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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1967
Page
3
Mrs Anna Walvaine thanks friends and neighbors for cards gifts and well wishes on her May 16 birthday. Names drawn for Bucks include No 1 No 2 No 3 and others with amounts of 40 10 10 and 10, drawing held Saturday evening May 27.
Mr. and Mrs. Bur dette Sebastian welcome a daughter born at Postville Unity Hospital. She joins a brother Craig. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Wede and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sebastian, Postville.
New members Mrs Genese Larson Jr and Supt and Mrs M Ho Mee were welcomed to West Clermont Lutheran Church Sunday as new members.
Benton A. Griver and Mrs C L Gruver plus the Laird Cline and Tracer families were guests in the Fred Cline home. Mr and Mrs Millard Bilder and family were Sunday visitors at Leo Mark Postville. Mr and Mrs Orville West hosted a birthday supper with Mrs Richard Hofer and guests Mrs Ames Olson, Mr Roger Berg, and Joel attending.
A string of social events fills the week with visits and meals across Postville, Ossian, Kanawha, and nearby towns. Guests include Mr and Mrs Orville Rose, Mr and Mrs Marton Amand, Mr and Mrs Patre, Mr Ham Comey, Mr Ed Guaney, Lee Nelson and family, and many others. Open house marked Al Fenske’s 15th wedding anniversary at Ossian Lutheran Church, plus birthday and graduation notices and Memorial Day displays at Moore's.
Hoyt R. Young 76 died May 12 in Dallas area hospital. A longtime banker he served 23 years as cashier at American National Bank in Arlington and earlier was VP of Civ National Bank in Wishita Falls Texas. Born July 1 1890 in Cat fax Iowa he studied at the State University of Iowa and married Winifred Appelman. Funeral services were held in Clermont with interment in Clermont cemetery and many out of town attendees listed.
The Tre Ore Junior Study Club met at Mrs. Kenneth Aruindson’s home with six teen members. They discussed old weather tales, a county convention report, a fundraising plan “Pass the Basket,” and sending a can teen card to a Woodward School boy. Members shared wartime secrets and applauded a tornado program by Mrs. Roger Amundson.
Clayton County Extension calendar notes the May 31 district conference in Dubuque and June 1 training for camp counselors at Pinebluff Decorah at 9 30. The 4 H Council elects Linda Malmberg Elkader and Jeff Klinge Farmersburg as co chairmen with Diane Adams Clayton as secretary. Members include Karen Kammerer Farmersburg Ruth Meyers Elkader David Monroe Luana James Hamann Garnav ille land Rieck Hamann St Olaf planning summer events State 4 H Camp Clayton County Fair Senior 4 H Dance Junior camp June 11 12 13 Pine Bluff Decorah with six county council members as counselors. Also listed are attendees James Brink Elkader Evelyn Thiele Des Moines Laura Olson Mason City Gordon Schupbach Luana etc. Gift shop adds gift certificates.
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