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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1928
Page
6
Elgin readers see the Bradley Sweaters at Berg's and learn about Long Wear trousers for $4. The local scene lists visitors, movings, births, political talk, football ties, and farming deals with Elgin residents and nearby towns like Elkader Waterloo Ridgeway Rockford and Rock Valley.
M. E. Church schedules worship at 10 am and church school at 11 am. Ladies Aid meets at president Mrs Albert Schori home Tuesday afternoon. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society gathering at Mrs Ed Klingman Friday afternoon. Ladies Bible class hosted by Mrs Thos Knudtson Friday evening. Pastor J J Snyder invites all to services.
Baptist Church notes list Sunday November 11 10 am English service Sunday school 11 am B Y P A program at 8 pm led by Captain Reuben Hackman with Anna Mae Haas Gertrude Hackman Hans Keiser Freddie Laverers C E Hillis speaks on The place of church in the community Musical numbers by Gertrude Grether Gust Kruger and a Male Chorus Thursday November 15 8 pm prayer meeting choir rehearsal at 9 pm Our Ladies Aid met Wednesday October 31 at Mrs Louise Millers Clermont and the writer invites all to attend.
Hazel Elizabeth Pfister, two weeks old and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfred Pfister, died Thursday morning November 1. She is survived by her parents a sister Helen Marie and a brother Harold Lloyd. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the home with a brief service conducted by Rev. Ph Lauer.
The report lists visitors and relatives from Chicago Fay ette Man chester Oelwein Waterloo and Postville. Names include Arthur Stoehr Mrs Rudy Lehman Abie Lauritzen Clem Schmid George Falk Floyd Sires Anna DeSart Dorothy Stoehr and others with Sundays and weekends spent at various homes. The piece ends with a local sales plug for Berg's Fall hats.
Weekend guests and social events fill the Clermont vicinity. Residents hosting visitors include the Larson, Loftsgard, Kirkeberg, and Olson households, with mentions of Mary Kirkeberg, Tina Nelson, Alma Nyborg, and the Dorcas Society. School vacation tied to election day and community gatherings, plus hats sales and church-related activities.
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