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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
6
The Echo office in Elgin promotes early Christmas card orders and calendars with samples available. Many locals and visitors are listed in this social column, including families from Cedar Rapids to Minneapolis, with numerous weekend visits, relocations, and family events noted.
St Pauls Church invites attendance with J C Warton minister Lula Francisco pianist. Sunday morning worship at 10 oclock and Sunday school at 11 oclock.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock followed by Sunday school at 11 o clock. Evening service at 7 46 and B Y P A at 8 35. Wednesday September 13 prayer service at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 9 p m. Pastor Paul F Zoschke and organist Chrystal Midler leading.
The Lutheran Church lists services on Sept 10 with St Olaf at 9 in English, Marion at 10 30 in English, Marion at 8 p m for Luther League. Sept 17 Norway at 9 18, Norse Norway at 10 30 in Norse. Come to church. You are welcome at each service, Dr S J Strandford, Pastor.
Coronel Rothlisberger and Floyd Frieden wed at noon in Wlyria on Sept. 4, anniversary of the Rothlisberger and maternal grandparents. Officiated by Rev. J. C. Warton Elgin. Attendants included Mrs. Fleet Frieden and LeRoy Rothlisberger. The couple plans a week at Lake Okoboji and will live on the Elgin area farm starting October first.
Hunsberger-Berg couple wed Friday evening at 7 o clock in Clermont Lutheran church Rev E E Ramsey officiated Attendants were Mrs Martha Sinclair and Arvey Berg Bride wore grapevine frock and head wreath from her mother wedding gown borrowed from her mother Groom Mervin Hunsberger son of Lena Hunsberger plans to farm with his mother They will live on the Hunsberger farm after a Cedar Rapids trip guests included Ellen groom s sister and Mrs Hamblin of Dubuque other local notes mention Gus Gunderson 80th birthday and visits from O M Blockhus and Ole Thorson family boundaries.
Miss Velva Stitt of Iowa City daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Stitt of Liberal Kansas will wed Joseph F Becker son of H F Becker of Elgin in St Peters rectory Clermont at 11 am Thursday Rev Leo OConnell to perform. Attendants Elaine Herbert and Edward Klingman. Afterward couple to reside at 309 Tows Ave Iowa City.
A factory fire tests a business leader who cites insurance and most of all goodwill as the key asset. Goodwill stems from value, service, and honest advertising that shows customers a firm’s ideals and offerings. Advertising communicates a business is worth patronizing and sustains customer friendship through consistent promises fulfilled.
Postville celebrates the twentieth anniversary Big-4 Fair opening Friday and running through Monday evening. The event features exhibits ball names dancing free acts and revue as attractions expand with the fair growing in size popularity and planned routines.
Clifton Holzer visited Sunday and Monday at Fred Gehring home with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hellum Mr. and Mrs. John Hellum and Merlin. They attended a picnic at McGregor Sunday.
Mrs C M Peterson and her son Charles joined Mrs Martindale of Postville for a Sunday visit. They spent the afternoon with Mrs Ethel Kohler and returned to Postville with Geraldine Kohler. Mrs Martindale plans to stay with Mrs Lena Benson while Mr and Mrs Boies Capper vacation in California and the western states.
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