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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1961
Page
8
Local notices describe visits among West Union and surrounding families including Loftsgard Dennler Wenger and Halvorson households. The column records birthdays, dinners, weekend guests, and church events, with mentions of Milo Frieden family, James Hermen, and Vernon Yearous. Additional items note a 70th wedding anniversary for Allen and Siver, plus local residents struck by accidents and injuries.
Cheery Valley residents helped Ellen Mason tie comforters and shared visits with multiple families. Mrs Cela of Chatfield Minn spent Friday through Sunday at her local home. The Marvin Berse family visited Lydia Hanson and Harry and Teddie Doepke. Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer visited Minnie Butikofer on her birthday at the Clayton county home Tuesday evening. Stacey van Lantz and Jerry Ander visited Sunday after foot in the George Nickles area. Martin Hanson and Harold Kimball hosted dinner Thursday in West Union. The Ben Butikofer family visited Dan Butikofer Jr. Kin family of La Porte City visited Walter Lantz Sunday. Glen O Neal and Rute and Fred O Neal of Dubuque spent time with Fannie Frieden and Clarence Hofer group.
Local social notes recount weekend and midweek visits among Ames Decorah Manchester and Clermont residents. Guests include Harold Skars haug Donna Ames with Mary Olson Selma Grotholph Vick, Will Bergen at Ben Fuelling home, Selmer Holm with Hilda Dunsrude Elkader, and many family gatherings at the Nelson Reierson Landsgard and Loftsgard households. A group of ladies organized junior choir gowns at Tillman Thompson home.
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