Clermont school to miss two familiar faces at start
Twenty five years back, teachers, children and patrons will miss janitor Franz Mathis and his sister Miss Rose who have tended the Clermont public school since completion as they resign for younger hands. A local note recounts small town happenings including vehicle mishaps, post office upgrades, and residents visiting kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Willi
Franz Mathis
Rose
Duke
Roland
Ford
Elgin
West Union
Jake
River Bridge
Lizzie
Raymond Paulson
Mayme Kneeland
Brick City Pharmacy
Agnes
Elizabeth Crowe
Dubuque
John Craft Farm
Brainard
Mia
E. M. Houg
Elmer Joe
Northwood
N. C
Church Services and Meeting Notice for Augusta Area
Lutheran Church announces Sunday services at 9 30 in East Clermont and 11 in Clermont with Pastor A O Nesset. Thursday August 19 the Elgin Society meets at 2 pm with Mrs John Lantz hosting assisted by Mrs Maynard Lantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Nesset
Weat
Clermont Town Council Proceedings August 2 1948
The Clermont Iowa town council met August 2 1948 with Mayor Nelson presiding. Present were Stee Riegel Paulson Griebenow and Larson. none absent. Minutes approved. Bills paid including labor Sampson Kneeland Malone Fire Dept care of truck Dutscher Tulya John Barnhouse salaries Barnhouse residence John Shipton hauling stones Interstate Power Co charges, lighting, and pumping Echo Clermont Farmers Savings Bank service Farr Service Co Bas Ay We Fol Clermont Telephone. Adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Iowa
Nelson
Stee
Riegel
Paulson
Griebenow
Larson
Laron
Lars Sampson
C. M. Kneeland
J. W
Elgin
Echo
Farmers Saving Bank Service
Farr Service’ Co
John Barn
Geo. Durscher
Hold Class Reunion Picnic for 1931 U S Commercial Class
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wenger hosted a lawn picnic on Sunday honoring the U S commercial class of 1931. Only two of the original six attended: Mrs. Aulden Oelberg of West Union and Mrs. Katherine Gross of Fayette. Other attendees included Aulden Oelberg and children. Loel Gross. Abe Habeger and family. Shirley Boleyn. E A Billinger and Charles. Clyde Ostrander and Fay ette. John Follen and Mary Moore. Edwin Krueger. Alfred Wenger and Isabelle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Wenger
U. S. Commercial
Wenger
Aulden Oelberg
West Union
Katherine Gross
Fayette
Loel Gross
Abe Habeger
Elgin
Shirley Boleyn
E. A. Billinger
Charles
Clyde Ostrander
John Follen
Mary Moore
Volga
Edwin Krueger
Alfred Wenger
Isabelle
Castalia party tours via Minnesota Bad Lands and Black Hills
Mrs Irene Ostlie Leo Jr and Mr and Mrs Oran Brandt and family of Castalia returned from a motor trip through Minnesota the Bad Lands and Black Hills of South Dakota returning via Nebraska and western Iowa Annette and they met Isabelle Wenger at Cedar Rapids who accompanied her to Clermont Miss Wenger had been visiting Cedar Rapids and Clinton John Brandt father of Mrs Irene Ostlie is a patient at Decorah hospital since last Monday Mr and Mrs Henry Suckow welcomed a daughter born Wednesday Aug 11 at West Union hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Ostlie
Leo, Jr
Oran Brandt
Castalia
Minnesota
Bad Lands
Black Hills
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Lester Wenger
Annette
Cedar Rapids
Isabelle Wenger
Clermont
Miss Wenger
Clinton
John Brandt
Decorah Hospital
Henry Suckow
West Union Hospital
Dugstad Schrader wed in Nashua at Little Brown Church
On Tuesday August 17 at 3 p m at the Little Brown Church in Nashua Clarice Dugstad daughter of Mrs Edmund Dugstad Clermont and Bernard Schrader son of Mrs Carl Voelz Luana were married. Rev F L Hanscom led the ceremony attended by relatives and friends with Mrs Hanscom at the organ. A reception followed at Home Cafe and the couple planned a wedding trip. Schrader will coach and teach in Clermont after Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Brown
Nashua
Clarice Dugstad
Edmund Dugstad
Clermont
Bernard Schrader
Carl Voelz
Luana
F. L. Hanscom
Hanscom
Ralph Schrader
Mrs. Schrader
Home Cafe
Schrader
Clermont High School
Upper Iowa University
Marine Air Corps
Philippine Islands
Upperstown
Meservey
Clermont Public Schools To Open August 30
The Clermont public schools will open for the 1948 49 school year on Monday August 30 at 9 00 a m Tentative plans include a flag raising program the first day Lunches will be served to all pupils starting Tuesday of the first week A complete text book rental system is installed with the teacher in charge issuing and collecting books The first teachers meeting is set for Saturday Aug 28 at 2 30 in the Larrabee building lunch room Further details will appear in next week’s paper
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Larrabee Building
Captain Rounds Graduates From Air Force Institute
Capt James M Rounds of Clermont graduated August 16 from a two year course in Engineering Sciences at the USAF Institute of Technology Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio He is one of 131 officers in the class The Institute trains officers for research development and procurement in the U S Air Force He attended Loras College prior to entering the Air Force and served as a test pilot at Hickam Field Hawaii During the program he entered in 1946 and now awaits assignment to Caltech for graduate study
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M.rounds
Clermont
Usaf Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson AF Base
Dayton
Chi
Rounds
The
Institute of Technology
Air Force
Loras College
Dubuque
Hickam Field
Hawaii
California Institute of Technology
Carriers Picnic at Clermont Reported by Fayette County Mail
Rural carriers and auxiliaries gathered at Clermont park for a picnic supper before a business meeting at the George Herschner home. Mr and Mrs Grant of Randalia reported on the state convention in Waterloo. Carriers attended from Oelwein Rendalia Arlington Waucoma Fayette Elgin and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Mail Carriers’ Association
Clermont Park
George Herschner
Grant
Randalia
Waterloo
Oelwein
Rendalia
Arlington
Waucoma
Fayette
Elgin
Clermont
Crowe Family Travel Mentioned in Gelwein Visit
Mrs Lorraine Crowe and Kath ryn joined Mrs Irene Crowe and Margeret for a Gelwein visit. On Monday Dick Crowe escorted W R Blake to a Des Moines train and returned with his mother and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Crowe
Kathryn
Irene Crowe
Margeret
Gelwein
Dick Crowe
W. R. Blake
Des Moines
Clermont Dairy Days Shine At Sixth Annual Event
The Clermont Community Club held its sixth Dairy Days over August 14 and 15 with ideal weather and strong crowds. Speakers included Frederic Larra bee, Carroll Switzer, George A Wilson, and William Beardsley. Attendees topped 12,000 across two days as bands performed and prizes were awarded to the largest families on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Community Club
Clermont
Frederic Larrabee
Lews Dairy Association
Carrol O. Switzer
Iowa
Akers
Atty. A.C. Peterson
West Union
Atty. Chas. Lyons
George A. Wilson
Legion Auxiliary meets at Paulson Home with Meritorious Citation
The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday at Mrs Ethel Paulsons home with Florence Barnes assisting. The unit earned 24 from a pie and coffee sale and asks members to donate 1 to the treasury instead of Dairy Days lunch. Sheehan-Olson unit received a Meritorious Citation for service and scored 185 of 195 points. Various committees were announced by Mrs Blanche Dummermuth, and members and visitors attended events including Girls State delegate Lorraine Kittelson. Other notes mention visits from Monona and Cedar Rapids, a wedding in Dubuque, and Otto Kruger undergoing emergency appendectomy in Kenosha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Ethel Paulson
Florence Barnes
Sheehan-Olson
Lorraine Kittelson
Girls
Lorraine
Girls State
Blanche Dummermuth
Andine Vasbey
Hazel Jerdee
Bess Gunderson
Sophia Follett
Joyce Appelman
Irene DeSart
Lorraine Crowe
Viola Swenson
Frances ,Cline
Edna Nelson
Lucy Engle
Joycelyn Bakewell
Lucille Triem
Ruth Olson
Sophia Fallett
Mary Olson
Lois Fritz
Ruth Nelson
Frances Hoopman
Lois Schrader
Chrystal Thoma
Poppy
Bess Gunser
Lois Schraer
Chris Hoag
Monona
Ole Christianson
L. S. Bena
Mary Kay
Steven
Cedar Rapids
John Kelly
Robert Schupanitz
Verni Engle
Dubuque
Otto Kruger
Kenosha
Wis
Community Fair At Clermont Attracts Crowd And Praise
The event featured lunch stands run by local church groups and Weber’s rides along the midway. All concessions were supervised by the Clermont Community Club. A dance sponsored by the American Legion was held at Cline hall Saturday night. Credit goes to W. R. Blake and committees for Daily Days success, with J. A. Erickson Fred Cline J. B. Shipton Wm. Belschner Len Simek Gordon Hoofman and Richard Crowe noted among organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weber
Clermont Community Club
American Legion
Cline Hall
W. R. Blake
J. A. Erickson
Fred Cline
J. B. Shipton
Wm. Belschner
Len Simek
Gordon Hoofman
Richard Crowe
Commercial Club
Sewing Society Met At Church Wednesday
The East Clermont Sewing Society met at the church parlors with hostesses Mesdames Ewald Lyngaas Helmer Lyngaas Julia Landsgard Alvin Halverson and the Misses Leona and Thelma Lyngaas. Mrs Ole Reierson led in meeting with hymn, devotion by Rev Nesset, notes on Rev Holanger and Ap ostle Peter at a Decorah bible camp, and verses read. Reports read, thank you cards acknowledged, ice cream social announced for Aug 11, and pie donations sought for Postville hospital lunch stand at the fall fair. Program listed topics by Doris Johnson Sandra Olson and Norwegian poem De Beste of All, closing hymn and Lord's Prayer. Birthday offerings were given by Arthur Helgerson Mrs Alvin Halverson and Margaret Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Decorah
Alfred Burnas
H .H. Gilbertson
Olson
Nesset
Elmer Largon
Postville Hospital
Clarence Olson
Jesus
Val- Doris Johnson
Sandra Olson
Doris Johnson
Clarence Bear
Arthur Helgerson
Alvin Halverson
Margaret Hanson
Ladies' Aid Meeting in Clermont and Aug 25 event
Clermont Calendar notes a Ladies' Aid meeting at Riverside club on Wednesday and a Grand Meadow Study club gathering Friday. On Wednesday, Aug 25, the Ladies' Aid Society will meet at Mrs. Elmer Nelson's home with hostesses Mrs. Alfred Baechler and Mrs. Franz Apperman assisting. Also, David Child of Aurora visits grandparents, and Cedar Rapids guests attended weekend supper in the Dummermuth home along with other local visitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Riverside Club
Grand Meadow Study Club
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elmer Nelson
Alfred Baechler
Franz Apperman
David Child
Aurora
Nels Iverson
Floyd Dummermuth
Steve
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Dummermuth
Gordon Junker
Donna
Marilyn
Karen
Wellsburg
Carmen Swenson
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Enterprise
Winifred Sullivan
Jessie Loftsgard
Donnay
James Walsh
Chicago
Alma Anderson
Keith Thoma
Robin Steele
Waukon
Ada Oor
Burgess - Dugstad Lumber Company
Gordon J
Hoopman Clermont, Joya
Lutheran Church
Council Proceedings
BY MacKenzie
MacKenzie
Dugstad—Schrader
Patricia Doyle
Charles Brunes
Peggy Todd
Gordon Meyer
Willet Miller
Lucian Appelman
Alvin Thorson
Postville
Karen Cowles
Eau Claire
Otto Rattora
Ole Christlangon
Emma Suckow
Fred Suckow
Beverly Walker
Leslia Witworth
EC. Johnston
West, Union
Florida
Clermont Public Schools
Capt. Rounds
Wm. S. Beardsley
New Virginia
America
M. H. Moore
Walter Pritchard
Myr
Palmer Walyatne
Legion Auxiliary
Paulson Home
Sewing Society
Farmers Savings Bank
A. Erickson
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