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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
6
Readable portions describe Elgin residents gathering for Christmas at multiple homes in Elgin and nearby towns. Lists of visitors include Carpenter, Schori, Yenney, Kohler, Stoehr, Harrington, and other families. Relatives traveled from Decorah Ossian Fayette and Janesville for holiday meals and greetings.
Baptist church notes list December 28 prayer meeting at 8 p m English service Sunday 10 a m Sunday school 9 30 a m Youth P A committee meeting 7 p m special B I program to be published in Echo Win One Club led by Abe Haboger with Benjamin Baumgartner as teacher watch night service to usher in the New Year light refreshments served January 3 Ladies Aid Society meeting at 2 p m covenant meeting January 4 choir at 9 p m minister and family extend New Year wishes and invite all to attend services
The M E Church notes J J Snyder minister and Mrs Louis Klingman pianist announce a New Year’s service next Sunday at 10 am with Sunday school at 11 am. The school thanks the program committee and sponsors including Stoehr’s drug store for decorations and Falle’s garage for curtains. Church of Youth watch night at 8 pm invites all. Committee members include Miss Olson, Florence Thoman, James Brorbus, Don Helms for the program and Marie Schupbach, Coronel Rothlisberger, J D Shaffer for the social portion.
J. N. Snyder, minister, Grace Foxwell led Sunday school at 10 15 a m and the church service followed at 11 15 a m More than four hundred people attended the Christmas program last Saturday evening The committee furnished a splendid program.
The BY. P. U. program presents a Christmas pageant Sunday evening at eight. Music by an orchestra accompanies the play Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. Characters include Girls and Boys of Bethlehem Marian Lehman Erma Grether Fred Lauer Louise Baumgartner Hugo Hackman Gladys Yearous Shepherds Erwin Miller Abe Habeger Lloyd Jacob Reuben Hackman Keeper John Schaer Wise Men Gustav Krueger Karl Miller Eli Habeger Assisted by Choir Organist Luella MTA. Offering Benediction Rev. Ph. Lauer.
A school report highlights Elgin high school's commercial department achievements. In November the class earned 15 Gregg certificates, bringing total for the year to 32. Names include Ruby Boyle, Dorothy Olson, Lillian Christen, Gladys Yearous, and others in typing, transcription, and theory. The piece notes Dr Gregg will endorse the first 100 certificates, Ruby Boyle receiving the first in the school and among the first 100 in the United States.
Winifred Schmid, a Miles City Montana teacher, arrived to spend holidays with her mother Mrs C Theo Schmid. Mr and Mrs Harold Greenley of Clermont and the Chas Greenley family of Decorah shared a fine Christmas dinner with their parents Mr and Mrs Frank Greenley.
A reader reflects on being always charming and poised as a true compliment to a woman. The piece notes that charm often depends on circumstances and people, with adults sometimes masking behavior for others. It cites Lord Chesterfield on treating all with courtesy regardless of status.
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