This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1960
Page
7
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4-H Club held its Christmas party on Monday evening December 26 at the Miller home. Ten members and visitors enjoyed games and contests, with a gift exchange and lunch featuring homemade ice cream. The next meeting will be at James Frieden’s home.
A Clermont notice catalogs Christmas and New Year guests visiting local families. Recipients include Ben Prautschy Oscar Thompson and others from Kanawha Decorah St Paul Minn Spring Grove Minn Central City Iowa Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Latana Latana Latana families joined by Lyle Gress Armstrong Don JiiN Brent Brian Kenton Krueger Karen Lena Wenger and Nels Gilbert among many relatives and friends for holiday dinners and weekend visits.
Bucks Drawing Lee Palmer won 200 dollars and Orlan Landegard of St. Olef won 180 dollars on Saturday. With both absent, the second jackpot rises to 200 dollars for the next drawing.
Ill and hospitalized individuals are listed with dates in December and January at Postville hospital. Mrs Gereld Gutcher remained a patient from December 29 to January 4. A person named Leon underwent an appendectomy at Postville hospital. Elmer Trude returned to the Veteran's Hospital in Iowa City on Wednesday.
Clermont residents and relatives share holiday meals with neighbors and friends. Guests included Ralph and Crystal Moen from Rock Island and extended families from Fergus Falls, Sheffield, Kanawha, Waterloo, Castalia, and other nearby towns as Christmas and New Year visits continued through the weekend.
A pink and blue shower was held Wednesday afternoon December 30 at the home of Mrs. Welden Orth honoring Mrs. LaVerne Swenson. Co hostesses were Mrs. Millard Nelson Jr Mrs. John Bakke and Mrs. Don Malek. Attendees included Mia Roy Swenson Marjorie Bonnie Carol Mrs. Evelyn Olson Carolyn Mrs. Mary Olson Mrs. Harold Orth and Nancy Mrs. Elmer Olson Mrs. Robert Mott Mrs. Harvey Anderson Mrs. Walter Follett Mrs. Vernon Anderson Mrs. Leo Woods Mrs. Elliott Olson Mrs. Charles Thorson Mrs. Harlo Meyer Mrs. John Gass Mrs. John Yauslin Mrs. Richard Frieden Mrs. Lawrence Kohis JoAnn Moore and Kathryn Crowe. Guests sending gifts were Mrs. Don Cowell Mrs. Charles Schelin Mrs. Luther Tostengard and Mrs. Carman Swenson.
Clermont local notes record a baby boy Jeffrey born on New Year’s Eve to Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Sindelar of Cedar Rapids. Weighing eight pounds, he’s named Jeffrey. mother Eunice Ames is formerly Eunice Ames. Other items mention several Sunday dinners, visitors from Air Force Base Omaha, a Texas trip, New Year’s gatherings, and Sgt. Robert D. Schneider reporting to Fort Lewis with Ruth Ann born December 26 to Dr. and Mrs. Robert Schneider in Postville.
Miss Jane Dibble of Newport News Virginia daughter of E H Dibble of Clermont Iowa married John Glenn Huffman also of Newport News son of John A Huffman and the late Mrs Huffman of Henderson North Carolina on Wednesday December 23 1959 at 10 00 am in St Johns Episcopal Church Henderson North Carolina Reverend David Guthrie officiated Attendants were Miss Shirley Preddy and Hartwell Briggs of Newport News Mrs Huffman is registrar of The Apprentice School Mr Huffman is a personnel supervisor at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company The couple resides at 315 72nd Street Newport News Virginia
Edgar Bergan earned admiration and friendship at Clermont airport on August 27. He sent prints, received a complete set of negatives last week, and published an article in January Flying Magazine. A full row of pictures is displayed at Loretto Krueger Rennensieth in Clermont and the Elgin Grill in Elgin.
Clara Gibson of Hamlet North Carolina married Wayne Amundson son of Mr and Mrs Martin Amundson of Clermont. The couple wed at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Hamlet North Carolina on December 16 at 7 00 pm and will live on a farm near Clermont.
Pfc. Clarence Jacobin returned to Fort Lewis Washington on Sunday. Holiday guests included the Oakland and Decker families from Eldonado Ossian and Lime Springs. Several families hosted visitors in Cedar Rapids Wadena Fergus Falls Postville and Waukon areas during New Year celebrations.
The parish list outlines Epiphany week activities for Clermont Lutheran Parish with events at West and East Churches. Activities include services, choir rehearsals, confirmation classes, society meetings, and an adult membership class starting Jan 10 at 1:30 p.m.
Sheehan-Olson Post 375 American Legion schedules its regular meeting for Monday evening. The Farm Bureau speaker is moved to February due to the bureau kick-off on January 11. Door prize is $12.50. The gathering includes movies and lunch with Walter Follett as adjutant.
Mrs. John Dundee of Postville hosts Mrs. Ed Hawkins and another guest in a social dinner at the Richard Grie benow residence, reflecting local community hospitality and ties among regional households.
Morning worship at 10 45 a m and evening evangelistic service at 8 00 p m welcome extended to all attendees Lester Lease serves as pastor at Gospel Message Church inviting the community to participate in services.
Sunday services listed for Methodist Church with Pastor Donald T. Caspers. Worship at 6:45 a.m. School of Missions at St. Paul's in Elgin at 6:30 p.m.
Daisy Stry was taken to University Hospitals Iowa City by Wayne Sampson and others. Several local families hosted visitors and guests on New Year’s Day, including Bakewell, Engle, Riegel, Hoth, Anderson, Wander, Reierson, Wright, and others at multiple homes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.