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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1943
Page
8
Illyria church presents a Christmas program with songs and history renditions by the choir and various individuals. Following lines list numerous visitors and guests at area homes, including families from Dubuque Ames and Wadena, plus local club meetings and nears. The piece ends with a long roll of local residents attending dinners and visits in nearby towns.
A long list of social visits, family gatherings, and celebrations in Cheery Valley and nearby towns. Guests include Mrs Chas Schwinn of Dubuque and Mrs Martha Chapman, with numerous afternoons and evenings spent visiting in homes of Baumgartner, Dennler, Meisner, and Loftsgard families. A birth is noted, Ivan Lee, born December 1. Several birthday and Christmas celebrations, dinners, pigeon fry, and a 600 card game documented among local residents and relatives.
Gunder News notes Thursday evening gathering at the C J Anderson home honoring Myron Anderson with many relatives in attendance. Elaine accompanied Elaine Hellum to Cedar Rapids Friday and onward to California Saturday. Mrs Harlan Troy returned from Jesup Monday evening after a brief visit. Mrs Vern Hupfer traveled to Ogden for her aunt Louis Schroeder's funeral. Bob Miller and Corp Louis Grossman of Farmersburg were supper guests Friday.
Two fires hit Forest City business concerns within an hour and a half. A gasoline tank exploded at a filling station, shattering a large plate glass window. Shortly after, an electric plug lit a Christmas tree in a hardware store, igniting cotton and destroying tree and merchandise.
In Page County during November, 25 boys and 11 girls were born. The birth report highlights a clear lead for male births in the counting period.
A mule on the Carl Slater farm in Denison is described as the smallest mule in existence, standing 40 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds.
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