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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
8
A stream of visits and departures fills the Elgin West Union region entries as families such as Chapmans Hetzel and Foxwells, and individuals like Helen Dennler and Rex Medberry travel to Ames Oregon California Guttenberg and Kansas City. Local gatherings include community day homecoming and picnics with numerous relatives staying with Rothlisbergers and friends across Cedar Rapids La Mars and Waterloo.
Adolph Hanton and family from near Volga called on Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs Martha Chapman. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mark and daughter from east of Elgin visited Wednesday with the Guernsey Smith family. Dr and Mrs Floyd Ernst and daughter from New Albin were recent callers at Nancy Ernst’s home. Mr and Mrs Ed Wenger and Gene were guests Sunday evening at Elmer Frieden’s home. Mr and Mrs Clifford Holtzman and son Charles from Donnan were weekend guests of the Ralph Holtzman family. Walter Rothlisberger and family and John Rothlisberger plan to leave Thursday on a trip to Canada and to visit Arthur Kelly and relatives in several western states.
The Oak Grove News lists numerous visits and gatherings in the area. Families from Lehigh Burnside O sian Cedar Rapids and nearby towns visited homes, shared meals, and attended events at the Pritchard Kerr Luchsinger and Howard households with many guests including Dennler, Woodle, Wilson, and Dawson families.
Fred Hanson does carpentry in Harry Reichert house near West Union. Elizabeth Christen owns a new Ford V-8. Numerous Christen, Dennler, Hanson, Meisner, and related families visit homes around West Union, Illyria, Des Moines, Brainard, and Elgin. Community Day program and many Sunday dinners are noted among local families and friends.
Elgin natives attended meals at the Reuben Howard and Wm Kerr homes Sunday and Saturday evening. Lydia Kerr of Waterloo joined supper at the Wm Kerr house. Henry Sherra of Ossian called on Clifton Powell Friday. Jimmie Wilson of West Union stayed with his grandparents Rob and Mrs Wilson all week. Joe Yates and sons Don of Fayette visited Bert Allen Sunday afternoon.
Burglars blew open the safe at N. R. Becker office in Calmar early Sunday, escaping with about $50 in cash. Parts of the safe door and wall were damaged, a window broken, and no clues were found. Explosion heard by several residents around 1:30 a.m., journal reports.
In Blockton Iowa Vera Mackey faced 18 spades in a bridge hand and grew 50 unnerved unable to move. Two hands later Mrs H B Parrish held 13 hearts and the game broke up. The item ends noting Want Ads are effective salesmen.
R. E. O'Malley, Missouri state superintendent of insurance, attacked the Modern Woodmen of America after an audit showed disbursements exceeding income by 3,152,423 dollars in the 81-2 year period ending June 30, 1935.
Lester of Elgin and the Walter Neumann family with Mrs Fred Krueger senior and Mr and Mrs Fritz Krueger enjoyed a Sunday picnic at the Will Krueger home. Afternoon visitors included Mr and Mrs Fred Haller of Eldorado Louie Schultz and Herman Griebenow.
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