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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
6
Local social notices from Elgin detail visitors and guests, including Rudy and Mrs. Yunker, Mrs. Floyd Harvey from Decorah, and Bernita Bopp of Madison. The piece also notes church moves, shop improvements, a fatal funeral in Postville, and a variety of family visits, illnesses, and community events across nearby towns.
August 4 at St Olaf Chapel English services at 9 and Marion at 11. August 11 at Norway 10 am confirmation and services. First Lutheran at 2 30 pm English services. Pastor S J Strandford invites all to attend each service.
Elgin Baptist Church lists morning worship at 10 oclock Sunday August 4 with Sunday school at 11 oclock and evening worship at 745 oclock. On Wednesday August 7 the Women Missionary Society meets with Mrs Louise Miller at Clermont at 2 pm followed by prayer services at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm.
Morning worship at 10 o clock. The General Aid Society will meet in the church basement Thursday afternoon Aug 8. Bring picnic lunch. Mrs Louis Klingman will play the piano under the direction of Minister J J Snyder.
IRyria Church d. J. Snyder with Grace Foxwell at the piano. Sunday school 10 15 a m worship at 11 15. Kenneth Evans returns to Cities Service Station duties after a week off. Various local visits and guest dinners noted, including families from Rock Valley Cedar Rapids and New Hampton.
The column recalls a foursome tennis session with Frank Kiple and Lorence Muehlethaler featuring a two handed return and a racquetless point. It also lists a busy series of household moves around West Elgin, Hermann and nearby areas, naming families relocating and new residents settling in.
The Walt Dummermuth family now occupies the flat above Berg's store and the Clarence Muthluthaler family lives in the front apartment above the furniture shop. These moves occurred within the past year. What with all this moving about, I’m kinda tired. See you again.
About sixty five relatives and friends of Mr and Mrs Ernest Haas and family of Sheridan Oregon gathered at the West Union fair grounds Sunday for a picnic in their honor. The Haas family have been visiting in Clermont and will travel to Chicago before returning home. Others present included the Baechler and Krueger families and Abe Habeger among others.
Grether and daughter Erma plus many relatives are listed in a long Osage social roll call. Visitors include Josephine and Dean DeSart returning from a Black Hills trip. Local hosts Mr and Mrs Haas and guests hosted a dinner for visitors from Sheridan Oregon Clermont and Osage.
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