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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1930
Page
6
Elgin residents welcomed friends from Oelwein Fairbank Columbus Neb and Mitchell S D. The Bailey family Calexico Calif drove 2500 miles to visit T W and Mrs Dean as others traveled to Madison St Paul and Florida while ongoing repairs and school moves filled community life. A large mix of relatives visitors and travelers shared weekend and weekday activities across Elgin Fayette and surrounding areas.
Sunday morning services led by Rev. P B Castle with Sunday school at 10. No evening service. A meeting at Brainard Tuesday. Prayer meeting Wednesday and choir rehearsal. Ladies Aid leaves for Sumner Thursday for a large park meeting. Anniversary program Sunday Aug 31 at 8 p.m. Delegates to St Paul conference include Hans Keiser Garl Hackman Louise J F Miller Karl Miller Edna Miller Mabel Rennison Ph Lauer Freddie. Rev Ph Lauer pastor.
J J Snyder is minister and La Fonda Shaffer plays piano. Sunday school starts at 10 15 a m with a sermon by Dr Gilbert J Chalke at 11 16 a m. A short yearly business meeting follows the service to address deacons and elders duties, present treasurer's financial report, set next year's budget, and ballot on inviting the pastor back. Brief reports from Ladies Aid Epworth League and Sunday school. All community members urged to attend and vote.
J J Snyder is minister Mrs Louis Klingman will play piano Dr Gilbert J Chalke to preach at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m The fourth quarterly conference convenes at 2 p m in the afternoon The ladies skip the regular day but are invited to quilt at the church Friday afternoon
Lutheran notes list August church events in Locust Iowa and nearby English services in McGregor Marion and Nor way. It reports S J Strandford as pastor OM Zurbriggen a St Paul visitor and local family visits. Maynard man S T Payne jailed on threats. Elkader to vote Sept 11 on $8000 pool bond. Local opinions on pools amid hot spell.
A flurry of social visits fills Illyria and nearby areas as Marie Humphry hosts in West Union, families entertain at Will Berger’s, and guests arrive from Elgin and Orleans. Notable items include a farm bureau church meeting, multiple dinner and picnic gatherings, and Harold Dennler’s circle entertaining friends. Roger Babson predicts an uptick in Midwest business and agriculture in late 1930.
P. J. Anderson and Thos. Knudtson visited at Calmar Sunday at the home s of R. J. Becker. Vera Pollitt Clarice Kauple Garyin' Rue and Ivan Hookman of Cresco spent the weekend in the George Pollitt home. Kathleen Steele went to Castalian Sunday to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs George Barnhart. The Charles Greenley family of Decorah spent the weekend here with Mr and Mrs Frank Greenley after a Yellowstone trip. Floyd Whitford will visit J. D. Shaefer home Migria relatives before returning to Chicago. Rev and Mrs Theo Dons and three children returned to Forest Park Ill after visiting here at the Rosa and F.C. Muehle Sthaler homes. Mr and Mrs J R Lyford of New Hampton and the Edward Schmid family of Elkader spent Sunday at the J C Schmid home. Gus Dohrer Mary and Emma Meyer of Elkader Mrs W J Bergholzer of Chicago Mr and Mrs Joe Meyer Des Moines and Mildred and Albert Meyer Nunica Mich were guests in the Mabel Holzer home Monday evening. George Fahey and granddaughters brought Mrs Ed Fahey and Jane home Sunday after Iowa City visit. Mr Fahey and granddaughter returned to Iowa City Monday. Mr and Mrs Robert Krogman and daughter Margaret of Chicago came to visit Elgin relatives for a short time. Kathryn Kruger who had been visiting in the Krogman home returned home with them. Georgian Mae Schori Hazel Davis and Robert Starr drove from Minneapolis where employed to visit parents then Starr visited Rev BE Starr at Buckingham before returning to Minneapolis Sunday.
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