Social notes and notices from Elgin area families
A long list of visits, dinners, and greetings among Cunningham, Johnson, Neighbour, Zoschke, and many other local families in Elgin and nearby towns. Various travels to Chicago and Wisconsin, bridge party results, plus notes on local repairs and Fuller Brush merchandise. Several residents mention draft calls, homecomings, and weekend hosting across multiple households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Helms
Clive Helms
Judy
A. J. Minish
Dysart
P. F. Zoschke
Paul
Benton Harbor
Mich
Ailver
Theodore Menchinger
Frank Shipton
Cheeter
C. J. Harrington
Ethel Kohler
Jacob Hoover
Robert Gruver
Henry Bartels
Oelwein
Ruth Gibson
Chicago
J. W. Murray
Robert Burg
Rochester
Frank Pinney
George Hyman
Hawkeye
Eileen Campbell
Dennis
Shirley Bussler
Marcus, Wash
Sam Howard
Leo O’connell
Britt
Fr. Noonan
Volga
Walter Kohls
Tille Hanson
F. B. Kohler
B. O. Henderson
Clermont
Ben Schori
John Warton
Ivan Torkelson
Town City
Betty Schori
J. M. Shaffer
W. P. Kohls
Lee Brainard
Postville
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Friends and Neighbors
I express thanks and appreciation to friends and neighbors for all cards and letters received during my hospital stay and for other help graciously extended at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aintere
In Memoriam Mrs Ole Torkelson Obituary Note
In loving memory of our dear mother Mrs Ole Torkelson who passed away one year ago October 29 1943 Sleep mother sleep thy toils are o er Sweet be thy rest so of need before Yes we have loved you but God loved you more He called you away to that bright happy shore The Torkelson Children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Torkelson
Torkelson
Jesus
Boy Hampers Drowning Rescue by 212 Year Old Sibling
Kenneth Dunlap, aged 212, saved his 18 month old sister Vivian from drowning when the two children wandered near a cement water tank on a Manchester area farm. Vivian slipped in and Kenneth shouted for their mother as Mrs Dunlap arrived to assist. A separate note explains beekeepers use platform scales to track daily hive weight changes as a proxy for colony activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Dunlap
Vivian
Manchester
Kenneth
Witass 4 Witats Doma TCHCS Methodist Church Service
Sunday morning worship is at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 o clock. Choir rehearsal occurs Thursday evening at 7 30. Rev Joseph C Warton is the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church Announces Special Services
Elgin Baptist Church announces special services Thursday and Friday nights with a closing Sunday night. Evening services start at 8 o'clock and Sunday morning worship at 10. Rev and Mrs Charles Neighbour are delivering an effective service and are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Charles Neighbour
Lutheran Church Services Schedule
Lutheran Church lists services on October 29 with Norway at 11 o clock and Marion at 8 o clock in the Mission service. Pastor S J Strandjord invites all to attend and welcomes parishioners to each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Marion
Luther League
S. J. Strandjord
Rev and Mrs Neighbour Close Baptist Services Sunday
Rev and Mrs Charles E Neighbour will close their Baptist church services next Sunday evening at 8 o clock. Attendance has been strong and the messages by Rev Neighbour and music by Mrs Neighbour have been highly praised. Remaining topics include Ex cuses Three Fools Pictures and Pro phecies of the Cross and The Great Judgment Day. Also noted is guidance on poison ivy control and a USDA pork production test in development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Neighbour
Baptist Church
United States de Jertment of Agriculture
Lesson for October 29 Subjects and Scripture Texts
Lesson for October 29 outlines the subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by International Rennel of Religious Education for use by permission. The notice indicates standard religious education material with no further instructional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Rennel of Religious Educatcn
The Christian Motive For Living Temperance Sunday
A historical religious sermon outlines disciplined living through Christian motives. It stresses spiritual gladness independent of outward circumstance, spiritual nourishment in Christ, living sacrifice, nonconformity to the world, and walking in the light to resist revelry and drunkenness.
Birthday greetings list and safety reminder note
Happy Birthday to You lists birthdays for October 29 to November 3 including Dwa in Barker Ray Jacobin Violet Barker Dora E Boyle Lorraine Yearous John Peter Falk Mrs Bertha Kiple Shirley Boyle Shirley Shaffer Charles Feller Mrs John Stephenson Olga Blockhus Billy Stevenson Susan Kelly Frances Stone. A safety tip urges hiring a competent electrician and getting electrical wiring inspected by a coop or power company representative before use to prevent fire hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwain Barker
Ray Jacobin
Violet Barker
Dora E. Boyle
Lorraine Yearous
John Peter Falk
Bertha Kiple
Shirley I. Boyle
Shirley Shaffer
Charles Feller
John Stephenson
Olga Blockhus
Billy Stevenson
Susan Kelly
Frances 5. Stone
Illyria School Carnival Hosts Lallawackolop Exhibit
At Illyria No 2 Friday Oct 27 a new extinct tribe member Lallawackolop, captured wild, now at school, speaks the language and follows rules. Event offers world tour, penny pitch, bingo, fortune booths, many games, cake walk, booths including men only, plus hot dogs pie ice cream popcorn, with Mrs Dummer muth as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illyria No. 2
Lallawackolop
Timbuktu
Madames
Joyce and
Jean Jy
Dummermuth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clair Cunningham
Henrietta Cunningham
Volva
Mary Allen
Ray Heins
Bernard
Windy City
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Lew Grover
Charlotte
Harry Johnson
Marjorie
Mildred Johnson
Otto Kruegar
Steamboat Rock
R. P. Dunham
Green Bay
Wis
Ray DeSant
Clarence Thornan
Norman E. Lewis
Centerville
Dak
Tryphena Knudtson
Lewis Johnson and Vaughn
Wyocena
Ernest Peterson
West Union
Wayne Gilson
Charlotte Tebbe
Abe Habeger
Eliza Habeger
Hans Grether
Frank Greenley
Tryphe Knudtson
Walter Falb
Chas. O'Neill
M. W. Kiple
Ern Holzer
Hazel Gehring
Kohler
Conner
Holzer
Muehlenthaler
Vera Conner
Preston
Peter Luchsinger
Peter M. Luchsinger
Walter Neuman
Strawberry Point
Harald Fischer
Ronnie
Mabel Gruver
California
Fischer
Gruver
Cilla Baldwin
Joe A. Kinan
Cedar Rapids
Harry Baldwin
Waterloo
H. D. Yack
Chelsea
Okla
Emma Ryser
Robert Miller
Philip Hogan
Sneldon Boyle
Memoriam
ECHO
Dial
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Mrs. Neighbour
Lena Baumgartner
West Elgin
UNDAY
Christ
God
Fremont H. Clark
Aur
General Assembly
Max Thoma
America
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
Elgin
Iowa
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