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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1964
Page
8
A long list of neighborhood visits and family events unfolds from a week of dinners, church notices, and snippets. Many residents attend gatherings at homes in West Union, Marion, Clermont, and nearby towns, with multiple dinners, Sunday visits, and party plans noted alongside charitable activities and monthly club meetings.
Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Strudlhost and children with the Cline family. various visits and calls occurred across Lew Dennler, Wadena, Clermont, Elkader, Davenport, Rochester, Oelwein, West Union and Waterloo. A Baptist youth singspiration was held at the Edward Krueger home.
Gunder News reports a series of Sunday gatherings with guests from West Union Decorah and nearby towns. The Otto Gisleson home hosted the Naylor and Winter families while Loftsgard hosted Dixie Reierson and Dean Blockhus. Social visits extended to Orlando Loftsgard and Kjosa households with coffee and card party attendance noted.
Marion residents hosted visitors from Clermont Volga and West Union with Sunday gatherings. Families including Baumgartner Amundson Holtzman and Shaffer shared meals and fellowship. A funeral in Arlington and a Chrysler School trip in Cedar Rapids were mentioned among social events.
The Syria Farm Bureau Homemakers met with Mrs Or an Bane on Jan 17 with 15 present. Meeting opened by chairman Mrs Myrton Strong. Roll call a Farm Bureau duty. Committees named for the dinner at the workshop to be held at Fayette March 30. Mrs Harold Strong on Agricultural Interests and Mrs Reynold Strong on World Understanding. Pennies for friendship were collected.
Busy Beavers 4-H Club met January 3 at the Kjosa home with Betty Sanderson assisting. Members named favorite egg dish for roll call. treasurer reported. dues set at 1 dollar per member. They voted a 3 dollar CARE donation and planned Valentines for fathers. New members Brenda Bilden Shar on James Ann Larson Marilyn Loftsgard Connie Olson Betty Reierson joined. meeting adjourned after the pledge with a program of demonstrations.
The Gerald Heck family from Postville visited Don Reeder’s home Sunday. John Martin of Cognwell North Dakota stayed overnight Monday and Thursday with Lyle Martin. Mrs Richard Kohls visited Glen Boyer’s West Union home Friday. Mrs Billy Peters and Ronnie visited George Pape’s Clermont home Friday. Jeri Martin was overnight Friday with Sally Stephen’s son. Dick Bob Jim and Gary Reeder spent Sunday with Vern Boyer in West Union. Mrs Thomas Meighan of Sumner visited Tuesday afternoon with Mel.
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