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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1935
Page
6
Local residents report visits and gatherings including Mrs. Konner, Miss Schori, and Leo Grether’s family. Attendees at a Methodist Children’s Day program praised the event. Purebred Shorthorns consigned by Fred Rothisberger and son Otis averaged 160 dollars. A Bible school closed with a charity offering of ten dollars.
St Pauls M E Church with J J Snyder minister and Mrs Louis Klingman presiding held morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock.
Illyria Church announces Sunday school at 10 15 a m led by J Snyder and Grace Foxwell. Church worship begins at 11 15 a m with Piani.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke announces morning worship at 10 and evening service at 7 45 on Sunday June 29. B P U prayer at 3 led by Geo Durscher. Tabitha Society meets Wednesday June 19 at 8 with prayer service. Wednesday afternoon June 19 at 2 o'clock service.
Lutheran church notes list June services in Norway St Olaf Chapel Marion and First Lutheran with English services. Social items mention Pauline DeSart's Cedar Rapids trip, youth grads from Ames, park visitors, M E Ladies Aid divisions meeting June 20, and Elgin Baptist Youth at the Iowa Baptist Young People's Union assembly in Muscatine with attendees named.
Mrs C W Johnson of Oelwein and Mrs Alice Pelton with Walter Deaf en bach of Waterloo visited in C W Dety home Sunday. Funeral attendance in Fayette on Monday. LeRoy Rothlisberger on vacation with parents. Quilting at Elmer Frieden’s Friday afternoon. Otis Rothlisberger at Shorthorn sale in Webster City then with Ed Gehring and others. Calls at Gottfred Frieden home and Will Wenger home. Cathryn Ogle vacationing with Fremont Ogle at Waterloo. Ruth Rothlisberger visits Hawkeye. Anna Gibson guest in Chase Doty’s Thursday. Rex Medberry hosts dinner for relatives. Leo Donahue family from Nevada visited S H Foxwell. Mrs Ed Gehring and Marie called at Martha Chapman and Tim Thoman homes. Homecoming at Lima drew local residents. Nancy Ernst and Guy visit. Arndt and Fred Rothlisberger visit Shaffer near West Union for supper. Community day at Syria June 21 with play “Depend on Me.” Mrs Ashby spent days with father E Kelly at Lima.
A community newspaper item highlights booster sentiment for local business and industry. It includes social notes from Sant of Gurs and surrounding towns, wedding announcements, visits, and remarks on civic participation, with brief mentions of residents and family ties in Ed Klingman and Ray De Sart households.
A public warning notes poison ivy poison sumac and poison oak during outdoor activities. Reminds readers the mnemonic berries red no dread berries white poisonous and leaves three warn to flee promptly to avoid skin irritation.
Editorial chatter questions if newspapers misjudge readers by fussing over state house employee campaign fund assessments, suggesting readers are no less capable of understanding the issue.
A Creston Advertiser column questions condemning borrowers fear of lending money. It asks what one would do with large cash and how to secure repayment, warning that excessive debtor protection could ruin credit. The piece also mocks a refrigerator salesman who used naughty stories to alarm husbands.
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