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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
6
West Union residents hosted visitors from Sumner and Fayette while others moved homes and opened businesses. Community figures attended gatherings at hotel and church events, with NRA and Century of Progress mentions, and a local jewelry shop ad promoting watch and jewelry repair. An accident in Elkader injured a student, and hospital visits tied to Rochester clinic cases.
Friday evening prayer meeting and Sunday schedule outline activities for Sunday school choir rehearsals and English services. Note on young people prayer meetings resuming and a return to regular prayer meeting order after summer changes.
Vacation days end as church readies for new school year opening. Dr Gilbert J Chalke will preach at 10 o clock Sunday service with Sunday school at 11. Choir practice scheduled for Friday evening at the church.
September 10 Norway service at 10 30 with communion. September 17 Marion service at 10 30 with English communion. St Olaf Chapel at 8 00. Come to church you are welcome at each service. J Strandjord pastor.
Syria Church notes list Snyder and minister La Fonda Shaffer with morning services led by Dr. Gilbert J. Challice and a Sunday school time. Local ads note Morton Kleer salt near 75c and 44c options. County tax payment progress and family visits in Austin Minnesota are mentioned along with youths staying with grandparents in nearby areas.
Several damage cases from auto accidents are slated for the September term. Names: Meyer vs Burrill, Crahan vs Dwyer, Stuckart vs Burrill, Guritz vs Stewart, Streit vs Hartman. Damages range from 1 000 to 10 000 dollars. Incidents occurred July 1938 to November 1932 near Waterloo Oelwein and Alta Vista. Plaintiffs claim severe injuries, medical costs, and long term pain.
Read full details of this remarkable offer in next Sunday's Chicago Herald and Examiner. Edward Grimm and John Griner of La Grange Missouri arrived Friday and stayed until Tuesday visiting relatives and friends. A badly wrecked Oldsmobile sedan was towed into Faith garage. Strawberry Point bakery reopens with Harry Baldwin, Elgin native, returning to bake. Couples Burtanek of Cedar Rapids visited Elgin en route to Bilycock farm.
Weibel Mill Co advertises a molasses based Egg Mash at 1.20. M Benson Ruth Chris Larson drove to Grandview to visit Mr and Mrs Howard Snyder. Mrs Snyder joined them for a weekend visit. Margaret Grimm spent three days in Cedar Rapids visiting the Gazette and its carriers for reader awards with outings and entertainment.
Ed Anderson opens jewelry and watch repair shop in the Berg building after moving from West Union. Mrs Henry Topp cottage receives new floor joists and flooring as M Kiple completes recent work. pilot oyster shells priced over two dollars per ton yet sold at ninety cents by Weibel Mill Company.
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