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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1949
Page
6
Community life centers on birthday celebrations and club meetings. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. H D Yack and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Krueger, with family members honored, plus Tabitha Society activities at the Baptist church featuring devotions and card collections. Local dinners, bridge and 500 games, travel plans, and health updates fill out a crowded social bulletin.
Morning worship at 10 with Sunday school at 11 and Youth Fellowship at 7 45 p m. Choir practice Thursday at 7 15. Illyria youth guests Sunday at 7 45 with picture show by Mrs Frank l of West Union. Pastor to deliver second sermon in series titled The Second Dimension of Christianity. Organ demonstration postponed due to weather. plans to proceed when clear. Rev Bruce D Jones minister.
A devotional study on Jesus facing temptations in the wilderness after baptism. Jesus resists by citing Deuteronomy, showing true power comes from internal conviction of God’s word. The sermon urges readers to adopt God’s ideas, making them their own to defeat temptation.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Arthur Ittermann announces a Thursday program at 7 p.m. junior chorus and study, prayer service at 8 p.m. Amos, and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Next Sunday features 10 a.m. worship on No.1 question, 11 a.m. Sunday School, and 8 p.m. B Y P U with a special treat. The sermon quotes from Sam Morris via Free Methodist praising the Bible's global reach in languages.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and their children from Oelwein spent the weekend with the Sheldor Boyle home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Huber hosted the Gerald Olson family for dinner Monday evening. Lorence Muchlethaler and Barbara, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zurbriggen and Bobby were dinner guests of the F. C. Muehlethaler group Sunday. Dean DeSart were dinner guests in the Robt. D. Wilson home Sunday. Herbert Dummermuth of Clermont and his wife were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Falb.
Mr and Mrs Louis Becker welcomed a seventh daughter born Wednesday morning January 26 at Postville hospital. Local families visit and care arrangements noted include Frieden and Grimes households in Indianola Ames and Elgin gatherings. Clifton Powell underwent knee surgery in New Hampton and is recovering. Pinney and Arveson visited Rochester after Elmer Pinney’s hip injury.
Cora Elinor Pabst and Amelia Miriam Haller celebrated birthdays in Albia. Both are widows and were noted for their twin companionship and age milestone.
Seventy year old farmer Lewis Mathwig takes to icy roads with ease skating a half mile into town. His bold ride on the ice shows skill and steady nerve despite his age as he glides along the route near Dunville.
Beet or cane sugar are the same substance when completely purified, that is sucrose. The text notes the equivalence of beet sugar and cane sugar as purified sucrose.
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