Elgin Neighbors Share News From Local, Nearby Lives
Florence Berg plans a Chicago visit to see relatives and friends while several Elgin residents attend events. Zee Shaffer and Robert Peters families join a Maynard drum corps, and Josephine Kniel vacations from the courts clerks office with her parents. Local movers include the Geerlings family joining Independence Produce, Ralph Allen from American Can Co stays through season, and Danes travel to Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Storm Lake for visits and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Allen
American Can Co
Elgin
Iain Guet
Marshfield
Wis
Baptist Church Notes for August Events
Sunday services led by Rev. Theo Dong of Chicago discuss Gods dynamics with an English service at 10 a.m and 8 p.m. Sunday school at noon. An afternoon meeting at Sumner and a Monday prayer meeting follow. Threshing delays move Ladies' Aid to Aug 28. B P A anniversary on Aug 31 at 8 p.m. All welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Dong
Chicago
Sumner
West Union
St. Paul
M E Church Notes Preaching and Events
Mrs Louis Klingman to play piano at the M E Church notes a minister J Snyder and preaching at 10 with Sunday school at 11 Three Sundays left in the contest urging all members to attend Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon in church parlors bring picnic lunch Dr Gilbert J Chalke to preach August 24 at the regular morning service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A, J. Snyder
Louis Klingman
Ladies’ Aid Society
Gilbert J. Chalke
Lutheran Church Notes of August and September
Church notices list August services for Norway at 10 80 English services Marion at 8 and a young people's service. August 23 24 Luther League convention at Locust Iowa. August 31 Norway at 10 confirmation services. September 7 First English Lutheran of McGregor at 2 30 Marion at 10 30 English service. You are welcome at each and every service J Strandford Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Marion
Young Ple
Locust
Iowa
McGregor
Illyria Church Notes Preacher Dr Chalke Aug 24
Illyria notes J J Snyder minister La Fonda Shaffer pianist Sunday school 1015 preaching 1115 am Dr Gilbert J Chalke preaches at the regular morning service on August 24. Gratitude expressed to committees and all helpers for the special days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Snyder
la Fonda Shaffer
Gilbert J. Chalke
Local Want Ads Highlight Trips and Visits
Mr and Mrs E L Morris left for Chicago and Detroit last Thursday. Mrs Lena Benson spent a few days in Postville with the Boyne Copper home. W R Blake of Clermont, representing Central States, visited Elgin Monday morning. The Elgin Echo is offered year long for 50c with a special intro on another page. Ella Lehman of Waterloo will stay with the Efford Hunsberger home Tuesday to care for Mrs Hunsberger. Mr and Mrs Will Howard and son Charles returned to Minneapolis after visiting Elgin relatives. Walter Falk and Otto Kruger with daughter Kathryn went to Chicago on business. Kathryn remained to visit relatives. The Illyria group faced a light shortage before a big tent performance last Friday but Dale Holmes made a Delco run to Decorah to supply a lighting solution, ensuring night show. The audience appreciated the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Howard
Charles
Minneapolis
Elgin
Walter Falk
Otto Kruger
Kathryn
Chicago
Illyria
Dale Holmes
Decorah
Delco
Alice Cummings
Alpha
John Nydegger
Thos
Howard
Addie Brown
Enos Howard
Ward Brabham
Clarence Kohls
Herman Kohls
Fred Schott
Sumner
Lou
Clint Ambrose
Wichita
Kan
Harold Bennett
Wm. Frederick
Geo. Gilson
Ray Shaffer
Wm. Kamper
Amos Eckhart
Tommy Howard
Robert
Clifton Powell
Clifton Wilson
Ralph Dickenson
Lima
Wm. Pritchard
Harold Strong
Strong
Rob Lehman
Henry Belschner
John Luehsinger
Ed Lehman
Morris Capper
Harry Gilson
Wm, Kohls
Edwin Bauman
Cleve Erhardt
Margie Wilson
Trinidad
Colo
Bert Allen
Alton Seevill
Cedar Rapids
D. O. Dean
Rob Wilson
West Union
Jack Heckel
Quasqueton
Tim Thoman
Rudy Koester
Beryl Boleyn
Ben Brabham
Harry Miller
Otto Hanson
Sheldon Kohls
Sheldon Boyle
Oak Grove News Social ties span Oelwein to Elgin
A busy week in Oak Grove area sees Mike Monnahan and family in Oelwein while many others visit relatives across towns. Guests include Ben Brabham and family in Weat Union, Albert and Dena Dummermuth households, and wanderers from Fayette and Wichita visiting homes in Brainard, Elgin, Sumner, and West Union. Community members attend reunions, call on neighbors, and travel to Iowa City and Minneapolis.
Local bulb sale offers 10 cent special on 600 bulbs
L G Lehman sold a batch of electric light bulbs at a one day sale. Three specials priced at ten cents each nearly cleared the entire lot. Social visitors included Mr and Mrs QO Benson of La Salle Illinois at the Capper home. Rev E T Finck joined Mrs Finck and Virginia on a visit to Postville friends. Clermont hospitality welcomed Harrington and Stanton guests from Huron and Sioux Falls with Capper hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Lehman
QO. M. Benson
la Salle
Ill
Boise Capper
E. T. Finck
Baltimore
Finck
Virginia
Postville
Warren Harrington
Fleet Stanton
Huron, &. D
Clermont
Fred Falb
la Crease
Wis
Louis Falb
Minneapolis
Huron
Stanton
Abandoned Buick 8 Likely Rumrunner Car Near Bassett
The Buick eight found about a mile east of Bassett shows bullet holes and reportedly carried two Thompson submachine guns. It was towed to a Bassett garage for repairs, linked to rumrunners attacked by hijackers who recovered their liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bassett
New Hampton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence Berg
Z. D. Shaffer
Robert Peters
Maynard
Josephine Kniel
Clerk of Courts
Kniél
Lena Benson
Ray DeSart
Frane DeSart
Elkader
Wm. Geerlings
Hopkinton
Jacob Schaer
Geerlings
Independence Produce Co
Frank Mack
Fort Dodge
State Convention of the Legion and Auxiliary
Wilson
L. L. Kiple
Canada
E. G. Stoehr
Mary Moser
Philip
Louis Stohr
Roge Garner
Hollywood
Calif
Garner
Knox
Ind
Jess Calahan
Hawkeye
Winifred Fuelling
Farmersburg
Glen McKellar
L. W. McKellar
Hattie McKellar
John Falk
Russell Kohler
Manchester
C. J. Harrington
Belva Benson
Philman Embertson
St. Olaf
Storm Lake
Mr. Embertson
Edna Honsberger
Iowa City
Verle Kniel
Gamble Stores
Oclwein
Josephine
Esther Bucher
Kansas City
Hulda Stoehr
Ed Bucher
J. D. Shaffer
Roy F. DeSart
Fayette County
Olaf
Houg
Weat
and? Mingernéat
Moyer
Yellowstone National Park
Wallace
Farmer
Des Moines
C. B. Schori
Betty Alice
Benny
Corydon
A. J. Carpenter
Loraine Carpenter
Mr. Schori
Mr. Carpenter
Santos
Richelieu
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Baptist Church
Ph. Lauer
M. E. Church Notes
Lutheran Church Notes
J. Strandford
E. L. Morris
Detroit
Boyne
W. R. Blake
Central States
Elgin Echo
Ella Lehman
Waterloo
Efford Hunsberger Home
Hunsberger
Oak Grove News
Mike Monnahan
Oelwein
Weat Union
George Boyle
Frank Lyons
Brainard
Albert Dummermuth
Judy Conner
Lyle Wilson
Thompson
Arlington
BR. A. Crider
Walter Kohls
Ralph Christ
Ed Fahey
Jane
George Fahey
Mr. Fahey
Louis Suchan
Turkey River
Spillville
Rollins
Young Stock
Schumacher
Weibel Mill Company
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