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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
1
The Elgin Echo lists numerous social visits and weekend gatherings in Elgin Iowa Fayette County. Families such as the Loftsgards Andersons Olsons and Morks host and visit friends including the Kummers Butikoferson and Peterson clans, with many dinners and Sunday engagements noted.
Grand Meadow residents, including Mrs. Lloyd Aanes, Clarise, and Jean, spent afternoons visiting multiple homes such as Mrs. Caroline Erickson, Mellien Loftsgard, and Julia Landsgard. The Willard Martin family joined West Union friends for Sunday time, and several attendees visited, attended funerals, or celebrated birthdays across Decorah area.
Cheery Valley News lists numerous Sunday and weekday calls among families in Marion Postville and surrounding areas. Visits span Ern Meyer home Erling Mason homes Christen families Butikofer Texans and neighbors with hospital calls and a funeral in Independence.
The column records numerous visits and social calls in Elgin, detailing Mrs. Fred Butikofer and family arrivals, Mrs. Martha Chapman’s Friday visit, callers at the John Dennler and Harold Meisner homes, and acquaintance visits from Davenport and Blue Earth. Club activity notes include the Good Neighbors meeting, gifts, contests, and the November meeting planned at the Martin Minihan home. Updates also mention illnesses, a stroke, injuries, and local obituaries, along with new construction and moving plans.
The Wadena Presbyterian congregation voted to purchase the lot north of the river and west of the bridge for a new church. Plans call for a basement this fall. Building committee includes Aeschliman Oldfather Frey Jones Wilson Berndt N Evans H Falk Klingman. An auto party in Berndt’s Jewett car to Dubuque, with a near-mishap after passing Dyersville, is reported.
Mr and Mrs Leon Schori attended the Iowa Purdue football game at Iowa City Saturday and visited with the Kenneth Schori family. Afternoon callers Sunday at Mrs Anna Schupbach’s home included Fred Trafalet Jr and Mrs Fred Trafalet Jr and children, and Eldo Weithorn and Hazel Howe. Mr and Mrs Albert Schupbach and Ruth and Lena Schupbach visited. Sunday evening Otis Torkeleon attended the wedding of Shirley.
Mr Harrigan and John Warton Traer and families connected with Waterloo Estherville West Bend and Chicago visits over the weekend. Attended the funeral of Mr Voelker's father in Monons. Several residents joined Mrs Keiser and family in Chicago with others visiting in Oelwein Cedar Rapids and Castalia.
A lighthearted ad style note invites readers to call for the “Roof Doctor” who will inspect roofs, diagnose trouble, and prescribe treatment to restore health. The rest is a string of jokes about family life and church humor.
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