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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1932
Page
6
In Elgin and nearby areas, Berg's auction ads draw attention while residents attend card parties, family visits, and social gatherings. Community members publish updates on health, visits, and daily life, with notes on local events, hospitality, and upcoming sales. Involves Messing, Pollitt, Gehring, Yenne, and many neighbors.
Baptist Church notes list services for Sunday November 20 with English service at 10, Sunday school at 11, cantata rehearsal at 1 and B Y P U program at 7 30 followed by an 8 pm program featuring vocal solo paper duet and other readings and concludes with a cantata King David on November 27 at 8 pm plus Thanksgiving service on November 24 at 10 30 am.
St Olaf Chapel hosts service at 7 30 on November 20 and Marion holds an all day mission festival on November 24 with a noon dinner. The Rev Dr H O Shurson will preach the mission sermon and give an afternoon address. Everyone is welcome. J Strendford, Pastor.
M E Church notes J J Snyder minister Mrs Louie Klingman pianist morning worship at 10 Sunday School at 11 Epworth League at 7 pm Kenneth Evans leader choir practice tonight Thursday at 8 o'clock.
J J Snyder serves as minister at Tilyria Church with La Fonda Shaffer as pianist. Sunday school begins at 10 16 a m and church worship follows at 11 15 a m.
The first division met at Mrs. H. H. Wolf with a pleasant afternoon of visiting songs and reglued hymnals. Loyal division gathered at Mrs. Erin Holzer with fourteen members and five guests as Mrs. W. R. Blake read Armistice Day pieces. Third division hosted by Mrs. Harry Wenger and Busy Builders by Mrs. Allen Habeger featured Lunches and readings. Social updates note visits to relatives in West Union and Manchester. Oelwein State Bank building sold to Diamond Bros. for 12 200, to be remodelled as a store. Echo ads urge careful reading and home shopping.
Absent due to scarlet fever returns noted for Alfred Boleyn and Vern Sires. Multiple students earned perfect or 100 percent marks in spelling and arithmetic across second through eighth grades. Reports cover class activities including Indians to Pilgrims study, geography maps, shorthand and typewriting progress, and program planning for Thanksgiving. Community updates mention illnesses, home visits, and local civic notes including a California grape growers push for legal wine sales.
Evelyn Barker returns to school after a week absence while Louis Butikofer is sick. Supt Carter delivers Armistice Day remarks themed Iowa in the World War. Jorgenson leads patriotic music. Rev Lauer and visiting Mrs Halstenson and Mrs Kohler attend. Economics project on international trade. history classes study Mexican War and Tudor Dynasties. American Culture studies the press. geography completes economic geography and begins regional geography. Home economics luncheon planned. home economics club installs new members. Girl Scouts progress in Morse code with wig wag. Commercial Room Bookkeeping notes on notes and closing entries.
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