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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1931

Page

9

East Clermont Lutheran church annual business meeting notes

The East Clermont church held its annual business meeting last Monday with a large turnout. Reports showed favorable results, large remodeling of the basement nearly complete at about 1500 dollars, financed mainly by the Ladies' Sewing Circle with only 400 unpaid.

East Clermont George Hanson Pres. Lloyd Asnes Joseph Olzon Sven Blockhus H. ED Gilbertson George Hishton Henry Kittleson West Clermont S. E. Nelson L. C. Larson E. E. Bilden Martin, Nelson A. A. Erickson Lloyd Anderson Louise Amundson

West L L Program At West Clermont Luther Lea Milford Solo

West Clermont Luther League program listing Milford piano and violin solos by Vivian Shave Vernon Anderson clarinet solo John Kaletad sermon Rev G Gunsten songs choir collection doxology by congregation and blessing by the pastor. Mrs Joe Cahalan of Spokane Washington visiting relatives here.

West Clermont Luther Lea- Milford Fiano Vivian ‘Shave Vernon Anderson John Kaletad G. Gunsten Joe Cahalan Spokane Wish

Council Advances Street Lighting. Opera House Stalls

At a Glermont town council meeting, officials approved a contract with the lighting company to install enough new lamps in the north part of town to improve service. The Clermont opera house project drew no action as Mayor Paulson noted no one is ready to take charge, despite popular support and council interest.

Glermont Town Opera House Paulson

Lubre Store Starts Pre Christmas Sale

H A Labke plans a big smashing sale starting today to move half his stock. An Enterprise note says 4 000 darten bills were printed Monday and sent out Tuesday as details were handled by Labke. The sale emphasizes price savings and customer value. In other local notes, the first grandchild for Mr and Mrs E C Olson and Mr and Mrs Herman Rolfs is born in Yakima Washington. Anna Larson spends winter with her sister near town while Inga travels to Minneapolis. Will Oshalan, recently operated on at Town City university hospital, returns home.

H. A. Labke Lubke Yakima Wash E. C. Olson Herman Rolfs Anna Larson Henry Wolfs Inga Minneapolis Will Oshalan University Hospital Town City

Clermont Community Notes and Banquet Plans

Clermont residents shared visits and events from December. The Clermont Commercial Club planned a Christmas tree on December 25 and a football banquet at the Commercial Hotel. The Junior class presents The Girl Who Forgot December 17. Local clubs held craft demonstrations and a pot luck supper to support the free public library with $141 raised. A fish protection official spoke on river rescue efforts along the Mississippi, detailing extensive fish salvaging and distribution projects.

Clermont Commercial Club Clermont High School Fayette Commercial Hotel Commercial Club

St Peter's Church Weekend Mass Schedule 1928

St Peters Church announces mass times for the weekend Saturday December 12 at 9 am and Sunday December 13 at 10 am Sermon topic The Church of the Cats combs Rev J F McCaffery pastor serves scripture from Philippians 4 4 7 and John 1 1928 church notices mention Bt Paul St John and the sermon headlined by the pastor event details drawn from a church bulletin

Paul Philippians St. John Church of the Catscombs J. F. McCaffery

Lutheran Church Notes Highland and Clermont Programs

Highland Church offers diving services in English with holy communion. It announces the annual business meeting of the congregation next Monday December 14 at 10 80 o clock West Clermont Church hosts a Luther League program Sunday evening at 7 30 o'clock G Gunsten Pantor

Highland Church West Clermont Church G. Gunsten Pantor

Legion Auxiliary Meeting Adopts Poppy Plan

The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Albert Christianson’s home with Mrs. Frautchy and Mrs. Ole Christianson as hostesses. The rehabilitation committee placed a cigarette-box drop for hospital veterans donations and the group voted to order 500 poppies. Refreshments followed the adjournment.

American Legion Auxiliary Albert Christianson Frautchy Ole Christianson Committee On Rehabilitation

In Memory of Lydia Thorson Remembrance Verse

A memorial note for Lydia Thorson dated three years past December 10 1928 with lines on loss and faith. The poem expresses mourning and submission to God’s will. It appears among various community notices and advertisements in the issue.

Lydia Thorson

Weekend Visit Notes From Cedar Rapids Arrivals

Eleanore Priby spent the weekend visiting relatives and friends in Cedar Rapids. Guests Sunday in the L. O. Larson home included Mr and Mrs Otto Larson Mr and Mrs Leo Larson and Mr and Mrs Oliver Christoferson. Sunday visitors at the Martin Blockhus home in West Union included Mr and Mrs Nels Gilbert and family and Mrs Berg. Mrs Berg, who had been visiting at the Nels Gilbert home, returned to the Henry Wilson home on Tuesday.

Eleanore Priby Cedar Rapids Otto Larson Leo Larson Oliver Christoferson L. O. Larson Nels Gilbert Berg Martin Blockhus Weat Union B. Berg Henry Wilson

Entered in Post Office at Clermont Iowa

The Clermont Enterprise notes the town paper is entered in the Clermont post office as second class matter in Fayette County Iowa, indicating official mailing status for distribution.

Clermont Enterprise Clermont Fayette County Iowa

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