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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
6
Elgin and nearby towns share a week of visits and returns as residents and relatives travel to Chicago Des Moines Cedar Rapids Waukon Elkader and other spots. Several gatherings mark birthdays funerals and family time while travelers recount visits and homecomings.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock with Alfred Jacob Jr as organist. Sunday school follows at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 7 45 p m and B Y P U at 8 35 p m. Wednesday September 17 features Tabitha Society at 2 p m, prayer service at 8 p m and choir rehearsal at 9 p m.
Lutheran Church notes report English services at Marion at 9 15 a m Norway at 11 a m English service and Norway at 8 p m Luther League All welcome. Local dinner guests listed as well as visits among residents including the Luchsingers Mosbys Schoris Neuenschwander and others with travel to Minneapolis Spokane and Los Angeles mentioned.
Numerous residents from Fayette and surrounding areas visited relatives and attended family events from Monday to Sunday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Karl Fox, the Frieden family, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Clingman, Mrs. Helen Briden, Mrs. Ruby Benson, and members of the Neuenschwander and Schori families. The Baumgartners announced a new General Electric appliance line and mail order price matches with their jewelry shop in Elgin.
Edward Conner born September 29, 1871 on a farm near Elgin died September 2 at Elgin aged sixty nine years eleven months and three days. He married Bertha Conner in 1899 who died in 1911, later married Vera Fox of Forest City. Survivors include four sisters Maria Fox Anna Anderson Dora Boyle and Esley Howard, one brother Judson Conner, two half brothers Ray and Ben Conner. Preceding him in death were three sisters Eliza Boleyn Enos Howard and Inez Brabham and a brother Bicknel.
Mary Black of near Algona heads to an unknown Atlantic port with other nurses for transportation to England, preparing to join a contingent slated to sail for the war torn country.
In memory of our dear daddy and loving husband Thomas Benson who passed away Sept 7 1940 We think of him faring on as dear in the love of There and Here Though we miss him we hope with his shining example of loving kindness and righteousness and with God’s guidance someday we will join him in that place he has gone to prepare for us 2p His Wife and Children BACK HOME Mr and Mrs Lew Carroll of Bucharest Romania are on their way to their former home at Hampton Mr Carroll left his position with a telephone company in Bucharest after the Nazis arrived in that country
A peddler who toured Maine's coast a century ago sold Balm of Gilead trees that are still growing in Brooklyn Maine today.
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