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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1959
Page
8
Social updates detail church services and activities at St Pauls with a 11 16 worship time. Numerous local families share weekend visits dinners and birthdays across Waterloo Evansdale West Union Oelwein Volga Elkader and Cloverport. Residents gather for family and church events with neighbors and relatives listed.
Mrs. Ben Butikofer visited Sunday afternoon in the Ole Em bretson home at Elkader. Callers and visitors during the past week included Rev. Don Caspers Jacob Friederich Dan and Jacob Lehman Walter Medberry and many others from the community.
The column records multiple social calls and visits across Guttenberg and nearby towns. Families including the Senior, Christen, Mark, Lehman, Butikofer, Schupbach, Hanson, and Pratt are noted hosting or visiting relatives, with trips to Iowa City and Shullsburg for hospital and funeral family matters.
Numerous households around West Union, Clermont, and nearby towns hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Appearances included the Peters and Peters Jr families, Lyons, Fenner, Reeder, Boyer, Martin, Gilbert, and Crandall clans, with extended visits across Polk City Boone Wadena and Cedar Falls. Guests shared meals and social time at several homes.
Brainard area residents mention Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Martin and Maurene Clermont as supper guests in the Lyle Martin home. Barbara Pritchard spent Tuesday night with Ruby Holden. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Becker and Judy visited Wednesday evening.
Visitors from McGregor Sumner and Cogenet joined local families for dinners, a tenth wedding anniversary celebration, and an 85th birthday. Attendees included the Giles Martin Joe Lerch Lyle Martin families Elmer Volker Gisleson and many more. Social gatherings also featured quilting group afternoon with remarks by Mrs Opland and Selma Groth.
Sunday afternoon visitors at multiple homes included Mrs. Hilga Bilden and Tilpher and Brenda Erling at the Lloyd Loftsgard garden home. The Clifford Christianson family of St. Olaf joined Mrs. Mathilda Christianson, with several other families hosting dinners and Sunday gatherings.
Mrs George Krough of Dolliver suffered a broken ankle after an accident involving two cars and a bale of hay. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband that struck another vehicle that swerved to avoid a bale fallen from a third car. Both autos sustained considerable damage.
Mrs Laura Niester of Eagle Grove died recently before her 108th birthday due March 17. She was a longtime resident and part of the local community, remembered for her longevity and family ties.
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