Descendents of Meyer Family Hold Fayette Picnic
About 130 descendants of the late Christian and Rosina Meyer gathered at the Russell Meyer farm north of Fayette for a July 19 picnic. Seven Meyer children were noted, with two daughters attending. Dozens of cousins from nearby communities joined the gathering, representing multiple branches of the Meyer and Chase families across Elgin Stan ley Volga West Union Clermont Des Moines and Des Moines area communities. Four generations of both Martin Hanson and Lizzie Chase families were present along with many children and young couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Rosina Meyer
Russell Meyer
Fayette
Meyer
Martin Hanson
Elgin
Lizzie Chase
Volga
Henry Byerly
Leo Schmidtke
Stanley
Elton Meyer
Hazelton
Merle Meyer
Westgate
Floyd Chase
Dale Williams
George Frieden
Vern Frieden
John Durscher
Lillian Kimball
Clem Meyer
West Union
Lester
Elmer
Ralph Chase
Earl Meyer
Des Moines
Francis Wolf
Clermont
Gene Westcott
Elmer Meyer
Melbert Meyer
Robert Hanson
Gladys Hanson
Archie Howard
James Herman
Will Christian
Martin
Hanson
Extension Service Calendar of Events
Friday July 31 4 H Club Achievement Show takes place at 1 00 pm in Arlington. Pep py Pals extension activity listed among events for Putnam County crowd. Local families invited to attend and support youth projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Putnam
Arlington
August 4 5 6 7 4 H Club Events and Meetings
A list of 4-H events and meetings across multiple clubs and locations. Includes Saint Louis County Cousing Show at Lutheran Church August 10 at 2:00 p.m., Soybean Fertilizer Demonstration Twilight Meeting at Westgate on Blacktop, Clermont Comets and Riverside 4-H gatherings, District black and White Show at Deborah, and 4-H Agricultural and FFA entry deadline at County Fair due by noon on August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cl
Silermont
Lutheran Church
Westgate
Blacktop
Clermont Comets
Gary and
Kathleen Timmerman
Wadena Riverside
Tivera Livestock
Deorah
Maynard Community Hall
Grains in Iowa storage rise from year ago
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes July 1 stocks of corn oats and sorghum in all positions up 18 percent from 1963 totals. Corn in all Iowa positions reached 708.894 million bushels with off farm holdings at 278.734 million. Oats in all positions totaled 35.842 million bushels, farms accounting for 26.658 million. Disappearances in April June show corn down 12 percent from 1963 and oats down slightly from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
C.C.C
Local News Items Mention Frieden Family Visitors
Fragmented text references Elgin local news, Eden, Mr and Mrs James Frieden, Frankins, Dakota, Armo, Sai Bak Me de isten, Lelen views, Richard Frieden family, and Sunday evening guests of Mr. Frieden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden
James Frieden
Frankins
Aula 2 Ur
Dakota di- Armo i Sai
Lelen Views
Richard Frieden
Earl Kiple
Senic
H. R. Reusser
Monona
Karen
Ronnie Seitz
Dale Seitz and Sons
M. J. Blockhus
Bernard Hanson
Sylvia
Inga
Elsie
Cora
Kenneth Blockhus
Reters
Fanny Frieden
Ida
Mr. and i Wm
Gary Botktites
Clara Marti Cou Kann
Jack ‘Abn
Saville
Clem Meyer
West
Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Meals
Extensive notes list Sunday dinners and weekend visits among Postville area families. Guests include the Moore, Butikofer, Lehman, Friederich, Frieden, Seitz, and Krueger households with relatives from Davenport, Quincy, Ft. Scott, Elkader, Muscatine, and other towns. Several trips describe out of town relatives visiting and returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Anderson
Burnell
Dennis and David
Postville
Otto Gislegan
Leo Lehman
William Moore
Sheridan Downey
Grundy Center
Louis Becker, Sr
D’anny
Then - Moore
Wm. Butikofer
Gary Butikofer
Quincy
Clara Martie
Ft. Scott
Kans
Lena Pulfer
Davenport
Furs
Fanny Frieden
el Moore
Anna Schupbach
Celia Butikofer
Ida Pulfer
Paul Butikofer
Timmy
Merlin Hellym
Roger
Elmer Butikofer
Keith Johnson
Harry . Johnson
Patti
Lana Wenger
Louisa ‘Miller
Clermont
Archie Schroeder
Alfred Jacob
Fergus Falls
Minn
Leon Jacob
John Scharr
Jean
Cindy
D’lene Krueger
Alice Oelberg
Dean Hel‘gerson
Edward Krueger
Carlton Krueger
Cal‘lers
Russell Friederich
Lester Friederich
Sun
Airley Rainey
Shir
Elaine Herr Is
Wadena
Clarence Stahl
Elkader
Jerry Medberry
Ralph Fischer
Muscatine
Karl Miller
and Mire
Max Lehman
George Fah
Coufitry
West Union
Landsgard
Emma Gulsvig
Elkader Hospital
Herman Larson
Brian
Robert Moore
Alan
Earl Lembke
Walter Lehman
Pat
Richard Gehring
Tom
St. Paul, Minn
Walter Medberry
Elsie Popenhagen
Waterloo
Nevada
Memphis
Tenn
Orwen Loftsgard
Mervin Anderson
Vicky
Timmy Hanson
Julia Loftsgard
Robert Medberry
Elsie Po Penhagen
John Kiple
McGregor
Lawrence Muller
Elmer Larson
Helen Blockhus
Clara Hellum
Lizzie Pherson
LaVern Odegard
Virginia Goodin
Waukon
Gus Pappas
Phoenix
Ariz
Inez Brackin
Rockwell City
Laramie
Wyo
Arvini Blome
Dale Seitz
Rufus Seitz
Luana
Ethel Kalewinski
Puyallup
Wash
Roger Frieden
Scott
Black Like Me promoted at Elgin Public Library
Elgin Public Library offers John Howard Griffin’s Black Like Me as a crucial assignment exploring what it feels like to be Negro in the South. The book’s availability is announced with a note that a complete list of new titles will appear next week in the ECHO. The article also covers the Bookworm Reading Club winners to be announced Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. with top readers receiving awards and planning a regional tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howard Griffin
Elgin Public Library
Lockworm Club
Festina
Fort Allinson
Spillville
Reading stars shine on library display window
Students’ photos appear in the Billy Bookworm library display as several children including David Hilgemann Debra Hofer Jill Fauser Becky Fauser Lisa Fauser Janet Everett Billy Pfister Layne Frieden Jeinds Karelee Lehman Linda Dennler and Cindy Butikofer are recognized for reading at least ten books in the past eight weeks with a deadline of August 1 and a post on the bulletin board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pula
Billy Bookworm
David
Marie Hilgemann
Debra Hofer
Jill
Becky
Lisa Fauser
Janet Everett
Billy Pfister
Layne Frieden
Jeinds
Karelee Lehman
Linda Dennler
Cindy Butikofer
Soeyn
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Hermen & Bartuner
Fayette County
Ation “A Setar
Ima
Klingman's Clothes Shop
Ade
Tillotson’s Hardware
Roy
Minx
le Moore
Avon Lake
Ohio
Louis
Red
Verna Olsen
Bia Pone
Oty Pepueye Ruymopoy
Cowell
Palmersburg Park
Dalepe Earl Seitz
Larry Butikofer
Willis Schultz
Merion
Agnes Gilson
Dorothy Heltum
Bob Burg
Rochester
Marshall Helms
George Jones
Edgerton
Wisc
Is Dennier
Russell Sone
Cynsabe Dal Seite
Saint West
Lions Park
Lawrence
Paul Jenen
Charles Wenger
Louis Becker
Charles Becker
Cler Montit
Joseph Kjosa
Mr. and
Mars
Russell Wenger and Sons
Henry Mark
Decorah
Wm. Howard
Monde
W. C. Howard
Ethel Lane
Earl McMaster
Percy Lane
New Hampton
Elgin Library News
Elgin Co-operative Co
Elgin Canning Co
Elgin State Bank
Elgin Furniture Store
Elgin Echo
Elgin Tap Falb’s Garage
Helium Produce
Jensen's Standard Service
Klingman’s Clothes Shop
Lehman's
Metzger’s
Max Thoma
Fauser O11
Frieden
Halversen
Steve Moore
Belymouth
Torkelson Motor Co
Center St
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