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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1933
Page
6
A garbled page lists assorted items from Maynard and Postville including social visits, illness, and sales. Mrs. Rose Muehlethaler recuperates at home while Anna Falk’s mobility improves with crutches. Local sales, fuel ads, and community notices mingle with travel to Flint Michigan for car parts and a turnage boiler repair.
Baptist notes list upcoming meetings and rehearsals for February and a conference program. Items include choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Sunday February 18 with English service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. P U program at 8 p.m. featuring Hugo Hackman piano solo Hans Keiser recital Mrs Alfred Wenger duet. Also Esther Durscher Raymond Kruger Metta Buser quartet and various readings and musical numbers. A prayer meeting and another choir rehearsal are noted for February 28 at 8 p.m. Led by Ph Lauer pastor.
February notices list English services at First Lutheran of McGregor at 2:30 Marion at 7:30 English services and Luther League program. St Olaf Chapel holds 7:30 o clock services with pastor Strandjord. Weekly schedule notes English services and social hour throughout February.
M E Church notes list J J Snyder as minister and Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist. Church service at 10 am Sunday, Sunday school at 11 am, choir practice Thursday evening at the home of a member.
Sunday school at 10:16 a m and church at 21:15 a m frame a church schedule. Local notes mention Falb's Market offers fried fish 25c, pork roast 7c, and 4 pounds for 25c on Friday and Saturday, plus 25c good lord items. Community updates cover visits, quilters, a Young Folks conference, a slumber party, and baker M Zurbriggen noting a busy Saturday after cheap ads drew crowds. The column highlights local vendors, social events, and church life in the Elgin area.
Walter Becker and classmates achieved 100 percent in weekly spelling. Several students were absent due to illness, and a Valentine party was held in the room on Tuesday afternoon. In third and fourth grades a Valentine program occurred in the gym, with top spellings and arithmetic ratings noted across rooms, plus high school topics on World War, child labor, and nationalism.
In a cold Wednesday gathering the Baptist Mission Society held their meeting at Hans Keiser's residence with twenty six attendees. Lola Martin recently sprained her arm and finger but continues school while healing. Otto Daniela attempted to drive a truck into Torkelson Broad garage causing damage to the door and frame, noting repeated incidents with large trucks.
F L Sires joined his brother Vern in Preston and they traveled to Amea for a state college short course this week. Ed Riser took Floyd to Preston Sunday and plans to return by next Sunday. Kenton Kruger, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Kruger, fell from a chair Saturday morning and later felt unwell, doctors ordered bed rest. Mrs Hulda Stoehr hosted the ladies bridge club Tuesday with Mrs Fred Kohler winning high score and the traveling prize shared. Stoehr also rewarded bidders with prizes for a three with four honors contract.
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