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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1965
Page
8
A flood of social visits and family gatherings fills the week in Clermont Postville and surrounding towns. Neighbors like the Loftsgard, Olson, and Larson families host relatives from Decorah to Cedar Falls while Westby and Milwaukee trips frame weekend travels and New Year celebrations.
A flurry of social calls fills West Union with supper guests and overnight stays. Families including Reeder, Van Sickle, Gehring, Martin, Fenner, Patterson, Peters, Hanson and others visit homes in Clermont, John Martin, Iowa City, Phoenix and Washington D C.
Elgin area locals plus visiting families like the Staake, Reierson, and Kiple households shared meals and afternoons. Notable gatherings included Sunday dinner with Bud Staake and Roger Staake, and a Wednesday visit with Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Reusser in Monona.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Torkelson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Torkelson. The Glen Reierson family were Friday dinner guests in the Ole Reierson home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wander were supper guests. The Wm. Pfister family visited Saturday evening in the Glen Reierson home. Sunday evening supper guests in the Leon Jacob home were Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Appelman of Clermont.
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