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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1966
Page
8
Cheery Valley reports numerous visitors and callers from towns such as Town City Ankeny Garnaville Cedar Rapids and Oelwein. Attendees include families of Lantz Frieden Muhlethaler Schneider and Ogle with visits to Edwards Loftsgard Pollock and Dennier homes. A birthday party for Karen Frieden and wedding observances marked the weekend.
Monday with Lucy Christen and Mrs Ernest Christen. The Good Neighbors Club will meet Tuesday October 11 in the Elgin Lutheran Church with Mrs George Nickels Mrs Silas Butikofer and Mrs Sam Denner as hostesses.
A flurry of Sunday visits and weekend gatherings across Lamont Davenport Cedar Rapids West Union and Dubuque. Families from Lamont Volga Davenport Moline Ill Elkhart Kans Iowa City Madison Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids joined relatives and friends for dinners and receptions including a Wessell Lammers wedding in Colesburg and various church events. Several households plan winter travel to Florida Lansing Mich and temporary hosting at local homes as Alyria Church prepares for next guest day.
Otto Gisieson and Mrs. Garald Winter spent two weeks in the James Berg home in Orange California. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kleve called Thursday in the La verne Impehl home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Impehl from Ossian were dinner guests Sunday. Mrs. Lloyd Reierson visited Friday in the Myron Houg home. Harold Hanson and Rachel hosted dinner Sunday for Bernard Hanson and family in Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Paul Elias, Barbara and Karen. The Lottsgard family attended the Cattle Congress at Waterloo Friday. Harold Hanson family dined Saturday in the George Long home at Colesburg. T. L. Lottsgard and Mrs. Mervin Reierson spent Patley in the Kenneth Anderson home. Mrs. Millard Bilden, Mrs. Clarence Reterson and Mrs. Mervin Reterson attended the Frame church supper and bazaar.
Mrs. Gilbert Loftsgard and Mrs. Mervin Reierson visited the Robert Wettle Sr. home while many others hosted and attended gatherings across Postville, Ossian, Clermont, and surrounding areas. Sundry dinners, picnics, and social calls occurred among Loftsgard, Reierson, Kjosa, Fuelling, Olson, and other local families with members traveling to Des Moines and Lansing for events.
At St Olaf Sunday suppers were hosted by the Helen Reinhart home for Mr and Mrs Selmer Holm. Louis Kjosa visited Friday evening at the T L Lausks home. Mrs T L Lofisgard called at the Gunda Gisleson home while Milo received observation at La Crosse Hospital. Mr and Mrs Mitlord Gisleson returned home Saturday after a week in parts of Michigan and Canada.
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