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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1947
Page
6
A busy Elgin scene shows numerous dinner guests and visits as friends and relatives travel from Oelwein, Clermont, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and beyond. Highlights include baptisms, house moves, hospital recoveries, and plans for winter trips to California and Nevada with Mrs. Emma Knudtson hosting a Kensington gathering and Mrs. Martie celebrating a birthday with a quilting bee.
A brief devotional note cites passages from Romans and mentions 1 John 4 3 and 11 John 421 43. The fragment lists scripture and suggests meditation on faith and practice.
The article cites Bible verses to frame a Sunday lesson on Christian proof. It highlights Peter and John before the Sanhedrin, praising their boldness and recognition that they had been with Jesus, underscoring faith through Christ’s name and salvation.
A devotional reflection on Hebrews 13 6 and psalmic trust. It links God love to fearless service as Peter and John stand before the Sanhedrin, guided by divine presence and power. The message emphasizes not fearing and trusting the Lord as shepherd and helper.
A Boston University club discussion on Christianity ends with Professor William James asking for a definition and pointing to Phillips Brooks as proof that Christianity is practical and real in daily life.
Methodists held morning worship at ten and Sunday school at forty one oclock. The W S C S hosted a sub district officers meeting with fifteen in attendance at the Christian Education rally in Oelwein. Rev Noland of Fayette gave the address and a sound movie Beyond Our Own. Elgin and Illyria youth groups plan a church basement meeting Friday at 7 30 p m with lessons and recreation. The Sunday school children presented a Thanksgiving program with families and Rev Bruce D Jones presiding.
Clgin Baptist Church announces a Thanksgiving service Thursday at 10 30 AM. Sunday morning worship at 10 AM with Sunday school at 11 AM. The superintendent will update the November attendance chart. Evening service at 8 PM offers inspiration in singing and meditation.
Marion service at 9 30 a m with Rev E O Baalson delivering a sermon and Norway service at 11 a m with Rev E O Baalson also preaching Come to church you are welcome at each and every service says Pastor Dr S J Strandjord
I thank everyone for cheering messages and many kindnesses while confined to hospital and at home. These have been a great comfort and I am truly grateful.
Lucy Christen expresses gratitude for cards letters and fruit while homebound. Mrs Chas Odegard and children and the Oscar Halden family visited Sunday in the Nickolle Martie home, sharing the community moment.
A religious reflection quotes I John 4 16 21 to argue Christians are defined by direct access to God through Jesus Christ not by creeds rituals or church membership It emphasizes confessing Jesus as Son of God repentance of sin and faith in Christ as Savior and Redeemer as the sole path to salvation
A school column urges students to respect all teachers, handle disagreements maturely, greet staff in the halls, and avoid peeking at teachers’ work. It notes the value of courtesy, warns against talking back, and stresses help from educators, plus a friendly tone for student conduct. It also previews music notes and home economics club activities with student leadership.
Ardis Darlene Frieden, five foot six, 112 pounds, lists town Elgin food blue Alan Ladd Jeanne Crain biology and more. She aims to nurse as a life work and hopes for a handsome partner with brown hair and eyes.
Use sewing machine oil about every six months on both sides of the screw that holds the blades together to keep scissors and shears functioning properly.
In 1845 total farmer income was about two and a half times the 1910 14 average while 1948 production rose roughly 70 percent above the 1910 14 annual average. Since 1915 farm output shows a gradual rise but income fluctuates widely.
Elgin Echo notices second class mail entry with archival details at Elgin Iowa. Post office designation references Fayette County and an Act of March 3, 1879 era.
An estimate places about fifty thousand distributors of fuld milk in the United States, indicating broad market reach and distribution density across the country.
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