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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
6
Local social items recount visits and travels across Clermont Postville West Union and Cedar Rapids. Families A B Kepler Lugh, Jorgenson, Kruse, Anderson, Falk, Conner, McMullen attend dinners and birthdays. soldiers and retirees relocate or enroll. various visits, hospital news, and moving plans populate the week.
Methodist Church announces Sunday worship at 10 with Sunday school at 11 and choir practice Thursday at 7 30. A W S C S general meeting is set for Thursday afternoon February 7 at Mrs Max horas home with hostesses Mrs Walter Bovis Mrs R A Crider and Mrs R W Muehlenthaler. Rev Joseph C Warton is minister.
Lutheran church announces services on February 3 in Norway at 11 a.m. and in Marion at 7 30 p.m. Luther League meets. All welcome at each service. Dr. S J Strandjord is the pastor.
Elgin Baptist Church invites worshippers to a special service series led by Rev Thomas Stoer from Monday night at 8 through Friday February 16. Paul Fy Zoschke is minister Alfred Jacob Jr organist with choir at 9 pm and Sunday programs at 10 am communion, 11 am Sunday school, 12 44 pm Junior Society.
Mrs Helen Fredericks Hoopman, born in Edenbrook Germany August 9 1867, died January 25 1946 at her Elgin home age 78. She married Adolf Fredericks January 10 1892 in Nordenham Germany. The family moved to Postville Iowa 1904 then Randalia and Waterloo before settling in Elgin. Surviving seven children ten grandchildren one great grandchild and a brother. Funeral January 28 at Elgin Baptist Church with burial in Postville cemetery.
Mrs Anna Schupbach Reu Ben and Mrs Wm Schupbach Marsha helped Mrs Weithorn celebrate her birthday at the Everett Weithorn home in Monona on Monday. Mrs Bertha Mitts moved Friday to Gander. The West Elgin house she left is now owned by Hiram Olson. The Olson family moved here Monday.
The lesson urges believers to enjoy Christian anniversaries with joy and liberty in Christ. It traces Israelite feasts in Leviticus 23, linking Sabbath rest, Passover, unleavened bread, firstfruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles to spiritual instruction, prophetic purpose, and future restoration, urging reverent observance and renewal of faith.
A list of candidates announces their bid for Fayette County offices in the June 1946 Republican primary. Names include Clyde Munson Elgin Knox West Union Estey West Union Hazel Gehring Elgin Klammer West Union J C Davis Oelwein A J Kutsehat West Union and Fred W Gremmels seeking renomination for Board of Supervisors.
A birthday list runs from January 31 to February 5 naming individuals including Ben Dennler Mrs Thore Thompson Vera Kainz Edgar Kimball Bertha Casper Mary Pam Clothier James Mun ie Gerald Boyer Mrs Mary Cook Julie ONeill Mrs Tillie Pagan Russell Wede Alfred Boleyn Beverly Sutter Joan Murray Beryl Swenson Mrs Roy Tatro Robert Nelson Laverne Swenson Mrs Amy Hoyland Arla Gene Shaffer Mrs Geo M Gilson Gertrude Stoehr Milo Frieden Franklin Reaves Fred Butikofer Sydney I Larson Alfred L Renner Leo L Sehori L Kiple Harold Conner Ruth Gibson H D Yack Walter Rothlisberger Carol L Schupbach Margaret Medberry Mrs Arthur Chapman Francis Wolt Mrs Mildred Larson Mrs Willa Duffy Stagman
In loving memory of our dear husband and father John F. Berndt who passed away two years ago February 5 225 Beloved wife and daughters H B Gilson received a telephone call Sunday morning from Emporia Kansas telling him that his brother Prof Franklin L Gilson had passed away that morning of a heart attack Funeral services were held there Tuesday
A fashion note highlights a hairdo with a brushed-up front and brushed-down back. A black velvet bow completes the look, suited for white or blonde hair, with a George Washington flair.
Weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces, a baby boy born to Capt. and Mrs. D. E. Tinker on Wednesday morning January 30 at Postville hospital. The Tinkers have a son, Alan. Local residents, visits, and social events are noted, including Mrs. Gottilob Dennler moving back home, Eva Mae Dennler at the Elgin Beaty Shop, and multiple gatherings and bridge games among neighbors, with named participants and households listed.
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