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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
6
Reading through a busy period, residents from Chicago, Cedar Falls, West Union, Britt, and Postville gather for family visits, hunts, and hospital runs. The piece notes bank liquidation, theater ads, winter plans in California, a Baker’s convention, and bridge club events, painting a snapshot of local routines and arrivals.
Ruth Petarwaid emphasizes the value of hard work over excuses. She recalls a father's lesson: shifting stones to teach disciplined effort, urging ambition and use of good instruction to achieve useful results and progress through study and work.
Gladys Schneider describes Halloween as a grand frolic with children and families roaming streets, carrying Jack O Lanterns while eerie sounds echo. The piece notes ghosts and saints glimpsed at windows, then fading into darkness, and contrasts Halloween customs in the United States, Britain, and Roman Catholic lands with cemetery rituals and flower laying.
A collage of verse and quips from Bliss Carmen and miscellaneous items. It includes an autumn poem about gypsy blood and frostward hills, then a parade of humorous anecdotes about school, language, and daily life ending with a college family note continued on the last page.
Sunday schedule includes English service at 10 and 11 with B P A prayer meeting at 9 80 led by Karl Miller Tuesday 8 p m male chorus rehearsal Thursday 8 p m prayer meeting and 8 p m choir rehearsal Sunday school totaled 172 with goal 200 next Sunday guest Rev M Powers from Waukon Baptist church attended with superintendent Fred Ericson. Committee named to report on father and son and mother and daughter banquet chaired by Mrs Fred Muehlethaler Mrs Karl Hackman Benjamin Baumgartner Alfred Jacobs Otto Kruger. B Y P A social planned for Wednesday November 26 all welcome Ph Lauer pastor.
Lutheran church notes show several services in McGregor Marion and Norway with English services led by Rev Heltne Dr Rohne and Dr Olen of Luther College. Nov 23 Marion English service and St Olaf Chapel event noted with Young People's service at 7:30 and 10:30. You are welcome at every service.
M E Church notes list Snyder as minister and Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs i Sera postin s home with large attendance desired. Bible class with Mrs J D Shaffer Friday. Sunday services: worship 10 am, Sunday school 12 pm. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoon Nov 12 at Mrs R V Brandts home.
Illyria Church announces minister Snyder J 5 with La Fonda Shaffer as pianist. Sunday school at 10 15 a m worship hour at 11 15 a m invites all to worship and welcomes newcomers. See new Heatrolas at Feller's Hardware, advertised as neat and reasonably priced.
Dr and Mira visit Elgin relatives while Mary Hanson of Oelwein spends weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Hanson. Mrs Wertz of Bern Switzerland dies at eighty five. many relatives here. Local calls include Mrs Frank Wertz of Albert Lea and others visiting Lamont and Cedar Rapids families. Fred Hanson travels from Los Angeles to Iowa City for father’s operation then to Elgin. Parffin bases and Winter Oil advertised at local stores.
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