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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
1
Elgin Iowa notes list visits among families including Musser, Martin, Hanson and Boyer households. A Christmas party at the Eddie Bettencourt home in Pittsburg California is mentioned along with Ladies Aid luncheon and gift exchange. Local residents attend gatherings, devotions, and store events through the holiday season.
Brainard News notes Don Reeder stayed several days at the veterans hospital in Des Moines from Tuesday to Friday. Alice Boyer visited Mrs. Reeder and the boys, as did Mrs. Jorris Martin and children on Friday afternoon in the Melvin Hanson home. The Jim Murphy family from Oelwein visited the Bill Cheney home on Sunday. Vern and Melvin Boyer were dinner guests of Leo Boley? n in the Leo Boleyn home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Howard attended a Moose Lodge Christmas party in Oelwein last Thursday evening, with Mr. and Mrs. Don Reeder also present.
Eldred Dummermuth reports finding a pussy willow branch in full bloom. Pr. Frank Mock notes the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Leuchtenmacher on Dec. 18. Richard Miller buys the Wegsmiller property in the southwest town area, remodeling with J. B. Miller and crew. Mrs. George Falb hosts a Sunday birthday party for George and Robert Falb.
The Falk family and Mr and Mrs John Malb and John with Mr and Mrs Geo Vaughn went to Tyler Texas last week to spend the winter with relatives. A school social hosted by Ruby Robbins and her pupils at the Wlyria church last Friday evening was a great success.
Whistles Capper and Charles Jr depart Oelwein Sunday for Kansas City then Houston and Galveston Texas for a sightseeing journey. They expect to return January 4 as guests of Mr and Mrs Gene Wenger. Ruth Carpenter of Chicago visits through Sunday at the C A Schori home.
Elgin residents Keith Thoma and family joined Clermont kin in Lawrence Knudtson’s home Sunday. Janana Mork returned from Fayette to celebrate with the Mork family. Karen and Bonnie Mich of Chicago arrived for Christmas with the Wolf family. A 27th wedding anniversary party at the Lantz home featured Lyle Krueger Merle Clark Walter Lantz Harold Patrick Doyle Baker Marvin Lantz and Dean Torkelson. Other guests included Clarence Kirkeberg and relatives from Postville. Burton Wolf of Ames came home for holidays, with Roberta Wisett from Sioux City and Howard Wolf from Iowa City arriving Christmas Day. Gordon Zurbriggen and Cedar Falls visitors joined the Zurbriggen family Sunday afternoon.
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