Auxiliary Activities Hold Kansas Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs Millard Nelson Jr and Mrs Willet Miller hosted the American Legion Auxiliary gathering on April 10. Members reported clothing valued at 20.80 sent to a sponsored child and a handkerchief sent to an ill member. The unit plans the senior prom, with Jesse Olson family noted for a recent fire loss. The Monona band will provide music and there will be no poppy poster contest this year. Mrs Lyle Olson and Mrs Millard Bear elected delegates to the Osage spring conference on May 7. alternates are Mrs Bill Schmidt and Mrs Gordon Hoopman. April cookie committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Nelson, Jr
Willet Miller
American Legion Auxiliary
Jesse Olson
Woodward
Bennett
Aulger Paulson
Monona
Lyle Olson
Millard Bear
Osage
Bill Schmidt
Gordon Hoopman
April Cooky
Mdms
John Bakewell
Franz Appelman
Harold Bennett
Ole Blockhus
Robert Burrow
Local Surgery Updates From Palmer and Decorah Hospitals
Mrs. John A. Larson had surgery at Palmer Memorial Hospital near West Union. The John Larson family, former Clermont residents, now live nearby. Mrs. J. A. Erickson returns to Decorah Hospital for more surgery, with daughter Mrs. Robert Hansen visiting from Iowa City. John Nuehring underwent University of Iowa Hospital surgery. Mrs. Nuehring and the Schultz family stayed with relatives during his stay. he came home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
John A. Larson
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
John Larsons
Clermont
J. A. Erickson
Decorah Hospital
Robert Hansen, R. N
Iowa City
John Nuehring
University Hospital
Weekend Guests and Dinner Hosts Across Iowa Towns
Mr and Mrs Frank Weigand of Waterloo were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Warren Harrington. Monday morning callers were Mr and Mrs L D Hitch of West Union. Mr and Mrs Henry Schweinerus and Janice Oakland were dinner guests Sunday in the Ray Brietspracker home at Canton Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weigand
Waterloo
Warren Harrington
L. D. Hitch
West Union
Henry Schweinerus
Janice Oakland
Ray Brietsprecker
Canton
Minn
Ramsey-Ogle Engagement Set for June 17 in Arlington
Mr and Mrs Clyde W Ramsey of Arlington announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Sharif to Joseph J Ogle son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Ogle of Higin The wedding is planned for June 17 at St John s Lutheran Church in Arlington Miss Ramsey is a Clermont Elgin school teacher while Mr Ogle works in farming with his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde W. Ramsey
Arlington
Sharif
Joseph J. ‘Ogle
Thomas Ogle
Higin
St. John’s Luftheran Church
East Clermont Mothers Club Meeting Highlights
Mrs Gerald Schneider hosted the East Clermont Mothers Club at her home on Tuesday afternoon April 10 with thirteen members sharing experiences with other religions. Guest Mrs Clarence Thorson attended. Bible study led by Mrs Millard Bilden and a religions discussion by Mrs Jerry Baird. The May meeting will honor mothers at Mrs Aines Olson's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Schneider
Mothers’ Club
Clarence Thorson
Millard Bilden
Jerry Baird
Aines Olson
Local visits and Sunday guests at area homes
Mrs Orlando Kittelson and Mrs Toby Kittelson with children visited the G O Anderson home on Sunday. Janice Olson from Luther College and a friend spent the weekend with her parents, Mr and Mrs Elmer Olson, with Mrs Mary Olson joining as a dinner guest. Mr and Mrs Wm Nelson Jr and daughters were dinner guests in the Harry Vauslin home, and Monday visitors included Mr and Mrs H T Olson of Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando Kittelson
Chillis ‘City
Toby Kittelson
G. O. Anderson
Janice Olson
Luther College
Elmer Olson
Mary Olson
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Harry Vauslin
H. T. Olson
Elgin
Clermont High School Concert and Latin Banquet Highlights
A pre contest Clermont High School vocal and instrumental concert proceeds 7 30 pm May 1 to fund travel costs. A Latin banquet at Mrs Moore's home featured Roman feast decor, toga attire, and a program with menus, gods, a quiz, song Te tang Patria Pulchra et libera, Rome film, and a viewing at Waukon to cap a senior class Brigadoon showing with attendees including Wagner Swenson Moore Thies and Moore family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont High School
Pankuk
America
Rome
Eternal City
Waukon
Brigadoon
Charles Wagner
Sheryl Peterson
Mary Swenson
Mr. and Mys. Moore
Barbara Thies
JoAnn Moore
Miss Vasby Leads Sixth Grade Staff in Clermont
Alumni of Miss Vasby class room recall her as a teacher who inspires multiplication and fractions learning. Born in Eldorado she attended rural grade schools, Clermont high school, and colleges at Upper Iowa ISTC, where she joined the dramatic club. She loves children and has spent most of her life in Clermont teaching in Woodland rural and Westgate before moving to Begidea sixth grade in public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Vasby
Eldorado
Clermont
Upper Iowa
ISTC
Bank Officials Swear to True State of Finances in Iowa
J A Erickson vice president and L H Meier cashier certify the listed liabilities and capital figures reflect the bank’s true state. The affidavit includes undivided profits and reserves with signatures of K B Thoma and Gordon J Hoopman as directors, sworn in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Erickson
L. H. Meier
K. B. Thoma
Gordon J. Hoopman
State OF Iowa
Woodland Club Met Tuesday April 10 Meeting Report
Woodland Study Club gathered at Mrs. Marian Kirkestue of Postville on Tuesday April 10. Seventeen members answered roll with What I Had New for Easter. Voted one dollar to Cancer Drive. Programs featured Recreation on the Farm and Easter poems read by Mrs. Art Nelson and Mrs. Jack Dibble. Birthday songs for Mrs. Frank Leehy and Linda Nelson. Contest prizes awarded to Mrs. Raymond Erhardt, Duane Kamp, Millard Nelson Jr., and Frank Hogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland Study Club
Marian Kirkestue
Postville
Raymond Erhardt
Art Nelson
Jack Dibble
Louie Hovland
Frank Leehy
Linda Nelson
Mdms
Duane Kamp
Millard Nelson, Jr
Frank Hogan
Local Robbery Reported in Riverside Garage Theft
Equipment including an acetylene torch and oxygen tanks valued over 300 dollars belonging to Ray Conner of Fayette was stolen from a Riverside garage last Wednesday night. The sheriff's office at West Union has been notified but no suspect has been caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Conner
Fayette
Riverside
West Union
In Service by New Address for Donald Gerner
Donald B. Gerner reports arrival at a new camp after a rain soaked journey and a thirty day leave with his parents. His new address lists 17379387 100th Supply Sq Box 180 Portsmouth APB New Hampshire. Three Nelson sons in naval service return from the Philippines and Alaska postings. Vernon Telford and Cedar Rapids visitors seen at the Brorby home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Gerner
Donald B. Gerner
100Th Supply Sq
Portsmouth
Apb
New Hampshire
Don
Calendar items for April meetups and events
Calendar listings show events from Monday April 23 to Saturday April 28 including a Firemen meeting, Town Ladies Aid Riverside Social Club, Town and Country Club, Grand Meadow Study Club, and a Senior banquet and prom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen Meeting
Town Ladies' Aid
Riverside
Town and Country Club
Grand Meadow Study Club
Ossian Deanery Women to Meet in April at Holy Name
The Ossian Deanery of the American Council of Catholic Women will hold its annual spring meeting Sunday April 22 at Holy Name Church West Union. The program includes Benediction at 2 30 pm Rev E L Cooney presiding Mae Crowe Clermont president will lead the business session and the Pilgrimage to the Canadian Shrines under Archbishop Leo Benz D D will be featured with color slides previewing the July 22 to August 1 1956 trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian Deanery
American Council of Catholic Women
Holy Name ‘Church
West Union
E. L. Cooney
Mae Crowe
Clermont
Leo Benz
Dinner Guests and Community Notices From Oelwein Area
Herbert Martin attended a postmasters dinner and meeting at Oelwein on Sunday evening. Saturday guests of Mrs. Clara Krueger included Esther Karsten and her mother from Waverly, plus Julia Helgerson, Gus Gilbertson, George Hanson, O M Amundson, Martin Amundson, M J Blockhus, Quinton Olson, Elmer Larson, and Lizzie Thorson visiting Mrs Rose Olson and Carrie Thorson. Latterly, Mr and Mrs L E Amundson, Mrs Henry Larson, Ames Olson and family, Nita Karen, LaVerne Larson and family, and Oliver Larson were at the Howard Klass home in Monona Friday to celebrate the 46th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Amundson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Martin
L. E. Amundson
Henry Larson
Ames Olson
Nita
Karen
LaVerne Larson
Ann
Lois
Gary
Oliver Larson
Keith
Bradley
Howard Klass
Monona
Amundson
Clermont Lutheran Parish Services and Programs
West Clermont offers catechetical class at 9:00 a.m. and Divine worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday school follows at 10:30 a.m. Midweek activity includes junior and senior choirs, and a separate East Clermont schedule lists choir and junior choir with LCR. Parish note mentions Decorah circuit WMF meeting Tuesday at Old West Paint Creek Church. E. O. Baalson, Pastor. Morning registration starts at 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Knudsen
West Clermont
East Clermont
LCR
Decorah
WMF
Old West Paint Creek
E. O. Baalson
PTA Installs Officers at Prade School Meeting
The Parent Teachers Association installed officers on April 11 at the prade school building with Mrs. Marion Moore as installing officer. They approved buying three dozen cups for lunches and heard four cancer films, two solos by the girls sextet, and a woodwind trio number. The band boosters elected new officers: Mrs. Leslie Anderson president, Mrs. James Henderson vice president, Mrs. Roy Swenson secretary, Albert Amundsen treasurer, and funded twenty-five new music stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers Association
Prade
Marion Moore
Leslie Anderson
James Henderson
Roy Swenson
See’y
Alber Amundsen
Treas
The Gospel Message Radio Chapel Service Times
Morning service at 10 45 a m and evening service at 6 00 pm led by Pastor Lester Lease at The Gospel Message Radio Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gospel Message Radio Chapel
Lester Lease
Births Son Born to Amundsons at Postville Hospital
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Amundson welcomed a son named Kevin Ray at Postville hospital weighing 8 lbs 4 ozs born Tuesday April 10 A note lists his grandparents Carl Westpfahl Cedar Rapids Ole Amundson and Mrs Westpfahl visiting in the Amundson home Other local social notes mention visits and gatherings including Mrs Robert Smith and David Waterloo at Helen Dibble's home Frank Weigand and Warren Harrington guests of Joe Brorby Wilbur Schultz Volga and Arthur Pische Monona plus Christie Thoma Ruth Gibson at Clear Lake and Len Simek gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Amundson
Kevin Ray
Postville Hospital
Carl Westpfahl
Cedar Rapids
Ole Amundson
Westpfahl
Amundson
Robert Smith and
David
Waterloo
Helen Dibble
Frank Weigand
Warren Harrington
Joe Brorby
Wilbur Schultz
Volga
Arthur Pische
Monona
John Schultz
Len Simek
Christie Thoma
Ruth Gibson
Clear Lake
Motels Under Construction At Harpers Ferry
Marvin Johnson Louie and C N Olson are in Harpers Ferry working on a ten unit motel built by John A Larson. Concrete pouring delays slow progress as cement blocks go up. A June first completion is hoped for. Larson also builds a 24 foot pontoon barge at the Johnson yard in Clermont to serve motel residents on river fishing trips with a safety railing shelter and rest room. Larson welds oil barrels to form the pontoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Johnson
Louie and
C. N. Olson
Harpers Ferry
John A. Larson
Johnson Yard
Clermont
Mr. Larson
Johnson
Tre Ore Club Meets for April Garden Talk and Films
The Tre Ore Club met Monday evening, April 9, at Mrs. Lyle Olson’s home. The hostess read an inspirational Bible passage. Members shared gardening plans during roll call. Mrs. David Appelman led the program with a gardening report. Old movies capped the recreation period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Ore Club
Lyle Olson
David Appelman
Narrow escape after pickup roll near West Union
Mrs Oliver Rowland driving a pickup skidded on the pavement, rolled, and left both occupants shaken. Everett Rowland sustained several crushed ribs while Mrs Rowland endured bad bruises. the truck suffered considerable damage. The crash occurred about three miles this side of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Rowland
Everett
Rowland
West Union
Local visits and family visits across Iowa towns
Mr and Mrs Theo Loftsgard visited Sunday in Elmer Nelson and Fred Maurer homes at Fayette. Mrs Bess Blake went to Dubuque for a week with Robert Steele. Karl Martin spent a week at Auxvasse Missouri visiting Kenneth and Mrs Fox recently moved from Fayette. Mary Olson visited Elmer Nelson at West Union. M C Larson Joyce and Beverly Bennett joined dinner at Leo Orth’s Fred ericksburg home with Russell Orth Elgin and Joy Orth Oelwein. Mrs Helmer Johnson of Decorah spent Tuesday with Hans Sandvold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Loftsgard
Elmer Nelson
Fred Maurer
Fayette
Bess Blake
Dubuque
Robert Steele
Mr. Steele
Karl Martin
Auxvasse
Kenneth Fox
Missouri
Mary Olson
Elmer T. Nelson
West Union
M. C. Larson
Joyce
Beverly Bennett
Leo Orth
Fredericksburg
Russell Orth
Elgin
Joy Orth
Oelwein
Helmer Johnson
Decorah
Hans Sandvold
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Clermont Mothers’ Club
Farmers Savings Bank
FDIC
Iowa
Charles B. Selby
Helen Henderson
Mary K. Swenson
Maurine Martin
Rose’ M. Larson
Patsy Gass
Arlene Knudsen
Gary Gilson
Charles ‘Wagner
Annette Wenger
Keith Aanes
Rebecca Olson
Rebecca Larson
Judy Durr
Tate Bank
Farmers Savings Bank of
Clemens
United States
P. L. Skeen
Woodland Club
Navy
Enoch Nelson
U. S. Navy
Philippine Islands
Henry Nelson
Alaska
Great Lakes
Milton Nelson
Joe Nelson
Vernon Telford
Clermont Lutheran Parish
PTA
Tre Ore
Florence
Riverside Products
Harris Kiosa
Canada
Toby
Clarence
Toby) Kittelson
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