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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1967
Page
8
Residents and guests frequent area homes in a social round. Mrs Louis Kjosa and Mrs Otto Gisleson hosted and visited with friends, while Henry Vellersven and others spent evenings in Lu Lacrosse Lutheran circles. Multiple dinners, hospital stops, and Sunday gatherings mark a busy pattern of neighborly activity across Monona and West Union communities.
Mr and Mrs Silas Butikofer and Kathy visited the Myron Houg home on Wednesday evening. Several others including Mrs Bernard Loftsgard and family visited Thursday. Bessie Loftsgard aided silo filling with Myron Houg last week. Multiple visits to and from the Houg household and nearby families are listed, with trips to Minneapolis for Victor Guyer and a reception at Glenwood Church for William Schneider in San Francisco.
Cheery Valley and nearby towns report visits and guests through midweek and weekend. Albert Frieden and Clem Meyer spent Wednesday with Martin Hanson while Miss Lizzie Chase of Volga receives care at her daughter’s home. Numerous visitors from Volga Arlington Oelwein and Farmersburg drop by homes of Mason, Thoman, Christen and Hanson families.
A busy round of visits and social events fills area households. Mr. and Mrs. Butikofer hosted relatives and friends in Rock Rapids while other calls came from families including Leuchtenmacher, Thoman, Nydegger, and Rothlisberger. Several anniversaries were noted among Wiebke, Frieden, and Whitley couples with gatherings in Allison Fayette West Union and Toledo.
Mrs Richard Kohls and Wilma Grimes spent Monday dinner with Mrs Clarence Tripp in West Union. Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson joined Lyle Martins for Melvin’s birthday dinner. Bill Peters Cindy Don Peters Robin and Vivien Peters visited in Waterloo. Kenny Vagts family visited Eldorado. Tyler Martins guests included Steve Hutchinson Gary Alber family Eldorado Freddy Nottnagel visited Gladine Nottnagel. Bill Nutting West Union and Don Montgomery Sr Monona hosted visitors. Steve Ronnie Peters spent weekend with Elbert Westpfahl Cedar Rapids. Jeri Martin, Allen Memorial Waterloo, visited Lyle Martin home. Paul Patterson Lansing Ill visited Wilson Patterson home and were Sunday callers of Gladine Nottnagel.
The Clayton County Extension Calendar lists activities in October including Tote Bag Craft with Ruth Meyer from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, a municipal Elkader blog update, and TV segments Sew for Tots on KCRG at 8:45 am. Also noted are KWWL TV program in Waterloo with James Hosch on Oct. 10 and the first Dimensions of Iowa Welfare Public Affairs Educational Program at EWALU Bible Camp Strawberry Point at 4 p.m. on Oct. 11.
A red white and blue banner marks Cooperative Month October 1967. The feature notes more than 8,500 farmer, purchasing and related cooperatives, 1,200 rural electric and telephone associations, 22,000 credit unions, and 1,200 banks within the Farm Credit System. It traces origins to 1929 Illinois, Minnesota commemorations, and 1967 USDA involvement with leaders named for the Washington observance.
The Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa lists publication as a weekly Thursday issue with second class mail status. It credits James A Bermen as publisher and uses Fayette County Iowa for its post office designation under federal act.
The Fayette County Extension calendar lists events from October including TV sewing series on Channel 9 at 8 45 am on Friday October 6, Clermont County Cousins 4 H Club meeting Saturday October 7, Hogs and farm income program on Channel 7 at 12 30 noon Monday October 9, Ewalu Bible Camp at Strawberry Point Wednesday October 11, Tri State Breeders Meeting at Humphrey Daily West Union 8 00 pm Thursday October 12, and Top 4 H Record Books due in at the County Extension Office Friday October 13.
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