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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1934
Page
6
Local families held visits across Decorah Center Point Cedar Rapids and Beaman. Relatives gathered at churches and homes while moving and remodeling continued near the depot. Joe Becker underwent knee tendon surgery in Madison after a bed confinement.
J. 3 Snyder presides as minister with Grace Foxwell at piano. Sunday school begins at 10 15 a m and church services follow at 11 15 a m.
J. 3. Snyder, minister, and Mrs. Louis Klingman, pianist, lead worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 60. All Aid Society meeting at the church this Thursday afternoon and choir practice this Thursday evening.
St Olaf Chapel English service at 9 o'clock Marion Norse service at 11 o'clock Marion Luther League gathers at 7 80 o'clock All welcome to attend each service Pastor J Strandford invites parishioners to church services in Marion and surrounding area.
Church events outline an Oct 18 8 p.m. prayer meeting and Oct 21 schedule with English services at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. plus B Y P A programs and musical numbers. Other notes cover pastor’s sign-off, visitor travels, and local hosting at the Yack home during State Teachers College events.
The column covers political platforms cautions, dinner guests at the Harold Greenley home, trips to Chicago and the Century of Progress, a new district superintendent Dr. Harvey G. Travis, visits from Elkader relatives, a Century of Progress trip report, a squirrel hunting outing, Rochester operation news, Masonic lodge events, river fishing updates, Batoffe Club gathering, and a Fayette tax reporting grievance highlighting red tape in the sales tax system.
Gus Gunderson drove to Harmony Minnesota on Tuesday to visit his ill sister in law. Guests at John Falk home included Mr and Mrs Roy Smith Clyde and Eldean and Miss Storbeck of Elkader. Bertha Frishe of Clermont visited the Gundersons Saturday. Nella Capper H W Paib and Bobby went to Decorah and dined with the Chas Greenley family.
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