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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
8
A long list of social visits fills the Illyria area, with dinners and Sunday gatherings. Notable guests include Roy Coverdale of Maquoketa, Otis and Ruth Rothlisberger, and the Forresta Shedler family in Volga. Multiple families from Arlington, West Union, Clermont, and surrounding towns hosted or joined relatives at various homes and church events through the weekend.
Brainard area notes report Mr and Mrs Joe Peters visiting the Don Peters and Bob Peters families in Waterloo. Billy Peters at Elmer Heller’s Waterloo home. Mrs Billy Peters and children with Gerald Blockhus. Willis Lyon of Brandon stayed with his mother. The Fenner, Martin, Lerch families visited. Carol Riley’s graduation from MarMac High School celebrated at McGregor with Albert Erickson Jr Ed Riley and Richard Kohls hosting. Vern Darnell birthday and twenty second wedding anniversary dinner at the Kohls home with Vern, Jill, Dirk, and Wilma Darnell.
A large group gathered at Leo Boyer’s Lime Springs home for his birthday. Attendees included many relatives and friends such as Mrs. Glenn Boyer, Julia Boyer, Linda Knoll, and the Meighans, with visits from West Union and Clermont households.
Cheery Valley and nearby households hosted gatherings Sunday with the Albert L. Dennler family at Harry Butikofer’s home. The Christen families attended commencement exercises in Garnayillo and Volga, with Mark Christen a class member. Additional visits included Irene Minihan with JoHannah, and the Yearous, Merlin Butikofer, and others visiting various homes.
Mr and Mrs Sam Schneider visited Silas Butihofer home on Sunday afternoon. The Val Oliver and Carl Cousins families of Waterloo spent the weekend with the Clarence Hofer family and attended baccalaureate services Sunday evening. Eva Hofer, sister, is a member of the 1960 class. Rev Rumpke and Vern Popenhagen of West Union and Arne Osberg of Ft Dodge called at the John Christen home Saturday afternoon. Archie Howard family and Robert Hanson home hosted visits. Mr and Mrs Martin Hanson, Gladys and Mrs Ellen Mason were guests in the afternoon. Irene Minihan attended the Volga Study Club at Sacred Heart hall in Volga Friday afternoon. Clarence Hofer, Carl Cousins, Laverne Dennler and Sam Frieden were dinner guests Sunday in the John Dennler home. Mrs Rose Frieden Taylor Mo and Mrs Lena Hanson Quincy Ill and Mrs Fanny Frieden visited Monday evening in the Martin Hanson home. Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen, Mrs Frank Christen, Clara Muehlethaler and Lucy Christen were dinner guests Sunday in the Elmer Christen home at Guttenberg. Their daughter Linda was home for two weeks from Arlington Va where she is employed. Their son Mark will leave June 6 for Ombha Neb to attend a body and tender school for nine months. Mr and Mrs Earl Kiple visited Thursday evening in the home of Mrs Ellen Mason. Mrs Celina Thoman returned home Sunday after spending the past week with the Earl Garmoe family at Fairfield.
Sunday forenoon callers included Mr and Mrs Carroll Klingman in Clarence Helgeson’s home. Diane Amundson stayed overnight with the Morris Amundson family. Selma Groth visited Mrs Kenneth Krasa Otto and Mellien Mark spent Sunday with Em mory Landsgard and their mother Mollie Mark. Otto Barnes and Mrs Gunda Olson, Clarence and Lewis from Oelwein were guests in Harold Opland’s home.
The report notes Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Reierson traveling to Rochester Minnesota for Sunday dinners with Myrtle Skarshaug. Clarence Anderson called on Kenneth Kjosa’s home. Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa and Sandra visited Decorah relatives. Bernard Loftsgard family hosted a picnic dinner for Ray mond Loftsgard clan at Clermont. Also mentions a livestock note from ISU veterinarian John Herrick advocating total herd management for mastitis control.
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