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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1937
Page
6
Local residents share visits across Elgin and nearby towns. Miller brothers repair work expands at county farm while several families attend gatherings and a silver wedding at Olavus Larson’s home near El kader. Residents face health and work updates, with ongoing construction projects and a hospital appendix operation noted.
In memoriam for wife and mother Mrs Tom A Holm who died a year ago. Also a roundup of local social visits and travel notes from Elgin and nearby towns, naming families and places such as Emmetsburg Elkader West Union Clermont Hawkeye Cedar Falls and Lime Springs with several calls on relatives and friends near local hospitals and gravesites.
St Pauls M E Church lists J J Snyder as minister with William Weibel as pianist. English services at 9 and 10:30, Luther League, and English communion noted. Grace Foxwell as pianist and August B Marion schedules include Norway service at 10:30 and Marion at 8. Come to church. welcome to each service under Pastor J Strandjord.
Sunday morning worship at 10. Sunday school at 11. Evening services at 7 45. B Y P U at 8 35. Wednesday July 28 prayer service at 8 p m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p m. Pastor Paul F Zoschke Organist Lillian Jacobs listed.
Roy Kimball, born July 6 1877 on the Kimball homestead in Illyria, died July 16 1937 near Elgin at age sixty one. He leaves his widow Nellie Kohler and three children, with a large extended family and a long local history. Funeral services were held at St Pauls M E church with burial in Elgin cemetery.
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