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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
8
Local social notes from Illyria report visits and gatherings across Fayette, Arlington, West Union, and Wadena. Families including Wenger, Frieden, Kimball, Doty, Rothlisberger, and Medberry share birthdays, funerals, dinners, and church group meetings. Community members attend relatives’ homes and cemetery events, with ongoing club and Ladies Aid activities.
Parents Mr and Mrs Jim Yearous and Lorraine Butikofer helped with housework for Martha Chapman. Families including Kohls and Shaffer shared visits at Anton Kohls birthday celebration near Wear Union. Geraldine Yearous and others joined Nellie Foxwell and John Probert at weekend gatherings.
Oak Grove notes list Mr and Mrs Warren Joyce and family guests of Mr and Mrs John Howard. visits by Donald Gilson and family. Thomas Kerr Edwin and Irene Ernst at George Howard. Meichert Meyer guests of Oscar Baumgartner. Della Chapman visiting Arthur Chapman. Lester Green in University Hospital Iowa City. 500 card club hosted by Melbert Meyer with high scores to Mrs Louis Dennler and Reuben Howard. travel prize to Beryl Boleyn. Harti Torkelson of Bikader visiting Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher. Vern Northrup and daughter Fern visiting Lyle Wilson. Mrs Harry Gilson with Frederick family at Fredericksburg. Tommy Howard visiting Archie Howard. Mrs Henry Holzer and Mrs Oran Bane visiting Mrs John Nydegger. George Howard and family at Arthur Patterson.
Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer and family hosted supper with the Jacob Gehring Jr home party. Several relatives and friends, including Lorraine Butikofer and Ruth Schupbach, visited or assisted with housework at local homes over the weekend and midweek.
Mrs Melbert Meyer and Edwin Hanson were dinner guests Sunday in the Oscar Baumgartner family home. The Baumgartners hosted Jake Butikofer for supper Sunday. Mrs Em Lerch spent Saturday and Sunday with parental G Friederich. George Butikofer and Mrs Ed Metzger visited Jake Butikofer Sunday afternoon. Fred Henninger assisted with work at the Jake Chris Sten farm. Hilda Meyer spent the week in the Adolph Elvers home near Elkader.
Gunder News reports Charles Odegard and Maynard Ruroden started work on the Elkader to Volga City road on Monday. Nearby, mail routes see rough travel. Ray DeSart notes poor roads while Thelma Ruroden and others relay mail. Social visits occur across T. T. Loftsgard, Edwin Loftsgard, Hellum, Olson, and Nelson homes. A Center school half holiday accompanied a directors meeting. locals attend a project gathering at M. Hanson’s in Gunder with lunch offered. Gilbert Loftsgard and family visit N. Larson in Clermont.
Community notes list numerous visits and stays as residents spend weekends with relatives. Individuals such as Mrs Clarence Olson Eunice Landsgard Thelma Lyngaas Elmer Erickson and many Olson family members are recorded across homes in Elkader Clermont and Fayette with illnesses and measles noted among children.
Immanuel Lareen and Willard Martin joined a directors meeting at the Center school house on Monday afternoon. Martin Amundson attended as well. Muriel Sampygn of Clermont was a guest in the Mrs. Laura Holt home Monday night.
Brainard reports flocks of robins and black birds seen all winter. Mrs Grace Howard and daughter visited the Joe Peters home. John Barnhouse cut his foot while chopping wood. taken to Elgin and then West Union hospital with a foot bone injury and about ten days of recovery expected. Neighbors and relatives share meals and visits at various homes including Frank Lyon, Glen Boyer, Herman Boyer, and the Nutting family. Elsie Belknap improves after illness, while others enjoy gatherings in West Union and surrounding homes.
Community notices report Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peters and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Peters as dinner guests in the Reuben Howard home. The Ladies' Aid Society to meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. S. S. Patterson. Mrs. John Barnhouse and children visiting Lew Grover home this week. Brainard Church notes Sunday school at 10 30 and preaching at 8 p m Rev A R Belknap pastor. Cadet Robert Harrington of West Point will be seen in the show The Duke of West Point with hometown viewers watching.
Governor Harlan Bushfield of South Dakota, accompanied by his personal attorney Rogers Campbell, boarded a plane for Washington where he served as principal speaker at the Republican Congressional dinner. He spoke on Republicans on the March and discussed health problems and new roads for South Dakota with officials.
A Stratoliner plunged from 10,000 feet last Saturday killing two Dutch Airline executives and eight Boeing Aircraft Company officials. Echo Exclusive Photo Service reports the accident, detailing the fatal fall and the loss of senior aviation leaders.
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