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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
6
Mrs. 8. J. Greenley visits Clayton for a few days in the Phillips home. Numerous dinner guests include the Crider, Welch, and Shaffer families. Tours to Lans ing, Cresco, West Union, and Colesburg feature picnics and family gatherings. Notables travel from Chicago Milwaukee Iowa City and Minneapolis for visits and reunions. The community notes Barn removal improvements and local business plans.
Friday prayer meeting at 8 p m choir rehearsal at 9 p m Sunday English service at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m Sumner meeting at 3 p m English service time listed p m Lad ies Aid Society meets at Mrs Alfred Jacob home August 30 at 2 p m B P U social at Otto Kruger home August 31 8 p m Covenant meeting notes Sept 2 8 p m Thirteen members attended North Freedom Wis conference describing inspiring moments All invited to attend all meetings
Minister J C Snyder leads a 10 o'clock worship with Sunday school at 11 and Epworth League at 7. Mrs Louis Klingman plays. A large attendance is desired. Evening service in the park at 8. The public is invited to attend.
Illyria church notes list J. C. Snyder as minister La Fonda Shaffer is pianist Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m
August notes announce a Lutheran League quartette concert at either St Olaf chapel or Norway church with service attendees welcome. Many visiting locals are listed including Blandis Whitcher, Georgia Eikema, Betty Kehler, Harold Stoehr, Emma Lewis, and others visiting Elgin, Waterloo, or Centerville. The Elgin Wolves postpones a scheduled game with Postville due to scheduling confusion.
My and Mrs Henry Feller and family and Blanche Whitcher of Wadena attended a McGregor Sunday picnic. Mrs R W Muehlenthaler and Mr and Mrs Ray DeSart with Josephine visited Cedar Falls last Thursday. Worth Linn and Mitchell counties re accredited for low cattle tuberculosis. Bernis Bopp and friends dinner hosted Marguerite Schuppach for Miss Allen visiting. Edwin Kruger and Otto Kroger families joined a Hawkeye reunion at Richard Kruger home. Rev Powers of Manchester and Mrs Powers dined with the Muehlethalers. Powers preached at Baptist church. Wm Graver moved to rooms above the bakery. couple had lived with Lew Graver. Erma Jane DeSart works for Chase Feller. Mrs Feller still limited. Fred Groasman of Chicago and his honeymoon partner joined visit with Dr Wolf and wedding in Chicago. Lorenz Schatz and Bob Estey battle for West Union Country Club title. Schatz beat Leon Layton 1 up at 19th hole. 36 hole final next Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Fred Grossman and Mrs Henry H Wolf traveled to Madison Wisconsin on Saturday to visit relatives and spend time with family.
Mr and Mrs Myrlin Feller of Iowa City were home over the weekend visiting in the Chas Feller and K BE Mork homes.
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