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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1954
Page
8
A long roster of Centralia area residents and friends plan Thanksgiving gatherings. Families from Clermont, Postville, Decorah, Oelwein, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, West Union, and beyond are listed visiting relatives and hosting meals with names such as the Schupbachs, Lantzes, Meinhards, Grovers, Lehmans, and many others through mid November into Thanksgiving week.
Worship service at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship Sunday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Service led by Rev. G. Steinman with church activities and youth program details.
Elgin Lutheran invites the community to Thanksgiving Day worship on Nov 25 at 10 30 a m with festival services. Canvassers meet Nov 26 at 8 00 p m in the new church basement. Junior and senior confirmation classes on Nov 27, and Sunday services on Nov 28 include Sunday school at 9 30 a m and divine worship at 10 30 a m.
Elgin Baptist Church The Friendly Church with Pastor H John Vanderbeck lists events for Thanksgiving week and the coming Family Altar Crusade. Thanksgiving service Thursday 10 30 a m and 8 p m program in Sumner for members. Sunday 28 message A Thankful Heart 10 a m worship 11 a m Sunday school 8 p m Gospel hour CBY program. December 2 8 p m Hour of Power. Special film previews for January 1955 Family Altar Crusade The Book For the World of Tomorrow. Thought: Happiness is a perfume you can't pour on others without getting some on yourself.
St Olaf Lutheran Parish schedules Thanksgiving services at Norway and Marion with reminders to bring clothing for the World Relief Clothing Appeal in Calmar. Upcoming events include a joint Marion Norway Brotherhood meeting, A Preview of Our Television Program film, and a Christmas program. Local greetings and visits noted from Chicago and Prairie du Chien gatherings accompany the church notices.
Mr and Mrs Clell L Baker of Franklin Park Illinois will join the Keith Waters family in Postville for Thanksgiving. Guests include Paul Waters and family Susan and Debbie plus Ida Casper returning to Franklin Park. C B Schori hosts Ruth Carpenter Nancy Peter Calmar and Ben Schori with Mark for Thanksgiving. Don Page marks the 44th anniversary of Myron and Mrs Moore of Fayette with extended family. Robert Kohler and David plan to visit J Krohn in Perry for the holiday weekend.
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