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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1936

Page

3

Clermont Enterprise header and editorship note

Clermont Enterprise from Clermont Iowa publishes weekly on Thursday mornings with Elizabeth Priest as local editor and member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The paper is entered as second class mail matter in Clermont Fayette County Iowa.

Elizabeth Priest Iowa Press Association National Editorial Association Clermont Fayette County Iowa

Community Notes On Weekend Visits And A Missing Teen

Grand Meadow residents visited relatives across nearby towns including the Olson, Klusa, Lyngaas and Nye gard households. Local couples hosted dinners and suppers at several farms and homes while Elkader reports a 17 year old, John Combs, returned after a three day absence without explaining his whereabouts or reasons for leaving.

John Combs Roy Combs Elkader

Local News And Visits From Postville Area

Mrs Waldo Embertson and Martyn stayed with T J Olson's family. Loftsgards and Amundsons visited Clermont. Alvin Johnson visited John Hellum. Kjosa family visited Glen Larson. Loftsgards dined with Ray Reiersor. Gisleson family visited Bertha West near Decorah. Henry Mark drove cattle to Chicago. Ladies Aid to meet Thursday at church parlors with Mrs Wettle and Mrs Lind hosting. Ole Olson died near Postville. many mourned. Martin Halversons dined with Walter Martie near Postville. Josephine Loftsgard improving after illness. Lillian Halverson helping at Marion Lind’s. Delores Nyborg spent weekend at home. Thelma Halverson stayed with Martin Halverson. Selena Olson ill under nurse care. Ruth Tollefson wedding near Chester, Iowa last Saturday attended by Cornelius Reierson family. T J Olson reported much better after illness. Teachers meeting at Eskader drew locals. John Hellum and L P Larson visited Highland. Arthur Landsgard and family visited Ralph Gunderson. N T Loftsgard hosted relatives and friends last Sunday.

Waldo Embertson Martyn T. J. Olson Theo. L. Loftsgard Bertha West Decorah Henry Mark Chicago Robert Wettleson Marion Lind Ole K. Olson Harry Gunderson Postville Martin Halverson Walter Martie Josephine Loftsgard Lillian Halverson Delores Nyborg Ervin Martin Thelma Halverson Selena Olson Cornelius Reierson Ruth Tollefson Chester Iowa Eskader John Hellum L. P. Larson Highland Arthur Landsgard Ralph Gunderson N. T. Loftsgard

Want ads tell and sell. Quotations on perseverance and failure

Quote about perseverance from George Eliot is presented as a motivational line. It contrasts striving with failure and suggests continued effort leads to greater achievement beyond a single setback. The text reads as an inspirational aside rather than a news item or event.

Jong George Eliot

Clermont Local People Gather for Various Visits

Clermont residents share visits and caregiving duties across nearby towns. Chas Anderson shows health improvement while Mrs Ostlie helped in Henry Bigler home. Numerous calls and dinners occur among Gunderson, Jorgenson, Nelson, and other families with neighbors from Ossian Elkader Luana and Postville.

Nehring Wins Damage Suit in Waterloo Case

Clarence Rommel sued Sheriff Nehring over a raid on Maurice Rommel of Waterloo connected to a suspected Oran store robbery. Judge Taylor directed a verdict for the defendant after a short trial. Nothing was found during the search.

Clarence Rommel Nehring Taylor Maurice Rommel Waterloo Clarence Oran

A Nice Boy Blame It On The Spring Weather

Sumner Gazette presents a clipped verse about a couple at a picture show. A friend named Joe shares the evening with his girl as lights dim. The last line is revealed through a simple alphabetic shift: V becomes W and D becomes E.

Joe Sumner Gazette

Photographic discovery notes extreme welding temperatures

A photo graphic discovery reports some electric welding areas reach 10,000 degrees, about 4,000 degrees hotter than the sun's surface. It marks the first knowledge that humans can surpass solar heat.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clermont Enterprise Grand Meadow News Clarence Olson Quenton Ole ‘Thorson Louie Anderson Willard Martin Ames Olson Darlene Marilyn Howard Klusa Waukon John Sampson Clermontt Laura Lyngaas Ewald Lyngaas Janet Glen Nye Arthur Olson John Rugland Oscar Lien Ruch Anderson Even Lien Carl Mosby Doris Archie Johnson Bertha Jane Olson Eunice Landsgard Janet Lyngaas George V. Larson Orvin I. Thompson Monona Clermont Nation’s Farm Loan Association Clermont, Iowa J. A. Erickson See’y Treas Federal Land Bank and Land Bank Commissioner's Loang R. V. Brandt I. C. Jerdee Clermont State Bank L. L. Carr Farmers’ Savings Bank G. H. Hackman Gut Flowers N. H.nelson Gunder News Chas. Anderson Henry Ostlie Henry Bigler Gunderson Bros Nina Stierson Ossian Melvin Anderson Adolph Frederick Dunlap, Jrl Henry Vellersven Gunder G. E. Jorgenson Dan Kloster Eileen Aanes Emma Gunderson Louw Engelhart Luana Hazel Schrader Mary Ann Wettleson Near Gunder Martin Nelson Andrew Anna Gunderson Elizabeth Helgerson Nels Glesne Anson Priest Home E. L. Crowe Lillian Crowe J. P. Sullivan J. W. Dwyer Delwe L. H. Ferrie Raephel Ferrie Luetla Jim Ferrie Otto Sanders Jerdee-Landsgard Farm Carlton Peck Miss Schump Adrian Rievland Louise Miller Chrystal Len Simek J. T. Simek Fred Clarke Independence Lois L. H. Appelman Eloise Turner W. A. Kneeland Elizabeth Kelly la Crosse Wis Virgil Anderson Frances Christianson Leon R. Layton West Union George Washburn Wells Hazelton George Jirn Macy Wettleson Elsie Lindgren Mons Hanson Astasia Nina Stinerson Ian S. Melvin Anderson Jay White Mary Whites Marguerite Rogers Russell Gruver Frank Fay J. M. Brorby Charles City Marie Hoffman Fred T. Cline Ford Kean UCC Detroit Atlantic Monthly the Atlantic America the Atlantic Monthly Arlington St Boston Warner & Hoover West Union, Iowa Coats Yun Woodbury Wrisley
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