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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
7
A long list of visits and family events across Clermont and nearby towns. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. G B Jorgenson, Mr and Mrs Earl Simpson of Waterloo, and many other locals. Health updates note Marian Halverson with grippe and Lois Erickson ill with pneumonia. The piece also mentions church attendance, a rural mission, and a variety of small incidents among residents.
The Central States Power and Light Corporation announced rate reductions for Elkader. New pricing covers monthly usage tiers from 25 KWH at a base rate, 9c for 50 KWH, 8c for 100 KWH, 1c for 500 KWH, and 4c for excess, with substantial cuts also in power and heating charges.
The passage touts a cape coat fashion option with various cape styles from full capes to half capes and scarf-like designs. It highlights Mary Philbin, famed actress, modeling a cape style as a spring coat guide.
Students in District No 5 tidy perfect attendance lists with Eugene Westcott Marian Westcott and William Burrow among those commended. Fifth grade completes geography maps and Iowa notebooks while bird day with bird lists, Dutch windmill crafts, and ocean scenes enrich arts and penmanship shows progress. Birthday picnics honor Albert Kohls and Robert Burrow. Supt. Meyer visits as DeFrances Dibble teaches.
Marintha Isabelle Lucas was born January 14, 1860 in Carroll County Ohio and died April 16, 1929 at her Clermont home at age sixty nine. She married Chas McAlavey on November 10, 1886 and they had two daughters, Mrs Wesley Hilton of Jessup Iowa and Mrs Lester Hendershott of Roundup Montana. She leaves husband two daughters a nephew Chas Lucas four grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Funeral services were held at the Clermont Lutheran church with Rev G Gunsten presiding and interment was at the Wadena cemetery.
Statement of Ownership for Clermont Enterprise weekly Iowa details editor and owners with D W Strauch as major holder and D W Strauch of Mesa Arizona. sworn April 3 1929 by Notary Hattie Mackellar. Marion Church notes report 7 30 pm language meeting with pastor T W Tysdal and Alemite Service listing Lofsteen’s Tirg Bhop.
The Dover Mills column lists visitors and social visits around Clermont including the Larson family at E G Guyer home, Mildred Rowland with H K Johnson, and Evelyn Learn returning home with parents. Farm Bureau ladies hosted by Mrs Nelson. multiple dinners and suppers noted with Johnson, Kloster, and Nelson households.
The County Girls' Club Committee aims for at least twelve active clubs in Fayette county this year with Bethel Westfield Eden Fairfield Center Harlan Scott Jefferson already organized and Union Smithfield Banks Auburn Fremont set to join. Miss Geraldine Brainard assists with organizing and some clubs have begun the first Weston on Canning of Chicken. Yearly programs are being drafted as girls anticipate their best year yet in county club work.
The Triangle Art Club hosted the 3. and 3. Club at Mrs. Louis Olson’s home last Thursday afternoon. Lavender and yellow decorated the event as they observed Towahistory week with a life story by Mrs. E. W. Appelman and a review of Towafederation history by Mrs. Wm. Larrabee Jr. The program closed with early Towa games.
Mrs. W. R. Blake hosted a six o'clock dinner on Friday April 19 to honor Lolita who turned eleven. The yellow and white decor set a festive tone as Lavanda Carr Bertha Hungerford Phyllis Lubke Lucille Lubke Lenore Simpson and Dorothy Conner joined in charades and indoor games. Guests extended best wishes for many more happy birthdays. Elizabeth Margaret John and William Sheehy attended Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hoffman.
Highland Lutheran Church offers English services at 10 o clock and Norwegian services with holy communion at 11 o clock. Confirmants meet Friday afternoon at 1 15. West Church Luther League holds a 7 30 Sunday program. East Church Mission Society meets at Olaf Berg home Wednesday May 1 with Mrs Berg Mrs Groth and Mrs Edger Kimball as hosts.
Miss Laura Foster of West Union married James Archer who recently moved from Platte. The ceremony at the Methodist parsonage was conducted by Rev. E. S. Sheldon with Mrs. Rowland and Mrs. Meyer present. The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside in West Union.
R Blake returned home from Des Moines for a short family visit and came back Monday. Dr. OKeefe of Oelwein visited Clermont friends last Sunday. See Lofstuen for Auto Accessories.
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