday afternoon. The Pat Woodson family were guests Sunday in Gordon Buroden s home. Clifton Kerr family of Waucoma were guests Sunday of Robert Kerr family. The Louis Becker family were also visitors there. Guests Sunday in the Mrs Chloa Lyon home were Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting and family of West Union.
Gander residents hosted and visited friends and relatives during the holiday period. Callers included Rev. and Mrs. Strandford at J Ossott, Mrs. Waldo Em Was, Kenneth Anderson family, and Mrey Mervin Reier. Generous hospitality followed birthday and Christmas gatherings at Theo Loftsgard and Aldora Anderson homes.
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Larson visited Saturday in the John Dennler home. Louis Hofer was a dinner guest Sunday. Marion couple Jacob Lokberger and Albert Dennler and Billy and Glen Dennler hosted Sundays meals in the Ben Dennler home. Fred Butikiefer and Francis spent Sunday in the O T Knudtson home in St Olaf. The Solberger couple called at Rose Schmid and Ern Frederich homes Sunday and were supper guests.
The Good Neighbors Club met Dec 12 at Bernice Dennler’s home for a Christmas party with 32 members. Two new members joined, Pearl Peake and Caroline Butikofer. Members raised funds for Boys Town and Baby Fold and sent toys to crippled children in Iowa City and to hospitals and facilities in Eldora and Des Moines. An upcoming Jan 9 meeting will be hosted by Anna Lehman, assisted by Alta Frieden and Celia Thoman.
In Iowa news Theron Fank near Indlands lost all clothes when caught in a coin-picker, receiving 50 stitches. Denny Johnson, a farmhand, fainted while driving a tractor as a machine rolled into a ditch. A Greene Guthrie county line farm sold for 107650 dollars. 3S series averaged 302.50 per acre, bought by Kaser of Des Moines. Lytton marked its golden anniversary dating back to 1900. Newell auction: a 5000 piece quilt sold for 186 dollars.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.