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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
8
Ralph Shaffer is in Scholtz Hospital Waterloo after surgery. Numerous West Union and surrounding residents visit, host, or travel for family events and college plans in Iowa and New York, with many Sunday dinners and birthday observances noted across Elgin, Castalia, Clermont, and West Union.
Mrs. Julia Boyer spent Thursday in the John Barnhouse home in Clermont and weekend with the Dick Henry family. Waterloo ladies attended the Baptist Missionary Society at Vern Boyer home in West Union. Janet Gehring stayed overnight with Janice Kamp in Clermont. Rex Folkerts of Steamboat Rock and family visited the Wilson Patterson home. Mrs. Folkerts extended her stay. Mrs. Chips Lyons visited Geo Boyle’s home from Sunday to Wednesday. Gerald Cook and sons visited Otto House in Independence. Don Reeder and Gary dined with Vern Boyer on Wednesday. Glenn Boyer and Mrs. Meighan visited Bob Bowers’ home Thursday evening.
A historical document excerpt shows General Lyman L. Lemnitzer as newly appointed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with a prayer asking divine protection for the United States and urging citizens to exhibit obedience, unity, justice, mercy, and charitable temper. The text references Washington DC and the Department of Defense.
George T. Miller of Lenox a thresherman for 45 consecutive years with his own machines has died at 61 after rolling up the drive belt for the last time. He worked in six counties threshing up to 17 grain kinds and owned four machines over his career.
The Harold Meyer family and Mrs Ida Meyer of Strawberry Point joined Mrs Marthe Chapman and Delbert for a Sunday dinner hosted by Martin Hanson. The Good Neighbors Club convened Friday September 16 at the Wigria venue.
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