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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1942
Page
8
Local households report a flurry of visits and guests over the week. Friends and relatives from Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Tucson traveled to Oak Grove for dinners picnics and overnight stays as they visit area families and tour the region.
Grand Meadow neighbors share visits and gatherings across area households. Sunday activities include Mr and Mrs Willard Martin and family at Lars Larson home and Henry Olson hosting Dale Lundy in Clermont. Oliver Larson visits his uncle Leo Larson. Arthur Amundson dined with Ed Johnson. Mr and Mrs Paul Cooley and Waterloo guests at Ernest Holt home. Donald Goeke and baby from Frankville at Walter Lundy home. Alfred Burnas family spent Sunday at Decorah. Vernon Anderson and Barbara join Mr and Mrs Bert Lyn.
The article lists appointed committees for Community Day on August 21 including Speaker Rev Warton J F Shaffer and Earl Rothlisberger. Tent Thos Pollock Floyd Frieden Thos Foxwell and James Yearous. Stand Jerome Yearous Carroll Klingman Alton Medberry Guern sey Smith Albert Dennler and Ed Wenger. Afternoon Program Reynolds Strong Otis Rothlisberger Mrs Floyd Frieden Elizabeth Foxwell and Mrs Myron Chapman. Seating Will Frieden Delbert Chapman Harold Glass and Howard Medberry. Advertising Mrs John Christ en Kenneth Medberry and Mrs Ed Wenger. Sports Gene Wenger Glen Yearous and Junior Klingman.
Mr and Mrs Harry Reichert and Mr and Mrs Roscoe Larson were guests of Mr and Mrs Jerome Yearous Wednesday evening. Mrs Chas Doty and Chas J ons on visited Mrs Martha Chapman Sunday. Ogle and family and Mrs Mary Ogle attended a Wilson family picnic at Clifton Wilson s home in honor of Robert Wilson Jr home from Camp Polk La. Mr and Mrs Edwin Loftsgard and Janice visited Clay Schultz in Postville Sunday. Mr and Mrs Chariton Looby visited Melbert Meyer Thursday. A burial service was held at Illyria cemetery Friday for Mrs Kimsel of Oelwein. Mr and Mrs Walter Rothlisberger and John Rothlisberger were callers at Nellie Foxwell s Sunday.
Brainard items note dinners with Lavern and Barbara Gibson and Carol in Waterloo and other in-law visits. Families from Cedar Rapids Dubuque and West Union joined events, with a funeral for William Barker at West Union and several Sunday visits in Monticello Cresco and surrounding homes.
Mrs. B. Nelson and Tina visited Maren Jenson and Mr. and Mrs. John Linkman in St. Olaf on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bergan moved to Guttenberg for work. The Peterson family and Gladys spent Sunday at the Thomas home.
Christianson home hosts visitors from Monona. T. L. Loftsgard and families host Sunday dinner. T. T. Loftsgard and family join afternoon visit. C. J. Anderson and Helmer Loftsgard families attend picnic at Clermont honoring service members' parents. Elmer Frieden family guests at Rex Medberry home. Janice visits Martin Halverson. Orvin Thompson and C. J. Anderson share Sunday supper. Rodney Smith visits Ole Loftsgard for dinner. Mark Hanson spends weekend with Wisconsin relatives.
A hundred Milton citizens appeal to the Commerce Commission against Burlington's proposed Plan of mixed-train service. They oppose tearing up tracks between Milton and Sedan. Leslie Rollins, formerly of Denison and recently teaching at Northwestern, is named assistant dean of Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Hiram Finley 101 and Richard Williams 2 of Indianola celebrated their June 13 birthday anniversaries together at an Indianola barber shop. Finley formerly lived in Red Oak.
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