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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1957
Page
6
Local residents traveled to Elgin and Charles City for family visits and birthdays while Jeanine Cook from Elkader modeled at a Rochester Minnesota nursing school show attended by about 250 student nurses. The event highlighted grooming and nurse uniforms as Cook prepares for the Minnesota State Board exam in October.
Dennis Stutrud, Pastor lists Oct events for Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches. Rehearsals, confirmations, Sunday school, worship services and meetings scheduled from Oct 10 to Oct 16, with multiple choir sessions and joint congregation visits at Elgin Lutheran, plus Ladies' Aid and rector meetings at Elgin.
Sunday morning services run 10:15 to 11:30 with Sunday school 10:30 to 43:30 and church services. Sunday afternoon includes song services 12:30 to 1:00 followed by church services 1:00 to 2:00. The public is welcome.
Pastor Donald T. Caspers leads rooms and study sessions at 2623. Choir rehearsal at 7 30 p m Official board meets at 8 15 p m Sunday service at 10 00 a m Sunday school at 11 00 a m Churchmanship institute at Monona 4 00 p m to 9 00 p m Wednesday Oct 14 hospitals and homes rally at Friendship Haven Fort Dodge starting 10 00 a m
Church event schedule lists services and activities for St Olaf Norway Marion and Gunder churches from Oct 2 to Oct 16 including worship services Sunday school choir meetings confirmations bake sale and a BCV conference with times and locations at Marion Norway St Olaf and Schutte’s store Postville.
Bess Stohr joined Mr and Mrs Charles Wenger for a Wadena turkey dinner last Thursday. Susie Young Flossie Potter Lena Cooley and George Vaughn visited the Warren Harrington home in Clermont last Tuesday afternoon. Dore Jackson of Oelwein visited the F D Welch home here Sunday and all attended the Ossian festival.
Numerous friendly gatherings fill weekend and weekday hours in Postville and surrounding towns. Neighbors host dinners and birthdays, while relatives travel to watch games, attend meetings, and visit kin in Iowa cities such as Iowa City McGregor Elkader Maywood and Cedar Rapids with several hospitality moments noted and many thanks expressed to friends and Eastern Star members.
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