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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1937

Page

7

Dugstad Olson Couple Wed in Clermont Parsonage Tie

Evelyn Dugstad daughter of Mr and Mrs Edmund Dugstad married Richard L Olson son of Mr and Mrs Henry Olson at seven pm Saturday April 3 in Clermont Lutheran parsonage with Rev G Gunston officiating. Attendants Rosa Jones Glen Oleon. They left for a brief trip to Austin Minnesota and will reside with the bride’s parents.

Evelyn Dugstad Edmund Dugstad Richard L. Olson Henry Olson Clermont Lutheran Parsonage G. Gunston Rosa Jones Chester Glen Oleon Olson Clermont High School Iowa State Teachers’ College Cedar Falls North Dakota John Deere Richard Austin Minn

Women's Catholic Order of Foresters Social Meeting

The Women's Catholic Order of Foresters social meeting will be at Mrs. Dan Burke's home on Thursday evening, April 8. Mr. and Mrs. Richard McNally welcomed a daughter, Phronsie Delores, born March 31. Rose Marie Hackmann has been ill with mumps and tonsillitis but is improving. Clermont high school glee club visited Waterloo, earning an excellent rating in the music contest. Guests Sunday included Peter Schissel and daughters, Ralph, Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rothmeyer and family, Festina, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schupanitz.

Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters Dan Burke Richard McNally Phronsie, Delores Rose Marie Hackmann Clermont High School Glee Club Waterloo Peter Schissel Ralph Cedar Rapids Charles Rothmeyer Festina Robert Schupanitz

Entertained in Elkader by Candee and Sullivan ladies

Mrs L V Candee and Mrs Orville Sullivan hosted fifteen Clermont ladies at their Elkader home Friday evening for bridge. Prizes went to Mrs Louise Miller and Mrs Martin Nelson. After games refreshments were served and guests departed calling it a most enjoyable evening. Attendees included Mrs Martin Nelson and others listed.

L. V. Candee Orville Sullivan Clermont Candee Elkader Bridge Louise Miller Martin Nelson Geneva Wells Margaret Rogers Thelma Christianson Phyllis Lubke Len Simek Lowise Miller Clifton Pringle Arnold Stumme Elsie Lindgren Elizabeth Priest

Clermont Ladies' Aid Society Meeting Recap

The Clermont Ladies' Aid Society gathered at Mrs. H. H. Follett's home with co-hostesses Mrs. W. C. Calahan and Mrs. Thos. Cummings. President Mrs. Martin Nelson led, members sang, roll call covered current events, Mrs. L. H. Appelman led a game "A Musical Romance." Refreshments were served.

Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society H. H. Follett W. C. Calahan Thos. Cummings Martin Nelson Killarney L. H. Appelman

Rosary Society Meet at St Peter's Elgin

St Peter's Rosary Society and Altar Guild met at Mrs Walter Kohls home in Elgin with hostesses Mrs Sheldon Boyle and Mrs Harry Becker assisting. Twenty four members attended as they discussed business and made quilt blocks, ending with refreshments.

St. Peter’s Rosary Society and Altar Guild Walter Kohls Elgin Sheldon Boyle Harry Becker

Four Lambs Born in Single Litter at Holy Cross Farm

On John Ehlers farm near Holy Cross an ordinary ewe delivered four lambs last Friday afternoon. All are alive and three are thriving with the mother. The fourth is smaller and being bottle-fed. Four lambs from a single birth is unusual, as is the survival of all four in this case.

John Ehlers Holy Cross

Tax Burden Per Employee in 1936 Revealed

An analysis shows the average weekly take home pay was reduced by heavy taxes. An oil firm reports 1936 taxes totaling 3 190 dollars for 28 000 workers, while another firm notes 215 dollars per employee in taxes.

Buginass

Clermont social events and church notices calendar

Clermont calendar lists W C O F and church meetings from April 3 to 18 including social events at the high school operetta and Mission Society sessions. It notes Mrs Dan Burke attending a C D A meeting in West Union and several local residents visiting or hosting weekends. Rev M F Toomey, pastor of Holy Name church, suffered a heart attack and lies in an Oelwein hospital.

American Legion and Auxiliary Clermont Union Church Guild Mission Society Dan Burke West Union M. F. Toomey Holy Name Church of West Union Oelwein Dubuque

Ship’s bell marks school time in Rhodesia port town

A ship’s bell signals the start of classes at Gatooma in southern Rhodesia, hundreds of miles from the coast. Eight bells mark morning onset and bells continue at half hour intervals, mirroring naval routine aboard the nearby port-side school.

Gatooma Rhodesia

Gasoline Separation Through Water-Gasoline Mixtures

A method describes removing gasoline from a water gasoline mix by pouring it through a 200-mesh sieve. Because of surface tension differences, gasoline passes through the sieve while water is retained, separating the two liquids.

Clermont Luth Church and West Church Notices

Clermont Luth church has no services next Sunday due to the pastor being out of town. West Church reports the Mission Society meeting on Thursday April 15 with hostesses Mrs Albert Christianson Mrs Ole Christianson Mrs Ben Frautchy and Mrs George Paulsen led by Pastor G Gunsten.

West Church the Mission Society Albert Christianson Ole Christianson Ben Frautchy George Paulsen G. Gunsten

Clermont Union Church Notes and Local Appointments

Worship service at 7 40 p m The Ladies Guild to meet at Mrs Ben Douglas home Wednesday afternoon April 14 Mrs Lars Bilden on the PEN TUB Myrand Mrs Lloyd Corsepius visited Mrs Corsepius brother Delbert Cox and a family in Winter Marjorie Olson Verla Gunderson weekend Cedar Falls guests of Eva Mae Frieden a student at Town State Teachers College Virgil Anderson former Clermont high school teacher now at Dysart reelected for next year with a substantial raise second high among Dysart school raises

J. J. Snyder Wm. Nelson Ladies’ Guild Ben Douglas Myrand Lloyd Corsepius Corsepiu Delbert Cox Marjorie Olson Verla Gundergon Cedar Falls Eva Mae Frieden Town State Teachers’ College Virgil Anderson Clermont High School Jat Dysart Dysart

Olson Thompson Couple Wed In Eldorado Ceremony

Irene Elizabeth Olson and Clarence Thompson were married Saturday April 3 at the Clermont Lutheran parsonage with Rev. G. Gunston officiating. The couple, both of Eldorado, were attended by Gladys Olson and Harold Thompson. A dinner followed at the bride’s home, and a later shower at Clermont opera house with about two hundred guests.

Irene Elizabeth Olson Alfred Olsen Clarenes Thompson George Thompson Eldorado Clermont Lutheran Narsonage Rev. G. Gunston Gladys Olson Harold Thompson Haveing Thompson Clermont Opera House

Clermont Study Club meets for luncheon and reports

The Clermont Study Club gathered on Tuesday afternoon April 6 at Mrs. Carlton Peck’s home with a one o’clock luncheon. Roll call noted a Norway topic. Delegates E L Crowe and Lloyd Corsepius were chosen for the county meeting in Hawkeye April 9. alternates L H Appelman and Gordon Junker. Also mentions visitors and upcoming marriage announcements in Hettinger and Lemmon, South Dakota.

Clermont Study Club Carlton Peck L. H. Appelman Peck Norway Gordon Junker Woolf E. L. Crowe Lloyd Corsepius Hawkeye

Clermont Fire Dept Annual Meeting and Events Report

The Clermont fire department held its annual meeting on Monday night with officers elected including Chief A J Priest and Secretary P H Greenley. A dance fundraiser netted over $100, and community members from Auburndale visited. members also welcomed Sigma Tau Delta initiates from Upper Iowa University. Agricultural notes advise using molasses in horse feed to save costs, with a suggested mix and feeding rate, alongside cautions about digestion.

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