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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
3
DeSales defeated Pretivin 77 to 55 in a varsity game after leading 15-12 at the end of the first quarter and 23-12 at halftime. Junior varsity also saw DeSales topping Pretivin 54-25. The article lists numerous local residents visiting, hospital news, and social events surrounding the team and community.
Clermont area social notes recount visitors and guests from Dubuque Independence West Union and Postville. Christmas special from Klingman’s offers a free shirt tie and belt with every suit priced from forty eight dollars. другие local visits include the Wengers in West Union and numerous calls on the Martin Anderson and Fischer households.
Senior auxiliary members are reminded of the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday December 14 at 7 30 pm at Mrs Normal Olson home. The program covers Rehabilitation by Mrs Lloyd Meier and Mrs Lorranne Crowe with National News Review by Mrs Roy Knight.
Winners of the Gold Bond Stamps given away at Leo's U Save Store last week include Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa Mrs. John Halverson Mrs. Bill Lerch Mrs. Buelah Lubke and Mrs. Lloyd Meier.
Luther League members from Clermont churches and St Olaf church sponsor a special program on Race and Religion at Luther College in Decorah on Sunday December 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. Dr Glen Nelson Rev Nelson Trout and students involved in race problems were the guests and speakers.
Cresco Notre Dame defeated De Sales 74-62 on Tuesday night at Cresco. The Knights led 44-26 at halftime, extended the edge to 57-43 in the third, and held on to secure the win.
The Clermont Farm Bureau Homemakers will meet Friday December 10 at 2 00 PM at the Millard Nelson home. Roll call will be A Christmas tradition in our family. Installation of officers and a gift exchange will take place.
Mrs om Hayzlett spent Thursday evening to Friday evening at Richard Kohls home. Mr and Mrs Hayzlett were Sunday dinner guests there. Mrs Roger Reeder visited with sister Mrs Leonard Olson in West Union hospital. Rollo Long of Rockford was a Saturday supper guest in the Don Reeder home. Mrs Lyle Martin and Mrs Melvin Hanson visited Wednesday in the Robert Musser home. Mr and Mrs Bob Peters of Waterloo called on Vivien Peters and the Kohls and Hayzlett families Friday. Alice Boyer of West Union was a supper guest in the Don Reeder home. The Lyle Martin family were Sunday dinner guests in the Melvin Hanson home. The Billy Peters family hosted supper Sunday for Cindy Peters 13th birthday with guests the George Pape family Clermont Mrs Vivien Peters and the Gerald Blockhus family. Jeri Martin, D Ana Cline and
Sally Stephenson stayed as an overnight guest of Debbie DeSart on Saturday with no additional details available.
Last week in social studies the seventh and eighth grade held debates on Viet Nam and the Amish. After Thanksgiving vacation the class read about France in North America and took a test on units one and two. In Grade Boys Basketball the seventh and eighth grade team defeated the MFL Bulls 31 to 13 on Nov 30, in their first game of the year. Tom Zurbriggen led with 14 points. The 7th and 8th grade girls and boys have been square-dancing this week. Badminton finals will be decided Thursday or Friday. In 8th Grade English students studied verb tenses and began plays in literature with Diane Kohler.
Debra Friederich notes 7th graders completed a geography chapter titled Farmers Through the Centuries. Students now study land weather and the farmer focusing on soil climate and related farming knowledge.
In science as a sixth unit on The Energy of Sound students built crude instruments and studied the ear structure. In math they analyzed conditions and graphs, Cartesian sets, solution sets, compound conditions, and checked past chapters.
In science this week students studied heavenly bodies and star evolution. The class saw film strips on the sun’s energy from nuclear fission. A field trip to Luther College Planetarium in Decorah is planned for December 7. Also, 7th Grade Girls' Basketball: they beat MFL 67 to 38 for their first win, with Karen Olson scoring 23 points.
The Illyria News notes the evening circle will meet with Mrs. Milo Frieden and Mrs. Kenneth Strong next Thursday evening Dec 16. Glen Yearous family visited Le Roy Stumme at Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Wilson called in the Minnie Wilson home in Wadena Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Medberry were Sunday guests in the Kenneth Medberry home. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Howard and Ann dined with the Don Dominy household Sunday.
Fremont Ogle and family hosted in Waverly with a weekend visit from Monona, while Melbert Baechler and the Selk family welcomed guests. Alton Medherry and the Shaffer, Torson, Bennett, and Meyer households shared meals and Sunday gatherings with local families including the Gehring and Strong households in Cedar Rapids and Tantha Strong visiting her parents.
Christmas selections lead Moore's of Elgin store sales with shoppers flocking to seasonal displays. Local patrons reported strong demand for gift items and holiday decor as crowds filled aisles and assisted staff in finding popular trinkets.
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