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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
6
A long list of visits and visits in Elgin families, travels to Rochester and Iowa City for care, updates on pneumonia recovery, birthdays, and a flood of Christmas promotions from Elgin stores. Residents welcome guests from Elkader Oelwein Clermont and Postville while families note hospital treatments and travel. Local clubs meet and seed the season with plant sales and prize jars.
In World War II era dispatches, Vice Admiral C. E. L. Helfrich reports Dutch forces sinking six Japanese ships, including four transports with about 4,000 troops lost, plus an oil tanker and freighter near Malaya and Singapore. Pravda claims Russians reclaim 400 towns around Moscow as Nazi retreat slows, with encirclements near Klin and advances toward Rogachev Venev Stalinogorsk Solnechnogorsk.
A message expresses gratitude to visitors and those who sent gifts and cards during a hospital stay. Special thanks are given to the East Clermont Sewing Society for their gift.
Elites Methodist Church St. Pauls Elgin holds service at 10 oclock Sunday school at 11 am Community Church Mlyria offers Sunday school at 10 am worship at 11 15 am Union Church Clermont conducts worship at 730 pm A cordial invitation to all to worship with us Joseph C Warton minister.
Lutheran December 21 service at Marion at 10 30 for adult confirmation. Marion Luther League meets at East Clermont church in the evening. Come to church. You are welcome at each and every service. Dr J Strandford, Pastor.
Elgin Baptist Church with Paul F. Zoschke as minister Alfred Jacob Jr as organist lists Sunday worship at 10 00 Sunday school at 11 and evening service at 7 45. Tuesday December 23 the young people will carol and Wednesday December 24 at 7 30 the Sunday school Christmas program. Mrs Hilder Bilden has returned home from West Union hospital after eight days as a surgical patient she is able to be out but cannot resume her usual duties.
For your Christmas dinner place orders promptly. To serve you best, bookings should be made by Saturday evening, Dec. 20.
The article notes a refined display of groceries including fruits nuts and candies to complement a Christmas menu. It highlights a variety of items from the regular stock intended to support festive meals and seasonal selections.
A Sunday evening gathering honored Mrs Arno Fascher for her upcoming birthday with relatives from Postville Farmersburg Monona and nearby towns attending. The local jeweler WM Baumgartner urged gift shoppers to compare quality and price and promote defense bonds sales.
Petit jury lists include L G Lehman and Melvin Hanson of Elgin and Ella Nygaard of Clermont among forty jurors. They are to report January 19. The Lehman family has prior extended service in this duty, and one member notes a vacation will be interrupted for jury duty.
The motto Maintiens le droit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is cited as a patriotic prompt to buy watches. It promotes Baumgartner's Jewelry with Elgin and Hamilton timepieces as durable gifts, urging men to shop while prices remain low.
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