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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1960
Page
8
A string of visitors and hosts traverse Winthrop West Union El Kader Oelwein and nearby towns. Families such as Yearous Strong Kerr Schneider and Hermens host and attend picnics dinners and weekend gatherings with relatives from Dubuque Waterloo Castalia and Marion while others attend weddings and revise travel plans.
The Good Neighbors Club gathers at Alyria Church basement on Tuesday September 20 with Mrs. Ben Dennler Mrs. Albert Dennler and Mrs. Harry Butikofer as hostesses. Several families spend Labor Day weekend visiting relatives and friends across Mil waukee Elkader Adel and local homes.
Coe Larson hosts Wednesday gathering. Mr and Mrs Clayton Schreiner and Cynthia of McGregor join supper and overnight at Martin Hanson home. Antique steam engine show attendees include John Leo Walter Christen and Ted Friederich at New Hampton. Ellyn Mason guest at Martin Minahan. Dennler visits Frank Christen. More visits and dinner guests followed among Elmer Christen family with Guttenberg and Omshaw connections.
A long list of Sunday visits and dinners links the Wettlesons, Eberlings, Gislesons, Groths, Kjosas, Holm, and many others across Monona Postville and Elkader. Neighborly travel includes a Lake Mills wedding, nurse training in Des Moines, and a birthday gathering in Loftsgard homes. A Monona park picnic and a St Olaf picnic dinner gather multiple families, with hospital and town connections noted through Des Moines and Decorah.
The Busy Beavers 4-H Club showcased 35 articles at Clayton County Fair with multiple members earning blue ratings. Items include Sewing Boxes by Karen Olson Cheryl Anderson and Marlys Houg all Blue, Apron by Kaye Loftsgard Red, various blue and red awards across garments and crafts by Inga Hanson Bonnie Kittleson Patty Amundson Alyce Oelberg Diane Frieden L Mynra Anderson Kathleen Amundson Linda Cumming Diana Bilden Betty Sanderson Kathleen Amundson and others.
Woven straw back rests and seat pads allow air to circulate between you and the seat while porous plastic covers aid cooling. Consider evaporative coolers or car air conditioning, and choose a seat cooler with a small fan for about 20 dollars that uses the car battery to push air under and behind the driver. Keep calm to stay cooler and safer while driving.
The Iowa point system assigns four points for speeding with a car and ten points to revoke a license. Stopping for a school bus costs four points, while ten points can end driving privileges. After July 4 1959 one point is returned each year of clean driving, with prior rules granting five points annually. Protect your driving privileges by slowing down.
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