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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1967
Page
9
A long list of residents attended a workshop at the Enochork home in Clermont Friday afternoon. Numerous guests visited, hosted dinners, and attended baptisms and hospital visits across Postville, Ossian, Ridgeway, Waterloo, and Elkader, with names including the Reierson, Loftsgard, Imoehl, and Gisleson families and others in the area.
The Good Neighbors Club gathered at the Elgin Methodist Church basement on Tuesday February 14 with hostesses Mrs Silas Butikof er and Mrs George Nickels. Fifteen members attended roll call with a joke. Readings included To My Valentine and I'm Mid bvife to 2000 Ewes, plus poems, song, and prayers led by Clara Muehlthal er.
Mrs. Jacob Gehring visited the Lawrence Gehring home Thursday. Mrs. Richard Kohls and Donald joined Tom Hayzlett’s Independence home dinner guests Monday. Bill Peters Robert Helms and sons with Mrs. Marshall Helms attended a ski jumping show at Westby. Mrs. Vivian Peters visited friends in Postville and called on John Barnhouse in Clermont. If you want results use the Want Ads.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Lester Wenger and Ida Frieden. March hostesses will be Mrs. Harry Butikofer and Mrs. Ben Dennler. Roll call reads Budget Dish My Family likes. Jeffery Leeman of Guttenberg spent the weekend with the Roscoe Larson household. Mr and Mrs R A Crider attended Sunday luncheon at the Tarry Butikofer home.
Brainard News notes visitors and guests across West Union and Clermont. Don and Mrs Reeder with Dick Bob and Jim visited Wilson Patterson Saturday evening. Linda Rhines of West Union stayed Sunday with the Pattersons. Ronnie Little stayed Friday night with Victor Patterson. Gary Reeder visited Vern Bayer’s home Saturday. The Lyle Martin family joined Melvin Hanson for Friday supper. Mrs Roger Reeder Mrs Alfred Olson and Wayne of Waucoma accompanied Ed Heins and Welmer of Clermont for Friday visits to patient Ed Heins.
The West Union sale barn hosts the Fayette County market hog show on Tuesday March 7. Open to Fayette County pork producers or Fayette County Pork Producers Association members, up to two entries per exhibitor with a $2 per head fee. Entries arrive 10 a.m. to noon, animals marked and photographed, sold to Bath Packing Co. on grade and yield. Two live classes with cash prizes for top three in each class and a single class for all ages with prizes. Carcasses viewed at Rath Packing plant and cut-out results presented at a county meeting March 16. Entries via County Extension office or association officers.
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