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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
8
A crowd of local families and relatives shared meals and visits Sunday and Saturday evenings in various homes including the Reuben Butikofer and John Dennier households. Des Moines and Des Moines area trips, medical checkups, and park outings with extended kin are noted among neighborhood gatherings.
The Wadena News item details numerous visitors and family guests from Reville South Dakota Elkader and other towns. It notes the Wadena public library relocation to the back room of a barber shop with upcoming open house and food sale.
Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 15 a m at Alyria Community Church. A variety of visits and gatherings across families including 4 H events, birthday celebrations, reunions, and picnics noted with names and towns such as Cokato Cedar Rapids Volga Strawberry Point Mason City West Union and Aberdeen. Residents and guests from Reynolds Strong Norcross Tho ran Nagel Hermen and many others featured with hospitality and community ties.
Week end visits and gatherings spread through West Union and nearby towns. Families from Oelwein Randalia Des Moines Chicago and Manchester joined others in meals picnics and church events. Mrs Reierson serves with Decorah Circuit Women’s Missionary Federation and many locals hosted relatives and friends at homes and Sunday gatherings.
Wash Waldo Embretson family and Johnnie Olson hosted visitors. Harlan Henkes family from Cedar Rapids. Henry Olson, Emma Anderson and Milo visited Allen Anderson home. Mervin Anderson’s guests included Longmuir of Elgin and P J Anderson. Harold Opland dined with Knute Bidne. Arthur Eller and children visited Mason City. Clarence Kirkeberg hosted Reierson and Reed. Belle Olson and Leonard visited Merle Olson. Orlando Loftsgard family noted. Agricultural notes advise fence maintenance, corn yield at 3.3 billion bushels, calf growth, higher hired men wages, dairy cow production feeding, water needs for laying hens.
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