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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
6
A compile of Elgin area social mentions includes visits by F DeSart to Mason, the Ray Heins family at Oelwein, and the Floyd Vey home in Decorah. Locals greet relatives in Fayette and Decorah, with Mrs. M A Nickland returning from Des Moines after a month visiting Rex Stark family. Tennis court painting concludes with school children assisting.
A digest of community items: reflections on happiness and hardship, a brief Elgin High School baseball update with a 2 0 loss to Wadena, and a lively set of humor and musical program notes. Also announces four weeks left in school, senior class activities, and upcoming plays Sonny Jane.
church notes list services and events for May including membership, Sunday school at 11, dinner at 12 15, junior meeting 12 45, English service 2, cantata rehearsal 8, teachers training 8 on May 5, male chorus 9, Ladies Aid May 6 at Mrs J F Miller, prayer meeting May 7 8, choir rehearsal 9, past visits and future parkersburg meeting, cantata May 10 at 8 pm. Ph Laner pastor. May 8 10 am tentative service observed.
May 3 Marion service at 11 o clock with Norse communion and St Olaf Chapel at 8 with Young People. May 10 Norway service at 10 80 English service and Marion at 8 30 with Young People. You are welcome at each service. St Strandjord, Pastor.
M E Church notes J Snyder as minister and Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist for the worship hour at 10 oclock a m at the church service include brief listings of church officials and music.
Illyria church notes list J. J. Snyder as minister and La Fonda Shaffer as pianist with Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 16 a m. Epworth League to meet at Stephen Foxwell home. Local families visit in J D Shaffer and Philman Embertson homes. Trial jurors named from this end of Clayton county report May 11 at 2 pm under Judge Eichendorf. Open the gates to new customers advertise.
A vintage ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful antiseptic remedy to stop eczema itching quickly and cure broken varicose veins, skin blemishes, itching skin, pimples, acne, and psoriasis. It claims germicidal action against athlete's foot and offers complete directions with each bottle.
Mr and Mrs Richard Brackin spent Sunday with relatives in New Hampshire Mrs M G Hoyt of Fayette spent the weekend in the W C Falk home with her daughter Mary Frances Anna Friederich came last Tuesday for an extended visit in the Sam Lehman home Clive Helms spent from Saturday until Monday with friends at Bloomington Wisconsin Ruth Skarshaug of Sumner spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs H O Skarshaug Mr and Mrs W H Pipho and family brought her home Friday en route to Wisconsin and on return Monday they passed Elgin and took her back to Sumner Bess Stohr of Elkader spent Sunday at her home here Millinery sale at Elgin and Clermont stores Friday and Saturday Every hat at both stores will be sold at a big reduction Mr and Mrs Harold N Stoehr of Cedar Rapids visited Sunday with Mrs Hulda Stoehr The Ray Heins family of Chicago visited over the weekend at A M Weibel s They left for home Tuesday Mrs C L Young of Cedar Rapids visited Saturday through Monday with her parents T J Capper
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