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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
6
Elgin residents and guests mingle at neighborhood gatherings, visiting Arlington, Cedar Falls, Decorah, and River towns. Susan Snyder returns home from Traer, while numerous families host or visit relatives in Farm ersburg, McGregor, and other nearby communities. A Los Angeles couple announce the birth of son Gary Bruce, weighing seven pounds and eight ounces.
Elites Methodist Church and St. Paul’s offer Sunday services at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m Mrs Id Klingman presides Higha Church School at 10 a m I F Shaffer superintendent Worship at 11 15 a m Clermont Union Church holds service at 7 30 p m A kindly welcome to all to worship Joseph C Warton minister
Sunday services at Marion and Norse Norway at set morning times. Tuesday evening lecture with pictures featuring speaker C McCaw. Public invitation: come to church and welcome at each service. Pastor Dr J Strandjord delivers messages and lectures.
Elgin Baptist Church schedules morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and evening service at 7:45. Missionary Carrie Swyler will speak. Wednesday July 24 prayer service at 8 and choir rehearsal at 9. Local notices list numerous weekend and weekday visitors and family gatherings in Elgin and nearby towns.
A guide on thumbsucking in infants aged three to nine months. It links hunger, habitual self-soothing, and insecurity to the habit, advises satisfying nutrition, affection, and redirected attention, and cautions against forceful fixes or labeling the habit as a problem.
Bridge crew has moved in near Peter Luch singer farm and begun culvert construction on the road between Luchsinger's and Rothlisberger corners. A few men arrived Monday with more to come. The same company also holds the contract to build culverts on the Elgin Gunder road.
The Echo publishes the annual report of Secretary J. Baumgartner of the Elgin dependent School District this week. The required document shows how every dollar is spent and is of interest to taxpayers for year to year comparisons.
Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle attended the state rural carrier convention in Oelwe Wednesday and will stay through the week. Mr and Mrs Ray Deart joined the opening session Wednesday evening. Mrs Gerald Freeman is improving after illness. Mrs Ray Chapman and children returned home after two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Will Lantz. The Buffalo Center group led by Marian and Dorothy Winkelman visited Karl Miller Ve. Reek Island bridge crew returns equipment to HE gin Saturday after three weeks in Devora Ossian and will remain until late fall. Mrs Clarence Becker hosted a party for her birthday with many attendees from Cler mont Minneapolis and nearby.
Want ads report Mr and Mrs Ziba Tripp and Mary from Janesville Wis arrived Friday night due to the serious illness of Donna Vi Dean. Mr Tripp returned Sunday night leaving Mrs Tripp and Mary for an longer visit.
Wendell L. Willkie sails from Philadelphia with Mrs Willkie and son Philip Herman aboard the yacht Jamaroy owned by Toy Howard publisher. He plans to resign as President of the Commonwealth and Southern Corporation this week before resuming his campaign for the presidency.
Mrs H B Moore Janet ana Mr and M Paul Patterson Judy and Ruth Gibson from Chicago joined Ed Bauder’s family as new guests. They arrived Wednesday and planned to visit Tuesday evening with relatives, sharing time in the home.
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