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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
6
Ohio and Iowa families pass week visiting, hosting and attending birthdays and reunions. Notable gatherings include Filmer Frieden and A B Jacob homes hosting numerous relatives from West Union, Clinton and Conn. visits by Gehring, Toftseard, Leuschenmacher, Kohls, and others, plus a birthday tribute for Marie Kohls.
Apostolic Christian Church announces Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. Church services follow at 10:30 a.m. Afternoon services are at 1:00 p.m.
Elgin Highland Parish announces services at Highland chapel with morning worship on Sunday August 27 at 10 15 and 9:00 at Highland. Confirmation class is not meeting this week and will convene September 2 at nine. D J Brake pastor will lead morning services and EV GM events are listed for August 26 and 27 with worship times noted.
St Pauls Methodist Church announces Promotion Day for the Sunday School during Worship Services. Worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. led by Pastor Lee Roy Collins on Sunday August 27.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Meyers Elkader returned from a 12 day vacation visiting Cadogan Alberta and Kalispell Mont They also called on Mrs Rose Steverson in Parishill North Dakota and the Arthur Bauder family in Rock Valley The Ernest Gulsing home hosted Mr and Mrs Charlie Bergen Prairie du Chien Wis Mr and Mrs Leroy Larson and Lynne returned after a week here Allan Anderson and Emma Anderson were Sunday visitors Belva Snyder hosted the Gene Snyder family from Dike Also guests at the Snyder home were the Leonard Moore and Q H Larson pairs George Vaughn visited Vic Vaughn in Oelwein Harold Pfister family joined Frank Sturm in West Union Sunday Wm Dennler home hosted Albert L Dennler the Russell Friederich family Kenneth Rainey from Waterloo and Jim Hofer family Marion Russell Wenger hosted a family dinner with Henry Mark Decorah LeArne Mark Minneapolis Dr and Mrs Galen Stucky David and Mark Champagne Ill Dr and Mrs David Ellefson Don Julie Eric and Ann Waverly Mr and Mrs Dorian Mark Cedar Falls Moore’s Back To School Sale ongoing Arden Greener family with Edna Greener Manchester Robert Medberry family attended Kraus reunion Elkader Judy Mueller Chicago visited Robert Medberry Friday Mrs Belya Snyder hosted Pollock Wednesday Friday visitors Perry Medberry Moore’s IGA Elgin peaches 259 per lug
Norway and Marion Lutheran Churches announce worship services led by Pastor Robert Henriksen with 8:30 am services in Norway and 10:00 am in Marion. An ALCW ice cream social starts at 4:00 pm. Sunday School begins September 3. Mrs. Lil Englehardt is a patient at St Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Baptist Church led by Pastor O A Meth hosts Thursday evening family Bible study and prayer service at 800 pm. On Sunday August 27 1967 worship service at 9 00 am Sunday School at 10 00 am scripture memory and senior choir service at 7 45 pm gospel service follows.
Illyria Community Church lists Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and Worship Services at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Lee Roy Collins leads the congregation.
Social items recount Friday to Monday visits across Lewiston Iowa and nearby towns. Multiple households host guests from Illinois to Florida, with dinners and Sunday gatherings noted. The column lists kin and friends visiting in Cedar Falls Guttenberg Marion Decorah and Luana, reflecting community ties.
The National Dairy Cattle Congress hosts a second annual competitive Art Show in Waterloo entries due August 28 to September 6 juried by Orvie Running Luther College Decorah Iowa with three classes oil opaque watercolor transparent and mixed media A $100 purchase award will be the property of the donor People’s Mutual Savings & Loan Waterloo James T Smith acting as show superintendent Winning works to be shown in the Hippodrome Little Gallery during the 1967 Exposition September 23 to October 1
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