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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
7
Numerous Christmas gatherings mark the week with dinner guests and family visits. Residents share hospitality from Elkader to West Union as relatives travel, while Minerva Weibel departs for Chicago to begin Cook County hospital work.
Baptist church notes detail Thursday December 81 7 80 p m junior choir 7 30 p m teachers training delays 8 p m choir rehearsal 9 p m watchnight service into 1982 refreshments served Sunday January 8 1982 10 a m communion service Sunday school at 9 45 a m dinner in church 12 15 p m junior meeting 12 46 p m at 1 80 p m biblical instruction for new converts English service hear semi annual reports trustee election Ladies Aid Society meet January 6 2 p m junior choir January 7 7 30 p m prayer meeting 9 p m choir rehearsal Christmas programs December 24 1981 and December 27 1981 noted B Y P A convention planning committee met Elgin June 14 16 1982 details and blessing wished from Ph Lauer pastor.
The note from Hlyria Church reflects gratitude for a faithful year and calls for renewed cooperation and family support. It urges stronger attendance and Sunday school participation to make the coming year the best yet for church life and growth.
The M E Church notes list J J Snyder as minister and Mrs. Klingman as pianist with 10 a m worship and 11 a m Sunday school. It records Christmas day gatherings, guests including the Kiple family and the Houg and Klingman households, and local members traveling to Palmer for teaching duties. Weather hopes, and holiday visits by Jerdee Frieden Saunders and Frie den households are noted.
A long list of visits over Christmas highlights family gatherings in Waukegan Illinois and nearby towns. Residents hosted relatives from St Paul Des Moines Cincinnati and Chicago sharing meals and holiday cheer at various homes. Visitors included the Schori Etter Bevis Earle Cox and many others with plans to return home after Christmas.
Mr and Mrs Albert Schori hosted a Christmas gathering with Clarence Leo and Georgia Mae Schori from St Paul West Union. A Dubuque man plans to open a pop factory in the Bopp block and begin soon. Clermont and Elgin could support such an industry and raccoon and opossum seasons are noted. The Postville Creamery plans a second story with employee flats saving 960 annually in insured costs. A special subscription offer for Elgin Echo and Clermont Enterprise promotes three months for 25 cents.
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