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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
6
Mrs. Mary Spahr has been ill but shows improvement. Numerous visits occur as Betty Wenger stays with her parents, and families from Postville Fayette Anamosa and Monona travel to various homes. Residents attend baptisms, hikes, a Campfire event, and trips to Des Moines and Chicago for sports, education, and business.
Syria Church announces minister J C Warton and Israel Shaffer leading duties Sunday Sept. Sunday school begins at 10 oclock with morning worship at 11 15 oclock.
March 26 services at St. Olaf at 9 and 7:30 evening. English service at Marion at 11 with English communion. Luther League follows St. Olaf 7:30. Pastor Dr S J Strandford invites all to attend each service.
Sunday worship at 10 o clock with Lula Francisco, pianist. Sunday school at 11. Epworth League meets Wednesday March 29 at 8 p m. The event features a question and answer contest with questions wise and otherwise. Robert Howard stars as Professor Quiz.
Elgin Baptist Church notes list Paul F. Zoschke as pastor and Lillian Schroeder as organist with an evening service at 745. B P U devotional at 835, Friday group meeting March 24, quarterly B P A session, Tabitha social March 28, prayer service March 29 at 8, choir practice at 9 directed by Harry Johnson. Nearby incident: fire damage to Raymond Walkers home in Medford, Massachusetts, caused $1000 before containment. Ernestine Holzer, Upper Iowa student, appeared on WOI broadcast March 20 with six numbers led by Prof Norman Marshall playing clarinet.
Lew Kohler and Miss Blanche Nichels married in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin yesterday. Lew traveled from West Bend and met Miss Nichols and her sister Mrs Crowe of Brainard and others witnessing the ceremony. The item also notes social events, travels, jobs, and local notices including upcoming musical group tours and a street improvement update.
In October 1938 Germany annexed the Sudeten area and Hungary expanded into Slovakia while Poland gained small northern territories. Recently Germany absorbed the rest of Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia, with Hungary claiming Ruthenia. Germany proposed autonomous government for Slovakia Bohemia and Moravia under protection, erasing the Republic of Czechoslovakia born after World War I.
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