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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1964
Page
3
Clermont residents report weekend and weekday visits across Postville Sumner Elgin and Cedar Rapids. Family gatherings mark birthdays obituaries births and reunions with many neighbors and relatives noted including Frederich Schoenhorn and Wander families. The obituary for John G Wander details his long Clermont Castalia Ossian life and funeral at St Francis DeSales Ossian with burial nearby.
Members met Monday evening August 10 at the Legion Hall with Commander Clarence Amundson presiding. Minutes were approved. Amundson and James Anderson attended the State Convention in Waterloo on August 3. It was reported Jerry Fassbinder was a patient at the time.
Veers Hospital Jews Town City reports an October Legion supper with Dale Kelly of West Union delivering life saving and other remarks. Shartber arrangements are to be made later. Executive committee for next year includes Levi Molokken Roy Swerson and Morris Amundson. Sick call committee named Oscar Thompson and Dr I C Jer Gee. Membership committee for a new year is Oscar Thompson and Lloyd Meier. The meeting closed with Kinch served by Lee Palmer and Howard Johnson.
Deborah Skelton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Skelton, received her First Holy Communion at 8 o clock Mass Sunday Aug 2 at St Peters Church. A breakfast at the Skelton home followed with Sponsor Michael Finnegan Norbert Gerner Mrs Michael Finnegan Faye Danny Michael Matthew Ertha Jensen Anita Mary Beth Skelton and Rev Thomas Currier in attendance.
Debora Skelton's other sponsor Rita Skelton was unable to attend the morning event. The brief report highlights sponsor attendance and the coordination challenges for the morning session.
Marilyn Referson presided Monday afternoon as Robtesss supervised a cooking session and lead a watermelon tasting. Lena Wenger entertained Metta Krueger Lehman Ida Cummings Bertha Louise Butikofer and Schupbach with refreshments in a community social at the hous ehold.
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