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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
6
A crowded social recap lists visits and gatherings around West Union with relatives and friends. Notable items include Lyle Nelson and Harold Conner on Sunday, Ruth Mosby of West Union visiting family, and numerous bridge parties, trips to Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, and a Bermuda West Indies trip by Georgia Mae Schori. Also noted are minor accidents and recoveries, including Allen Habeger’s hand injury and George Kiple’s convalescence.
Wilyria Church announces Sunday events with J J Snyder as minister and Grace Foxwell as pianist. Sunday school begins at 10 15 a m followed by church worship at 11 15 a m.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship with communion at 7:00 PM, Sunday school at 11:00 AM, afternoon service and junior meeting at 2:00 PM, led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke with Lillian Schroeder at the organ. Wednesday March 9 prayer service at 8 PM and choir rehearsal at 9 PM.
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls M E Church holds divisional meetings Thursday afternoon at 2 30. First at Mrs Mary Cook home, second with Mrs Chas Feller, third with Mrs Lulu Schmid. Reverend J J Snyder is minister and William Weibel is pianist. Worship begins at 10 o clock a m.
March 6 worship times: St Olaf at 9 English service Marion at 11 English service and 7 30 Luther League oyster supper. March 13 Norway at 11 English service St Olaf at 7 30 Luther League. Come to church you are welcome at each service. Dr S J Strandford Pastor.
Joseph Patterson 75 a retired Wahpeton North Dakota banker died Wednesday from severe injuries after being struck by a car two weeks earlier Funeral services were held Friday Patterson son of Wesley and Lucy Ann Patterson was born June 12 1866 in Clayton County near Elkader He helped found the National Bank of Wahpeton and served as its president for twenty five years His family held extensive farm interests and joined several North Dakota banks A friend praised him as the most honest man in Wahpeton Gerald Schori had knee surgery in St Paul last week and will require time to recover Good advertising is not an expense.
The report covers classroom activities from primary to middle grades, including art projects for St Patrick's Day, airplane studies, size concepts in numbers, column addition practice, poetry memorization, and new books. It notes staff absences, illness, new room committees, geography lessons on South America, Egypt, Babylonia, and the Greek world, and perfect attendance lists. It also mentions recent declamation contest results, a rummage sale prize, spring vacation timing, and ongoing class basketball tournaments.
Winners of two games will meet Friday afternoon for the class championship. Ank L. South vapair man visited the Gammerg room Monday after moor and 1o our typewriters. All our machines are in good condition at present time. Rev and Mrs Paul F Zoschke and Charlotte Tebbe returned Friday from Benton Harbor Michigan where they had been visiting relatives since Monday. Constance Hutchinson left Sunday afternoon for Chicago to visit friends then Elgin IL for a nurse reunion with former classmates before returning to Lafayette IN March 15.
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