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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
8
The column previews another baseball season with recalled greats and new faces, plus lively chatter about local dances, football prospects, and community happenings in Wadena and nearby towns. Includes notes on Elgin High football, home guard work, and local figures like Joe Becker and Russ Wenger.
Cheery Valley residents and relatives from Le Mars Fort Scott Gridley and West Bend visit families in the area. Many attend weddings, birthday parties, and church events. Several guests travel to Waterloo Cattle Congress and a Decorah church meeting. Robert Kerr of Elgin dies at 78. funeral at Illyria church.
Viola Foxwell helped with house work at the Chas Erickson home near Elkader during the past week. Will Carter and family of West Union visited John Rothlisberger on Sunday. Cattle Congress attendance at Waterloo drew many locals. Reuben Bannart of Fort Scott Kansas spent Sunday night with Edwin Frieden. Farm Bureau meeting is set for Thursday evening October 11 at the church. Albert Dennler and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Christ Dennler in Oak Grove. Thomas Howard Jr of Elgin had funeral at Illyria church last Friday. The community extends sympathy to the family. Mario Frieden helped at Clarence Ewing’s in West Union from Thursday to Monday. Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid meet next Wednesday October 17 with Mrs Nancy Ernst and others from Waterloo and Clermont.
Gunder News items report weekly travels and social visits. Johnnie and Elmer Olson left for Chicago to spend a week at the Century of Progress. Several families and individuals visited in St Olaf, Wagner township, Highland township, and nearby areas. A number attended the Cattle Congress at Waterloo last week and Dorcas Society activities are noted.
Edith Holzer and Howard Medberry were married at the bride's home with Rev. J J Snyder officiating. Attendants were Clara Holzer and Paul Voshell. The couple left for a Minnesota honeymoon and plan to live with the groom's parents. Numerous relatives and neighbors attended, as local notes report births, visits, and small events through Eldorado and Postville areas.
Elgin locals recount a quiet weekend with visits from Nels Olson and Mary in Waterloo and others visiting families in Dubuque Guttenberg and Arlington. The week featured fishing on the Turkey river, quilters meeting, and a reminder to fire prevention with chimney cleaning. Lyle Wilson heads to Rochester for Mayo Clinic tests, while neighbors note mild frost and splendid autumn colors.
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