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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1951
Page
8
Sunday school at 10 15 a m worship at 11 15 a m. Visitors include Walter Rothlisberger and family from Wichita Kansas and the Floyd Frieden and LeRoy Rothlisberger homes. Various gatherings note Baptist Mission Society visits and numerous local guests at West Union Postville and Waterloo.
A long list details Sunday visits by numerous families across Decorah Postville West Union Hawkeye Buck Creek Woodward and Bettendorf. Families include Shafifer Grimm Rothlisberger Huda ichek Martin Kilcher Meyer Bane Wenger Loftsgard Halverson Holzer Larson and others visiting local households.
Myrtle Peterson entered the La Crosse hospital Wednesday and underwent an operation Thursday morning. Last reports indicate she is doing fine. Mrs. Ben Erickson returned home from an East trip last week. Louie and Delores traveled to Cincinnati with Delores remaining for a longer visit with the Wm Peterson family. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Amundson visited Norman Amundson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Halverson and Ronald, Mrs. Julia Landsgaard and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Halverson attended dinner Sunday at the Louis Halverson home. Ole Peterson and Clara visited Myrtle at the La Crosse hospital. Mrs. Caroline Erickson, Mrs. Bettina Buraas, and Mrs. Alvin Halverson visited Friday with Mrs. Julia Landsgaard and helped celebrate her birthday. She received many gifts and cards and a birthday cake. Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Lyngaas spent Sunday evening with the Alvin Halverson home. Doris Johnson visited Monday with her parents.
Funeral services for George Jones were held last Thursday at the Lima Community Church. Rev. Ukena of West Union assisted in the service, with attendees from the local community paying their respects to the longtime resident.
Obituary notes George Washington Jones born March 12 1863 on a Wadena Lima area farm. He helped build a stone house as a youth and spent most of life on the same farm. Survived by five sons and six daughters, twenty seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Burial in Lima cemetery with pallbearers and local attendees listed.
Elaine Holm of Bell Telephone at El kader spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Selmer Holin. Dinner guests included the Bernard Hanson family and Gerald and Ernest birthday celebrants at the Victor Guyer home. Various families visited Sunday afternoon at the homes of the Landsgards Holm Bilden Olson Reierson Reinhart Schutte and others.
Orvin Thompson families were dimmer guests Sunday of Mrs. Rosina Anderson and family. Mrs. Otto Gisleson and Eleanor, and Mrs. Orvin Loftsgard mit Thursday afternoon with s. Arthur Landsgard and Bernita. Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nyhus were Mrs. John Lopez and Paul, of Santa Barbara, Calif, Mr. and Mrs. De Vere Hart, Mason City, and Vernon Nyhns of Forest City. The first two remained for a longer visit.
Cheery Valley residents hosted and visited relatives in a series of Sunday and weekend gatherings. Mr and Mrs Will Meyer entertained in Oelwein with Darlene and Eva Hofer visiting. Leuchtenmacher and Christen families joined. Seattle guests Mr and Mrs Helmer joined the Mason home. grandchildren and grandchildren’s friends stayed with Butikofer grandparents. Dennler and Dennler families shared dinner. Emil Dennler Betty Herring and David of Des Moines attended.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Christen Clara Muehlenthaler and Lucy Christen were dinner guests Sunday in the Reuben Nydegger home Elkader Joan Heuer of Davenport spent the weekend in the George Leuthenmacher home
A series of social visits are noted across West Union Clermont Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Mrs Gunelda Ruroden stayed with the Dale Ruroden and Pat Wood family, Mrs Chloa Lyon returned home, Mr and Mrs Paul Patterson visited relatives, Mrs Ed Heins stayed with Roger Reeder, Elzie Bartholemew returned from Cedar Rapids, Gene Nutting and daughters visited Manchester, Wm Nutting family visited Mrs Chica Lyon, Delores Kerr stayed with Charles Peters.
Chrysler unveils the first power steering on an American passenger car, promising to transform driving with hydraulic assist. Hydraguide becomes standard on Crown Imperials and optional on other 8 cylinder models, reducing steering effort significantly and offering near effortless front wheel control. The ad also touts 180 horsepower FirePower engine and power braking to ease stopping.
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