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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1954
Page
6
Community members from Postville and nearby towns shared festive meals and New Year celebrations at numerous homes. Guests included Schupbach, Kohler, Blockhus, and many other families, with travels to Chicago, Moline, Ames, and West Union noted during the holiday period.
Reverend E G Steinman leads worship at 10 A M with Sunday school at 11 A M Choir practice Thursday 7 30 P M Youth Fellowship rally at Independence Sunday starting 3 30 P M Heads of commissions urged to attend WSCS monthly meeting with Mrs Mc Kohler this week It is time to renew subscriptions to the Advocate for another year
Pastor Vance R. Knutsen leads church activities from January 7 to January 10. Practice at Mrs Woodrow Heed’s home January 7 at 7:30 p m. Catechetical class January 9 at the parsonage at 1:15 p m. Sunday school January 10 at 9:30 a m. Divine worship January 10 at 10:30 a m. Luther League January 10 at 7:30 p m at Glen Snyder’s home. You are invited to attend our worship services.
St Olaf Lutheran churches announce Thursday January 7 Ladies Aid at Arthur Knuth home with Mrs Knuth and Mrs Hermann serving. Friday January 8 Marion church committee meets at 8 p m. Saturday January 9 St Olaf at 9 a m confirmation meetings Marion at 10 45 a m Sunday January 10 St Olaf services at 9 30 a m Marion at 11 a m Norway at 7 30 p m Luther League Thursday January 14 Marion Mission Society at 2 p m Mrs Henry Olson and Mrs P K Peterson to serve. Come to church you are welcome at each service pastor S J Strandford
The Friendly Church's Women's Missionary group at First Baptist Church, led by Pastor Rev. John Vanderbeck, will meet Thursday January 7 at 2:00 p.m. for a mission-focused program and fellowship.
Society meeting at Mrs Rose Baechler’s home at 7 30 p m junior choir practice 8 00 p m Hour of Power 9 00 p m senior choir practice Friday Jan 8 8 00 p m last meeting of Week of Prayer Sunday Jan 10 10 30 a m morning worship message Stones or a Corner stone 11 00 a m Sunday school Classes for all ages 8 00 p m Gospel Hour A sermon from a Picture The Angel us Monday Jan 11 Thought for the week Many a man saves everything but his soul
Clarence Becker returned 10 Atlantic Tuesday after spending Christmas with the Louis Becker family. Dinner guests at the G H Falb home included Leo Lehman and Karolee Falb, with Georgana Falb of Cedar Rapids. Other Christmas meals featured G M Blockhus, Elmer Larson, Clarence Olson, Carrie Thorson, and Ernest Brandt with Roxanne of Waverly. Sheridan Downey of Lincoln weekended with Louis Becker. Metzger family hosted Christmas. Leo Lehman’s four tables of court whist. Geraldine Landsgaard belated party with ten friends. Chessie Means family of Hazelton dined with Leonard Roberts. Rex Mulford visited Wm Ewing at Farley.
Card of thanks expresses deep gratitude for sympathy during a bereavement for Mrs. Warren Goodin and child median. Separate note from Mrs. Rose McMillan thanks friends relatives and groups including Tabitha Society Alyma Progressive Club and the Legion Auxiliary for cards gifts during the holiday season from 1900 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids at the Friendly Nursing Home.
A note from Lloyd E Reierson secretary of the Marion Evangelical Lutheran church at Gunder thanks the Elgin Echo for posting church notices and advertising bazaar activities during the past year. He wishes a prosperous and blessed New Year for the staff.
Harold Halverson secretary of Elgin Lutheran Church expresses appreciation to Elgin Echo staff for the generous use of space for church news and announcements over the past year and for helping acquaint local people with their progress.
Local social notes describe New Year and Christmas gatherings. Maurice Landsgard and George Lerch celebrate birthdays with family visits from Possehl, Frieden, and Lerch households. Oyster supper and dinners mark holidays as Gehring, Larson, and Meisner families host relatives and teaching visits conclude with travel from Bay City and Detroit.
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