Elgin Area Social Roundup Includes Many Visits
A long list of visitors and locals socialized across Elgin Hawkeye and surrounding towns. George Schori hosted, while Leslie Yearous family called on N M Fritz. Multiple families from West Union Arlington Ossian Lineville and Decorah shared meals and calls. Georgia Mae Schori, Minnesota, elected president of the Minnesota Physiotherapist Association during Rochester meeting. Various travels, birthdays, and teaching changes noted with local families, picnics and hospital moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. N. Schori
BBC Olesen
Hawkeye
Leslie Yearous and
Wayne Gilson
Kenneth Hellum
Darlene
Mildred Peck
Ossian
August Peck
Alfred
Mary Kirkeberg
Mabel Heuser
Virginia
Max Hunsberger
Wm. Ewing
Postville
O. J. Olson
Kipie
Elgin
Lois Lehman
Anamosa
Lyle Light
Keith Waters
Paul Waters
McGregor Heights
Prairie du Chien
Eastman
Wisconsin
Ward Price
Vern Carter
Oscar Rosell
St. Ansgar
Liddle
Wm. F. Miller
H. F. Becker
McGregor
Farmersburg
Miller
Huebner
Georgia Mae Schori
Minneapolis
Johnson
Decorah
Beverly Ann Muehlethaler
Clarence Muehlethaler
Reuben Hackmann
Paul
L. L. Kiple
Karen
Linda
Janice Schori
H. H. Wolf
Marcia
Gus Krueger
Janet
Jeanette
C. J. Robinson
Donna
Harry Johnson
Marjorie Lou
Wendall Baechler
Clermont
Beries Lutheran Church Services Schedule
Beries Lutheran Church lists Protestant services on Sunday June 2 with English service at St Olaf at an o'clock and Norse service at Marion at 10 30. Pastor S J Strandford invites all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
S. J. Strandford
Methodist and St Pauls Worship and Church School Times
Notices list worship and church school times for several churches. Methodist Church at 10 a.m. service and 11 a.m. school with Mrs Ed Klingman as superintendent. Styria Church school at 10 a.m. and service at 11 15 a.m. Clermont Union Church service at 7 30 p.m. Minister Joseph C Warton extends welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul's
Ed Klingman
Styria Church
F. Shaffer
Clermont Union
Joseph C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church announces weekly schedule
Pastor Paul Zoschke leads Sunday worship and communion at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 o clock and a 2 o clock worship service. A 2 o clock junior meeting follows along with a vacation school each morning this week and next. Wednesday June 5 features the Women’s Missionary Society at 2 pm and a prayer service at 8 pm with choir rehearsal at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul ¥. Zoschke
Chrystal Miller
Women's Missionary Society
Highland Ladies' Aid hosts gathering at Carl Torkelson home
Mrs. Carl Torkelson, Mrs. Oliver Torkelson, Mrs. C. O. Torkelson, Mrs. Elmer Nelson and Mrs. Libbie Larson were hostesses to the Highland Ladies' Aid Society in the Carl Torkelson home last Thursday afternoon. A program, the usual business and refreshments occupied the time. About forty five ladies attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Torkelson
Oliver Torkelson
C. O. Torkelson
Elmer Nelson
Libbie Larson
Highland Ladies' Aid Society
WCTU Meeting at Reichert Home with Devotions and Talks
The WCTU met with Ethel Rennison at Fred Reichert's home Friday afternoon. Devotions were led by president Mrs. Harry Johnson. Gladys Yearlous spoke on The Departments of WCTU Work followed by Mrs. Raymond Mays presenting The Girlhood of Frances Willard and a poem The Twin Ballots by Mrs. Wm. Nutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Ethel Rennison
Fred Reichert
Harry Johnson
Gladys Yearlous
Francs Willard
Raymond Mays
Wm. Nutting
B. Y. P. U. Elects Officers At Church Meeting
The B Y P U held a Tuesday church meeting electing Gladys Yearous as president Lloyd Jacob as vice president Mary Baechler as secretary Ervin Miller as treasurer Mrs Abe Habeger as pianist and Mabel Rennison as librarian A social time and refreshments followed the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Yearous
Lloyd Jacob
Mary Baechler
Ervin Miller
Abe Habeger
Mabel Rennison
Dummermuths Visit Cedar Rapids Visitor Traveled Here
Floyd Dummermuth and a Cedar Rapids friend visited Sunday with his mother Mrs Dena Dummermuth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Dummermuth
Cedar Rapids
Dena Dummermuth
Enthusiastic Crowd Hears Kenneth Spencer Concert
A small, eager audience at the Baptist church heard national bass Kenneth Spencer in a Friday concert sponsored by the Progress Club. Accompanist Carroll Meyer from Elkader received praise. Spencer earned three encores as locals and visitors from Clermont, Postville, Elkader, and West Union enjoyed the five part program ending with a Meyer piano solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Spencer
the Baptist Church
Spencer
Progress Club
Carroll Meyer
Elkader
Mr. Spencer
Lark
Clermont
Postiville Elkader
West Union
William Hitch Named Senior Counselor at ISU Cedar Falls
William Hitch son of Mr and Mrs L D Hitch has been selected senior counselor at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls for the coming year He will assist new students in becoming acquainted with the college and campus Hitch is a junior music major and a member of the college band orchestra A Capella Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and the Wes Lee Campus band
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hitch
L. D. Hitch
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Hitchh
Vacation Bible Schools Open in Baptist and Methodist Churches
Vacation Bible schools opened Monday morning in both the Baptist and Methodist churches. The Baptist church reports forty-two enrolled with six teachers, while the Methodist church lists fifty-five students including eight teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Methodist
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Rural Young People Meet at Neva Waters Home
Clayton county Rural Young People will meet at Neva Waters home near Postville on Friday evening May 31. All rural young people are invited. Visitors from Decorah attended and spent Sunday with the Donald Gilson home. The Torkelson family spent Sunday in Clermont for a silver anniversary at the West Clermont Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Neva Waters
Postville
Julius Olson
Anna Hogenson
Clarence
Decorah
Donald Gilson
C. O. Torkelson and Sons
Clermont
West Clermont
Hazel Howard and Roland Gruver Wed in West Union
Hazel Howard and Roland Gruver were married in West Union on Saturday afternoon May 25. Rev W H Mitchell of the Methodist church officiated at the parsonage. The bride, daughter of Reuben Howard of Elgin, is a Elgin High School graduate of 1936 and has worked around Elgin. The groom, youngest son of Mrs Mabel Gruver, has farm work experience near here. They will live with his mother after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Howard
Roland Gruver
West Union
W. H. Mitchell
Methodist Church
Clifton Wilson
Reuben Howard
Elgin
Elgin High School
Gruver
Mabel Gruver
Birthday Party Honors Leonard Roberts on 21st Birthday
Mrs. Vernon Knight entertained at a Friday birthday party for her brother Leonard Roberts turning 21. Guests included Mary Ogle Thoms Ogle Ed Wenger Gene Roy Knight Vergil Troyer Ardath Evelyn Phyllis Roberts Vern Roberts and Eliza Pulfer with Dr Wolf. Celia Lehman headed home from La Porte City after visiting relatives. Mrs Abe Habeger fell at the Baptist church steps injuring her hand requiring eight stitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Knight
Leonard Roberts
Mary Ogle
Thoms Ogle
Ed Wenger
Gene
Roy Knight
Vergil Troyer
Ardath
Evelyn
Phyllis Roberts
Vern Roberts
Eliza Pulfer
Dr. Wolf
Decorah
Marie Pulfer
Celia Lehman
George Klock
la Porte City
Abe Habeger
Baptist Church
Memorial Day speaker at Tripoli announced
C A Benson of Elkader will deliver the Memorial Day address at Tripoli today. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Burdette Anderson and family with Anderson's father from Forest City, who came Saturday and stayed into Sunday. Chas Carstens of Cedar Rapids visited to weld at the Elgin blacksmith shop. Kenneth and Selmer Peterson of Decorah called on Kenneth Helium. Clarence Becker and Dewey Watkins parties drove to Des Moines for Memorial Day. John Miller and daughter plan to return to Rock Valley after wintering in St Petersburg Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette Anderson
Anderson
Forest City
Ervin Miller
Chas. Carstens
Cedar Rapius
Elgin Blacksmith Shop
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth
Selmer Peterson
Decorah
Kenneth Helium
Clarence Becker
Dewey Watkins
Des Moines
John Miller
St. Petersburg
Florida
Rock Valley
Echo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jud Conner
Alfred Moschel
Ed Bauder
Mary Bakeman
France DeSart
Villa Louis
Wis
Oliver Torkelsei
Lloyd Bigler
Decorah Hospital
Max Medberry
Howard Shaffer
Wadena
M. W. Spears
Mattoon
N. W. Evans
Betty Strauch
Lewis Thoma
Joan
Springville
Max Thoma
Keith
Elizabeth
Winnefred McMillan
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Ed Foley
Will Hoover
Clara
Bert Overhus
Dorothy Minihan
Betty Elkema
Capper's
Helen Muehlethaler
Shell Rock
F. C. Mueklethaler
M. V. Kiple
Helen Reed
Ottumwa
Clifton Kiple
Miss
Emma White
Waseca
Minn
Hanni Hollow
C. O. Christ
Soren Sorenson
Lloyd Gannon
Janice
Chester Norton
Elmer Pinney
Rochester
Erma Redwinkle
Duane Pinney
Kenneth Evans
Lake Park
Oelwein
Beriies
Lutheran Church
Elgin Baptist Church
Clayton R. Y. P. Meeting
Howard—Gruver
C. A. Benson
Tripoli
Mississippi Gardens
Prairie Dau Chien
L. B. Mattie
Prop
C. H. Miller
Women’s
Oxfords
Oxford
Nash
Feller & Baumgartner
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kohler
Bags OE
Elgin, Iowa
Trodel Lese
General Electric
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
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