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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
6
Elgin residents and friends filled weekends with visits across nearby towns. Names include Thomas, Kniel, Gehring, Kohler, Erickson, Holitz, Schori, Frieden, and Krueger families, with trips to Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, and Muscatine. Community events feature birthday celebrations, church society meetings, and a missionary talk at the Baptist church.
Minister Grace Foxwell invites attendees to Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church worship at 11 15 a m at Snyder First Lutheran and Marion Luther League services follow at 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m English services noted for March 10 Netway at 11 o'clock all are welcome S J Strandford pastor
Halvor T Knudtson born March 28 1864 in Marion township Clayton county Iowa died March 2 1935 at his Elgin Iowa home age 70 years 11 months 4 days He survived by his widow two brothers and three sisters and many relatives Funeral services held at his home and St Paul M H church He was a prominent merchant and civic helper in Elgin and a Mason and Odd Fellow members.
St Pauls M E Church ministers and officers announce worship at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m. The Ladies Aid March 14 divisions are led by Mrs T W Dean, Mrs John Johnson and Mrs S K Langsdale at Langsdale home, with Mrs N M Fritz heading the third division whose members bring a picnic lunch, and the fourth division with Mrs F W Hughes.
Elgin Baptist Church schedules a Thursday prayer meeting March 7 at 8 p.m. The choir gathers March 7 at 9 p.m. Missionary Rev P Gelauer from Africa will speak March 8 at 8 p.m. Sunday March 10 English service at 10 a.m. and 7 43 p.m. B Y P U prayer at 8 45 p.m. Leader Dorothy Etter. March 14 8 p.m. prayer meeting and 9 p.m. choir rehearsal. March 17 Bible Day program by Sunday school.
Richard Gehring spent Saturday night in Janesville with Johnnie Etter. Rev and Mrs G Gunsten of Clermont visited Gus Gunderson's home. Serene Yack returned to teaching near Clayton Center after illness. Otto Olson and his nephew Robert Kruse of Chicago visited in the Ole J Olson home and returned Monday. Locals from Elgin and vicinity attended a shower for Mr and Mrs Harold Kimball at the Clermont Lutheran church parlors.
Mr and Mrs Fred C Schultz and their daughters of near Postville visited with Elgin relatives Saturday afternoon.
Regular session at town hall with all members present approves minutes and audits bills for Central States Power Light Corp WP and others including salaries and rent. Health officer appointed Dr H He Wolf. adjournment follows. Local notices list visitors and society items amid ad copy for leather horse collars at Weller's Hardware.
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