New Barber Opens in Clermont in Retooled Shop
Art Harlow of McGregor has purchased Ed Burt’s former barber shop equipment and will open in the redecorated building. He promises Wednesday and Saturday evenings until eight, with Thursdays off, as the community welcomes the experienced barber. Also noted are a funeral in Montana for a brother-in-law and local notices about Junior Auxiliary coffee strip pickup and Inga Larson visiting West Union with R. S. Smith and daughter Zoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Harlow
McGregor Thas
Ed Burt
Q&r
Harlow Is & Man
Will
Ehdp
Clermont
Burt
Harrow
Inga Larson
West Union
Smith
Zoe
Riverside Club Meeting Held
The Riverside Social Club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. James Anderson's home with Mrs. Robert Mott assisting. Members sang and read scripture. roll call was answered with What we are thankful for. Christmas project is a donation to the Children’s Home in Des Moines. Visitors included Mrs. Clarence Kittleson Mira Gilbert Anderson and Grace Barker. Officers to be erected: Alimer L. Nelson, Seth Rowland, Bee Tatro. Contests furnished entertainment. prizes went to Molina Clarence Kittleson Grace Barker Louis A Olson Howard Boyle and Clemon Olson. Door prize to Mrs Roy Tatro. Christmas party set for Mrs. John Moen’s home in West Union Dec 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Social Club
James Anderson
Robert Mott
Des Moines
Clarence Kittleson
Mira
Gilbert Anderson
Mra. Grace
Barker
J.mre
Alimer L. Nelson
Tatro
Seth Rowland
Bee
Sfferrigén
Toy Molina
Clarence
Kittleson
Grace Barker
Louis 3A. Olson
Howard Boyle
Clemon Olson
Roy
John Moen
West Union
Birth announcements for Athas and Luchsinger families
Mr and Mrs Bill Athas of Baltimore Maryland announce the birth of a son on Sunday November 24 weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces They have named him William Frank Mrs Athas is formerly Margaret Techantz Mrs Lester Luchsinger announce the birth of a daughter at Palmer Memorial Hospital on Monday November 25
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iMr
Bill Athas
Baltimore
William Frank
Athas
Margaret Techantz
Lester Luchsinger
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Visit to Palmer Memorial Hospital Noted in West Union
Mrs Ruth Starkey Mrs Phyllis Green and Mrs H A Litbke visited Mrs Elizabeth Anderson at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union Sunday afternoon. Anderson is quite ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Starkey
Phyllis Green
H.A. Litbke
Elizabeth Anderson
Palmer ‘Memorial Hospital
West Union
Anderson
Pastor Sets Meetings and Services This Week
Donald T. Caspers announces an official board meeting at Mrs. Ruth Starkey’s home on Thursday at 7 30 p m. Sunday worship at 8 45 a m Sunday school at 10 00 a m. Temperance institute starts Wednesday at noon in Independe nce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald T. Caspers
Ruth Starkey
Union
Temperance Institute
St Peter’s Church Confession and Mass Schedule Update
Rev. Clair Drummy, pastor at St Peter’s Church, lists Sunday Masses at 7 30 and 10 00 with confessions before each. School day Masses at 11 20, confessions Thursday and Friday at 11 00, and on school holidays a weekday Mass at 8 00 in the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Drummy
Clermont Lutheran Parish Calendar and notices
The bulletin lists services, classes, and meetings for Clermont Lutheran Parish from Dec 5 to Dec 11. Highlights include East Sewing Society at 2:00 p.m. with hostesses, junior and youth choirs at East church, various Sunday services and Sunday school at West and East churches, pastoral conference on Dec 9, and Priscila Working Band on Dec 11. Local social notes mention Independence guests, Thanksgiving visits, and multiple parish households guests and travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Kronlokken
East Sewing Society
George Frieden
Genevieve Anderson
Clara Helgerson
Andrew Wattrud
Hilder Bilden
Bernard Hangen
East Church
West Church
West
East
Priscila
Morms
Evelyn Olson
Jacob Wander
Ole Amundson
Walter Durscher
Alma Nelson
Clarence Kittleson
Clermont Study Club Met For Conservation Discussion
The Clermont Study Club met at the home of Mrs. John Shipton with nine members attending. Lessons covered religion and conservation, a review of Club Woman on Safety, and readings from Richard Bissell. They voted to bring a Christmas treat to the county home and donate to the Crittenden home, and announced the Christmas vesper service would not be held due to waning community interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Study Club
John Shipton
Fred Cline
Richard Bissell
Iowa
Cline
B. Riegel
Crittenden
Winners Saturday Night at Heiser Store Drawing
Lucky winners announced Saturday evening at the Heiser store include Mrs. Jack Dibble first prize Ronson Lady Shaver, Mrs. Gordon Schupbach second prize a large 30 inch doll, and Mrs. Viola Kneeland third prize a 1b box of candy. Drawings to be duplicated weekly until Christmas. registration required to be eligible. watch for the store’s large circulars arriving by mail.
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Heiser
Jack Dibble
Ronson Lady Shaver
Gordon Schupbach
Viola ‘Kneeland
Death of Mrs Emma Bear in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Mrs Emma Bear aged 74 died early Monday at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids after lifelong residence in Clermont. She moved to Cedar Rapids two years ago. Her life sketch will appear next week. The Jason Ferguson family and Mr and Mrs Charles DeSotel of Monona visited Mrs Christena Monroe and the Gerald Gutcher family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Rear
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Clermont
Jason Ferguson
Charles DeSotel
Monona
Christena Monroe
Gerald Gutcher
Obituary of Laura B Helmer from West Union parish
Laura B Parrott Helmer daughter of James and Sarah Parrott was born June 28 1868 in West Union. She married Elbert Helmer on December 5 1891 and had two sons and five daughters. They farmed near West Union until retiring to Hawkeye in 1935. She lived in Hawkeye until Elbert's death in 1940, then with daughter in Clermont. She died November 28 at age 89 in the Good Samaritan Home West Union after years of ill health. She was a Bethel Presbyterian member since 1924. Survived by son Arthur Fayette four daughters Lois Clermont Marian Washington Josephine Dubuque Grace Cedar Rapids a sister and a brother Cedar Rapids and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Presbyterian Church West Union with burial there. Music by Archibald Sowden and Billy Johnson. Relatives attended from multiple cities. Card of Thanks from the Children of Mrs Laura Helmer. 14p
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura B. Parrott Helmer
James
Sarah Grover Parrott
West Union
Elbert Helmer
Hawkeye
Helmer
Walter Fritz
Clermont
Is. Helmer
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Arthur
Fayette
Lois
Marian
Clarene Logan
Washington
Josephine
Martin Powers
Dubuque
Grace
Carl Westptahl
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Rubyer
Fred Parrott
Russell
Gladys
Ukena
Archibald Sowden
Billy Johnson
Kansas City
Sumner
McGregor
Clermont Directories Issued December 1st
The Clermont Telephone Exchange issues new directories as of December 1. Readers are asked to destroy the old directory due to many number changes and to call by number to speed service. Elgin listings are included and operators request callers to look up numbers themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Elgin
Local Hospital Updates on Patient Recoveries
Mrs Brady Paulson returned home from Palmer Memorial Hospital much improved and gaining daily. Karl Martin, previously a Palmer patient, has returned home and is getting along fine. Tommy Kamp had a tonsillectomy at Palmer Hospital last week and is home. Leonard Larson Jr lost his middle finger in a corn picker incident at his Dover township farm. Mrs Bess Blake remains a patient at Postville hospital but shows improvement this week. Warren Harrington took his wife to Decorah for x rays and observation after recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady Paulson
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Karl Martin
Tommy ‘Kamp
Palmer Hospital
Mmr
Duane Kamp
Leonard Larson, Jr
Ed Burt
Dover Township
Bess Blake
Postville Hospital
Warren Harrington
Mrs.arrington
Decorah
Kay and Karen Jacobson Visit Waterloo Weekend
Kay and Karen Jacobson of Waterloo spent the weekend in the parental home of Henry Jacobson. The visit highlighted family time and genealogical ties across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay and
Karen Jacobson
Waterloo
Henry Jacobson
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Lawrence White
Cletus
Glendive
Mont
Lee Thompson
Prairie du Chien
Montana
Ruth Olson
Harlow
Riverside Club
Post
Farmers Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lester Lease
the Church of Our Saviour
Clermont — Episcopal Rev
Paul A. Clark
St. Peter’s Church
Clermont Lutheran Parish
Fremont Sullivan
Independence
George V. Larson
Tillie Ewenson
Alma Ostlie
Sandra Larson
Leo Riegel
State University
Donald
David Gutcher
LaVerne Swenson
Bill Moyle
Iowa State College
Shirley
Janice
Rebecca Olgan
Helen Henderson
Luther College
Cathryn Crowe
ISTC
Sylvia Larson
Perry Paulson
Raymond Erhardt
Clarence Johnson
Robert Smith
David
Helen Dibble
Mrs Dibble
Cnase
Labor Union
Shipton
South Mill St
Carla
William Wede
Lyle ‘Olson
Dean Mitts
Art Schott
Richard Osterhus
Myr
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Glen ‘Nims
Lyle Olson
Glen Nims
J. A. Erickson
Nowman Erickson
Robert Larsen
Steven
Iowa City
Elmer ‘Olson
Emma Olson
Mary ‘Olsen
Wayne Olson
Mrs
Kenneth Gress
Claude Gress
Clara Gress
Bill ‘Brehm
Mt. Vernon
Henry Schweinerus
Andrew Gerner
Kern
Chicago
Norbert Gerher
Marie Leui
Bernard ‘Waters
Postville
Carlin
Emma Bear
Laura B. Helmer
American Legion Auxiliary
WSCS
Laura Helmer
Almer Amundson
George Hanson
Kathleen
Richard
Carrie Thor
Elmer Larson
Son
Quinton Olson
Teresa
Rose Oleon
Mrs. Palmer Hallin
Minneapolis
Art Helgerson
Art ‘Helgerson
Gen. i Frieden
Allan and
Howard Johnson
Mrs. Norman Reinertson
Gordon Hoopman
Bill Schmidt
Song of
Clarence Thorson
Gerald Sehneider
Louise Miller
Louis Thoma
Joan
Springville
Max’ Thoma
Keith Thoma
Mike
Jeffrey
Christie
Len Simek
Mrs. Orville Berg and Sons
Bud Schrader
Jimmie
Kanawha
Harriet Dugstad
Clermont Directories
Turkey
Clermont, Iowa
Felco
Lear
Clermont Co-operative
Lyle Gunderson
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