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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1960
Page
6
A sprawling notice of gatherings, visits, and family events across Lansing and nearby towns includes numerous guests and host families. Highlights feature anniversaries, school attendees, and traveling relatives visiting from Ames, Cedar Rapids, West Union, Decorah, and West Bend, with many dinners, suppers, and open houses noted.
The Tertia Club met Monday evening at Mrs. Leo Friederich’s home. 14 members attended and shared favorite pastime responses. Mrs. Harry Cline read an inspirational piece, and a craft program on flower making was led by Mrs. Orran Bane. A $5 donation to Woodword State Children’s Hospital for valentine canteen cards was approved, with ongoing support for state federated projects. Committees were named to keep the town library open for Elgin grade pupils. The next meeting plans host duties for February 8 at the Methodist Church.
Pastor G Schroeder leads midweek service at 2 30 PM January 21 continuing Pauls Epistle Colossians. Choir rehearsal at 8 30 PM. Deacons meeting at 8 30 PM. Sunday worship at 10 00 AM followed by 7 PM Sunday school 2 15 PM service at County Home 7 15 PM Sr CBYF 6 00 PM Evening Gospel Hour. Jan 24 7 30 PM Jr and Jr Hi CBYF. Youth Week Jan 24 31.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish notes services and events led by Pastor Dennis A Stutrud. Elgin service at 2 00 pm with a self denial offering. Saturday January 22 Cherub choir rehearsal 10 00 am Jr Confirmation 10 45 am. Sunday January 24 Sunday School 9 30 am Worship 10 30 am.
The Highland calendar lists events including 7:00 p.m. league departure, 8:00 p.m. teacher meeting on Thursday, January 28, 9:00 a.m. School and 9:15 a.m. Worship on Sunday, January 24, and 7:30 p.m. Luther League at Highland. Jr. and Sr. Confirmation is set for Saturday, January 23 at 8:45 a.m.
Illyria Community Church announces junior choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m and Evening circle of Ladies Aid at 8 p m with co hosts Mrs Thomas Foxwell and Mrs Gordon Pollock. Sunday January 24 offers Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Worship Service at 11 16 a m led by Pastor Donald T Caspers.
St Pauls Methodist Church hosts Woman's Society of Christian Service Circle meetings with a choir rehearsal scheduled for 7 30 p m Pension solicitors meeting to follow or nearby time.
An 8:00 p.m. Sunday service followed by 10:00 a.m. Sunday School and 6:30 p.m. School of Missions. Hosts include the Leonard Roberts, L. L. Kiple, Elmer Frieden, Reuben Howard, Willard Grove, and Lewis Butikofer families. Kitchen committee lists the Dale DeSart, Gordon Mosby, and Keith Kohler families. Rev. Cliff Spaine of the Wesley Foundation at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls to speak.
NORWAY 2:00 p.m. Joint St Olaf and Norway Ladies Aid meeting. Norway Church hosts a 7:30 p.m. junior choir practice. Saturday Jan 25 9:00 a.m. junior confirmation. Sunday Jan 24 10:00 a.m. Sunday school Norway and St Olaf. 1:00 a.m. worship service St Olaf chapel. 5:00 p.m. Luther League Norway church. Saturday Jan 23 9:00 a.m. junior confirmation Marion Church.
The notice lists church activities including a Dorcas Society meeting at 2:00 p.m. with Enoch Mork Kenneth Mork Robert Wettleson and Alan Seabrooke as hostesses on Sunday January 24 worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. A congregational picnic dinner is planned for Sunday January 24 at Marion Church. Other events include Luther League at 8:00 p.m. on Monday January 25 and Marion Brotherhood meeting. Thursday January 28 features junior choir practice at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday morning service runs 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 16 30 to 11 30 then afternoon service 12 30 to 1 00 and song service 1 00 to 2 00. The schedule lists church services across the day.
On January 21 the marquee lists Deborah Kerr Rossa no Brassi and Maurice Chevalier with Cscape in a color romance comedy about a married couple who are strangers through a child’s mistake. The program continues January 22 23 with Vincent Price and Danielle De Metz in a drama backed by suspense. January 24 26 features Hope Lange Stephen Boyd Joan Crawford and Cscope in a Western style tale of a lone American guarding a historic land amid relentless gunfire.
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