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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1952
Page
6
West Union residents report a busy weekend with visitors and social events. Mrs Ruby Benson and Verla Were called on Sunday while the Dennler and ONeill households hosted guests. the Miller and Zurgbriggen families hosted and were joined by others for meals and gatherings.
Dr Arthur Ittermann minister leads Thursday programs at 2:00 p m with Tabitha Society join card collection and 7:15 p m Berean Songsters. Passion and Easter music program builds. Evenings host mid week at 8:00 p m with 9:00 p m choir rehearsal. Sunday January 27 has 10:00 a m Worship and 8:00 p m Sunday service with Youth sessions and Sunday School at 9:00 a m. Make 1952 a year of faith and prayer.
January 26 St Olaf at 9 30 Confirmands meet Marion at 1 30 Confirmands. January 27 St Olaf at 9 30 Services Marion at 11 00 Services Marion at 7 30 Luther League Norway at 7 30 Luther League. January 28 Marion Brotherhood Pastor Nelson Preus speaks at eight. The Marion Lutheran Brotherhood meets at the church Monday evening. You are welcome at each service.
Service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship next Monday at 7:30 p.m. Minister E. G. Steinman leads the program at the church.
Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. Sunday evening service at 8:00 p.m. Church announcements for worship times and gatherings.
Mr and Mrs John Lyford announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to John O Kirkpatrick son of Mr and Mrs John E Kirkpatrick Both seniors at Cornell college Miss Lyford is granddaughter of Mrs Lula Schmid
Mrs Thos E Howard slipped on ice at the farm Monday and was taken to Postville hospital for x rays revealing a broken bone in her left wrist. She recovered enough to return home after treatment. L J Stalbaum of Elkader died Saturday and his funeral was held Tuesday. He was a brother in law of Mr and Mrs John Falk. Louis Dennler thanks relatives for cards visits and kindness during hospital stay.
A brief church related notice notes a Revotional Reading from Matthew 0:33-38 with a schedule at 8:2-31 and 7:45-82, mentioning teachers or participants in a school setting. The fragment provides limited readable details and preserves a liturgical reference without extra context.
A sermon discusses being born again as God’s act not a personal duty, citing Nicodemus and John 3:7. It explains the two births, predestination concerns, and signs of true faith, noting Calvin’s view and the need to follow Bible commands to show new life. The talk reflects on spiritual life emergence and moral transformation.
In Korea Pfc Albert and Pfc Bert Butikofer report regular Echo mail from Taegu, expressing great pleasure and gratitude to home folks for sending it. The Echo aids keeping contact with home. Returns to base. Pfc Irvin Nyborg returns to Fort Campbell after a 10 day visit with parents. Ivan Torkelson receives army service notice for Des Moines, February 6 and Torkelson Motors prepares by hiring Noel Broadbent. Phc Leon Lehman arrives home after honorable Marine discharge. Pfc Leo K Nading promoted to corporal at Fort Hood.
Mrs W J Grove hosted the Elgin Study Club last Tuesday evening at her home. The program included Roll Call, a talk titled Lets Make the Draft Make Sense by Verna Mosby, a selection from General Federation Clubwoman, and Irene Kiple. The next meeting will be at Verna Mosbys home on January 29.
Mr and Mrs Albert Schupbach and Ruth and Lynn Schupbach were callers Sunday evening in the Oscar Frieden home. The Herbert Ash family were dinner guests Friday in the L F Becker home. Their dinner guests Sunday were the Clif Wilson family.
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