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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1960
Page
8
Residents and kin from Volga Castalia and Lansing welcomed guests Friday through Sunday. Many dinners, birthday parties, and church events were noted as the community gathered at homes of Yearous, Christen, Hermen, and Zuercher families, with several relatives visiting from Elkader, Decorah, Ossian, and St Olaf.
Sunday gatherings and weekend visits fill posts from Gerhard Halverson, Luther College guest Kathleen Gisleson, and Clark-Krueger wedding attendees. Local families hosted or visited in Otto Gisleson, Loftsgard, Reierson, Eberling, Olson, Nosek, Gossman, and related households in Postville and surrounding towns.
Nyhus and Lena Nyhus visited Selmer Holm on Tuesday afternoon. Pete Opperud of Nora Springs called on Thursday afternoon at Merrill Olson’s home. Merrill Olson’s family spent Sunday at Bert Overhus’s in Dubuque and met Mrs Olson’s father John Learn who had just returned from Iowa City. Henry Vellersven joined Henry and Mrs Olson for Sunday dinner. Ervin Nyberg and Auburn family visited Henry Nyberg on Sunday afternoon. Rodney Smith and Mavis of Postville were Thursday evening guests at Ole Loftsgard’s. Theodore Loftsgard and Mollie Mork enjoyed Sunday afternoon in Emory Loftsgard’s home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Olson of St. Olaf visited Saturday in Ellen Megan and Christen Bros. homes. Janice Hanson stayed Saturday night with Archie Howard. The Robert Hanson and Hanson families plus Gladys visited the Howard home Sunday. Dennler family dined with the Wm Torkelson clan. Andrew Brackin and LaPorte City relatives visited Walter Lantz. Ernest Christen, Mrs. Frank Christen, and Lucy Christen called on Roscoe Larson. Lizzie Chase of Volga and Will Christen dined with Martin Hanson, Lester Chase calling. Loralee Wenger stayed with Dennler. Ellen Mason rode with Farl Kiple to Elkader, visiting Martin Minihan.
The 1960 corn crop, slow to start, ripened well after a cool summer and warm fall. Subsoil moisture was excellent nationwide, with no large breuth damage. Production rose from 4.07 billion bushels on July 1 to over 4.5 billion by October. Major gains in Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, South Dakota, Georgia, and North Carolina. Iowa and Illinois stayed near average with Iowa leading in total business.
A parade of names appears in local notices with land transfers, marriage licenses, and new car registrations. Individuals from Arlington Elgin Waukon Clermont and Volga are listed with parcels in Shambaughs Add, Belschner transfers, and an assortment of licenses to wed Gerald Jacobson and Phyllis Nims. Vehicles registered include Chevrolets and Buicks for residents in Elgin Clermont and nearby towns.
Court House News records list Amytta Vernon Anderson and spouse transferring SW quarter of section 24 and SE quarter of section 23 to Henry Kittelson and Orlan Kittelson. Kittelson couple then to Clar.
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