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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
6
Elgin notices show Mrs. Robert Wilson leaving for Camp Polk to visit her husband for a week. Many local residents gather, visit, and host relatives, while Army moves bring updates on Glen Schupbach in the Navy and others serving or relocated to camps in California and Virginia.
Iv ville Methodist Church St Paul's Elgin holds service at 10 o'clock with Sunday school at 11 am Community Church Clyris offers Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 15 am Union Church Clermont schedules worship at 7 30 pm A cordial invitation is extended to all to worship with us Joseph C Warton Minister
Lutheran Church invites all to attend Norway service at 9 45 a m Norway 11 a m English service Marion 8 p m Luther League Pastor S J Strandjord urges everyone to come to each service and feel welcome.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Paul F. Zoschke with Alfred Jacob Jr as organist held services Sunday including 10 am worship 11 am Sunday school and 7 45 pm evening service. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Visitors included Mrs Lena Retz Mrs LaVerne Retz and Craig Moser of Arlington in George Vaughn home.
Corp. Sherman Long of Duluth Minnesota and Private Ben Zwolinski of Kingston Pennsylvania receive directions from a London policeman. They belong to the A 5 PF unit recently landed in the North of Ireland during a WWII posting and patrol.
The Incorporated Town of Elgin Iowa calls a caucus of qualified electors to meet at the Elgin town hall Friday evening March 6 1942 at 8:00 for nominations for mayor five councilmen one treasurer one assessor one park commissioner and for ticket naming and town committee selection plus other business. Chair B J Baumgartner and committee members R A Crider Walter Kohls preside.
Mrs C Torkelson hosted the Elgin Study Club on Tuesday evening March 3 with seventeen members present. Mrs S W Kuster reviewed The Long Sisters by Emily Hahn, a bio of three famous Chinese women. The president named the 1942-43 program committee: W C Falk chair, Max Thoma, C B Schori, F D Welch. The next meeting will be at Mrs Leo Schori’s home on March 17.
Mr and Mrs Paul Liddle and daughter of Van Cleve, Mr and Mrs Mertin Feller and son of Anita, and Chas Feller were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs K E Mork.
The eight Blums of Defiance, Iowa, have eight sons eligible for military service with three already enlisted in different branches. Reno, a younger son, is not yet of draft age. Betty Carter of Irwin sprained her ankle but returned to play after taped support. later inspection found a broken ankle. Kathryn Rownes, formerly of Onawa, joins Pan American Airways as a mechanic’s helper. A Milo trucker lamented unknown fire station location as straw on his truck ignited but was extinguished before damage.
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