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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
6
Local residents and visitors share meals dinners and visits across Postville Strawberry Point Volga and Elkader. Families kuten Pollock Gehring Kniel Wenger and Dunham unite for dinners and gatherings while others travel to Cedar Rapids Minneapolis Des Moines and far Wisconsin for leave visits and vacations. Community updates include births moves and a few army related training notes plus thanks from a patient in Rochester.
The Methodist Church holds Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. Choir rehearsal is Friday evening at 7 o clock. Joseph C. Warton serves as Minister.
Lutheran Church invites attendance at Norwegian service in the morning and English service at 11 o clock in Norway. Marion hosts Luther League at 8 pm. Pastor Dr S J Strandjord extends welcome to all.
Elgin Baptist Church announces prayer service at 8 p.m. and choir rehearsal later in the day led by Minister Paul F. Zoschke and Organist Alfred Jacob Jr. Sunday worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11. Sumner service at 3 p.m. Evening service at 8. Mr and Mrs Wm Clapper of Minneapolis visited in the Albert Schori home Sunday.
Information on Book Exchange The exchange opens Monday Aug 24 at 8 am and runs daily that week to noon through Aug 29. From Aug 31 to Sept 9 it is open daily 8 am to 5 pm with Sept 9 as last day. All money and books must be claimed by then. Do not bring News on Readers. Located in the Assembly Room of the Court House using the east door.
D R Roberts of West Union caused a short lived disturbance at the R A Crider home Monday evening. Mrs Ruby Benson and family spent Sunday at the H F Robbing home near Hawkeye.
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