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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1960
Page
6
A long list of local social news, visits, and events from Klingman s Anniversary Sale announces discounts on mens and boys shoes topcoats and dresses. Generous community notes include travels to Rochester Minneapolis and Cedar Falls plus family birthdays and dinners with many local residents named.
Rose McMillan born May 30 1830 in Elgin the eldest child of Caroline and Christian Wenger died January 10 in Good Samaritan Home West Union. She grew up on a Syria area farm with brother Edward Wenger and attended Tyria Church and local school. She graduated Gates Business College and served as office manager for Litchfields in Waterloo. She married Henry M McMillan December 31 1913 and lived on the Elgin farm where son John resides. Surviving are two sons Henry and John both of Elgin two daughters Elizabeth and Mrs Tom Siamis of Cedar Rapids one step daughter Mrs Hazel Smith of Gilmore City eight sisters and brothers and many grandchildren.
AAA Motor Club of Iowa urges school children to look both ways before crossing as turning cars remain a major cause of pedestrian accidents. John R. Doyle emphasizes checking rear as well as left and right and a safety poster titled Watch for Turning Cars is being distributed. The poster by Barbara Cassimus, a Fresno High School ninth grader, won AAA’s 1959 poster contest and will be distributed nationally.
Thursday January 14 at 7:30 p.m. Eldon G Schroeder, pastor, leads the mid week service first in a series of studies on the Colossian book.
At 8:20 p m the church choir rehearses and Sunday January 17 features 10:00 a m morning worship 2 00 p m Sunday school 7 15 p m Sr C B Y F and 8 00 p m Gospel hour There is a January 18 monthly Baptist Men meeting with Rev Donald Patel pastor of Aplington Baptist Church as guest speaker On January 20 at 2 00 p m Tabitha Society meets at the church
St Pauls Methodist Church outlines events led by Pastor Donald T Caspers. Thursday January 14 features a 6:30 dinner, 7:30 choir rehearsal, and 6:15 official board meeting. Sunday services include Worship at 10:00, Sunday School at 11:00, and School of Missions at 6:30 hosted by Follett Frieden Dummermuth Wilson Habeger McMillan Gilson families with Falk Lantz and Light as kitchen committee.
Illyria Community Church announces senior choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m Sunday January 17. Sunday school begins at 10 00 a m and the Service of worship at 8 15 p m.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish, Dennis A Stutrud pastor, lists events for January. Saturday 16 10:00 am Jr choir 10:45 am Jr confirmation. Sunday 17 9:30 am Sunday school 10:30 am Worship 7:30 pm Luther League. Tuesday 19 8:00 pm annual meeting. Thursday 21 2:00 pm WMF at the church. Program chair Mrs Dennis Stutrud. Ushers Mrs Belva Snyder.
Mrs Ernie Larson and hostesses lead a Highlands Ladies' Aid at 2 00 pm Thursday January 14 at the church Bible study led by Mrs Leonard Moore Charities chaired by Mrs Orvald Larson hostesses Mrs Harold Meisner and Mrs Wm Torkelson Jr and Sr confirmation Saturday January 16 845 am Sunday January 17 900 am Sunday school 915 am worship 730 pm Leather League at
NORWAY 7:30 p.m Junior choir practice 9:00 a.m Junior confirmation 9:30 a.m Worship Service 10:30 a.m Sunday school Monday Jan 17 8:00 p.m Annual Meeting of the congregation Thursday Jan 21 2:00 p.m Joint St Olaf and Norway Ladies Aid Meeting Marion Church 2:00 p.m Marion Mission Society hostesses 9:00 a.m Junior confirmation 10:00 a.m Senior confirmation 10:00 a.m Sunday school 1:00 a.m Service of Confirmation and Holy Communion
The Apostolic Christian Church lists Sunday morning services from 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 14 20 and Sunday afternoon services 12 30 to 13 00 followed by sung services and 13 00 to 14 00 church services.
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