Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1958 Page: 2 of 10
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CIRCLE MEETS
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SCALES RECOVERS
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In Bastrop daily, except
closed Thursday afternoon
913 Main St. Ph. 106
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Office Hours 9:00 to 5:00
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Office at Smith Studio
, Main Street, Elgin
Telephone AT 5-4601
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the singing in unison of the song
"O Master Let Me Walk With
Thee.”
Mrs. Herman Engeling made
an interesting talk on their trip
up north, following which Mrs.
F rank Mogonye sang as a solo
“Let Others See Jesus In You”.
A reading was given by Mrs.
Robert Larson and the song ”I
Need To Be Filled” was sung
in unison.
The program was closed with
every one under 40 should take Texas churches and served in
the shots to protect themselves, the US Navy prior to his ap-
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Ward Bond
Robert Culp
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Richard Boone
Leader - Mrs. Harvey Allen.
Offering
Prayer, Mrs. Reagan.
Present by Circles for this
interesting program were:
Caroline Bell Circle, Mrs.
Virgil King, chairman; Mes-
Watch for Openin a of
$ MEMPHIS’ Fift
HOLIDAY INI
3728 Lamar Avenue 1 s.78
Dorothy Barton. We are always The program was led by Mrs.
glad to welcome guests and Robert Larson, and opened with
THE NATION si
EXTRA Returns from your Livestock and Pamltry
WITH GOOD FEEDS
WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF FEEDS
--CASH PAID FOR EGGS—
BILL WELCH
"2ouR FRIENDLY FEED DEALER
Phone $ 5-4544 WE DELIVER Elgin, Texas
on Wednesday, October 8, at Mesdames Otto and Robert Lar-
Lenenbergers gave $15.00. The 2:00 p.m. in the home of Mrs. son as hostesses.
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Perfectly appointed raomewen
private terraces everleekeg
the blue Pacific. 76* to M'year
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golf, sail • fishing, boating or
swimming, il Mirador is lovely.
overcrowded, due to a rapid Mrs. F- Creppon, Sr., Mrs. Song, ” Onward, Christian
increase of population and the A. Giese, Mrs. A. Voelker, Mrs. Soldiers” in unison.
Page 2 Elgin Courier, Elgin, Texas September 25, 1958
and as Council Delegate, re- and folding to increase ironing LADIES AID
ported on the last council meet- effeciency. Aim. —
ing. An electric hot water heater Refreshments included a novel MET THURSDAY
tk , has been purchased for the new
The McDuff Home Demonstra- home demonstration kitchen.
tion Club met Wednesday, Mrs. A. P. Smith of Cedar
. ptember 10, 1958 at2:00p.m. Creek gave a stove and The
in the home of Mrs. Dorothy
Barton. fund now stands at $23.00.
Roll call was answered with An election of officers was
exursionst at members wouid held and presiding officers were those interested in ° becoming
like to make. Places mentioned retained by acclamation to members.
nil e’ Bchanan Dam cCalifor serve for the coming year. A Mrs. Betty Thogmartin
nia,.Pikes Th % Carlsbad “Triple E" Committee was for- Club Reporter
Cavern, and The Tam-Miami med of the following members:
Trail. Members present inclu- Mrs. Betty Thogmartin Mrs
ded: Mrs. Dorothy Barton, Mrs. Emma Stockton and Mrs
Emma Stockton, Mrs. Dessie Dessie Barton. This committee
Barton, Mrs. Sadie Murchisan, will work in expansion educa-
and Mrs. Betty Thogmartin. tion and exhibits.
Mrs. Mary Hanson, of Austin, Mrs. Hopper’s part ofthepro-
was welcomed as a guest, gram included clothing, con-
Mrs. Hanson is visiting in the struction of walks and drives
home of her daughter, Mrs. around the home, and the
mma tockton ‘ current clothing survey.
Mrs. Dessie Barton gave a Particularly discussed were
briefureport on the very sue- methods of hanging clothing to
s ul Juneteenth Luncheon, prevent stress and of sprinkling
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FOR FRIENDLY NERVIC’E
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^America’s Finest
MARBURGER
Sekvie E STATION
Phone AT 5-9303 Elgin
majority of the people are Otto Ihlo and Troy, Mrs. Otto
illiterate. Deaconess Kelly Haverland and the hostesses,
advised that everything is Mesdames Otto and Robert Lar -
needed to help the people of son.
St. Croix. Two kinds of sandwiches,
The program was concluded homemade cookies, mints and
with a Missionary song, “The coffee were served.
Kingdom is Comning Fall flowers were used to de-
Mrs. Stach, the hostess, then corate the hall. A lovely fern
invited her guests to enjoy a graced the piano and a cactus
social hour during which they was on the president’s table,
were served buffet to delicious —------------------
I have small acreages, houses
and lots, business properties,
Farms and Ranches. Come see
me, let’s talk it over.'.
If your property is priced right
I have cash buyers.
Elgin friends of Howard “Rev. Winfred Q. Harper, 37,
Scales, son of Mr. and Mrs. Southern Baptist Missionary,
Ira Scales will be glad to learn stationed at Dar Es Salaam,
he has made steady progress Tanganyika, East Africa
in his recovery of a recent at- drowned Thursday in the Azan-
tack of non-paralytic polio, ian Sea, the South African Bap-
from which he suffered four tist Foreign Missionary Board
weeks, two weeks as a patient Headquarters said here(Rich-
■ in Brackenridge Hospital. mond) Saturday.
Following his return home (in Four members of the party
Austin) he was confined to his were on a coral reef when a
bed until Friday of the past strong undertow pulled them
week and on Sunday was per- out to sea. The others were
mitted to make a trip to Elgin rescued and Rev. Harper’s body
to visit his parents and sister, was recovered about 30 minutes
Vivian. after the drowning.
The light attack was attributed Funeral services and burial
to polio shots Scales had taken, took place F riday at Dar Es
and delicious cake brought by Thursday, Sept. 4, the Ladies
Mrs. Murchison. Aid of St. Peters Ev. Lutheran
The next meeting will be held Church met in parish house with
refreshments of chicken salad REV. W.O. HARPER
sandwiches, open-face cheese NIEe IM A FTP I A
and olive sandwiches, pickles V5- ID ArKILA
and olives, banana nut cake,
cookies, and hot tea or coffee. Mr. and Mrs.Chas. O.Ramsey
Members present were: Mes- received the sad news last week
dames C. C. Mayfield, Leonard of the death on Thursday of
Hagman, Lulu Seay, Lawson their friend the Rev. Winfred
Rivers, N. R. Radtke, E. C. 0 Harper, a missionary in
Fowler, O. L. Payne, Ray Ar- East Africa. The Harpers had
buckle Sr., Dale Willson, E. N. been houseguests of the Ram-
Sowell, Paul Abel, A. J. Cald- seys last February while on a
well, and one new member, Mrs. furlough home and he preached
W. L. Waldie, and Mrs. Jerry the morning service at First
Stach. Four visitors were Baptist Church on Sunday while
welcomed, Mesdames George here. Many Elgin people had
Lowther, E. O. Lundgren Sr., the pleasure of meeting the
and B. M. Lewis, and Miss family. They were anxious to
return to their 3 year tour of
duty and left in July for their j
station at Dar Es Salaam, Tan- i
ganyika, East Africa. •
A press notice received from •
Richmond, Va. received by, the •
Ramseys reads: :
Call
W. F. Condron
AT 5-4505
Local Agent for J
dames Fay Mecey, Lee Wilson,
The many friends of James Alfred Brown, Theo Pate,
S. (Mr. Jimmie) Griffin will Luther Lundgren, W.E.Linder,
regret to learn of his recent Gene Whitten, W. H. Miller
,misfortune but will be glad to and King.
The Lucy Osborn Circle met Robert -arson and the song "I learn he is now comfortably Edith Crane Circle, Mrs. Har-
on Sept. 9th at 9:30 a.m. in Need To Be Filled was sung located and doing nicely. His very Fisher, chairman: Mes-
the beautifully appointed home m unison. sister, Mrs. M. L. (Effie) Sin- dames W. C, Brown Eva
of Mrs. Jerry Stach, 1210 N. The program was closed with gleton reports that he had a Ramsey, Hamp Burke, Norris
Ave C. The meeting was opened prayer by Mrs. Robert Larson dose call while living at the Cottle, Harvey Allen, Roy Ray
with prayer by Mrs. C.C. May- and a lengthy business session Tyler Home where the home was G. W. Evans, A. E. Johnson’
field,. Circle chairman, who Was held with the president, burned and also the belongings Ollie Pfeiffer and H. Fisher!
presided over the regular bus- ms: Mary Koeppe presiding, of those living there. Mr. Grif- Veda Lozuk Circle, Mrs.
mess session, with roll call was decided to change the fin lost his watch, rings, cuff George Shirley, chairman:
and reading of minutes of meeting hour to 2:00 p.m. until buttons and all his clothes. Mesdames G. L. Waters J. J.
previous meeting by the re- further notice. Saturday, Sept. His son and wife, Lamar and Bustin, T. E. Reagan, Ruth
cording secretary, Mrs. 2th Was set as the date for a Jan, from Dallas with the little Petty, A. V. Green, Elmo Wynn
Leonard Hagman. Reports from Bake Sale to be sponsored by grandchildren, and Jan’s and George Shirley.
all committee chairman were e a les i . mother went to his rescue and Also, Wayne Davenport WMS
given., a- Doxology Was sung by all and soon had him fitted out in new president and Mrs. Jim Bob
Concluding the business ses- taDle grace by Rev. Engeling clothes. But he misses most of (Louver1) Griffin.
sion, Mrs. Mayfield turned the concluded the session. all his watch which he treasured _____________________
meeting over to Mrs. Lulu Seay, visitors enjoying the social very highly. KIE cavfty ..
pregram leader. hour included: Mrs. Harding He is now in another nice dn EusAa-n;
The devotional was Scripture Larsberg, Gayle Fredrickson, home, Johnson County Rest caused
Reading, taken from Matthew 5 Mrs. Ray Arbuckle Jr. and Home, 305 Pierce Street, Cle-
1-12 verses. Followingaprayer daughter, Mrs. Dave Sundeen burne, located between Dallas
by Mrs. Seay, Mrs. Dale Will- Sr; Mrs. Raymond Conn, Dar- and Cleburne. If any of his
son presented an interesting rell and Lynn Reye. many Elgin friends pass that
talk on “Isle of St. Croix, an Members present were: Rev. way he would be so glad to
Overwhelming Challenge. ” and Mrs. H. Engeling, Mrs. have them stop by and see him.
Mrs. Willson reminded her Jim Mogonye, Mrs. A. Sch- ------------------
hearers that St. Croix now roeder, Mesdames Leonard, W. WMU OBSERVES
belongs to the US and is a F. » and Kenneth Voelker, Mrs. AA~, pi, . K-,
WSCS project in the Virgin Hilding Kylberg, Mrs.G.Prinz, MART HILL DAVIS
Isles. Her talk was based on Mrs. R. D. Prinz, Rhonda DAY OF PRAYER
Information written by Dorothy Renee, Mrs. Mary Koeppe, Mrs.
M. Taylor, a deaconess, now George Diebel and Kathy, Mrs. The WMU of First Baptist
dedicated to working on St. A. Raschke, Mrs. Leo Maass, Church observed the Mary Hill
Croix. Of the 12,000 people on Miss Dora Christensen, Mrs. Davis Day of Prayer for State
the Island, they have two dis- A: G• Melcher, Mrs. Frank Missions on Tuesday. Sept. 9
tinct cultures, PortoRicans and Mogonye and David, Mrs. H. from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The
Cruzans which presents a Ian- Fischer, Mrs. H.Koether, Mrs. program was presented as fol-
guage barrier. The Island is Walter Kochlin, Mrs. E. Nelson, lows:
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His wife is the former Juanita Special vocal solo, “Have I
Taylor, of Palmer, Texas. Sur- Done My Best?”, Mrs. Louverl
viving besides Mrs. Harper are Griffin.
three children Bill, Dick and Part 4: “Advancing The
Beth.” Barrier In The WMU Funda-
Mrs. Harper’s parents live in mentals”, Mrs. George Shirley.
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Devotional, ” The Reasons”
from Psalms 60:4, ’by Mrs. W.
C. Brown.
Leader, Mrs. Harvey Allen.
Part 1: “Latin American Ed-
ucation”, by Mrs. Wayne
Davenport.
Special vocal solo “Fling Out
The Banner”, Mrs. FayMecey.
Part 2: “Spanish Missions In
Texas”, Mrs. Elmo Wynn.
Prayer- Mrs.- G. L. Waters.
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Bredlow, Robert L. & Finch, Lena. Elgin Courier and Four County News (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 25, 1958, newspaper, September 25, 1958; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1562364/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Elgin Public Library.