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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1937
Page
8
Cheery Valley mourns the death of Mrs. Tofield Lehman. The community extends sympathy to the Lehman family and to siblings. The column lists numerous local visits and gatherings, including family visits in Dubuque and Postville, birthday parties, and a farewell party at the Elgin opera house with dancing.
Mrs Blanche Scheffer and families from Des Moines visited the Boleyn home while Reuben Howard's family hosted Bonnie. Rob Ernst funeral attendees from Volga joined the Muncie circle for Sunday events. Clermonts Rose Matthys joined Boleyns for supper while Tim Thoman's guests included Bu child, Friederich, Weigand, and Rose Reitz Cedar Rapids. Others shared meals with Peters, Grace, and Lawrence Howard. Allen Longmuir dropped by Jim Muncie home. Allen Joyce and Warren Joyce visited John Howard Jr and Mary Fennell. Earl Fox also called at Ward Brabham home.
Hattie Torkelson, Rose Reusser, and numerous families from Elleader, Des Moines, Morris, Volga, and Grand Junction spent weekends visiting relatives and hosting guests in homes from Roy Leuchtenmacher to the Danller and Shaffer families. Several dinners and sightseeing trips occurred in McGregor Spillville Elker areas with locals like Nels Anderson and Claude Cunningham noted among the gatherings.
Sunday guests included Illyria items as families from Elkader Greeley and Fayette gathered at the Lee Paige home. Local church duties were noted with ladies cleaning after noon services. Community Day was set for June 11 and several families were listed as callers and visitors across nearby towns.
A dense list of visitors and residents in Waterloo Elgin and nearby areas includes Mrs Minnie Baldwin visiting relatives in Waterloo L V Humphry as supper guest with the H Foxwell family Lew Schneider and daughters Edna and Nina of West Bend and Wilbur Lehman guests of Fred Schnei der family John Foster Fremont and others visited Mary Ogle and Schellenger households Numerous guests attended cattle sales and dinners with mentions of birthdays and picnics The community thanks the American Legion Post Elgin for Memorial program and flower donors
M A Klingman and L A Fisher in partition in case 24491 Fayette County Iowa invite sealed bids for J M Fisher estate real estate forty acres in section 7 93 6 Clayton County Iowa and eighty acres in section 14 93 9 Fayette County Iowa Bids due noon June 15 1937 to W H Antes West Union Iowa cash sale upon court approval Referees deed abstract merchantable title and possession on approval of sale.
William H Millhaem resigns as secretary of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission. W J Ryan auditor of disbursements is advanced to the position. Millhaem plans to enter advertising in Des Moines after leaving public service.
Elgin and nearby areas see visits and travels among residents. Cedar Falls guests stay with relatives. trips to Fayette McGregor and Pike’s Peak noted. Summer school plans, teaching duties completed, and a Tyroler Troupe return engagement at the Elgin opera house. Memorial Day visits and local club meeting with officer elections described.
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