Clermont School News highlights and class activities
Clermont School News lists weekly class updates across departments. Sophomores read about disasters, English class shares disaster articles, geometry studies regular polygons, business arithmetic explores financing, WWII topic divided into five war committees, home economics sews garments for class night, a corn planter hitch mounted, World War II study ends with United Nations intro, bookkeeping practice with Curry and Todd sets, May Reader's Digest assignments, poetry and art projects, magnets experiments, decimals focus, star students: Carolyn Kittelson and several others, China Japan study, Gloria Heins birthday game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hanson
Rolly Hackmann
LaVern Swenson
Council Bluffs
FFA
United Nations
Curry and
Todd
Isit
Carolyn Kittelson
Clarissa Miller
Diana Bilden
Linda Hackmann
Dale Hoopman
Janice Kamp
Karen Krosa
Local School and Church Socials Highlight Clermont Week
Clermont residents attended a teacher appreciation event at Elgin Baptist Church. A birthday club double party honored Mrs. Evelyn Olson and Mrs. Nels Iverson with gifts and a picnic supper. Various local families hosted visits and weekend guests, including Jimmie Wander on leave from Camp Pendleton, with travel to Waterloo and West Union noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldora Anderson
LiMyra
Andine Vasby
Veda Nordhus
Bill Schmidt
Arvey Berg
Pat Meskel
Ross James
Putz
the Baptist Church
Elgin
Birthday Club
Evelyn Olson
Nels Iverson
Social Notes From Cedar Rapids Area Residents
A long string of visitors and gatherings fills the weekend in area homes. Cedar Rapids guests include Mr and Mrs Greer McCrory and three daughters visiting H A Lubke, and Mr and Mrs H W Von Stein from there. Relatives from La Crosse Wisconsin call on J Thompson and Saw yer, Nell Sheehy returns from Hot Springs, Ark. and more. Families from Waterloo, Erie Michigan, Monona, Madison and Dubuque share meals, baptisms, birthdays, and housewarmings, while local clubs host canasta and bingo. The community also notes funerals, missionary visits, and road construction work in Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verni Engle
Canasta Club
Union Street Birthday Club
Julia Bilden
Oliver Larson
Erie, Mich
Ruth Larson
Harold Bennett
Henry Hartman
Elkader
Jack Bush
Monona
H. A. Lubke
Maureen
Johnnie
Helen Dibble
Jack Dibble
Kenneth Barker
Dubuque
Barker
Bob Mott
Elmer Olson
Mary Olson
Evelyn Olson
Madison
Wis
Harold Olson
Leonard Olson
Albert Cole
H. W. von Stein
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Martin
Leo Kneeland
Clinton
Arnold Stumme
Swen Swens
Harry (Maude) Herrick
St. Olaf
Emma Olson
Mina Orvis
Olsons
Isabel Nelson
al Wilbur
West Union
Gena Anderson
Merle
Emma Anderson
Milo
Harry Gunderson
Wm. Burrow
Guy Williams
Astrid Kimball
Emil Lassig
Watertown
Dak
Lawrence Bakewell
Duane and
Angella
Lansing
John Bakewell
Ted Lovely
Michael
Irene Olson
Harry Helgerson
Inga Larson
Martin Amundson
Reuben Svenduen
Lawler
L. B. Amundson
Howard Kluss
Dave Jacobin
Emer Trude
Decorah
Emmet
Mae Carlin
Lawrence Owens
Cresco
Hospital Notes From Iowa US City and Surroundings
Mrs Clara Christianson is a patient at University Hospital in Iowa City after surgery on Tuesday. Also admitted there is Mrs Suzanna Kiosa, sharing the same University Hospital address. At Postville Hospital Mrs Otto Vasby arrived Monday with a virus infection. Mrs Harry Amundson had an appendectomy at Decorah hospital Saturday morning and is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uni
Hospital
Mra
Clara Christianson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Suzanna
Kiosa
Postville Hospital
Otto Vasby
Harry Amundson
Decorah Hospital
Barber duo marks 70 years at Audubon shop
At Audubon, barber Emil Wiges and associate Sewell Yost celebrate more than 70 years total service in the trade. Wiges has 40 years of experience, Yost 30, reflecting longterm steadiness and local clientele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Emil Wiges
Sewell Yost
Wiges
Mr. Yost
Final PTA Meeting with New Officers Installed
The local PTA held its final meeting of the year at the grade school auditorium on Wednesday evening. New officers Mrs. Gerald Gutcher president Mrs. Phyllis Skeen vice president Mrs. Art Amundson secretary and Richard Griebenow treasurer were installed by past president Harlan Schultz. Fifth grade pupils performed a play King Midas and Mrs. Herman Thompson’s 7th and 8th art class presented a puppet show, with kindergarten providing rhythm numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers Association
Gerald Gutcher
Phyllis Skeen
Art Amundson
Sec
Richard Griebenow
Treas
Harlan Schultz
Arvey Berg
King Midas
Herman Thompson
Tre Ore Club Meets in April Home Gathering
Eight members and three guests attended the Tre Ore Club meeting at Mrs. Millard Nelson Jr.'s home on Monday April 4. Reading from the Easter Story inspired the session and delegates reported on Fayette county convention. Five members attended the county convention. No May meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre ‘Ore Club
Millard Nelson, Jr
Fayette County
Eugene Thorson
Aldora Anderson
Bob
East Clermont Mothers Club Events Across March and April
The East Clermont Mothers Club met March 4 at Mrs. Marjorie Amundson s home with co hosts Mrs. Alma Hanson and Mrs. Norma Amundson. Eleven members answered roll call with husbands as guests for a program featuring Amundson twins, kindergarten readings by DeElda Erickson, and a talk by Pastor Knudsen on Father is a Parent Too. April 12 gathering at Marilyn Larson s home included 14 members and plans for a Decorah area tour to Lutheran churches Luther College and Aase Haugen home on April 19. Deloris Bilden led the puppet versus individuals discussion, with readings by Lorretta Amundson. The group s Decorah tour on April 19 included Pastor and Mrs Knudsen, Norris Helerson, Dean Kittleson, Art Amundson, Jim Taylor, Lavern Larson, Oliver Larson, Bernard Hanson, Gerald Schneider, Almer Amundson, and Mil hard Bilden. Gauge measures the number of stitches around the stocking ee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Pastor Knudsen
East Clermont Mothers Club
Marilyn Larson
Decorah Lutheran
Luther College
Aasa Haugen
Deloris Bilden
Lorretta Amundson
Decorah
Mothers’ Club
Decorah Luther College
Aase Haugen
Bridal Shower Honors Ilo Mue Meyer at Nelson Home
Mrs. Millard Nelson Jr and Mrs Elmer Nelson hosted a bridal shower for Ilo Mue Meyer at the Nelson home on Thursday afternoon. Guests included Mia Becker Kath ry n Susan Mrs Bob Kerr Elgin Mrs Ronald Schroeder Debra Luana Walter Lloyd Meyer Beverly Gilbert Meyer Dianne Postville Alf Wilbur Leo Wolf Leslie Lauer Randy West Union Dean Schultz Barbara Monona Isobel Nelson Will Nelson H Follett Lucian Appelman Ted Loftsgard Joe Nelson Art Nelson Millard Nelson Sr Roy Swenson Clay Miller Harvey Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Nelson, Jr
Elmer Nelson
Millard Nelson
Misa Meyer
Mia
Joe Becker
Kathryn
Susan
Bob Kerr
Elgin
Ronald Schroeder
Debra
Luana
Walter
Lloyd Meyer
Beverly
Gilbert Meyer
Dianne
Raymond Freiderich
Steven
Postville
Alf Wilbur
Leo Wolf
Leslie Lauer
Randy
West Union
Dean Schultz
Barbara
Monona
Isobel Nelson
Will J. Nelson
H. H. Follett
Lucian Appelman
Ted Loftsgard
Joe Nelson
Art Nelson
Roy Swenson
Clay Miller
Harvey Meyer
Business and Professional Women's luncheon draws crowd
Mrs Lorranne Crowe Mrs Pat Meskel and Mrs Veda Nord hosted the B and P W club at a luncheon and bridge on Monday evening April 26 Prizes went to Mrs Verni Engle first and Mrs Elmer Olson second The club's Red Cross drive exceeded its goal by 41 with an additional $2 donated to the cancer drive Members served lunch at the school for the Teen Age Drivers Club The president named Mrs Phyllis Skeen Mrs Veda Nord and Mrs Ernie Brandt to plan a June outing The next meeting will be May 23 at Mrs Bess Blake's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorranne Crowe
Pat Meskel
Veda Nord
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Monnday
Verni Engle
Elmer Olson
Red Cross
Phyllis Skeen
Ernie Brandt
Bess Blake
Tractors Lead Spring Farm Accident Toll
A spring pattern shows tractors as the leading cause of farm accidents, highlighting risks for farmers and workers. Experts call for improved safety practices and farmer education to reduce injuries as planting season peaks.
Pasture Bloat Causes Death and Economic Loss for Cattle
The article describes recurring pasture-type bloats harming cattle each year, causing death and permanent injuries. It notes added losses as farmers replace efficient forages like alfalfa and Ladino with alternatives to avoid bloat and suggests feeding coarse dry roughage before grazing as a control measure.
Service Club Meeting With April 19 Gathering
The Women’s Service Club met Tuesday afternoon April 19 at Mrs. Art Nelson’s home. Fifteen members shared past garden and flower experiments, new trays were bought, print locks donated, readings given by several members, and a silent auction boosted the treasury. Mrs. Millard Nelson, sr. was a guest. no member had an April birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Service Club
Art Nelson
Otto Vasby
Henry Kittelson
Wm. Burrow
Claude Gress
Millard Nelson, Sr
Treasury
Tower under way at Idd Grove city hall
Work has begun on an aircraft observation tower slated for the roof of Idd Grove City Hall. The project will provide an elevated vantage point for municipal oversight and public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idd Grove
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