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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
6
Elgin and area residents hosted relatives from Cedar Rapids Anamosa West Union and Des Moines while guests toured tulip festivals and attended open houses. The report lists dozens of visits, dinners, and trips across Cedar Rapids Postville Clermont Oelwein and Waterloo with mentions of local clubs and a Moorman dealer achievement.
The notice lists worship times for St Pauls Methodist Church with service at 10 am and church school at 11 am under superintendent Mrs Ballingman, and Hlyra Church with church school at 10:40 am led by I F Shaffer. Clermont Union Church offers a 11:45 am service and 7:30 pm service with a warm invitation from Joseph C. Warton, minister.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke lists Sunday worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and 3 p.m. service at Sumner with Rev J C Warton speaking. Prayer service May 22 at 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal, and Bible School July dates May 27 to June 7 with teaching staff Hackmann, Muehrethaler, Rennison, Zoschke, Luella Miller, and Chrystal Miller as accompanist.
The Marion and Norway Lutheran congregations host a joint Sunday service on May 19 at 10 30. Prof Nielson of Luther College will speak followed by dinner. All are welcome to attend every service offered by Pastor Dr S J Strandjord.
Elgin High School will graduate 13 seniors next week. The class includes Hansel Jim Bovis, Barbara Crider, Leonard West, LaVerne Lyon, LaVerne Dennler, Donald Frieden Paul Adrian, Karolin Falk, Jacky Frost, Burton Wall, Edna Nelson Attendants Doris Nyborg Dora Medberry Lauretta Gilson Clouds Julie Grimm Ruth Boleyn. Baseball: 20 boys and girls. Last Friday’s game with Clermont ended 12 to 1 in Elgin’s favor. four seniors depart including Robert Wenger, Connner Dummermuth, Captain, Jacob Schneider, and Junior Jacob, the home run king. Seniors plan picnics: McGregor boat day, juniors Decorah, sophomores Strawberry Point State Park, freshmen Echo Valley Park. Freshman English class wrote poems. notable lines include Worthy of Fame.
The Elgin High School yearbook features spiral bound annuals available for 60c, and highlights six of the remaining thumbnail sketches. It profiles several seniors Kathleen Steele Chrystal Wenger Geraldine Mathys Walter Bovis Alfred Jacob Gene Schari Betty Elkema and others, detailing their backgrounds, activities, and post graduation plans. Also notes a Goldfinch Bird Club hike and a May birthday party.
West Branch society item announces the engagement of Wilma Hitch daughter of Mr and Mrs Ll D Hitch to Cecil E Snively of North Buena Vista. The couple plan a June wedding. Miss Hitch teaches at West Branch now in her second year and is a Iowa State Teachers College graduate. Snively works in the county AAA office at Fayette. A miscellaneous shower was held Saturday for Miss Hitch at Mabel Hemmingway residence.
Mr and Mrs Everett Wiethorn and family from West Union visited relatives including Mrs Anna Scaupbach. Mrs George Cowles Mea Anderson and Frederick of Waterloo joined from Waterloo. They traveled to Eau Claire Wisconsin and stayed with Trygve Husberg family. Clifton Husberg confirmed Sunday. Georgia Mac Schori returned for Mother's Day, then went home to Minneapolis early Monday. Betty Wenger finished school near Sumner with a picnic and her mother Mrs Chris Wenger and others joined. Betty later returned to Elgin to spend summer with her parents.
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