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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1961
Page
8
Cheery Valley community members hosted and visited many households across the week. Numerous families hosted dinners and suppers, with guests including the Christen, Butikofer, and Berse clans, Ellen Mason, Lydia Hanson, Harry, and others. Attendances celebrated birthdays and bridal showers, while neighbors traveled between Algona, Oelwein, Clermont, West Union, Waterloo, and Ossian for gatherings and meals.
Brainard News Jr. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson were dinner and supper guests in the Lyle Martin home Sunday. Ruth Kohls was an overnight guest Friday in the Riley Grimes home. Dennis Olson Clermont spent the weekend with Billy Peters. Supper guests in the Ed Fenner home and the Gary Alber home West Union. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gehring and Janet overnight Saturday in the Gerald Gehring home Marion. Mr. Lewis Butikofer spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Roger Reeder.
Illyria area residents shared weekend visits across multiple towns. Mr and Mrs Harry Butikofer and family visited Wm Friederich. Ralph Shaffer visited Larry Reinig in Toledo. many others joined birthday celebrations for Mrs Holzer, and Mr and Mrs Eugene Wenger and Orran Bane Jr. across Elkader West Union and Ankeny. Several trips noted include Orvin Thompson’s California Arizona journey and local dinners with the Ogle and Kuhlman families.
This excerpt argues money can be spent happily once you commit to a savings plan. It advises setting a realistic saving amount at each payday and sending it to a savings account before spending others. The guidance emphasizes saving first to enjoy what remains.
Thursday and weekend visits feature the Loftsgard and Kjosa families with gatherings at Cedar Reputidis and Mary Olson homes. Hospital open house in Postville and a Prairie Du Chien hospital visit highlight a weekend of family and neighbor social events in the Gunder region.
Rian visited Wednesday evening in the Merrill Olson home. Mrs Selmer Holm attended a shower for Iane Larson at Mrs Mabel Larson home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Henry T Olson and the Lloyd Schutte family of Castalia were Sunday supper guests in the Marion Olson home at Monona. Mr and Mrs Donald Olson and Jeffrey of Postville were recent visitors in the Ray Reierson home.
Iowa on farm and storage holdings show corn oats and sorghum at a record total of 1,192,016,000 bushels as of January 1, up 3 percent from last year. Oats total 118,465,000 bushels, down eight percent from January 1, 1960, with 93 percent stored on farms.
Mrs. Myrton Strong distributed new program booklets while members brought rocks and a bushel of apples to the county. Mrs. Allen Habeger demonstrated folding a contour sheet. The next meeting is February 14 with Mrs. Harry Felter. Members should bring a coat hanger a white pipe cleaner and a home baked Valentine.
A miscellaneous shower honored Ione Larson on Sunday afternoon January 29 at the Mrs Mabel Larson home with 36 guests. Hostesses were Mrs Leonard Moore, Mrs Art Scherf and Mrs Henry Fischer. Games and gifts preceded lunch. Miss Larson will wed Robert Leete on Saturday February 4.
The Pleasant Point Study Club met at Mrs. Howard Medberry’s home for its January session. Two guests, Mrs. Emma Holzer and Iva Feller, attended along with all members. Roll call prompted talk of goals for the coming period.
Extension Service lists events for February including Illyria Livestock 4-H Club meeting at a church on Monday February 6 and 4-H Special activity on Mastitis Control at Valley High School on Wednesday February 8. Also notes 4-H Girls Leaders Training on Mastitis Control at Arlington School on Thursday February 6.
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