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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
6
A dense social column lists numerous visits and dinners across Postville Elkader Farmersburg and surrounding towns. It notes travels visiting family homes in Waterloo Des Moines and Windom and recalls recent hospital, memorial day, and graduation events alongside multiple guest appearances and local shifting addresses.
Our Boys in Service reports Pfc Leo M Lehman 1191634 D Co 4th Inf training base Camp Pendleton Oceanside California. He has been there about two weeks and is with a replacement outfit typically stationed seven to eight weeks before overseas deployment.
Richard D. Trapp will be ordained at St. Pauls Lutheran church Eldorado on Sunday evening June 3 at eight. The Rev A O Nesser will be speaker and the Rev Goeken liturgist with Rev R C Jakober of New Leipzig Dak ordinating. Local notices cover hospital stays travel and community events through Memorial Day and week.
St Olaf Lutheran churches outline events for Thursday May 31 Bergan Aid meets at the H Herrick home. Sunday June 3 services for St Olaf at 9 30 Marion at 11 00 and 8 00 p m Luther League Norway at 7 30 p m. Vacation Bible schools welcomed. Pastor S J Strandford urges attendance at all services.
Elgin Baptist Church under Pastor Dr Arthur Ittermann announces a weeklong Bible school from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. daily ending Friday. Memorial Day observed on May 30 with no class. Berean Songsters practice May 31 at 7:00 p.m. Prayer at 8:00 p.m. Choir at 9:00 p.m. Sunday worship June 3 at 10:00 a.m., with sermon "Individual and Church Responsibility" and Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Evening service at 8:00 p.m. on spiritual gifts and CBY election.
Morning worship at 10 o'clock Sunday services Sunday school at 11 o'clock and choir practice at 7 30 p m at the church. Wording of thanks from Mrs Geo Schupbach and Johnnie for cards gifts and visits during hospital stay and after returning home.
Mrs Andrew Yearaus expresses deep appreciation for the kindness shown during her recent injury. She specifically thanks the Illyria Highland cemetery association and Ladies Aid for cards gifts and visits.
Ray Wright of Wall Lake heard a yapping sound from a city storm sewer. A manhole was lifted and a red fox was flushed from the sewer into a fish net using a fire hose. The remark about garden spacing follows.
Elgin local news reports Mrs Earl Cooley of Wadena and family picnicked at Echo Valley park Thursday evening. Mrs L J Cooley visited the Estella Feller home for two days. Des Moines guests joined Gus Krueger for dinner. Mason City family visited Ray DeSart home. Also notes egg washing tip and Echo Want Ads.
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