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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
6
Hyma Church announces Sunday school at 10 15 a m worship at 11 15 a m with J J Snyder pastor and Grace Foxwell pianist leading worship in the morning service.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship with communion at 10 o clock. Sunday school follows at 11. Evening worship at 7. Junior meeting at 2. Prayer service Wednesday February 9 at 7. Choir rehearsal at 9. Pastor Paul F. Zoschke and organist Lillian Schroeder are noted.
St Pauls M E Church presents worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11. Pianist William Weibel. The Ladies Aid Society divisional meetings for Thursday afternoon occur in rotation at the homes of Mrs F R Berg, Mrs Mel Kohler, and Mrs R A Crider, on the 1st 2nd and 3rd weeks respectively.
St Olaf Chapel hosts 9 o clock English service on February 6 followed by Marion 11 o clock English service. February 12 presents Norway 11 o clock English service and 7 30 o clock Luther League. Pastor Dr S J Strandford invites all to attend every service.
Paul Zurbriggen, a longtime Upper Iowa student and athlete, will graduate on June 1. A Elgin High School alumnus class of 1993, he played football baseball and track, led as senior class president, and plans to teach and coach in high school. He traveled widely and helped two undefeated teams at Elgin and Upper Iowa, earning the nickname Zub.
The Tabitha Society gathered in the Baptist church parlors on Wednesday afternoon January 19 with Mrs. Zoschke presiding. The program included roll call, readings, prayers, songs, and a Mizpah benediction led by the hostess group Opal Miller Wilma Probert Clara Krueger and Marie Erhardt. Myrtle Nelson of Chicago began studies at the Nina Parker System of Beauty Culture in Chicago January 3 and continues a part time job at a dentist’s office.
Mrs Mahala Howard Conner born November 6 1861 on a farm southwest of Elgin died January 23 1938 at her sister Mrs Esley Howards home aged 76 years two months and 17 days She married Enos Howard September 12 1882 and had six children three survive Thomas and Reuben of Elgin and Inez Shaffer on the homestead The funeral was held at Myria church with Rev J J Snyder officiating and burial in Myria cemetery
The Howard family thanks neighbors relatives and friends for sympathy and support during their bereavement. Floral offerings and comforting words were greatly appreciated by Thomas Howard Reuben Howard and Mrs J M Shaffer.
The Baptist Young People's Union met at the parsonage on Tuesday with 28 members present. Vice-president Hugo Hackmann led a short business meeting in president Dorothy Etter's absence and the group set a $25 missionary goal for a young couple bound for Africa next spring. Edward Krueger oversaw the entertainment committee, and a paper sack lunch closed the event.
On February 2, Groundhog Day, 50 years since F R Berg left Norway for America in 1888. His first voyage lasted fourteen days with work as a liner steward. He has made five Atlantic crossings, the latest in 1914, eleven days from Bergen to Elgin Iowa. Chas Stieht and Leo Walthers of Garnaville visited Elgin on Friday. Mrs Alfred Imhof remains ill at home under medical care.
Metta Buser came back to her Clermont home on Tuesday following a Sunday visit to Mrs. Minnie Daniels and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles ONeill and Fred ONeill were six o'clock dinner guests at H. D. Yuck's house on Sunday evening.
Jasper Indiana reports a two story police barracks completed on State Highway 46 north of town. It houses private rooms for the sergeant lieutenant and clerk plus a dormitory for LB patrolmen and two detectives. The facility includes a 80 foot pistol range a recreation room and basement radio operatings room with WPIEU radio station nearby.
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