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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1936
Page
6
Elgin residents and visitors gathered for Fourth of July events and gatherings. Families like the Falks, Schoris, and landlords hosted relatives and friends across West Union and Calmar. Numerous trips to Des Moines, New York, and Europe were noted, with messages of extended visits and forthcoming marriages.
Paul Zoschke, pastor Lillian Jacobs, organist. Sunday worship at 10. Sunday school at 11. Evening B Y P A presents play The Rock at Clermont school gym 8:30. Free will evening Wednesday July 15 Tabitha Society 2 p m. Prayer meeting 8 p m. Choir rehearsal 9 p m.
St Olaf Chapel holds English services at 9, Marion at 10 30 Norse services Marion at 7 30 Luther League July 19 Norway 9 30 confirmation First Lutheran 2 30 Come to church you are welcome at each service Pastor J Strandjord outlines weekly schedule and names.
The following church officers were elected for the coming year: G. H. Hackmann church clerk Carl Hackmann treasurer Fred C. Burrow member standing committee organist Lillian Jacobs vice organist Helen Muehlethaler choir director Gustav Krueger Ushers Milton Miller Hans Grether John Schaer Paul Zurbriggen LeRoy Burrow Edwin Bauman Sunday school officers elected: G. H. Hackmann superintendent Kurt Miller vice-superintendent Frances Pinney secretary Lloyd Jacobs treasurer Isabelle Wenger vice-secretary Emmet Thyne of Volga City received ear given away at Hikauer celebration. Serene Yack visited Elkader. C. S. Whitney from Britt visited Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dummenmathr visited Ossian. Edward Shelton spent time near Decorah. popcorn machine at Wadena. Loraine Carpenter to McGregor. supper guests of Mrs. Gustav Krueger. J. F. Bailey visited Ziba Tripp in Janesville. Albert Schori group at New Hampton. Lillian Jacobs to Decorah hospital for appendicitis operation, recovering. hospital visitations and local family gatherings noted. L. L. Kiple Mel Kohler and Frank Kohler left for Remsen to assess fire damage. residents returned next day. Several dinner visits at Blockhus, Olson, and Muehlethaler homes. Paul Linsteadt and family from Cleveland, N. D., attended Mrs. Wm. Krueger funeral and stayed on visiting, noting crops in Iowa look good after prior burnouts.
Bank statement for Elgin State Bank Fayette County Iowa shows resources of 418955.53 with deposits and liabilities details dated June 30 1936 signed by Vice President Samuel Mosby and Cashier B J Baumgartner. The Garden Steamer J S De Luxe voyage to McGregor Prairie du Chien is advertised July 12 with 2 00 pm 6 30 pm trips and a Dixie Cotton Pickers band moonlight dance, plus local social notes from Elgin area residents and weekend trips and visits.
The Independent School District of Elgin in Fayette County Iowa will hold a July 20 1036 meeting at 8 00 P M at Elgin State Bank to hear taxpayers on the expenditure estimate The secretary B J Baumgartner reports totals for the district and school house budgets with estimated taxes per thousand and mills per dollar of valuation The district shows a taxable valuation of 442298 and 179 school age persons in the district
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