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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
8
Sunday services at Illyria Church with Rev J Cs Warton and Mrs Arthur Yearous as pianist. Numerous local families and guests visited, attended weddings, dinners, and birthday events across West Union Monona and Volga areas.
A series of visits and dinners fill a busy weekend as relatives and friends from Elkader Fremont and Walla Walla visit local households. Attendees include the Ernst family Ogle Ben thd Mean ae and many others joining meals and a 20th wedding anniversary celebration with a picnic supper and a homemade wedding cake gift.
Cheery Valley News records social visits in Rock Valley and surrounding towns. Fritz Yunker and Wesley Miller hosted in Rock Valley while numerous families visited homes in Hudson, Guernsey, West Union and nearby towns.
The Harvey Anderson family moved to the PF K Peterson home on Wednesday and the P K Peterson family moved to the Derf Opperud home on Saturday. Local residents, including Margaret, David and Donald Smith, visited the Ole Loftsgard home while Mrs Smith was hospitalized. Numerous social visits occur with neighbors at Decorah events, hospital stops, and family gatherings, with residents like Carlyle Anderson returning home after Navy service and Marilyn Jo born Feb 21 to Rodney and family.
Mrs Harold Hermen entertained eight children for Sharon and Sanders fifth birthday with games and lunch. Floyd Patterson crowd gathered to honor Mrs Patterson on her birthday. Aylsworth planned Milwaukee Chicago visits. Local socials included Supper guests at Jellings and visits by Loretta Mattocks and Welch Powers family. Wm Nelson attended funeral in Swea City. Mrs Thad Walters left for Benison to visit her son and wife.
Mr and Mrs Francie Walters and others visited Mrs Nora Harris at Hopkinton Sunday. Eldon Harris visited friends after a trip home. James Fenkell was discharged in Minneapolis and returned home last week. Virginia Maile returned to Delwein after a week with her grandmother Mrs Flossie Voshell. Presbyterian Church Sunday school at 10. Church service at 11. Young people's meeting at 8 p.m. United Brethren Church Rev R Belknap, Pastor. Church service at 10, Sunday school at 11. Young people meet at 7 30 p.m. St Joseph Catholic Church Fr Noonan, Pastor Mass at 10. Lutheran Church Rev Wilke, services first and third Sundays at 2 p.m.
Mrs Mary Bartlett and others were guests of Mrs Chloa Lyon last Tuesday afternoon while Mrs Henman Boyer and Etta Nutting visited the Dan Craft home. Visitors included neighbors from Cedar Rapids Eldora and Tom Reeder's. The Ladies Aid met Feb 20 with Mrs Herman Boyer and Mrs Tom Reeder hosting. Farm prices expected strong in spring except possibly eggs and mid grade cattle.
Farmers should focus on boiling water not lye to kill worm eggs, and begin rejuvenating half-dead bluegrass pastures now. Steps include soil tests, sod tiling to seed beds, and a renovation mix of 5 lbs sweet clover 3 red clover 2 alsike plus 200 300 pounds of 20 percent superphosphate at seeding to maximize legume growth.
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