Clérmont C E S Elects Officers and Chapter O E S Cadet Officers
Clérmont C E S elects officers and chapter O E S cadet officers at their December 1 meeting. Officers named include Mrs Herbert Dummermuth Worthy Matron Walter Follett Worthy Patron and Mrs Ruth Starkey Assistant Worthy Matrons. Laird Cline Assistant Worthy Patron and Mrs Kenton Krueger sec. An dine Vasby treas. Mrs Walter Follett Conductress and Mrs Louie Olson assistant conductress. Remainder to be appointed. installation January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. E
Herbert Dummermuth
Walter Follett
Ruth Starkey
B P Women’s Christmas Party Held At Mrs Bear Home
The Business and Professional Women’s club hosted a Christmas party and luncheon at Mrs. Millard Bear’s home with Santa delivering treats. A short business meeting preceded a bridge game with prizes to Mrs. Elmer Olson and Mrs. Evelyn Olson, and a 1954 55 program was announced listing monthly hosts and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Bear
Gayle Nickels
John Bakewell
Verni Engle
CaBes
Santa Claus
Elmer Olson
Evelyn Olson
Howard Boyle
Harlan Schultz
Dean. DeSart
Phyllis Skeen
Aldora Anderson
Louis A. Olson
Andine Vasby
WSCS Meeting at Alderson Home
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs Merle Alderson's home on Monday evening December 6 with co host Mrs La Nora Halverson. The worship service The Prince of Peace was led by Mrs H A Lubke and the lesson The Heart of the Christmas Story by Mrs Clarence Tatro. Carols were played and Mrs Elmer Easler reviewed Study of India. The society received a $5 gift from Riverside Social Club to be sent to a Methodist children's home for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Merle Alderson
la Nora Halverson
H. A. Lubke
Clarence Tatro
Elmer Easler
India
Riverside
Christmas Worship and Classes at East Clermont Parish
Schedule lists catechetical classes at West Clermont and East Clermont, with divine worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, choir rehearsals Thursdays, and Christmas program events including a festival worship at 7:30 p.m. on Dec 23 and 26. Parish Brotherhood meeting noted for Tuesday, Dec 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Clermont
Highland
Parish Brotherhood
East Clermont
St Peters Church Schedule by Rev Cooney Pastor
St Peters Church announces Sunday Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a m daily Mass at 7:00 a m Saturday mass at 7 30 a m Confessions offered Saturday evening and before Mass services conducted by Pastor Rev Robert Cooney.
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Robert Cooney
Methodist Church Service At 8 46 A M Sunday
Our bi weekly worship service will be held this coming Sunday at 8 46 a m We will take a special offering for world service and conference benevolences All are cordially invited to worship with us.
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B. G. Steinman
Sunday services and study at Full Gospel church
Full Gospel un denomi national Sunday school at 10 00 a m Sunday services at 11 00 a m and 8 00 p m Bible study Thursday at 9 00 pm The Rev and Mrs James Schilling pastors In school house 2 12 miles west of Clermont on highway 18 Everyone welcome.
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James Schilling
Clermont
Highway 18
Service Club Christmas Meeting and Officers Elected
The Service Women's Club held a Christmas party and regular meeting on December 7 at Mrs. Henry Amundson’s home with fifteen members present. Activities included carol singing, prayers, readings by Mrs. Burrow Vasby Nel son, birthday songs for Mrs. Gress and Mrs. Vasby, and the election of new officers: pres Mrs. George J Belschner, vice-pres Mrs. Irene Ostlie, sec’y Mrs. Henry Kittelson, treas Mrs. Otto Vasby. The January gathering will be at Mrs. Astrid Kimball’s home. The Public Library will be closed Friday December 24 for Christmas vacation but open Friday December 31 at usual time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Service Women’s Club
Henry Amundson
Wm. Burrow
Otto Vasby
Arthur Nelson
Claude Gress
Vasby
George J Belschner
Irene Ostlie
Henry Kittelson
Sec'y
Treas
Astrid Kimball
Speech contest date set for January 11 at CHS
CHS schedules a three center speech contest with humor oratory dramatic and radio divisions. Students compete in groups with a critic judge selecting representatives for further competition. Thirty names are listed for multiple categories including orators, dramatic presenters, and radio speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHS
Aise
Mary Schultz
Rose Larson
Helen Burger
Duarte Gutcher
Arthur Matt
JoAnn Mabb
Cathryn Crowe
Barbara Thies
Vivian Easler
Gerene Larson
Harlan Schultz
Mary Barnhouse
Sheryl Peterson
Bonnie Bergeson
Arlene Knudsen
Pauline Nygaard
Patricia Morse
Mary Swenson
Shirley Ames
JoAnn Moore
Charles Wagner
Patsy Gass
Annette Wenger
Karen Jacobson
Vera Hangartner
Marilyn Guyer
Elaine Tatro
Doris Ames
Paul Hackmann
Wendell Baechler
John Knudsen
James Durr
Keith Aanes
Ann Larson
Dorothy Helgerson
Helen Henderson
Sandra Olson
Harlan Meyer
Bert Henderson
Dean Schneider
LaVern Swenson
John Knudgen
Bobby Swenson
Joyce Bennett
Janice Olson
Bonnie Hergeson
Jean Morse
Mary Olson
Joan’ Bennett
Christmas Vacation Hints and School Updates
Eighth graders look forward to Christmas vacation as reports cover health drug discoveries, arithmetic review, and literature on Paul Bunyan. David Helgerson wrote the best Sleepy Hollow tale, while American history discusses travel themes and opinion on unit questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bunyan
David Helgerson
Sleepy.Hollow
Seventh Grade Notes On School Days And Projects
Students count down to Christmas vacation with ten days left. They just finished a social studies unit and started a new one while arithmetic covers fractions decimals and percents. After Christmas seventh graders will send clothing to Germany. In literature they took a test on The Violin Maker of Cremona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Cremona
Sixth Graé and Good Americans Club Attend December Meeting
The Sixth Graé and The Good Americans' Club held a busy December gathering during recess, with members discussing activities and plans for the coming period. Officials noted engagement and forthcoming events in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Americans
Gusieouas
Aeom Pian
Tssende
Arel Rreompiente
Paani
Nomination Papers Filed for Norman Amundson
Norman Amundson of Grand Mead Township four miles east of Clermont seeks election as Clayton County Soil District commissioner. A dinner program in Elkader on Wednesday Jan 19 will include polls from 5 to 10 p m. He is a young farmer and state winner in the 1953 State Soil Conservation Award contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Amundson
Clermont
Grand Meadow Township
Clayton County
Elkader
Norman
Follett and Waters Unite in Des Moines Church Wedding
Marilyn Follett of Clermont and Edward Waters of Postville wed in the Chapel of St. Augustina Des Moines on Friday December 10 at two o clock in the afternoon. Father Gaul officiated the double ring ceremony in the presence of relatives and close friends with white mums decorating the altar. The bride wore a ballerina length Chantilly lace gown over satin and carried red roses in a colonial bouquet. Mabel mom of the bride wore aqua and red roses. The groom wore a white carnation boutonniere. A reception followed at the Cloud room of Des Moines Municipal Airport. The couple will reside in Des Moines after a short wedding trip. Attending from the area were Ambrose Waters and Dayton Goddard of Postville plus Follett and Nelson families of Clermont and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Follett
W.C. Follett
Clermont
Edward J. Waters
Ambrose Waters
Postville
St. Augustina
Des Moines
Father Gaul
Flynn
Douglas Conger
Dale Meyer
Ft. Atkinson
Follett
Waters
Dayton Goddard
Walter Follett
Carolyn
Willy, Nelson
Kenton Krueger
Millard Nelson, Jr
Dale-Meyer
Engagement Announcement of Meyer and Becker
Mr and Mrs Harvey Meyer announce the engagement of their daughter La Mae to Charles L Becker son of Mr and Mrs Louis Becker of Elgin Miss Meyer is a Clermont High School graduate and Mr Becker a Elgin High School graduate He is employed at the Postville creamery No date has been set for the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Meyer
la Mae
Charles L. Becker
Louis Becker
Elgin
East Clermont Societies Meet for Christmas Box Drive
East Clermont Societies convened December 2 at church parlors with hostesses listed. Program chair was Mrs Merril Gunderson. Hymn and prayers followed by reports from improvement, treasurer, self denial, bank offering, promotion and literature, cradle roll. They voted to send gifts to Lutheran welfare, KWLC fund, Beloit children’s home, mission piano fund, American Bible Society, Zion Society of Israel, and to students from the local church college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Mdris
Joe Baker
Clarence Peterson
James Olson
Tilpher Bilden
Pearl Peterson
Merril Gunderson
Lutheran Welfare
Kwlc Women’s Hour Radio Fund
Beloit Children’s Home
Piano Fund
Mission Home
Decorah
American Bible Society
Book Mission
Zion Society of Israel
Our Church College
Merril Gundergan
S. B. Knudsen
Ernest Holt
Marsha Lyngans
Hilder Bilden
Knudsen
Lyngaas Hovden Engagement Noted in Postville
Mr and Mrs Ewald Lyngaas of Postville announce the engagement of their daughter Janet to Verne Hovden son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hovden of Ridgeway. Janet Lyngaas a Clermont High School graduate has worked in KOEL Oelwein traffic dept for 2 1/2 years. Hovden a Decorah High School graduate served three years in the Navy and is a farmer. The wedding is planned for February at the East Clermont Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald Lyngaas
Postville
Janet
Verne Hovden
Henry Hovden
Ridgeway
Misa Lyngaas
Clermont High School
Koel, Oelwein
Howden
Decorah High School
Navy
Clermont
Ghuneh
Funeral Held for Mrs. Bertha Gurina Olson in Minnesota
Mrs. Alfred Olson traveled to Preston Minnesota to attend the funeral of her sister in law Mrs. Jim Johnson Bertha Gurina Olson longtime community worker before her marriage to Mr. Johnson She resided in Minnesota until her death Also in attendance were Mrs Ed Johnson Mrs Ole Reierson and her son Mrs Willard Martin and her son and daughter
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Alfred Olson
Preston
Minn
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Bertha Gurina Olson
Minnesota
Ed Johnson
Ole Reierson
Willard Martin
Killed When Tractor Overturns
Funeral services were held for Oliver Christopherson a 47 year old farmer crushed to death when his tractor overturned on his Arlington area farm. He died Thursday afternoon while hauling fertilizer. Survived by a wife two sons Larry and Lynas two daughters Louise Tucker and Louann and by his father Chris Christopherson and sister Mrs Lorie Straw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Christopherson
Brandt
Oelwein
Woodlawn
Mr. Christopherson
Clermont
Arlington
Christopherson
Larry
Lynas
Waterloo
Louisa Tucker
Rice Lake
Wis
Louann
Chris Christopherson
Dubuque
Lorie Straw
Davenport
St Peters Christmas Program Presented by School Children
The children of St Peter's school will present a Christmas program Friday December 19 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday December 19 at 8:00 p.m. Both shows are at St Peter's hall with a Friday candle lighting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter's School
St. Peter's Hall
Clermont-Elgin Schools Close for Christmas Vacation
Clermont-Elgin schools dismiss at 3 00 p m on Thursday December 23 and close for Christmas vacation until January 4 An alumni basketball game at Clermont on Monday December 27 features Clermont High School alumni against current girls and boys teams to raise funds for a Chicago trip in spring Fayette county girls basketball tournament set for Stanley during the week of January 3 Clermont Elgin plays Arlington January 3 at 845 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont-Elgin
Clermont
Clermont High School
Chicago
Fayette County
Stanley
Arlington
Vesper Service Christmas Vespers Sponsored by Clermont Study Club
Annual community Christmas vespers at the Presbyterian church at 3 00 p m with Mrs M H Moore as program chairman ushers Mrs Willet Miller and Mrs Carman Swenson. Rev Paul Clark leads audience invocation silent night songs grade school chorus Christmas gospel and benediction. Descriptions list readings and musical selections by Ramona Olson and the Double Mixed Quartet among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont Study Club
Presbyterian Church
M. H. Moore
Willet Miller
Carman Swenson
Clark
In Service Promoted and Homecomings Noted in Community
Capt. Ver non L. Reierson of Box 431 West Lafayette Indiana is promoted to captain and son of Ray Reierson Clermont. Carman W. Swenson of Clermont completes first term or sophomore year at the Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland. Christmas leave set Dec 18 to Jan 2 for visits. Also reports Army discharge of Capt Bernard Schrader after eight months in Japan. A 2c Donald Gutcher returns from Hunter Field Savannah Georgia on 15 day Christmas furlough, recently promoted from A3c to A2c, with wives Gerald Gutcher and B. Rie el meeting him in Prairie du Chien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. Reierson
West Lafayette
Ind
Ray Reierson
Clermont
Mma
Carman W. Swenson
Carman L. Swenson
WU. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Bernard
Bud) Schrader
Japan
Hig
Des Moines
Donald Gutcher
Savannah
Hunter Field
Gerald Gutcher
B. Rie
Prairie du Chien
Gass Man Admitted To Veterans Hospital For Observation
Mr and Mrs Herbert Gass and Mrs Art Erbe with Arthur Gass drove to Java City on Wednesday where Herb entered 6 W Veterans Hospital for observation and treatment. Mail addressed to him will reach the hospital there. In LaCrosse Emma Anderson, ill for weeks, has been taken to Lutheran Hospital for further treatment. Milo Anderson spent Monday visiting his mother in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vets Hospital
Herbert Gass
Art Erbe
Arthur Gass
Java City
Herb
Veterans Hospital
LaCrosse Hospital
Emma Anderson
LaCrosse
Wis
Lutheran Hospital
Milo Anderson
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Alderson
Best Buy
Florenge
Clermont Lutheran Parish
St. Peter’s Church
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Dicken
Charles Dickens
America
Georde
Dist
Follett. Waters
St. Peter’s
Vesper Service
Rev. Clark
Chrimont Brick & Sand Co
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