This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1938
Page
6
Numerous guests visited local families for Easter weekend. George Vaughn worked in Chicago. Decorah residents Roy Steele, Karl Fox, and many others shared gatherings with relatives in Fayette, Janesville, Waterloo, Des Moines, and Elgin. Several students from Fayette and Upper Iowa University returned home for the holiday.
J. J. Snyder serves as minister at Hilyria Church with Grace Foxwell as pianist. Sunday school begins at 10 15 a m and church worship follows at 11 15 a m in the morning service.
Winifred McMillan pianistscheduled at St Pauls M E Church with worship at 10 oclock Sunday school at 11 oclock and catechism class at 9 oclock Saturday morning for readers in the church notices.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship at 10 o clock, evening service at 7 45, B P A service at 8 35, Wednesday April 27 prayer service at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Pastor is Paul F Zoschke and organist Lillian Schroeder.
Donna Mae Cummings of near West Union died at Iowa City hospital on April 16 1938 aged fourteen years eleven months and twenty one days. Survived by parents Don and Mrs Cummings, brother Hubert, sisters Junia Alice Elaine, and grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Nydegger. Funeral at Illyria church with Rev Thomas of Fairbank and Rev J J Snyder officiating. burial in Illyria cemetery. Floral tributes and many from Elgin high school attended.
Portraits of community life including illness and visits across Elgin Iowa and nearby towns. Records mention Henry Miller ill, C S Whitney visiting Kanawha, Frank Kiple rehired at Jesup, Easter gatherings in Cedar Rapids and Winona, stag party plans for Cedar Rapids wholesalers, and travels of residents to Rochester Des Moines and Maywood.
Upper Iowa University ensemble to broadcast from Station KGLO Mason City on Thursday April 21 at 1 00 pm as part of a two day field trip visiting nearby high school assemblies. Members include Norman Mike Lulu Francisco Ethyl O Berrell Verna Harvey and Mary Williams with Francisco to join Elgin faculty next year.
Gr ims ice cream parlor opened Saturday for the summer season. Families moved nearby as Mr and Mrs Cile Dyke relocated to the Mrs H T Knudtson farm near Wadena. Ruth Gruver and Harold Fisher of Britt visited Easter with her mother Mabel Gruver. George Snyder attended a three day insurance school in Decorah. Alfred Boleyn returned home after a brief stay at the Cile Dyke residence near Wadena. Harley Jones will move to Farmersburg where he will join a cheese factory. Lloyd Swartley Erina Grether Iowa City Leo Grether Keokuk Joe Schneider Clinton Gertrude Grether Sac City and others spent Easter weekend with Hans Grether.
The state conservation commission observes Arbor Day with over 500,000 trees to be planted in state parks and game areas. Species include oak ash elm maple red cedar walnut linden cherry redbud locust indigo bush and plum. planting aims to be over half complete by April 29.
In Chicago Dizzy Dean greeted friends briefly before hurrying back to St Louis to pack and catch a train to Cincinnati. The Cubs who acquired Dean from the Cardinals planned to start him against the Reds in the NL season’s second game on Wednesday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.