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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1959
Page
6
The Elgin Local News item tallies numerous weekend visits and dinners with families in Sumner Wa terloo West Union Postville Decorah and other nearby towns. Guests mentioned include Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen Mrs Martha Frieden Mr and Mrs Rudy Poasehl Mr and Mrs Ole Olson and many others. Local plans mention Klingman discounts and holiday dressups.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish lists Christmas events from Dec 17 to Dec 23. Programs include church services, junior and senior confirmations, Sunday school, Christmas rehearsals, carolling by L League, and church council meetings with district president Dr Jordahl. Local hosts and coordinators named.
Clarkston area hosts included Mr. and Mrs. J A Erickson of Clermont with the DeSart family. visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Falk Mr and Mrs Robert Falb and Mr and Mrs Gordon Schupbach. Anna Schupbach hosted Ray Weithorn and Billy Monona and Herman Schupbach and Richard Postville. Wm Farrhow of Quincy and Anna Butikofer joined Dan Butikofer Sr.. Clifford Gisleson and children dined with Arthur Lantz. Jim Hanson joined for supper. Kenneth Buno z ow and four Hawk Eye children visited the Boyles. Boyle hosted Miller family at Oelwein. Klingman dinner featured Realto Wold Edgewood Mary Wold Waterloo Merlin Anderson sons Elkader Clarence Kirk berg Postville Mary Wold Waterloo Louis Reier son Sunday at Mervin Anderson home.
Sunday morning services from 10 15 to 12 50 with Sunday school at 6 30 to 12 30. Sunday afternoon service 12 30 to 1 00 followed by song service 1 00 to 2 00. Church services listed throughout the day.
Elgin Lutheran offers a Christmas program with a processional and song selections by the Sunday school and congregation. Participants include Lois Clark, Wanda Lembke, David Blockhus, junior choir, and preschool tableau groups with readings and recitations. A display of Christmas plants accompanied by choir boys and a candle recitation completes the program.
The annual program features Kindergarten and first grade songs including Christmas Gifts How Glad I Am and As Lately We Watched. Danice Anderson solos O Holy Night. Bible readings and choir numbers fill the program with junior and senior groups directing.
Norway and Marion Church schedules list Senior Confirmation classes on December 19 and 21, worship services on December 20 and 21, Sunday School sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and a Christmas program at Norway Church. Pastor Bruce W. Boyce leads the churches.
December church activities list under Pastor G. Schroeder. Thursday includes prayer meeting at 7:30 pm, choir practice at 8:30 pm, and a monthly deacons and wives meeting at the parsonage. Friday features choir decorating the tree at 7:40 pm and the music committee meeting at 8:30 pm.
Morning worship at 10:60 AM and Sunday school at 11:00 AM precede a noon dinner for all SS Christmas Eve Program participants. An 1:00 PM rehearsal and 8:00 PM CBY Fellowship evening program follow. Weekly events include December 22 caroling at 7:30 PM and December 24 SS Christmas Eve program at 7:45 PM. Social notes list several family visits and dinners at Winthrop Postville Fayette.
Carl Rune Meberk reported a dead golden eagle near his Laurens area farm. The bird, a rare sight in the region, appeared to have died from a broken neck. Its wingspan measured about 80 inches.
The three Ray Martinson daughters of Williamsburg own two eight month old pet squirrels. They were rescued from a tree nest eight months ago after the tree was cut down. The animals enjoy prunes and seeds as their favorite foods.
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