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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1954
Page
6
A dense listing from Postville covers dinners and suppers hosted by local families including the Schultz, Gehring, and Moore households. Attendees travel to Iowa City for the Iowa Wisconsin game and several visits span Des Moines, Green Lake, and Decorah with many relatives and friends noted. An October 1954 Fayette County draft board notice announces morning hours and local gatherings include a Methodist youth ride and various dinners.
Public notice to qualified voters in Clermont Elgin consolidated district Fayette and Clayton counties Iowa that a special school election is set for November 20 1954 to decide bonds up to 525000 for a new high school building site athletic field and furnishing. Precincts 1 Clermont area and precinct 2 Elgin area with high school gymnasiums as polling places. Secretary Gladys Hanson signs October 26 1954.
Mrs and Mrs Guy Whitford West Union entertained Mr and Mrs Harry Gilson and Mrs Wm Frederick at dinner Friday. Kim Richard infant son of Mr and Mrs Otto E Olson baptized Sunday in the Methodist church with Mrs Ruth Gibson sponsor. Hazel Gehring held baptismal dinner for niece Julianne Gehring. attendees included the Schoentngs Papes Gehrings and others. Mrs Belva Snyder traveled to Grandview Friday for weekend at N P Schafer home.
St Olaf Lutheran announces services starting Saturday at 9:00 a m and Sunday at 9:30 a m with Pastor Knut Lee of Luther College speaking at Norway and Marion churches. Marion Aid meets Nov 11 with Mia Henry Nyborg and Mrs Lena Nyhus serving. All are welcome. Dr S J Strandford, Pastor.
Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship this Sunday 7:30 p.m. WSCS meets Thursday for monthly session.
Pastor Vance R. Knutsen announces church events from November 4 to 7. Junior choir practice, membership class, junior and senior confirmation, Sunday school, divine worship, and Luther League activities are planned at the parsonage and John Erickson home.
The Friendly Church presents a living message with services led by Rev. John Vanderbeck. Activities include W M A meeting at Mrs Kohl’s home hosted by Lena Baumgartner, Sunday school rallies, morning worship with Calvary message, noon fellowship, church board, and Gospel hour. Monday hosts Baptist men's gathering at the parsonage. Thought for the Week urges strength in distress.
Mr and Mrs Ernie Baumgartner Nicky and Connie visited Hopkinton for dinner with Carl Robinson. Oscar Holden family moved to John Falk residence on Pleasant street from Maynard area. Robert Schultz family hosted dinner with Susan Debbie Luana. DeWayne Medberry and JoAnn visited Walter Medberry and Guy Gould homes in Wadena. Clark family visited grandparents Peter Kraft in Stanley. Ivan Torkelson returned from New Orleans after a southern states trip. Thank you notes express gratitude for hospital stay visits and well wishes to Mrs Floyd Frieden Jessieleek and Emil Moor.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Frieden welcomed a daughter named Jessialee born October 27 weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces Their family announced the birth through Irene and Robert Speece who reported a daughter named Diane Lynn born October 20 to their own daughter and son in law
Pvt James A. Cook returns to Camp Chaffee Ark after a 13 day home furlough. He attends eight weeks of clerk typist school and is promoted. Milton L. Ash promoted to Airman second class and stationed in Germany with aircraft control and warning duties at APO 132 New York address shows care of P M.
The Past Matrons of Elgin Chapter O. E. S. received an invitation from the Ella Merritt Past Matron Club of Elkader to attend their meeting on November 17 at 7:30 p m in the home of Mrs. Orlando Bailey with Mrs. Harry Conrad as co hostess. Past matrons wishing to attend should contact Mrs. Allen Habeger by November 10.
Funeral services for Harold N. Stoehr of Cedar Rapids were held Friday morning at Turner chapel. Dr H Hughes Dill led the service, with burial at Elgin cemetery and graveside rites by Rev E G Steinman. He was the eldest son of Hulda Stoehr, survived by his widow and preceded in death by his father Gus and brother Otto.
Sunday visitors at the Emily Moor home included Anna Schup bach and the Frieden, Traffalet, Pulfer, Bossard, Moore, and Butikofer families from Nevada Farmersburg West Union Clermont and Milo Ol son areas. The Levi Frieden family shared the day, and Mr. Barker hosted a birthday dinner for Mrs. Barker with guests the Nanfred Osmundson family and Mrs. Molokken and the Ruroden couple.
Mr and Mrs Ed Boleyn and Vonda were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Marvin Perry in West Union. Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson and Mrs Otto Krueger visited Otto Krueger who is a patient in Rochester Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Swartley of Duluth Minnesota stayed with Mrs Ida Grether on Saturday and returned home Sunday, with Mrs Grether accompanying her to spend the winter there.
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