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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
8
Morning worship at 6 45 and Sunday school at 9 45 mm. Numerous families from Dakota Minn to Fayette Tex and West Union share visits and dinners across Postville Alta Vista Waterloo and Manchester with extensive social hosting. Dozens of names appear as guests and hosts reflecting a tight knit community calendar of gatherings and family events.
A Sunday gathering pattern shows numerous local families visiting relatives across nearby towns. Names include Mellien Loftegard, Clemens Loftagard, Edwin Loftagard, Harold Strong, Thas Foxwell, Allen, Inez Shaffer, Forest Shaffer, Alice Shaffer, Fred Erigkdburg, Oscar Baumgartner, Frank Suba, Edwin Krueger, Clermont, Olaf Bergger, Mervici Hunsberger, James Burrow, Fayette, Arnold Sanders, Postville, Ralph Shaffer, Maiden Rock, Rose Baechter, Lew Dennler, Arthur Chapman, Richard Hofer, and the Kemus reunion at Decorah park. The report tracks varied Sunday dinners and visits among families in Cedar Rapids, Sauk City, Clermont, Water loo, Decorah, and surrounding areas.
The Kenneth Anderson and Olson families hosted and visited relatives and friends during the weekend. Numerous households including Kirkeberg, Solomon, Loftsgard, Wold, Reierson, and Munger welcomed guests from nearby towns and colleges. Grace Sorlein from Luther College stayed with Rosella Opland, while Rev. V J Munger traveled from Baltimore after a weeklong visit.
J and Geraldine Halverson hosted guests Mr and Mrs Henry Vellers and Mr and Mrs Kronberg for a week, with the Kronbergs leaving Sunday for Chicago after the visit. Geraldine Halverson accompanied them home for a further visit.
Sunday gatherings and family birthdays headline a string of local visits and hosting across Ed Butikofer and nearby homes. lists of guests from Frieden, Schroeder, Olson, Dennler, Thoman, Doeppke, Garmoe, Friederich, Dennier, and Hanson families appear with picnic and church social details. The Good Neighbors club met with 29 members and guests, while August plans include a Clermont park picnic and no August meeting.
Mr and Mrs Ray Gilbert were supper guests Saturday in the Clarence Tripp home. Gary Nutting of West Union visited his grandmother Mrs Chloa Lyon last week. Sunday visitors at the Dan Craft home included the Ray Gilbert family Fred Barker from East Dubuque Mrs Elzie Bartholomew and Max Mrs Dwain Martin of Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Clarence Tripp of West Union and Amos Craft of Sioux City. Dinner guests Sunday at Mrs Chloa Lyon home were the Hubert Cummings family of Clermont. Evening visitors were Mr and Mrs Geo Boyle and Mrs Mayme Boyle. Mr and Mrs Lyle Olson and Dennis spent Sunday with the parental Joe Peters home. Mr and Mrs Herman Boyer and Stanley were guests Sunday at the Dick Henry home near Waterloo.
An 18 year old Weene tat Anderson lost an eye last week when a firecracker exploded nearby. A piece of glaze entered his eye, highlighting ongoing concerns after the Iowa legislature banned the toy explosives about a dozen years ago.
A hometown paper serves as a mirror of its community and a clearinghouse for ideas. It acts as a library of information and a marketplace, watching civic and official affairs and partnering with owners advertisers readers and the public. It cannot feed or cure but informs and protects communal interests.
Authorities ponder actions for two 8 year old boys who broke into the Howard Snyder residence in Cherokee. They poured syrup on the floor and laundry chute, defaced walls, emptied drawers, and tore the place apart in a general wreck.
Ten year old Dennis Hersberg of Clarinda was hospitalized after a tractor repair incident when a removed spark plug triggered the engine to spray gasoline on him. His condition is listed as satisfactory. In a separate household tip, milk and cream should be cooled in water before refrigerating to keep them fresh in warm weather.
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