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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
6
Local scene in Elgin covers visitors from Fayette Postville Guttenberg and Monona. Reports of illnesses dental work and home visits along with forest timber ad tips and a church chicken dinner plus Moody Bible Institute conference attendance.
The Baptist Church announces a Sunday English service at 10 a.m followed by Sunday school at 11 a.m The BYP U program committee meets at 7 p.m and at 7 30 p.m the BYP U presents a program with Captain Helen Baechler music by the orchestra Gladys Yearous clarinet solo by Frederick Lauer and a choir Deleste. The program includes a debate on Moses versus Paul with affirmative five members and a negative three members. The Win One Club meets at 8 30 p.m with leader Gladys Yearous Thursday prayer meeting at 8 p.m and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m All are welcome at all services.
M. E. Church notes list J. J. Snyder as minister and Mrs. Klingman as pianist. Services at 10 a.m. and Church of Youth at 8 p.m. Ladies Aid Society divisions meet Thursday at the homes of G. N. Schori, F. W. Hughes, Chas. Feller, and the town hall. Choir and orchestra practice at the church on Thursday.
J J Snyder minister Grace Foxwell pianist Sunday school at 10 15 am church service 11 15 am Church of Youth in Elgin at 8 pm free church auditorium entertainment at 8 30 pm Monday Feb 19 after supper Cemetery Association to hold annual picnic dinner and officer election at the church on Feb 22
February 18 and 25 services at Norway and Marion with English and Norse rites. Norwegian dinner after February 18 service and St Olaf Chapel English services at 7 30. Pastor S J Stanford invites all to attend. Local social visits include Anna Falb and several Crider and Falb family gatherings at homes.
Students across grades earned top marks in spelling and arithmetic last week including 100 percent scores for Mabel Grimm and others in lower grades and A plus averages for Gene Habeger and Russell Wenger. The report also notes a Valentine party, Girl Scouts meeting, art class dress designs, a high school dance, and upcoming county and state tournaments with the West Union site chosen for the state events.
The district instructor for the O. E. S., Mrs. Lola Smith of Maynard, will visit Elgin on Tuesday February 20 to conduct a school of instruction for the local lodge. The session starts at 1 PM with initiatory work shown in the evening, followed by a social time. All members and especially officers are urged to attend. Worthy Matron. Tell them you saw it in the Echo.
Alfred Holzer has not been feeling well and spends time in bed. Janice Gehring visits town to see her grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Gehring. Mrs Clarence Kohls looks after Mrs Fred Muehlethaler ill with flu. Louis Becker is ill under doctor care. Joe Becker covers chores for him.
Mr and Mrs Walter Falk were dinner guests Sunday in the E L Crowe home at Clermont. Josephine Kniel returned to West Union Monday to work in the law office of Estey Estey for a time. Erma Grether has severed her connections with the Des Moines Register and on Saturday of the past week made her last trip to collect for the paper. She has resigned her work in favor of one of the younger boys in Elgin.
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