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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
6
A flood of local names populate weekend notes with dinner and visiting events. Families including the Metzger, Moore, Bovis, Frieden, Capell, Fox and Falk circles hosted guests in Waterloo Guttenberg Postville West Union and surrounding towns with multiple dinners and overnights. Several travelers from Fayette Lansing Charles City and Cas talia appeared, while illnesses and travel mishaps punctuated the social column.
The First Baptist Church led by Pastor Dr Arthur Ittermann invites attendance at 7:00 p m Thursday for a youth choir program and 2:00 p m prayer service. A 10:00 a m Sunday worship on Oct 15 features The Fairest of Ten Thousand in truth with 11:00 a m Sunday school tally.
Morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. Rust College Singers perform Thursday evening. Women from the church attend the Dubuque district Women’s Society of Christian Service gathering at St Luke’s Methodist in Dubuque on Wednesday. Sermon series continues next Sunday with Why I believe in the Church. Circle Joy meets at the church Thursday afternoon.
St Olaf Lutheran Church schedules Sunday events with 9 30 am service at St Olaf 11 am service at Marion and 7 30 pm Luther League at Norway. Pastor Dr S J Strandford invites all to attend. Community notes of visits and dinners follow with names and places. THANK YOU to Elgin Clermont donors for auction and chicken dinner patronage.
Herman Helmers expresses gratitude to the American Legion Auxiliary and friends for the cards letters and visits while hospitalized at Bemidji and Rochester.
Miss Alta Elaine Seago daughter of Mr and Mrs John Seago of Elgin married Billy N Cooley son of Mrs Aulden Cornish of Postville on Sunday October 1 at the bride's sister Mrs Billy Squires home Rev William Seely officiated in the presence of close relatives The couple will reside at the bride’s parents home after a reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Billy Squires and others.
Miss Edna M Christensen daughter of Mrs Jens Christensen of West Union Iowa and Maynard A Ruroden son of Mrs Adolph Ruroden were married Saturday October 7 at the Little Brown Church near Nashua Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Christensen Ruroden is an Elgin boy who served nearly five years in the armed forces stationed in the South Pacific He has farmed and worked for an implement dealer in West Union They will live in West Union and plan to farm later.
Elgin residents and friends hosted dinners and birthday gatherings across Garnaville Postville and nearby towns. Notable visits included the Frieden, Medberry, Hunsberger, Schertzer, and Hendershott households with meals and socializing noted through Sunday to Tuesday.
Mrs H T Knudtser of St Paul writes to change her Echo address to 360 Warwick Ave San Leandro California. Guests Thursday evening included Mrs John Lehner and Gene with Mrs Ida Grether. Dinner guests Monday were Mr and Mrs Alfred Jacob senior and Mr and Mrs Alfred Jacob jr. Mr and Mrs Gus Krueger and Mr and Mrs Chas Gehring spent Tuesday in Waterloo. The Lor ence Muehblethaler family were dinner guests Friday in the Gus Krueger home. Visitors at the DeVere Halver son home last week included Mr and Mrs Lloyd Craft and Robert Bemiss family West Union Alice Houg Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Carl Patrick Luana Mrs Ramond Wardell family Arlington Harold Halverson and Myron Houg families Mr and Mrs Herbert Haas Mrs Ruth Loftsgard and Sharon Mrs Herman Helgerson and B H Brackin Mrs Anna Schupbach returned home Sunday after two weeks in the Leo Foels home in Postville. Mr and Mrs Frank Steleman of West Union were visitors Thursday evening in the Schupbach home and Robert Steleman of Marshalltown spent the weekend there. The Gordon Zurbriggen family of Sumner were guests Sunday in the Paul Zurbriggen home. Mr and Mrs Perry Medberry spent the weekend in the Roy Smith home at Webster.
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