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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1959
Page
1
Elgin Iowa publication details indicate second class mail status with Zmatter dated September 1, 1891. Post office Fayette County Iowa publishes every Thursday by Hermen and Bartunek under the Act of March 3, 1852.
Readers per line ten cents with a minimum charge thirty cents per week if cash with order. otherwise fifty cents. Blind ads or inquiries to the office are fifty cents weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memory cards are one dollar, limited to ten lines. additional lines five cents each. Notices with admission charged and obituary poetry follow regular rates.
Otto R. Hanson son of Mrs Nellie Hanson and the late Otto Hanson was born March 3 1928 on the Hanson farm near Gunder He died June 24 1959 in an electrical storm while staying on his home farm at age 31 Otto was baptized and con-
Otto Hanson, longtime Marion Lutheran Church member from Gunder, served in the U S Army 1955–57, married Helen Havlicek and fathered Dwight Gerald. He farmed, involved in church work, served on church boards, and died after a life centered on family and faith. Funeral June 27 at Marion Lutheran Church with military rites by Elgin Legion Post. Pallbearers named. card of thanks from family.
The Pleasant Valley Homemakers club met Friday afternoon at Mrs. Mel bert Meyer’s home. Mrs. M. J. Blockhus and Mrs. George Butikofer led an outdoor cookery lesson with cherry cobbler baked on charcoal. President Mrs. Kenneth Blockhus organized a Farm Bureau quiz. seventeen members and two guests attended. They voted to tour Fayette County Home on Friday July 10 meeting at Elgin Park 1:30.
Elgin local news lists guests and visits around Lansboro Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Oelwein and Arlington. Residents include George Hanson Mrs. Percy Larson Lloyd Swartley Belva Snyder Glen Meinhard Waverly ISTC Cedar Falls and others visiting relatives and attending camps, workshops, and dinners in Minnesota Iowa City Chicago and Maryville.
Mr and Mrs Louis Lehman hosted a Sunday dinner for guests from Saginaw Bay City Detroit and nearby. In Memoriam honors Robert Odegard with a family note. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs William Ewing Farley and Mr and Mrs Art Earle West Union.
Mr and Mrs Levi Frieden hosted a bridal dinner Friday June 26 honoring their daughter LeAnna Frieden and Elliott Olson whose marriage occurred Sunday June 26. Guests included Rev and Mrs Donald Caspers Mr and Mrs Richard Olson Mr and Mrs Richard Meyer and Bruce Mrs Eileen Olson and Karen Denice Anderson Richard Frieden Charles Thorson Roger Frieden and Crissy Frieden. Assisting were Mrs Willard Schroeder Mrs Walter Lehman and Colleen Howard.
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