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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
8
A sequence of Sunday visits and guests at various farms and homes across the area includes families tied to Rothlisberger, Yearous, Chapman, Hummell, Doty, and others. Guests traveled from Elgin, Fayette, Gunder, Strawberry Point, and Milwaukee to gather at several hosts’ homes for social meals and farm bureau activities.
Oak Grove area residents and relatives gathered for weekend visits across multiple households. Mrs Ben Brabham hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Palmer Bartholomew in West Union, while Lyle Wilson and family visited the Vern Northrup home in Arlington and other friends in surrounding towns.
Last Friday evening Mr and Mrs John Howard visited the Warren Joyce home. Mrs Frank Lyon was ill and under a doctor care. Several families including Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth Ed Conner and Enos Howard with Alice Hanson called Sunday afternoon at Rob Wilsons. Walter Kohls and family visited the Wm Kohls home Friday. Jim Bartlett spent Sunday afternoon with L W Reed. George Boyle and family visited the Frank Lyon home Sunday. Grace and Jean Normark of Minneapolis are guests in the Herbert Dummermuth home.
Mr Wald Sr of Wagner township stayed with his daughter Mrs Lou Reijerton for a week. Alberto Johnsons tent show at Gunder drew fewer patrons than prior years. Arthur Landsgard family and Mrs E B Landsgard and Bessie Olson toured McGregor Sunday. Mrs B Nelson and Tina hosted dinner in St Olaf. Jenson from Luther Seminary began three months of parochial school in district No 5. H E Landsgard family hosted supper in Clermont. John Hellum family dined with L P Peterson in Wagner. Milo Gulaing visited Ossian Saturday. George Landsgard family joined Herman Scholen picnic near Lansing. Lou Reierson spent Saturday in Fayette and West Union. Henry Velleraven family picnicked near Postville with Mrs Lou Erickson and children. Septe 7 Loftsgard family joined S Sonstegaard dinner near St Olaf. Mervin Anderson family spent Sunday with John Wald.
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Hilda Adams returns to Dubuque after two weeks with friend Helen Latta. Mrs. Ernest Grimm and her sons near Clermont dine with Mrs. Rose Bauman. Mrs. Caroline Miller near West Union visits Elgin. Mrs. Theo Dons and daughters Joan and Elsie stay at Balt Kamm home near West Union with Elsie through Saturday. E M Hoagy returns from Northwood North Dakota noting 102 in the shade. Lehman of Arlington and Mrs. Louise Little of Minneapolis visit sister Mrs. George Vaughn. Sisters Emma Retz and others vow annual get together.
The Elgin State Bank directors held their regular monthly session to dispose of routine business. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. L Lubben of Buffalo Center and Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Anderson of Forest City visiting Sun day at the Ervin Miller home. Adolph Normark and daughters from Minneapolis visited Elgin while he travels to Louisville for the national municipal golf tournament. A party including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Habeger and others toured Nelson Dewey State Park and Mt Hope. Ed Conner hosted six friends at the road camp in West Elgin where they shared bridge and a fried chicken dinner in crew fashion with Mrs. Libbie Beucher and others attending.
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