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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1965
Page
8
A long list of visits, dinners, and gatherings fills West Union and nearby towns. Families such as Lerch, Kerr, Reeder, Martin, Hanson, Butikofer, Christensen, Loftsgard, Kjosa, and Amundson are noted hosting or visiting relatives and friends across multiple homes, towns, and events including Farm Progress shows, homecomings, birthdays, and hospital calls. The item reads like a social calendar with numerous scattered trips, dinners, and weekend activities.
The Good Neighbors Club met Tuesday Oct 12 at Mrs Silas Butikofer home with co hosts Mrs Will Friederich and Mrs Sam Dennler. Twenty four members and seven guests attended with a Halloween prank. Four dollars were donated to UNICEF Wadena and Elgin.
Weekend guests and local callers populate the Illyria area as the Thomas Foxwell family from Rudd visited West Union and nearby, the LeRoy Voshells moved to a farm near Gunder, and multiple families dropped by homes in Leland, Clermont, Oelwein, Prescott, Wa dena, and La Crosse for weekends, dinners, and hospital near La Crosse. Major surgery for Robert Kerr, Jr. at Lutheran Hospital stands out among the hospital visits.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Schneider with Freddie and Jimmie and Mrs Ruth Lottsgard visited the Lloyd Loftsgard home Sunday afternoon. The Carlyle Kirkeberg family of Monona visited the Joseph Reierson family Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Orlando Lottsgard and Norman spent Sunday with relatives.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Amundsson Nina Amundson and Louise Vicke Willis Jellum and Richard McCullash were Sunday afternoon visitors at the T L Loftsgard home Mr and Mrs T L Loftsgard were visitors Monday of Louise Vick The Gerald Winter family of Decorah were Sunday dinner guests at the Otto Gisleson home All were supper guests at the Laurence Naylor home West Union
Valley Jr High defeated Postville 7 to 6 with a fourth quarter 58 yard punt return by Larry Gardner and key blocks by Albert Hanson. Hanson and Gardner led defense with Enoch Hanson. Upcoming season finish game vs Waukon on Oct 25 on Valley High field.
The report covers class reflections on water as a key resource, recent movie viewings The New Story of Milk and Amies of Science, grade math on solution sets of equalities, a recent test, and social studies progress Iowa History Unit 7 Tragedies and Crime begun after Unit 6.
In English class students practiced pronunciation and pantomime performances with Tim Baldwin and Bill Shea receiving praise for their panto mime. Math began a unit on rationals including natural numbers integers and ordering. The Wadena Public Library received a grant funded exchange of books across fiction non fiction crafts and reference titles. Mrs Murray and family visited Freeport over the weekend.
This week in science the lesson covers the six simple machines: wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, screw, wedge, and lever. Students learn how each device reduces effort and changes direction of force in everyday tasks.
She celebrated fifty years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 30 1961 and by her parents two sisters and two brothers. Survived by four children Lyle of Wadena Louise Mrs Cleo Moore of Wadena Clair of Elgin and Faye Mrs Lyle Patterson of Wadena twelve grandchildren five great grandchildren one sister Mrs Ida Thomas Superior Wis one brother Luther Voshell Guttenberg and numerous nieces and nephews
Mr and Mrs Edwin Humphry Sr marked their 40th anniversary with a Sunday dinner attended by their children Edwin Jr and Frederick and families from Independence and Mason City with hiberta at home. Richard Humphry is stationed at Okinawa. Evening guests included Harald Corbin Arlington LaVern McClavey and Lyle Batterson from Wadena.
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