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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
6
Local column records numerous visits and departures among Elgin area residents. Mrs V Gilje and Vernice and Kathleen Bock of Elkader stop by. many relatives travel to Colton California, Chicago, or Des Moines area. Births praised and multiple family gatherings noted with neighbors in Clermont Postville and surrounding towns.
Friday and Sunday church activities include prayer meeting at 8 p m choir rehearsal at 9 p m Sunday service at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m and B Y P U at 8 p m with piano solos cornet and vocal selections plus Bible questions and a mixed quartet The week features a July 21 program and an upcoming August 20 sermon by visiting minister Rev Fisher A minister conference in Waterloo July 9 to 16 with Dr W B Riley and Miss Strope noted Pastor Ph Lauer and attendees comment on the encouraging turnout and plans for future cooperation with neighboring churches and events at Sumner and the county home Icluded are mentions of parish musicians and local attendees from the Baptist church in West Union and Waterloo.
The M E Church notes a 10 a m service led by Minister Snyder with Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist. Ladies Aid division meetings are planned for this Thursday afternoon. The Ladies Bible class gathers tomorrow afternoon at Mrs Emma Lewis home. Choir practice is scheduled for Friday night.
Sunday school at 10 16 a m, attendance up 60 percent from last week. Church services at 11 16 a m. Ladies Aid Society and Cemetery Association to be entertained at Mrs Reynold Strongs home on Wednesday afternoon July 19.
Lutheran notes list Marion services at 10:30 and Norse services, First Lutheran of McGregor at 2:30, Ladies Aid supper at Norway church at 5. Pastor J Strandford, and depot worker K Langasdale returning after illness on a restricted “pill diet” with little food. Want Ads are good salesmen.
Local report covers a lively Elgin park baseball game Sunday a 10 to 7 victory over Strawberry Point in the low mood League. Spectators praised the play while other notes recount visits, business trips, and community events from Elgin to Dubuque and Marquette.
A Marion party led by Mr and Mrs Johnson plus Lydia Leuchtenmacher and families visited the Roy Leuchtenmacher home in Decorah for a Sunday picnic with the Greenleys and others. George Pollitt in Elgin announces a new bee business after collecting multiple swarms. He plans fall honey delivery and is taking orders.
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson of Arlington spent Monday with her brother Frank Greenley. Hattie Mc Kellar moved from Baumgartner building rooms to Elgin State Bank building rooms. Mr and Mrs Jon Larson of La Crosse Wis visited Clermont and Elgin parents Friday. They left Sunday taking her mother Mrs J Schrick er to La Crosse for an extended visit. She has closed her home hers for some time.
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