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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1953
Page
6
A long list of Sunday visitors and weekend guests from Clermont Postville Elkader Mason City Elgin and Des Moines filled homes across several towns. Attendees include the Mabel Peters family Ethel Kohler Lena Graff and many others visiting for dinners calls and church events.
Vance R Knutsen pastor outlines week events at Elgin Lutheran Church Choir practice and membership class Thursday November 12 7 30 pm catechetical class Saturday November 14 1 15 pm Sunday November 15 9 30 am Sunday School 10 30 am divine worship with Holy Communion reception of new members Brotherhood session at St John s Lutheran in Waukon 3 00 pm and 8 00 pm Luther League Monday November 16 7 30 pm at Janice Loftsgard home please bring clothing for Lutheran World Relief to the hall above the locker before Saturday November 14
Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Minister E G Steinman leads the church activities.
St Olaf Lutheran Churches announce Sunday services on Nov 15 at 9 30 a m and 11 a m with offerings for the Lutheran Food Appeal replacing the CROPS drive. Marion hosts evening service at 7 30 p m with adult Bible class on Friday Nov 20 and church groups Dorcas and Aid serving on Nov 21.
Thursday events at First Baptist include 7 30 p m Berean Songsters 8 00 p m midweek prayer 9 00 p m choir rehearsal Sunday 10 09 a m worship with new pastor delivering first message Reception for Roy Vanderbeck and family at church parlors 8 00 p m Card of thanks expresses thanks for support after Jack Goodin accident and cards and gifts from neighbors and friends.
State of Iowa Fayette County District Court will hear on November 30, 1953 a will claimed as Alma Anderson's last will and testament for probate admission. West Union Iowa date Nov 2 1953 Herbert D Klammer Clerk. Numerous local visitors and social notices follow with names and households in West Union and surrounding areas.
Thursday afternoon visitors included the Adams, Burgess, and Ewing households from West Mr. and Cheyenne Wyo. they toured Dubuque to see William Watters and Harold Albrecht homes. Dinner guests Sunday featured the Heins, Senna, Howard, Sileen, and Wenger households.
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