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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1963
Page
6
Cheery Valley notes Mrs. George Leuchtenmacher visiting while her husband rests at Veterans Hospital. Several local families attend commencements, dinners, and social visits with relatives in Garna ville Elkader Decorah Guttenberg and central Iowa. Multiple guests call on neighbors and attend clinic and hospital stays.
Mrs Richard Kohls visited Friday afternoon with Wilma Grimes in the Paul Buckley home in West Union. Ruth Ann Kohls returned to Independence after a stay at the Richard Kohls home. Mr and Mrs John Dugan of Maynard spent Friday dinner with Lawrence Gehring. The Leslie Pritchard family of Waterloo and Marvin Van Sickle visited Walter Pritchard over the weekend. Saturday dinner guests at Billy Peters include Lyle Martin family Debbie De Sart Mrs Vivien Peters and Dennis Olson. Celia Kohls and Lena Baumgartner were together Wednesday afternoon. Thomas Meighan Sumner with Billy and Kelly visited Lawrence Gehring for Sunday supper. The Lyle Martin family attended Lee Erickson’s graduation at Mar-Mac School Monday evening. Afterwards
The report lists social guests at multiple Iowa homes. Albert Erickson in Farmersburg hosted coffee guests including LaVerne Dennler and the Stanley Erickson family from Elkader. Others visited West Union and West Union area families after eighth grade graduation, with gatherings at Don Reeder and Lyle Martin homes featuring multiple relatives and friends.
The Roy Halverson family attended a picnic in the Phillip Wander home Castalia to bid farewell to Jerry Wander who enters service June 5. Various locals including the Baumgartners Gehrs and others planned travel and church activities with Bible school sessions and a coming program and Elkader picnic. Notables visit Hawkeye Mason City Clinton Clermont and Fayette areas as weekend social calls and hospital and birthday events are noted.
Reports list numerous visits and gatherings around Postville including graduation exercises at Postville High School. Names include Elizabeth Smith LeMars Schori Rothlisberger Ella Hopenan Ida Wilke Christen Yearous and many others. Also notes library donations from local clubs and temporary librarian substitution.
Mr and Mrs Joe Reierson hosted guests including Norman Borseth and Ann Decorah Mrs Clifford Stee Castairs Earl Weller Candy Craig McGregor and others. Kathleen Eberling bridal shower hosted at Luana Dixie. Multiple families visited and stayed with relatives in Loftsgard Lenth Landsgard and surrounding homes near Postville Cresco and area.
Sunday guests included Denise Loftsgard, Mr and Mrs Millard Nelson Jr, Ann, Sunday Mark, Laurie and Chuck Mancil. Afternoon callers were Mrs Hario Meyer and Mrs Charles Becker and their children.
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