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Elgin Chronicle Local Social Roundup of Visits and Outings
Elgin residents and visitors fill pages with travel, family visits, and gatherings. Notables include Ameri can Harvest Hat Co. salesman Mel Kohler, Baumgartner family trips to Rock Rapids and Rock Valley, Tucson visitors at the Heck and Kiple homes, numerous dinner and weekend guests in Elgin households, and local employment changes at the Elgin creamery and Cash Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Kohler
American Harvest Hat Co
St. Louis
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Rock Rapids
G. J. Mosby
Marlene
Roberta
Rock Valley
Theodore Reusser
Jans
Sally
Tucson
Arizona
Tofield Heck
Earl Kiple
Wm. Reusser
Chas. Feller
Earl Cooley
Wadena
Mae Watson
Dubuque
Earl Stannard Af Lima
Louis Lehman and Sons
Anna Schupbach
Anna Mae
Wm. Schupbach
Marsha
James Muncie
Sam Lehman
Loren Casper
Celia Lehman
Oscar Frieden
Bertha Mealey
Clifton Mealey
Red Oak
Frank Greenley
Levita
Ruroden
F. D. Welch
George Schrampfer
DeSota
George Schrampfer, Jr
Edward Klingman
Kennath
R.co
Woodard
West Union
Ed Klingman
F. E. Kohler
I. D
Yack
Wayne Gilson
Louis Olson
Clermont
George Boyle
Ethel
Frank Boyle
John Johnson
Barbara Yenney
R.A. Crider
K.J. Meyer
Camp Grant
Meyer
Nancy
Carl Fox
Calmar
C. B. Schori
Alma Grimes
Pensacola
Fla
J. G
Warren Mitchell
B. Schori
Des Moines
H.H. Wolf
Leo Schori
Chas. O'Neill
Mary Tripp
Janesville
Wis
Rob
John Grimm
Elgin Canning Factory
Gladys Butikofer
Ida Butikofer
Jacob Hoover
Doyle Bennett
Beverly
Marvin
Ted Neuman
Richard
Bennett
Navy
Virgil
Beverly Frieden
Froelich
Manny Bridden
Georgana Falk
Camp Huaga
Walker
G. H. Falb
George Vaughn
Louise Little
Arlington
Strawberry Point
Allen Habeger
Carmen Swenson
Wm. B. Miller
Augusta Miller