Business & Professional Women meet at Schupanitz home
The Business & Professional Women’s club gathered at Mrs. R. Schupanitz’s home on Monday night with 22 members present. Officers appointed committees for the year. Christmas party set for December 15. Bridge followed the meeting with Mrs. Louise Miller high and Mrs. C. J. Peck second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business & Professional Women'a Club
R. Schupanitz
Dorothy Mikulan
Hazel Schrader
C. J. Peck
Clifton Pringle
H. A. Lubke
Louise Miller
Lilian Crowe
Geneva Wells
Dorothy Mikulas
Marguerite Rogers
Thelma Christianson
Len Simek
Elizabeth Priest
Richard L. Quaon
Hazel Johnson
H. A. Luthke
Norene Boley
Ruth Berg
Hoatesses
Blake Returns From Dakota After Franchise Elections
W R Blake public relations rep for Central States Power and Light returned from South Dakota where he spent several weeks as franchise elections were held weekly for four weeks. He is back with his family at Fayette Argo Gazette reports. Good advertising is not an expense it is an investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Blake
Central States Power & Light Corporation
South Dakota
Fayette
Argo-Gazette
Fayette county Legion posts elect new officers at meeting
The Fayette county association of Legion posts met in Fayette with sixty members present. Martin Nelson of Clermont was named county commander, M Foote Jr of West Union vice commander, Y Willis of Waucoma adjutant, and R Lynch of West Union finance officer. Harold Gaunitz of Lansing served as district commander and installed the officers. Ten posts attended: West Union Fayette Oelwein Clermont Elgin Hawkeye Maynard Waucoma Arlington and Wadena. Membership for 1987 reached 425. Retiring county commander is D R Lynch and retiring adjutant is S M Foote Jr of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
West Union
Oelwein
Clermont
Elgin
Hawkeye
Maynard
Waucoma
Arlington
Wadena
Westgate
Legion
D. R. Lynch
S. M. Foote, Jr
West
Union
Argo-Gazette
Greyhound strike disrupts northeast service
James P. Breslin, head of the local Greyhound drivers chapter, reads latest reports as drivers strike. The walkout by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has tied up Greyhound services in sixteen states, suspending routes between New York and Philadelphia and affecting large northeast and New England cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
James P. Breslin
Greyhound Bus Drivers
Greyhound Bus Lines
Brotherhood of Railway
Northeast
New England
New York
Philadelphia
Monona Couple Wed With German Lutheran Parsonage Ceremony
Margaret Wagner and Milton Nelson were married Tuesday November 23 at 2:30 PM in the German Lutheran parsonage of Monona officiated by Rev. Siefkes. Attendants were Verla Guiderson and Elmer Wagner. The bride wore white cut velvet on chiffon with a tulle veil and carried yellow tea roses. bridesmaid wore aqua blue net satin. A two course dinner followed at the bride’s home. The groom plans farming near Monona. they will reside on a farm near Monona after March 1. A post wedding shower and dance in Monona hall honored the couple with many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wagner
Henry Wagner
Monona
Milton Nelson
Wim. A. Nelson
Siefkes
Verla Guiderson
Elmer Wagner
Nelson
Monona Hall
Dover and Union Farm Bureaus Elect Leaders
Sylvan Houg of route 3 Elgin was elected president of the Dover township Farm Bureau at a joint meeting with Union township. Harry Olesen was reelected chairman of Union. Mrs. Philip Wolfe was reelected secretary and treasurer of the Dover bureau. Mrs. Wolfe also became Dover treasurer, and Mrs. Harry Stelle was Union treasurer. Vice-chairmen are Mrs. G. D. Grimes of Union and Mrs. Will Howard of Dover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Houg
Elgin
Dover Township
Union Township
Harry Olesen
Union
Philip Wolfe
I. O. O. F. Hall
Will Howard
Dover
Parking Hog To Remedy Parking Evil in Independence
The Independence chamber of commerce board voted last week to address parking in the business district on Saturday afternoons and evenings. Plans include large placards reading I am a parking with a parker image to deter parking, with physicians excepted. The scheme, claimed to have succeeded elsewhere, will use a unique placard system and is approved by Mayor Finuf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Independence
Parker
Finuf
Bulletin-Journal
Clermont High Defeats Postville in Friday Doubleheader
Clermont High School swept Postville in a Friday night doubleheader. The girls beat Postville 31 to 28, while the boys won 23 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont High School
Postville High
Clermont Club Meets at Crowe Home After Thanksgiving
The Clermont Study club gathered Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. E. L. Crowe’s home with Mrs. H. A. Lubke reviewing Modern Ireland by Cicely Hamilton. Guests traveled from West Union and Independence for Thanksgiving visits, joined by locals at numerous home gatherings and showers in Monona and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Study Club
E. L. Crowe
Christmas Seal Campaign Urges Tuberculosis Fight
In 1937 about 70000 people have died of tuberculosis, a disease of the young. The campaign notes that 95 percent of Christmas Seal funds stay in the purchaser's state to combat TB. Clermont's first buyers were the high school instructors and the superintendent, signaling a strong start. Buy what you can now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Mississippi River Freezes Early at Lansing
One of the earliest freezes on the Mississippi river at Lansing in recent years is reported for 1987. The Father of Waters froze at the bend above the city Sunday, Nov. 21, much earlier than the average date of freezing. The ice had been floating in chunks and cakes for only one day, when the low night temperature of three above zero closed the channel probably for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Lansing
Lodwick Named Regional Chief in Tenant Purchase Section
B W Lodwick, longtime FSA rural rehabilitation director for Ames, has been appointed regional chief of the Tenant Purchase Section in Indianapolis. He will supervise loans for tenants in Iowa Missouri Winds Indiana and Ohio to buy farms under Title I of the Bankhead Jones act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Lodwick
Farm Security Administration
Ames
Indianapolis
Ind
Lodwick
Iowa
Missouri
Winds
Indiana
Ohio
Fayette
East Clermont Luther League Program Sunday Evening
The East Clermont Luther League presents a program Sunday Dec. 5 at 7 oclock featuring invocation by Rev E Ramsey Bongee Society secretarys report recitation Eunice Landsgard piano solo Genevieve Anderson reading Opal Larson quotations Archie Johnson Bible verses Millard Bilden remarks Rev E E Ramsey collection and closing. B C Gruver visited from Saturday to Monday in Clarence Gruver home near Waterville. Bud Aanes Bonita Gray of Minneapolis spent Thanksgiving day at the Dan Kloster home. Mrs Hazel Schrader and sons were guests Thanksgiving day at the parental Lou Engelhart home Luana. Mr and Mrs Ole Christianson and Thelma and Mr and Mrs Robert Sperry were guests Thanksgiving day at the W R Sperry home in West Union. Eileen Aanes a mathematics teacher at Macksburg spent Thanksgiving vacation with her mother Mrs Dan Kloster and family. On Thanksgiving day she attended the double wedding at the A S Houg home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Carpenter
West Union
Ban Carpenter
Frank Fay
Oliver Fay
Independence
Marion Lind and Sons
Lloyd Aanes
Frank Moen
Mason City
Mary White
Moen
White
Carmen Swenson
O. J. Swenson
Waseca
Minn
Caroline Erickson
Vearl Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Carl Smith
Anamosa
Austen Helgerson
Emma Gunderson
Mellien Loftegard
Yearl Andrew
David
el Vina
Dalcrom
Spring Valley
Leimer
Florence Erickson
James Matthews
Farmersburg
Louise Miller
Chrystal
W. A. Peters
Fred Cline
Laird
John Cline
George Louis Rounds
George P Rounds
Oelwein
Waterloo
Elwina Belschner
Dunsdale
William and
Loretta Belschner
George Belseshner
Clifford Kittleson
M. J. Blockhus
Orlando Kittleson
Henry Kittleson
Clarence
Clifford Johnson
Chicago
Arno Lindroth
Spencer
Wesley Miller
el Vina Talcrom
Selmer Erickson
East Clermont Luther League
E. Ramsey
B. C. Gruver
Clarence Gruver
Waterville
Bud Aanes
Bonita Gray
Minneapolis
Macksburg
Iowa
Dan Kloster
A. S. Houg
BR. V. Brandt
Foreign Mission Society
M. FB. Church of
Friank Taylor
Hillsboro
Lavanda Carr
Tuwa City
John Zurecher
Davenport
L. J. Carr
Marry White
Marguerite Rogers
Dan Carpenter
Arthur Ferguson
Tarry Anderson
E. C. Olson
Eva
Elmer Olson
Wayne
Shirley
Oran Brandt
Castalia
Clarice Dugstad
Jorgenson Family Heads South for Hollywood Post
Dr and Mrs G E Jorgenson left Sunday for Hollywood California to spend winter where Mrs Jorgenson takes a faculty post at the Hollywood Conservatory of Music and Arts teaching piano and will resume radio broadcasts from the west coast. They will return to their Cleymont home next spring. Thanksgiving visitors and local residents gathered for church dinner and a basketball game with Peter Solar and former West Union teacher Mr Solar noted in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Jorgenson
Hollywood
Calif
Jorgenson
Hollywood Conservatory of Music and Arts
West Coast
Cleymont
The Singing Church Advent Services at Clermont
In Clermont Luth. Church, The Singing Church schedules Advent worship on Sunday December 5 with Epistle Romans 16 4 9 and Gospel Luke 21 25 36. Divine services planned at Highland 10 45 a m and West Clermont 7 80 p m. East Clermont Luther League meets 3 p m. Joint East and West Clermont meeting December 8 at 1 30 p m. Highland Mission and Doréad Societies meet December 4 at 3 p m at Mrs Philman Larson. East congregation annual meeting December 6 at 10 am and West congregation annual meeting December 7 at 10 am. Confirmation classes and choir rehearsals continue. Priscilla Working Band meets December 8 hosted by Mrs Tatto and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Highland
West Clermont
East Clermont
Luther League
West. Clermont
Highland Mission and Doread
Philman Larson
The
West Congregation
Priscilla
Roy Tatto
Albert Halverson
George Belchner
E. C. Olson
Clermont Union Church Evening Worship and Guild Meeting
Clermont Union Church announces evening worship at 7 30 PM led by J J Snyder minister with Mrs Wm Nelson as pianist. The Ladies Guild will meet at Mrs Jay White’s home on Wednesday December 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Snyder
Wm. Nelson
Ladies’ Guild
Jay White
Clermont Calendar December Town Council and church events
The Clermont calendar lists a Monday town council meeting and a Tuesday O E 8 meeting. Various social and church gatherings are noted including a Foreign Mission Society visit, theater party at the Avalon, and multiple guests staying with local families during the weekend. Several residents from nearby towns are mentioned as visitors or hosts across Castalia West Union and Draper areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Union Church
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B. & P. Club Meeting
Blake
Dakota
Evel Ley
Briggs and Stratton
Fritz Blockhus
Martin Nelson
County Legion
Houg and
Olesen
Clermont High
Postville
East L. L. Program
Jorgensons
California
Dan Burke
Wm. Garvey
Austin
Minnesota
Hans J. Larson
Arthur Meckelson
Peter Homre
Decorah
I. C. Jerdee
Elsie Marie
Simon Nelson
Highland Lutheran Church
Peter Solar
Watec Joe
Solar
Clermont Luth
LEE
L. T. N. Olson
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