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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
8
Weekend visitors include Lois Burrow and Frank Loving at Davenport with the Fred Burrow family, Richard Hofer and his family at Rob Lehman, and many others attending gatherings at homes across West Union area. Local clubs, hospital notes, and a Farm Bureau program outline community activity and notable social visits Friday through Sunday.
Local residents hosting and visiting relatives across Cheery Valley and Decorah. Minnesota visitors Mr and Mrs Pete Thoman stay several days with Bert Thoman and then dine with Lawrence Thoman in Decorah. Numerous gatherings, picnics, and family visits involving Metzger, Frieden, Dennler, Meisner, Butikofer, Friederich, Sutter, Christen, Leuchtenmacher, and others observed over a recent week. Leo Sutter heads to army service amid birthday gatherings and community stops.
Brainard items list attendees including Wilson Patterson Hubert Cummings Harold Learn Junia Cummings Clara Boyer and Genevieve Peters at the Cresco wedding of Leo Boyer and Geraldine Piatz Wednesday evening. Mrs E R Nutting and daughters returned Monday from visiting relatives at Oelwein. Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr and family moved Friday to the Joe Peters home long vacant.
Mrs. Wm Nutting and sons visited the Frank Lyon home last Tuesday. Eva Boyer supper guest in Rev James Fleck home Cresco last Wednesday. The B Y P A held their regular meeting at the church last Friday. Mr and Mrs D H Craft and Barbara Gilbert called at the Frank Lyon home Tuesday evening. Issac Grimes spent Friday with the Joe Peters family. Marian Patterson of Cedar Falls visited S S Patterson family Friday through Sunday. Mrs Vern Boyer and Alice visited Fred Wede home Monday afternoon. Mrs Marshall Helms Peggy and Bob visited Cleve Erhardt home Sunday. Lois Baldwin of Oelwein visiting E R Nutting home. Glen Holmes of Donnan visited Levi Learn home Sunday. Shelton Moats Corrine of Monticello visited and stayed until Monday with Clarence Tripp. E R Nutting Wm Nutting Melvin Nutting families, Mr and Mrs Frank Lyon Oran Nutting Lois Baldwin guests Sunday in Sidney Nutting. Mr and Mrs H W Helms, Mr and Mrs Clive Helms and families with Mr and Mrs Carl Reeder visited Marshall Helms home. Bob Martin of West Union visited Wm Nutting home Monday. Mrs Chas Peters and Mrs Joe Peters visited Robert Kerr home Monday. The annual Baptist picnic was held at West Union fair grounds July 3. Six churches represented Fredericksburg, Oelwein, Waukon, West Union, Independence and Brainard. Afternoon entertainment enjoyed by all. George W Tripp returned Sunday from Janesville Wisconsin where he visited son Ziba Tripp and family.
Oscar Knutson, son of Guttorm and Regnald Knutson, born May 14, 1893 in Marion township Clayton county, died June 28, 1943 at the Clayton county home aged fifty years one month and thirteen days. He was baptized and confirmed at Marion Lutheran church in Gunder. He was preceded by his parents, one sister Mrs Embret Bergan, and one brother Ole. He is survived by sisters Clara Kurth and Belle Olson, and five nephews and three nieces.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Christianson and family and Mrs. J Seely of Waureka Wis, and Mr. and Mrs. P K Peterson and Gladys, Mrs Betsey Christianson, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gunderson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Anderson were guests.
Residents and visitors fill a weekend with calls and gatherings across Le Clair Guttenberg Janesville Kalistell and Madison. Notable mentions include trips to Des Moines and Kalistell, family dinners, picnic gatherings, and Luther League exercises honoring confirmands.
Oak Grove residents hosted relatives from Cedar Rapids West Union and Wadena with gatherings at the Gilson and Krueger homes. Visitors included Mrs J Shaffer Mrs Habeger and family, and extended kin from Waukegan Ill Camp Hill Idaho. A local theft involved a 50 gallon gas barrel from Ray Hooper. An emery wheel explosion injured Robert Smith LeMars, with wheel fragments scattered 75 feet away.
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