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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1936
Page
6
J J Snyder serves as minister at St Pauls M E Church with Mrs Louis Klingman on piano. Worship service at 10 a m followed by Sunday school at 11 a m.
Edward N Brockhausen 42, World War veteran, died Tuesday at Elgin state hospital after years of illness. Born July 28, 1893 in Lansing Iowa, he grew up in Freeport and studied at Freeport High School and the University of Wisconsin. He served with the 108th Ammunition Train at Verdun, later at Dijon and St Nazaire hospitals. Surviving are his mother Mrs B Erp Brockhausen and three brothers Carl Chicago Theodore and Bernard Prosser WA. father Dr B Erp Brockhausen preceded him in death. Funeral services will be private at Wiese and Temple Funeral Home Adams Ave Friday at 2 PM, burial in Lansing Iowa.
Elgin residents and neighboring families share visits and greetings. Notable names include Knudtson, Thoma, Schori, Berg, and Petersen, with trips to Waterloo, Guttenberg, Elkader, and Prairie du Chien. Events include birthdays, anniversaries, hatchery plans, and card of thanks reflecting community ties.
Illyria Church announces Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship service at 9 15 p m with Minister J Snyder and pianist Grace Foxwell listed among participants.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke and Organist Lillian Jacobs invites worship at 10 in the morning with baptism and communion. Sunday school at 11 and worship at 2. On Wednesday March 4 the Women Missionary Society meets at 2 with a prayer service at 8 and choir rehearsal at 9.
Lutheran church notes list confirmants meetings and services across dates February 29 March 1 and March 8 with St Olaf Marion and Norway services. Local greetings: Pastor S J Strandford and Mrs Thos Knudtson well. community visits. farm trades. road conditions. hatchery news. Elgin Upper Iowa students home for weekend. local dinner guests and cribbage tournament results.
The Prairie Flower prints a recruitment style appeal describing the ideal worker. It seeks a man who is punctual, safe, proactive, honest, quick, quiet, and steadfast, who answers truthfully, asks minimal questions, and shows resilience without self pity.
Report cards will be handed out Wednesday March 4 as the second semester ends. In the assembly room last Friday afternoon Washington program featured a United States Constitution summary by American history students and a closing address by Rev. Snyder on Washington and the Constitution. County basketball tourney action includes Elgin vs Arlington at 9:30 Thursday night. Birds at Clermont road draw attention as quail, cardinals and other species gather near feeding spots. The General Aid Society meets March 5 at town hall after the public dinner to quilt. Burton Terry Wolf marked his third birthday February 25 with a party and Washington themed refreshments.
The Dec 6 start event concluded Feb 21 with Weibel taking first, Junior McMillan second, Junior Schupbach third, and Wm Haas fourth. A total of 6700 free throws were counted. top scorers included Weibel 87, Schupbach 86, and Shaffer 80. Prizes range from Berg store gift to a necktie and athletic socks, with a commemorative plaque to be engraved yearly by students and a jeweler.
The note mentions Mrs. Mary Matthys being ill and confined to bed at times. It comments that marriage is a funny thing where the ceremony is least important yet receives the most fuss.
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