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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1960
Page
8
Illyria area residents hosted and visited across towns this Sunday with family gatherings and church friends. Community Day at Myria is set for June 23, with local families from Long Beach to Waterloo among those mentioned attending and planning.
Mrs Ed Fenner and Gerald Bond of Wadena stayed in the Roy Fenner home in Sheldahl from Saturday to Monday. Mr and Mrs Billy Peters and family were Sunday dinner guests in the Gerald Blockhus home. Charles Appelman of Hawkeye visited the Glenn Boyer home from Wednesday to Saturday. Mr and Mrs Richard Kohls Donald and Ruth Ann were Sunday dinner guests in the FE B Grimes and Wilma Grimes home at West Union. Mrs Melvin Hanson and Mrs Anna Ellingson of Albert Lea Minn were Monday dinner guests in the Lyle Martin home. Anna and Gator of Jermo spent Sunday afternoon at the Gerald Cook home. Mrs Chloa Lyon stayed Thursday and Friday with the Bill Nutting home at West Union. Peer Peters spent several days in the Louis Becker home. Mr and Mrs Don Reeder and sons were guests in the Eugene easel Cook and sons home in West Union. Eddie DeLang of Oelwein was a supper guest Thursday in the Ray Fenner home. He also visited.
The report lists multiple weekend visits and dinners across Waterloo Hawkeye and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs Bob Peters Donald Kohls Debbie DeSart Wanda Martin and families Lyle Martin Julia Boyer and Ruth Bishop Dick Walker wedding at West Union Presbyterian church is noted along with several Sunday and Wednesday visits among Peters Martins Boyers Reeder Ellingson and related households.
The Leo Dennler family visited at Albert Dennler's home Sunday. Janice Hanson stayed Saturday night with Martin Hanson. Diane Hanson attended the Blockhus Engrave wedding at John Lutheran Church in Waukon. Elmer Christen family and others called at John Christen’s home. Visitors at Ellen Mason’s home included Martha Chepman Delbert Will Christen and Frank Christen.
Sunday through Monday circular notes guests and dinners at multiple homes in West Union. Names include Mark Dennler Christen Mason Torkelson Dominy Howard Meinhard Minihan Nagel and others with visits to Peter and Helen Christen, the Dennlers, and the Minihans. Funeral attendance noted at Norway Lutheran Church.
The annual Landsgard reunion gathered at the Gordon Lands gard home in St. Olaf with many attendees from Postville Elgin West Union and nearby areas. A long list of Landsgard relatives and spouses attended including Julia Olson Thompson Nyhus Clark Halverson Emery Landsgard Friederich Segard Lands gard Olson Lueder and others.
A list of dozens of residents from Fay ette Osage Elkader Cedar Rapids St Olaf and surrounding areas shows Mr and Mrs Gerhard Olson Mr and Mrs Oscar Lindley Mr and Mrs Maurice Muller Lance and Mr and Mrs Orlando Lindley Tami Jo Beverly Billy Kath Hilda Dunsrud Howard Bernhard Mo nona Laurence Thein Judy Bettie Gunnar Landsgard Mrs Gehard Olson and Mrs Bill Roethier will serve on the committee next year.
Schedule of 1960 N E Sa league baseball games with dates and pairings across June to August. Teams include Lawler Festina Volga West Union Elgin New Hampton Ft Atkinson and Ft Atkinson with several open dates.
Sharon Pinney daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Frank Pinne received aMacalister College scholarship in St Paul to cover part of her tuition as she plans to major in art Sharon is among 487 graduates set to finish John Marshall High School Rochester Minnesota on June 10.
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