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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1959
Page
8
JT Capert pastor leads Thursday March 10 mid week Lent services at St. Pauls Elgin with film I Beheld His Glory at 7:30. Sunday school 10 16 am Palm Sunday service includes baptism. Local social notes mention Harold Glass family Dun dee Gregg Glass Roy Halverson and Gordon Pollock visits.
Elgin residents hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Thomas Ogle and Mr and Mrs Harold Kruempel. A funeral for Mrs Eva Bauers in Elkader was attended by Mrs Harold Kruempel and De anna. Weekend visits featured Sally Stephenson with Emmett Light family and Mavis Anderson with Ivan Anderson Paul. Several families hosted guests from West Union Oelwein Fayette Clermont and Elkader. A Farm Bureau meeting at Will Christen included lectures on credit and loans. The Progressive Home Study Club plans a March 25 meeting with Mrs Albert Dennler and Mrs Arnold Sanders.
The Good Neighbors Club gathered Saturday March 14 in Elgin Auxiliary rooms with hostesses Mrs. Louis Butikofer Mrs. George Schup bach and Mrs. Orlando Lofts gard. Twenty one members attended with hot pot holders exchanged. Guests included Mrs. Lewis O Butikofer and Mrs. Lowell Strong. Several bills were paid and a thank you card from the Fred Obersox Jr family was read. Two dollars was donated to the Red Cross. Easter Bunny Land was read by Mrs. Fred Butikofer and Easter prayer given by Mrs. Dan Butikofer Jr. Surprise package contest won by Mrs. Russell Friederich. other point contest won by Mrs. John Christen and Mrs. Martin Hanson. Door prizes went to Mrs. Harold Meisner and Mrs. Will Friederich. Mr and Mrs Jerome Yearous visited Christen Bros Friday. Callers to see Bert Thoman included many local residents and Rev Donald Caspers among others. Robert Hanson and a dinner at Clarence Hofer’s were noted.
Monday visitors Mr and Mrs Harold Opland stayed with Mrs Gunda Olson and family at Oelwein. Helen Boland and Carl Lembke were guests at the Bernard Loftsgard home Thursday evening.
Visitors Wednesday evening at the home of Andrew Reinhart and Helen were Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Holm. Mrs. Laurence Naylor and Mrs. Gerald Winter and Doreen spent Thursday at the Otto Gisleson home. Selmer Holm was a recent supper guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Frye of Elkader. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Henkes of Cedar Rapids were callers of Mrs. T. J. Olson and Selma Groth recently.
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