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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

15 Jan 1959

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Elgin Echo

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Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1959

Page

3

Clermont Social Roundup of Visiting Locals

Local residents hosted and visited relatives across Clermont and nearby towns. Families including Bergeson, Wede, Gunderson, Rear, Olson, Frieden, Helgerson, Larson, and other households hosted guests from Cedar Rapids, Ames, Traer, West Union, and beyond. Several trips covered hospital, game, and funeral attendances with soldiers departing for Fort Gordon and multiple weekend rides to Waterloo and Rochester.

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David Jacobin Gee Frieden Donna Clara Helgerson Lyle Olson Lester Anderson Lavina Mont Clermont West Union Eugene Butikofer Scott Cedar Rapids Floyd Bergeson Roger Sherman Larry Bergeson Fort Gordon Floyd Bergesons Larry Larry V. Bergeson Stw. Co. L Usastr Arthur Schott William Wede Ray Reierson Lloyd Schutte Milo Olson St. Mary's Hospital Rochester Minn William Nelson Jr Lyle Gunderson Elmer Hager Waterloo Elsie Kobriger Don Kobriger Cliff J. Olson John Sampson Ole Clara Myrtle Peterson W. H. Krog Karen Kay Hein Dennis Rear Becky Bobby Millard Rear Burkart Riegel Ladies’ Bridge Club Gordon Hoopman Franz Appelman John A. Larson James Gunderson Postville Harry Gunderson Louie Olson Ames John Garrisch Jay DeSart Lana Griebenow Richard Griebenow William Burrow Fred Burrow Elgin Otto Vasby Burrow Traer Arthur Blockhus Vasby Nels Reinertson Donald Larson Joyce Eldon
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Community Guests and Local Visits Highlight Week

Last week many families hosted relatives and friends from Oregon, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Waterloo, and other nearby towns. Local hospital and training updates include Walter Rothlisberger recovering from a fall and Walter Everitt being released from Manchester Hospital. Farm and Home Club meets Friday with Sara Puffett leading a demonstration.

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Calvin Way Thompson Salem Oregon Walter Roys Walter Rothlisberger West Union Rothlisberger George Nickels Gerald Floyd Lester Chase Bertha Gernard Fred Gernard Harry Boleyn Neil Sharyl Roy Boleyn Edwyn Thompson Cedar Rapids Maggie Boleyn Will Goodin Marion Walter Everitt Manchester Hospital Lois Kilterman St. Lukes Ronald Nelson John
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Local Visits and Family News Across Iowa Towns

Community notices recount numerous visits and gatherings across Cedar Rapids Decorah Dubuque and nearby towns. Families such as Lamphier Wenger Garms and Chase share Sunday or New Year visits. much social activity centers on relatives church events and funerals. A 24 carat diamond set in Havana’s capitol building is cited as Cuba’s distance reference point.

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Mercy Cedar Rapids Brenda Meisguir Luther Decorah Geraldine Zapf Dubuque Betsy Moats Donna Sloan ISC Ames John Moore Yvonne Brooks Upper Iowa A Fayette William Smith Bill Roys Arno Lamphier Roberto Hines Morris Lamphier Forrest Stahr Roy Stahr Frank Cox Richard Newton Waterloo Russell Garm Bill Wenger Bob Garms Grace Potter Cora Lowe Louis Biederman Washburn John Biederman Lucille Moore Postville Lizzie Chase Elmer Ralph West Union George Nickels Elgin Kaye Kunzman al Kunzman John Wiley Cecil Glennon Ronald Bushkowski Baby Otto Bushkowski Epperson Warren Gilchrist John Joe Wagner Monona Marilyn Chase Bill Kaehn Don Lou Zuercher Lawrence Richards Volga Miller Jim Chase Laverne Druecker Jim Follon Oliver Follon Andrae Zwanziger Sandra Duff Havana Capitol Cuba
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Rabbit hunting accident injures Mt Vernon boy

Merle Ford of Mt Vernon injured his right foot when a gun discharged while two boys tried to pull a rabbit head free. His safety boots likely saved two toes. In Tulsa, a housewife won a world champion talker contest by jabbering for 94 hours 32 minutes 6 seconds.

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Merle Ford Mt. Vernon Merle Tulsa Oklahoma
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