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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
8
An Elkader Iowa advertisement notes a difference among chiropractors offering X ray and Neurocalometer services at the State Bank Building. The ad names Withell and Boractor P.F. with a brief claim of distinct offerings.
Albert Dennler and family called on Sunday afternoon at the Chris Dennler home. Numerous neighbors and relatives shared suppers and visits, including the Gilsons, Shaffers, Ho wards, and Erns Loertscher. The entries record church events, birthday observances, and a family picnic at the Lawrence Cannon home with residents from Oak Grove and nearby areas.
A Sunday gathering features Carlton Looby of Mercy Hospital and many neighbors including Earn Baechler Melbert Mary Matthys Lena Baumgartner and the Kohls and Muehlethaler families. Activities include a John Schneider home picnic in honor of two birthday anniversaries and numerous neighborly calls with dinner guests noted in several local homes.
Washington visitors Mr and Mrs Charles Wilson stay with relatives near Wadena while other Alstead area families attend gatherings at Rockford Decorah and Oakdale. Numerous local residents visit relatives enjoy picnics health checks and family events through the weekend.
Residents and guests from West Union, Volga, Elgin, Cedar Falls and Arlington visited neighbors last Sunday and during the week. Families hosted include the Schneiders, Kimballs, Yearous, Bisbings, Schefferts, Burrows, Dotys, Smiths, Gamm, Barrack, Glass, and Wengers. A 4 H club met, a rural chorus sang, and the Ladies Aid and Cemetery groups planned a picnic at El-Rader fair grounds on August 16 with Fayette county women involved.
Gunder News items recount T. L. Loftsgard and family visiting near Decorah and La Crosse, Eileen Mark visiting from Davenport, and multiple calls on local households. Virginia Hauser had tonsils removed at Postville hospital, and Allard Nyborg rents the Gander store to move stock by August 1. Several social calls and visits across Decorah, Clermont, Dubuque, and Waseca noted, with Luther League rehearsals and recoveries mentioned.
Relatives gathered for a Sunday picnic and family reunion at the Arthur Landsgard home with day guests including Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Erickson and Mrs. Harry Gunderson joining supper at the John Helium residence.
List of Sunday visits and dinners across Brainard area households with numerous named residents and travelers. Events include guests from Cler mont Hawkeye West Union Kanawha and Waterloo, plus church notes and a shower at the Vernon Knights home.
Mr and Mrs Glen Nygaard and Glendal and Pauline spent Sunday in the Bert Lyngans home. Lydia Marie Reierson is spending the week in the Willard Martin home. Mrs Julia Lands gard was a guest in the Henry Olson home in Clermont last Friday. Mrs Henry Nyborg of Gander was a visitor in the Immanuel Larson home Thursday. Mr and Mrs Almer Leo Nelson and Beverly spent Sunday evening in the Ames Olson home. Selmer Erickson spent Sunday afternoon in the Harry Groth. Mr and Mrs Alfred Bur aas and Fern DeAlta and Shirley were dinner guests in the Gilbert Bur aas home Sunday. Mrs Robert Wharram and Joan I spent Monday evening in the home of Mrs Julia Lands gard. Mr and Mrs Joseph Olson and Chrystal were guests in the Ansten Hel gerson home Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson and family spent Sunday in the Jim Johnson home at Preston. Minn. Mr and Mrs Paul Cooley and Evelyn and Pauline of Waterloo spent the weekend in the Rothe of Mrs Laura Holt and with other relatives in this vicinity. Mr and Mrs Clarence Olson and Quenton and Mrs Mina Olson and Mr and Mrs Ole Thorson were guests in the Clifford Kittleson home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Alfred Burnas and family spent Saturday afternoon in the Arthur Olson home. Mr and Mrs Ames Olson and Darlene Marilyn and Sandra
In a rural scene near Omaha a man hitches a mare to a hayrack as a family auto mows and rakes alfalfa. Oliver Fairbrass 51 helps pull tugs while his wife guides 16 year old Queen the remaining horse and a car struggles on steep hills. Nearby, Wilma Martin, Lydia Reierson, Louie Amundson, and Robert Wharram are referenced in related visits and farming activity.
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