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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
7
A winter highway tale shows how one reckless pass on snow lingers in tragedy. A motorist’s unsafe act blinds a truck, triggers a crash with a bus, and leaves a wake of injuries and property loss. Nearby families are drawn into the consequences as the small town recovers from the accident. The piece mingles a cautionary incident with local social notes about birthday gatherings and dinners.
The Clermont Study Club met Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Lucian Appelman's home with nine members present. Program chairman Mrs. J B Shipton reviewed Wind Over Wisconsin and a special collection was voted to aid local families. The November Club Woman was reviewed by Mrs. B Riegel. The next meeting is set for Monday evening December 17 at Mrs M C Larson's home featuring a Christmas program and candy exchange.
JoAnn Nelson daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Nelson and Jack A Sexton son of Mr and Mrs Witt Sexton both of Cedar Rapids were married November 24 in Kirkville Missouri by Rev Archie Cooper. Witnesses were Harold Sexton and wife. The bride, a Clermont High School 1955 graduate, once worked as a telephone operator in Clermont and now is employed at Collins Radio Co Cedar Rapids. The groom works for Lefebvre Corporation.
Gerald L. Guyer, H N 9739-46-49, Main Dispensary Norfolk Naval Ship Yard Portsmouth Va, arrives in Germany. A letter to his parents says Gerald safely reached Germany. A group of boys taking driver tests after arrival. Gerald ranked highest and chose executive lieutenant officer role over chauffeur. Notices mention society meeting and visits by local residents.
Rev Paul A Clark opens the schedule with a Friday November 9 630 PM picnic supper and Every Member Canvass at Mrs Cornelius N Olson home. A Trinity 2CXIV 730 AM Holy Communion follows on Sunday November 11 with Women's United Thank Offering gathering. Further services listed for Trinity XXV November 18 730 AM morning prayer and November 25 Holy Communion.
Gospel Message Church led by Pastor Lester Lease holds morning worship at 10 45 a m and evening evangelistic service at 8 p m located three miles west of Clermont on Highway 16. A welcome is extended to all.
Clermont parish under Pastor S B Knudsen posts services and classes. West Clermont lists Thursday 7 and 9, Sunday 9 30 worship and 10 30 school, plus membership class at 7 30 and Luther League. East Clermont adds catechetical and Sunday classes with worship and membership sessions, plus a Tuesday mothers club meeting with Selma Taylor.
Mr and Mrs John Sampson welcome their nineteenth grandchild, a son named Michael Dean weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces born in Atlanta Georgia on November 18 to Mr and Mrs Norman Sampson.
Mrs. Frank Leehy is a medical patient at Postville hospital with a knee infection. Henry Schweinerus is also a knee infection patient at Postville hospital from a recent accident. C. M. Kneeland entered University Hospital Iowa City for observation tests and treatment. Address listed as C-42 University Hospitals Iowa City.
Executors Gussie B Miller and Willett W Miller were appointed by the District Court of Fayette County Iowa on November 20 1956 to administer the Wm B Miller estate late of the county. All debts must be paid to the executors and all claims presented to the court for allowance. C W Antes attorney West Union Iowa.
Highway Patrol reports October activity rose sharply from the prior year with 24 816 motorist contacts and 4 191 summonses. Warning tickets went to 3 007 drivers and 15 640 faulty equipment tickets were issued. Accident investigations totaled 618 with 366 resulting summonses. Fines from patrol charges in October totaled 69 881.67 dollars.
Two thank you notices from Ralph Wells of Ravenna Ohio and Mrs Ruth Starkey of Decorah thanking friends relatives and local clergy for cards visits and gifts during hospital stays and recovery The messages express appreciation and best wishes from the couples respectively locally and in Ravenna Ohio
The C E and C B girls faced Stanley with a tight 57 51 win for the C B team. Arlene Knudsen led with 24 points, followed by Judy Larson 17 and Becky Olson 14 as Madonna Lantz and Nannette Swartz added for Stanley. The match capped a strong home showing and featured solid defense. Thanksgiving activities included five seniors performing in the all state music festival in Des Moines alongside rehearsals and a grand concert. The group also attended Oklahoma and theater entertainment during downtime.
A school notes the growing complexity in Junior News English with poetry by Stephen Vincent Benet and lessons on punctuation, dates, and commercial law. Students face a physics starter about sound, track, and the 1.4 second interval, plus a lightning delay timing exercise.
Industrial arts and vocational agriculture boys work on projects this week while homemaking girls sew dresses. Business arithmetic tests cover interest and discount, geometry class recently tested on parallel and perpendicular lines. Continued to Page 4.
Twenty Luther College students earned recognition in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Stephen Knudsen of Clermont heads Musical Union and helps sponsor Handel Messiah events while active in KWLC radio, choir, classical clubs, and campus organizations. He majors in English with minors in history and Bible and plans seminary study.
The West Clermont Priscilla Working Band served one hundred ninety two dinners at the church hall for the annual Co op dinner. Mgr Lyte Gainderson reported a successful year. Frank Anderson spoke on cooperative financing and credit, Selmer Heller added words. W O Follett Vernon Anderson and Reuben Steffens elected to the board. Ames Olson won a $10 trade door prize. Follett named president Anderson vice president and Clarence Kittelson secretary.
The Riverside social club met Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Bob Mott’s home with Mrs. James Anderson assisting. A Christmas party was planned for Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 12:30 with dinner at the Mott residence. Bingo awarded prizes to Mrs. L. T. N. Olson, George Larson, James Anderson, and Bob Mott. Mrs. Mott also won the door prize.
Dorothy Knapp of Cedar Rapids spent Sunday through Tuesday at the Clarence Tatro home. Patty Horan spent the weekend in Oelwein at the Melvin Weigel residence.
The Clermont fire department has purchased a resuscitator housed at the fire station. It is available to all residents in need. For use, contact Fire Chief Richard Griebenow or the Clermont telephone operator who will relay to a firefighter.
Monday December 10 Legion meets and B P Women’s Christmas meeting. Tuesday December 11 American Legion Auxiliary. Wednesday December 12 Riverside Social Club Christmas party Town Ladies Aid Junior Auxiliary. Thursday December 13 Ladies’ bridge club.
The Christmas seal envelopes are slow to return with 85 collected to date and 14 envelopes sent, a little over half response. Help chairman Mrs. Fred Cline finish the project quickly by donating to fight tuberculosis. Lew Shepard of Fayette called at Phil Steffens home Saturday.
Motorist guidance notes that stopping distance equals living distance and stresses brakes must be effective. It warns that poor brakes double stopping distance and cut living distance in half, urging action when the brake pedal sits near the floor at Riverside Service Station in Clermont.
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