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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1962
Page
6
Planning a wedding goon in your family features two prominent accessories you may desire. Delivery ranges to 12 days with excellent work. See samples at the ECHO office. FOR RENT Apartments at Larson Shopping Center Postville Iowa 28-2ip
Office supplies and equipment are sold at the Echo Office with groceries Folgers coffee priced at 1.17 for 2 lbs and 59c per Tb. Also clothing appliances and real estate for sale by W. C. Follett at Clermont and Elgin with multiple houses lots and a repair shop business offered, with rental options.
A collage of thanks from residents expressing gratitude for visits cards letters and gifts during hospital stays and after returning home. Names include Ivan Meisner Andrew Yearous Teddy Fried enrich and Lena Cooley with notes of appreciation for Rev caspers and others who offered support on birthdays and convalescence.
New address notices list Pvt. John P Falk US 54 337589 Co L3 Ard Bn 1st Tng Regt Fort Carson Colo Pvt Lyle D Meisner pie 17621069 4th Pvt Co C 1st Tng Regt Btry Carson Colo H John Vanderbeck 2239 East Hoover Orange Calif Pvt James R Halvorson US 55721029 Co A 2nd Tng Rest Fort Carson Colorado and Danice Anderson Student Nurse State Mental Hospital Independence Iowa.
Wednesday February 28 at 7 30 Fellowship at the church. Thursday March 1 7 30 p m Prayer meeting 8 30 pan Choir practice Friday March 2 2 00 p m Young adult veni son supper at the church Sunday March 4
A church calendar lists worship and communion at 10:00 am with Sunday school at 11:00 am then 3:00 pm advisory board. An open house 2:00 to 4:30 pm honors Abe Habeger on their 25th anniversary. Upcoming events include teachers meeting March 6 and W M U meeting March 7. World Day of Prayer union services March 38 at the Methodist Church.
Sunday morning worship runs 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30. Afternoon service listed 1 30 to 1 00 and a song service 7 00 to 2 00.
Norway church holds Sunday school teachers meetings at 8 00 p m teaching lessons four five six Circle Bible Study led by Mrs Harrison Wold at Elkader home Parish Board of Education meets at parsonage Sunday March . 3 8 45 a m Confirmation class March 4 Worship at chapel 9 00 a m Sunday schools 10 00 a m Marion hosts Sunday school teachers meeting at Norway Church Lessons four five six Parish board of education 9 00 a m Confirmation class 10 00 a m Sunday school 11 00 a m Worship
Marion Lutheran Church opens a seven week Thursday Lent series starting March 8 with a 7:30 movie and 8:00 worship. Pastor Jerry Mathie will present seven psalm based meditations centered on the Apostles Creed. Movies highlight Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches cooperation. Public invited. membership pathway noted.
Notable religious services listed for Wednesday evenings held at St Obat Chapel and Nortay Lutheran Church. Details are incomplete in the notice but indicate regular midweek worship and community gatherings.
Leslie Q Klink 35 Elkader announces candidacy for State Representative from Clayton County on the Repuli cami ticket. A Elkader High School graduate and Town State University attendee, he holds a 1956 soil conservation award and serves as director of Iowa Beef Producers Assn and Purebred Angus Breeder. He is a delegate to state and national conventions and directs the Iowa Beef Bull Test, Northeast Iowa Angus Assn, Clayton County Beef Assn, and is a member of the American Legion.
Elgin residents and nearby families visited in Postville and Manchester over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kohler with family, Arden Greener and Alan, Ana Greener, Francis Butikofer with Tami and Cindy, and the Torkelson family for Sunday dinners. Birthday observances were held for Herbert Dummermuth and Harold Conner, with other relatives present. A Baumgartner dinner gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baumgartner, Oelwein, and Ellen Mason.
A fragmentary Iowa piece notes Dr. C. J. Roy, 54, longtime ISU geology head, named dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities. The item also mentions veterans cash benefits for 1961 and public remarks from former leaders on military testing and policy.
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