Elgin area notes on illness travel and local events
Mrs. Clarence Kohls of Volga City is ill with flu. Frieda Miller works in Waterloo for a week or two. Russell Kohler of Waterloo visited his mother Mrs. Ethel Kohler. The Lyford family visited Lulu Schmid in Elma. Early laying pallets of Fred Henning’s home raised stock win prizes. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Berndt auto accident trip to California. Mrs. Wilmer Berndt killed, Lucille Berndt injured. Irma Berndt visited Wayland. Local trips to Chicago for baseball. Lois Lehman signs teaching contracts in McGregor Mechanicsville Fairbank districts. Mrs. F. W. Hughes writes from Waverly, Pa. Janet Possehl in Elkader with the Dills. Margie Boleyn in Volga City. Jane Denniston visits Elgin. Myrlin Feller returns from Iowa City summer school. Lela and Alvina Frieden visit Cedar Falls. Boys catch carp by hand near Otter Creek. Sam Hofer opens beer tavern in Postville after farming near Lansing. Miller family trip to Bloomfield, Wis. New baby for C. M. Peterson of Waterloo. Dr. H. H. Wolf takes mother to Chicago. family visits pool in New Hampton. Pool dream for Elgin.
July 19 Norway at 59 30 confirmation
First Lutheran at 2 30 services Come to church You are welcome at each and every service 5S J Strandjord Pastor.
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Norway
J. Strandjord
St Pauls M E Church Services Held This Sunday
St Pauls M E Church conducts services led by Minister J J Snyder with Rev Eisenberger from Decorah officiating. Mrs Louis Klingman is pianist. Sunday school begins at 11 o'clock a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Snyder
Louis Klingman
Rev. Eisenberger
Decorah
Grace Foxwell Pianist at Sunday School
Grace Foxwell acts as pianist for the Sunday school session at Decorah with Hisenberger listed among participants. The service is scheduled for 10 15 a.m. Readers are invited to attend.
Elgin Baptist Church Weekly Schedule
Elgin Baptist Church presents Sunday worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11. Services at Sumner at 2 p.m. B Y P U program at 7 45 p.m. Wednesday July 22 prayer meeting and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Pastor Paul F Zoschke and organist Lillian Jacobs are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Jacobs
Sumner
Elgin Iowa Council Minutes July 6 1926
Elgin council met in regular session with all members present. Bills audited and allowed include salaries and street labor for Boyle Boyer Harrington Dean and others, road and lighting expenses, and supplies. Budget estimates for 1937 discussed. clerk’s salary raised to 15 dollars monthly. meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
George Boyle
R. Boyer
R. Gilbert
Elmer Lantz
C. J. Harrington
Rob Barker
Fred Pinney
Will Gruver
Iowa Road Building Co
Elgin Echo
Philip Moser
N. W. Evans
N. E. Iowa Telephone Co
Marvin Boleyn
Central States Power & Light Corp
W. U. Community Hospital
Chas. Feller
Christ
Standard Oil Co
Ed Fahey
Elgin Home Bakery
H. OD. Yack
Jabor
R. Brackin
Kiple Bros
Kiple Service Station
Tabitha Society Holds Regular Meeting at Church
The Tabitha Society met at the church on Tuesday June 30 with a song scripture reading and prayer. A vocal solo poem and reading were shared. Officer elections named Mrs B J Baumgartner president Mrs Gus Hackmann vice president and Frances Pinney secretary treasurer. Twenty eight members attended. Hostesses were Lillian Lehman Celia Kohls Gertrude Kohls and Helen Hoover.
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Tabitha Society
Luella Miller
Zoschke
Gus Hackmann
Mra
B. J. Baumgartner
Frances Pinney
Lillian Lehman
Celia Kohls
Gertrude Kohls
Helen Hoover
Loraine Carpenter Weds Kenneth Meyer in Elgin Ceremony
Alicea Loraine Carpenter of Elgin married Kenneth J. Meyer of Calmar at St. Pauls Methodist in Elgin on July 15 at eight o clock. Rev Carrie VY Lucas officiated with Lohengrin’s wedding march by Mary Carpenter and a vocal by Gerald Schori. The couple plans to reside in Calmar after a short trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicea Loraine Carpenter
Elgin
Kenneth J. Meyer
Calmar
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Carrie Vy, Lucas
Strawberry Point
Mary Carpenter
Fayette
Lohengrin
Gerald Schori
C. B. Schori
Upper Iowa University
Lime Springs
Greene
U. S
Women’s Missionary Meeting at Elgin Church
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society met at the Elgin church with Mrs. Hans Keiser presiding. Ethel Rennison led devotions, Rosa MuehLrthaler shared founding history, Katie Bauman spoke on society lore, memorial flowers were laid at Rev. and Mrs. Hack’s graves, and Rev. Zoschke gave a closing message.
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Baptist Women's Missionary Society
Anna Schaer
Wilma Schaer
Fred Schaer
Chris Schweitzer
Elmer Pinney
Hans Keiser
Ethel Rennison
Baptist Church
Elgin
Rosa Muehlrthaler
Katie Bauman
Women’s Missionary Society
C. C. Miller
R. J. Hack
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Zoschke
Bergs July Sale At Cedar Rapids Visit Highlights
Bergs visit includes Mrs Ern Holzer and daughter Ern estine, Virgil Cook and Mrs H T Knudtson during a Cedar Rapids stop. Powder Puff Beauty Shop in McGregor advertises machineless vapor Marcel waves from 4.50 and other services at 1.50. Mrs Geo Oates of 46e listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ern Holzer
Ernestine
Virgil Cook
H. T. Knudtson
Cedar Rapids
Powder Puff
McGregor
Iowa
Vapor Marcel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Kohls
Volga City
Frieda Miller
Waterloo
Russell Kohler
Ethel Kohler
John Lyford
Elma
Lulu Schmid
Fred Henning
J. F. Berndt
Wilmer Berndt
Lucille ‘Berndt
California
Wilmer Berndt c
Lucille
Albert
Jimmie Magdefran
Wayland
J. ¥. Berndt
Irma Berndt
B. H. Brackin
John Anderson
Ernc Holzer
H. W. Falk
Chicago
Cubs
Giants
Lois Lehman
Fairbank
Mechanicsville
F. W. Hughes
Waverly
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Leona Olson
Pittsburg
Echo
Blue Ridge Mountains
Janet Possehl
Elkader
Mrs. Homer Dill
West Elgin
Margie Boleyn
Fred Turner
Jane Denniston
Oelwein
Loraine Carpenter
M. V. Kipla
Myrlin Feller
Iowa City
Lela Frieden
West Bend
Alvina Frieden
Cedar Falls
Henry Frieden
Junior
Gerald Boyer
Otter Creek
Sam Hofer
Lansing
Postville
Milton Miller
Bloomfield
Wis
Reynold Brown
Nona Brown
H. H. Wolf
Peter Wolf
Marie Schupbach
Dr. Wolf
Burton
Erwin Joss
Kenneth
Gene’ Schori
Ruth Mosby
Gertrude Grether
Dean DeSart
B. Schori
New Hampton
Kohler Elgin, Iowa
Lutheran Church Notes
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
Illyria Church
Grace Foxwell
Rev
Hisenberger
Elgin Baptist Church
Council Proceedings
Tabitha
Kenneth Meyer
Mr. Meyer
Carl Meyer
Calmar High School
University of Iowa
Karl Fox
R. Carpenter
A. E. Whitney
W. C. Denniston
Ruth Congdon
Mary Williamson
Don Meyer
Dorothy Meyer
Hubert McCaulley
Howard Meyer
Ole Weldum
Corah
R. L. Harding
Charles City
H. L. Griffith
Albert Schori
Frank Kiple
West Union
Edna Hunsberger
Aiewwe al Wertorr
Arecemay
Hern
Goodyear
Goodyear Speedway
Elgin Oil Co
F. D
Welch
Elgin, Iowa
Women’s Missionary Meeting
Berg’s
Berg
Cottage Studio
Wolverine
Max Thoma
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