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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
3
Clermont Local News Editor Mrs. Lucy Engle will issue receipts for both new and renewal prawn submissions or notices referenced by Paola Sall.
Clermont residents shared a busy week with family milestones and community gatherings. Families welcomed newborn Alice Lee Hackmann at Postville hospital. Dibble and Shepard kin planned extended Arizona visits. The Christmas kiddies show at Ford Garage drew 230 children, followed by ice cream. Various parties honored birthdays and anniversaries with gifts, bridge, and pot luck meals. A funeral in Osage for Albert Anderson was attended by local relatives.
Clermont community is grieved by the death of C C Miller after a period of illness. The feature includes remembrances of local figures, school athletes, church notices, and a long list of social visits, funerals, and community events reflecting life in the town.
We extend heartfelt thanks to relatives neighbors and friends for gifts of food and flowers at the time of our father and grandfather’s passing. Special thanks to the musicians Rev Jones for comforting words the O E S for serving meals and all who helped lighten our sorrow. 16o. Children and Grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Franz Appelman and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Bess Greenley and Linda Lou at Oelwein. Mrs Ted Askleson and Nora Askleson of West Union were visitors Monday afternoon in the Lester Anderson home. Mr and Mrs Ed Barnes and Mr and Mrs Richard Griebenow and Dennis spent Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
Farmers note the best method to teach calves grain is to place it before them and let them eat on their own. It may take about a month before the herd begins to eat more substantially, but the practice gradually shapes their appetite without force.
A reader expresses thanks for reading progress and Christmas decorations in the room. Grateful acknowledgment goes to Mrs Belschner Griebenow Accola Moore and Wenger plus others who helped. Also mentions Iowa farmland value rising to 147 dollars per acre over the past year.
Third and Fourth Grade pupils submitted den card work this week, with eight completed in 3rd grade and six in 4th grade. Students created desert animal and plant drawings, mapped desert regions, and produced posters of a Bedouin tent and surroundings.
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