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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1953
Page
6
Guests and extended visits fill weekends in Postville area households. Numerous dinners and Sunday meals feature the Shaffer, Thore Thompson, Kohls, Jensen, Petratz, Kittle, and Thoma families. Out-of-town travelers include the Rogness, Hutchinson, and Olesen parties, with trips to Niagara Falls and Holiday visits noted.
Dr and Mrs R A Crider with Keith and Kenneth met Barbara Crider a teacher at Hub bard in Iowa alls and spent the weekend together returning Sunday. The Harold Meyer family of Strawberry Point plus Ida Meyer and Oscar Baumgartner were dinner guests in Elmer Meyer's home Sunday. Numerous local families hosted or visited relatives in Decorah West Union Clermont and Waterloo over the weekend with dinners calls and home visits. Grandpa West has been in poor health for some time.
Thank you letters express gratitude from Mrs. Ern Friederich and Mrs. Lloyd Lofts gard and Harold for cards gifts flowers and visits during illness hospital stay and after returning home neighbors friends and relatives are thanked for support
Vance R. Knutsen pastor announces weekly programs at Elgin Lutheran Church including membership class and youth choir on Thursday September 24 and cathedral class September 28 at the parsonage. Divine worship Sunday September 27 with Camp Fire Girls guest, Sunday school at 10:30, congregational meeting after worship, plus Luther League, teacher training, and Ladies Aid Bazaar planned for early October.
E G Steinman minister leads worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school at 11:00 a.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship next Sunday 7:30 p.m. Dr Dunn district superintendent will attend to conduct first quarterly conference Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. Officers urged to be present.
The First Baptist Church schedules a midweek service Thursday September 24 at 9:00 p m with CBY in charge. Choir rehearsal at 9:00 p m. Sunday September 27 worship at 10:00 a m and 8:00 p m with guest speaker Rev John Vanderbeck of Austin Texas. A cordial invitation is extended to all services.
Mrs Harvey Bush and Mrs Vernette Embretson will serve. Sunday Sept 27 Marion at 9 30 a m services Norway at 11 a m services Marion Brotherhood will meet. Come to Church You are welcome at each and every service J Strandford Pastor.
Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Donald Gilson Darwin and Curtis and Mr and Mrs Willis Schultz attended a baptismal dinner at Millard Olson home in Decorah for Judith Anne baptized Sunday at Glenwood church. Gilson and H B Gilson were sponsors and callers.
In L A Spiegel study a majority of 8 to 11 year olds link beauty with kindness and fairness, while bossy or naughty traits mark ugliness. Children judge people by character, not facial features, and conceptions of beauty mature after early teens.
Mrs Leslie Kleppe expresses gratitude to those who sent get well wishes, gifts, and visits at Postville and Independence hospitals, saying the kindness will be remembered.
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