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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
6
Elgin residents share social visits across West Union Waterloo Elkader and Dysart in a week of gatherings. Bertha Hofer’s shower and Miss Hofer’s marriage are noted. A 75th anniversary and a Detroit advertising conference mark local ties to wider regions.
Memorial services are planned for next Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Baptist church in Elgin with English services, Sunday school at 11 a.m., and a B Y P A prayer meeting at 7 80 p.m. An English service at 8 p.m. and a meeting at Brainard are also noted with other May activities. Members are urged to attend the Ladies Aid at Cleve Erhardt’s home, choir rehearsals, and Sunday school planning. The B P U aims to send a strong delegation to George Iowa for the June 10 to 12 meeting.
M. E. Church and Illyria Church report services led by J J Snyder with morning worship at 10 and 11:15, and Sunday school times. Marion and St Olaf announce May 25 at 10:30 and June 1 at 10:30 for lectures on Iceland by Rev H B Thorgrimson. Marion 8:00 pm Iceland lecture. Local social notes include summer chats at Elgin Millinery Store and dinner guests at C S Eniel home. Marquette high school baseball team wins district but loses state tourney to North High Des Moines. Otter Creek bridge construction progresses with footing poured and safe construction planned. bridge expected finished by July 1 with steel gang to follow.
Mrs. Clifford Kittleson leads the Pleasant Valley 4 H club with nine girls at the first meeting and three more expected. The township aims to become one of the county’s best clubs among the newer groups. Farm Bureau invites more girls to join. Gladys Schneider dined with Lola Hans. Mrs. L. B. Mattoon travels to Hill City, South Dakota to visit her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Torkelson and others spent Sunday with the Torkelsons.
Kathleen Steele spent the weekend with Lois and Betty Leonhart near Gunder Minnesota. Mrs. C. R. Carpenter of Fayette, Mrs. Nate of Boulder Colorado, Mrs. Rafer of St. Louis Missouri, and Mrs. Merritt of Mt. Vernon were dinner guests in the C. B. Schori home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kerr and daughters of Waterloo visited George Falk's home on Sunday. G. Engebretson, living with Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Schori, was in the area in the latter part of last week. He is one of Elgin's oldest men and has had remarkably good health for his years.
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