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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
6
A long list of weekend and nearby visits fills social pages as residents travel between West Union, Des Moines, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Elkader, and other towns. Families host dinners and picnics, while students from the state university and ISTC spend time with relatives and friends across multiple towns, with several trips noted to Chicago and Phoenix.
A long list of social visits across Iowa is reported with numerous families hosting and visiting relatives and friends from Marshalltown Cedar Falls Chicago Dubuque and beyond. Notable trips include Bertha Lehman traveling to Waterloo and York Pennsylvania with the Seidler party, and many dinners and Easter gatherings noted in Postville West Union and surrounding towns.
Worship service at 10:00 am Sunday. Sunday school at 11:00 am. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 pm. Junior choir Thursday 4:00 pm. Youth Fellowship district rally at Oelwein Sunday 3:00 pm. Quarterly conference Monday 8:00 pm. WMCS meeting Thursday this week.
Elvin church offers Thursday junior choir at 4 15 pm and Saturday confirmation class at 10 30 am. Sunday April 8 features 8 30 am Sunday school and 10 30 am divine worship led by Rev Paul Lionberger of Luther College. Highland church holds 9 00 am confirmation and divine worship with Pastor Lionberger, then 10 00 am Sunday school and 7 30 pm Luther League.
The Friendly Church With a Living Message presents services and activities led by Pastor H. John Vanderbeck. April events include W M A at Mrs Clara Baumgartner’s home, finance and staff meetings, choir practice, morning worship, Sunday school, gospel hour, Men’s Night, and Bible staff gatherings with a weekly thought about life reflecting back what you show.
St Olaf and Gunder churches list confirmation sessions on Saturday April 7 at 9 00 and 10 45 a m and Divine worship on Sunday April 8 at 9 00 a m and 10 30 a m Marion church events include a Thursday April 12 Mission Society meeting with services noted.
Hostesses Mrs Ole Loftsgard and Mrs Quinton Clark are invited to attend church services. Pastor Q R Haugstul extends a warm welcome to all attendees at every service.
Elgin residents and friends from Indianola Cedar Rapids Mt. Vernon Dubuque and West Union gathered for Easter visiting, dinners, and birthday celebrations. The Schmid and Schupbach families hosted and joined relatives from Clermont Oelwein Sumner and Waterloo for meals and greetings.
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