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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
6
A compact wrap of Elgin area happenings notes neighbors and local voices. Readers find brief updates on community events, small actions, and everyday life as the city stays connected through shared stories.
Mr and Mrs John R Schmid visited Nettie Fischer in hospital after an appendicitis operation. Many local families visited relatives in West Bend and Cedar Rapids. C S Whitney will work this summer with United Chautauqua of Des Moines. L B Carter declined a similar job to stay local. Alfred Holzer been back out after illness. Seven Big Sale Days June 7 to 14 at Gamble Stores Oelwein with specials and free paint. Relatives hosted a miscellaneous shower for George Pollitt. Dental and social visits noted across Elgin, Luana, Dubuque, Remsen, Forest Lake and nearby towns.
Our Sunday school picnic is at West Union fair grounds on Thursday June 5. Next Sunday is White Sunday Pentecost with 10 a.m. English service and an 11 a.m. Children's Day program. Evening English service at 8 p.m. Thursday June 12 8 p.m. prayer meeting and 9 p.m. choir rehearsal. J J Duracher has been ill but improving. A strong young people's delegation may attend the state convention in George Iowa June 10 to 12. Parents urged to have children learn their Children's Day pieces for next Sunday. Church progress and finish expected by end of next week.
M. E. Church notes J J Snyder minister Mrs Louis Klingman pianist worship at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. Ladies Aid Society to meet in church basement today Thursday afternoon. Ladies Sunday school class to meet at Mrs Lew Gruver's home Friday afternoon June 6.
Minister J J Snyder leads Illyria Church with La Fonda Shaffer on piano. Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church at 11 15 a m. Evening program 8 to 8 30 followed by Dr F E Braucht of Elkader lecturing with lantern slides. Epworth League meets at Delbert Chapman’s home. leaguers plan Cresco convention. Social Friday evening at the church.
A Baptist church Children’s Day program is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. The event features songs, scripture readings, prayers, greetings from the superintendent, and multiple class performances by named participants including Marian Lehman, Gladys Miller, Ruth Kruger, and many others across junior divisions, with offerings and a closing song guiding steps.
Elgin Iowa council met at Town Hall with Mayor Weibel and four councilmen present. Bills totaling several items including sprinkler equipment street lighting and labor were approved by unanimous vote. Applications for cigarette sale bonds were accepted and council adjourned.
Elsie Lindgren of Clermont was a four week end guest in the Mrs. N Nelson home in Gunder. She left for Cedar Falls to attend summer school. Mrs K Odegard visited Gunder over the week end. Mr and Mrs C J Anderson welcomed a baby boy born June 1. Verna and Selma Odegard visited Sunday with Sam Hofer Mrs B Nelson and daughter Tina joined A O Wold and family from St Olaf touring Kittleson and Alphie Thorson homes near Clermont. Henry Peterson and family were guests at the Dorf Opperud home Sunday afternoon. Mrs Louis Loftsgard and children of Elgin visited at the parental Dorf Opperud home Sunday. Mrs Nels Loftsgard and Gund Jellum returned home Sunday from a visit.
Melvina Hoover, an eight-nurse trainee at Presbyterian hospital Waterloo, spent her two week vacation locally with Mr and Mrs Harry Wenger and relatives in West Union last week.
Seven Day Sale featured at Gamble Stores offers paint at 1.19 per gallon with 6 gallon lots and a special Wednesday June 11 price. Other items include Reddy Golf Tees at 26 cents per box and a sharpening stone at 14 cents with many other special prices.
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