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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
6
Marshalltown hosts cannery instruction trip with the Schori family visiting Cedar Rapids. Local engagements include a stork shower, Mother's Day gift ideas from Elgin Furniture Store, and various family visits across Cedar Rapids, Clermont, Sumner, and West Union. Several residents attend weddings, hospital visits, and a Kensington club luncheon with bridge.
A religious education lesson recalls Elijah confronting Baal in 1 Kings 18. It highlights courage as moral strength, the open demonstration of truth, and refusal to compromise with unbelief, noting Elijah’s open challenge, altar rebuilding, and prayer for God’s glory over the false prophets.
May 9 Marion Mission Society meets hosted by Mrs Lewis Kjosa and Mrs Otto Gisleson. May 10 St Olaf at 9 30 Confirmands Marion at 1 30 Confirmands. May 11 Marion services at 9 30 Norway at 11. You are welcome at each service. Pastor WDE Bae Strandford invites all to attend.
Elgiy Baptist Church led by Paul F. Zoschke with Ruth Krueger hosting a May meeting of the Tabi jika Society featuring a Mother's Day program. The Women’s Missionary Society guests bring personal guests. Sunday worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and evening service at 8 with the B P U in charge presenting the Mother's Day program.
The Methodist Church schedules 10 a m service and 11 a m Sunday school with a Friday or Thursday evening family night featuring slides on Is Your Home Fun. A sermon An Ideal Home will be Sunday morning with corsage for the oldest Methodist mother. W S C S circle meetings are set for May 15 with hostesses A E Kohler B Feller C Howard. The pastor and others attended a district rally and Vacation Church School Institute.
Mr and Mrs Albert Schori and Mrs C B Schori plus Mrs Lulu Schmid visited Mt Vernon from Friday to Sunday. Schoris visited Levi Neuenschwander, Schori daughter Betty joined a Cornell college spring music festival, Schmid visited the John Lyford family and traveled to Iowa City to see Ed Schmid, a patient at the university hospital.
In loving memory of father and grandfather Arthur L Patterson who died May 10, 1546. Loving and kind in all his ways, upright and honest to the end of his days. Sincere and true in heart and mind to a host of friends he left behind. He had a heart purer than gold and to those who knew him they loved him. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peters and family.
In loving memory of our mother and father Mr and Mrs K E Merk. Their memory endures beyond gold, a beacon for family and friends. Mr and Mrs Robert Burg of Rochester Minnesota visited Elmer Pinney Jr. home. he remains employed at Mayo Clinic as a janitor.
Local residents hosted or visited relatives and friends Sunday evening and over the weekend. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Knudi Sur and Kathryn. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oldag of Postville. Myr. and Mrs. Earl Kiple and Mr. and Mrs. F. Muehletheler at the Paul Zurbriggen home. Mrs. Ida Grether and Mrs. Gertrude Erhardt visiting Leo Grether’s home in Volga. Lee Anne Grether accompanying them home for a week. The Thoma and Bemiss families plus George Schroyer of West Union dined with Albert Halverson. Lawrence Gehring Jr. left for Stockton after a 20‑day Navy leave. Gilbert Anderson of Minneapolis visited Elgin and Clermont.
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