West Clermont Luther League Program Listing
The West Clermont Luther League presents a Sunday evening program on August 15 at 7 oclock. Scripture reading and prayer led by Rev. Gunaten. Society song, secretary’s report, topic introduction by Marjorie Scheel. Solo by Myrtle Bilden. Topic continuation by Gladys H Olson. Reading by Norma Warhby. Collection and closing.
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West
Song _ Society
Scripture Reading and Prayer
Rev
Gunaten
Marjorie Scheel
Myrtle Bilden
Gladys H.olson
Reading
Norma Warhby
No Authorized Minor May Drive New law limits underage driving
The new law effective July 4 forbids anyone to let a child or ward under 18 drive a motor vehicle without authorization and also bans employing unauthorized chauffeurs by vehicle owners, per the Towa State Safety Council.
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Towa State Safety Council
Family Reunion Honors Mrs Alma Appelman in New Hampshire
Mrs Alma Appelman formerly of Clermont was guest of honor at a family reunion in Towne Tavern New Hampshire hosted by Dr and Mrs J M Kerwick. She celebrates her eightieth birthday the previous Saturday with sixteen Appelman relatives present. Special business meeting called for August 14 1987 at 2 PM at Hast Clermont Lutheran church to call a pastor.
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Alma Appelman
Clermont
New Hampton
J. M. Kerwick
Appelman
Towne Tavern
Hast
West Clermont
Hast Clermont Lutheran Church
Farewell Party For Houg Family In Honor Of Move
A farewell gathering was hosted at the A. 8 S. Houg home Sunday evening for Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Houg and their Elgin family as they prepare to relocate to St. Ansgar to operate a food store. Attendees included W. J. Nelson and family, Mrs. Elmer Nelson and Beverly, Martin Anderson and family, A. O. Anderson and family, Louie Hovland, Dan Kloster and family, Emma Gunderson and Beulah and Verla, Arthur Helgerson and Irene, Mrs. Henry Bear, E. E. Bilden and family, Harry Amundson, Elmer Osmundson and family, Lillian Lewis of Fayette, and Julian Moe and wife of Decorah.
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S. Houg
E. M. Houg
Elgin
St. Ansgar
W. J. Nelson
Elmer Leo Nelson
Beverly
Martin Anderson
A. 0. Anderson
Louie Hovland
Dan Kloster
Emma Gunderson
Beulah
Verla
Arthur
Irene Helgerson
Henry Bear
E. E. Bilden
Harry Amundson
Elmer Osmundson
Lillian Lewis
Fayette
Julian Moe
Decorah
Commercial Club Show Nets Over Hundred Dollars
The WLS barn dance sponsored by the Commercial Club last week met with exceptional success. Four shows were held Thursday and Friday evenings and two on Saturday evening, with packed houses at every performance. The club realized a net just over one hundred dollars and plans to buy a public address system.
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WLS
New Song For Motorists Circulates Since July Fourth
A lighthearted rule notes motorists should sing a playful ditty about in-car behavior. The page lists various local visits and travels among residents, including Dr and Mrs I C Jerdee and Elsie Marie. Anna Lolita Blake visiting from Town City. and families from Garwin, Calmar, Harmony, Clermont, and Wauthena. Several trips are noted to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Black Hills, with a 22 1 2 pound lake trout mentioned as a purchase or souvenir.
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I. C. Jerdee
Elsie Marie
Henry Frieden
Elgin
Anna Lolita Blake
Town City
W. RK. Blake
Harry Shipton
Garwin
Ed Peterson
Calmar
Louie Olean
Cum Oe al Quillan
Brownsville
Minn
Joseph Leehy
Columbia College
Dubuque
G. Gunsten
Waulpacs
Wis
Charles Wede
Postsville
Emmet Burt
Harmony
John Sampson
Clermont
L. F. Gordon
Chicago
Archie Rolfs
Bobby
Wauthena
Kansas
Dotty Olson
Rolls Home
Black Hills
Minnesota
North Dakota
Dells
Niih
Lake Superior
New Coach Hired for Clermont High School
Albert Bobby of Farrell Pennsylvania has been elected athletic coach and social science instructor at Clermont High School for the coming year. A University of Iowa graduate, he succeeds Paul Hoeman of Cedar Falls, recently named assistant coach. Mr and Mrs Bobby will move to Clermont in late August.
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Albert Bobby
Farrell
Clermont High School
University of Iowa
Paul Hoeman
Cedar Falls
Superior
Bobby
Clermont
Former Clermont Girl Married Former Clermont Girl Married
Miss Bertha Alice Hungerford daughter of Prof L D Hungerford Mitchell wed Geo Skuster son of Mr and Mrs R Skuster Mitchell on December 1 1986 in Rochester Minnesota They will farm near Mitchell. Local notes mention arm injuries insect bites and family visits with Marion Clermont Moore and Steamboat Rock residents plus a Brooklyn homicide confession by Lawrence Marks.
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Bertha Alice Hungerford
L. D. Hungerford
Mitchell
Geo. Skuster
Henry Miller
Stewart
Glen Yauslin
Marion
Clermont
Jane Toohey
Cincinnati
John Quinn
Rose
Kathryn
Moore
Montana
Clerk of Courts
Elkader Register
Ben Johnson
Steamboat Rock
Otto Krueger
Ruth
Harry Johnson
Junior
Robert Patterson
Scottsbluff
Neb
al Kelly
Andrews
Lawrence Marks
Paula Magagna
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Roggensack
Marquette
Clermont Ladies Aid Meeting At Mrs Crowe Home
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society meets at Mrs. E L Crowes on Wednesday August 18. Assistant hostesses are Mrs. Lillian Crowe Mrs L D Humphry and Mrs Ella Rafferty. The program led by Mrs Van Buren Appelman includes Music Stars of the Summer Night Roll Call Current Events.
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Clermont Ladies’ Aid Society
E. L. Crowe
Lillian Crowe
L. D. Humphry
Ella Rafferty
van Buren Appelman
Clermont Calendar and Early 20th Century Crime Note
Clermont community notes list August events from Rosary Society to Mission Society on Thursdays and Mondays. Iowa auto fatalities rose to 277, with 19 more than last year, while Harlem residents report a new whiskey called King Kong sold wholesale at 7 dollars for five gallons and nickels for a pony, described by the Times with opaque ingredients and strong effects.
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Iowa
New York Times
Couple Seeks Marriage License Amid Verbal Barbs
A Chicago couple visited the town courthouse to obtain a marriage license but met town law requiring a third party affidavit. The woman, recently divorced, produced a July 5 1937 decree slip yet had no decree, and offered her children to sign. She cursed loudly as they left in a hurry, while the man stated they had tried four states without success.
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Court House
Chicago
Harold Schroeder
Harold
Waukon Democrat
Entertains World Wide Guild at Elgin Home
Mrs. Conrad Brenner and Donald visited in Littleport after attending a World Wide guild session at the Krueger home near Elgin. The Baptist group gathered Thursday evening for a 6:30 picnic supper and business meeting with 21 guests including Rev. A. E. Buroughs and Peggy Burroughs.
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Esther Krueger
World Wide Guild
Young Women’s Missionary Organization of the Baptist Church
Edwin Krueger
Elgin
A. E. Buroughs
Fredericksburg
Burroughs
Peggy
Argo-Gazette
Clermont Bath Church Announcements and Services
Clermont Bath and West Church list August church services at 9 45 a m 11 a m and 2 30 pm with Luther League and Mission Society meetings announced. Hosts named Belschner Bertha bie Oscar Larson Ole GC Peterson Gee Washburn and Elmer Larson host social on Aug 16. Pastor G Gunsten invites all to attend.
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West Church
Luther League
The
Mission Society
George Belschner
Berthabie
Oscar Larson
Ole GC. Peterson
Gee
Washburn
Bas
Elmer Larson
Highland Church
G. Gunsten
Clermont Union Church Notices and Local Visits Highlight Week
The August church season shows no services at Clermont Union Church. Local families and relatives—Dugstad, Nelson, Meckelson, Larson, Schrader, Engelhart, Olson—visited houses and attended reunions and a Cedar Rapids farm store picnic. Several Farewell gatherings for E. M. Houg and Johnson family reunion at Silver Lake Park near Rochester were noted among neighbors.
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Clarice Dugstad
Harmony
Minn
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West L. L. Program
H. L. Gordon and
Jean
Des Moines
Lansing
Laura Holt
Rev. Thompson
Grand Meadow
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Jane Henderson
Cedar Rapids
B. C. Henderson
H. L. Gordon
Dan McGreevey
Anson Priest
Hillary
A. Lindberg
Minneapolis
Alma Anderson
Alden Anderson
Central States Power & Light Corporation
Heroes OF
Lafayette
John Joseph
Pershing
Staann
Dur
Alee Ate
Philip
Theides
Ik Joe
Tur
Ned
Clermont Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Rosary Society
Altas Guild
Commercial Club
Clermont Lodge A. F.& A.M. Ladies’ Aid Society
Love Brothers
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company Paints, Building Materiale
Coal
Conrad Brenner
Donald
Littleport
Clermont Bath
Clermont Union Church
J. J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
Edmund Dugstad
Clarice
Richard L. Olson
Johnson
Silver Lake Park
Rochester
Sverre Hjelming
Marlon
West Union
Hilda Halverson
Sask
Canada
Olson
Wisconsin
Hans J. Larson
Ray Rejerson
St. Olaf
Oline Erickson
Lubke’s
Priscilla
H. A. Lubke
Clermont, Iowa
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