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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
6
Local residents attend dinners and social gatherings across Elgin and nearby towns. Mrs. Mel Kohler remained bedridden early in the week while several neighbors and friends visited and hosted meals. Esther Durscher returned home after an appendicitis operation with transfusions, and a former Elgin group gathered at Lena Cooley’s Waterloo home with visiting friends from nearby towns.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke and organist Chrystal Miller invites worshipers to Sunday morning service at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. Evening service at 7 45 o clock with BOY in charge. Wednesday January 31 prayer service at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 8 p m.
Methodist St Pauls worship at 10 a m church school at 11 a m led by Mrs Ed Klingman Illyria church school at 10 am I F Shaffer superintendent worship at 11 15 am Union Church service at 7 30 pm friendly invitation to those without a home church J C Warton pastor
The Lutheran church schedules a January 33 service at 11 oclock with a special confirmation and a Luther League meeting in Marion at 7 45. The East Clermont League will present the program. On January 27 Marion Dorcas Society meets hosted by Mrs. Marion Lind Mrs. Enoch Mark and Mrs. Robert Wettleson. Pastor Dr S J Strandford delivers a quotation about the church’s blessings to community and nation.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Lee Mathews and daughter of Farmersburg visited Ina who resides here. Vera Conner of Forest City arrived for an indeterminate visit with friends and relatives. Clyde Fox escorted her here and later returned home. Supper guests at the Walter Ash home near West Union included Mr and Mrs Herbert Ash and son and Mr and Mrs Ed Medberry and family. Herbert Ash and son visited her parents in West Union. Bert Overhus with Irene Hoover Art Nesterry and Florence Kruse toured to Iowa City to see Mrs Overhus in hospital since January 11. She underwent surgery Saturday and is expected home midweek. At the Farmers Cooperative Creamery Co meeting in Postville, Ed Riser buttermaker, Wm Ewing assistant, Leon Olson journeyman helper and Gale Welzel bookkeeper were reelected for another year. Riser and Ewing are husbands of former Elgin girls. Upper Iowa radio program committee announced Wednesday January 31 program will feature the college orchestra on WOI and WSUI at 4 pm. Ernestine Holzer of Elgin will play clarinet in the orchestra broadcasting from the campus studio. Mr and Mrs B J Baumgartner and Lena Baumgartner drove to Cedar Rapids Tuesday to pick up Louise Marie Baumgartner and two friends Ruth Kirkpatrick and Flora Eckels, Coe College students visiting until Sunday for mid term vacation.
At the Fig Ladies Cemetery association meeting held last Wednesday evening the 1940 officers were elected: President Mrs Max Thema Vice President Mrs Lulu Schmid Secretary Mrs Tille Hanson Treasurer Mrs R W Muehlenthiler Directors include Mrs Nelle Schori Mrs John Falk Mrs O J Olson Mrs H D Yack and Mrs Edith Berg Finance by Hulda Stoehr and Mrs Fred Gehring. The annual financial report shows on hand 1462.64 with receipts and expenditures detailed and a balance of 5.79. Security bonds time deposits and a trust certificate totaling 2112.50 fund permanent upkeep of lots noted with Alta Gehring Hulda Stoehr as Auditing Committee.
Mrs. W. C. Falk visited Cedar Rapids Monday while N. W. Evans remained ill. A series of Sunday visits and dinners clustered around West Union and Postville. Divisional Aid meetings occurred last Thursday, with the other division set to meet this week. Campbell visits, Postville transfers, and a Kensington Club bridge party completed the social recap with awards announced.
The piece lists school activities including basketball games at West Union from February 7 to 10, the Elgin teams losing to Clermont 33 to 13 and 19 to 18, and a future game against Waucoma on January 26. It also announces the Carrington Marionettes visiting January 30 at 1 p.m. in the high school gym, with admission 10 cents for others.
The United States airmail service began on May 15 1918 on a single 215 mile route linking Washington and New York.
Scientists identify the oldest rocks with confirmed ages in South Dakota and Manitoba, dated at about 1.7 billion years, marking a milestone in geology. The findings highlight ancient crustal rocks and provide insight into early Earth history.
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