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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
8
Local residents host and visit across towns including Los Angeles trip arrivals and departures. Families such as Lembke Dennier Foxwell and Shaffer circulate between Oelwein West Union and Cedar Falls with hospital calls, birthdays, and weekend gatherings.
The Frank Kulish family of Marion spent the weekend at the Clarence Hofer home. Genevieve Christen of Cedar Falls stayed this week during vacation. Mrs. George Leuchtenmacher and others joined Christen Bros. to celebrate Mrs. Ernest Christen's birthday. David Leuchtenmacher had a birthday. Ernest Christen visited Dale Jensen's home. The Kulish family and others were visitors at the Robert Hanson home. Mrs. Luniz and Angelia stayed at the Floyd Sepler home in Independence.
George Nickels has returned home from the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. Friends and relatives visit throughout the week, including Fred Butikofer Elmer and Ralph Chase and many Butikofer family members. They share birthday celebrations and attend a seed corn dealer's dinner in Manchester.
A flurry of calls and gatherings spans Postville and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Rodney Smith visited the Ole Loftsgard home. many others dropped by the Reierson, Kamp, Kjosa, Amundson, and Olson households for dinners, suppers, and Sunday visits. Attendees traveled from Waterloo to Des Moines for Amway and a wedding in Waukon, with multiple family friends listed among the guests.
Mrs Celia Thoman entertained a Sunday evening card party at her home honoring Mrs Ernest Christen Mrs Richard Hofer and Mrs Thomans birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen Mr and Mrs Earl Kiple Mr and Mrs Richard Hofer Ellen Hunsberger Mrs Ida Christen Clara Muehlethaler and Mrs Rose Christen High prizes went to Earl Kiple and Mrs Richard Hofer with low to Mrs Ernest Christen and Ellen Hunsberger.
Bell System manpower spans Western Electric and Bell Telephone Laboratories totaling over 830,000 workers. The figure highlights broad scale across manufacturing research and telecommunications units.
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