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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
6
Local families report visits and travels across Winthrop Harvard and the Black Hills for a funeral and vacations. Many relatives gathered in Clermont West Union and Fayette for meals, birthdays, hospital visits, and weekend get togethers.
The Methodist church announces the pastor will be on vacation for the next two Sundays. On August 11 members are invited to worship with Baptist friends. A union service is set for August 18 at the high school auditorium at 10 a.m. The pastor returns August 26 for regular services. Call Rev. G. J. Baldwin for pastoral needs until August 19. No church school during absence. General W. S. C. meeting at the church this afternoon August 8. hostesses Norris Capper S W. Kuster Ruby Benson and Herbert Ash.
Tabitha Society meets at 2 p m with youth at 7 p m Chalk talk by Mrs Zurbriggen and stereoptican bible pictures Prayer service and bible study at 8 o clock Read I Cor 3 Choir rehearsal at 9 p m Sunday worship at 10 am Sunday school at 11 am Evening service at 8 pm welcomes Methodist friends to join in.
Lutheran church announces August 11 services at St. Olaf 9 30 am Marion 7 pm with a reception for returned service men Professor R Bungum will be the speaker Pastor S J Strandford invites all to attend each service You are welcome at every service
A sincere thank you to friends and relatives for ecards Jetters and flowers received during my stay at the Decorah hospital Christine Rypestal 49e.
Neighbors and friends are thanked for help with harvesting and threshing during illness. Gratitude expressed to those who sent cards or visited in hospital. 49p. Alton Medberry.
A reader expresses gratitude to friends who visited and sent flowers and gifts during and after a hospital stay. The note lists visits by numerous neighbors, relatives, and townspeople from Winneconne Wisconsin to Superior Wisconsin, Decorah and Postville, with several Sunday suppers and weekend visits noted.
August 11 lesson outlines subject selections and scripture texts curated and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and approved for use. The material provides study prompts and introductions for a religious education session.
A church lesson on Exodus 20 12 Mark 7 9 Luke 2 81 and Ephesians 6 14 stresses honoring parents for community peace and personal growth. It warns against parental delinquency by evading duties with Corban and urges wise parenting to avoid provoking children. The text links home harmony to national welfare and cites Jesus example in Nazareth.
Elveiric Ralla Italy has more miles of electrified railroad lines than any other country. There are 2,380 miles of electric lines in Italy while the United States has 2,133 miles. Reading tip notes that covering the bottom of a line aids legibility when tops are obscured.
Medallions can be brightened by brushing with a soft brush dipped in dry soap suds and minimal water. Rinse, then dry with a clean hatless cloth to restore luster without moisture damage.
Saturday saw the Thomas Quinn Realty Co auction the Sehori addition lots in Elgin. The Kerr family welcomed a new boy, making six children. Fred Kohler and family left for an auto trip through Nebraska and South Dakota, planning western state visits. Emmet Morris of Seattle visits the Falbs while Harry Keiser works at the H W Falb market. Alma Kiple was diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent surgery at Postville hospital. Relatives of Harry Gilson visit from Emporia and Sheldon, Kans., planning a month stay.
The record notes that over 900,000 new houses were built excluding farm houses at an average cost near 4 800 dollars. It also cites a top year of 2925 with about 600 000 non farm houses built in 1040 at an average cost of 3 800 dollars each.
The agricultural extension service reports that value is placed on skill and a settled attitude in hires. Men aged 35 to 44 averaged the highest hourly earnings among all age groups in the recent survey.
Professional workers in independent practice earn on average nearly four times as much as nonprofessional workers. All professional workers, both salaried and independent, earn two to three times as much as nonprofessional workers. The finding comes from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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