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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
6
A long list of social visits fills Elgin area life with relatives from West Union Waterloo Decorah and beyond. Residents like Mrs. Tana Henderson and Mrs. Jake Falb host family members while others travel to Dubuque Colesburg and Milwaukee for nursing, postmaster conventions, and church events. Notable attendees include Anna Bevan Geral dine Schori and Wilma Steinmetz.
Illyria Church announces J. J. Snyder as minister and La Fonda Shafter as pianist. Sunday school starts at 10 15 a.m. Church service follows at 11 16 a.m.
October schedule lists Norwegian services at Nor Lutheran Church at 10 80 and English services at First Lutheran of McGregor at 2 30 with Marion at 6 30 Dorcas Society to serve supper October 16 Marion at 10 80 and Norse services All welcome at each service Strandjord pastor.
M E Church notes list I J Snyder minister and Mrs Louis Klingman pianist. Services at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 a m. Ladies Bible class to meet at Mrs Thos Knudigon’s home on Friday afternoon Oct 7. First and third divisions of Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs G S Kniel’s home with Verle Kniel assisting on Thursday afternoon Oct 13. Loyal division to meet at Mrs W R Blake’s Clermont home and fourth division at Mrs Ern Schori’s home.
Thursday prayer meeting and choir rehearsals lead into Sunday activities at 10 a m English and 11 a m harvest mission program. Cantata and orchestra numbers planned, B Y P U prayers at 7 30 p m. Choir rehearsals on Oct 12 and 18. A box of eggs for Chicago aged home requested. Rev Ph Laver preached at Waukon church. twenty eight from Elgin attended.
Mrs Enos Howard spent a couple days at Thos Howard Sr home. Fred Schaer and Balz Kamm returned Sunday from Rock Valley. Augusta Rose Pfister visited her grandmother Mrs Rosa Pfister in Clermont. A son was born Saturday to Mr and Mrs Melvin Hanson east of Elgin on Gilbertson farm. Blanche Scheffer of Des Moines visited. George Falb Elmer Hoag and John Falb traveled to Des Moines to hear President Hoover. Hans Keiser drove Fred Matthys to Postville for a Milwaukee trip for an operation. Rosa Pfister illness lingered a few days. Knudtson Scheffer and Lehman families visited West Union and Des Moines. An 80 acre farm near Decorah resold at 93.76 an acre after years of 826 an acre boom, prompting critique of Iowa farming declines over the past twelve years. The Journal notes this dreary picture but avoids average conclusions.
Illyria items report social visits and gatherings across Cheery Valley. Emil Moor and family spent last Friday with Will Frieden. Ida Baldwin of Waterloo visited Klingmans. many local families hosted or attended parties, dinners, and meetings. An upcoming Oct 13 farm bureau talk at Illyria church is noted along with a basket social and box social events at local schools.
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