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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
6
Local items report Anna DeSart’s illness, Lydia McCool’s passing, and neighbors’ visits. Students pass county exams as 13 of 195 pupils succeed. A Cedar Rapids trip, California visit, and hospital drives are noted along with family visits and social gatherings. Temperature readings controversy cited, stressing accuracy and public scrutiny.
The Baptist Church lists English services at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sundays, Sunday school at 11 a.m., and a 7:30 p.m. B Y P U prayer meeting led by Miss Edna Miller. Midweek Ladies Aid meets April 2 at 2 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. Etter and Mrs. Pinney. A bandages box went to Camerons Africa. eggs sent to Chicago aged home. Easter program planned for April 20 at 6 p.m. Covenant meeting April 3 at 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Pastor Ph. Lauer invites all.
M E Church notes J J Snyder minister and Mrs Louis Klingman pianist with preaching at 10 am and Sunday school at 11 am. Mrs Max Thoma to entertain the Ladies' Aid Society Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday evening April 2 Dr Gilbert J Chalke will be here to hold the second quarterly conference.
The Illyria church lists Sunday school at 1 30 p m and a preaching service at 2 80 p m led by minister J J Snyder. The Ladies Aid serves supper Saturday night, with a social time to follow. On Wednesday April 2 all are invited to bring a picnic. Dr Gilbert J Chalke will attend and discuss church welfare questions afterward.
Mrs Selmar Holm and Josephine Gregerson spent Thursday with Mrs Chas Erickson. Mrs Chris Gregerson visited schools in district No 9 last Wednesday. Florence Friederich helps at Melvin Benson home. The George Leuchtenmacher family entertained Friday. Realto Wold at Mervin Anderson home Saturday. Mrs Selmar Holm visited Mrs Tom Holm at Gunder Saturday. Chris Gregerson dined with T A Holm at Gunder Saturday. Oliver Torkelson and Mervin Anderson called at Farmersburg last Saturday. Philman Larson family dined with A R Larson Sunday. Mrs Ed Larson helped paper at several days this week. Martin Hanson family hosted relatives Sunday. George Leuchtenmacher family guests at Thos Hanson home Sunday. Halver Severson and Chris Gregerson with daughters Josephine Gladys and son Clarence visited Erickson home Sunday. Dr Roy DeSart on business in West Union Monday. Mrs L D Hitch of near West Union visited Elgin relatives Monday. Josephine Kniel of West Union visited weekend with her parents. Mr and Mrs Eva Schori and Celia Ella Lehman were Waterloo visitors Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Winkelman of Buffalo Center weekend at Carl Miller home. Mr and Mrs H W Falk Mr and Mrs George Vaughn and Mrs Frank Capper spent Sunday in Oelwein with Capper. Mrs Wm Walthers Mrs Henry Walker Mrs Henry Wolfe and Douglas Wolfe spent Friday at H D Yack home.
Marie Brackin of West Union visited her sister Mrs. Lawrence Gehring over the weekend. Mrs. Fred Reichert and Monlux family traveled to Waterloo and Cedar Falls last Thursday to see her sister Mrs. Ruegnitz. Mrs. Allen Habeger learned by letter from Hazel Davis that she is at Kahler hospital in Rochester on a ten day milk diet and shows no operation is needed. Davis hopes for home in four weeks. Viola Roland of Clermont spent the weekend with Ben Erickson. John Jr Faith of Iowa City stayed with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Falk. Mrs. L. H. Hauth and her mother Mrs. Sorg of Hawkeye were visitors at the F. R. Berg home Monday. Do not send money to Wall Street. buy wall paper from City Drug Store in Elgin where borders cost 2 to 6 cents per yard.
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