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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1954
Page
6
Clermont and surrounding towns host a long list of visitors and dinners. Residents welcomed guests from Sumner Postville Waverly Cedar Falls Oelwein and Des Moines while noting family birthdays and anniversaries. Havens of activity include meals with the Gehring, Gehring families, Kileppe and Foels, and mentions of graduation plans for Dick Roberts.
Rev. E. G. Steinman to lead worship at 10:00 a.m. District Supt Dr. G. W. Dunn to preach. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Fellowship dinner at 12:30 p.m. Quarterly conference at 2:30 p.m. Board members urged to attend. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p.m. Membership training Saturday 2:00 p.m.
Elgin Lutheran Church in Vance R. Knutsen, Pastor announces a week of Lenten services starting Thursday March 11 at 7 30 pm with the theme The Voice of Betrayal at the Legion hall Junior choir practice and senior choir practice follow The schedule includes Friday March 12 8 00 pm teachers meeting at Edwin Lofts gard home catechetical class Saturday March 13 1 15 pm Sunday March 14 9 30 am Sunday school 10 30 am Divine worship open house at the new parsonage Afternoon and evening Monday March 15 8 00 pm board of education meets at the new parsonage.
St Olaf Lutheran Churches announce confirmand meetings on Thursday March at 9:00 a.m. Marion Mission Society and Marion and Nomway confirmands attend. Services follow at 10:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. March 16 features Norway Brotherhood at 8:00 p.m. All welcome per Dr S J Strandjord pastor.
Barley C Cunningham known as Jack in Dillon Mont died suddenly of a heart attack on Feb 13 1954 in Dillon. Born Dec 2 1889 in Bancroft he was the oldest son of John M Cunningham. Survived by two brothers Donald Winnetka IL and Clare Glenview IL stepmother Mrs J M Cunningham Volga among other relatives. Services held Feb 1a at Blake and Gill chapel Volga with Charles Carlston Presbyterian pastor. Burial Hill Crest cemetery Volga.
The Echo announces a forthcoming school article due next week. Editors note readers may want to save the upcoming pages for reference.
The regular meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star is set for Wednesday March 10. All members are urged to attend and a degree will be conferred on a candidate. C B Schori traveled to Des Moines Tuesday for a lumbermen's convention and will return later in the week.
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend gatherings is reported across several households. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hanson hosted at the George Hanson home. Many guests including the Torkelsons, Snyder, Berg, Kamau, and Friederich families visited others in the area. Milestone anniversaries and birthdays were celebrated. university student Victor Frederick and area residents attended various meals, informal visits, and quilting bees.
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