Auxiliary Met at Appelman Home Last Week
The Legions Auxiliary met at Mrs Joyce Appelman's home on Tuesday evening. Barbara Appelman assisted hostess. About 20 dozen cookies were sent in July to the Service Men's Canteen at Oelwein and will be sent again in August. Canteen supported by Oelwein women and Fay ette county groups to serve service men on troop trains. Two cartons of cigarettes and two boxes of home made candy were sent to Knoxville for Veterans July birthday party. Delegates to the state convention named today and Friday with Hazel Jerdee and Frances Cline as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Legion Auxiliary
Joyce Appelman
Barbara
Oelwein
Fayette County
Knoxville
Lucy Engle
Ruth Olson
Cedar Rapids
Hazel Jerdee
Frances Cline
Haechlers to Hold Sale for Locker Remodel
Mr and Mrs Alfred Haechler announce a remodeling sale beginning today to fund store updates. They rented the building immediately south and will connect the two sites with an opening. The front section once Kaveny store will house a ready to wear department while the rear will house refrigerated lockers. Remodeling will start soon after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Haechler
Kaveny
U S W Meet Tonight In Clermont Unit Assembly
The Clermont unit of the United Service Women meets tonight at 8 o clock in town hall. Mrs. Wm. R. Belschner returns from Seattle where she visited her husband in naval training. Mrs. Paul Roberts of Pasadena visits her sisters in town before returning to Paola and then California with her husband after his mother’s illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
The
United Service Women
Hel
Begi
Wm. R. Belschner
Seattle
Waah
Paul Roberts
Pasadena
Calif
Frances Cline
Beulah Henderson
Paola
Kansas
California
Roberts
Clermont Council Proceedings August 7 1944
Clermont Iowa council met on August 7 1944 with Mayor J B Shipton presiding. Present were Nelson Stee Olson Becker and Riegel with none absent. Minutes approved and bills ordered paid including Cahalan gas and oil 14 78 Elgin Echo 19 00 Farmers Savings Bank 140 Henry Udson streets 4 00 A P Smith Mig Co meter parts 2 62 Burnell Peterson streets 0 00 Charles Shipton streets and water mains 9 80 Gordon Meyer mowing streets 1 50 Clermont Fire Dept NRO decorations care 0 00 Central States Power Light lights hall pumping 26 62 street lights 64 82 Henry Schweinefus salary last half July 61 40 League of Iowa Municipalities 20 00 adjourned by Geo Durscher Town Clerk 5 00
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Iowa
J.B. Shipton
Nelson
Stee
Olson
Becker
Riegel
Hecker
W. C. Cahalan
Elgin Echo
Central States Power & Light Corp
Henry Schweinefus
Geo, Durscher
Notice of Sale of Bonds by Clermont School District
The Independent School District of Clermont in Fayette County Iowa will offer for sale at 8 o'clock P M on August 25 1944 at the Clermont town hall six thousand dollars of funding bonds dated September 1 1944 in thousand dollar denominations. Interest not exceeding five percent. Buyer to furnish bonds ready for signature and an approving opinion. Bid right reserved to reject all bids. Secretary Predt Cline. The notice also lists local social notes from Clermont and surrounding areas about visits and family events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent School ‘District
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Cline
Independent School
District of
Honor Visiting Relative At Clermont Park Picnic
A family gathering was held at Clermont city park on Sunday in honor of Mrs. Ted Orth from Detroit visiting relatives in the area. A picnic dinner followed by a social afternoon drew many attendees from Luana Ossian West Union Waterville Fayette Manchester Elgin and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont City Park
Ted Orth
Minnie Nelson
Detroit
Mich
Irving McShane
Allan Brooks
Carl Nelson
Robert Nelson
Milton Sehrerholz
Luana
Oscar Nelson
Manchester
Albert Wilbur
Waucoma
Joseph Nelson
Ossian
Leo Wolfs
West Union
Millard Nelson
Waterville
Fred Maurer
Roseanna
Isabelle Johnson
Fayette
Louis Nelson
Edna
Elgin
Ruth Eckhart
Oelwein
Isa
Belle Nelson
Elmer
Wm. J. Nelson
Theo. Loftsgard
Harvey Meyer
Arthur Nelson
Wm. Belschner
Clermont
Clermont Lutheran Parish announces August schedule
A. O. Nesset reports no services next Sunday. Services planned for August 27 at West Clermont 9 30 a m and East Clermont 11 a m. Highland to feature a song service by the East Clermont choir at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nesset
West Clermont
East Clermont
Highland
New School Supt Moves Here for Bake Sale
Clermont welcomes new school superintendent Marion H. Moore arriving with his wife and daughter from Cedar Rapids. A bake sale sponsored by United Service Women is set for Saturday at 8 PM in the Halverson building to raise funds for the parsonage. Proceeds support the Blood Plasma fund. Mrs Moore, a Coe College graduate, teaches mathematics and commercial subjects. Celia Morf resigns after six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service Women
Clermont
Marion H. Moore
Halverson
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Upper Town University
Fayette
Osage
McGregor
Little Cedar
Coe College
Celia Morf
Clermont Calendar and Social Notices for Clermont Area
Clermont Calendar notes events at Lodge and Commercial club while social items recount vacations visits and travel from Clermont residents. Mr and Mrs Wm R Blake depart Prairie du Chien for three week trip visiting Niagara Falls Washington DC and New York City before Ithaca. Several residents visit relatives in Morris Cedar Rapids Chicago Treasure Island and other locales with hospitalities and Legion Auxiliary delegates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. R. Blake
Robert Steele
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Niagara Falls
Washington, D. C
New York City
First Flight of Powered Airplane at Kitty Hawk
Historical note recalls the Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton Ohio achieving the first powered heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina on December 17 1903. The lengthy social column lists numerous local visitors and social events including guests from Des Moines Minneapolis San Diego Washington Oelwein Dubuque and Cedar Rapids with varied visits at homes in Clermont Clermont Luther League meetings and weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur and
Orevilla Wright, Brothers
Dayton
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Clarence Grover
Waukon
Russell Grover
Gene
Fayette
Fred Cline
R. S. Henderson
Luther League of the East
Clermont Lutheran Church
Lutheran Parsonage
Clermont
Eugene Thorson
Robert Gustofson
Minneapolis
Julia Helgerson
Harry Helgerson
Wayne Abel
Waterson
Abel
Helen
Bobby
Charles Bigler
Oelwein
Fred Bigler
Helen Halverson
Dubuque
Jerry Wilbur
Waucoma
Isabelle Nelson
D. J. Barnes
Iowa City
W. T. Vinton
Barnes
Vinton
Irene Crowe
Margaret
Oelwei
Florentine
Lorraine Westpfahl
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Westpfahl
Hawkeye
Albert Westpfahl
Lima
Carl Westpfahl
Babies Baptized and Visits Shared in Clermont Area
Sunday ceremonies at West Clermont Lutheran baptized Linda Lou daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Wander and Susan Rae daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Benson of Volga. Sponsors named Ole Reierson Lavern Schwein eru s. Families from Clermont and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives, including Pfe Donald Sieleman on furlough at Frank Sieleman home. Acknowledgments and greetings noted for hospital patient Mrs Roy Tatro. Visitors included Delores and Rachel Hemeseth, Pfc Donald Sieleman, and Rev A O Nesset family en route for Decorah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont Lutheran Church
Joseph ‘Wander
Linda Lou
Ole M.reierson
Lavern
Schweinerus
Raymond Benson
Volga
Ole Benson
Susan Rae
Ed Barnes
Ivajean
Canton
Minn
Ernest Johnson
Roy Tatro
Bertha Sieleman
Kansas City
A. O. Nesset
Decorah
Yam
Auditions at Fayette County Fair Spotlight Local Talent
Ernie Young producer of the Fay ette County Fair night grand stand show may have found more outstanding stars of screen and stage today. He interviews potential performers in every city during engagements and will hold daily auditions at Fayette Co Fair. The show features stars from circus theatre screen and radio in a full program of comedy novelty and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Young
Fayette County Fair
Han
Joan Crawford
Ruth Etting
Sally Rand
Mr. Young
Fayette Co. Fair
Ruth Krueger Joins Ration Board Office West Union
Ruth Krueger began work last week in the Ration Board Office at West Union replacing Wanita Joyce who became secretary after Mrs Bernard McMullen resigned. Ruth is a Clermont high school graduate who then attended Gates Business College in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Krueger
Ration Board
West Union
Wanita Joyce
Bernard McMullen
Ruth
Clermont High School
Gates Business College
Waterloo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Appelman
U.S. W
J. A. Erookton
Clermont Council Proceedings
Irene Erickson
Lucille Lubke
Carol Lee Meyer
Milo Meyer
Postville
Verni Brandt
Martin Anderson
Daughers
Eleanor
Chrystal
Bernell Anderson
Leo O'Connell
Margaret Clarke
Britt
Clarence Logan
Washington
Richard Friederich
Walter Fritz
Arthur Blockhus
Arther Mae
Arlene Sue
Joseph Becker
Brian
Grinnell
H. F. Becker
Margaret Becker
W. A. Delaney
Umr
Thhe Farmers Savings Bank
Emma Guyiderson
Wing, Minn
Enn Cunningham
Maier
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Bake Sale
Clermont Lodge A. F. & A. M
Commercial Club
Charles Barnes
Morris
Walter Vinton
Phyllis Gress
S. K
Harold
Evelyn Roden
Nashua
Claude Gress
Chicago
Margaret Moen
June Bueir
Treasure Island
Vino Gress
Fort Riley
Doris Gilbert
Alice Becker
Norman
Okla
Norman Gilbert
Colonial
Martin Amundson
Nora Loftsgard
Ruth lOlson
Legion Auxiliary
Leo Osilie
Doris Hanson
W. W. Brandt
W. R. Blake
Arol Ann
Des Moines
Capitol City
Ralph Maen
Len Simek
Lucille Luwbke
Keith Thoma
Ruth Negset
el Paso
Texas
South
Geo. Tirrell
Lyman Mitchell
A. G. Land
L. L. Carr
John Zoeckler
West Union Country Club
Clear Lake
TL Lowe Brothers
ACON
Firie Wite
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
Ed Dugstad
Mgr
Vlues Paints
VAR
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