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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
8
Numerous Oak Grove Elgin and nearby residents shared visits and meals across a string of Sunday gatherings. Guests included the Shaffers, Yearous, Rothlisbergers, Mark and Frieden families, with a funeral for Marshall Prouty of Elkader noted and the 4-H girls and leader mentioned among local activities.
The Cheery Valley News lists a long string of Sunday and weekday visits and dinners. Families such as the Leuchtenmachers, Hansons, Olsons, Dennlers, Sallbergers from Bern, Switzerland, and multiple Christen and Butikofer households are featured visiting friends and relatives across Elkader area homes, with several weekend and weekday guestings noted.
Marie Gehring met Mrs Ed Medberry last Thursday then they had a picnic supper. Children’s Day program Sunday morning drew a large crowd. Mrs Lulu Rothlisberger and family spent Sunday at Strawberry Point state Park. Mrs Minnie Baldwin and Ella Foxwell visited Ralph Holtzman and Fred Rothh...berger homes. Gertrude Greenough of West Union visits Gottfred Frieden and Ralph Holtzman homes. Mrs Walter Medberry and children called at Elmer Frieden home. Farm Bureau meeting featured violin solo Oakley Davis Kathryn Baldwin reading and vocal solo by Mrs Harald Strong. Mr and Mrs Grant Johnson and son Weston of Oelwein visited Chas Doty home. Fred Trafalet and son Fred from near West Union were recent callers. Mrs C Wenger Fred Schneider and family were supper guests in Ben Schneider home. Elmer Frieden and family called at Rex Medberry home. Harry Frieden and family near Lima Carl Egli near Elgin and Carl Wilson were supper guests of Gottfried Frieden family. Mrs McDonald of North Hampton Mass was guest of Mrs C Wenger and family Friday.
Mr and Mrs Adolph Elvers and Lucille Hanson visited in the L Christem home Sunday evening.
Brainard Items notes Hazel and Laura Appelman of near Hawkeye spending the week in the Glen Buyer home. Several Bloomington visitors including Jeane and Thelma Brown call on the Clive Helms home. Bible school opens with 16 enrolled as teachers and supervisors listed among families visiting and hosting in Elgin and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Howard and daughter spent Sunday with the Peters at their home. Vern Boyer and family visited Reuben Miller. Rosa Reed stayed a few days with Arthur Patterson and visited Clarence Tripp. Mrs Grimes and Irene Grimes were guests at Tripp home. Willis Lyon and Virginia Hoover visited at McGregor. Herbert Miller and family moved to Elgin. Joe Peters family visited Wm Sullivan and Mrs Barker and Margie were also mentioned.
Elgin resident Mrs Melvin Boyer spent Tuesday at the Elmer Boyer home. Brainard church notes show Sunday school at 10, worship at 11, and evening services at 7.465 o'clock. Also mentions reading today's Echo ads for bargains and warns drivers in Decorah after a motorist was nabbed and fined $100.
Mrs Nielson received a cable from Denmark Friday morning that her husband the Rev T M Nielson had landed that day at 13 85 o clock on his native shores. He is visiting Denmark for the first time since coming to America as a youth forty years ago.
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