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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1958
Page
6
A busy Postville area sees numerous dinners and visits as families host relatives from Cedar Rapids Park Ridge Oelwein and West Union. Highlights include the Weihorn and Schupbach gatherings along with Obrien Marsh and Meinhard family farewells and local shopping promotions at Klingmans Clothes Shop January sale.
Dennis Stutrud presides as Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches publish a weekly schedule. Events include Jr. and Sr. confirmations, Sunday school, worship services, choir rehearsals, usher meeting, Leaguers trip to Highland, and Wednesday adult instruction sessions through January 22.
St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches schedule includes worship Sunday services at Norway church. Activities feature Sunday school teachers parsonage confirmation classes and worship times. Also noted are annual meeting at Marion Church and various choir rehearsals and Dorcas Society hostesses on specific dates in January.
Sunday morning services run 10 16 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30 and church services. Sunday afternoon schedule includes services 12 30 to 1 00 and song services 1 00 to 2 00.
The Friendly Church With the Living Message lists events led by Pastor H. John Vanderbeck. It includes Junior CBY at 2:00 p.m. Thursday January 16, Tabitha Society at the church, Hour of Power 8:00 p.m. led by Karl Miller, choir practice at 9:00 p.m. Sunday January 19 features Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. and Gospel Hour at 8:00 p.m. Monday January 20 hosts Men's Brotherhood family night at 8:00 p.m. Thought for the Week: Faith Must be Lived.
The Methodist church announces a membership training class at 9:00 am, worship service at 10:00 am, and Sunday school at 11:00 am on Sunday, January 10. Methodist Youth Fellowship meets at 7:30 pm with LeAnne Grether as hostess. A ministers' family gathering is planned January 20 in Arlington. Mr. and Mrs. 0 M Blark visited their daughter and family the Kasper Hansons near Hayfield, Minnesota, last Saturday.
Division I chaired by Mrs Otis Torkelson lists Mdms Conner Dum mermuth Belva Snyder Lyle Martin Leo Friederich Oscar Holden Carl Torkelson Ludwig Anderson Oliver Torkelson Otto Blockhus Reuben Schup bach William Friederich Elmer eamblee Lydia Odegard Paul Larson Don Fauser Melvin Han gon Alton Staff There Thomp son Selmer Groth John Erick son Richard Hofer Gerald Blockhus Joe Thompson John Butihofer Glen Reijerson Division II chaired by Mrs Elmer Meyer lists Mdma Melvin Hans berger Earl Seitz Severin Blockhus Woodrow Reed Dwayne Frieden Barney Larson George Hanson Philman Larson Clarence Torkelson Ole Peterson Sam Dennler Floyd Thompson Lawrence Nelson Russell Wenger Maynard Lantz William Moore Harry Everett Ernest Larson Robert Helms Herman Larson Ed Butikofer Robert Barker Leslie Kleppe Division II chaired by Mrs Robert Chapman lists Mdms Glen Medberry Hulda Sutter Lawrence West Jacob Schneider Pearl Johnson Dennigg Stutrud Ab West Ivan Torkelson Theo Kjaer Richard Erickson P J Anderson Merle Clark Roy Leuchtenmacher John Lantz Clarence Hofer Herbert Ellus Fred Butikofer John Hellum Irvin Thompson Elmer Benson Jon Loftsgard Clifford Gisleson Harold Halverson Allen Anderson
Circle Rachel will meet January 16 at the home of Mrs. Arthur Lantz with Mr. Milo Olson as co host. Mrs. Jacob Friederich Jr and Mrs. John McMillan are involved in the program.
The First Baptist Church invites all members to a Family Night on Monday January 20 featuring a film for the whole family and a program of friendship and fellowship. Also includes community notices of social calls and visits among local residents and two birthday card thanks from Mrs Mary Keiser and Edith Berg with brief acknowledgments.
Mr and Mrs George Nickels announce the birth of a daughter Linda Mae to Mr and Mrs Robert Nickels of Cedar Rapids on Saturday January 11. Harold Glass Jr and Kathleen Yearous welcome daughter Kila Kay born January 4 at Manchester hospital weighing 9 pounds with two brothers. William Dennier and wife celebrate the birth of a daughter Monday January 13 at Postville hospital.
Albert L. Dennler will travel to Rochester on Thursday for leg surgery set for Friday. Sunday afternoon visitors to the Louis Butikofer home included members of the Orlando Laftsgard family.
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