Lutheran Church Notes West and East Churches
Lutheran notices list Norwegian divine services at West Church 9 45 a m with a return program to Stavanger parish near Ossian Sunday 8 p m led by Rev Kvamme. Prof Hagen and Waldorf College quartet perform Monday Aug 10 no admission but silver collection. East Church 11 a m concert by Waldorf quartet Sunday 3 p m Mission Society meets Thurs Aug 18 in church parlors hostesses listed. Highland Church Hagen and Waldorf quartet musical program Tue Aug 11 no admission but silver collection, all invited.
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West
Luther League
League of Stavanger
Kvamme
Ossian
Hagen
Waldorf College
College Quartette
Welccome
East Church
Waldorf College Quartette
Mission Society
Carrie
Lizgie Bilden
Tom Olson
Highland Church
G. Gunsten
Ladies' Aid Society Meets for Outdoor Flower Party
The Ladies' Aid Society gathered at Mrs. Anna Knudson's home on Wednesday afternoon July 29. The outdoor meeting featured a flower party by the members' children and two solos by Lavanda Carr. Bible verses were read and prayer offered by Mrs. L. L. Carr in memory of Misa Lena Gerber. The next meeting will be a picnic at the city park on August.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Anna Knudson
The
Aid
Lavanda Carr
L. L. Carr
Misa Lena Gerber
Ladies' Society Improves East Clermont Church
The Sewing Circle of East Clermont Lutheran Church funded basement improvements, spending about 1400 dollars for a new wood floor and hollow tile walls enamelled white with brown stripes. The project has noticeably improved appearance and convenience, with more work planned by the ladies.
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East Clermont
Fr Hehir Transferred to Anamosa
Rev J J Hehir pastor of St Peters Catholic church for 20 years is transferred to St Patrick s in Anamosa by Archbishop Beckman of Dubuque. Hehir will preach his last sermon this Sunday and depart soon for the new charge. Miss Clarke his housekeeper for nearly 20 years stays on. Rev J F McCaffrey of West Ridge will succeed him.
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J. J. Hehir
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Church
Anamosa
Francis J. L. Beckman
Dubuque
Fr. Hehir
Miss Clarke
J. F. McCaffrey
West Ridge
Hehir
Card of Thanks for funeral assistance and floral offerings
We acknowledge with grateful appreciation and sincere thanks to all who assisted at the funeral of our dear wife, mother and grandmother. We thank especially Rev. Gunsten, those who sang at the funeral and for the floral offerings. E. E. Rest, children and grandchildren in memory.
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Gunsten
Obituary for Mrs Easton E Rear of Clermont
Mrs. Easton E Rear died at 84 9 19 at her Clermont home after about two months illness. Born Anne Mathilde Peterson Sherra in Norway on Oct 8 1846, she came to Wisconsin in 1861. She married E E Bear in 1867 and lived near Clermont, later moving to Clermont in 1902. Survived by husband, three children, 17 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral July 30 at Clermont West Clermont Lutheran Church.
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Easton E. Rear
Clermont
Rear
Anne Mathilde Peterson Sherra
Hadeland
Norway
Wisconsin
Blanchardville
E. E. Bear
Ole K. Peterson
E. E. Bilden
A. 8. Hoag
Henry Bear
Jchildren
Chris Peterson
Casper
Wyoming
John Peterson
Forest City
Mina
Halver Rear
Montivideo
Minn
Ingeborg
Gilbert Johnson
Kent
Washington
West Clermont
Joy Peterson
Joy
Harry Thompson
Andrew Smith
O. J. Swenson
Donald
Waseea, Minn
Ellen Bear
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Bear
Thomas Slotten
Weekend visits and local gatherings in Cedar Falls Ossian and Decorah
Irene Rafferty Esther Carlin and families visited home folks in Cedar Falls Ossian and Decorah while Esther Sampson vacationed with relatives. A Catholic Daughters gathering in West Union hosted by L L rounds and Margaret Clark, Irene Erickson celebrated her tenth birthday with a froth and lunch, and a Decorah broadcast added to the day.
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Irene Rafferty
Esther Carlin
Cedar Falls
Evelyn
Clarice ‘Dugstad
Chester
Esther Sampson
Chicago
Martin Nelson
N. Nelson
Ossian
A. J. Priest
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Bunders
John Smith
Jesse Johnson
Cedar Rapids
John Yauslin
Margaret Powers
Madison, Wis
Frank Powers
Lewis Waters
Mary Lou
W. A. Kneeland
Nels Gilbert
N. Snerson
Norman Gilbert
L. L. Rounds
Margaret Clark
Catholic Daughters of America
West Union
Farmers’ Home
Arno Lindroth
St. Olaf
Clear Lake
Mr. Lindroth
Luana
Miller
Irene Erickson
Ben Bear
Decorah
Irene
Doris Landsgard
Alice Frederick
Ruth Miller
Esther Gunston
Jane Dibble
Dorothy Bruckner
Edwina Olson
Clermont Junior MacDowell Club Meeting Recap
The Clermont Junior MacDowell Club met at the home of club counsellor Mrs G E Jorgenson with Mesdames John Crowe and Herman Rolfs hosting. Lavanda Carr Jr won the junior division prize and Esther Guns ten the juvenile prize with William Crowe near second. The club earned second place in the state scrapbook contest, credit going to Lavanda Carr Jr for preparing the Clermont club scrapbook. Families visited and residents shared weekend activities and travel plans. Phyllis Gress suffered burns from hot ashes at Sand Creek and is under physician care.
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Clermont
MacDoweLl Club
Mra
Clermont Club
Falla
Preserving Folklore Founding and Secretarial Note
The American Folklore Society, founded in 1888 to study and preserve folklore, maintains a permanent secretary at Baryard. It advocates home trade for three at a time as a curious aside.
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American Folklore Society
Baryard
Lena Gerber Dies After Fifty-Four Years in Clermont Home
Lena Gerber of Elgin, born April 2 1851 in Bern Switzerland, came to the United States at 24 and settled near Elgin. She lived in Dr. Becker's Clermont home for 54 years and remained there after his 1923 death until her own passing on Wednesday July 29 at 8 a.m. at age 80 years three months and twenty seven days. A convert in early life, she joined Elgin Baptist Church under Rev. William Schunke by baptism and remained a faithful member whose daily life fed on prayer and the Word of God. Her influence was far reaching in the church and community.
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Anna Brorby
Oscar Lind
Gander
Mildred Thompson
Esther Dryer
Postville
J. B. Jacobson
Nora Springs
Wm. B. Miller
Clarence Ulstad
Engle Grove
J. A. Erickson
Spirit Lake
Nels Everson
Famiy
Dance
Iowa
Gunder Nygaard
Minneapolis
Lyle B. Gress
Cedar Falls
Claude Gress
Clermont
Gerald Koopman
Virginia
Baltimore
Wesley Miller
Ruth
Independence
Ben Shepherd
Robert
Thomas
Waterloo
Adolph Frederick
Parker Gross
C. J. Burt
Dick Huffman
Clinton
Waukon
Leo J. Stone
Chicago
Edward Burt
Leonard Larson
E. T. Finch
Charles Wright
Walter Heldt
Bernice
Milwaukee
Wis
Florence Erickson
Post
Lena Gerber
Bern
Switzerland
Elgin
Dr. Becker
Becker
Ed C Olson relocates store to Hackman building Saturday
Ed C Olson moves his grocery and lunch business to the Hackman building, formerly Frei burghaus furniture, offering more storage and a rear unpacking area. The family will reside on the second floor. Special opening day inducements are advertised on the Clermont front page. Mr and Mrs Ed Dugstad and daughters visited Donald Dugstad in Waterloo last Sunday.
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Ed C. Olson
Hackman
Freiburghaus
Olson
Clermont
Beloved Clermont Elgin woman laid to rest
A memorial notice honors a woman known for kindness and benevolence. She leaves brothers and sisters in Elgin Freiburghaug and Grand Rapids plus many nephews and friends. Funeral services were held at the Clermont home and Elgin Baptist church with Rev Ph Lauer officiating. interment followed in Elgin cemetery.
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Jake Gerber
Elgin
Anna Baechler Freiburghaug
Madison
Mia
Carl In
Bauman
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Ernest Baechler
Clermont
Elgin Baptist Church
Ph. Lauer
Frederick Lauer
Elgin Cemetery
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Lutheran Church Notes
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies’ Society
Clermont, Iowa
Nash’s
Kuminey
Clermont Macdowell Club
Ed Dugstad
Evelyn and
Clarice
Donald Dugstad
Anderson & Tatro General
Towa
R. V. Brandt
Dentist Xray Gas
Farmers Savings Bnk
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont State Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
N. H. Nelson
Freiburghaus & Co
G. H. Hackman
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