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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1959
Page
6
A long list of social visits, suppers, and courteous gatherings. Families including Chapmans Schori Kohler Schlein, Halvorsons, Beccers, Tillotsons, Lantzs, and many others share dinners and overnight stays across Ames, Cedar Falls, Postville, Clermont, and surrounding towns. Also notes hospital stays and thanks cards mark a busy community scene with numerous relatives and friends visiting and traveling for events and birthdays.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish announces a series of services led by Pastor Dennis A. Stutrud. In Elgin the schedule includes Holy Communion on Feb 12 at 7:30 p.m. and a basket social. Highland hosts confirmations on Feb 7 and Feb 10, Bible class and choir at 7:30 p.m., and a basket social. Ash Wednesday observance noted.
NORWAY church dawn scripture and classes. Senior confirmation at 10:00 a.m. Junior confirmation class. Sunday Feb 8 offers 9:30 a.m. Sunday school at St Olaf chapel and Norway church, 11:00 a.m. worship at Norway church. Luther League basket social at Elgin 7:30 p.m. Lenten Communion at Norway church. MARION CHURCH 10:00 a.m. Confirmation class 9:30 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. 7:30 p.m. Luther League basket social Elgin service. 2:00 p.m. Marion Missions Society.
Thursday February 5 events include W M A meeting at Mrs Rose Baechler home with hostesses Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler and Mrs Alfred Baechler. 2:00 p.m. Midweek prayer and Bible study service. 900 p.m. Church choir rehearsal.
On Sunday February 8 worship at 10:00 morning, 11:00 Sunday school, 20:00 evening gospel hour. The World-wide Day of Prayer service is set for Friday February 19 at 4:15 p.m. at the Elgin Methodist Church.
St Pauls Methodist Church announces a Woman's Society meeting on Thursday with Mrs. R P Strauch and Mrs Rex Mulford as cohosts and a program by Mrs Leo Schori. Choir rehearsal at 7 80 p.m. Membership training at 9 00 a.m. Sunday worship at 10 00 a.m. Sunday school at 1 00 p.m. Ash Wednesday service at 7 30 p.m. World Day of Prayer service at 6 15 p.m. on Friday February 13.
Bundsy morning services run 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30. Sunday afternoon services 12 30 to 1 00 and 1 00 to 2 00 include song services. Mr and Mrs Willis Schultz Juli os Marion and Darwin Gilson Cedar Rapids were weekend guests of the Donald Gu sons and visited relatives at Postville.
Dennis Meyer and friends hosted a party after a concert for Pam Clothier on her first birthday. Families and neighbors including Gruver and Meyer households shared weekend visits, a sleigh party, and church class activities. Detroit visitors attended a funeral for Albert Schupbach in Drayton Plains and Fayette residents joined relatives at local homes. A long list of local visitors and daily life details conclude with a saying about friendship.
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