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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1959
Page
8
Community notes from Illyria Dhrycia list senior choir rehearsals and Sunday school, a youth fellowship, and a quarterly conference. Local residents host guests, mark birthdays, and attend church events. multiple families visit West Union, Clermont, and Waukon, with many Sunday dinners and dinners out.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Boyer hosted dinner Sunday in Hawkeye at Lou Appelman’s. The day included calls on Clyde Crandall and visits to Mrs Roger Reeder Russell and Mrs Harvey Howard Jerry. Mrs Billy Peters and family visited George Pape Clermont with Billy joining for supper. The Jorris Martin family visited Lyle Martin’s Tuesday. Mrs Julia Boyer stopped by the Glenn Boyer home Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ed Fenner visited Friday evening in the Ross Whitman area.
The John Nagel family of Emmetsburg spent the weekend visiting the Martin Minihan home. Trene and Pat Minihan and Mrs. Orlin Mason called there Sunday afternoon. Lizzie Chase Elmer and Ralph of Volga visited George Nickels. Mr and Mrs Lester Butikofer and Thore Kirkjorden were dinner guests at the Ben Butikofer home. The Traflet family and Fred Traflet Sr of Hawkeye visited Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen and Lucy Christen visited Friday evening with Mrs Lydia Hanson and Harry. Elmer Frieden took Mrs Bert Thoman to Veterans hospital in Iowa City to visit him. Mrs Thoman stayed with her husband. Rev Caspers visited them Wednesday. Andrew Braker Ida Christen and Clarence Thoman visited Thursday. The Jake Sollberger home hosted Martin Hanson and Louisa Dennler at Marion from Friday to Sunday. On the way home they called on Mrs Ida Meyer at Strawberry Point. Frank Christen and Ernest Christen accompanied Ben Dennler to Iowa City Sunday to visit Bert Thoman. Earl Garmoe and Jeanie of Fairfield were also there. Robert Hanson Gladys Hanson and Eva Hofer went to Cedar Rapids Saturday.
Gladys Hanson stayed Friday and Saturday night at the Robert Hanson home. The George Schupbach family were guests at John Butikofer Jr. home for supper Sunday. The Jake Sollberger residence in Marion was a call point and our Want Ads bring results.
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