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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1939
Page
8
Cheery Valley residents convened for weekend visits across multiple households. Fred Den nler and Walter Lehman were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dennler and others, with several birthdays celebrated and a serious accident prompting hospital transfer for Fred Hanson after a scaffold fall.
Rene Marlys and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mark and family were dinner guests Sunday of Lena Meyer near West Union. Mr and Mrs Will Chase and Mrs Martin Hanson spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs Rosa Schlupp. Adolph Hanson spent Sunday night in the Martin Hanson home.
Mrs. George Howard and Mrs. Bert Allen spent Friday in Volga city with Mrs. John Cunningham. Numerous calls and visits followed, including William Boyle and family at the George Howard home, and gatherings at the Elmer Nelson, Joe Dinan, Oscar Hunsberger, and Louis Dennler households. Several families from Clermont and Decorah were noted guests, with centrals like the Hunsberger and Strong households hosting and visiting throughout the weekend.
Illyria notes report Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelly of Regina Canada arrived in Elgin on Monday to spend fall and winter with relatives near Hawkeye Elgin Lima and nearby. Dean and Jennings Mitts from near Canton spent Monday through Wednesday with brother Jasper Mitts. Mrs Guernsey Smith attended a training school at Elkeder last Friday sponsored by the farm bureau. Cecil Yearous of Tucson Ariz.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Sands and many relatives gathered in the vicinity for a 40th wedding anniversary celebration at Klingman home with a picnic supper. Several local families and friends joined the event adding to a weekend of visiting and companionship.
Sunday evening events include church school instruction session at St Olaf Chapel with Marion and St Olaf teachers. Several residents visit relatives and partake in family gatherings across Decorah area, including Gulsvig, Gunderson, Loftsgard, and Embertson households.
A woman returning home from church found her aunts and uncles visiting to celebrate her birthday anniversary. They shared dinner from baskets and spent the afternoon visiting.
President Roosevelt announced Thanksgiving Day for November 23 and a survey shows states split. Twenty-two states followed his lead for Nov. 23 while twenty-three observe the traditional last Thursday. Colorado and Texas will observe both days and Mississippi remains undecided. New England states objected though party lines faded as governors chose sides.
The term Seven Weeks War names the 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria with Bavaria Saxony Hanover and several minor German states on the opposing side. It marked a decisive Prussian victory leading to the dissolution of the German Confederation and the rise of Prussian influence in central Europe.
Notre Dame players in South Bend controlled a tense finish last Saturday as Johnston was halted at the one yard line before scoring on the next play securing a comeback moment. Etho Exclusive Photo Service provided the coverage.
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