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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1957
Page
6
Numerous Fayette residents are listed for visits, dinners, and weekend gatherings. Individuals include Keith Kohler, Harry Cline, Marcia Wolf, Lt. B. T. Wolf, Louis Halverson, Alma Tripp, Greta Falb, and R. A. Crider among many others. Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and hospital visits span Fayette townships, Osage, Clermont, Decorah, and nearby farms, with periodic travel to Ames, Cedar Falls, and Ames.
Sunday morning services run 10 16 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30 and church services. Sunday afternoon song services 12 30 to 1 00 followed by church services 1 00 to 2 00. Public welcome.
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches announce weekly activities. In Elgin junior choir practice Thursday at 4 15 p m and confirmation class Saturday at 3 00 a m. Bake sale at town hall at 2 00 p m by Lutheran League. Sunday 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m Divine worship with Luther League at 7 30 p m led by Janice Loftsgard and Mary Erickson. Highland offers Saturday confirmation class at 3 30 a m and Sunday services at 9 00 a m with Sunday school at 10 00 a m.
E G Steinman minister leads worship at 10:00 a m with Sunday school at 11:00 a m Youth Fellowship at 3:30 p m There will be no choir rehearsal this Thursday.
St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches announce a series of services and events led by Pastor Bruce Hoyce. From Feb 28 through Mar 7 there are worship services, choir performances, Sunday school, confirmations, and Lenten services at St Olaf chapel Marion church Norway and related venues.
A flurry of dinners birthdays and visits across West Union Postville Waterloo and surrounding towns. Hosts included Mr and Mrs Max Lehman Mr and Mrs Leo Lehman and families with local youths visiting state university students and relatives from Mediapolis Kingston and Oakville. Several groups attended meetings at Ferguson Massey Harris in Des Moines and enjoyed home shows and dinners as weekend guests and birthday celebrations rolled through.
Mrs. Jack Adrian hosted a March of Dimes coffee on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schultz and family visited the Strauch residence Sunday. Ergin Etter and Mrs. Frieda Etter of Janesville Wis visited his mother Mrs. Frieda Etter and called at Louis Dennler’s home. Merle Clark attended the farm service meeting at Central School in Oelwein, Greta Fall, Upper Iowa University sophomore from Elgin, was elected treasurer of the Student Christian Association on campus, replacing Phyllis Jordanger. Miss Falb, taking liberal arts, is a member of the group and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Falb. Grain sorghums can replace corn in poultry rations on a nearly pound-for-pound basis.
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