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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
8
Cheery Valley News notes a series of social visits. Mrs Jake Dennler spent the weekend at Ida Christen’s home in Elgin. Ruth Schneider visited her sister Mrs George Butikofer. Families including Thoman, Kurth, Dennler, Hofer, Caugh, Larson, Butikofer, and Bohupbach figure in Sunday gatherings and trips to Chicago for Ruth Bohupbach’s return. A birthday picnic honors Hilda Mey er.
Elizabeth Foxwell helps with housework at Arthur Yearous home after Mrs Yearous returns from Elkader hospital. Ida and Walter Wenger of Cedar Rapids visit mother. Alexander Pollock from Chicago vacations with Pollock family. Highland students and families honor Hilda Meyer with picnic. Celia Lehman visits from Elgin to Rothlisberger home. Elgin high school grads Idella Looby and Robert Schneider. Guests at August Benson home include Andrew Yearous and Otis. Achievement Day at Fayette features music talks plays and a pageant. Lulu Rothlisberger and Earl visit Ella Kerr in Waterloo. Nancy Ernst and Guy Ernst visit Elgin Reicherts. Will Walthers and family visit Elkader hosts.
The article lists numerous Sunday guests visiting the Kimball, Frieden, Medberry, and Rothlisberger households in the Elgin West Union Volga and Cedar area. It notes a school picnic, a May 30 Illyria church Memorial service with committees for decorating, graves, program and ushers.
Mr and Mrs John Nydegger and Junior were dimmer guests in Henry Holzer s home. Lester Wilder stays there. Silas Wilson and Mrs Clyde King visited John Wilson s home. Jim Muncie and daughter visited Minihan sisters near El kader last Wednesday. Henry Matthys and Clarion called on Silas Wilson. John Muncie George Thompson and Roff Downs visited Charles City. Herman Boyer family dinner guests of John Howard. Howard Medberry dinner guests for Kenneth Medberry birthday. Harold Strong took his mother Amelia to Randalia. Reuben Howard spent Sunday with Enos Howard and Art Chapman. Beryl Boleyn and Mrs Wm Woodle visited Frank Boyle. Roy Leuchtenmacher attended farewell dinner at Highland Lutheran for Melvin Benson. Ward Brabham visited Hans Winkler. Silas Wilson visited Bert Allen. Earl Kiple called on Henry Matthys in Decorah hospital. Harold Strong Gladys Feller Alvin Kimpson attended Fayette Achievement Day. Mrs Tommy Howard and Robert guests of Enos Howard. Jack Shaffer and son Reynold spent Sunday with Clyde King. Marie Evelyn Dennler Thomas Marjorie Dennler and Reynold Shaffer attended Illyria school picnic. Clarence Kohls and daughter dinner guests of Wm Kohls.
Mr and Mrs Henry Bartels and family of Oelwein dined with the John Luchsingers and later visited Melchr Luchsinger. Wm Kohls senior with Elmer Kohls family visited the Wm Kohls junior home. Bert Allen is ill with bloody poison. Carl Egli handles farm work. Mrs J B Miller and Mrs Milton Miller with La Fonda and Lorraine visited Tim Thoman. George Boyle family dined with Frank Boyle. Wm Boyle and family with John Johnson visited Frank Boyle. Louis Dennler family and Roland Gruver Hazel Howard Grace Peters and Lawrence Howard visited Reuben Howard Sunday evening. Marjorie Marie Dennler spent Sunday afternoon with cousin Evelyn Dennler.
Gunder News and families travel and visiting round Clermont includes Amelia Wold aiding sister, Bernard Loftsgard at grandfather Nels Largon’s, Hilda Houg heading to Old People’s Home near Decorah, several meals and gatherings at Gisleson and Loftsgard homes, and Parochial school teaching by Marjorie Reierson and Bessie Anderson starting in districts 5 and 6. Henry Mark ships cattle to Chicago. Will Bergan and others visit McGregor. Mission Society to meet May 20.
Nora Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Johnson wed George Larson of Clermont at St Olaf parsonage on Thursday May 13 They were accompanied by Selena and Olvin Olson and will help with farm work on the Johnson farm Many friends extend congratulations
Week of local visits and gatherings features Olson family in Arthur Olson home and various Sunday calls across the area. Reunions include Holm Reinhart and Landsgard households with birthdays celebrated for Olson Kluss and Jens Johnson. Florence Erickson closes school and a fairground picnic gathers pupils families and neighbors.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson learned Monday that a seven pound twelve ounce girl was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Wharram at Oelwein hospital. The Olsons drove to Oelwein Monday afternoon to visit their new granddaughter and report mother and baby both doing well.
Mrs. Guy Whitford traveled Friday to Faribault Minnesota and was joined by Miss Olive Whitford who accompanied her to Minneapolis. They visited and were guests of Mrs. E L Snyder who Saturday hosted a shower party for Miss Whitford ahead of her upcoming marriage to Clark L Snyder in June.
Mrs Whitford and her daughter traveled back to Faribault and stayed in the city until Tuesday. The Echo Office offers recipe cards and filing cards at 10 cents per hundred.
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