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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
8
Illyria notes invite young and old to attend an all church party at Illyria Community Church Friday evening March 14. The Sunday school men and church night committee schedule an engaging program. Local residents and guests are listed as attendees and visitors from nearby towns are noted.
Dozens of families and individuals were listed as guests and visitors at various homes in West An in and nearby towns. Many gatherings occurred Sunday with multiple households hosting supper and afternoon calls. a Cedar Rapids doctor visited West Union. a Rochester trip involved Mr. Schneider and Mrs. Metzger. Mrs. Levi Frieden underwent major surgery in Postville hospital while others attended picnics and card games.
The Marion Mission Society will meet Wednesday March 12 at the church parlors with hostesses Mrs Mervin Reierson and Mrs Kenneth Kjosa. Several local residents visited, dined, or celebrated events including families of Olson Anderson Loftsgard and Bergan with various visits and birthday and shower gatherings noted. Delores Bergan became the new clerk at the Gander store starting Monday morning.
Jake Christen spent Sunday afternoon in the Frank Christen home. Edwin Hanson spent Saturday night and Sunday in the Ern Friederich home. Walter and Dean Mitts were dinner guests Sunday in the John
Mrs Oscar Lien Mrs Leo Larson and Mrs Ed Johnson spent Wednesday afternoon in the Mrs Caroline Erickson home. The Grand Meadow Study Club was entertained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Martin Amundson. Mrs Andrew Bergeson returned to her home Thursday after helping with work at Floyd Thompson home. Mrs Arthur Olson and Albert Stenerson of Van Hook NP spent Wednesday afternoon at Bert Lyngans and Mrs Julia Landsgaard homes. Adeline Pfister of Frankville spent the weekend at the Ben Erickson home. Wm Luepker returned to his home Friday after being a patient at the Postville hospital due to an appendectomy. Mr and Mrs Robert Wharram and children Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson and Albert Olson were dinner guests Sunday in the Ames Olson home. Mrs Alfred Burnas spent Friday afternoon at the Ed Johnson Mrs Floyd Thompson and baby returned home from the West Union hospital last Thursday. Mrs Andrew Mosby of Ossian is helping care for them. Mr Julia Landsgaard spent last Thursday at the Arthur Olson home. Mrs Leo Larson left Thursday for the Albert Nesvick home near Decorah and will assist them moving to their new home near Ridgeway. Mrs Alfred Burnas left Monday for Mason City and will enter a hospital for treatment. Irene Erickson left last week for San Francisco Calif where she has employment. Mr and Mrs Ewald Lyngaas Janet and Ronald Leona and Thelma Lyngaas spent Sunday at the Vernon Anderson home. Mr and Mrs Alfred Burans Fern DeAlta and Shirley spent Sunday afternoon at the Mrs Bertina Burans home.
Social notes record Mr and Mrs Louis Becker and Mrs Joseph Kjosa as dinner guests in the Robert Kerr home. Meetings include Maud Patterson with Chloa Lyon and multiple visits to Peters and Kerr households. A trip to Chicago by Wilson Patterson and a friend is noted, with return home Friday.
The article notes 8 to 11 year olds seek information on lands people and history, visit battle sites and pioneer trails in Iowa, collect relics and data, and show strong interest in planes science and military insignia. It argues interests grow with opportunity and warns destructive interests can grow too.
Several 8 to 11 year old girls in the community miss 4 H meetings, school and church events, and dances at the Recreation Center. The column notes their drift into movies and mischief, contrasting with a family that keeps the girl’s interests alive by connecting her with books and magazines.
A Mutterly guide describes a family fostering scientific curiosity through library books, museum resources, and local trips. Boys explore machinery with keen observation in laundry, garage, and factories while parents nurture maps, hobbies, and planned travels. Iowa’s Centennial Map sparks family explorations and farm diversification via alfalfa rotations backed by state trials.
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