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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1932
Page
6
Local notices report illnesses and recoveries, travel for family visits, and community events. Mrs. Fath, Mrs. Spahr, and Mrs. Boleyn are among those mentioned as ill or hospitalized, while families move to Waucoma and attend social gatherings in surrounding towns. Farm repair week is announced for March 7 to 12, with emphasis on preventive maintenance.
The church lists English services at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sundays with a Sunday school at 11 a.m. and B Y P U prayer meeting at 7:50 p.m. Karl Miller leads the English service. midweek events include Ladies Aid on March 2, an 8 p.m. prayer meeting on March 3, and a choir rehearsal. The pastor Ph Lauer notes a recent Washington program and an evangelistic conference in Dubuque.
J J Snyder serves as minister with Mrs Louis Klingman at the piano for Sunday worship at ten in the morning. Sunday school follows at eleven sharp.
Illyria church notes list J J Snyder as minister and La Fonda Shaffer as pianist. Sunday school begins at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m.
The Loftsgard and Jellum families express heartfelt thanks to neighbors friends and clergy for support during the illness and death of our beloved sister and aunt. Gratitude is extended for flowers and kindness shown by the pastor choir and many friends. The families: Mr. and Mrs. Nels Loftsgard and family and Mr. and Mrs. G Jellum.
Quick reads from the Floy Jennings family address update in Quincy and farm horse price trends, with feed cost notes suggesting yearly cost increases. Nearby social snippets include the Kiple move to Guttenberg and Capper Hatchery plans, plus remarks on the Marquette Prairie du Chien bridge timing and unfinished work. A West Union Club report notes 1931 spending and course readiness, while broader economic critique cites heavy money hoarding and circulation losses impacting employment.
Mrs Warren Harrington of Postville spent Sunday with C J Harrington. Dr and Mrs H B Wolf entertained Mr and Mrs H W Falk at dinner and theatre. Mrs Lorenz Schatz from West Union visited her mother Mrs Dena Dummermuth. Mrs Geo N Schorz recovering after surgery and may return from West Union hospital next week. Nancy Ernst improving after hospital stay. Local bridge club members visited Wa dena. Arthur Herrling home hosted results. Farm Bureau nutrition lessons noted with next class March 14. War cost figures juxtaposed with peace spending from 1932 budget analysis.
Mr and Mrs John Falk visited Marquette Sunday to see Mr and Mrs E L Morris and Mrs Walter Dummermuth went to Decorah last week to nurse her hospitalized brother. Hazel Davis Fay ette post office assistant spent Sunday and Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs J A Habeger.
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