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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
8
Illyria and surrounding families share holiday plans and events. Mr. and Mrs. Thos Ogle and family travel to Jackson Mississippi for Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Chas Wilson. School programs close for Christmas week and local clubs meet, with 4-H and Progressive Home Study group activities noted. Families visit, birthdays celebrated, and civic improvements like electric lights installed in Highland schoolhouse.
Guests Thursday at the John Probert home near Volga included Mr. and Mrs. Ern Meyer and Clem. Monday evening visitors were Mrs. Martha Chapman and Delbert. Pollock spent last Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dennler. Andrew Yearous hosted Mr. and Mrs. David Bartelma and their Minneapolis guests. Will Hinton returned from Oelwein hospital after appendectomy. Andrew Yearous and family visited in Decorah. Fred Schneider family visited Jacob Gehring Jr. home west of Elgin. I F Shaffer and Thomas dined with the Foxwell family. Reynold Strong Ruth and Otis Rothlisberger visited the Aust in Wilbur home near Hawkeye.
A series of visits and meals mark a weekend and weekday gatherings in Cheery Valley. Mr and Mrs Will Friederich and others hosted and visited in multiple homes including the Butikofer and Dennler households, with many relatives and friends sharing Sunday dinners and weekday calls in Elkader Straw berry Point Volga Decorah and nearby areas.
Oak Grove residents record several calls and visits across the week. Mr and Mrs Chas Hader and Mrs Clara Brabham visited Clifton Powell while Melbert Meyer called on Clifton Wilson. Glen Minger stayed with Silas Wilson as Katie and Johnnie Metzger joined George Howard for Friday supper.
Mr and Mrs Melbert Meyer George Howard and family called Monday to see Mrs Chas Peters who is ill. Mr and Mrs Dan Butikofer and Mrs Ida Butikofer were guests last Wednesday of Mrs Salome Thoman. Mr and Mrs Lyle Wilson and family visited in the Clifton Wilson home Sunday afternoon.
Residents gathered for church showers and family visits across Grand Meadow. Events include a bridal shower at West Clermont for Floyd Thompson, school Christmas program at Olson school led by teacher Opal Larson, and multiple calls on neighbors such as the Olson, Lyngan, Erickson, and Martin families. Several attend funerals and host gatherings at local homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Mellien Loftsgard hosted a Sunday dinner to honor their son Private Stanley Loftsgard on a home furlough. Guests included multiple Loftsgard families and Janice Lottsgard. Travelers George Gisleson left for California. An adult confirmation service at Marion Lutheran drew seven participants. Local visits occurred among families in Farmersburg and Sun day.
County Line News covers a string of social visits and gatherings. Guests included Barbara, Allen Anderson, Mr and Mrs Almer Amundson, Orville Berg, Richard Friederich, and many extended families in LeRoy Minnesota and surrounding farms. A 68th birthday celebration at H H Gilbertson’s home drew numerous relatives and neighbors, while Farm Bureau women met at Walter Follett’s for a health and national defense food preparation workshop.
Patrick Drew of Decorah endured eight days of hiccoughs before dying. The brief notice attributes the death to complications from the persistent spasm, with no further medical details provided.
C F Wighton of Britt displays a holly tree believed to be the first brought into Hancock county for planting in his shop as a Christmas spirit exhibition.
Lloyd Thornton of Postville saved coins since April 1, 1941 to pay 15 dollars for his 1942 auto license plates. He used a quart jar of pennies, later exchanging some for nickels when the jar lacked enough coins.
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