Clermont Local News Last Week's Letter Summary
Jean Lind spent two weeks in the L M Hovland home then returned to Manchester Friday. Nearby visitors included Donald Burt and daughter Susie and Elzie Burt of Waterloo. Carl Frautschy and wife flew from Madison South Carolina, refueled at the local airport, and attended a Frautschy reunion in Wisconsin. They later dined with the Guy Probert family. Also visiting were Edna and Luella Miller and Geo Durscher family. George Belschner traveled to Madison Wisconsin to see Mrs Rose Belschner and Ray Reeder family. Don Mavian and sons from Hopkins Minnesota visited L M Hovland home. Earl Burt of Chicago and Frank Newton of Waukon were guests of Ed Burt Monday evening. Union Street Birthday Club met at Mrs Lyle Gunderson to celebrate her birthday with visiting, contests, and a picnic supper. Attendees included many local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Lind
L. M. Hovland
Manchester
Donald
Burt
Susie
Elzie Burt
Waterloo
Ed Burt
Carl Frautschy
Madison
S. C
Wisconsin
Frautschy
Guy Probert
Edna
Luella Miller
Geo. Durscher
George Belschner
Wis
Rose Belschner
Ray Reeder
Union Street
Lyle Gunderson
Harry Gunderson
Carl Halverson
Herbert Dutmermuth
George Durscher
Bob Roberts
Verni Engle
Ruth Larson
Julia Bilden
Olivia Olson
Alma Anderson
Carrie Carpenter
Isabel Nelson
Janice Larson
Wayne
Sharon Roberts
Local social notes and visits in Clermont area
Clermont townsfolk hold picnics and family visits with relatives in Dubuque Decorah West Union Postville and Oelwein. Scouts report on Valley Forge trip. several guests join Rotary dinner. A note mentions Chinese mourning custom of finger foods during mourning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWayne Johnson
West Union
West Union Rotary Club
Loftus Cafe
Valley Forge
Koree
Self Help at Meal Time for Young Children
A practical guide encourages early self feeding by toddlers. By 18 months to two years children can steer a spoon and use safe furniture like a low table with a center seat. Tips cover meals, serving with shredded vegetables and small pitchers, and fostering independence with time and patient guidance. Coffee was considered an intoxicating beverage by early Mohammedan priests.
Boy Stung By Bees After Hitting Hives At Grandparents Home
A two year old boy from West Union upset two beehives while playing at his grandparents home. He received between 300 and 400 bee stings. In the rescue, his grandparents and mother were also badly stung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien Whitcher
West Union
Fragmented Dive Item Mentions As and Richey Carter
A fragmentary report references divers As and Richey Carter amid an unclear event and mention of braces and a race. Readable details are limited and no concrete actions or outcomes are established.
Sawhill Brothers Return to Old Cascade Home After 74 Years
J W Sawhill and his brother Jol from Des Moines visited their old Cascade residence last week. Now aged 89 and 85, they left Cascade 74 years ago for new lives. the reunion marks a crossing of paths after half a century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sawhill
Jol
Des Moines
Sawhill Brothers
Cascade
Population of North America More Than Doubled Across Four Decades
A historical population note reports that the population of North America more than doubled between 1880 and 1920. The growth reflects widespread migration, settlement, and demographic expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
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Don Morles
Don Mavian
Earl Burt
Chicago
Frank Newton
Waukon
Avalon
Margie Main
Percy Kilbride
Pa Kettle
Kettles
Dick Powell and
June Allyson
Reformer
William Holden
Colleen Gray
Avalon Theater
Reuben Hackmann
Allen Johnson
Dubuque
Julian Moe
Helen, Aghes
Evelyn Bilden
Black Hills
Edwin Anderson
Alfred Zabo
Fredericksburg
Frank Nims, Jr
Oberlin Hagelard
Decorah
Reymond Steffens
Steffens
Mary Natham
Adrian, Kleppe
Iva Michael
Bernard Natham
Postville
Christine Monroe
Mary. Griebenow
Gerald, Gutcher and
Duane
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mike Helgerson
Mary Washburn
Oscar Brathen
Gust Grafsrud
Holly, Minn
Martin Amundson
Joe
Henry Amundson
Arthur Conner
Oelwein
Teddy Annel
Theo. Loftsgard
Wm. Belschner
Jean Belschner
Norman Amundson
Ronald Kelly
Barbara
E. H. Dibbles
Cedar Falls
Robert Smith
Elmer T. Nelson
Calvin
West Umon
Ralph Schrader
Mrs. R. V. Brandt
Guttenberg
Virginia Schrader
Carl Voelz
Luana
Deensones
Boas
Atu
Iowa
Richey Carter
Louis Schutte & Son
Embalmers
Clermont and
Funeral Home
DR. SC. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Cote
Ml & Xin Oluclancy
Cooper
Nelson’s Repair Shop
Clermont, Towa
Ford
Mr. Big
Fred T. Cline Motor Co
Emee Ion
Clermont Coop. Assn
Fashion Academy
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