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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
6
Elgin residents and friends circulate through nearby towns visiting relatives and attending events. Ruby Whitford returns from Fayette. Mary Baechler comes home from Volga City. families visit in Lime Springs, Waterloo, Clermont, West Union, and Hawkeye. several weddings and travels noted, including Kiple and Feller family engagements and Derby of trips to Rock Valley and Chicago.
Elgin Baptist Church lists Sunday worship at 10 o clock. Sunday school at 11 o clock. Evening service at 7 46 o clock. B P U at unspecified time. Wednesday September 2 Women’s Missionary Society meets at 2 p.m. Prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Pastor Paul F Zoachke and Lillian Jacobs noted.
First Lutheran of McGregor holds confirmation at 9 30. Norway adds choral union concert at 10. Come to church. You are welcome at each service. S J Strandjord, Pastor.
Worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m. A Lay delegate to the annual conference will be elected for a four year term during the morning service. Mrs Louis Klingman will be at the piano. Come and vote.
Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 16 a m announced. An alternate Lay delegate to the annual conference for four years will be elected. A lengthy list of local visitors and travelers from La Crosse Wis Moorhead Orange City Cedar Falls and Dubuque visited Elgin and surrounding towns this week.
A compilation of short items: travel, visits, and family updates from Fayette Forestburg and West Union. Highlights include Lida Whitcher visiting Ethel Luchsinger, Bert and Mrs Pearson visiting Peter Luchsinger home, Lloyd Swartley visiting Iowa City relatives, Rev. Nielson’s return from Denmark after 45 years, and New Hampton post office site announced. A local youth jailed for vandalism with $500 bond. Editors urged to be charitable toward preachers. Robert Kamm earns a four year Town State Teacher's College scholarship with a 96.09 percent high school average, to study mathematics and science in Cedar Falls.
Isaac Gehring and Julius Johnson left Monday for Clinton to attend the state Legion convention in session the first of this week. Ralph Mack of Oelwein plans Sept. 11 meeting with H. C. Talle of Decorah as a speaker. Ed Bauder, county fair secretary, fell ill at the fair grounds Sunday likely due to heat but returned to work Monday.
Corrine Wenger visited West Union with Olive Whitford then returned. A brick block coop received fresh paint by Sandy Lehman. Dr. and Mrs. R A Crider and daughters visited Elmer Yenney and Chas Knight in Janesville and planned to return Monday. Margaret Crider stayed longer. Mork family reunion at Mrs K E Mork in Elgin with many relatives present except Reuben Mork. picnic dinner and visiting followed.
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