Clermont School News Highlights and Honors
Clermont students show strong attendance and honor rolls across grades. Baseball beat Waucoma 20 to 3 in four innings, Swenson and Knudsen each had four hits. Balk took the loss. Music qualifiers advance to Iowa City finals with several named in quartets and solos. Sixth grade notes welcome Richard Paynter and report perfect attendance. Kipling and Jungle Book studies. students to perform Sleeping Beauty at graduation. Seventh and fifth grades list honor roll and perfect attendance. art spring pictures and student projects noted.
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Athletics
Clermont
Waucoma
Clermoont
Billy Swenson
Steve Knudsen
Swenson
Balk
Marilyn Wede
Richard Paynter
Waterloo
Jean Belschner
Gary Hyde
Shirley Jacobin
Joyce Mabb
John Nelson
Beverly Oelberg
Curtis Olson
Beverly Bennett
Jesson
Rudyard Kipling
Philippine Islands
Indonesia
Annette Wenger
Fie
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Helen Henderson
Towa Poetry Association
Dorothy Helgerson
Mary Kamp
Arlene Knudsen
JoAnn Moore
Pauline Nygaard
Grace Olson
Rebecca Olson
LaVerne Swenson
Barbara Thies
Charles Wagner
Ames Girl Wins Nursing Scholarship for Three Years
Arlene Ames of Clermont has been awarded one of 50 three year nursing scholarships by the American Center Society of the Down division. The award covers tuition fees books and uniforms up to 500 dollars and she plans to study at St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids. Selection emphasized class rank need and character. Ames will graduate Clermont high school this month and has been active in music drama and basketball. In Marcus, Ed Douvin paid his 58th subscription visit to the Marcus News, age 80, who first moved to Marcus in 1901.
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Arlene Ames
Jacob Ames
Clermont
Down
American Canter Society
Miss Ames
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Alice Crawford
West Union
Fayette County
Clermont High School
Girls State selection spotlight at Clermont event
Clermont area notes celebrate Joann Swenson chosen for Girls State. American Legion Auxiliary held April 14 meeting at Mrs De Sart’s home. Poppy drive nets 1025 poppies. prize posters judged by Clermont Study Club with winners Sandra Bilden Joyce Larson and Barbara Anderson. Funds aid include $50 to school health, cookies sent to veterans, and a Key to Peace book for library. Joann Swenson to attend Girls State with $35 registration covered. Local students Romona and Judy Paulson also featured for speech events at Shenandoah with high marks.
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Dean DeSart
Donald Larson
American Legion
Louie Olson
Clermont Study Club
Sandra Bilden
Joyce Larson
Barbara Anderson
Charles City
School Health Fund
West Union
Fred ‘Cline
Dean de Sart
Gordon Hoopman
Willet Miller
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Glenwood
Clinton
Des Moines
Joann Swenson
Clermont
Cancer Fund
Cooky Committee
William Nelson, Jr
Millard Neilson, Jr
Genry Olson
Chm
Lee Palmer
Clarissa Paulson
Millard Nelson
Costa Rica
Ray Tomsheck
William Nelson
Almer Amundsa
Romona Olson wins third state speech superior
Romona Olson of Clermont earns a superior in the Iowa High School Speech Association state finals at Shenandoah on April 18. A sophomore she won dramatic declamation, as a junior she added humorous division, and this year as a senior she competed in the oratorical division receiving superior ratings from all three judges.
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Aéevor
lRomona
Alfreshman
Romona
Romiona
Helen’ Jacobson
Ramona
Miss Olson
Clarmont High School
Virginia Meskel
Clermont
Shenandoah
Romona Olson
Towa
Local dinner honors 17th wedding anniversary
Clermont notices list numerous guests and social visits from April. Alfred Wenger hosted a Sunday dinner for son Lester’s 17th anniversary with family present. Additional gatherings include birthday club events, guests from Ossian and Waterloo, and songs about summer plans. A square dance at Cline's Garage is announced for April 28.
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Alfred Wenger
Lester
Lester Wenger
John Follon
Volga
H. W. Falk
Harry Wenger
West Union
Herb Dummermuth
Clifford Pringle
L. L. Whitworth
Waterloo
Arnold Stumme
Len Simek
Birthday Club
B. Riegel
Ambrose Arnold
Lawrence White
Ossian
Phoenix
Ariz
Union Street
Tuuesday
Howard Boyle
Clifton Pringle
LaVerne Stumme
Terry
Lynn
Louie Olsen
Willet Miller
Leslie
Paul
Gerald Gutcher
Duane
Chas. DeSotel
Ferguson
Monona
Charles Monroe
Eldred Dummermuth
Fayette
Robert Mott
Ralph Schrader
Postville
Evelyn Olson
April club meetings listed for Cana area
A series of April gatherings are noted: Junior Clermont Study Club on Thursday the 23rd, Grand Meadow Study Club and Cub Pack meeting on Friday the 24th, plus meetings of the Business and Professional Women's club at Mrs Dean DeSart's, a Firemen's Meeting, and Boy Scouts Troop 51 on Monday the 27th. On Wednesday the 29th the Town Ladies Aid and Riverside Social Club are listed.
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Clermont
Grand Meadow
Business and Professional
Dean DeSart
Boy Scouts
Town
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Riverside
Christening, plays, and gatherings in Clermont area
Sunday events include the christening of Marcia Lynn Svendsen at New Hampton with Mr and Mrs Venni Eagle and guests, Beverly Svendsen in the Lawler senior class play, and a theater party for Diane Frieden’s eighth birthday. Other notes mention trips to Sioux Falls and Minneapolis, a Florida visit by Marian Hitch, and local social visits and plans.
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John Dyke
Minneapolis
Marian Hitch
Brainard
Minn
Florida
Clermont
Carlin
Crowe's
Schaeffer
Dan Burke
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West ‘Union
Irene
Pat Minihan
Volga
Grace Barker
West Union
Howard Boyle
Mesdames
Bess Blake
Lorrinne Crowe
LaNora Halvorson
Louie Olson
Andine Vasbey
Elgin
Toby Kittelson
G. O. Anderson
George V. Larson
Lyle
Kathinka Larson
Gene Waters
Len Simek
Harold Burke
Davenport
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Cline’s
Theo
Loftsgard
Walter Crain
Reuben Schupbach
Life Sketch of Henry Anderson
Henry Anderson born January 12 1874 near Clermont died April 16 at West Union hospital after long illness aged 79 survived by sisters Mary Anderson Clermont and Ed ward Hynson Clarksville brother Chris Anderson Oelwein. He farmed near Clermont all his life retiring seven years ago with sister Mary. Funeral Sunday at Wood's funeral home West Union and West Clermont Lutheran church with Amundson quartet. Burial in Clermont cemetery. Card of thanks from sisters and brothers.
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Henry Anderson
Clermont
Gulbrand
Marie Anderson
West Union Hospital
Anders
Mary Anderson
1&Dward ‘Hynson
Clarksville
Chris Anderson
Oelwein
Mary
Wood
West Union
West Clermont
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