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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1931
Page
6
Fayette residents share updates on family illnesses including Mrs Ph Laver, Mrs Sam Boleyn, and Anna Grimm while noting Rudy Yunker’s slow recovery. Weekend visits by Hazel Gehring and Anna Rennigan are recorded along with school closures due to bad roads. News covers baptist mission, local travel to Des Moines, and community events at the Fayette Consolidated School.
The Watch lists Elgin High events from April to May including Physical Training Exhibition operetta and baseball games at Decorah Wadena Decorah Monona Fayette West Union and Fayette home games. The annual High School Operetta on March 20 drew 21 choristers and featured a parasol chorus with strong performances by Wayna Gilson Frieden Shaffer Brabham and others.
Alma Opland reflects on Easter’s true meaning beyond eggs and fashions. The piece recalls Jesus in Gethsemane and on the cross, foretelling forgiveness and redemption, and notes Thomas’s doubt after the resurrection before seeing Jesus. Easter is presented as a divine blessing with lasting significance.
Reality argues that genuine people avoid pretense and seek true friends. Bluffing may bring momentary popularity but not lasting happiness. Real pleasure yields pleasant memories while false pleasure drains, leaving discomfort. Ambition is presented as an honest inner impulse.
Easter Sunday services start with communion at 10 a.m. followed by Sunday school at 11 a.m. Dinner in church at 2:15 p.m. Junior meeting at 12:48 p.m. Committees meet at 1 p.m. Quarterly church meeting at 2 p.m. Cantata practice announced for next Sunday during Sunday school on Tuesday April 7 at 8 p.m. Teachers training class studies. Male chorus at 9 p.m. Thursday April 9 at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting at 9 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Iowa association meets at the church April 21-23 with many guests expected. Table serving committee listed for April 5: Mrs Ed Kruger, Lena Baumgartner, Marjorie German, Mrs Earl Kiple, Mrs Clara Kruger, Bechor Kruger, Elizabeth Jacob, Luella Miller, Helen Luchsinger. The Sunday show contest continues. attendees urged to participate.
M E Church sets Easter service at 10 a m with infant or adult baptism and new member reception. Sunday school follows at 11 a m, noting a recent high turnout. Bible study meets at Mrs Samuel Mosby’s home Friday afternoon as members focus on faith and spiritual values.
Syria church invites all to Sunday school at 10 15 am and Easter services at 11 15 am with the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper. J Snyder minister La Fonda Shaffer pianist. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Walter Dummermuth and the Gruver families visiting Ossian Clermont and Cedar Rapids during the week.
A half acre garden benefits from full sun with minimum three hours daily for leafy crops and five hours for fruiting plants. Rotate crops with soil variation, stagger plantings every 10 days to 8 weeks, and include small fruits with permanent plantings. A visit by Mr and Mrs George Smith and son Don to Gilmore City, visiting H M McMillan and Mrs Fritz, is noted.
Do not enter a street through parked cars or debris. Parked vehicles reduce street width and block drivers view, creating real danger for children crossing. Streets serve cars, cross walks serve children. use cross walks and read ads to save.
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