Clermont News Roundup Covers Visits and Relief Efforts
Clermont residents share social calls as Bertha Shipton returns from visiting friends. Observers note Charles City’s hardship with Hart-Parr plant closure and local drives for relief, gardens, and employment to stave off destitution, urging adoption of the Charles City plan to aid self-sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Shipton
Clermont
Kalerud
Elza
Nordness
A. J. Priest
Edna Pringle
Waat
Union
Frank Pringle
Norma
Harold Gress
Wm. Larrabee
Carl Reid
Cresco
Iowa City
Federated Women’s Clubs
Will Carlin
Here
Ludvig Anderson
Otto Vasby
Masons
Eastern Stars
Julius Paulson
Minneapolis
Russell Gruver
Hart-Parr
Charles City
County Medical Association Meets at Clermont Opera House
The Fayetta county medical association held its annual mid-summer meeting at the Clermont opera house with about sixty percent of its registered members present. Dr. L. E. Cooley of Dubuque led scientific discussions using an electrocardiograph, with six cases examined. other speakers included Dr. J. C. Kern and Dr. Schmidt. Mrs. Carr and Mrs. Jerdee hosted the ladies on the lawn near the Carr residence while the men conducted business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetta County
L. E. Cooley
Dubuque
Hei
Cooley
Clayton County
Strawberry Point
J. C. Kern
Waverly
Schmidt
Postville Hospital
Ic. G. Hall
Maynard
L. L. Carr
Clermont
Kern
Carr
Jerdee
Westgate beats forals 4 to 1 at Clermont field
Sunday game at Clermont athletic field ends with Westgate defeating the visitors 4 to 1 amid fair play and mixed luck. Clermont faces Arlington hare next, marks second meeting this season and final home game with two remaining fixtures at Alpha on Aug 14 and Wavcoma on Aug 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Athletic
Westgate
Forals
Westgaters
Clermont
Arlington Hare
Alpha
Wavcoma
Washington Bicentennial fireworks to light Fayette fair
Fayette county fair will host a Washington Bicentennial fireworks program each evening. An animated spectacle re-creating Washington near the cherry tree will be shown in front of the grandstand along with other life of the hero incidents. The show features new devices and old fireworks favorites, produced by Theatre-Duffield Fireworks Inc. of Chicago with a crew supervising nightly firings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fayette County
America
United States
Theatle-Duffield Fireworks Inc
Chicago
Heedless Driver Worse Than Savage Of Old
A 1930s safety column mocks heedless motorists as more savage than Indians in historic plains, urging citizens to report dangerous drivers to the state motor vehicles department. The piece frames careless driving as a public safety duty and appeals to readers to aid in arrests.
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Savage
Coronado
Kansas Plain
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Think It Over on Campaign Funds and Relief
A public piece argues that ten million dollars will be raised for Hoover Roosevelt campaigning, noting 1928 spending of sixteen and a half million. It questions using campaign money to attack opponents and urges both parties to donate funds to relief work for the needy and let voters decide without high pressure.
Local Families Enjoy Picnic Dinner at Oelwein Park
Mr and Mrs Frank Fay and Mr and Mrs Frank Cahalan and family of this place plus Mrs John Eno of Lusna and Mr and Mrs George Fay of Postville attended an annual picnic dinner at Oelwein park last Sunday. A picnic dinner was a highlight of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fay
Frank Cahalan
John Eno
Lusna
George Fay
Postville
Oelwein Park
Dover Milla News Social Roundup Persists Among Locals
The Dover Milla column records visits and gatherings among local families. Names include Wagner, Bunting, Nesvick, Havenstrite, Bellis, Learn, Rowland, Johnson, Blake, Wise, Reinardson, Crowe and others. Events feature visits to relatives, birthday celebrations, picnics, and a Clermont Ladies Aid gathering with a program and luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Gress
Priscilla Cook
Cedar Rapida
L. J. Wise
W. R. Blake
Lojita
Manchester
Birs
Otto Vasby
Marvin Johnson
Wm. Crowe
Richard Crowe
Francia Kneeland
Frederick Appelman
Chrystal Miller
Billie Crowe
Lolita Blake
Edwina Olson
Robert Kneeland
Dorothy Brorby
Clarice Dugstad
Lois Brandt
Margaret Crowe
Betty Paulson
Anna Mary Crowe
Alice Frederick
Young America
Everett Crowe
Oscar Relerson
Thelma
Aid
Thompson Park
Card of Thanks and community notices mix in Fayette paper
A collage of heartfelt thanks for support after a death, thanks for floral tributes, visits in Waterloo, and family greetings. Regional notes mention public finance calls for regular accounting, local progress on cattle feeders, rising prices of hogs and oil, and economic outlook. Also references to Iowa Pearl Button Co plans, railroad service critique, and a light cartoon exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Follett
I. C. Jerdee
Fayette County Medical Association
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Extension Service
Ames
Bradatreet's
Congress i8
Guttenberg Press
Iowa Pearl Button Co
Muscatine
Moe
Abie
Help to Make Home Best Town on Harth
Editorial urges fair competition to support local businesses in Guttenberg Iowa. Calls readers to buy from advertisers in local papers, oppose buyouts, and promote honesty and community growth for the city’s prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HARTH
Potters
Wtvery
Press
Guttenberg
Iowa
Primary Election Critique Sparks State GOP Debate
A keynote speaker at the state Republican convention urged repeal or modification of the state-wide primary to reduce government expense. He warned the law burdens state finances and hinders candidates above county offices, urging fiscal efficiency. The Decorah Journal notes related bank and fair events linked to Iowa politics and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Decorah State Bank
Swaivers
EH. R. Haines
Eeshier
Decorah Journal
Des Moines
Winneshiek County
Fred Biermann
Congress
Fort Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont Enterprise
John F. Cooley Lees
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
ASBN
A. R. Lauer
Iowa State College
The
American Legion
State Highway Safety Council
Dover Milla News
E. O. Wagner
Bunting
Decorah
Richard Grogs
Jean
Eldorado
Clarence Nesvick
Bennie ‘Neavick Vigftad
Halver Hanon
Tom Hanson
Fred Bellis
Bruce
Wis
G. C. Havenstrite
Mary Scott
R. F. Learn
H .K. Johnson
Ezra Rowland
Mildred Rowland
Sica
H. K. Johnson
Mervin
Elliott Olson
Eleader Fair
Uced
Wales
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