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Local Social Notes From Elgin And Surrounds
A long list of visitors and Sunday dinners fills Elgin area social notes. Neighbors and relatives including Medberry, Frieden, Loftsgard, Anderson, Reierson, Kaestner, and Gunderson are mentioned visiting, hosting, and sharing weekends in Fayette County towns like Elgin, Waterloo, Clermont, West Union, Postville, and Oelwein. The column also notes clothing sales at Klingman’s and centerfolds of community life with many unlisted dates and places.
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Olaf Olson
Mary
Waterloo
Ervin Anderton
Fryette
County
Lawrence Knudtson
Marcia
Raider
Pastvillé
Elmer Larson
Ryan
Joseph Reierson
Cornelius
Cornelius Ta0n, the ‘Burdetts Anderson ‘Family and Mrs. Mervin
Fayette County
Kim Rothlisberger
Roger Frieden
Clifford Waltern
Iowa City
Mervin Anderson
Louis Reierson
Pis
Dele Seitz
Rodney Visi
Ronald Loftagarde
Kenneth Anderson
Fay County
Dennis Butikofer
W.E. Gogsman
Elkader
Alice Kjosa
Keith
Will Kerr
MEN & Boys
Klingman
Lizzie Thorson
Randine Hanson
Isaac Streepy
Yen
Ian Hansen
Bins Herring
Ae Gison
Ronald Halverson
Princeville
Lloyd Jacob Ot
Sheffield
A. Jaco
Elaine Herrling
Kevin
Wadena
Merlin Hellum
James Manning
Hulda Nydegger
Ce"lia Thoman
Lena Frieden West
Li Loftsgarold
Raymond Loftsgard
Ruth Loftsgard
Letha Tande
Des Moines
C. H. Larson
Belva Snyder
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Jim Gage
Minn
Richard Frieden
Jim Frieden
Celia Thoman
Louis Becker Sr
Urday
Mark
Wesley Miller
Pepin
Wisc
Melbert Baechler
Rose Baechler
Stella Palley
Harlan Stee
Ellen Marie
Castalia
Bertina Halveronks
Ronald Loftsgard
Drew
William Pfister
Jeff
Ralph Sheffer
Grace Light
Viola Steffins
West Union
Alfred Jacob
Fred
Wedo
Davie Jacobia
Clermont
Germont
Peter
Erickson
Wafyn
Bertina Verson
Earl Lembke
Frances Butikofera
Nee Eichare
Willerr
Ronald
Fatty
Robert Yansey
Ai Sorig
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Baechler
Bergrae Relatie
Ruth Adrian
Jack Adrian
Carl Hadmann
LeRoy Collins
Reuben Howard
Leonard Heins
Bill Schlee
Billy
Postville
Mervin Anders
Fayette County Hospital
Ernest Gulsvig
Ronald Blockhus
Francis West
Otto Blockhus
Yankton
So. Dak
Ina Rice
Hudson
Gous Dummermuth
Mildred Dummermuth
Pearl Dummermuth
Fayette
Robert Lord
Tracey
Wauseka
Lena Wenger
Lester Wenger
Lord
Tommy Peterson
Oelwein
Shery
Charlie
Jeni ‘Murray
Robert Chapman
Agnes
Louise Bilden
Rose Olson
Helen [Blockhus
Wm. Butikofer
Lena
Edwin Loftsgard
Carl Rasmussen
Lillian Olson
Lester Lembke
Mike Quario
Janet
Ern
Est Larson
Metta Krueger
Carl ‘Ton Krueger
Earl Kiple
Florida
Ruth Boyle
Lee Roy Collins
Doyle Baker
Walter Kohls
N. J
Henry Kittel
Orlando
Charles City
Harvey Paulsen
Waldo Embretson
Walldo
Linda
Willis Schultz
Marion
Agnes Gilson
John Tillotson
Saintonic
Texas
James Tillotson
Alfred Hofer
Te Psister
Gus ES
George Wander
Bill Fhe Te
Robert Kerr
Willie
Marshall Heenas