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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
8
Elizabeth Christen of Wilmette and friends visit across several towns including Prairie du Chien Decorah and Elkader. The piece catalogs visits, picnics, and dinners involving the Christen and Hanson families, with many households hosting and traveling over a period. A closing note warns that soybean prices may fall next year and uses a farming proverb about careful picking to protect future crops.
The Illyria community page lists Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 16 a m Plans for a new quarter starting October and a Recreation Church Night on Sept 23 are under way Also notices of visits by locals to relatives in Minneapolis Decorah and Elkader plus various social and church events across the area including meetings for Cemetery Association Ladies Aid and Farm Bureau scheduled for Sept 22 and Sept 30.
Several families and individuals visited the Henry Weller sven home in the past week including Mrs Mervin Anderson Merlin Elaine and Sandra Mrs Almer Gulsvig Mr and Mrs George Landsgard and Geraldine Mr and Mrs Alvin Halverson and Ronald and Henry and Elmer Olson of Clermont Also Mollie Mark and family attended a picnic dinner at the Louis McNally home Dinner guests included Mrs Clarence Kirkeberg L O Reierson family Mr and Mrs Rodney Smith and family Mrs Myron Anderson and L Myra Mr and Mrs Orlando Loftsgard and Kaye Mr and Mrs Ole Loftsgerd enjoyed a picnic dinner at Postville park for Margaret Smith s birthday Numerous other visitors and overnight guests are listed with local families and neighbors
The Legion and Auxiliary met in the Legion hall with twelve Auxiliary and sixteen Legion members. Plans were made for the county Legion and Auxiliary meeting on Sept 21 at Wadena. A bingo party was set for Sept 11, with lunch served by the committee.
The Wadena public schools opened on Monday August 30 with total enrollment of 170. Grades and staff listed include Primary 18 Crystal Rasmussen First and Second 26 Helen Westbrook Third and Fourth 34 Shirley Butts Fifth and Sixth 24 Lorraine Lusson Seventh and Eighth 22 Cecil Flanagan Ninth 21 RB L Benesh Supt Tenth 6 Eunice Butts Eleventh Eleanor Zbornik Home Ec Twelfth 10 Carol Benesh vocal music Leo Grether instrumental music Custodian Thad Walters Bus drivers Keith Jennings Howard Shaffer Don Murphy and Thad Walters There was no school on Labor Day.
Paul Dunbar of Lamont is named the state's champion hitch hiker after a breakdown near Salt Lake City led a driver to pick up him, his wife, six suitcases and their car, delivering them to Des Moines for free. Echo Want Ads.
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