Elgin social notes mark visits and gifts in 1930s Iowa
A long Elgin column lists weekend guests and family gatherings across Strawberry Point West Union and Postville. Visitors include Clarence Becker, Anna Rennison, Ruth Mosby Arlene Hansel and many more. Gift photo studio promotions run in October. Local farm and business notes mention Cattle Congress attendance and Iowa football excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Rennison
Elgin
Clarence Becker
Waverly
Alice Becker
Anna Rennison
Princeton
Celia Rennison
Oelwein
Ruth Mosby
Arlene Hansel
West Union
Leo Schori
W. C. Falk
Amanda Phillips
Postville
G. Dennler
Opal
Clarence Schneider
Fred Gehring
Ed Gehring
Allen Habeger
George Vaughn
Arlington
Bert Benson
Chicago
Ernestine Holzer
Upper
Elmer Pinney
Mlyria Church Announces Sunday Schedule
The Mlyria Church school begins at 10 a.m. under superintendent I. F. Shaffer. Worship service follows at 11 15 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Shaffer
St Pauls Church Service with Lula Francisco Pianist
Morning worship at 10 oclock with Minister J C Warton leading. Sunday school at 11 oclock conducted by superintendent Mrs Ed Klingman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Warton
Lula Francisco
Ed Klingman
Lutheran Church Services Schedule Notice
Lutheran church notice lists October 15 English service at St Olaf 9 15 Marion English at 11 English Marion at 7 30 Luther League. Come to church. You are welcome at each service pastor Dr S J Strandford invites parishioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
Luther League
S. J. Strandford
Elgin Baptist Church Weekly Services and Meetings
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke hosts Sunday worship at 10 with Sunday school at 11 30 led by superintendent G H Hackmann. Evening service at 745 with B Y P A in charge. Tabitha Society meets 2 pm Oct 18 followed by prayer service at 3 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Chrystal Miller
G. H. Hackmann
Tabitha Society
Special Meeting at Baptist Church
A series of special meetings will be held at the Baptist church for two weeks beginning Oct 22. The Rev Pieter Smit of Lorraine Kansas will be the guest speaker. The meetings are open to the public and everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Pieter Smit
Lorraine
Kansas
B Y P U Program Promises Spirituals and Science Talk
The B Y P U program is set for Sunday October 15 with prayers led by Carl Hackmann. The service features hymns Audience Messenger offertory The Negro and His Needs by Stanley Hamilton The Message of the Spirituals by Edna Miller group of spirituals by Harry Johnson Karl Miller George Durscher Clarence Muehlethaler The Negro and His Contribution to Science by Mrs G H Hackmann songs by Wayne Choir Negro Posts led by Mrs Guy Probert and Mrs Abe Habeger and a closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hackmann
Stanley Hamilton
Edna Miller
Harry Johnson
Karl Miller
Geo. Durscher
Clarence Muehlethaler
G. H. Hackmann
Negro Posts
Guy Probert
Abe Habeger
Ladies' Aid Names Officers and Divisions
The Methodist Ladies' Aid elected officers: Mrs. Chris Wenger president, Mrs. Ethel Kohler vice president and treasurer, Mrs. W. R. Stewart secretary. Members were drawn into three divisions with lists led by multiple named participants across divisions one through three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Chris Wenger
Ethel Kohler
W. R. Stewart
Wenger
Aid
Steele
Maude Peters
Norris Capper
Gordon Mosby
S. W. Kuster
Celia Lehman
M. V. Kiple
Thos. Knudtson
F. W. Hughes
Rob. Grimes
Herbert Dummermuth
Max Hunsberger
W. R. Blake
B H. Brackin
Chris Wen
F. R. Berg
Leo Schori
Exra Schori
Aid Society Meeting Set In Church Parlors
Mrs Lulu Schmid Mrs Clifton Powell Mrs Mary Bakeman Mrs T W Dean Mrs Emma Buniing and Mrs H M Ash invite members to a general Aid Society meeting in the church parlors on Thursday Oct 12 at 2 30 o clock. The event substitutes the division meetings with a picnic lunch and coffee to be served and a good attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Schmid
Clifton Powell
Mary Bakeman
T. W. Dean
Emma Buniing
H. M. Ash
Aid Society
Local social notes from Elgin and nearby towns
Elgin residents report multiple sickness cases while visits occur among families and friends in Elgin Clermont Waterloo Roch ester and Volga City. Edna Hunsberger is ill and out of work at Elgin State Bank. Chevrolet dealers from Postville attended a Davenport meeting to view the 1940 Chevrolet but could not take a car home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wenger
Sumner
Chris
Wenger
L. O. Koevenig
Jimmie
Postville
C. J. Harrington
George Vaughn
Mason City
Schneider
Oelwein
M. W. Spears
Mattoon
Ill
Elgin
Clermont
Gus Gunderson
Arlene Scholen
Ernestine Benson
Robert Schneider
Elgin High School
Elkader
Will O4lrich & Son
Lamont
Max Medberry
Lucy
Fred Miller
Hugo Houch
Minneapolis
Geo. N. Schari
Albert Schari
Terre Haute
Indiana
John Neuenschwander
Ida Lehman
Cedar Rapids
Lee Neuenschwander
Marion
Beryle Bryant
Charles City
Willis Jackman
Lenora Negley
Manson
Walter Sickelka
Waverly
Irene Hoover
Norbert Kruse
Art Nesteby
West Union
Bert Overhus
T. F. Shipton
Geraldine Kohler
Chester
Harry Shipton
Calmar
Miss Kohler
Ethel Kohler
Iowa
Ed Boleyn
Maurice Olesen
Geo
N. Schori
Gunderson Bros
Harry Baldwin
Donna Marie
Waterloo
Edward C. Olesen
Hawkeye
Gee
John Falh
John Fath, Jr
Davenport
S. W. Kuster
Priscilla Club
Bank Statement Elgin State Bank October 2 1939
Elgin State Bank in Fayette County Iowa presents a bank statement for the close of business on October 2, 1939. The record shows total resources of 433 381 75 including loans and discounts 252 497 37 U.S. bonds and securities 1 800 00 and other assets 9B E 8 55 500 00 23 304 28 252 45 6 000 00 1 500 00 6 625 00. Liabilities list common stock 30 000 00 surplus 6 300 09 undivided profits 1 788 14 building depreciation reserve 195 145 91 33 481 98 time and demand deposits totaling 9 406 839 subject to check 195 145 91 savings 33 481 98 certificates 153 479 44 and cashier’s checks unpaid dividends 3 779 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
Iowa
Elgin
Fayette
A. D
U.S
State of
Fayette County
Samuel Mosby
B. J. Baumgartner
Allen Habeger
West Union social notes and estate report fragment
Slice of 1939 life from Fayette County Iowa with names and visits in West Union Decorah and Cedar Rapids. Includes family gatherings at Donald Gilson home, a Baptist Mission Society meeting, and locals such as Mary Montgomery Norton Olesen Mrs Geo Schori and others visiting, plus a bank liability affidavit dated October 2 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Montgomery
West Union
Fred Schaer
Norton Olesen
Hawkeye
Geo. N. Schori
Julius Olson
Viola
Hillman Sersland
Henry Ode
Walter Ode
Carsten
Leonard Brown
Joan
Paul Ode
Decorah
I. E. Storey
Cedar Rapids
Donald Gilson
Anna Schupbach
Dan Sutter
Dannie
Erna Baumgartner
Oscar Frieden
Elkader
Ruth Schupbach
Sam Lehman
Eliza Friederich
The
Baptist Mission Society
Zoschke
Katie Bauman
Rudy Yunker
Ethel Rennison
Louise Miller
Louis Schutte
Elmer Pinney
Chris Schweitzer
Balt Kamm
Chas, Feller
Leslie Cooley
Dubuque
Floyd Arnold
Manchester
Dinner Guests From I S T C Visit McMillans Sunday
Mary Ellen Blodgett Eleanor Beatty Elmer Christianson and Duane Heffner students of I S T C were dinner guests of Elizabeth and Winnifred McMillan on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Blodgett
Eleanor Beatty
Elmer Christianson
Duane Heffner
I. S
T. C
Elizabeth and
Winnifred McMillan
Iowa group heads to central Iowa for visits
Directors Max Thoma and F. E. Kohler accompany LeRoy Rothlisberger Henry McMillan and several women on a Saturday trip to Ames Slater and Des Moines. LeRoy and Henry meet Harold Weibel and Robert Steele in Ames. Mrs Schneider visits Emil Dennler and family in Slater. Mrs Dumm ermuth and Miss McMillan go to Des Moines for visits and a delegates meeting of Applied Clubs of the Iowa State Teachers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Henry McMillan
Clarence Schneider
Andrew Dummermann
Elizabeth McMillan
Iowa
LeRoy
Henry
Ames
Harold Weibel
Robert Steele
Schneider
Emil Dennler
Slater
Dummermuth
Miss McMillan
Des Moines
Delegates of Applied Clubs of
Iowa State Teachers’ Assn
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. F. Hedemann
Strawberry Point
Ed Anderson
Frederick
Independence
Edith Berg
Berg
R. P. Strauch
Ida Casper
Paul Waters
Keith Waters
Frankville
Waters
Dena Dummermuth
Carrie Larson
John Falk
E. L. Bucher
Hulda Stoehr
McGregor
Verni Schultz
la Crosse
Wis
Minnesota
Falk
Karl Green
Qelwein
Town
Mlyria
St. Paul’s Church
Lutheran Church
Elgin Baptist Church
B. Y. P. U. Program
Ladies’ Aid
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Elgin Opera House
Art Puffer
WMT
Iowa Ramblers
F. E. Kohler
of FC
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
Kohler’s Store
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