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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1958
Page
6
A long list of visitors and hosts across La Verne and neighboring towns details Monday through Sunday gatherings. Families including the Jungbluts Olsons Larsons Groth and Kohlers host and visit relatives such as the Harrises Schupbachs and Gilsons. Weekend trips include Emmett Kirby and Pauline Petratz groups, plus a Milwaukee trip to see the Braves and Cubs.
Elgin Highland Lutheran Parish notes worship schedules for August. In Elgin on August 3 and 10 sermons by Dr N Astrup Larsen with no communion this month. Highland hosts 9:00 am services with Larsen preaching and a second 9:00 am service. August 14 at 2:00 pm Ladies Aid gathering at Leonard Moore home hosted by Mrs Leonard Moore and Mrs Harris Larson.
Sunday morning services run 10 15 to 11 30 with Sunday school 10 30 to 11 30. Sunday afternoon services are 12 30 to 1 00 followed by song services 1 00 to 2 00 and church services.
Donald T. Caspers is pastor at the Ph. Study 2623. Parish parsonage 262. Sunday school begins at 8:45 am and worship service at 10:00 am on Sunday in Aug.
Thursday includes midweek service for sprayer and Bible study at 9:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal follows. Sunday August 3 features 10:00 a.m. morning worship and communion, 11:00 a.m. Sunday school for all ages, and a 7:30 p.m. reception for the new pastor and family. The ministry begins August 3 with Rev Eldon R K Schroeder.
Norway services on Sunday August 3 include 9:00 am Holy Communion at the Norway church and a 6:00 pm Luther League picnic at the parsonage. Confirmation class meetings and parent sessions set for August 3 and 6. Marion holds 10:30 am Holy Communion and a 6:00 pm Luther League picnic at the parsonage with August 5 confirmation class gathering. Bruce W Boyce serves as pastor.
A sequence of local visits includes Pastor and Mrs. Harlan Blockhus hosting Julia and Joan Armstrong after a week with Blockhus relatives. Gerald Baird and family from Portland joined Mrs. M. J. Blockhus’s home for a Tuesday visit. Robert Falk and sons Roger and Douglas traveled to South Dakota with stops at Spirit Lake and Yale before returning Friday.
Mrs Louis Light and Keith Johnson began pickup routes for Hellums after dawn. Guests at Levi Frieden’s included Mr and Mrs Emil Dennler of Slater. Milo Olson visited Rochester. Speeches mention Paul Patterson of Lansing Illinois and S S Patterson of West Union among others. Families from Story City, Denver, Sumner, West Union and Cedar Rapids hosted dinners and showers. Merle Clarks hosted Harry Borland family of Albuquerque. Several residents traveled to Waverly and Fredericksburg for visits and a shower for Mrs Dick Avery. Weekend fishing trips were taken to Harpers Ferry.
Mrs Russell Jennings expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards letters and gifts received during hospitalization and after returning home. She says kindness will never be forgotten.
Harvey Anderson expresses sincere thanks for cards letters and gifts received during his hospital stay in La Crosse also thanks for food and for those who helped with the work. His gratitude is heartfelt and appreciated.
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