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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1961
Page
3
Valley Jr High students highlight activities across grades eight and seven with reading and language lessons, a six week spelling test, and science book purchases. Football recap notes Valley 19 Guttenberg in a home game. Community notices include birthday greetings and a local wedding.
Anita Olson returned home from Cedar Rapids for the weekend. Mrs. Harry Stollen and children visited Mrs. Olivia Olson Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harry Gunderson were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Wesley Johanningmeier at Harpers Ferry Sunday. CARD OF THANKS Thank
Cheery Valley and surrounding families hosted dinners and visits Sundays and Thursdays. Cedar Rapids residents Dennis and Cheri Erickson joined others at Silas Butikofer and Sam Dennier homes. Hospital updates note Leo Christen’s transfer to Prairie du Chien General after surgery.
The Postville hospital saw visitors and callers, including Ce lia Thoman Lydia Hanson and many others returning home. Sunday dinners featured Archie Howard Ben Buatihofer families and several area guests, with Mrs Ernest Christen Clara Muehlethaler and Lucy Christen among those dining in McGregor and Marion connections. Weekend visits included Dubuque residents David Leffer haly and Fred Butikofer, plus trips to Guttenberg and Knudtson homes.
The report lists numerous guests and visitors including Mr and Mrs Wm Batungart of Celwein Mrs Ellen Mason and Edwin Hanson hosted and were visited by Kenneth Mark and Kendall Fred Hanson Louis Kurth Delbert Chapmen Thomas Pollock John Christen Helen Genevieve Mrs Ernest Christen Clara Mueh lethaler Mrs Albert Erickson Jr McGregor and Raymond Weston of Lamont. Leo Christen was at the General Hospital in Prairie du Chien and Ellen Mason visited the Lewis O Butikofer home. Wilbur Peake visited the Willard Mereland home in Guttenberg while Robert Hanson with Kenneth and Keith shared a dinner at the Martin Hanson home.
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