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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
6
Numerous marriages, visits, dinners, and travels span Asherville Oelwein and surrounding areas. Names include Piister Scheel Gisleson Pfister Olesta Larson Bahr Koppin Lantz Moore and many more. Families gather for birthdays picnics and weekend returns while townspeople host guests from Sabetha Chicago Grand Rapids and Cresco.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to kind friends relatives and neighbors who assisted during illness and death of husband and father. Special thanks noted for Rev Knudsen Dr Wood and many named local supporters and donors.
Thank you to friends and relatives for cards and gifts while in the hospital. Special thanks to the Blain Legion Post for their kind support during recovery.
Elgin Lutheran Church line notes worship Sunday July 26 at 9:30 am in the public school gym with Pastor Vance R. Knutsen. Choir practice is Thursday July 23 at 7:30 pm in the gym.
There will be no church service this coming Sunday as the pastor and his wife are on their vacation. Regular services will be resumed the following Sunday.
Elgin Baptist Church outlines a midweek service Thursday at 8 00 p m with Don Messerer of Sumner as leader A choir rehearsal follows at 9 00 p m Sunday July 26 features a 10 00 a m worship service with Rev Manuel Wolf of Sioux Falls So Dak as guest speaker Sunday school starts at 11 00 a m A church BY program is set for 8 00 p m You are invited to all services.
St Olaf Lutheran Church announces Sunday services at 9 30 a m. and Norway at 8 p m with Luther League bus departure from West Clermont at 10 30 a m to Bible camp. Luther Leaguers are invited to West Clermont church at 9 30 a m. July 30 Bergan Aid meets at Walter Rugland home. All are welcome at each service.
Sunday picnic at Elkader fair grounds drew numerous guests including Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nelson Arlington Mrs Charles Anderson and daughters St Paul Minn Mr and Mrs Harold Opland Mrs Christine Rypestor and Corinne Mrs Robert Wettleson Roger and Lois Julia Wettleson and the Morris and Arthur Amundson and Bernard Hanson families The Robert Miller family Oelwein were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle Mr and Mrs Matt Wieland and sons Clifford and Daryle and Mrs Lydia Friedinger Bay City Mich were guests Friday of Mr and Mrs Albert Schupbach and Lena Schupbach The Karl Meinhard family and Mrs Fritz Speckels and Elizabeth enjoyed a picnic dinner and sightseeing trip at McGregor John Falb was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs John Falb Jr at their cottage at Clear Lake Mr and Mrs Karl Meinhard and their house guest Mrs Fritz Speckels went to Red Wing Minn Tuesday to meet Dick Meinhard He has been visiting relatives in Minneapolis Mrs Jack Whipple Pierson is a guest in the Walter Falk home Mr and Mrs J O Anderson spent Sunday at the Carman Swenson home
Mrs Palma Gustafasen from Minneapolis and Mrs Julia Helgerson with Mrs Harry Helgerson from Postville visited Mr and Mrs George Hanson Sunday. The item hints at changes needed in farm leases to reflect new farming practices and mentions Echo Want Ads Pay.
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