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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1967
Page
3
A flurry of Sunday and weekend visits filled area homes. Families including Wander, Schott, Olson, Gunderson, and Smith hosted relatives from nearby towns, sharing meals and birthday celebrations. Out-of-town guests and local guests enjoyed hospitality at numerous households across the region.
Mr and Mrs Larry Thorn of Waterloo are proud parents of a daughter born Monday January 16. The baby weighs 8 pounds 3 ounces and has been named Gasa Ann. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs George O Larson.
Mrs Ed Burt, 78, died Monday January 16 at Postville Hospital. Survivors include husband, daughter Mrs Leonard Larson of Ossian, and son Charles of Waterloo. Funeral services were held today at West Clermont Lutheran Church. Schutt es Funeral Home Postville handled arrangements. Complete obituary to follow next week.
The Birthday Club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harry Gunderson to help observe her birthday. Present were Louise Bilden Molms Dana Lansing Lyle Gunderson Rose Anderson Walter Fritz Arthur Amundson Harry Helgerson Burkard Reiegel Gerald Guteher and Karl Miller.
Ernestine Grafton urges teachers and graduates to apply for Library Services and Construction Act scholarships to study for a Masters in Library Science at Iowa State Traveling Library. Applicants must graduate from a four year college, be able to perform library tasks, gain admission to a library school, and agree to return to Iowa after graduation.
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