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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
8
KE Rs Withell announces a new chiropractic office in Elkader Iowa offering X ray and neurocalometer services from a former State Bank Building location.
Dense list of Sunday and Tuesday visits across West Union, Arlington, Volga, Elkader, Decorah, Postville, and surrounding towns. Families including Yearous, Sands, Rosenberger, Hermen, Ogle, Shaffer, Gehring, Rothlisberger, and others are noted hosting or visiting. The piece records dinners, suppers, showers, and barn-raisings with many local residents and visiting relatives.
Cheery Valley residents hosted and visited relatives and neighbors across numerous Sunday and weekend gatherings. Edward and Sandra Sanders and Raymond Sanders of Heron Lake led a long list of guests, with stops at Bert Thoman, John Dennler, Albert Erickson Jr., Arthur Chapman, and several Dennler, Christen, and Butikofer households. Extra visits included Marion and Evansville guests, hospital news, and weekend dinners in Independence and West Union area homes.
Afternoon in the Orlin Mason and Raymond homes featured supper guests at Frank Christen's. Sunday evening guests included Christen Bros. and a large group. a picnic was held at Clermont park in honor of man with numerous local families and friends attending.
Brainard News notes several Sunday visits: Ms and Mrs John Barnhouse and family of Clermont dined with the Herman Boyer household. Mrs Chas Peters and Mrs Blayne Gilbert and son visited Robert Kerr's home. Clive Helms and Dixie and Judy joined Marshall Helms family. Ray Gilbert and daughters visited Blayne Gilbert. Robert Kerr and family visited Clifton Kerr at Postville Hospital. Doyle Baker and family, George Howard Jr and Bobbie Boyle called on Chas Peters.
Robert Kerr spent Sunday evening at Ray Gilbert's home. Mrs Chloa Lyon had guests at dinner including War Nutting Mr and Mrs Geo Boyle and Ethel Dale Grimes and Donna Johnson from Huron South Dakota visited Sunday afternoon at Mrs Chios Lyon's home.
Gunder News reports Mr and Mrs T T Loftsgard and family spent Sunday afternoon at the Leslie Lantz home near Elkader. Several Loftsgard relatives and friends visited Ole Loftsgard’s home and the state park. Harry Olson planned to enter the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
Local residents including Mrs. Elver Anderson and Mrs. Ole Olson visited friends at Pike's Peak and West Union. Mervin Reierson hosted Cornelius Reierson family for dinner. Ruth Opsand stayed with Norma Opsand in Chicago, while Mrs. Clarence Kirkeberg visited Cornelius Reierson. Mellien Loftsgard hosted a kitchen shower for Ethel Kurth as Jona Loftsgard and family spent time with Clemens Loftsgard in Magon City.
Mr and Mrs Harold Opland were guests Sunday afternoon at the L E Sien home in Decorah as they spent quiet hours visiting.
More than half of the tickets for the Irish Sweepstakes were not in the United States and its possessions. The lottery, though benefiting Irish hospitals, was based on British horse races.
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