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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1943

Page

8

Brainard Social Tidings Highlight Weekend Guests

Mrs Wm Nutting and sons spent Saturday in the F W Lyon home. Mrs Robert Kerr and children and Mrs Joe Peters were visitors last Thursday in the Reuben Howard home. Mr and Mrs D H Craft and Mrs Ray Gilbert and children visited last Thursday in the M R Hanson home. Mrs Raymond Mays visited Brainard school Thursday afternoon. Dinner guests Sunday at the Robert Kerr home included Reuben Howard Peters Becker Gruver Peters Patterson. George Craft and family of Pittsville Wis visited Saturday. George Boyle and Chas Peters joined the Nutting home for Sunday, Clive Helms and H W Helms visited Marshall Helms family.

Wm. Nutting and Sons F. W. Lyon Robert Kerr Joe Peters Reuben Howard D. H. Craft Ray Gilbert M. R. Hanson Raymond Mays Brainard Louis Becker Roland Gruver Chas, Peters Arthur Patterson George Craft Pittsville Wis George Boyle Wm. Nutting Clive Helms H. W. Helms Marshall Helms Chas. Doty L. W. McKellar Martha Chapman Myron ‘Chapman Lester Chase Aranata Iger Arthur Chapman Silas Wilson Morence Fearenes Thoman Will Fiie Harold Badger Waterloo Wayne North Carolina Foxwell Lyle Voshell Howard Voshell Eva Henry Lockard Wadena Tom Torson Milford Torson Jimmy West Union Clyde Anderman Harry Johnson Arthur Phillips Edwin Loftsgard Helmer Loftsgard Bernard Landsgard Theo. L. Loftsgard Edna Mervin Rel_erson Ruth Otis Rothlisberger Ida Mattocks Melvern Wetherbee Lou Zurcher Arthur Hermen Orvin Thompson Thos. Ogle Florence Elmer Lembke Jerome Yearous Ferry Medberry Floyd Frieden Richard Grover Opal Dennler Nellie Foxwell Donald Page Shirley Herman Larson Earl Sheffert Max Guyer Guttenberg Jim Yearous Kathleen M. V. Kipite Margaret Tope Chicago Gayle Halverson Volga Jim Muncie Mervin Hunsberger Hazel Rothlisberger Dubuque Helen Earl Rothlisberger Lulu Rothlsberger Lydia Kerr Progressive Home Study Club Albert Dennler Myron Moore Fayette Margaret Tope Olivia Olson Myra Julia Landsgard Hilder Bilden Looe Liarson Vernon Anderson Barbara Glen Nygaard Glendal Pauline Bert Lyngans Andrew Reinhart Selmer Holm Sandra Olson Arthur Olson Orville Berg Roger Amés Olson Olsons Bertina Buraas Alfred Buraas Carrie Thorson Clarence Olson Leo Larson Adrian Albert Nesvick Alvin Halverson Ronald Gilbert Anderson Patsy Ed Johnson Bert Lyngaas Leona Thelma Clifford Osmundson Castalia Helena Reinhart Willard Martin Clara Peterson Alvin - Halverson Robert Wharram Joan Gayle Quinton Elmer Larson

Community Guests and Visits Reported in Local Notices

Relatives and friends visited matches and dinners across town events. Atyria area gatherings included Kerr Patterson Dennler Grover Rothlisberger and Medberry families with several extended relatives. Elm region visits featured Hofer Dennler Arthur Groth and Yauslin families plus Eagle Grove and Maynard guests.

Local families share meals and visits across West Union

Community groups and many families from West Union and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives and friends over a long weekend. Guests included the Ogle, Loftsgard, Phillips, Dennier, and Chapman households with extended journeys from Waterloo, Dubuque, and Lima. Recurrent dinners, suppers, and Sunday gatherings highlighted neighborhood ties and informal anniversaries.

Oak Grove Visitors Share Evening at Local Homes

Oak Grove residents note weekend visits as Mr and Mrs Joe Dinan and family called Sunday at the Louis Dennier home. Los Angeles guests Mr and Mrs Carl Luckinger, Mr and Mrs Arnold Schneider and Polly Lorraine and Junior joined Roy Leuchtenmacher for supper during their enroute travels.

Joe Dinan Louis Dennier Carl Luckinger Arnold Schneider Polly Lorraine and Junior Los Angeles Calif Roy Leuchtenmacher

Community Social Notes From Grand Meadow Area

Tuesday through Sunday filled with visits among Olson Landsgard Lyngaas and Reinhart families. Bond meeting held at Olsons schoolhouse. multiple residents hosted guests and dined with neighbors across Castalia and nearby homes.

Cheery Valley Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Mrs. Fred Butikofer spent Monday at the Harold Meisner home. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dennler hosted supper Thursday, with Albert Butikofer and George Schupbach in attendance. The Schreiners hosted relatives from Independence, and Mr. Schreiner faces imminent army induction. Ralph Blunter of Roanoke, Indiana, visits the Louis Butikofer home for several weeks. Ida Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Mason joined Kenneth for Sunday dinner.

Fred Butikofer Harold Meisner Ben Dennler Albert Butikofer George Schupbach Martin Hanson Gladys Robert Clayton Schreiner Independence Schreiner Ralph Blunter Roanoke Louis Butikofer Ida Meyer Orlin Mason Kenneth

Local families visit and weekend social notes in Postville

Mark Christen family spent Sunday in Jacob Christen home while Mrs. Rachel Frieden visited her sister Mrs. Louisa Martie and family. Mrs. Fred Butikofer stayed with Leslie Lantz. Roscoe Larson visited Hen Dennler last Wednesday. Lavern and Robert Schneider called on Louis Butikofer. Louis and Eunice Butikofer and Ralph Blunier shared Sunday with Herman Schupbach in Postville.

Elmer Christen Jacob Christen Rachel Frieden Louisa Martie Fred Butikofer Leslie Lantz Roscoe Larson Hen Dennler Lavern Robert Schneider Louis Butikofer Louis Eunice Butikofer Ralph Blunier Herman Schupbach Postville

T. T. Loftsgard hosts 90th birthday celebration

In Minneapolis visitor Harvey Wasby spent Tuesday to Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. B Nelson observed her 90th birthday Friday with calls from C J Anderson T T Loftsgard and Chas Odegard. Numerous local families visited, hosted dinners, and guests frequented the Loftsgard and Reierson households as weekend visits continued. Work on Hawkeye bank building progresses with a completed basement and hollow tile beam floor ahead of a single story tile beam roof.

Harvey Wasby Minneapolis Minn T. T. Loftsgard B. Nelson C. J. Anderson Chas. Odegard Ben Kurth C. J. Anderson and Sons Orvin Thompson Mervin Reierson Almer Amundson Rodney Smith Margaret Ole Loftsgard Myron Anderson T. L. Loftsgard Edna Helmer Loftsgard Edwin Loftsgard Clarence Leppert Lansing Ole E. Olson Bank Hawkeye

Easy Digging Nets 30 Sweet Potatoes in One Hill

Edgar Wainwright Jr of Bedford found thirty sweet potatoes in a single hill, proving easy digging yields a bountiful harvest for the gardener as fall harvests begin.

Edgar Wainwright, Jr Bedford

Mrs Dick Gilbert Takes First Airplane Ride at Kilbourne Reunion

Mrs Dick Gilbert aged 87 enjoyed her first airplane ride with her grandson Glen McWeely during a Kilbourne reunion. The event highlighted the family gathering and the milestone aviation experience for the elder traveler.

Dick Gilbert Gilbert Glen McWeely Kilbourne

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