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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1933
Page
6
The notice lists local residents visiting families and attending events, notes Berg's watch repair service with warranty, and mentions Elgin's Little German Band engagements in Farmersburg and Waukon. Also includes vacation absences, honeymoon trip, and NRA district pep meeting details.
Name by name, autumn notices and travels fill the column as residents visit kin in Lime Springs Volga City Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Sorghum factory output at Wadena and a Baptism convention in George Iowa are noted alongside recoveries and hospital visits.
M E Church notes announce fourth division Ladies Aid upcoming afternoon program and public invitation. Dr Don Bancroft will speak at the church. Sunday October 1 worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and Monday October 2 events. Highlights include William Weibel and Kenneth Evans with perfect attendance records. Weibel honored at a class gathering last week.
Baptist Church notes list events including coven meeting Thursday at 8 p m choir rehearsal 6 p m Sunday October 1 communion service 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m dinner in church 12 16 p m junior meeting 12 45 p m and baptismal service 2 p m table serving committee names and contact persons inviting friends Ladies Aid Society meets October 4 at 2 p m in Mrs Roga Muehlethaler's home pastor Ph Lauer signs off with warm welcome.
Illyria notes Sunday school at 10 15 a m and church service at 11 15 a m. Dr Don Bancroft and Dr Hancroft will speak at Elgin on Monday afternoon and evening October 2, both dynamic speakers appealing to men. Elgin church invites the whole community to attend at least one address.
Oak Grove residents share a busy stretch of visits and family reunions across Waukon Alyria Elkader and West Union. Notable events include Frank Howard and Harold Strong households hosting guests, multiple Wilson and Kerr family gatherings, and trips to Town City and New York City for kin.
A fragmented text asserts hard water scratches furniture while joking about BONERS as humorous tidbits in exams. The speaker reflects on a party described as lovely yet full of animosity and notes soda water is written as two words joined by a hyphen.
Town City and brought Clarence home. He is recovering nicely after his recent operation. Mr and Mrs Clifton Powell and My and Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher went to Elkader Monday evening to attend a shower in honor of Mr and Mrs Rauildo Elstad who were married recently. John Wilson of Epworth Iowa Gen evieve Wilson and Henry Miler of Dubuque and Hugh Conner and family for Rochester Minn came Saturday to attend the Wilson family reunion held Sunday at the Fremont Ogle home. Darryl Wilson and Irvin Lyons called Friday evening to see Clarence Thoman, Leo Schori and Walter Kohler went to Chicago Sunday morning to spend several days visiting the World fair and the pistol city in general. They rode in with Mr and Mrs Harry Nicklaus who had been visiting here since Saturday.
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