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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
6
Local residents gathered for pre Christmas visits and dinners with relatives in Elgin and surrounding towns. Schedule notes include travels by John Falk and family, Ed Boyle and Margie Barker, and Otis Rothlisbeimer returning from Chicago stock show with a second place carcass in Shorthorn class.
The Elgin Baptist Church lists Thursday December 18 at 8 p m a prayer meeting with the choir at 9 p m On Sunday December 16 English service at 1 a m Sunday school at 11 a m English service at 7 45 p m Y P U prayer meeting at 8 45 p m Leader Alfred Baechler Thursday December 20 at 8 p m a prayer meeting with the choir at 9 p m The Sunday school superintendent has read all committees for the Christmas festival urging members to fulfill duties or arrange substitutes All services are encouraged welcome attendees
St Pauls M E Church holds worship at 10 a m with Mra Louis Klingman piano. The choir performs Christmas anthems each service until Christmas. Sunday school meets at 11 a m with teachers directing the Christmas program. Choir practice Thursday evening.
J J Snyder minister and Grace Foxwell pianist lead Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m The primary department teachers direct the Christmas program The Ladies Aid Society and Cemetery Association meet at Mrs Albert Dennler home on Wednesday afternoon December 19
Ern C. Etter displayed a turnip of eight pounds with 80 inch circumference and a seven pound rutabaga in town. The Mankato Messenger notes Minnesota locals outdo Iowa in garden produce, joking about football prowess.
Walter Pritchard and spouse welcome a ten pound boy born Wednesday December 5. Will Nelson and children from Postville visited the Pritchard home Saturday. Mervin Brown shows improvement though still hospitalized. J F Bailey and Werley Bainbridge both ill with colds. Tuberculosis remains a leading killer of children despite curable prevention methods through Christmas seals. Apiarists note bees need 80 000 visits to 2 860 000 flowers to yield one pound of honey. Only farmers may be appointed for the U S farm census. Iowa supervisor appointments expected in December with enumerator rules to follow. Senator Louis Murphy notes five year census cadence.
Edward Shelton of Gran stayed as an eight week end guest with Edwin Krueger. Mrs F G Spahr moved to Mrs Hanson residence for the winter. Mrs Melvin Olson of Postville visited K E Mark's home and helped with housework. Early Tuesday morning plunged to 20 degrees below zero after a zero degree Monday. Snow appears to remain for some time.
Rev J J Snyder attended a sub district meeting Wednesday afternoon in West Union.
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