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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1946
Page
8
An entry lists E R Withelal and D C with crirofractor X ray and Neurocalometer at the State Bank Building in Elkader Iowa suggesting a medical or clinical listing. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Church notes list service times 10 20 a m Sunday school and 11 20 a m service. Various visitors and locals attended events, with items on sick lists moves and family visits across nearby towns including West Union Manchester and Guttenberg, noting club meetings and upcoming gatherings.
Thos Pollock and family hosted a series of Sunday and Friday gatherings with many neighbors and relatives at multiple homes near Wa Fremont, Monona, and Postville. The report lists dozens of names, including Scheffert moving to a Monona area farm, and notes weddings, visits, and supper guests across the area.
Mrs Myron Anderson hosted a dinner in the Ole Loftsgard home celebrating L Myra’s first birthday with a large list of guests including Rosina Anderson Elver Arvid Rodney Smith Anna Gunder Orlando Loftsgard and Ole Loftsgard. Other visits included Dan Sutter Erna Baumgartner Cedar Rapids visitor Joseph Knowles and attendants at the T J Olsson and Merlin Hellum households.
The Mervin Reierson home hosts members of the Loftsgard and Olson families for multiple gatherings. Marie Belschner and William Erickson wed at Holy Name church in West Union. Guests included Hiram Olson and Linda, plus a dinner at the Henry Olson home. Various relatives visited homes, with Earl Medberry heading to Chicago for veterans hospital care.
Owen Nickels of the Navy visited from Thursday to Saturday in the Martin Hanson home. Albert and Billy Dennler spent Sunday afternoon in the Ben Hofer home. Ida Meyer stayed Thursday night with Francis Wolf. Several ladies sewed a quilt at the Martin Hanson home last Thursday. The Butikofer and Oma visited Harman Schupbach in Postville, and Ida Frieden spent Friday and Saturday with Reuben Metzger. The Metzger Moore and Butikofer families visited the Harry Butikofer home Sunday evening. The Martin Hanson family joined dinner at the Thomas Howard home. A picnic honored Jannan Mork and Mrs. Martin Wenger’s birthday with many attendees. The Fred Butikofer family attended an O. T. Knudtson farm sale near Millville as the Knudtsons quit farming. Ramona Butikofer helped at the Postville hospital Monday to Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Levi Frieden and family were dinner guests at the Walter Lehman home Sunday. The Fred Butikofer family were supper guests Sunday in the Jake Butikofer home. John Christen and Albert Erickson Jr bought the Ed Metzger farm house and moved it Saturday with Walt Mitts truck to the Christen farm for Erickson family occupancy. Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer were supper guests in the Ern Friederich home Monday. Mr and Mrs Ben Dennler and Harry Butikofer and Merlin drove to Postville Sunday and brought Mrs Butikofer and Louise Marie home from the hospital. Mr and Mrs Orlin Mason and Mrs Frank Christen called at the Martin Minihan home Sunday afternoon, Mr and Mrs Jake Sotberger of Marion and Mrs Bert Thomsn were callers at the Mrs Louise Denniler home Sunday afternoon, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mark and family and Mr and Mrs Guernsey Smith and family were supper guests Sunday at the Martin Wenger home.
Grand Meadow area residents report Friday visits at Nickols Martie home with Iona staying longer. Willard Martin family spent Sunday at Qle Reierson home. Julia Helgerson returned from Postville hospital after a week. Lavers Martin visited Sandra Olson Saturday. Ananias Larson from South Dakota visited Leo Larson’s family. Mellien Lofsgard also mentioned.
Residents and guests visit homes across Ames, Clermont, Ossian, and Monona. The Larrabee school enjoys a week off as teacher Lavon Casten recovers from mumps, with many families sharing Sundays and afternoons at neighbors and relatives homes.
The Wadena Newsletter arrives late with only partial content available this week. Omitted for later publication is the wedding announcement for Marie M. Belschner of Hawkeye and William, details unavailable.
E Erickson of Wadena and life sketch of David Beelings featured. Cpl. William Aylsworth discharged at Marvard. Mr and Mrs Derry Leonhart visited from Saturday to Tuesday with Mr and Mrs John Beiderman in Velga. Flossie Voshell spent Friday in Fremont Marble home at Oville. Virginia Voshell accompanied her granddaughter for a weekend visit. Lawrence Welsit and family of Arlington purchased the Jack Koniohek farm and will move soon. Chas Adams Arthur Voshell and Dorothy Hubbel of Volga hosted dinner with Flossie Voshell. Lyle Jones and family of Cedar Rapids visited relatives and attended David Jellings funeral. Dick Leanhart returned to Jubilee consolidated school after weekend home. Glen Ruth and Carel Hall of Waterloo spent weekend with Mrs Flossie Voshell.
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