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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
6
Local column lists numerous Easter and weekend visits across Elgin and surrounding towns. Names include Lueder Landsgard Rasmussen Olsen Lehman Leake Gehlee Schupbach Torkelson Ramseyer Capper Wagners Pollocks and many others, with travelers from Chicago Bay City Davenport and Michigan.
Dennis Stutrud, pastor, Elgin and Highland churches announce services and activities from April 10 to 13. Junior and senior confirmations, Sunday school, worship, Luther League, and choir practices listed for both Elgin and Highland locations with meetings for Ladies' Aid, Ed of education, and church trustees.
Church notices list multiple services and events at St Olaf, Gunder, and Marion churches. Includes worship and Sunday school times, confirmation classes, Luther League meetings, ladies aid, choir practices, trustees meetings, and parents class across dates in April. Names Opal Houg Mabel Peterson Lily Trude listed as hosts.
The First Baptist Church invites all to worship led by Interim Pastor H. R. Schroeder. Community members are welcome to participate in services and church activities at the longtime local congregation.
Sunday morning services run 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30 and afternoon services 12 30 to 1 00 followed by song services 1 00 to 2 00 Various Sunday dinner guests include Ruth Carpenter of Chicago K J Meyer Nancy and Peter Calmar and Ben Schori family Marsha Kathryn Knudt son of Laurence Knudt and Ed Oldag household Postville and Jeanette Janette Krueger from Clinton Visits by Gus Krueger P J Anderson and George Anderson Parkersburg Cedar Rapids and Carlyle Anderson homes Numerous other local families attend or host dinners and social visits around West Union Postville and surrounding towns including Earl Helen and Hazel Rathlisperger and Arthur Chapman home events Willard Hanson Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids residents also mentioned.
Circle Nora meets April 17 at Mrs. G. J. Mosby’s home with Mrs. Bert Thoman assisting. Program led by Mrs. Clara Kuster. Circle Martha gathers at the church with a sack lunch. Program by Mrs. Laurence Kmuditson.
The parish notes Pastor Donald T. Caspers preaching at 10:00 a.m. and finance committee meeting at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunday school for all ages starts at 9:00 a.m. A Dubuque district Methodist rally is set for 3:00 p.m. in Oelwein.
Twin sons born April 2 to Mr and Mrs Albert Lea Schupbach of Drayton Plains Michigan weigh over five pounds. They now have seven children three boys four girls. A daughter Dixie Lee born to Mr and Mrs Leo Gage of West Union at Palmer Memorial Hospital weighs seven pounds. Mrs Gage formerly Aldine Fried den. A son born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller of Fairfax on Monday April 7. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Elmer Pinney.
Mrs Mollie Mark was taken to the Postville hospital after a home fall fractured her hip. Arthur Hermen fell in the yard breaking a collar bone and was treated at the Postville hospital and returned home. Mrs Allen Habeger underwent minor surgery at Palm Memorial hospital last week. Several local families and friends visited and attended gatherings, with multiple callers and dinners noted across the community.
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