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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
6
Elgin residents hosted and visited family over Easter weekend with many relatives arriving from Wisconsin and Illinois. People including Betty Christen, Ethel Kohler, Frances Sadoff, and others shared meals and called on relatives across Elgin and nearby farms. A poultry clinic and local shop promotions were noted, along with several residents traveling to nearby towns for Easter events.
Methodist Church Saint Pauls Elgin Community Church Mlyria Church school at 19 a m Worship service at 11 15 a m Union Church Clermont Worship service at 7 30 p m You are invited to worship with us at one of these churches Joseph C Warton Minister.
Elgin Baptist Church announces a Thursday missionary rally with speakers Revs Martin L Leuschner and John Wal kup. Sunday schedule includes worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and an 8 o'clock evening service featuring the A J A Acapella choir. Wednesday April 23 prayer service at 7 p.m. and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m.
Fireman Lowell Pinch, a Great Western railway worker, was killed last Wednesday while on his run between Oelwein and Stockton Indiana. The engineer found him on the engine deck and it is believed his head struck an obstruction on Illinois Central tracks near Portage. He died early Thursday after being rushed to a Dubuque hospital. Pinch was known in Elgin for playing on the Little Eight championship team and was a student at Upper Igwa at that time.
Signy Hanson was a supper guest in the F. C. Muehlethaler home Saturday. Albert Schori and Gerald were business visitors in Mason City last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. George Vaughn drove to Arlington Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Torkelson and family were dinner guests Easter in the Philman Larson home. Ed Bauder and son Richard of West Union were dinner guests Sunday in the home of Mrs. C. J. Olson. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Lehman of Manchester visited here Monday afternoon with Mrs. George Vaughn. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Neuman and Peter M. Luchsinger were Easter dinner guests in the John Luchsinger home. Mr. and Mrs. Redben Howard and daughter spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. Chas O’Neill. Bonnie Curry and Howard Strong enjoyed an outing at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Mrs. F. J. Harvey of Decorah came Saturday and spent the weekend in the home of her sister, Mrs. H. S. Steele. Roberta Mosby, Janice Schori and Donna Robinson were dinner guests of Karen Kiple last Thursday to honor her fifth birthday anniversary. Wm Haas and Wayne Durscher, who have employment in Chicago, drove here Saturday morning and spent Easter with relatives and friends. They returned Sunday, accompanied by Kathleen Steele, who will seek employment in the city.
Baumgartner, the Elgin jeweler, meets all mail order competition on watches and clocks. 33¢
Helen Rose Muehlethaler of Shell Rock and Paul Zurbriggen of Kanawha united in marriage Friday April 11 at 4 pm. The double ring ceremony was performed at the bride’s parents home by Rev. Paul F. Zosenke with about fifty relatives present. Music by Louise Marie Baumgartner and Mrs. Clarence Muehlethaler accompanied songs. The couple planned a three course dinner at Klingman’s cafe and a large reception lineup followed. Both are teachers, she at Shell Rock and he at Kanawha, with plans to attend summer school in Colorado after the school year ends.
Local residents and visitors spent Easter weekend with relatives and friends in Elgin. Central figures include Mr. and Mrs. Thos Howard hosting Archie Howard, Robert Clothier visiting with his wife, and Ethel Millis from Buffalo meeting relatives. Several families from Collins, Janesville, Clermont, Elkader, Dyersville, and Waterloo were noted for hosting or traveling, with gatherings at the homes of Mrs. Mary Skarshaug, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bauder, and others.
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