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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1931
Page
6
Elgin and nearby towns feature a slate of visits and social happenings. Dentists, families from Elkader and Dubuque, and neighbors from Decorah attend gatherings while Mrs. Landagard plans a winter stay in Lansing. Community members travel for medical, school and Legion events, with family news, hunting trips, and a phonograph of local corrections and prizes creating a bustling midweek record.
Baptist church notes list events for Thursday and Sunday including prayer meeting at 8 p m choir rehearsal at 9 p m English service at 10 a m Sunday school and a lengthy B Y P U program with piano solos readings duets Bible questions instrumental and short talks led by Harold Wilson Metta Buser and others. Choir group four under Esther Durscher captain performs. Pastor Ph Lauer notes good attendance last Sunday and invites friends to attend.
Lutheran church notes announce November 15 Norway at 10 30 English services Norway at 2 30 Norse communion services Marion at 7 30 Young People services November 22 Marion Mission services You are welcome at each and every service S J Strandjord Pastor
J J Snyder, minister. Mrs Louis Klingman, pianist. Morning worship at ten, Sunday school at eleven. Ladies Aid Society to meet at Mrs Elmer Schori home on Thursday afternoon, November nineteenth. Large attendance urged.
J d Snyder minister and La Fonda Shaffer pianist to entertain with Bondar uy aah at 103 Sef Cemetery Association on Wednesday afternoon November 18 at the home of Mrs Albert Dennler with the Ladies Aid Society hosting the event.
An installation service for Syria Epworth League officers was held at Illyria church last Sunday evening. Officers installed included President Clarence Thoman, Vice President Delbert Chapman, 2nd Vice President Viola Foxwell, 3rd Vice President Howard Shaffer, 4th Vice President Clara Holger, Pianist Cornel Rothlisberger, Assistant Pianist Ruth Rothlisberger, and Secretary-Treasurer Helen Rothlisberger. Additional program entries featured Edith Holzer reading Otis Rothlisberger paper, and a quartet by Leo Rothlisberger, Clarence Thorman, Howard Shaffer, and Forest Shaffer.
A timeless maxim from Ossian Bee asserts that consistently honoring obligations is a core asset of economic and professional life. It argues that paying debts anchors public esteem and that hedging on obligations triggers moral decline, highlighting the central role of reliability in character.
A concise classified promotion inviting readers to try small ads for affordable results. It emphasizes value and efficiency, positioning tiny listings as capable of handling diverse needs with minimal expense. The tone mirrors a mid century newspaper promo.
The Elgin School adjourns for two days with Thursday and Friday off while teachers attend a state convention in Des Moines. Junior students record top performance in a speed test, with Ruby Boyle achieving 30 words per minute and one error, as Alma Opland Martha Berg Ruth Gruver Norma Robbins and Alvina Frieden join the Junior A plus class.
A shipowners firm sent urgent word to a captain to move heaven and earth for a Friday arrival. The reply stated they would raise hell and arrive Thursday, signaling a last minute scramble as workers anticipate changes and customers await orders.
Gift photo specials at Cottage Studio in Oelwein with November rates. Poultry price ranges 9 to 16 cents per pound and eggs at 29 cents for firsts, 14 cents for seconds. Residents visit Decorah for football and family gatherings, with Luther College beating Upper Iowa 83 to 14.
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