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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
8
Local families including the Leeman, Ogle, and Rothlisberger clans hosted and visited relatives across Guttenberg and nearby towns. Numerous Sunday and Thursday social events featured birthdays and receptions, with visits to Cedar Rapids, Monona, Hawk, and Wadena.
A dense local notice lists residents and visitors at various homes, church events, and club meetings. It mentions Mond Club, Youth Fellowship, funeral attendance, Bible school sessions, and upcoming meetings with families and neighbors across West Union, Volga, Cedar Rapids, and Mason City, detailing names, places, and dates from midweek gatherings to weekend visits.
A string of Sunday and weekend visits and gatherings across area families. Notable names include Lawrence Gehring and family, the Craft and Peters households, the Reeder and Boyer families, and a baby shower for Mrs Gary Alber at the W U library. Events span Memorial Day activities near Eldorado to social visits in Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls.
Sunday afternoon gatherings linked the Hanson, Long, Amundson, Bergens, and Reierson households in Colesburg and Prairie du Chien. Neighbors visited, hosted graduation celebrations for Richard Reierson and Danny Baker, and extended hospitality at the Kjosa and Christensen homes, with Ardell Nelson and others dropping by.
A record of Thursday and weekend social gatherings near Colesburg includes guests at Lloyd E. Reierson’s home for a graduation party for Richard, with attendees from Colesburg, Orlando Loftsgard, Kaye, and the Loftsgard family. Sunday visits centered on the Selmer Holm and Emory Landsgard households, with multiple families from nearby towns, plus nursing home stops at Strawberry Point.
Mrs. Carroll Klingman Jr attended confirmation of Connie and Danny Tinderfield and Don ald Boyle at Springfield Lutheran Church Decorah. After services she was a dinner guest at Gerhard Tinderholly’s home. Mary Ann Smohel spent Friday at the Joseph Helerson home. Kenneth Vangts and Eugene Bodensteiner, with spouses, visited the Laverne Im ohel family Saturday evening. Laverne Smohel family hosted Sunday evening guests at the Bill Huinkers in Postville.
Jaspal Singh Hayer from India arrives in Ringgold County this month and will live with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elliott in Waukon township from May 18 to June 9 as part of the exchange program setting up farm visits and cultural sharing.
Opening week on Clear Lake drew many anglers led by Ad Nagel who landed a northern pike weighing 8 lb 13 oz and 34.5 inches long. Mark Grady of Mason City followed with a 7 lb 3 oz pike on the Big Reef, with several others topping 10 lbs.
Mr and Mrs Henry Trenkamp marked their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving in May at Preston. Sister Bernard Mary of Mt St Clare Convent played the organ as her father Bernard and her sang the Mass. Servers were Richard Dennis and Roger Trenkamp. An open house in Preston Town Hall followed a program by the couple’s grandchildren.
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