Elgin Social News Reflects Weekend Visits and Local Events
Elgin residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend with numerous Chicago, Dubuque, and Minneapolis connections. The column notes dinner gatherings, trips to Chicago and Des Moines areas, farm activity updates, and local visits, including a cow on test yielding 624 pounds of milk and 34.3 pounds butterfat in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Boyle
Chicago
Shersdon Boyle
Louise Klock
John Lehman
Celia Lehman
Walter Rothlisberger
Fred §. Hanson
Los Angeles
Calif
L. J. Cooley
Dubuque
Earl Cooleys
John Lyford
Elma
Lulu Schmid
H. H. Wolf
Marcia
John Falk
Walter Kohls
Wm. Kohls
Tena Buhr
Sumner
H. N. Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Nelle Schori
Hulda Stoehr
O. W. Krueger
Ruth
Clermont
Evelyn Johnson
West Union
Harry Johnson
Marjorie
Klingman’s Cafe
Don, Kohis
Helen Fredne
Doré’ Boyle
Fins Bigie
Robert Miller
Oelwein
Sheldon Boyle
Boyle
Mr. Miller
la Porte City
F. J. McKeever
Minneapolis
Minn
LeRoy Burrow
Margaret Manby
Janesville
Wis
Fred Burrow
Lois Burrow
AIC
Davenport
Elgin
Chas
Eagle Grove
W. J. Grove
Owens
Charles] Kuster
Mead
Idaho
Carl Alleman
Chas. Wenger
Wayne Gilson
Gary
B. H Brackin
Mary Cook
Reuben Wickler
Nancy
Monona
Will Wenger
Clyde
Marvel
Barbara
Volga
Churches Unite in Local Worship Invitation
Methodist Church St Pauls Elgin Union Church Clermont and Clyria Church announce morning and evening services. Elgin 10 a m Sunday school, worship at 11 15 a m. Clermont 7 30 p m worship. Joseph C Warton minister invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Elgin
Clyria
Union
Clermont
Joseph C. Warton
Lutheran Church Welcomes All to Services
The Lutheran Church invites parishioners and visitors to every service with pastor Dr S J Strandford extending a warm welcome to all attendees at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Strandford
Elgin Baptist Church Announces Morning Worship Schedule
Elgin Baptist Church led by Minister Paul F. Zoschke and pianist Chrystal Miller shares Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. A Sumner service visits at 3 p m with no local evening service due to the baccalaureate at M E church. Wednesday May 21 prayer service at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Chrystal Miller
Sumner
M. EB
Oldag Knudtson Wedding in West Union
Delila Oldag and Laurence Knudtson, both of Elgin, wed at Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union in a single ring ceremony. Attendants Miss Erma De Sart and Robert Wilson. After a Loftus cafe wedding dinner, the bride wore an informal orchid dress with white accessories. The couple plans to reside with Knudtson’s mother in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delila Oldag
Laurence Knudtson
Elgin
Bethel Presbyterian Church
West Union
G. W. Ukena
Erma Jane de Sart
Robert Wilson
Loftus Cafe
Miss DeSart
Tor$ Garage
Prking
Bigin
Baumgartner Jewelers Quietly Beat Mail-Order Rivals
Elgin jeweler Wm. E. Baumgartner meets mail order competition as 34c want ads promise results. Local shop touts mail order alternatives and urges readers to try an ad for swift buyer response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Elgin Jeweler
Local Happenings and Celebrations in Small Town
Eileen Loftsgard leaves Helium store after months of work. Luther College Band performs for Hans and Alfred Grether families in the college auditorium. Beverly Jean Oeiberg born May 9 at West Union hospital. granddaughter of Edwin Krueger. C J Robinson hosts Fayette county superintendents. D R Roberts entertains. Howard Strong birthday dinner at Coffee Cup with local guests. Miller Moritz Winslow group attends Rochester field trials. Sailor the coon dog wins, others place. Frank Boyle celebrated 76th birthday with multiple relatives. Appreciation notes express thanks from Myron Anderson and Tina Nelson for hospital visits and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Loftsgard
Hans Grether
Alfred Jacob
Luther College
College Auditorium
Aulden Oeiberg
West Union
Beverly Jean
West Union Hospital
Edwin Krueger
C. J. Robinson
D. R. Roberts
Fayette County
Howard Strong
Strong
Hoffman
Oelwein
Bonnie Curry
W. C
Frank Boyle
Wm. Boyle
George Boyle
Floyd Boyle
Rob
Lehman
Elgin
John Johnson
Ada Martin
Hawkeye
Myron Anderson
Mr and Mrs H S Steele Visit Postville Home
Mr and Mrs H S Steele spent Sunday at the home of George Barnhart in Postville. Gus Gunderson has been ill and confined to bed during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lantz
Layon Larson
Oelwein
C. B. Schori
Betty
Carrie Whitney
Fayette
Westinghouse
Evans Cafe
Ida Christen
Jake Lehman
Jacob Dennler
Hans Grether
John Steffans
West Union
O. M. Benson
la Salle
J. Colgrove
M .Schricker
Hulda Larson
N. M. Fritz
H. S. Steele
George Barnhart
Postville
Gus Gunderson
Baby business booms in Germany rail exports rise
The German Railways Information Office reports brisk baby product production. Last year output reached 1,400,000 units in the old Reich, up from 971,000 in 1933, the year of economic malaise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
German Railroads Information Office
Old Reich
Canadian soldiers flock to YMCA canteen in London
Four reasons attract service members to the Regent Street canteen in London aboard the British Columbia house. The YMCA runs the facility with voluntary service from members of the Canadian Women's Club, offering hot dogs waffles apple pie a la mode and coffee like mother makes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia House
Regent Street
London
Canadian Women’s Club
Zurbriggen Couple Receives Elkader Marriage License
Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen of Kanawha and Shell Rock spent Sunday with her parents Mr and Mrs F C Muehlethaler. Charles Beucher of Postville and Jamaine E Dickens of Farmersburg were issued a marriage license at Elkader on Monday May 12. They were married that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zurbriggen
Kanawha
Shell Rock
F. C. Muehlethaler
Charles Beucher
Postville
Jamaine E. Dickens
Farmersburg
Elkader
Also Mentioned on This Page
Betty Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Jack Wenger
Ed Medberry
Herbert Ash
John Barnhouse
Lew Grover
Butkefer
Elmer Pinney
Franklin Street
Edwin Anderson
Frederick
Waterloo
Edith Berg
Irvin Etter
Colleen
Frieda Etter
Roscoe Larson
Val Elsheimer
Wadena
Iowa
Harry Baldwin
Donna Marie
Myrtle Medberry
Myria
Walter Ashe
L. F. Lloyd
Josie Boyer
Dover
Onalaska
M. Schricker
Feller’s Hardware
West Elgin
Dale Patterson
Peacock
Patterson
M. Yenney
Fleet Frieden
H. F. Robbins
Ruby Benson
Georgia Mae Schori
Geraldine Kohler
Chester
Ethel Kohler
Albert Schori
J. H. Bowers
Santa Ana
Lansing
Michigan
California
Helen Reed
C. O. Torkelson
Decorah
Ft. Atkinson
Festina
Rex Medberry
Louis Lehman
B. J. Baumgartner
Louisa Lehman
Max Lehman
Georgana Falk
Campfire Girls
Folowing Girls
Jane Falk
Dorothy Torkelson
Alma Grimes
Geraldine Pinney
Joan Mosby
Hertha Casper
Doris Hanson
Betty Schori
Norma Torkelson
Lutheran Church
Elgin Baptist Church
Oldag—Knudtson
Mrs. Knudtson
Hershey's
Pineapple Gems
Anne
Lena Baumgartner
Tina Nelson
Opera House
Uncle Elmer
Hanson Market
Elgin, Towa
Byue
Glover
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Wilson Brothers
Elgin Clothes Shop
Elgin Furniture Store
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