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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1934
Page
6
The Elgin column records a quiet week with neighbors tending gardens amid relief from drought, visits from relatives, and local events. Mrs. George Vaughn aids her ill brother Craig Moser in Arlington while families from Postville Waterloo and Elkader travel to Elgin.
M. E. Church lists J. J. Snyder as minister and Mrs. Louis Klingman as pianist. No preaching service this Sunday. Sunday school at 11 o clock a m. Sunday school orchestra practice Friday evening at the church. R. C. Jorgenson will direct the orchestra this year.
J J Snyder minister and Grace Foxwell pianist report Sunday school at 10 16 a m with no preaching due to conference The Ladies Aid Society and Cemetery Association will be entertained at Mrs Rex Medberry home on Wednesday afternoon September 1
The Baptist Church notes a Rochester Seminary quartet program Thursday at 8 p m and lists Sunday events including English service at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m meeting at Sumner at 3 p m B Y P U program at 7 30 p m with Ada Habeger as captain plus music orchestra reading quartet and Bible questions The week includes prayer meeting Sunday at 9 p m and Thursday Sept 22 8 p m prayer meeting with choir rehearsal at 9 p m All are welcome to all services.
Mr and Mrs Sam Dennler welcomed a daughter born Sunday September 9. Mr and Mrs Thos Pollock had a daughter Monday morning September 10. Mr and Mrs Oliver Torkelson announced a 10 42 pound daughter born Thursday morning September 6, their fourth daughter. Mr and Mrs Levi Frieden are parents of a son born Saturday morning September 8, Alta Dennler Frieden by marriage. Mr and Mrs O P Stoehr and Mr and Mrs Chas Wenger attended a druggists meeting in McGregor Sunday afternoon featuring Elk river ride and a fish dinner sponsored by a local drug house.
Clara Mae Harrington daughter of Carlos and Emma Harrington born October 24 1887 near Miles Iowa died September 7 1934 at her parents home in Elgin after a lifetime ofDependable work as a clerk in the Thoma store and active social church involvement She survived by her parents seven nephews and nieces one brother Warren and three sisters and was honored by the Elgin Chapter C E S and St Pauls M E church with funeral services conducted by Rev J J Snyder She belonged to the Eastern Stars as Worthy Matron and was buried at the cemetery with W C Falk H F Becker Ernest Bauder Max Hunsberger Ray DeSart and Louis Klingman as casket bearers.
Septembers mark a surprise silver wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Erhardt as friends and church members gather near their Fayette home after an evening service. The event features songs readings piano solo and prayers, ending with refreshments and well wishes for another quarter century of married life. Additional notes mention Mrs. Berndt and the Falk and DeSart families visiting or returning to area homes.
The jewelry store announces reopening after hiring Melbert Meyer to handle repairs on watches clocks spectacles and jewelry. All work guaranteed satisfactory. They engrave jewelry and silverware and maintain a good line of jewelry in stock.
Throughout the drought Alf Holzer tended a border of sweet alyssum along the walks around the home. Now the garden shows a profusion of sweet fragrant bloom worth visiting.
Mrs. T. W. Doan was quite ill Saturday. B. C. Graver of Clermont was in Mouilay in the interest of his campaign for supervisor on the Democratic ticket.
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