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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1952
Page
8
Local residents share visits and gatherings throughout Chéery Valley with numerous dinners, suppers, and hospital trips. Families named include Dennler, Hanson, Butikofer, Boyer, Christen, and Freiden, with events from February 11 church club to March 11 meeting plans and a birthday dinner for Bobby Reeder. Nearby towns Elkader Oelwein Clermont and Waverly appear in visits and charitable actions by Good Neighbors club.
The Wilbur Schultz family from Farmersburg visited the Albert Erickson Jr. home on Saturday and Saturday night. Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Don Reeder’s home included the Ralph Knoll family from New Hampshire.
Neighbors celebrate Allan Anderson farewell as the Anderson family plans to move to Elgin. Friends play progressive semi set with prizes for high and low scores. traveling prizes awarded. Picnic lunch served. gift of money to the Andersons. Family visits and hospitality noted across local households.
The article lists numerous Sunday and weekday dinners and visits among Amundson, Olson, Loftsgard, Kjosa, Anderson, Holm, Reagan, and other families in Decorah, Elkader, West Union, Monona, and surrounding areas. Attendees include Keith Brainard, Marsha, Ruth Loftsgard, Oma Butikofer, Henry Wellersven, and others with connections to local churches, Luther College, and area farms.
Sunday school at 10 15 a m worship at 11 15 a m Youth Fellowship with Douglas Chapman event. The Torvald Thompson family of Waterloo were guests at the Orvin Thompson home. Mrs Alton Medberry visited her sister in Fayette. Hazel Rothlisberger of Dubuque weekend with the Dennler family in Oelwein. A family night with picnic supper and Fred Gernand pictures planned at Volga. Farm Bureau meeting at Myria church with hog disease talk and H D A demonstration on salads. Harold Glass Jr and family and Dundee guests at Wen ger home and Yearous gathering.
The Harold Strong and Arthur Chapman families with others were supper guests of Mrs. Mabel King last Tuesday. Other gatherings included Carroll Wilson and family at Salome Thoman's Thursday and the King circle hosting guests from Fayette. Nearby neighbors Floyd Patterson and Darlene Whitterbaugh joined Earl Rothlisberger for Saturday supper. Martin Minihan hosted neighbors for a 500 party Thursday evening. Ed Hermen of Metropolis Illinois attended as noted.
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