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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
7
Program notes describe a Sunday School presentation with songs from Realms of Glory angels and Christmas carols. It mentions a procession, choirs, and participation by primary children and the six men guiding younger students in a festive musical event.
A Christmas program will be presented at the Lutheran chapel Sunday evening December 21 at 7 30 featuring the Christmas story reader Gennie Hunsberger devotional and prayers led by Janice Loftagard Kenneth Staff and Ruby Holden with songs including One Word Love and The Birthday of Jesus Kindergarten and primary choirs perform Manger Song Praise Him TheyKnew Him Not and Crowded the Inn intermed grades chorus and a moving Silent Night a sermon and anthem Say It and Come Into Our Hearts Rejoice in the theme Christ is With Us and the evening closes with light and life through the final readings by Elaine Sharon Ruby and Dwain Barker.
The Baptist Sunday school presents a program on December 24 at 7 30 featuring Scripture Readings recitations from many students and lessons led by teachers and church groups. The program includes songs exercises and a musical reading by the Builders Class with performances by named participants and music by Tony Habeger.
The GOP signals concern over rooms and tickets for the upcoming inauguration in Washington. Iowa is allotted limited rooms and 187 parade tickets, with ball attendance restricted and white tie dress urged. Also noted are state salary changes, tax form mailings, and a minority toll road report challenging the majority view.
The Elgin public school music department under Mr Grether will present a Christmas program on Monday evening December 22. Mixed Chorus Girls Chorus Boys Chorus Band Sextet Trio and Sixth and Seventh grade Chorus will perform. The Mixed Chorus will sing As Lately We Watched. Alumni from 1949 1950 1951 and 1962 are invited to rehearse Monday the 21st at 1 00. Everyone is invited.
Mrs Ray Stratton of Huron Dakota becomes first Elgin resident to head a national organization. Elected to Chapeau National of the Eight and Forty, she has long served as child welfare chairman and aided Eddie Cantor’s National Jewish Hospital bed fund. Active in Red Cross Gray Lady corps, she was cited by British prizes for wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and honored at Gadsby’s Tavern in Alexandria.
Howard C. Wolf of the University of Iowa is among fifty three members of the varsity band. The group provides music for all home basketball games, will give at least one campus concert, and will appear with the concert band in the annual spring concert. Both bands receive intensive training in performance and study standard band literature.
George H. Falb traveled to Chicago on Monday to meet his daughter Georgana who flew in from New York after a three year missionary assignment in India. Miss Falb's journey included a recent departure from India and a European tour before heading home.
Mrs. Lyle Light and co-hostesses Mesdames Arthur Lantz Robert Kohler and Robert D. Wilson entertained the Progress Club at the Light home Monday evening with a turkey dinner. Members enjoyed a social evening and exchanged Christmas gifts.
The Illyria Handy Hands 4-H Club met December 1 at Orran Bane’s home with five members present. They discussed new and old business and voted to send 3.00 to the Crusade for Freedom. Hulda Smith gave a lesson on color chart activities. Lunch was served by Rep. Marijana Ogle.
A birthday dinner honored Mrs. Keiser at the Baptist church parlors on Sunday noon December 14. Guests sang the Happy Birthday song, and the pastor cited Psalm 91 about long life and salvation. Dr. Harry Keiser of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Huisinga of Aplington sent congratulations, with Dr. Keiser presenting photos from travels in Europe. Relatives shared best wishes and praise for her long life.
Elgin Chapter O E S met last Wednesday evening and elected officers including Mrs Allen Habeger as Worthy Matron and Arthur Yearpus as Worthy Patron B H Brackin as Associate Patron Mrs Harold Grimm as Conductress and Mrs Glen McKellar as Associate Conductress with B H Brackin as secretary and R P Strauch as treasurer Appointive officers to be announced later.
Mr and Mrs John Falb of Postville along with Mr and Mrs W C Falb traveled to Chicago by train then to New Orleans for the national dealers preview of the 1953 Buick. They returned home the following Tuesday after attending the event.
The Osceola waterworks system is freed from debt for the first time since 1933 as the final bonds for a new reservoir and purification plant were paid off last week.
Esther and Rachael of the WSC S plan a joint Christmas party at the church on Thursday. The program includes an organ solo by Loretta Gilson, vocal solo by Mrs E G Stein man, a Nativity reading from St Luke, and congregational carols accompanied by Loretta Gilson. Hostesses are Mesdames Mosby Meinhard Knudtson and Strauch with Lyle Light and Martin Wenger in charge.
Ernie Baumgartner again crafts a candy architecture this Christmas. A candy merry-go-round with Santa as operator sits on a turntable built from candy canes marshmallows and mints featuring miniature cars for riders. Displays at the Falb garage.
The junior class dominated turkey winners with Jeanette Krueger Curtis L Butikofer Sharon Schupbach Patty Wilson Junior Klingman and Mrs Glen Little named. Six more turkeys will be given away Saturday and another half dozen and 100 dollars cash on Wednesday December 24.
The St Pauls Methodist choir directed by Mrs EB G Steinman will present the Christmas Cantata Star of the Silent Night on Sunday evening December 21 at eight. The public is invited.
Bill Burge of Waukon spent the night outside the treasurer’s office with a sleeping bag and hot coffee to be first in line for No 1 licenses. The item notes two volcanic eruptions in 1951, Mauna Loa in Hawaii and Etna in Sicily.
Elgin Cooperative members held their annual session on Saturday selecting Floyd Thompson to join Kenneth Anderson on the board, with Hilder Gilbertson as president and Ernest Christen, Bernard Hanson as holdovers. Manager Max Meddberry reported results while Ken Lepley and Vern Ott spoke, and a pancake and sausage dinner followed hosted by the Lions. A full yearly summary appears on page eight of today's Echo.
The Pleasant Point Study Club held its November gathering at Mrs. Louis Dennier’s home with fifteen members present and a Christmas box packing committee named. December’s basket dinner, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. James Yearous, featured family Christmas customs discussions, program books, secret pals, and gift distribution under the tree with several guests attending.
Billings Montana paper reports Prairie Chicken Shoe killed Bear Child in a drunken brawl with a half gallon jug and rock. Bear Child received an eight year sentence. Mrs Median Old Coyote, 104, dies, survived by husband and grandchildren Mrs Allen Old Horn Mrs Ira Bad Bear and three other Old Coyotes.
Dr and Mrs D E Tinker moved Tuesday to their new home at Postville under construction the past summer and recently completed. The Tinker children will attend Elgin schools until Christmas and then enter Postville. their father will bring them to school daily. Mrs Pauline Petrazz has purchased the Tinker home and will move in immediately, having already moved some goods.
A chimney fire at the Robert Hanson farm home Thursday night filled the house with smoke but caused little other damage as the family guarded against flames. The report also notes the Washington monument at 5 feet 518 inches tall.
A list of recent acquisitions at Elgin Library features titles by Maud Hart Lovelace, August Derleth, Helen Fuller Orton, Margery Allingham and others. Works span adventures, mysteries, biographies, and classic literature from multiple authors and genres.
The P. Y. 4-H Club met at Norma Gehring’s home on Wednesday evening. Members played games and bingo, sang Christmas carols, and held a gift exchange. They planned to meet again December 28 with Doris Orth. lunch was served.
Two northeast Iowa youngsters, Clyde Blong age 10 of St. Lucas and Richard Bailey age 3 of Waucoma, were killed in separate accidental gun discharges on the same day. Blong tripped and the pistol fired into his forehead while Bailey died when a gun in an older brother’s hands discharged. The article ends with a Choctaw word meaning red people.
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