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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Herve Robbins and other guests visit Mrs Harry Gilson and Chas ONeill. Many families host and attend dinners baptisms graduations and weekend visits across Elgin Waukegan and Volga with relatives from Clinton Manchester and West Union.
Church notices outline May events at St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches. May 28 hosts St Olaf Aid with Mrs Maurice Vigen and Mr Reuben Clawe. May 28 confirms at 9:00, Norway service at 9:00 on May 29 with Pastor Virgil Haugen. June 2 Norway Aid meets with Mrs Otto Severson as hostess. Vacation Bible School begins May 30 at eight. All community children invited. Pastor Dr S J Strandford invites all to attend.
Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches announce events led by Pastor R Knutsen. In Elgin the board of education meets Friday May 27 at 7 30 p m and divine worship is Sunday May 29 at 10 30 a m with a 6 30 p m Luther League picnic and Bible camp films after supper. Highland holds 9 00 a m worship and 10 00 a m Sunday school with a joint picnic and films after supper. Pastor attends south central district Lutheran convention May 31 through June 3 at Fort Dodge.
E G Steinman minister announces worship at 10:00 a m and Sunday school at 11:00 a m. Junior choir rehear sals Thursday 9 30 a m and senior choir at 7 30 p m. The junior choir will sing this Sunday during worship. Bible school progresses with enrollment open. Two week program and ten youths joined M F last Sunday.
Bill Hanson seven-year-old of Eagle Grove fell from a tree with a rope around his neck during play. His fourteen-year-old brother Butch rescued him, and the boy recovered with only a temporary inability to speak.
Tests show a chemical commonly known as MENA effectively stops potato sprouting. The report notes its potential use in storage and distribution, highlighting safety and handling considerations for agricultural use and potential regulatory review.
Wednesday evening callers included Roy Barrett of Arlington and the Schori home. Merle Clark family traveled to Waterloo on leave. infants baptized at St Steven Lutheran. new Inter State Power Co employees from Elgin. Camp Fire Girls held Council Fire in May. visits to Rochester and Austin noted. nurses group met in New Hampton. Memorial weekend plans with the Anderson family. tip on saving feed costs for dairymen through quality hay and pasture.
Mrs Alfred Christensen visits Otis Torkelson home while Jim Hanson stays with Bob Hanson in Elkader. Numerous families host guests and plan trips from Elkader to Loma Montana Oskaloosa and Iowa City, with graduations noted as Jean and Ronnie near completion. The Kohler, Gilley, Hoover, and Grether families joined in trips to the Berlioz Requiem at the University fieldhouse led by Dimitri Metropoulos.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence West celebrated daughter Yvonne's confirmation with a Sunday dinner. Guests included the Leslie Buroden and Kenneth Larson families of Dubuque, the Gerhard Groth family, Mrs Bertha West of Decorah, and several Fayette and West Union families. A Decorah picnic honored Mr and Mrs George Pollitt on their 25th anniversary, with Habeger as attendants at the Pollitts’ May 19 1930 wedding. The Pollitts now reside at 7301 SW 14th Des Moines. Dinner guests at Clermont included the Elmer Harold and Mel Afbert Meyer families and Mrs Ida Meyer.
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