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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
6
Elgin residents share visits and events from late April to mid May. Families from West Union, Postville, and Cedar Rapids attended gatherings. various marriages, commencements, and birthday celebrations were noted. Local travel included visits to Ames and Chicago with relatives.
Methodist Church iu G Steinman, Minister Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Circles meet Thursday week. Mrs Edith Berg hosts Circle Nora. assistants Mrs R P Strauch and Mrs Clifton Powell. Circle Rebecca meets with Mrs Lulu Schmid. Mrs Bertha Lehman assistant. Evening circle meets with Mrs Leo Fialle. Mrs Eugene Schort to assist.
The Friendly Church invites all to Hour of Power on Thursday May 20 at 8:00 pm featuring The Spider and the Fly for children and 8:45 pm senior choir practice. Sunday May 23 10:00 am morning worship with Message Conversation on the and 11:00 am Sunday school. No evening services. Baccalaureate and rally vacation Bible school planned May 31 to June 11. Thought for the week stresses time as life’s greatest treasure and waste.
Elgin Lutheran Church Vance R. Knutsen, Pastor, hosts Women's Mission Society at Legion hall at 2:00 p m. Hosts are Mams Gerald Otto Severin Blockhus and Ab West. Program chairman Mrs. Harold Halverson. Junior choir practice 7:30 p m. Catechetical class 1715 p m Sunday May 23 Sunday school 9:30 a m divine worship 10:30 a m. Baccalaureate services 8:00 p m May 25 Elgin school auditorium. Sunday school teachers picnic 6:00 p m May 27 Vacation Bible school begins May 27 8:00 a m at Elgin public school building.
St Olaf Lutheran Churches Bergan Aid meets Mrs Clarence Havelick will serve Friday May 21 St Olaf at 800 p m confir mands Marion at 830 a m confir Sunday May 23 St Olaf at 930 a m services Thursday May 27 St Olaf Aid Mrs Dean Orvis and Mrs Floyd Orvis will serve Come to church You are welcome at each and every service Dr SJ Strandford Pastor
Mrs D E Tinker of Postville and Mrs L G Lehman visited Mrs Genevieve Fuelling in Farmersburg Tuesday.
Miss Shirley Page of Elgin and Pvt George T Howard Jr of Fort Leonard Wood Mo exchanged vows at St Pauls Methodist Elgin before about 200 guests. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Page, wore Chantilly lace and tulle gown with seed pearl jewelry and carried a white bible. Groom is son of George T Howard Sr of West Union. The ceremony featured Wanda Shaffer as soloist and Roberta Mosby at the organ. Afterward a reception followed in the church parlors. The couple plan to live in Fayette. Mrs Howard will teach in Waukon after a return from army duties.
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