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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
6
A long list of local residents plan or undertake winter visits and trips. Mr and Mrs Harold Rendall depart for Florida for the winter. Several families visit relatives in Sumner Sheffield Kewanee and Clermont. Christmas parties and dinners are held by Farm service and Pilot Lighter’s Club members.
Sunday morning services run 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30. Sunday afternoon features song service from 12 30 to 1 00 and church services 1 00 to 2 00.
Pastor Donald T. Caspers outlines a busy Christmas week at the Methodist Church. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 p m. Woman's Society of Christian Service Christmas party on Sunday. Worship services on Sunday and Christmas Day with programs for Sunday school and Feast of Carols. Youth Fellowship caroling and party Monday. Christmas Eve program Tuesday and a Christmas Day worship service Wednesday.
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches announce a busy schedule led by Dennis Stutrud. Activities include a 2:00 p.m. Christmas party with hostesses Mrs. Lawrence West, Clarence Hofer, Will Friederich, Barney Larson, Belva Snyder, 4:00 p.m. junior choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Leaguers caroling and Christmas party. Saturday features junior and senior confirmations at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday offers Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m.
Weekly church notices list Christmas program on December 25 at 10:30 a.m. and other services December 26. Ladies' Aid postponement to Friday at 2:00 p.m. Highland Leaguers caroling December 19 at 7:00 p.m. Junior and Senior confirmations and worship, Sunday school, and processional offering noted.
Thursday December 19 8:00 p m Hour of Power 9:00 p m Choir practice Sunday December 22 10:00 a m Christmas morning worship 11:00 a m Sunday school 1:30 p m Christmas program practice 8:00 p m Senior CBY program Offering for missions Monday December 23 7:30 p m Caroling and packing candy Tuesday December 24 7:30 p m Sunday school Christmas program Thought for the Week A Merry Christmas to all and God Bless you Everyone Mr and Mrs Orville Moore spent Sunday at the Eli Metzger home at Chatfield Minn Mrs Lena Wenger and Mrs Milton Miller were dinner guests of Mrs Pauline Petratz and Mrs Anna McNeill Friday
Richard Hiatt of Kewanee and his family arrived Friday to collect relatives who had been visiting at the John Tillotson residence for three weeks. They left Saturday. Overnight guest Dora Lehman was hosted by Dr. and Mrs. D E Tinker at Postville. Mrs Genevieve Fuelling of Farmersburg visited Mrs. Lehman last Wednesday evening.
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