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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1964
Page
9
A long list of Sunday visits, dinners, and weekend guests fills area homes. Families from Elkader to West Union host relatives and friends, with many overnights in names like Frieden, Dennler, Schwei fus, and Hunsberger. The region sees civic and church connections as families celebrate birthdays and confirmations, share meals, and plan reunions by phone and at local events.
Brainard News reports numerous Cedar Falls residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends over a weekend. Lyle Martin and Jack Hanson families welcomed guests. Mary Lerch, Sharon Martin, and Janet Gehring visited hospitals and homes in McGregor, Iowa City, Clermont, and Waterloo area.
Social notes from West Union and Independence list bridal showers for Ruth Kohls with attendees including Mrs. Richard Kohls Mrs. Vern Darnell Wilma Grimes and Kate Rolfs. visits by Mr and Mrs Ed Fenner to the Ross Witcher home and weekend trips by Mrs Vivien Peters to Waterloo.
Cheery Valley and nearby towns report a weekend of visits and family gatherings. Relatives and friends attended celebrations at the Christen and Frieden households while guests joined various families in Clermont Elkport and West Union. Notable events include birthdays, weddings, and a church club meeting hosted by Mrs. Robert Leitenmacher.
The Glen Dennler family of Polk City hosted a Saturday evening picnic supper with guests including the Wm and Albert Dennler families and Mr and Mrs Ben Dennler. Mr and Mrs Robert Hanson and Mr and Mrs Wm Dennler traveled to Waterloo last Monday to visit Carl Cousins who recently had surgery.
West Union residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Harry Hedges in Cedar Rapids while others called on the Evergreen Nursing home patient Mrs. Will Good in Marion. Local events included a Volga Business Men’s Club meeting at the Modern Cafe and several family and friend visits across Elkader Webster City Waterloo and Arlington.
Funeral services were held for Fred Orr age 88 at Sacred Heart Church with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Ladies from St Pauls Lutheran held spring church cleaning and a noon picnic. Various residents visited relatives, pastors to oversee two churches, and community events include kindergarten roundup and birthday observances.
The Marion Happy Hustlers 4-H Club met at Kendall Mark’s home on April 20. They discussed picnic tables signs and plan a workshop at James Coffins to build them. They proposed a roller skating party at Ossian to raise funds and invited other clubs. Richard Reierson and Kendall Mark were named to arrange the event.
The speaker criticizes the commission for mismanaging public funds on interstate roadwork west of Des Moines. Repairs cost about 60,000 per mile with state funds paying all and federal funds covering 90 percent of initial costs. A Fayette intersection 150 and 93 is cited as a costly mistake now budgeted for 50,000 in reconstruction. The speaker pledges ongoing budget scrutiny if elected.
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