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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1931
Page
6
Elgin notes report Dr L S Hutchinson visiting the Carter home and guests from Forest City Lime Springs and West Union spending Sundays with local families. Quilling party hosted by Mrs Sam Lehman. homecoming play Go Ahead attended in Fayette. several weddings anniversaries and Halloween party at C W Nicklags attended by nine girls with local names.
Community Club meets Friday evening at the town hall with a barbecue lunch promised. Several local residents are noted visiting or traveling, including Mr and Mrs Frank Shipton of Alta Vista and Mr and Mrs L C Koevnig and son of Postville.
Church bulletin reports strong attendance and asks members to maintain interest in meetings. Schedule includes prayer meetings on Nov 5 and 12 at 8 p.m., choir rehearsals at 9 p.m., English services Sundays at 10 a.m., Sunday School at 11 a.m., B P U prayer at 7 30 p.m. led by Clarence Kohls, extra numbers at 8 p.m. English service, Ladies Aid meeting canceled this week, Ladies Aid to meet Nov 11 at 2 p.m. at Mrs Louise Millers Clermont home.
The M E Church notes worship at 10 o clock a m and Sunday school at 11. The Bible class meets at Mrs N M Fritz home Friday afternoon. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets at Mrs R V Brandt Clermont on Wednesday afternoon Nov 11. A free will offering Sunday night for Prentiss Normal School totaled 15 50.
J J Snyder and La Fonda Shaffer lead Illyria church activities with Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 15 a m The program postponed for Oct 25 will be held next Sunday evening Nov 8 with extra numbers added.
Henry Morrison McMillan born June 20 1863 in Ilyra township died November 1 1981 near Elgin aged 68 4 11. Survived by widow five children Hazel Smith Elizabeth Winifred Henry and John plus five sisters. Funeral at St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Elgin with Elgin Masonic lodge honoring. community notices include visits, hunting plans, local ads, and farming community movements.
Lutheran Church Notes mention Uclock Norse communion at First Lutheran of McGregor at 2 20 oclock and Norway at 730 with Rev Bunge’s Garnaville choir to sing and deliver an address. Walter Lantz and Pearl Lyons visited relatives in Mason City and Osage during the weekend. Alden Pinney elected president of Benton Lions Club in Missouri, with prior roles as deputy district governor and state director. Erin Holzer and Wm F Miller hosted a coon roast. Matty Zurbriggen prepared the feast for friends including Stoehr Wenger Brackin Kohler Herrling Gruver Falb and others.
Plattery recommended in small doses. Mr and Mrs C L Husinga and family and Mr and Mrs Williky of Aplington spent Sunday and Monday in the Hans Keiser home. John Baldwin has been ill for some time, with fluctuating condition. A Sunday Register forum writer urges repealing the Brookhart Lovrein act and pro rata bank losses, bank capitalization near 100 percent of deposits, and higher public fund interest rates, a plan some fear would hurt bankers.
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