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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1937
Page
6
Local residents hosted birthday dinners and social evenings while visiting relatives. Several illnesses and recoveries were reported, with caretaking duties in Castalia and Postville. Minor vehicle accidents occurred on icy roads but caused no serious injuries.
St Pauls M. E. Church led by Minister J J Snyder with pianist R C Jorgenson. Worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school to follow at 11 a.m.
Church service schedule lists Snyder as minister and Grace Foxwell as pianist. Sunday school starts at 10 15 a m followed by worship at 11 15 a m.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship at 10 am Sunday school at 11 am evening service at 7 45 pm B Y P U at 9 pm with Mar ton Lehman as leader Tuesday January 26 B Y P U business meeting at the parsonage Wednesday January 27 prayer service at 8 pm choir rehearsal at 9 pm
Norway and Marion schedule English and Norse services with Luther League. St Olaf Chapel and Marion offer English services, 9 and 11 o'clock. Come to church, you are welcome at each service. Pastor J Strandford invites all to attend.
The Elgin Study club held its regular meeting Tuesday January 19 at Mrs Bernice Falbs home with eighteen members present The program titled Art in Poetry featured roll call reading Home by Edgar A Guest and life of Grace by Nell Crowell readings Simplicity and Aprons by Marie Muchlethaler and life of Rudyard Kipling Irene Kiple The next meeting is scheduled for February 2 at Mrs Trene Yacks home.
The Progress Club met at Betty Kohler’s home to discuss Radio. Guests included Helen Muehlethaler and Wilma Steinmetz with reports on Grace Moore and other radio topics. Next meeting: January 25. Birthday honored for Rosa Jacob, 81, and local social updates included visits and a funeral notice. A subscription offer for Echo and Chicago Tribune runs through February 14 1927. Public sale planned by Myrtle Greathead estate near Wadena January 27, with Mabel Fennell administratrix and Col. Earl E. Stannard as auctioneer.
Mrs Harold Opsand died Tuesday morning January 12 of pneumonia at age 43. Funeral February 15 at Marion Lutheran Church. She leaves husband Harold and five daughters Alma Hildur Ruth Norma Rosella, plus father Wettle T Wettleson, siblings Christine, Martin, Julia, and others. Theodore, a brother, died in 1918 in France. She active in Duress Society and Ladies Aid and known for community devotion.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and clergy for support during illness death and burial. Mentions Rev Strandford, Rev Gunston, choir, floral tributes and memorials to missions and orphan homes. Signed by Harold Opland and family and W T Wettleson and family. Additional items note a church meeting trip, luncheon guest, hardware ads, a prize for an article, a birthday surprise, and a fatal sled accident after an auto cornering.
Cattle feeding in Iowa on January 1 1937 was about 26 percent lower than four years earlier, based on reports from individual feeders and stocker and feeder cattle shipments from public markets and western ranges. Mes and Mr and Mrs Wm Barker and family moved into the Hadsel building on Center Street this week occupying the second floor, after vacating the Schori and Kuster house on Center Street recently purchased by Geo Schrampher who takes possession February 1.
In a Des Moines Tribune Front Row note, Deborah Stark recalls her mother’s maiden name Nicklaus, rare in the country, as she discovers illustrations signed H. Nicklaus in her fourth grade geography book. Her mother had led the art department at the University of Chicago fifteen years earlier.
Rev and Mrs J J Snyder and family were dinner guests of Supt and Mrs D BR Roberts and family Friday evening.
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