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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
8
Cheery Valley News notes multiple neighbors assisting families in Arbington and surrounding areas. Residents visit, share meals, help move, and spend weekends with relatives, including Friederichs, Butikofers, Thomens, Christens, Lerchs, and Hansons, reflecting a bustling social circuit across Volga Elgin Clermont and nearby towns.
Harnon and Fred Yost spent Thursday evening in the Frank Christen home. Anna Dennier of Elgin spent the week visiting the parental G Dennier home. Hilda Meyer called at the Ben Dennier home last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Hang Friederich was a caller at the Ben Hofer home last Wednesday. Mrs. C. T. Knudtson spent Saturday in the Fred Butikofer home. Mrs. G. Friederich was a supper guest in the John R. Schmid home Sunday. Ruth Schupbach spent the weekend in the parental Albert Schuphach home. Johnnie Friederich went to the Jakle Yearous home at start of March to work for several months. Tillie Butikofer spent Tuesday nights assisting Mrs. Ern Lerch with moving on Wednesday. Freddie Friederich, Leonard Moore and Joe Baumgartner helped Dan Sutter move last Thursday. John Christen assisted with work at the Melvin Benson home a few days last week. Margaret Dennler was a caller at the Jake Dennler home Sunday. Mrs. George Christen helped Mrs. Wm. Bainey with moving last Tuesday. Alme, Gladys and Leecille Hanson and Lillian Christen were supper guests Sunday evening in Rosa Schlupp’s home.
Illyria items recount visits by Harlow Chapman, Thomas Shaffer, and others to family homes in Lamont Mt Vernon and West Union. A Fayette County Beef Breeders meeting on March 1 in West Union delegates Guy Ernst to Des Moines. Farm Bureau Ladies meet Feb 19 near Arlington with Miss Brainard guiding garment cutting and fitting. Four dresses chosen for Fayette style show. next training March 19 hosted by Mrs. Rothlisberger.
Mr and Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher were called a Sunday in the Edwin Bauman home. Mr and Mrs Homer Dill spent last Thursday in Fayette visiting Mrs Isabelle Kris. Mr and Mrs Chas Wilder and family moved Friday from the Mrs Mays farm to the Henry Holzer farm recently vacated by the Lawr.
Local notes record numerous visits and social calls around Brainard including the Welch, Kerr, Holzer, Gilson, Boyle, and Wilson families. Community events feature Oyster supper, Ladies' Aid meetings, and church activities with Rev G A Thomas hosting talks and youth discussions.
Brainard items recount Monday gatherings at the Frank Lyon home with Azalia Nutting Ruth Belknap Wm Nutting and Ray Gilbert Evelyn Barker visited Dorothy Craft Monday afternoon Frankie Stansberry returned to Sioux City after visiting relatives here Mr and Mrs Joe Peters and Chas Peters Cecil Tripp traveled from Oelwein last Wednesday evening Ed Boyle and son Howard Ed Conner and Marjorie Barker spent Wednesday at the W H Barker home Ladies Aid met at Mrs E G Boyer home last Thursday Mr and Mrs D H Craft Dorothy visited Roland Bartlett Thursday evening Frank Lyon and daughter Doris with Cecil Tripp were mentioned in connection to events.
The B Y P U meets at 6 30 p m Sunday evening with evening services at 7 80 o'clock.
A candidate announces for Fayette County County Attorney in the June 1934 Republican primary and seeks renomination to the Fayette County Board of Supervisors for the 1986 term. The message asks readers to read Echo advertisements and mention the merchant.
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