Church notices and local events listed for April and May
Clermont Luth Church East and West announce English and Norwegian services on April 28 with Sunday schools at 10 and 9. The Mission Society hosts April 26 and May 1 events with listed hostesses. Wadens Lutheran posts April 28 service at 3 pm. Local visits and weekend travels noted, plus thanks from Mrs. Melvin Nelson. New camp members recruited from nearby towns and to McGregor by May 1. Fire kills two inmates at Alla Makee county home north of Waukon. bodies found in Steward O. A. Dixon’s cellar. investigation noted. Monona Leader reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church
Luther League
Mission Society
E. H. Larson
Mina Olson
Clarence Olson
West Church
Priscilla
Emil Larson
A. Frederick
George Smith
Arthur Meckelson
Wadens Lutheran Church
Allamakee
Waukon
Steward O. A. Dixon
Monona
Clermont High School Typing Contest and Activities
Clermont school notes cover selected typists for the district typing contest at Cresco on April 27. Amateur team members listed, novice team names, ribbons to top places, plus remarks on Upper Iowa University concert, senior play, and a boys' baseball loss to West Union 9-8. The issue includes honor roll statistics, top students, and a health note on child rest after play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont High School
Cresco
Vivian Schave
Phyllis Lubke
Evelyn Nordhus
Lavanda Smith
Jennie Johnson
Louise Peterson
U. S
Clermont H. S
Clermont
West Union
Cok
Ymienite Blake
Marjorie Scheel
Isabelle Wenger
Lesther Gunsten
Helen Anderson
Eleanor Lyngalas
Lila Larson
Vernon Olson
Jane Henderson
Dotty Olson
Marjorie Olson
Vera Mae Olson
Nona Trainior
Irene Erickson
Iona Nesteby
Jackie Dibble
William Scheel
Stanley Loftagard
Norma Nesvick
Florence Wickham
Louis Amundson
J. D. Humphrey
Louise Hackmann
Norman Amundson
Betty Conner
James Rounds
Jane Dibble
Margaret Moen
Marcella Schweinfus
Norma Vasby
Marian Loftsgard
Alvin Erickson
Lolita Blake
Stanley Loftsgard
Iisabelle Wenger
Esther Gunisten
Poppy Day Observed By Clermont American Legion Auxiliary
Clermont will honor World War dead and aid the living by wearing memorial poppies on May 25 the Saturday before Memorial Day. The American Legion Auxiliary of Sheehan Post will direct observance with Mrs. Fred Cline as chairman. Members will distribute poppies and collect contributions for disabled veterans and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
United States
Flander
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheehan Post
Fred Cline
American Legion and Auxiliary
Attend CoOp Club Meeting by Clermont Ladies
Seven Clermont women attended the Federated clubs county meeting in West Union last Wednesday. Leaders spoke during business, with second vice president Mrs. Carl Reed Cresco and district director Mrs. Ja Hager Waukon presenting. Annual club reports were given and L. H. Hauth Hawkeye was re elected county chairman. Musical numbers featured a West Union high school quartet, Barbara Kamm piano solo, Arthur Darling reading, Archibald Sowden violin, and a pipe organ recital by Mrs. Neilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
West Union
H. B., Greenley
I. ©. Jerdee
D. R. Cottrell
E. L. Crowe
Jay White
Arno Lindroth
R. V. Brandt
Carl Reed
Cresco
Ja. H. Hager
Waukon
Rob. Roy Cerney
L. H. Hauth
Hawkeye
West Union High School
Barbara Kamm
Arthur Darling
Archibald Sowden
Neilson
Masonic Meeting at Clermont Tonight
The Northeast Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association will meet at Clermont tonight with the local lodge hosting. The degree of Master Mason will be conferred by proficient members of various lodges. H. H. Follett serves as Worshipful Master and JB. C. Gruver as secretary. they are arranging the evening’s activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association
Clermont
H. H. Follett
JB. C. Gruver
Deanery Meeting Postponed to May 1 at Clermont
The Ossian Deanery of the National Council of Catholic Women will meet at the Clermont opera house on Wednesday May 1 at 2 30 o clock instead of Tuesday All Catholic ladies are urged to attend An interesting program is being arranged. The Enterprise regrets omitting Dr L L Carrs name as a speaker at the basketball banquet but notes such slips can occur in printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian
National Council of Catholic Women
Clermont Opera House
Enterprise
Senior Day at Upper Iowa University Planned
Upper Iowa University sets Monday May 13 for Senior Day inviting surrounding high school seniors to campus for a day of concerts plays baseball and a picnic supper Cresco High School participates Dr R L Foster heads the event with a Canto Chorus concert a Speech Department play and a baseball game planned campus space dedicated to guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa University
Cresco High School
R. L. Foster
Canto Chorus
Card Party and Dance at Opera House Benefits Homecoming
A good crowd attended a card party and dance at the opera house Monday evening for homecoming, with R. V. Brandt high in bridge and Vernon Meyer high in five hundred. Louie’s Accordion Band provided music, and lunch was served at 11:30 by Lance Candee, L. L. Rounds, R. V. Brandt, Albert Lubke, and Harold Geeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
R. V. Brandt
Vernon Meyer
Louie
Lance Candee
L. L. Rounds
R. V.brandt
Albert Lubke
Harold Greeniey
East Clermont Luther League Program Preview
The East Clermont Luther League will present a Sunday April 28 program at 8 PM. It features songs by the society, readings by Bessie Lien and Harry Amundson, vocal and piano solos by Hilder Gilbertson and Irene Erickson, Bible verses, quotations by Clarice Agnes, and remarks by Rev. Gunston with collection and closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont Luther League
G. Gunsten
Bessie Lien
Hilder Gilbertson
Clarice Agnes
Irene Erickson
Harry Amundson
Millard Bilden
Gunston
Local Notes Nurture and Visits Across Wells and Surrounds
Driving will necessary nothing of value comes into explat ence without a driving will behind it Nell Sheehy returned to her teaching duties at Wells Minn Sunday Mrs Mary Grover and family have moved into rooms in the Dan Carpenter home Lyle Gress of Cedar Rapids spent Easter with his parents Mr and Mrs Claude Gress Mrs J W Miller visited in the home of her daughter Mrs Cleve Erhardt near Elgin George Lewis Rounds came up from Dubuque Sunday and stayed until Monday visiting with home folks Patricia and Angeline Guyer visiting in the home of their grandparents Mr and Mrs Ole Christian BON Mr and Mrs John Burrow and daughter Marcella of Postville were guests in the Roy Learn home last Sunday Mr and Mrs R S Henderson and family and Necrene Boley were dinner guests Sunday evening of Mr and Mrs Fred Cline Mr and Mrs Joseph Wander Mr and Mrs Tofield Lehman and children and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Larson visited in the Jake Friederich home Sunday Mr and Mrs Wm Grover and family of Elgin Lloyd Gress of Cedar Rapids and Bob Amdahl of West Union were weekend guests in the Willis Gress home Mrs L J Wise Mrs Mary Benson Mrs Claude Gress and Phyllis Mrs Willis Gress and Lucille and Bob Amdahl visited Sunday afternoon in the Louie Benson home at Postville Sunday evening General Motors symphony orchestra and the General Motors employees choirs of Detroit broadcast over NBC through WMT The chorus is 400 members one member being a Clermont girl Bertha Shipton The chorus conducted by Frederick Stock and the soloist Kirsten Flagstad
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Symphony Orchestra
General Motors Employees
Detroit, Mich
NBC
WMT
Clermont
Bertha Shipton
Frederick Stock
Kirsten Flagstad
Market Pig Club Aims To Boost 4 H Work In Northeast Iowa
County and club agents from eleven northeast Iowa counties met in Oelwein on April 19 to discuss forming a market pig club. Plans include an October show at Waterloo open to nearby counties, with youths ages 10 to 21 feeding 3 to 6 pigs in a partnership with a father and sharing proceeds. Purebred or good crossbred pigs may be used. rules to follow. Interested boys should contact their county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Waterloo
Clermont School Board Hires Three New Teachers
The Clermont school board announced next year’s faculty with three new hires Miss Meyer, Mr Kieron and Mr Allen not returning Supt D R Cottrell will lead the staff Principal Virgil Anderson brings Ossian roots from Lake View Iowa Peter Nedimovich joins as Music and Mathematics teacher English by Jane Denniston Domestic Science Marjorie Childs grades 1 2 Norene Boley grades 1 2 Andine Vasbey grades 7 8 Helen Miller grades 5 6 Miss Smale grades 3 4. Anderson taught recently at Lake View Nedimovich assisted Dr Dorman at U S Smale hails from West Union and taught at Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont School Board
Miss Meyer
Kieron
Allen
Supt
D. R. Cottrell
Virgil Anderson
Peter Nedimovich
Jane Denniston
Marjorie Childs
Andine Vasbey
Helen Miller
Miss Smale
Norene Boley
Anderson
Lake View
Iowa
Nedimovich
Dorman
U. S
West Union
Auburn
Strength of Oaks in Timber Varieties
The text compares oak varieties noting neither black nor red oak match other oaks in strength. It states their width is softer and easier to work, being porous and absorbing preservatives such as atalino palata and varnishes readily.
Kneeling Painter Fra Angelico dined? not applicable
The passage notes numerous visits and family travel over Easter weekend across Iowa towns including Elgin Oelwe in Riceville Cedar Rapids and Ames with a mix of relatives calls and homecomings. It also mentions a Tomb of Moses discovery on Mount Nebo and various local social visits and baptisms in churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses
Mount Nebo
Palestine
Parishioners Mark 1900th Anniversary With Special Weekends
St Peter's parish joins global observance of Christ's death anniversary with three days of prayer and services. Masses on Friday and Saturday at 8:15, exposition until 11, benediction at 7:30. From 8:30 Saturday to 7 Sunday Blessed Sacrament exposed. families to guard hours overnight. Encouragement to receive communion. report counts to Rome. Sunday masses at 7 and 9:40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s
Rome
Clermont Calendar and Church Notices
Clermont Union Church led by J J Snyder with Mrs Fred Cline. Sunday school at 10am and evening service at 730pm. April 25 includes W C C F social, Mission Society, city band practice at the opera house. Calendar lists Clermont Study club, Firemen's meeting, Business and Professional Women's meeting, O E B benefit card party, Ladies Farm Bureau at Mrs Appelman, NCC W Deanery meeting, ANA meeting, Priscilla Working Band, and more city band practices through May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Society
Opera House
Clermont
Firemen's
Business and Professional Women
Ladies’ Farm Bureau
L. H. Appelman
N.C
Priscilla
Opera -House
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Gordon Junker
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Trene
Etta Oppernd
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Albert Scheel
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N.C. C. W. Deanery
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Clarence Grover
Waterville
Charles Kelly
Clear Lake
Wm. Kelly, Sr
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Willis
Claude Gress
Luella Miller
Shellsburg
Mrs
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Sadie Peterson
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Ole C. Peterson
East L. L. Program
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Lyle Gress
J. W. Miller
Cleve Erhardt
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Patricia and
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John Burrow
Marcella
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Roy Learn
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Joseph Wander
Tofield Lehman
Lloyd Larson
Jake Friederich
Wm. Grover
Lloyd Gress
Bob, Amdahl
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L. J. Wise
Mary Benson
Phyllis
Lucille
Bob Amdahl
Louie Benson
Fra’ Angelico
Gerhard Gunsten
St. Ansgar
Fort Dodge
Mr. Lindroth
Dan Sutter
Ern Baumgartner
B. O. Henderson
C. A. Palmer
Oelwe
Edmund Dugstad
Evelyn and
Clarice
Chester
Lois
Wilma Steinmetz
Steinmetz
Riceville
Dorothy Henderson
Carl Melcher
Jesse Phillips
Harry Fritz
Nell Martin
H. F. Shipton
Louie Olson
Lavanda Carr
Iowa City
Madge Jones
Lavanda
Archie Rolfs
Kansas
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Robert
Herman Rolfs
Ed C. Olson
Margaret McGreevey
Anson
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Anson Priest
Viola Koland
G. Koland
Clifton Pringle
Bert Gruver
Rockford, Iowa
Aubrey Guyer
Ole Christianson
Dorf Halverson
Veterans' Hospital
Des Moines
Ella Rafferty
Omaha
Nebr
Loretta
Billy and
Margaret Crowe
Dedlwein
Paul Wells
Hazelton
George Washburn
Margaret Powers
Madison
Wis
Mrs. Thas, Powers
Lorenz Schatz
Deborah Ann
Lutheran Church
Linda Lou
H. B. Greenley
Union Church
J. J. Snyder
Myrtle Bilden
Waldorf College
Forest City
St. Peter’s Church
Clermont Union Church
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