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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
3
Notice announces subscription payments in Clermont Local News. It lists Editor Mrs. Lucas Engle and the Publisher as contacts for new and renewal issues and receipts.
Clermont locals welcomed numerous guests over Thanksgiving including Rev. and Mrs. Randall Carnette and LeRoy, Bertina Buraas, Elmer Erickson of Erskine Minnesota, Millard Bilden and family, and the Mott family. Attendees traveled from Cedar Rapids Decorah Manchester and West Union joining host families for dinners and suppers across town.
Fashion notes show evening skirts sold separately in rich crepe satin and velvet with one side drape styles. Pair with blouses for versatile day to evening wardrobes, highlighted by black and gold jewelry and white embroidered or braided blouses. Also mentions social notices and local arrivals in Clermont and surrounding communities.
Style notes reflect pleated and gathered lines for spring skirts and jackets. Junior and college girls favor short night shirts, print suits feature top gathering at sleeves, and cork handbags with cord-wound handles trend alongside leather lined vanities. Cork-sole play shoes promise color and coordinated town sportswear.
Randalia led early then Clermont narrowed gap to two in fourth quarter but fell 27 to 24 as Lorraine Kittelson led Clermont with 15. Clermont boys defeated Randalia 37 to 7 with Vernon Loftsord scoring 12 as Commanders benefited from strong home crowds.
The tenth grade and younger students work on various sewing and carpentry projects. Home economics students hem tea towels and make hot pad holders while exploring items like embroideries and knitted pieces. Manual training classes build shelves, desks, tables, chests, racks, and other items using scraps of walnut, maple, and cherry due to material shortages.
Residents report seeing a message in the Echo asking people to announce themselves as readers. Officials say the note appears in multiple editions, sparking questions about distribution and authenticity. Local businesses report increased foot traffic near the paper’s offices.
The annual undenominational vesper will be Sunday December 15 1948 at Union Church directed by Mrs M H Moore and sponsored by Clermont Study Club. Features include organ preludes by Miss Anna Larrabee a Christmas story reading by Mrs Robert Steele vocal solos by Mr Arthur Amundson Lois Osen Marion Probert Norene Amundson and choir accompaniment. Congregation carols will close the program. Primary News announces new readers The Look and See and Think and Do workbooks. Students excelling in spelling and reading are listed along with class updates and visitor notes.
Paul Hackmann achieved a perfect score in the fourth credional studies six weeks test. In spelling, Joann Swensen Ellen Kneeland Betty Weatpfahl Ralph Kneeland Arlene Ames posted perfect scores. many pupils were neither absent nor tardy. The week’s Literature covered Harvest and Thanksgiving stories and poems. Seventh graders attended a theater party Tuesday at West Union to view The Courage of Lassie.
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