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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
6
A rural Elgin page tallies visits and welcomes from many families. Benson and Olson attend gatherings. Hdw. stores promote heating products. many relatives travel to Davenport Cedar Rapids and Washington for weddings, banquets, and get togethers. Several people plan moves and jobs. calendar notices tease Christmas cards and local advertising.
Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock led by Minister J C Warton with pianist Luta Francisco. Sunday school follows at 11 o clock for attendees.
The notice outlines Sept church services at Marion Norse at Norse Norway at 10 30 English services St Olaf at 9 Marion at 10 30 English Marion at 8 pm Luther League meeting and a parish exhortation about life without God. Dr S J Str anf ord pastor invites attendance at all services.
Sunday worship and communion at 10 AM followed by an afternoon service at 2 PM Junior meeting at 2 PM Chrystal Miller organist. Wednesday September 6 Women’s Missionary Society meets at 2 PM Prayer service at 8 PM and choir rehearsal at 9 PM. Pastor Paul F Zoschke presides.
Supt. C J Robinson says few changes in textbooks for the 1939 40 year with arithmetic the only grade level change underway last year in grades three and six and planned for grades four five seven eight. High school texts undecided. Sept 4 purchase advised. minor local notices follow.
Elgin residents and guests are listed visiting relatives in Decorah West Union Merrill and Clermont. Home improvements at West Elgin include painting and a enlarged garage. A Chicago Milwaukee trip is planned by Lehman and Schupbach. Schupbach suffered a knee cartilage injury last week and uses crutches. Falks attend Meyer funeral in McGregor with services in Farmersburg after Meyer's death in Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs Chas Wenger hosted a Sunday noon picnic in the city park. Attending besides the Wengers were Mr and Mrs Reuben Wickler and family of Monona Mrs Mary Cook Mr and Mrs Merlin Cook and family Delores Larson Mr and Mrs B H Brackin and family Alfred Cook and Burma and Mr and Mrs Wayne Gilson and Gary
Over two to three weeks at the Erwin Miller home Leland Probert lacerated his left thumb in a hay rope pulley with initial amputation risk that later eased. A week later Margaret Rippon severed the tip of her middle finger in the corn shelter at the same farm.
Foreign buyers imported from the United States during the year $557000 in lipstick $515000 in toothbrushes and $172000 in fishing rods.
Elgin provided two county school superintendents in 1939, D. R. Roberts elected in Fayetta County and Frank Kipland in neighboring Buchanan County. Iowa saw thirteen new superintendents that year, with Elgin achieving a notable share.
The son of Mr and Mrs M V Kiple begins service as county superintendent of the Buchanan schools. He previously taught at Jesup and is a graduate of USU.
Former superintendent of the Elgin public schools was elected to fill the unexpired term of L. G. Meyer and was reelected at the spring meeting to start a new three year term on September first.
The St Edoardo church, Italy’s tallest church, stands between two silo-like hotels at Sestriere in the Italian Alps. Built by Sen. Giovanni Agnelli, famed as Italy’s Henry Ford, to honor his son Edoardo, the winter sports resort’s landmark rises over the resort.
The piece argues that advertising imposes ongoing obligations on successful businesses and sets public standards. It warns against sacrificing quality to maintain ads, noting deception harms trust and that advertising defines the expectations of value and reliability for consumers.
A Cradle Roll party was held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist church. Attendees included Mrs. Harry Miller with June Lea, Mrs. Guy Probert with Leland, Mrs. Clarence Kohls with Jo Ann, Mrs. Richard Miller with Jo Ann, Mrs. Frank Pinney with Janice, Mrs. George Durscher with Mariene, Mrs. Lee Boleyn with Barbara, Mrs. Milton Miller with La Fonda, Mrs. Haas with Wendell, Mrs. Clarence Muehlthaler with Beverly, Mrs. John Schaer with Marilyn, Mrs. Gus Krueger with Janet and Jeanette, Bonnie, Charlene and Dwight Gruver, Mrs. Minor Rorie with Carol, Mrs. Walter Lehman with Eugene, Mrs. Ed Boleyn with Vanda Lou, and Mrs. Sam Howard with Georganna.
The passage notes how early letters required signatures as evidence of frank. It contrasts stamp collectors with autograph hunters for signers of the Declaration of Independence, while noting several presidential autograph collections near completeness.
The East Clermont Luther League will host an ice cream social at the Lutheran parsonage on Sunday evening, September 3. A program will be presented and everyone is welcome.
The Fayette County Sunday School Convention will be held at Illyria Community Church on Friday September 8. For details see next week’s Echo and patronize Echo advertisers to save money.
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