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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
6
A cluttered page shows gifts and toys at the City Drug Store with ads for The Coronado Dynamic tabes, gift boxes, and various household items. It mentions a Kensington Club bridge party, travel plans for Mrs Stoehr, and local social updates.
Church notices invite members to attend Sunday activities including a morning service at 10 and an evening service. A choir practice and prayer gathering are listed with unclear times. This fragment documents church events and a cordial invitation to all parishioners.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of M. E. Church will meet at Mrs L Carr's Clermont home on Friday afternoon December 19. All ladies able to attend should be at Rev Snyder's at 1340 o'clock. Sunday services December 15 include 10 a.m. worship and 12 p.m. Sunday School. Seren Yeack leads Christmas Eve program on December 24. J J Snyder Pastor.
Wyra church announces Sunday school at 10 15 and worship at 11 15. Epworth League meets at the Fred Rothlisberger home. Wednesday afternoon the cemetery association and ladies aid society will meet at Mrs. Fred Rothlisberger home to prepare Sunshine bags for Christmas.
Marion Lutheran services list Christmas week events at Marion and Norway with English and Norse services. Pastor J Strandford notes programs to be announced next week. Includes December 25 Norway 10 30 English service and McGregor 2 80 Christmas service.
Local drivers crossed the Mississippi River on the ice yesterday using four lines of traffic. The ice showed thickness from six inches and varied across the river. This appears to be the first early-year crossing of cars over the ice.
A newborn negro child near Benton Mo prompts a riddle about aging the father who is twenty. Weekend visits occur among Inez Cook Elgin friends Mrs John Falk at Postville Fred Schultz home. Kensington Club hosted by Mrs Thos Knudtson. Richard Wiltsie of La Crosse Wis visits grandmother Mrs Tda Patterson. Carl Fox of Fayette returns home after losing both legs in an accident and faces six months unable to walk.
Notice is given that on December 16, 1929, a will purportedly for Allen J Grover of Fayette County will be heard in District Court for probate admission. Dated November 16, 1929 in Weet Union Iowa, Edgar A Traeger, Clerk. Also local items note a road worker with a leg injury and community notices credit, visits, and social reports from Postville and Elgin.
A hand bag makes a fine gift and Berg displays a good assortment of bags suitable for varied tastes and occasions. The item highlights practical style and a selection aimed at shoppers seeking versatile accessories.
Berg advertises stylish men’s oxfords priced at 8.96 dollars. The copy targets young men seeking current fashion in footwear and emphasizes the value and appeal of the style.
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