Social roundup of Clermont area guests and gatherings
Clermont residents and guests fill weekends with birthday celebrations, weddings, picnics, housewarmings, and Sunday visits. Numerous families from West Union Decorah Postville Waukon and beyond attend events at Ran rialia LeRoy and local homes. Highlights include birthday party for Mrs Raymond Steffens, Anna Mae Johnson and Daryl Olson wedding, and multiple family visits in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Belschner
Wm. Belschner
Arlington
Carl Leader
Barbara
West Union
George Barber
Denise
Emma Olson
Indianapolis
Ind
Laura Brushler
Herman
Walter
Henry Belschner
Hawkeye
L. T. N. Olson
James Olson
Lana
Water Low
Joe Nelson
Anna Mae Johnson
Daryl Olson
LeRoy, Minn
Plan for Two Day Harness Races at Iowa State Fair
Final plans announce two days of harness racing at the Iowa State Pair from Aug 24 to Sept 2 with purses totaling 11500. Races run Tuesday and Wednesday Aug 28 and 29, eight events each day, featuring 200 trotters and pacers from leading stables. The state fair track is noted as one of the fastest half miles in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fair Track
America
Weekend Fishing Trip to Ontario Among Local Plans
Friends plan a weeklong fishing vacation in Ontario, Canada. The LaVerne Risner family of Postville along with Mrs. Guy Williams visited the Richard Griebenow home Monday evening. Phylis Venard of Riverside, California, reports she remains in San Fernando hospital near Los Angeles but is improving and plans to rest until she can return to work as a secretary for a Riverside transportation company. Otto Vasby and wife spent last week touring Wisconsin visiting friends including Mrs. W. E. Strum at Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Reinertson and daughter at Burlington, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reinertson at Lake Geneva. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. A. Vasby at Fort Atkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Ole Vasby at Cambridge, then dined with the Wayne McCracken family at Marquette and helped celebrate Phyllis’s fourth birthday. other guests included Mr. and Mrs. Louis Becker of Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meyer and Wanda. Harlan Arges of Allison was hospitalized with a chest gunshot wound after accidentally discharging his .22 rifle while climbing a fence while hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Gress
Phylis Venard
Riverside
Calif
San Fernando Hospital
Los Angeles
Otto Vasby
Wisconsin
Madison
W. E. Strum
Lawrence Reinertson
Burlington
Lake Geneva
Paul Reinertson
Janesville
Fort Atkinson
A. Vasby
Cambridge
Ole Vasby
Wayne McCracken
Marquette
Phyllis
Harlan Arges
Allison
Bellevue man falls from garage roof injuring hip
Wm Kuper of Bellevue slipped from the roof while roofing a new building and cracked his pelvic bone. The active man will be 81 years old this September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuper
Bellevue
Prospective Tenant and Landlord Debate Room Size
A prospective tenant questions the room size as the landlord concedes it is small and suggests thinner nail paper as an improvised solution.
Corn Show Planned At Iowa State Fair Features Prizes
Officials reported today that the 1956 Corn Show at the Iowa State Fair runs August 24 to September 2. The combined corn and small grain show will feature thousands of exhibits and offer 3847 dollars in prizes to winning farmers, plus a special series on water and soil conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The Child Who Won t Sit Misbehaving Child Upsets Babysits
Mrs Brown is exasperated by a stubborn child who refuses to sit still during babysitting. She notes the behavior is unlike past experiences with babysitters and fears the recent incidents signal a change in the child.
When a child resists babysitting at bedtime
A babysitter counsels parents on keeping a child calm when they go out. She suggests early help, familiar routines, and involving the child in activities before bed. Reassures using gentle firmness and continued consistency. The Browns find that staying with the sitter and extra supper attention ease the fuss.
Their Cordial Departure Affects Family Routine
The passages describe a steady shift in behavior as a family member increasingly treats going out as normal, with the daughter also adopting a more relaxed approach. The tone emphasizes gradual change in daily habits and interpersonal ease.
Ten boys, first girl born in Sheldon area family
The Donald Brewsters near Sheldon welcomed a baby girl named Mary Ann, becoming the first girl among ten sons. The family had planned the name Allen Roy for a seventh child, but Mary Ann arrived and the name choice changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Brewsters
Near Sheldon
Sleventh
Allen Roy
Mary Ann
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John Falk
Kathryn
Robert Lindsey
Gerald Gutcher
Christine Monroe
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Raymond Steffens
Randalia
Adrian Hieppe
Iva Michel
Bill McClurkin
Myra
Scott
Wapello
G. QO. Anderson
Anderson
Earl Kloster
Paul Miene
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Toby Kittelson
James Anderson
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C. A. Palmer
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Inga’ Larson
Charles DeSotel
Raymond DeSotel
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Christena Monroe
Howard Johnson
Vivian Davies
Waterloo
Wilson Patterson
Elgin
Harold Bennett
Harry Gulsvig
Detroit
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Wallace Tucker and
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Leo Larson
Mrs
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Dan Dahmen
Denver
Colo
Lorranne Crowe
Cathryn
Mr. Dahmen
Dean DeSart
Keith Thoma
Gordon Hoopman
Lloyd Meier
Decorah Fish Hatcheries
Elmer Easler
Bess Blake
Cresco and
Decorah
A. Lubke
Phyllis Skeen
Brian
Deer River
Jack Bush Family
Ruth Starkey
Duluth
Canada
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A. M. Parish
Otto Washby
John Kelly
Anna Kelly
Daniel Rounds
Cedar Rapids
George Rounds
John Ehde
Robert Kerr
Lloyd Meyer
Charles Becker
Harvey Meyer
Dean Thompson
Diane
Dayton
Ohio
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Ronald Gould
Leon
Des Moines
Gene Robison
Mrs. Thompson
Mr. Robison
Mr. Pace
Mrs. Gould
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Jim Sullivan
Inga Larson
Postville Hospital
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Henry Larson
Art Schott
Wm. Nelson, Jr
Wm. Hitch
Sumner
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Kenneth Buroden
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Belle, Ma
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C. M. Kneeland
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Schmeltzer
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Oscar Gilley
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Wilbur Thornton
Waucoma
Norman Lieran
Allen Lieran
Henry Nelson
Council Bluffs
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Isobel Nelson
Millard Nelson
Norbert Gerner
Glen Nims
Donald Gerner
Whiteman Air Force Base
New Hampshire
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Jan
Denmark
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Merle
G. O. Anderson
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Lyle Gress
Davenport
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Louis Becker
Wanda
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M. F
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Oak Drive
Huebner Corner
Towa
L. R. Tappan
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Elkader, Iowa
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State
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Postville State Bank
Postville, Ia
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