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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
6
Local items report families visiting in Elgin and nearby towns, illnesses, recoveries, travels, and social events. Names include Wenger Mulford Lehman Schupbach Feller Kohler Warton Zurbriggen and many neighbors. A General Electric appliance line addition and a November trap shoot announcement are noted. Also listed are visits to and from Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Mt. Vernon.
Methodist Church St Paul s Elgin holds worship at 10 a m and church school at 11 a m Community Church Syria offers church school at 10 a m and worship at 11 15 a m Union Church Clermont conducts worship at 7 30 p m Invitation extended to worship with these churches Joseph C Warton Minister
The St. Olaf chapel will host an 10:30 a m dedication and 20th anniversary sermon by Dr N Astrup Larsen, Iowa District president. At 1:30 p m speakers include Pastor N Adix Pastor P F Kjorlaung and Pastor Oscar Hougstul. Marion Dorcas Society meets Nov 9 with hostesses Mrs Henry T Olson Mrs Rypestor Ruth and Hildur Opsand at church parlors. Dr S J Strandford, Pastor invites all to attend.
J W Crain of Fayette saw his car stall while driving last week. After inspecting, he summoned an assistant who removed a fly from the vent hole atop the vacuum tank. Crain resumed his journey unharmed and amused.
Local notices report Mrs J F Bailey ill yesterday and Ed Boyle showing slight improvement after illness. Mr and Mrs S W Rubger of Randalia visited in Elgin, with Mrs Fanny Frieden and Ida calling at Anna Schupbach’s home. Mrs Mary Keiser returned from Aplington after four weeks at C L Huisinga’s home, helped home by Mrs Hulsinga and Paul. In Australia leprosy surge prompts government anti leprosy drive as health minister warns states to unite.
Cyril Merkle hopes for a bite of a watermelon that grew between the fence pickets on Victor Sachs’s farm near West Alton Missouri. The melon ripened and was to be eaten by the Sachs family after the photo was taken.
Arthur Inman of the Inman Brothers Flying Circus is bid farewell by his sister Mrs. C. L. Pickett in Highland Park Illinois as he travels from Coffeyville Kansas to New York City to join pilots ferrying planes to Great Britain for the fight against Nazi Germany. Brother Rollie Inman has already crossed the Atlantic delivering bombers and facing submarines on the return voyage.
Max Thoma and Mr and Mrs Myron Chapman were dinner guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Chas Chapman Sunday. Mrs R P Strauch joined Mrs RB V Brandt of Clermont to Oelwein for a county seat meeting and Hotel Mealey dinner. Mr and Mrs Lyte Light joined Mr and Mrs Fred Waters and Mr and Mrs Keith Waters of Postville to Waterloo for a speed derby Tuesday night.
Mr and Mrs Richard Miller and Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson with family were dinner guests at Milton Miller home Sunday, with a Nutting family visit in the afternoon.
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