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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
2
Town council met in regular session with the mayor and councilmen present. Reports discussed sanitation finance street improvements and waterworks funding. A motion to approve the minutes and reports carried. Social notes mention local visits dinners and gatherings including families from Calmar Cedar Rapids and Oelwein with Christmas plans and travel noted.
Charles City Aeronautics Inc announces expansion plans for a second flight operation to open in Mason City around March 1. A new passenger terminal building will be completed, with Nord Baltes stating the project will serve Charles City and New Hampton, amid reorganizations involving Clermont.
Fr Thomas Currier, pastor, announces liturgies at St Peter's Church. Thursday includes Mary Quinn liturgy with confessions 4 30 to 5 03 and 8 to 9. Friday fast day with midnight vigil. Saturday and Sunday services note 8 00 sung liturgy for Frank Woodson family and 10 00 sung liturgy for parish members. Monday Tuesday Wednesday no Mass.
The Archdiocese of Dubuque adopts a Bolivian mission in Cochabamba naming the parish Rafael. Priests Sohawasser and Raymond Herman purchase a central San Rafael house to serve as rectory and chapel, with about 10,000 people in the area and no current church or school. They aim to move in by year’s start.
Friends and neighbors gathered Tuesday afternoon in Clermont to celebrate Mrs. Clarence Morey's birthday with lunch and a gift. The Morey family has been visiting and remodeling a home bought by their daughter and son in law.
Lutheran Martin Anderson was discharged from Postville Hospital Monday morning and returned home. Local residents and relatives visited in the area including Mrs. Robert Larsen of Ional City, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gilson, Mrs. Bertha Hegland, Mrs. Ruth Blake and family, Gene Olson returning from Duluth for Christmas, and multiple calls at West Union and surrounding towns. A resident, David Jacob, underwent throat surgery at University Hospitals Iowa City Friday.
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