Firemen meet and social events listed in August calendar
The August calendar lists Monday firemen meeting and Wednesday Riverside Social Club events. Town Ladies Aid, Roy Tatro and family vacation in South Dakota. Almeri Nelsons vacation with relatives in Sheboygan. Burrow family weekend guests in Cedar Rapids. Donald Gerner enlists for four years in the air force, stationed in Florida. Beck y and Shelley Thompson visit Postville. Robert Lee and Rebabea Ann Bear baptized at St. Peter’s Church by Rev. Drummy. Vernard Sinclair and Sara visit Indianapolis after a week with Olaf Berg family.
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Air Force
Hesse
Norbert Gerner
Becky
Shelley Thompson
Postville
Hangartner
Robert Lee
Dennis Bear
Clair Drummy
St. Peter’s Church
Robert
Arthur Matt
Rebecca
Kenneth Wagner
Vernard Sinclair
Sara
Jones
Indianapolis
Ind
Olaf Berg
Obituary for John Brandt Life-Long Castalia Resident
Funeral services for John Brandt were held at Zion Lutheran Church Castalia with Rev. Edgar Zelle officiating. Born April 10 1673 in Garnaville he died Aug 13 at age 84 after health decline. Survived by four children nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, plus siblings and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brandt
Zion Lutheran Church
Castalia
Edgar Zelle
Brandt
Irene Ostlie
Clermont
Postville Hospital
John Gottlieb Brandt
Garnaville
Gottlieb
Marie Hartman Brandt
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Walter
Earl Bachelder
West Union
Oran
Maquoketa
Charles Brandt
Christian ‘Behrens
Fort Atkinson
Auxiliary Names Committees for Year
Fourteen members attended the American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Mrs. Martin Amundson's home. Reports show April food stand earnings of 287.05 and Junior Auxiliary income of 64.00 plus 3.37 spent for dancers’ treats. Committees for 1957 58 were appointed including Program, Publicity, Education, Legislation, Music, and more. Extra notes cover a tractor accident injuring Dickie Yauslin, social visits, bridge night, and a jewelry notice from Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Martin Amundson
Ed Johnson
Daily Days
Crowe's
Fayette Co. Union
Bill Cahalan
Louie Olson
Guy Williams
Phillips 66
Marshalltown
Thoma
Verni Engle
Millard Bear
National Security
Keith Thoma
Dean DeSart
Fred Cline
Theo. Loftsgard
Lloyd Meier
Walter Follett
Willet Miller
John Bakewell
Andine Vasbey
I. C. Jerdee
Robert Skelton
Will J. Nelson
Franz Appelman
Almer Amundson
Honest Confusion About Honesty And Rewards
A newspaper-style reflection explores honesty through a boy returning a found purse and a neighbor’s comment. It questions if honesty should be rewarded and how adults’ mixed definitions shape children’s values toward truth and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
John
Heiser Family Visitors From California and Michigan
Mrs Charles Heiser Jr and Michael from Los Angeles arrived Friday for a visit at C E Heiser home. Mr and Mrs Richard Heiser from Kalamazoo arrived Saturday. They plan to return Thursday. Mrs Wayne Olson of Decorah was a guest in Elmer Olson home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heiser, Jr
Michael
Los Angeles
Calif
C. E
Gospel Message Church Service Schedule West of Clermont
Lester Lease pastor leads morning worship at 10 45 a m and an evening evangelistic service at 8 00 p m providing a welcoming gathering for all residents along Highway 18 three miles west of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Lester Lease
Clermont Lutheran Parish Schedule Note
The schedule lists events at East and West Clermont churches led by Pastor John D. Kronlokken. August events include choir rehearsal August 22 at 9 30 p m, morning services August 25 at East church and 10 00 a m at West church, Luther League at West Clermont, and August 26 teachers meeting at East church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Kronlokken
East
East Church
West Church
Luther League
West Clermont
Community Guests Share St. Paul and Cedar Rapids Visits
A roundup of social visits from Cedar Rapids to West Union includes Ruth Dubbert and Betty Probert relatives among many guests. Mr and Mrs Paul Klinger Mrs Clara Grimes and others enjoyed weekends with local families. A birth at St Paul adds to community events and a card of thanks ends the note.
Clermont Clover Clovers Award Achievement Day Highlights
The Clermont Clover Clovers held achievement day on August 8 at the Swenson home. Members, mothers and guests attended as Judy Anderson and others received blue ribbons and red ribbons for outfits including blouses skirts aprons and pajamas. A county fair selection was noted, with judging by Mrs. Kenneth Kerr and Mrs. Francis Nelson. Additional items cover Mrs. Helen Dibble’s Newport News trip for Jamestown festival and Ranger commissioning, plus local visits and dinners among Amundson and Anderson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Clover Clovers
Carol, Bonnie
Margie Swenson
Judy Anderson
Marlene Anderson
Ann Deering
Carolyn Follett
Vicky ‘Habeger
Linda Hackmann
Janice Kamp
Susan Tatro
Linda
Wander
Kenneth Kerr
Francis ‘Nelson
Kerr
Karen Schroeder
Jean Meyer
Tre Ore Club Holds Picnic and Plans Float for Fayette
Members of the Tre Ore Club entertained families at a Sunday picnic in Clermont Park. A short meeting followed with the next year’s program read and a committee appointed to build a miniature float for the district federation meeting in Fayette on Tuesday, September 24. The first regular meeting will be at Mrs. Leo Woods's home in September, with date adjustments due to Labor Day.
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Tre Ore
Clermont Park
District Federation
Fayette
Leo Woods
Local Social Notes From Decorah and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Mary Olson and granddaughter Donna Lundy and Pert Gerhardt of Decorah visited Madison and will stay with Harold Olson. Mr and Mrs Richard Crowe and sons returned to Bloomington Ill after visiting Otto Christenson and Mrs Lorranne Crowe. Mae and Esther Carlin visited Mrs Dan Burke in Dubuque. Sisters of St Peter's Convent accompanied them home. Mrs Helen Becker returns from Evansdale and Waterloo. Hang Sandvold visited Lawrence White. Verni Engle John Bakewell and daughters Jacquelyn Junanne attended Ramona Wersinger's wedding to James Heirling in Dubuque at Holy Ghost Church and reception. Les Hemerson and Mary of Waterloo spent weekend with John Finnigan. Joe Brorby guests AH Retz of Oelwein. Doyle Bennett family of Oelwein spent Wednesday with Harold Bennett. Richard Marsh Evansdale and wife Dororthy Sullivan Marsh welcomed son Brian David born Saturday. Weighing 6 pounds 7.5 ounces. This is their third son.
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Mary Olson
Donna Lundy
Pert Gerhardt
Decorah
Madison
Wis
Harold Olson
Richard Crowe
Bloomington
Otto Christenson
Lorranne Crowe
Mae
Esther Carlin
Dubuque
Dan ‘Burke
St. Peter's Convent
Helen Becker
Evansdale
Waterloo
Hang Sandvold
Lawrence White
Verni Engle
John Bakewell
Jacquelyn
Junanne
Engle
Richard Marsh
Brian David
Marshs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Riverside Social Club
Town Ladies’ Aid
Florence
Geermont
Dean
Coryell Products
Riverside
Ben Bauman
Henry Bauman
Floodwood
Minn
Jake
Cedar Rapids
James Triem
Gald Gutcher
Martin Anderson
Chrystal
Vernon Anderson
Anderson
Roy Swenson
Margie
Bonnie
Caral
Paul Humphrey
Texas
Alden Anderson
Eldorado
Kansas
St. Ann’s Circle
St. Peter’s Hall
Wiven
Drummy Waa
Dickie Yauslin
John Deere
Paul Amundson
Leo Brickley
Wintrorp
Mike Finnigan
Little Faye Finnigan
Mdms
Herbert Dummermuth
Dorothy Linsley
Falls City
Neb
Robert Steele
Lyle Olson
Richard Osterhus
Bresbach
Michael Olson
Wm. Wede
Dennis
Joe Peters
Darla Hangartner
Duane Thompson
Gordon Schupbach
Jimmie
Joni
Hunter
No. 1
Dak
Lyle Mabb
Farmers Savings Bar Bank
Momber Ot Hodis Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ingared
Ont
Iowa
Aungry
Ea Aise Sale
Gospel Message Church
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Ruth Dubbert
Paul Klinger
Clara Grimes
Herb. Martin
Andine ‘Vasley
Boscobel
Jennie Nelson
Nels Gilbert
Forrest Medberry
Bill Werth
Francis Bading
Karen Welsch
Karen
Jean
Olena Helgerson
Susan Carlson
Minneapolis
Kenneth Ellis
Dale
Amelia Olson
Max Reed
Carroll
Louis A. Olson
Curtis
Leslie
Harpers Ferry
Lawrence Bakewell
Duane
Angella
Lansing
Theressa Bakewell
New Albia
Robert Mott
West ‘Union
South Side
Howard Boyle
Chicago
Nell Sheehy
Brady Paulson
The
Priscillas
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Kathinka Larson
Helen Dibble
Jane
Newport News
Virginia
Jamestown
Ranger
Forestall
Robert Smith
Niagara Falls
Norman Amundson
Waukon
Lester Amundson
Ella Amundson
Karen Ellingston
Degorah
Alvin Amundson
Gene Anderson
Denmark
Gena Anderson
Merle
Emma Anderson
Milo
Harold Conner
Herbert Duinmermuth
Tre Ore Meeting
Riverside Products
Harris Kiosa
Ieee
Felco
Clermont Co-operative
Lyle Gunderson
Clermont, Towa
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