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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1967
Page
8
A sequence of Sunday visits and dinners Across Illyria area households including the Meyers, Howards, Dominy, Ash, Lehmans, Pollocks, Wagner, and Frieden families. Guests gathered at homes in West Union, Medberry, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding towns, with many extended family and neighbor hosting meals and celebrations amid ongoing community socializing.
Cheery Valley social notes recount visits and gatherings among residents. Diane Janice Donald and Keith Hanson spent Monday afternoon with friends. Sunday afternoon calls included Mrs Eier Mason and Ernest Baumgertner at the Christen brothers home. Supper guests in the John Christen home included Mr and Mrs Jim Frieden and Kevin. Roscoe Larson and family visited the Robert Leeman home in Guttenberg Tuesday for supper. The Ben Butikofer family dined with Lester Butikofer at Farmersburg Thursday. Walter Lantz visited Friday evening with Martin Hanson, Gind Christen, and Geneda Elizabeth Christen Mannay at the Christen home. Rohnert H
The page records numerous social visits and family gatherings across Waverly, Lansing, and nearby towns. Names include Der Dorms, Behrewer, Nester, Pol logk, Mullarkey, Steiber, Butikofer, and Olson. Events span weekend visits, dinners, and holiday travel, with multiple households hosting relatives and attending funerals.
Christmas Eve at Harold Kuntz home hosts Mrs Augusta Ku Cresco and Mr and Mrs Everett Kuntz. Other area families include the Lofis Gard and Berg households visiting relatives in Florida and at home. Gisleson family hosted multiple visitors, while Loftsgard and Bilden households welcomed guests. Ted Kjosa, Morris Amundson, and Bernard Hanson clans shared festive meals and travel to and from town for Christmas.
A reflective note lists names such as Eugene Moors Ory Loftseard Bur Nester Marie Butikofer Ann Gloria Floyd Frieden Dale Marion Moore Alm Anderson and Kunt with kin as it muses on passing thoughts becoming part of life. The piece links belief daily living and true happiness to inner reflection.
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