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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1957
Page
6
Residents and relatives from West Union to Burlington and Cedar Rapids joined the 13th Fischer reunion at Crapo Park Burlington where ninety four attended. Visitors stopped in at Luana, Elkader, Guttenberg, Decorah and Monona for picnics, birthdays, and dinners with Gilson, Butikofer, Schultz, Halvorson, Becker, McMillan, and Schupbach families.
Thursday August 8 at 8 00 p m Hour of Power with Tabitha Society In charge 9 00 p m choir practice Sunday August 11 10 00 a m morning worship led by the Rev Roy Seibel Sioux Falls South Dakota 5 11 00 a m Sunday school 8 00 p m evening service Thought for the week There is no man so poor and naked as he who has only this world a goods
Dennis Stutrud, Pastor II: Friday Aug 8 at 2:00 p m WMF meets at the church Hostesses include Hulda Sutter Russell Wenger Orvin Thompson Ivan Torkelson Allan Anderson 10:30 a m Divine worship Highland 2:00 p m Ladies Aid meets at Harris Larson home Hostesses are Mrs Harris Larson and Mrs Leonard Moore Sunday Aug H 9:00 a m Divine worship services
Sunday morning services run 10:15 to 11:30 with Sunday school 10:30 to 11:30. Sunday afternoon song services 12:30 to 1:00 and church services 9:00 to 2:00. Public is welcome.
Sunday school begins at 8 45 a m with worship at 10 30 a m Dr Eugene Garbee guest speaker while pastor Caspers is on vacation Ben Schori is the lay leader to contact in an emergency
St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches announce a schedule of services and events. Aug 9 features Marion junior and senior choir rehearsals, Aug 11 worship and Holy Communion at Marion and Norway churches, with Luther League in the evening. Week events include Norway junior and senior choirs, trustees and deacons meetings, and Ladies Aid hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Krueger spent the weekend in Clinton visiting their daughters Janette and Jeanette Krueger. Mrs. D. J. Dean joined them and visited the Robert Prestley home. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wright of Waterloo were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Mosby. Mrs. John Cannon and David will arrive Friday from Bermuda to spend a month with her parents, the Mosbys. Lt. Cannon will join later. Mrs. Wilbur Kolar and Mr. and Mrs. John Christen called on Mrs. Fred Nydegger Sr. and Hulda Sunday. Mrs. W. C. Mitchell and sons from Alexandria, Virginia, Mrs. M. C. McCurdy and children, and Mrs. Alma Tripp of Raleigh are expected this week for a visit in the Robert Grimes home. Lt. Com. Mitchell will join later. The Mitchells plan to leave in November for the Hawaiian Islands where he will be stationed for two years.
A stream of social visits fills the week as families from Postville and West Union host gatherings in homes and at dinners. Multiple local residents travel to Ames, Denver, and Decorah while others celebrate birthdays, centennials, and family milestones with relatives and friends.
P J Hogan of Park Ridge visited Friday to pick up his family returning Sunday from Sheldon Boyle home. Inez Shaffer visited Reynolds Sheffer home in Lamont Sunday. Carl Hackmann hosted dinner with Rev Zoschke, Mrs Zoschke, Mr and Mrs Johnson, Patti, and Mrs Krueger. Zoschkes weekended with Harry Johnsons in Iowa City. Randy Olson joined from Iowa City. Families traveled to Waterloo to meet Eau Claire and Nevada friends for picnic and meals. A 500 card club steak fry occurred at Falb home with Leo Falb, Don Fauser, Jack Adrian. Harlan Blockhus family hosted luncheon with Mrs Gilbertson. Carrie Thorson visiting Elmer Larson. John Grimm returned from Grand Rapids after three weeks with Mason family. en route visited Chicago. Hazel Gehring birthday picnic at Jack Gehring home with Will Paper family, S Schoentag. Lamont and West Union folks visited. Gary Bemiss of West Union spent time with Halverson and family. Ruth Loftsgard and Sharon joined at Wyalusing Park. Maynard Lantz hosted Merle Clark family for fish fry. Beverly Benson and three friends from Independence visited Ruby Benson. en route from weekend trip to northern Wisconsin.
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