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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
8
Paul Larson of Wadena and Rosella Strong visited the Harald Strong home while George Gilson of Dyersville joined Harry Gilson for a supper. Many families entertained guests from Detroit and Sumner including the Dennler and Holzer households with dinners and calls through Sunday and Monday.
Illyria society notes report Mr and Mrs Donald Paige and Shirley attended a Lima picnic dinner at Geo Popenhagen home for Doxypthy Paiges eighteenth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harvey Coats of Detroit Mrs Amelia Strong and others from Marion Oelwein and West Union with relatives about.
Mr and Mrs J F Shaffer and Thomas visit McKellar family for dinner. An Oct 8 Hallowe en party at the church basement is sponsored by Farm Bureau and Progressive Home Study club with Elizabeth Foxwell as chair. Various guests attend showers weddings and dinners at homes of Hanson, Halverson, Foxwell, Rothlisberger, Schafer, Yearous, Looby, and Dennler. दिखाई
Weekend social round in Cheery Valley includes Van Belsen and three children staying with PB W. Minihan, numerous dinners and visits among the Dennlers, Butikofer, Meisner, Schaefer, Frieden, Thoman, and other families. Dorothy Minihan visits Rochester. several households host relatives and friends over Sunday.
Fred Hangon spent Thursday in the John Denniler home. John Friederich is being cared for at the Postville hospital. he was taken there Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Dennler entertained Wednesday evening with guests including Roscoe Larson, George Schupler and many family members. Visitors from West Bend, Rockford, and Elgin traveled through, sharing time with relatives. Floyd Leuchtenmacher heads to army service, with Friday visits in the Leuchtenmacher home.
A long list of relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids Muscatine Clermont Waterloo Dubuque Oelwein McHenry N D Minneapolis Detroit and West Union visit or attend services and call on the Bartlett family and others at the Nutting Dummermuth and Boyer homes and nearby towns. The notes record gatherings visits hospital calls and a Ladies Aid meeting with prizes awarded and members named.
Mrs Woodrow Hyde hosted guests with Rev and Mrs A Burroughs of Fredericksburg. B Y P A met at the church on Tuesday evening. George Austin and sons of Randalia visited C R Belknap. Clyde Irish of Mason City called on Herbert Dummermuth. Wm Nutting and sons visited Sidney Nutting in Clermont.
Mr and Mrs Henry Wellersven welcome relatives from Ossian. Ladies Aid meets Oct 8 at the church parlors with Mrs C J Anderson and Mrs Kenneth Mark as hostesses. Orlando Loftsgard, Pvt, stationed at Camp Toccoa Georgia, recently enlisted. Merlin Hellum's visit prior to Camp Dodge departure noted. Various neighbors attend W M F convention at Osian church.
Doris Johnson stayed at the Gilbert Anderson home last week. A threshers meeting convened at the Austen Helgerson residence on Thursday. Adrian Martin visited Ed Johnson on Wednesday. Mrs. Julia Landsgard and Sophia Loftsgard were dinner guests Friday at Henry Olson’s home. Gordon Meyer of Clermont weekended with Leo Larson. Alvin Halverson and Ronald visited, with Julia Landsgard joining in at Nels Anderson’s near Fayette Sunday. Andrew Anderson and Genevieve, Layanda Olson and Lena Lyngaas attended the Women’s Federation convention at Ossian midweek. Rev. Fiskebeck’s charge was noted. Leo Larson and Adrian spent Sunday at Spencer Nesvick’s near Ossian. Ed Johnson and Doris were guests at Ben Erickson’s Sunday evening. Clarence Olson and Willard Martin couples drove to Wisconsin Sunday. Mrs. Bert Lyngan’s group and Thelma and Leona visited Mrs. Olivia Olson Sunday afternoon.
Ronald, Mrs. Arthur Olson, Albert Olson and Laveril Martin visited the home of Mrs. Julia Landsgard on Monday. The fragment ends with an unclear exhortation.
Four horses belonging to Phines Noe, a farmer south of Northwood, were killed when they wandered onto the railroad right of way and were struck by a freight train on September 11. The incident highlights dangers of escaped livestock near tracks.
The OPA released a map showing the rationed area divided into four zones based on climate. Zone lines follow weather bureau data with subzones for local temperature differences. An inserted section map for North and South Carolina Georgia and Florida is not in proper proportion to the upper map.
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