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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1965
Page
8
Readers record a flurry of social visits in Gunder with friends and relatives dining together and hosting guests. Numerous households including Kjosa, Peterson, Olsen, Relerson, Loftsgard, Bilden, and Schave welcome neighbors for dinners and Sunday meals, reflecting a tight knit local network.
Throngs of residents from Elk Grove to Clermont and Castalia shared meals and visits Saturday and Sunday. Notable attendance included Sharon Lottegard in Elk Grove, and numerous families at homes of Schneider, Strong, Hermen, and Pollock among others. A church night is planned for Jan 28 with Dr. Harry Raplus as speaker, while the Pleasant Point Study Club met Jan 13 and will meet again in February.
The Good Neighbors Club met January 12 at Mrs. Lester Wenger's home with twenty six members. Two guests attended. new officers were appointed including Dan Butikofer Jr. as president and Clarence Hofer as vice president. Donations were made to the March of Dimes. prizes awarded and plans set for February hostesses. A funeral visit and a granddaughter’s birth were noted along with social visits in Decorah and the Lantz home.
Local residents including Roscoe and Mrs Larson and numerous families hosted or visited in homes across Elkader Strawberry Point and surrounding towns. Guests celebrated birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and a new-born Kenneth at Iowa City. The Martin Hanson home hosted multiple guests and card games.
Friday and Saturday visits in the Han son and Martin homes are listed along with guests from West Union. Families from Don Reeder and Vern Darnell areas joined social events at the Sumner Baptist Church. The Elgin Baptist Sunday school program featured West Union and Sumner schools. Additional visits include Mrs. Julia Boyer in the Kohls home and Floyd Witcher of West Union at the Fenner residence.
Monday night visitors included Martin and Kohls family members in Postville hospital. Saturday dinner guests at Lawrence Gehring’s home were J M Gehring and Wm Massner plus Cindy and Jeri. Weekend hosts Bob Peters and families in Waterloo hosted Vivien Peters and others. O’Loughlin home welcomed Bill Peters family at Sunday supper. Birth day celebrations noted for Mrs Peter.
In Fayette County Iowa the district court sets January 28, 1965 at 9:00 AM in West Union for proof of the March 30, 1942 Last Will and Testament of Mary A. Burke Deceased to determine probate unless good cause is shown. Clerk Herbert D. Klammer presiding.
The Elgin Echo in Elgin Iowa a weekly paper published by Hermen and Bartuner announces its Thursday issue listing circulation details and post office registration under federal act guidance.
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