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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
8
Ida Meyer and Martha Chapman visited Sunday with Mrs Rosa Schlupp and Mrs Rose Baumgartner. Numerous relatives from West Bend Battle Creek and local towns visited multiple homes, with meals and gatherings described across the community in cordial weekend social notes.
Friday and Sunday gatherings studded the area with visits to the Butikofer, Frieden, Zaugg, Christen, and Hanson households. Notable mentions include Mrs. Jake Butikofer and Minnie at the Ed Butikofer home, and Walter Christen hosting at the Postville hospital.
Mrs Harry Gilson attended a stork shower in West Union in honor of Mrs George Gilson of Dyersville. Numerous visits and dinners followed across Oak Grove as families including Pritchards Barkses Winklers Gordons Dennlers and Holzers hosted and called on friends and relatives throughout the week.
Federal farm agents report nutrition standards require that every person eats at least seven hundred fifteen pounds of vegetables annually.
Illyria residents hosted and visited numerous relatives and friends from Minneapolis Fayette Elkader West Union and beyond. Weddings funerals picnics and a flower show marked a busy period with gatherings at homes farms and churches across the area.
Mr and Mrs Harry Wenger of West Union were guests Sunday afternoon at the Wenger Bros home. Floyd Frieden and wife were supper guests Sunday of Earl Stannard near Wadena. Elmer Lembke and family visited Fred Kraus near Elkport. Will Berger and family near Elkader were guests in Arthur Hermen's home after Mr and Mrs Wm Glass of Strawberry Point hosted Harold Glass and John Gamm and Raymond Staudt of Arlington last Tuesday. Hans Hanson visited the Bert Benson family Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dow of Long Pine California survived the torpedoed vessel Athenia and flew from New York to their home last week. Dow called the experience most terrifying and said they salvaged only watches, his billfold, and a ring. Mrs. Dow boarded the first life boat while Dow stayed aboard until 8 15 and then jumped overboard.
Mr and Mrs Fred Thonen and daughter Gladys from Whiting Kansas visited Tuesday with her sister Mrs Anna Buser in Clermont and with relatives in Elgin.
Mr and Mrs Ed Metzger and Mr and Mrs George Gilson of son Reuben with families were dinner guests Sunday evening in the Donald Gilson home and at the George Metzger home in West Union.
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