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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
6
A long list of social visits and travels fills a weekend page. Families from Cedar Rapids Decorah Postville and Dubuque mingle with relatives in Rochester and Clear Lake while Carl Robinson halts in South Gate California, and fishing plans take the group to Deer River Minnesota. Numerous dinners and suppers link the Luchsingers Zimmermans and Hafners with friends in Hawkeye Independence West Union and Fayette.
A Thelatian Century piece argues for courageous, quote capable men to stand up against evil and corruption. It cites Elijah from biblical precedent and notes recent Kentucky grand jury indictments of police, urging accountability in public life, church, and business while criticizing liquor as a damaging force.
Dr Ittermann leads Thursday Aug 8 activities with Women's Mission Society at 2 pm at Mrs Krueger's home. Youth choir program at 7 pm, prayer and Psalm 37 study at 8 pm, gospel hymns study and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Worship and communion 10 am, Sunday school 11 am, dinner at noon. Men's choir 1 30 pm, board meeting 1 30 pm, afternoon service 2 pm on The Unexplained Gift.
There will be no church or Sunday school on the Sundays of July 30 August 6 and 13. For pastoral service for any reason call Robert Kohler.
No services Sunday Aug 6. Sunday Aug 13 Marion at 9 30 services sermon by Pastor N Magelssen. Norway at 11 services sermon by Pastor NS Magelssen. Come to church you are welcome at each service. Dr S J Strandjord Pastor.
Marie Grimm of Davenport visited her parents the Grims in Elgin. The Oliver Torkelson family and the Fauser couple spent ten days in Poughkeepsie New York with the Bloomer home. Matt Zurbriggen Sumner visited over the weekend at the Zurbriggens. Mrs Zurbriggen is due home from overseas soon after traveling through multiple European countries. Mr Lehman from Rochester returned after hospital stay and rapid recovery. Local residents exchanged meals and greetings with Moser, Heingiger, Gehring and Metzger families at various gatherings. Ralph Reichert and family moved within the city to 604 No Jackson St. Mrs Carrie Steele hosted dinner with Robin and Anna Steele.
Gratitude to relatives and friends for cards letters and visits during hospital stay and after returning home. Appreciates the kindness and kin ness shown. Louis la Denniler 149p
A long list of Sunday dinners and weekend visits figures across Winthrop Volga Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. John Tillotson Ruth and Shirley Page in Winthrop and Swen Swenson of Clermont, plus many others visiting or staying with local families in Madison Janesville and Postville areas.
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