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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
7
Springfield church hosts East Clermont Luther League and choir for a devotional program at the Barness farm home north of Ossian on Sunday evening July 30. Pastor Nesset and others from East church attended the meeting.
Riverside Social Hour club met Wednesday at Eleanor Olson home with Lena Anderson co host. Fifteen members attended the meeting opened with songs. Harriet Olson and Bonnie Tatro won the name contest. Laura Olson and Helen Yauslin won the flower contest. Next meeting at Maggie Anderson home with Ruth Larson co host. twelve members attended the party and dined at West Union and saw a movie.
Mr and Mrs Franklin Olson of Waterloo visited relatives in Clermont on Sunday en route home to Corydon Kentucky after a week with an army buddy and family They also toured Mammoth Cave Olivia Olson joined them for a Waterloo visit Clifton Pringle spent Sunday and Monday with Len Simek in Clear Lake Wm Sullivan returned to his Fremont Sullivan home after a three week visit in Oelwein John Bakewell family and Mrs Verni Engle hosted Sunday guests at Wm Bakewell New Albin Relatives gathered at Mrs Harriet Dugstads for Jimmy Schrader s first birthday with Carl Voelz Doneld Dugstad family Evelyn Olson Ralph Schrader and Bernard Schrader present
The Clermont Community Club invites northeast Iowa residents to two days of free entertainment on Saturday and Sunday August 12 and 13. Speakers include W A Nicholas Republican candidate for Lt Governor Saturday evening and Lester Gillette Democratic candidate for Governor Sunday evening. Free attractions from the platform twice daily and a grand ball Saturday night.
The Clermont Dairy Days general committee invites all political candidates to be introduced to the public. Candidates are asked to attend Sunday evening after Gillette's speech.
On Friday morning July 28 Daniel Flores received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Reserve at Camp McCoy Wisconsin in a full dress review. Lt Gen Steven Chamberlain presented the commission after Flores completed six weeks of ROTC training at Camp McCoy. He will receive his BA degree from the State University of Iowa on August 9 and plans to enter law school at NWU in September.
Clermont alumni are invited to an annual picnic Friday evening August 11 at 7:00 in the Clermont city park. All graduates may attend and bring a guest. A short program is planned. coffee and fruit punch will be furnished. Alumni Assn Doris Johnson secretary.
Twenty five years ago Clermont merchants had two evenings free weekly and a movement began to form a local organization. Exhibits included silk worms raised by Wm Larrabee Jr and a plan to place Fayette County on a tuberculosis test basis with Dr Jorgensen presenting on milk from tuberculin cattle. Residents attended gatherings at local banks and farms, noting visiting relatives, illnesses, travel, and social events across the area from West Union to Cresco, Elgin, and Waterloo.
The script reading featured Mrs Cart man Swenson presenting a musical reading. The lesson from the fifth chapter of St John was led by Mrs Wm Belschner, with Rev Nesset making announcements. A hymn was sung by the society, and the meeting ended with the Lord's Prayer and table prayer. Birthday offerings were given by Mesdames Gee, Belschner, Alvin Amundson, and Berthe Frisbie.
Mr and Mrs J A Erickson and Norman of Cedar Rapids and Loyce of Chicago return from a 2200 mile vacation that reached Winnipeg and Duluth. They visited Itasca State Park Minn the Hibbing iron mine and Warren Minn and stayed with Mrs Erickson s former St Olaf roommate. In Canada flood damage was visible along the valley at St Jean Manitoba. The Chicago fair impressed them especially the Frontier Pageant.
Seven year old Norman Roggasch of Carson was thrown from a pickup when it hit a hole and overturned. He was buried in mud and water but rescued by his mother and a nearby farmer. Norman escaped with minor bruises after the truck was lifted off him.
Dale Mattison of the Marengo baseball team had sworn not to cut his hair while the team kept winning. After 17 straight wins the skid ended and the manager could finally get a haircut. The patch of notes also records various Sunday visits and family gatherings across Harmony, Waterloo, Postville, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Stackville, and Stackville area communities.
The Amvet Auxiliary met on Tuesday July 18 with Sophie Kittelson and others present. Members conducted the pledge sing along with two verses of America and read last meeting minutes. Visitors from Cedar Rapids included Mrs Norman Amundson and Patricia. A fundraiser selling white clovers was set for Saturday the first day of Dairy Caye. Correspondence was read, poems were shared by Tina Gress Sophie Kittelson and Lena Anderson. Penny merch was taken, prayers were recited, and plans were made for a picnic August 22 at Clermont Park with visitors welcome.
Mr and Mrs C A Morey of Hazelton announce their daughter Marilyn Jane to David Appelman son of Mr and Mrs Franz Appelman of Clermont The wedding date is not set Miss Morey teaches 4th and 5th grade in Clermont public schools Mr Appelman will attend Iowa State College Ames this fall
The Amundson family reunion on Sunday July 30 at the Martin Amundson farm home elected new officers led by Mrs. Howard Kruss as president and Harry Amundson as vice president. The day included a picnic dinner and a program with multiple Amundson and allied families in attendance, noting one death, two marriages, and five births in the past year.
Twenty one members of the Business and Professional Women's club shared a three course chicken and steak dinner at Clermont cafe with toastmistress Lorranne Crowe guiding remarks. A brief business session preceded an evening theater trip to Postville. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Clyde Finch of New Hampton and Mr and Mrs Fletcher from Washington state. Ed Dahms and Verni Eagle hosting visits featured through the week as Mrs Norman Reinertson of Waterloo arrived to meet her new grandson Philip Lee Ruckdaschal.
A. O. Nesset, Pastor, announces schedule for West and East Clermont churches. Sunday services at West Clermont 9 30 a m and East Clermont 11 00 a m on Aug 6. Aug 3 East Clermont societies 2 00 7 and East Clermont choir 7 30 p m. Aug 7 adult class at West Clermont parlors 8 00 p m. Invitation open to all interested in Christian and Lutheran teachings.
There will be no church service on Aug. & there will be services on Sunday morning Aug. 20. For pastoral service call Ralph Schrader.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Erickson and Mr and Mrs Melvin Erickson of Minneapolis visited relatives at Clermont last Sunday. Ethan Olson of Waterloo spent a vacation from John Deere, his first three weeks earned after 15 years of service. Leonard Olson and family hosted a Sunday gathering at Henry Olson’s, honoring Steven’s birthday and infant Stanley Lee’s baptism with sponsors Leslie Torkelson Ardis Olson and Glen Olson. Other attendees included John Mark West Union Edna Torkelson Verna Ossian and several Olson and Dickson families. Ardis Olson started as bookkeeper at Farmers Savings Bank last week. Mrs Glenice Thompson resigned and moved to Postville. Marvin Flack Clermont notes a shop closure until Aug 21.
Mrs. Katie Rolfs, a tracer, sent the Echo a clipping from the Star-Clipper describing Robert Cottrell’s first concert appearance on July 14 as soloist with the Glendale symphony orchestra in California. Critics praised his performance, calling it superb, while noting the Cottrell family’s Clermont roots and current Des Moines address.
Ezra Rowland returns home from a Dubuque hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank Jansen and Dell of Mason City were supper guests Sunday in the Arthur Olson home. Emma Gunderson of Des Moines visited relatives. Mrs B A Gruver and Denise of North Hollywood arrived to visit relatives. Mr Gruver plans to stay over Daily Days. The Joe Larson family and others attended a wedding in Minneapolis Friday. Esther Durscher of Cedar Rapids was a supper guest. Wm Cahalan was a dinner guest of the Fremont Sullivan family. The Woodrow Hyde family spent the evening.
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