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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
6
Elgin residents report visits from relatives and friends including Dr L Hutchinson and Mrs Hulda Stohhr. Local activity covers church events, Iowa Baptist association attendance, road work by Bad Boyer and crew, parking refinements, a baseball benefit dance at the Elgin Opera House, and numerous health and travel updates among residents and visitors.
Baptist notes from a Sun May 12 schedule include Mother's Day service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school with a Mother’s Day program at 11 a.m. Evening meetings in Sumner at 8 p.m. feature BY P U program with Reuben Had music Lorence and Clarence Mueh lethaler and other participants. A May 16 prayer meeting at 8 p.m. and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. are listed with readings by Anna Mueh Haas. Associations at Aplington and the Waterloo convention are noted along with a call to attend next Sunday for Jesus.
The M E Church notes a 10 o'clock worship with the subject Home and invites honoring mothers at next Sunday services. Church school at 11 features girl scouts ending the study period with a tenderfoot test. The annual mother daughter picnic follows. Mrs Kniel hosts Ladies Aid May 16 with Mesdamea John Falk assisting. The pastor is J J Snyder.
Emeline Reed died at Ralston Oklahoma on April 24 1929 aged 93. She was born April 5 1886 and married John Reed July 10 1864. The Reed family lived in Volga City Elgin Henderson Prairie and other Iowa towns before moving to Oklahoma to be with daughter Caroline Jones. She leaves three of five children Caroline Jones L W Reed and John Reed and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Many Elgin residents mourn her loss and extend sympathy to the children.
Prayer service at 7 00 to 7 30 p m Luther League at 7 30 p m The James Powers family plans to move to Independence midweek Elgin friends regret their departure and wish them luck Mr Powers says his new place is busy with five to six men employed Mrs Lana Henderson reports to her son F C Henderson of Barbor that coconuts are plentiful with three trees in his yard and nuts dropping but no monkeys to harvest The radio picks up stations in Holland England Canada Pittsburgh Schenectady and Oakland CA Upper Iowa Fayette Summer Term runs June 10 to August 17 offering preparation and placement for jobs and professions
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