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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
6
A long list of neighbors and relatives gathered across West Union and neighboring towns for visits dinners and celebrations. Guests included Pat and Barbara Welber in the Zurbriggens and extended families visiting from Fort Sam Houston and Roanoke among others. Several residents traveled to Davenport Dubuque and Rochester for hospital visits vacations and family events.
The notice expresses sincere thanks from Verse Kniel and from LeAnna and Loren Frieden for cards gifts flowers calls and visits during illness and hospital confinement. The messages convey deep appreciation for support from friends and relatives received at Postville hospital and elsewhere.
Thank you to relatives friends and neighbors for cards flowers gifts and visits while hospitalized plus baking sent to the home. Mrs Doyle Baker expresses gratitude for the kindness shown during her hospital stay and recovery.
Article fragment references a Tesla related note or devotion with a heading style. It mentions Acts 10 26 and appears from a period religious column. No clear event date or location is provided. Entities include Scotsemans as author and Tesla as subject.
A historical reflection on race and Christian love from a pastor. The piece contrasts prejudice with Christlike seeing of all people as human beings. It cites Jesus and the Samaritan, Peter and Cornelius, and a church elder's experience uniting Negro and white delegates at communion.
Thursday August 30 at 7 00 p m Berean Songsters come and sing prayer service at 8 00 p m study Stories of Prayer and Praise in the bible choir rehearsal at 9 00 p m Sunday September 2 10 00 a m communion service topic Praising God for the Unspeakable Gift Sunday school 11 00 a m Rally Day and Rally Month upcoming annual church attendance rising dinner noon in dining hall music rehearsal 1 00 to 1 30 p m afternoon service 2 00 p m topic The Redeemed in Heaven all are welcome
There will be no services Sunday September 2 at the Elgin Clermont and Illyria churches, church officials said.
Sunday services at Norway 11:00 a m and Marion 8:00 p m with Marion and Norway Luther Leagues leading special services. Guest visits include Mrs Ida Grether and Ossian’s Mrs Ed Jacobson. Local households hosted guests and dinner gatherings followed within Hawkeye and Bern area homes.
Ordinance No. 193 vacates a ten foot east west alley between Diamond and Conner's Addition lots in Elgin. The alley will be quit claimed to abutting owners for $25.08 plus deed and publication costs. Mayor G H Falb and Town Clerk R E Kohler authorize signings. passed August 26, 1941.
Mr and Mrs Dale Jensen returned to their home Sunday from a vacation trip to Brainard Minnesota. They were accompanied by Mr and Mrs Paul Jensen of Independence. William Beer and Fannie of Roanoke, Mrs Mary and Ruth Beer of Greenville South Dakota, and Betty Schneider of Rochester Minnesota were supper guests Thursday in the J M Gehring home.
Mr and Mrs Walter Ladd of Muskegon Michigan arrived Friday to visit in the Mrs Alyina Frieden home. Mr and Mrs Richard Meison and Jimmie from Des Moines arrived Saturday to visit the Frieden household. The Muehlethaler family and Mrs Rose Baechler returned home Saturday from a week at Clear Water Lake Minnesota. Mrs Vernon Wedo of Waterloo was a weekend guest in the Fred Wedo home. Mrs Frieda Etter spent Monday afternoon in the Balt Kamm home at West Union.
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