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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1936
Page
8
A long list of visits, gatherings, and family events across Waterloo, West Union, Volga, Oak Grove, Elgin, Fayette, and surrounding areas. Guests include Libbie Larson and children, the Rothlisberger, Klingman, Medberry, Hanson, Robbins, Yearous, and many others with multiple birthday celebrations, farm visits, and civic club meetings noted.
Mrs Thos Pollock and daughter spent Wednesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Chris Dennler. Social Hour Club hosted by Mrs John Schneider. A list of guests visited several homes including the Dennlers and Muncies. Numerous Sunday dinners and travels to Des Moines and Waterloo are noted among Oak Grove residents.
Residents and friends from Arlington and nearby towns attended numerous gatherings Friday through Sunday. Names include Geo Thompson, Jim Muncie, Reuben Howard, Lois Matthys, Archie Howard, Bert Allen, John Schneider, Ward Brabham, Roy Leuchtenmacher, and many others. Events featured dinners, picnics, and casual visits at multiple homes in the area.
Lena Meyer spent last Wednesday in the Martin Wenger home. Numerous visits occur as families from Ossian West Union Dubuque and Volga share meals and call on relatives including the Hanson Bros the Leuchtenmachers and the Friederichs. Freddie Friederich underwent appendicitis surgery at Postville hospital.
Ellen Hanson and Mrs George Leuchtentmacher visited the Ben Denner home Friday. The Elmer Baumgartner family of Elkader hosted, with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mark and daughter at Sunday dinner in the Oscar Baumgartner home. Werner Karrer of Elkader called on L Christen Sunday. Alice and Martha Friederich and Mrs Otto Blockhus and children spent Thursday with their sister Mrs Severn Blockhus at the Postville hospital. Rose McMillan hosted dinner for guests west of Elgin. Mrs Walter Butikofer spent Friday with Jake Dennler. Larson family reunion attended by Mr and Mrs Arthur Friederich and Mrs Anna Gregerson and family in Lansing. Mrs Jake Dennler stayed with sister Mrs Wm Meisner who is ill. Eliza and Albert Friederich visited Freddie Friederich at Postville hospital Saturday. Fred Hanson did carpentry for Roy Tchiett. Lucy Christen visited Bert Thoman Thursday. Ernest Baumgartner and wife were supper guests Sunday in the Oscar Baumgartner home.
Many residents visited friends and relatives across town and beyond. Lillian Halverson helped with housework for Mrs. Marion Lind, while L. P. Larson and family gathered at Gilbert Halvorson home. Several guests joined in Sunday and Monday visits, with trips to Cresco, Ossian, Solon Springs, Decorah, and Waseca areas. The Luther College 76th anniversary drew attendees and the Luther League bought a piano for the church basement.
In Hazelton, W. H. Parley was buried last Friday at Hazelton cemetery. His wife died three hours after the funeral at 6 30 p.m. The couple had resided in Hazelton for 62 years, he aged 83 and she 73.
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