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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
6
Elgin residents and friends from Postville Alta Vista Janesville and Illyria gather for visits and banquets. Brides DeSart Beck wedding announced as Dr DeSart hosts. Families attend Mother Daughter banquet and bridge opening celebrations while Drum Corps prepares for a Lansing engagement.
Dr L. Hutchinson of Elgin promotes stock dip and fly spray at fixed prices from Late City Drug Store. Weekend travels include Mrs Frank Greenley and grandson Robert with West Union guests in Guttenberg. Various visits to Forest City, Cedar Rapids, Wadena, Alburnett, and Charles City noted, plus a bridge party hosted by Mrs R P Strauch with Mrs J E McCoy as guest.
Sunday services and Sunday school are listed for June with a Tuesday prayer meeting and Friday officer election at the Baptist church. A Buffalo Center B Y P A gathering, a Sumner meeting, and a June 28 program are noted, plus a large list of Sunday guests visiting Elgin and nearby towns.
Mrs. J. J. Snyder, Minister, Mrs. Louis Klingman and pianist Mrs. Fred Reichert join Mrs. N. M. Fritz to entertain the Ladies Aid Society this Thursday afternoon in the church basement.
Illyria church lists J J Snyder minister La Fonda Shaffer pianist Sunday service at 10 15 a m special service at 11 a m basket dinner in basement program at 2 o'clock with music and address by Mrs Hillis of Oelwein.
Illyria community reports guests visiting Waterloo Elgin Earlville and Cheery Valley households. Fanny Palmer Della Chapman and families, John Shaffer wedding anniversary guests, Gough family from Charles City, Ken Turnbull and Gentz home visits, butikofer Gehring and several others hosted at Rex Medberry Harold Strong and Humphry families attended events. Lena Wenger Cedar Rapids visit. commencement at USA. Art Rothlisberger and others attend.
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