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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
8
Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. and morning worship at 11:18 a.m. Church night planned. The column lists multiple holiday visits and family gatherings across Iowa and Wisconsin, noting guests from Cedar Rapids to Hartland, with many dinners and New Year celebrations. Families named include the Hofer, Gehring, Rothlisberger, Yearous, Wilson, Ernst, Medberry, Chapman, and Shatter households among others.
Local families hosted a series of social visits and New Year dinners. Guests included Abbott Klingman, Harold Pi, Guy Ernst, Robbins family near Hawkeye, Herald Dennler family, Gene Wenger of West Union, Oran Bane, Howard Medberry, Eddie Meyer in Castalia, Will Bunting near Littleport, Arthur Yearous and relatives, Lt J D Shaffer of Virginia, and Martin Hanson with the Schreiner families.
Orlin Mason returns from veterans hospital Des Moines with hip healing well and a checkup planned for Farr 26. Local visits include Sutter Frieden Strudhoff and numerous families from West Union Charles City Postville Hawkeye Volga Iowa City Cedar Rapids and nearby communities.
Gunder News reports the Marida Mission Society will gather Thursday January 12 at the church parlors. Hostesses will be Mrs Christine Rypestor and Mrs P K Peterson. The note lists numerous local families visiting, dinners, and hospital births around Postville and Decorah, with many gatherings and Christmas events described.
Sunday evening visitors stopped by the Mervin Anderson home while the Dole Baker family joined the Gerald Olson household as upper guests Friday. Supper guests Wednesday included Mr and Mrs Mervin Reierson and the Howard Kluss family, with a surprise party for Myra and Mrs Reierson Thursday. The Marion choir and Mr and Mrs Clarence Kirkeberg hosted a gathering for Myr and Mrs Reierson. The Milton Olaga family were dinner guests Sunday at the Ole Olson home in Grand Meadow. Lars Osland of Chester and Inga Larson dined Wednesday with Leo Larson. Lyle Olson and Alvin Halverson families spent Thursday evening with Helmer Lyngass. Andrew Rhinhart and Helen visited Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Aanes and the Albert Erickson family of Erskine. Leo Larson’s family visited Friday at the Albert Neavick home near Ridgeway and were Sunday dinner guests at the Alvin Halverson home. Mr and Mrs Louie Olson visited Thursday at the Clarence Olson home. Mr and Mrs Ames Olson and Mr and Mrs Richard Bigler attended the funeral of Chancy Wharram Saturday at Stanley. Ole Blockhus visited Friday evening at the Clarence Olson home. Mrs Caroline Erickson and Selmer attended a Christmas party Wednesday at the Lloyd Aanes home. Johnny Opperud spent New Years at the Ole Paterson home.
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