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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
6
District society notes show illness and visits across Elgin and West Union with multiple residents hosting relatives and attending events. Local travel includes mins to Cedar Rapids Minneapolis and Chicago for family gatherings, a funeral, and a national clothing convention. Weather saw bitter cold with temp swings. church and missionary society meetings were held, and several residents returned from trips or began housekeeping at new homes.
Baptist Church Notes list the February 17 English service at 10 am with Sunday school at 9:25 am, a 5-minute speech by Reuben Harleman, duets, selections, a patriotic reading, and a male chorus. A prayer meeting is set for February 21 at 8 pm with choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Our Ladies Aid meeting under Mrs. Hans Keiser is reported as well attended.
Worship hour set for 10 a m with a sermon concluding last Sunday's subject What has become of our neighbor the Devil Church school follows at 11 a m You are invited to worship at St Pauls.
An antiquated advice piece discusses rayon fabrics, washing with water and soap, avoiding rubbing, squeezing and rinsing, along with ironing on medium heat. It then shifts to sewing room setup, organizing space, and using a cutting table. The last items note pruning grapevines in early spring and pruning methods for renewal or spur systems.
Illyria news lists numerous visits and gatherings: Mrs Amelis Strong visiting Hazelton and Randall ia. Leo Rothlisberger and Howard Shaffer at Fred Rothlisberger home. Cheery Valley weekend in Cheery Valley with Lolg and Horia Hanson. Many local relatives attended dinners and suppers at Rothlisberger, Shaffer, Hanson, and Wenger homes. Church dinner on February 23 by cemetery association. A mix of weekend visits, travel to Jo ws City for leg check, and birthday celebrations for Walter Rothlisberger.
Louise Meyer celebrated her birthday on Sunday February 10 with a party attended by several friends in the evening.
Fred Falk of La Crosse Wisconsin spent a brief morning in Elgin on business as an Echo want ad found buyers.
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