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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
8
A crowded weekend of visits and gatherings centered on area families. Mrs Chas Doty and guests planned events for next month amid church activities, while residents from Cedar Rapids and Fayette joined relatives in West Union and Elgin. Several farm bureau women hosted a poster meeting with attendees from Elgin Wa dena and nearby towns.
Nods to guests from West Union and Elgin as Mr and Mrs Ed Wenger host relations. Area families including Kimball, Baiverson, Hunsberger, and Yearous attend a play day in West Union. Magdelena Berger hosts supper in Volga while Ruth Schneider teaches in district No 1. The cemetery group and Ladies Aid met midweek. summer vacation closes the rural school.
Cheery Valley residents share gatherings and visits through the week. Alice Friederich and Albert Friederich spent Sunday with the John Lantz and John Friederich households. The Will Chase family from near Volla joined for dinner. Rose Friederich and Gladys Schneider visited Ellen and Lola Hanson, while Ruby Olson and others were guests with local families. Curtis Olson and Adolph Elvers stopped by Hanson Bros. homes last Thursday. The community circle includes Ern Baumgartner's household help and several local visits across Elgin and surrounding farms.
A trio from Luther College gave a concert at the Marion church Sunday to large crowds. Several local residents and families visited, with Memorial Day program planned at the Marion church and attendees at Elgin High School baccalaureate services.
Fayette County notes report delegates elected to represent Dorcas Society at the D A R convention to be held in Decorah on June 9 and 10. Also covered are Fayette County court arrests for disturbing the peace, a possible end to R F C funding affecting welfare programs, a large Fayette School Play Day at West Union with about 6 000 attendees and 8 000 children, and recent marriage licenses issued to residents of nearby towns.
Ronald Cross of Grandview, a classmate of George Snyder of Cornell College, spent the weekend here.
A reflective poem asserts that though others may have grander farms and larger holdings, the old home place, built by the father’s labor, provides sufficient warmth, shelter, and sustenance. It honors simple, enduring worth over ostentatious wealth and urges gratitude for what has always mattered.
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