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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
6
Sunday dinners and calls fill local pages as Harold Meyer Bruce Jones attend Fayette County ministerial meeting. Guests include Glen and Lawrence families at Harrington and Belersons with 500 card prizes. Many visits to relatives, Legion conference in Decorah, and travel to Milwaukee and Dubuque are noted along with local fishing stopovers.
A devotional article reflecting on ancient religious revival led by Ezra, Nehemiah, and Bera, stressing that revival comes from genuine repentance and daily living. It contrasts biblical revival with popular sensationalism and urges readers to pray for revival starting in the heart. It cites Ezra reading the law and Zacchaeus’ repentance as model moments.
A damaged OCR fragment presents a quotation attributed to Bimerson. It discusses hate, Christian service, personal compensation, and self reliance. The text reflects moral aphorisms about resilience versus discontent and the cost of service.
Aeeconn Methodist Church schedules morning worship at 10 o'clock and Sunday school at 11. Rally for youth in Oelwein at 2 p.m. Choir meets Thursday at 7 15 p.m. Next Sunday, family day welcomes all to worship. adults will be received into the church. Youth Fellowship plans a trip to the Dubuque district rally. Pastor Bruce D. Jones notes praise for recent conference work and reports progress across church departments. Lunch provided by Women’s Society leaders. Vacation Church School set for May 28 to June 11.
The Elgin Baptist Church lists events for May including Women's Mission Society at 2 pm on Thursday. A junior choir instructional hour follows at 7 pm, with mid week Bible study and prayer at 7:30 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Sunday worship on Mother’s Day is at 10 am and Sunday School at 11 am. At 7:45 pm the pastor begins the third of a series on Russia.
The Lutheran church invites all to attend services on May 9 with St Olaf at 9 30, Marion at 8 p m and Luther League. Everyone is welcome from Grandpa to baby and at each service. Dr S J Strandford, Pastor.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness death and burial of a father. Names Rev Nesset and others noted for singing flowers and memorial gifts. Readers' social notes list visitors and weekend guests from Farmersburg Joyce Chicago Strawberry Point and Arlington with several households mentioned.
Max Medberry and Roy Knight of the Elgin Cooperative bought the Wadena Feed Mill and took possession on Tuesday May 4. They appointed Jim Fennell as local manager, backed by strong patron recommendation. The new owners will continue grinding and mixing services and expand feed stock, with combined purchasing to cut costs for customers.
H W Falk aims to be first to plant corn each year. This season he started a small acreage on May 1. Many farmers wait until mid May, hoping for favorable conditions rather than risking early planting.
DeWayne Medberry and Peter M. Luchsinger were supper guests in the Sid Walters home at Oelwein. Numerous visits fill Saturday and Sunday as families reach out to kin and friends including Mrs. Alma Scholen hosting a six oclock dinner and Rev. G P Schroeder planning a Minneapolis trip for his wife and daughters.
Mrs George Falk and Karolin and Mrs Frank Greenley were business visitors at Oclwein Monday. Mr and Mrs Chas Feller attended the Hanson Schultz wedding in First Lutheran church Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon. They returned home Monday. Mr and Mrs Carroll Klingman and family were dinner guests Sunday in the Mrs Alta Klingman home. Mrs Emma Reusser has gone to live with her daughter Mrs Walter D Steine at Danville. She had been at the home of another daughter Mrs Vern Randolph at Bloomfield. Mrs Reusser recently celebrated her birthday and received many cards from friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Melvin Nutting and Myron spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Lydia Odegard. Lydia Martle was a supper guest there that evening. Mr and Mrs Russell Jones and Patricia of Wadena, Mr and Mrs Oran Bane and family and Gene Wenger enjoyed a picnic dinner Sunday in the Louis Dennler Mrs John Metzger, Darlene and Dian spent Saturday in the Doyle Baker home. Lydia and Fred Martie and Mrs Lydia Odegard and long spent last Thursday evening in the Nickell Martie home. Mr and Mrs Robert Musser attended a birthday dinner at Sumner Sunday in the Charles Yack. Mr and Mrs G Pfister and Mr and Mrs Joe V Schneider and Harold visited in the Louisa Martie home Sunday. Mrs Allen Arveson and daughter Lynn Alice of Kearney Nebr came last Thursday for an indefinite visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Gehring. Jack Gehring drove to Nebraska to bring them here.
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