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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
6
A dense list of local visits and meals among Elgin area families. Residents welcomed guests from West Union, Manchester, Waterloo, Dixon, Nebr., Chicago, and other towns. Occasional trips to Cedar Falls, Davenport, and Des Moines noted with neighbors feasting and socializing amid homecomings and reunions.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul I Zoschke and organist Chrystal Miller schedules Union Worship in the Sumner high school auditorium at 10 00 a m Sunday with Sunday school at the church. Services continue in Sumner at 3 p m and 7 45 p m with B Y P U in charge Evening events and midweek prayer and choir rehearsal announced for August 21 with 3 p m prayer and meditation and 9 p m choir practice.
Lutheran church notices list August 1 services for Marion and Norway with times, plus an August 19 business meeting at Marion. People visiting and births are noted, including Howard Martin Petratz born Aug 1 in Waterloo and Richard Len Meyer born Saturday to Leo Meyer and wife. Several local families visit, attend weddings, and travel for events.
Miss LaFonds Hermen and Melvern Wetherbee wed at Bethel Presbyterian Church West Union in a single ring ceremony. Attendants included Catherine Wetherbee and James Hermen. Bridal gown dusty rose crepe and blue silk bridesmaid dress. Guests hosted at Hermen home then Klingmans hall for a reception and dance. They plan a westward trip and Mohall North Dakota for employment.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society held a tea at the Methodist church with Josephine Liers as guest speaker. Liers, who went to India in 1907 and now resides in Clayton, shared details of her work among villagers, the caste system, and Mahatma Gandhi, accompanied by Gerald Schori’s two solos and handcraft displays.
About 123 Lehman family members and friends gathered for the 16th Lehman reunion in Elgin. President Dr. Frederick B. Lehman presided, officers were elected, and a varied program of piano solos and vocal numbers followed a bountiful picnic. Several attendees from Iowa and California were listed along with visiting relatives.
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