Cubs Get Awards at Pack Meeting Night
Cub Scout Troop 51 held a monthly pack meeting at the city park on Thursday evening. New awards were bestowed including Bear, Lion, and Graduate ranks with gold and silver arrowheads. Families celebrated with a post ceremony reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilly
Bee Etane
Billy, Schultz
Richard’ ‘Belschner
Douglas ‘Anderson
Ronnie Atto
Dennis Grieberow
Curtis ‘Olsen
Ordell Kjosa
Loos
Weiner
Free Chest X ray Drive In Fay ette County
A county wide free chest X ray program runs in the coming weeks with units visiting numerous homes. Adults and elderly residents are urged to take part as TB is often undiagnosed in older people and the X ray is offered at convenient county locations to detect contagious disease early.
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Fayette County
Local Calendar And Small Garages In Clermont
Calendar items note meetings for Boy Scouts Troop 51 American Legion Auxiliary East Mother’s Club Woodland Study Club and Cub Scouts on various August dates. Two new garages were recently built in Clermont by Nels Iverson and Guy Williams. Verni Engle is constructing a garage for the Reuben Svendsens at Lawler. Cedar Rapids visitors stay with the Schupanitzs and a card party gathers neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American“Legion
Woodland Study Club
Cub
Scouts
Clermont
Nels Iverson
Guy Williams
Verni Engle
Lawler
Reuben Svendsens
Don Osweiler
Cedar Rapids
R. G. Schupanitz
Mdms
Herb Dummermuth
Alma Anderton
Clara Helgerson
Gerald Gutcher
4B. Triem
Millard Nek Lessig
Flarenre
Clermont Dairy Days Planned with Speeches and Games
Arrangements completed for Clermont Dairy Days on Saturday and Sunday August 9 and 10. Community Club promises a bigger event with speakers Herschel Loveless Frank Barker and Wm Mooney plus Clermont High School band concerts and baseball games against St Lucas and Waterloo Colored Giants. A Saturday night dance at Ford Garage showroom and food stands by Legion Auxiliary and Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Town
Clermont
Herschel ‘Loveless
Maylor
Ottumwa
Ford Garage
Clermont Community Club
The
Legion Auxiliary
Ladies of the Lutheran Church
Wander Light Reunion at Clermont
The Wander Light reunion gathered Sunday at Clermont city park with hosts Mrs. Jake Wander and Mrs. Oliver Rowland. A noon picnic, social time, and a brief business meeting followed. Louis Engler was the eldest at 93, while 10 month old Lloyd Engler was the youngest. Attendees included numerous Engler, Wander, Light, and related families from Clayton Center, Garna, Ossian, Postville, Castalia, Fayette, West Union, and others, with plans naming hostesses for 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wander-Light
Clermont City Park
Jake Wander
Oliiver Rowland
Robert Smith
Shirley Wander
Louis Engler
Lloyd Engler
John ‘Engler
Clayton Center
Fred Engler
Anton Troes
Hugh Randall
Blanche Nesvick
Louis Light
Marold Light
West Union
Joe
Lyle Light
Jack Dibble
Oliver Howland
Helen Dibble
Carl Appelman
Carl
St Clermont
Kenneth Jennings
Volga
Phillip Walder
Algona
Carroll Wander
Bloomington
Ill
Saint Peter's Church Mass Schedule and Confessions
St Peter s Church offers Sunday masses at 6 00 and 10 00 AM Daily weekday masses at 7 30 AM Confessions are on Saturday at 8 00 PM and before the first mass on Sundays
Church of Our Saviour service notice
The Church of Our Saviour Clermont Episcoal announces Sunday services every week at 3 00 p m Evening Prayer and Sermon No 1 in a series on the Promises of Christ Confid ence and Rest Rev Edwin C Bowyer Vicar August 10th Ninth Sunday after Trinity at 3 00 p m invitation to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin C. Bowyer
Ill and Hospitalized Clermont Lutheran Parish News
Ill and hospitalized members of Clermont Lutheran Parish are listed along with Aug 7 events at East Clermont including Mission Society hosts and choir schedules. Local visits, hospital statuses and today’s social notes at Decorah, La Crosse and nearby towns are recorded with names of families and congregants.
Return From Western Trip
Mr and Mrs J A Erickson returned home Sunday after a 5500 mile trip visiting the Bad Lands the Black Hills Yellowstone Park Montana Idaho Washington Oregon parts of California Nevada Utah Wyoming and Nebraska They met the Roger Henderson family in Bethlea near Seattle and visited with the James F Brorby family in Eugene Oregon Highlights included Yellowstone Grand Coulee Crater Lake and Great Salt Lake desert The state highway expansion to draw tourists was noted My and Mrs Norman Erickson of Cedar Rapids accompanied the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Erickson
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Roger Henderson
Bethlea
Seattle
Eugene
Ore
James F. Brorby
Brorby
Grand Coulee Dam
Crater Lake
Great
Salts Lake Desert
Snow Capped
Norman Erickson
Cedar Rapids
Wave service updates From Corpus Christi WAVE link operator
Chrystal Olson TDAN stationed at Corpus Christi Texas assigned as a link operator at All Weather Flight School She assists Navy fliers with instrumental flying She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Olson of Clermont She enlisted in the WAVE a year ago last May Kenneth Anderson hospitalized at Naval Hospital Oakland Calif Write to Ptc Kenneth T Anderson 1161414 U S M C Ward 62 B U S Naval Hospital Oakland Calif
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wave
Texas
Chrystal Olson Tdan
Corpus Christi
All Weather
Navy
Chrystal
Joe Olson
Clermont
Mean Navy Hospital
Kenneth ‘Anderson
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Ptc
Kenneth T. Anderson
U. S
Social notes from Arlington and nearby areas
Mrs Bess Blake attended dinner and bridge at the Handy home Saturday evening. A Sunday picnic drew relatives to the Oliver Christopherson home near Arlington including the Wolfs Evenson Washburn Larson Wolff and related families. Clifton Pringle and Bert Gruver visited the Walter Gruver family in Rockford. Mrs Gruver stayed longer. Jim Taylor and Bon[e] and Inga Anderson visited Gene Waters. Norris Reierson vacationed in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Blake
E. H. ‘Handy
Oliver Christopherson
Arlington
Lena Wolfs
Anna
Inga Evenson
Harley
Marjorie
Mary Washburn
Ruth Larson
Laverne
Janice
Leo Larson
Adrian
Dennis
Clifford Larson, Jr
Joe
Earl ‘Wolff
Clermont
Ed Straw
Davenport
Clifton Pringle
Bert Gruver
Rockford
Walter Gruver
End Swim Lesson At Upper Iowa University
Parents gathered as the summer swimming program finished at Upper Iowa University. Twelve six to seven year olds registered and rode to the pool by car while about 80 children aged 8 to 15 were bused, paying 15 cents for transport. The American Legion Auxiliary and Red Cross sponsored the lessons, with costs shared and a round of thanks to Ruth Olson for arranging cars and chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa University
Clermont
The
Red Cross
American Legion Auxiliary
Sheehan-Olson Unit
Ruth Olson
Clermont Social Notes and School Opening Details
Mr and Mrs Kenny Barker and children from Elgin and Meta Christofferson of Postville visited relatives in Clermont Saturday evening. Mrs Bob Mott is ill at her Clermont home. Dorothy Helgerson spent the past week with her grandmother. Mrs Bob Steele and Patty of Dubuque joined Robin and Anne in Clermont and will stay two weeks. Clermont public schools open Monday August 25 with a flag raising at 9 00 am and a half day. Further details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Barker
Elgin
Meta Christofferson
Postville
Clermont
Bob Mott
Dorothy Helgerson
Clara Helgerson
Bob Steele
Patty
Dubuque
Robin
Anne
Blake
M. H. Moore
Clermont Public
Mission Society Meeting at West Clermont
The West Clermont Mission Society met on Wednesday July 16 with hostesses Mesdames Vasby Ruckdischel Anderson Swenson Berentzon Mueller Burrow Erickson and Hyde. Rev Knudsen opened with devotion, Mrs Henderson led the bible study, and Mrs Shipton read. Coin-a-meal funds totaled 403.92 with birthday offerings from Mesdames Bear Belschner Tatro and Christianson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Mission Society
Mesdames
Otto Vasby
Merle Ruckdischel
Alma Anderson
Roy Swenson
Olavus Berentzon
George Mueller
Wm. Burrow
J. A. Erickson
LaVerne Hyde
Knudsen
James Henderson
John Shipton
Clarence Bear
Geo. Belschner
Mary Tatro
Albert Christianson
Birthday party honors James Helgerson at home
The report notes a birthday party in honor of James Helgerson held at his home Wednesday evening. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Hans Sandvold, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Anderson and Merle, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Gilbert and Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olson, Mr. and Mrs. George Frieden, Diane and Donna, and Mrs. Clara Helgerson and Dorothy Helgerson. The Howard Boyle and Larry Horan families joined the Knights of Columbus picnic at K. C. Hall in Oelwein on Sunday, while Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Arnold of Ossian were Sunday evening guests in the Lawrence White home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bergeson
Larry
Ruth Larson
Nellie Kimball
Anna Mae
Nels Iverson
Roy Halverson
George
Aurora
Arvid Anderson
St. Olaf
Rosina Anderson
Andine Vasby
Jesse Olson
Lucien Appelman
Bonnie
Dale Helverson
West Union
Augusta Erickson
Lorriané Crowe
Kath‘ryn
Dan Dahmen
Janana
Danny
Irene Crowe
Margaret
Strawberry ‘Point
Dean Mitts
Eileene Wede
Richard Osterhus
Mitts
Howard Boyle
Larry Horan
Knights of Colmbus
K. C. Hall
Oelwein
Ambrose Arnold
Ossian
Lawrence White
James Helgerson
Hans Sandvold
Melvin Anderson
Merle
Nels Gilbert
Doris
Arthur 5
Olson
George Frieden
Diane
Donna
Clara Helgerson
Dorothy Helgerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cubs
Boy
Legion
Farmers Savings Bank
E. W. Hilgemann
Iowa
Moe
St. Peter’s Church
the Church of Our Saviour
Clermont — _ Episcopal
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Mission Society & Sewing
Michael Blockhus
Bertina Gilbertson
Henry Anderson
Kenneth Buroden
Ole Blockhus
Carrie Thorsen
Alina Halverson
West ‘Clermont
Highland
Decorah
Mer Amundson
Decorah Hospital
la Crosse Hospital
Arthur Nelson
Lutheran
Harlan Block
White ‘Bear
Minn
Emil Lassig
Ginger Goddard
Lynn Markham
Elma
Dorothy Burger
Fayette
Olavus Berentson
Floyd ‘Bergeson
H. C. Hegeland
Jim Cline
Milton Eide
Castalia
Homer Jensen
Des Moines
Katherine Sullivan
JoAnn Land
Nellie Garperter
W. G. Jennett
St. Paul
Jennett
Carpenter
Moore
Arthel
Arlene Blockhus
Laura Dickson
Sophie Loftsgard
Decor
Dean DeSart
Sec’y
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Will J. Nelson
Briggs - Stratton
Mission’Society
John Deere
Job Deere
Leeds
Olson & Olson
Clermont Cooperative
Lyle Gunderson
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