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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
6
A stream of brief notes covers hospital visits and returns, family news, and social visits across Postville and surrounding towns. It mentions Mrs. LeRoy Steele returning home from the Postville hospital, the baby Richard LeRoy still at the hospital, and visits by relatives from Waterloo Chicago Decorah and Rochester.
Reverend Paul F. Zoschke leads a Thursday prayer service with Lenten emphasis at 5 pm Ruth Krueger plays the organ. Sunday features morning worship and communion at 10 am, Sunday school at 11 am, and a 2 pm worship service. Junior Society meets at 2 pm.
Marion at 0 30, services. Norway at 11 o'clock, services. Come to church. You are welcome at each and every service, Dr S J Strandjord, Pastor.
Methodist Church holds services at 10 o'clock with Sunday school at 11. Laymen's Day worship led by Gordon Mosby with Alyria male quartet. Talks by C Je Robinson and Robert Kohler on Our Accountability to God. European relief project praised. WSC meeting set for March 6 hosted by several ladies. Elgin and Alyria Youth Fellowships plan race relation play March 6 and skating party March 7 at Elgin Roller Rink with guest invitations. Rev. Bruce D. Jones, Pastor.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for visits gifts and letters during a hospital stay in Decorah. Several locals are listed visiting relatives in Anoka New Hampton and Oelwein while others attend district meetings and concerts. A hospital patient in New Hampton is expected to be discharged soon and several families host or visit over the weekend.
Mrs. Tryphe Knudtson visits St Paul kin. Ronald Ernest Shirley born to Reuben and wife at West Union hospital. Local trips bring visitors from Waterloo and Anoka. Dan Sutter hospitalized in Iowa City. multiple gatherings, birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries shared among Blockhus, Olson, Knod, Moser, and affiliated families. A three yolk egg found prompts egg curiosity amid ongoing social events.
A compact sermon summary of Jesus triumphal entry and the last week, noting differing reactions to Christ. It emphasizes belief, praising Christ, bringing others to Jesus, Jesus as Savior, and the Father glorifying the Son. The piece urges exaltation of Christ in preaching to draw all men to him.
Reuben Schupbach spent the weekend in Chicago. Mrs John Steffens and Erma of West Union and Lorraine Light of Cedar Rapids visited Saturday in Hans Grether’s home. Eighteen carloads of freight arrived in Elgin last Thursday, three loads local, due to a 16 day snow stoppage at the start of the month.
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