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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1959
Page
6
A long list of social visits and family events in Postville and surrounding towns. Guests include the McTag, Butikofer, Frieden, Kohler, Frieden, and Moore families, plus others from Elkader, Clermont, Davenport, and West Union. Notable notes: a county medical meeting in Oelwein, birthdays and anniversaries, hospital visits, and a wedding in Washburn.
Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs L C Reierson and Mr and Mrs Cornelius Reierson attended the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Harry Gunderson at the Lutheran Church in Clermont. Richard and Betty Reierson were supper guests Friday evening at the Cornelius Reierson home.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish lists midweek services and choirs at 7:30 p.m. on February 26 with 8:15 p.m. choir rehearsal and fellowship. February 28 features confirmation at 8:30 a.m. and Jr choir at 10:30 a.m. March 1 offers Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Highland shows Jr confirmation at 9:00 a.m. and Sr confirmation at 10:00 a.m. March 1 worship at 9:15 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and fellowship at 8:15 p.m. on March 4.
Wednesday February 25 Jr and Jr Hi CBY Fellowship meets at the church Election of officers. Thursday February 26 at 8:00 p.m. Mid week service for prayer and Bible study 9:00 p.m. Monthly deacon meeting 9:00 p.m. Church choir rehearsal 10:00 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday school 12:00 Noon Fellowship dinner 1:00 p.m. Church advisory board 2:00 p.m. Afternoon service brief business session 2:00 p.m. Junior church.
St Pauls Methodist Church led by Pastor Donald T Caspers lists a mid week Lenten service at 7 30 p m choir practice at 8 15 p m membership training at 9 00 a m youth fellowship bake sale at town hall 2 00 p m service of worship 10 00 a m Sunday school 11 00 a m and a fellowship gathering at 7 30 p m youth fellowship at 7 30 p m.
Sunday morning services at Apostolic Christian Church run from 10 15 to 11 30 with a Sunday school session from 10 30 to 11 30. The schedule lists church services and Sunday school times for worshipers.
A Sunday schedule lists 12:30 to 1:00 for song services and 1:00 to 2:00 for church services. The afternoon program outlines a brief worship sequence with musical and prayerful components for attendees.
Church calendars list confirmation classes and worship times for NORWAY CHURCH and MARION CHURCH with services on February 23 through March 6. Notices mention guests Ida Halverson and friends from Chicago, plus several local hospitality visits and family gatherings at Ole Reierson, Willard Martin, and nearby households.
A concise paradox cautions that prejudice targets people while blaming them for imagined faults. The remark highlights how bias distorts judgment by imputing evil traits to individuals rather than addressing actions.
Airman Alvin N. Lehman son of Mr and Mrs Louis L Lehman of Elgin completed his initial Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He has been chosen for technical training in Aircraft and Missile Maintenance at Amarillo AFB Texas
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