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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1964
Page
6
A long list of guests and hosts from Maquoketa to Clermont and Cedar Falls mingled over weekend and Thanksgiving gatherings. Numerous families including Bachmans, Reiersons, Pulfers, and Websters hosted relatives and friends from Muscatine, Dubuque, West Union, Oelwein, and beyond. The article records meals, overnight stays, and Sunday dinners, highlighting regional ties and social customs of the period.
A long list of residents hosted and visited friends and relatives from Cedar Falls to Davenport, including the Conner Dummermuths and the Frieden families. Guests at various homes spanned Elkader, Decorah, Clive, and other towns, with multiple dinners and Sunday calls noted.
Church notices list Norway and Marion Lutheran activities including choir practice at 0:30, worship at 8:00, music workshop at 3:00, and evening events at 7:00. Also mentions Lutherwei Science Monday and dedication day in December with scattered, unclear timings.
NORWAY and nearby towns host a packed timetable. The day lists 2:00 pm gathering with St Johns and Farmersburg as guests, 8:00 pm teachers training, 9:00 am Jr confirmation class, 10:00 am Sunday school, 3:00 to 8:00 pm music workshop, 1:30 pm Central High School Christmas concert, and 7:00 to 9:00 pm L. L. science night at Luther College Hall of Science.
ELGIN Highland Lutheran Parish announces service times with Pastor Casper Pfetstul. Thursday services include Jr Confirmation at 4:30 pm and Sr Confirmation class at 8 am. Jr Choir at 10 am. Sunday school at 9:30 am and Worship at 10 am. In Highland Saturday services start 10:30 am with Confirmation class, Sunday school at 8:30 am and Worship at 9:18 am.
Worship service at 9 00 am and youth membership training at the church on December 2 4 05 to 5 05 pm. December 3 2 00 pm WSCS Christmas party and 7 00 pm choir rehearsal. Methodist Men meet at 8 00 pm. December 6 MYF meets at 6 30 pm at Dayra Jensen's home and Gr MYF at 7 30 pm at the church.
Illyria Community Church led by Pastor Lee Roy Collins offers Sunday School at 10 am and Worship at 11 15 am. December activities include Elgin class December 2 from 4 05 to 6 05 pm, Jr TYR and MYF gathering December 6 at 6 30 pm, and an Official Board meeting December 8 at 8 pm.
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