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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1953
Page
6
A flurry of visits and social outings across West Union and nearby towns. Families like the Halversons, Wengers, McMillans, and Schoris hosted dinners, showers, and Sunday calls while outings included fishing at Mission Lake and trips to Rochester and Ames for family events and medical checkups. Local doctors and guests from Elkader, Cedar Rapids, and Volga participated in meetings and casual gatherings through the week.
Elgin Baptist Church announces a midweek service Thursday June 18 at 7:00 pm with Berean Songsters. Evening topics include The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Choir rehearsal at 9:00 pm. Next Sunday June 21 worship at 10:00 am with a speaker from Iowa Temperance League and Sunday school at 11:00 am. At 8:00 pm COBY Mission and Father's Day program with mission pictures. Christian Life Camp for juniors 9 to 13 years runs Wednesday to Sunday June 17 to 21 in Clear Lake. Seniors 14 yrs and up attend Western conference from June 21 to July 2 at Riverview St. Paul with special speakers. Inquire with pastor or clerk of your governing body.
Vance R. Knutsen leads Sunday service at 9 30 a m in a public school gym with Sunday School awards. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at Legion hall. Congregational meeting Friday plans parsonage remodeling and constitution. June 28 formal organization meeting to officially form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin.
Worship at 10:00 a m Sunday led by Gideons of Waterloo while pastor attends annual conference. No Sunday school. W S C S circles meet Thursday. Various local residents visited and hosted events in Postville, Waukon, Clermont, West Union, Cedar Rapids, and Hawkeye with multiple families noted. Kenneth Schori to Chicago then New York on business.
Weekend guests in Oelwein include Mr and Mrs Leo Schori jr and sr and relatives from Waterloo Wheatland and Oak Park UL. Families entertained at dinner and attended a confirmation class event at Highland Lutheran church. Regular visits to and from Luana Sumner and Milwaukee mark a busy social week with travels to Harpers Ferry and Harpers Ferry fishing furloughs.
Nora Olson of Detroit visits her sisters Mrs Ruth Gibson and Mrs Rex Mulford. Mrs L G Lehman guests of Mrs Genevieve Fuelling at Farmersburg Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert D Wilson host dinner for daughter Jo Ann fourth birthday. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Ray De Sart and Robert Wilson attend. Shirley Reusser returns home Sunday after Cook County Hospital training, to resume work at Kahler Hospital Rochester. Thank you note from Mrs Gordon T Pollock and Forrest Gordon expresses gratitude for support during hospital stay and at home.
St Olaf Lutheran at Norway lists events with ministers J Strandford and notes on confirmation at 10 30 am and communion at 8 pm on June 20. June 25 St Olaf Aid meets with Mrs Vincent Marting and Mrs Gilman Johnson serving. Week designated as Loit Conservation Week. You are welcome at each service.
Mrs Anna Schupbach visits the Glen Schupbach home in Moline Til to help care for her new grandson Thomas Alan. Marilyn West, employed in Dubuque, spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence West.
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