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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
6
Elgin and surrounding residents share weekend visits, travels, and social events. Notables include Mt Vernon guests of the Lyford family, Lone Star moves to New Braunfels, and varied dinners and bridge games across Postville, Randalia, Calmar, and Grand Junction.
Secretary Morgenthau declares that any American who neglects taxes or fails to invest in War Bonds aids the enemy. He urges citizens to serve the country with their dollars as with their sons, asking if they will be tender with money but not with lives.
Lutheran churches list confirmation class times for West Church on Saturday at 9 30 a m and East Church on Saturday at 2 p m English services Sunday 11 a m Norwegian Lenten services tonight at 8 and Holy Thursday services April 22 at 10 30 a m Includes names of class members and program details for Mission Society and Luther League with pastors and service times.
The Tabitha Society meets today at 2 p.m. with prayer service at 8 p.m. and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. Sunday school follows at 11 a.m. Evening service is at 8 p.m. Alfred Jacob Jr. accompanies the organ for the week.
Prominent notices list Sunday morning worship at ten o'clock led by Rev Joseph C Warton and choir rehearsal Thursday evening at seven thirty. Minister named indicates church activity and schedule for parishioners.
Elgin Library notes describe It Runs in the Family by James Lee Ellenwood full of home life anecdotes and practical advice on running a household. Also reviewed is Tudor's Dorcas Porkus a children’s book about an unusually mannered pig and a bath事故 tied to a quilting party with surprising results.
Corporal Le Roy Klostermann formerly of Dy ersville writes home from Africa. In the camp kitchen he saw a tub made at a Dy ersville firm and proudly recalls helping to make such tubs before enlisting. Slower driving prevents accidents.
A regional religious education notice outlines the April 18 lesson plan. It lists selected subjects and scriptures chosen by the International Council of Religious Education and circulated for Bermigalon use.
A church sermon on the Garden of Gethsemane focusing on Peter and John. It reflects on their failures to stay awake with Jesus, contrasting weakness with true devotion and urging vigilance amid spiritual danger. It draws lessons from their slumber and Peter's rash courage.
The Elgin Study Club hosted a guest tea Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. B. J. Baumgartner's home with assist ing hostesses Mrs. P. F. Zoschite Mrs. Max Thoma and Mrs. H. H. Wolf. Mrs. C. J. Robinson presided as program included book review Nurses on Horseback by Ernest Poole and songs The Wood Pigeon and The Owl by Liza Lehman. Guests listed include Tryphena Knudson Walter Bovis Lena Cooley Ed Klingman Edith Berg Earl Kiple Gus Hackmann Sam Lehman Hans Grether Ray DeSart George Vaughn John Falk Mel Kohler Louis Lehman Celia Lehman Genevieve Dunkle Janet Krohn Florence Hoth Ruth Mardorf Vida Burington. Advertising is an investment.
Dr P P Pirone of New York State College of Agriculture notes crop losses from disease. He cites one bean in twelve, one apple in seven, one peach in eight, one bushel Irish potatoes in twelve, and one bushel of wheat in ten destroyed annually in these crops.
Cleaning tip advises applying the stain rub remover, leave it for an hour, then wipe with a warm damp cloth. Repeat once if needed using ipa to assist removal.
In Waukon a one legged robin has been a summer resident for years, nearby a tailless gray squirrel faces a cat threat. In Independence, Joe Limbert nailed a perfect 29 in cribbage, a first in his many years of play, as he skunked his opponent.
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