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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
6
The Elgin community details numerous trips and gatherings as residents traveled to Cedar Rapids, Lansing, and Chicago. Floyd Dummermuth visits his mother Dena Dummermuth, others attend Iowa Grand Lodge, and families share meals, picnics, and ball games with relatives in Elgin, Clermont, Sumner, and surrounding towns.
Illyria Church announces Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m led by Minister J J Snyder with Grace Foxwell providing piano accompaniment.
St Pauls M E Church invites all to a unified Children’s Day service next Sunday at 10 am with Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist. The fourth division of the Ladies Aid will entertain the general aid this Thursday afternoon in the church parlors.
St Olaf Chapel holds English service at 9 oclock and Marion English service at 11 oclock on June 16 Norway English service at 11 oclock. Come to church. You are welcome at reach and every service. Pastor Strandjord invites all.
Paul F. Zoschke, pastor, invites all for the commencement program Friday at 8 p m. June 7. Sunday services include worship at 10 a m, Sunday school at 11 a m with Children’s Day observed, and evening worship at 7 45 p m. Prayer meetings shift to Wednesday nights throughout the summer.
The Baptist Sunday school presents its annual Children’s Day program at 11 o’clock on Sunday morning June 9. The event features songs dialogues and recitations with all children participating.
The daily vacation bible school of the Baptist church will present a program tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. There will be an exhibition of work done during the session. All parents and friends are cordially invited. Refreshments will be served by the teachers' training class.
The church and Sunday school services will be merged at St Pauls next Sunday morning for a Children Day program linked to the regular service. The choir orchestra and pianist will assist the children as Keith Thomas and Henry McMillan serve as ushers and Mrs Helms class girls decorate the church. Aloynna Frieden left Tuesday for Cedar Falls to attend the summer session at State Teachers College.
Miss Nellix Leona Hetzel and Mr Harlow H. Chapman wed at the Methodist parsonage in a May 25 ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hetzel of Arlington, has strong ties to local schools and organizations. The groom is the son of Mrs Martha Chapman and a fieldman for a Minneapolis firm. They will reside in Eldora after June 15.
In loving memory of Mrs Halvor Torkelson who passed away a year ago June 9 1934. The fairest flower and bravest heart. Missed by her children who recall tender eyes, loving voice, and cheerful smile. May God grant eternal rest. Memorial Day and local visits fill the page with many names and greetings.
Fred Falk of La Crosse Wisconsin visited Tuesday at his mother in law Mrs Lena Benson, with relatives Myr and Mrs Will Cooley of Iowa City, en route to Decorah. Mrs B Schori and children and Loraine Carpenter went to Fayette on Monday for Upper Iowa University commencement. Gertrude Carpenter returned with them and joined Lorain to spend several days with their grandmother in McGregor, returning to Elgin on Wednesday.
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