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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
8
The Ronald Loftsgard family and the Pairbanks children of Waterloo along with the Helgersons Mr and Mrs Fred Larson visited the Emma Larson home recently.
West Union and surrounding areas share a long list of Sunday dinner visits weekend calls and drop ins across many homes including the Elver Anderson family Edna Anderson and several others in Volga Marshalltown Oelwein and Arlington timelines span Friday to Sunday with multiple host households and visiting relatives from Des Moines Moline Moline Ames Clermont Castalia Fayette and Webster City among others reflecting a busy community social calendar.
The Cheery Valley column lists weekend and midweek visits across Oelwein, Elkader, Guttenberg, Decorah and nearby towns. Families such as Brackin, Hanson, Butikofer and Dennler socialize at homes, attend funerals, host parties, and dine with relatives and friends in Hastings, West Union, Rock Island and beyond.
Myra Anderson of Iowa City visited the Ole Loftsgard home on Thursday. Harold Hanson and Rachel hosted Sunday dinner with Dale Suhr in Arlington. Kaye Loftsgard returned to Moorhead College after a week with Orlando Loftsgard. Mrs. Lowell Strong of Postville hosted a coffee for Kaye at Herman Schupbach’s. Kenneth Kjosa visited Alfred Benston’s in Peterson and Ted Kjosa in St. Charles Minnesota on Saturday. Julie Doerring was a daytime guest of Dixie Reierson at Joseph Reiersen’s home. Eli Hberling of Postville and family were Friday evening callers at the Joseph Reed home.
A long list of local visits and gatherings recaps Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa’s quilting group at her home and numerous social calls. Residents including Selmer Holm, Anna Skellinger, Arthur Landsgard, Mollie Mark, Louise Vick, and Cheryl Anderson are noted hosting and visiting in Ossian and nearby areas with several trips to Ames and Mason City.
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