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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1939

Page

7

Rosary Society Names Committees For Bake Sale Plans

The Rosary Society and Altar Guild of St. Peter's church met at Mrs M Kneeland's home on Feb 2 with 17 members and one guest, Mrs Guritz. President Mrs Walter Kohis named committees for Program, Sick, Publicity, and Fancy Work and plans a bake sale set for Feb 18.

The Rosary Society Altar Guild St. Peter’s Church M. Kneeland Frank Leehy Margaret Sheehy Alma Smith Guritz Walter Kohis Agnes Kneeland Brady Paulson A. J. Priest J. P. Sullivan Howard Boyle Mae Carlin Herman Griebenow Norbert Gerner

Clermont Calendar February 9 East Clermont Sewing Circle

February calendar items list community meetings and events at East Clermont Sewing Circle Monona and Postville basketball games Bridge clubs and Legion activities plus a note Violet Ruroden's return to her parents near Gander after a ten day visit with Barney Larson family

East Clermont Sewing Circle Monona Postville American Legion and Auxiliary West Violet Ruroden Adolph Ruroden Gander Barney Larson

Clermont School News Highlights Student Work and Sports

Clermont students across grades engage in diverse studies from women and children in industry to literature, science, and algebra. The 7th and 8th grades report spelling, letter writing, and book reports while the 5th and 6th grades celebrate office elections, cleanliness contests, and tests. In sports, Clermont boys beat Maynard 48 to 20 as girls won 30 to 25, extending a season win streak to sixteen.

Barnabeth Olson Dean Harris Helen Halverson

Ladies' Aid Society Names Committees and Reports

The Ladies' Aid Society lists Program Music Membership Relief Ways and Means Annual Tea Library and Reserve Librarians committees led by Mrs. J. E. White and others. Secretary and treasurer report 1938 receipts total 162.49 with disbursements 161.12 leaving a year end balance of 101.12. Guests from Fennimore, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Relgon, visited and departed for Rochester by car the next day.

Ladies' Aid Society J. E. White Gordon Junker B. A. Lenhart L. H. Appelman H. H. Follett W. R. Blake W. J. Nelson Harold Landsgard Lent Simek I. C. Jerdee Arnold Sturmmne L. L. Carr Richard Banning Margaret Sheehy E. L. [ Crowe Martin Nelson W. J. Rafferty I. C.jerdee E. L. Crowe J. C. Halverson Andine Vasbey H. B. Greenley J. C. Jerdee Len Simek R. V. Brandt Dan Burke Book Union Guild

Local Real Estate Transfers and Community Notes

Real estate transfers from W J Rogers abstract office for week ending Jan 27 include Nels E Iverson to Richard L Olson WD $500 Ls 19 and 20 B 13 Clermont LeNora Halverson to Ben Berns and wife Agnes WD $1 NW NW and 2rd 6 ft off W side of N 30 1-4 a NE NW and NN 20 1-4 a NE NW 1-94 7 and 6 a SW SE and all $ of public highway in E 12 SE 35 and SW SW and a strip of land 2rd 5 ft wide off W side SE SW and SE SW 36-95-7. Dinner guests: Mr and Mrs George Larson and daughter at A J Priest home. Guests: Mr and Mrs Ray Sires and family of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs Oran Brandt and son of Castalia. “There's Always Tomorrow” by Maynard drama students directed by Lavanda Carr won Fayette County one act play contest. Wadena placed second. Contest sponsored by Fayette County Schoolmasters Club with trophies to winning schools. Sympathy notes for Junior Simpson, five, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Simpson for Mr Version, suffering from nephrosis with body swelling. He has been bedfast since August. forty blood transfusions given.

W. J. Rogers Nels E. Iverson Richard L. Olson Clermont LeNora Halverson Ben Berns Agnes George Larson A. J. Priest Ray Sires Cedar Rapids Oran Brandt Castalia E. €. Olson Maynard Dramatic Students Lavanda Carr Fayette County Hawkeye Wadena Fayette County Schoolmasters’ Club Junior Simpson Earl Simpson

Bomb explosions hit London subway stations injure several

Radiophoto shows the wrecked cloakroom at Leicester Square after a blast believed from the outlawed IRA. A second bomb exploded at Tottenham Court Road in luggage rooms. Five people injured at Leicester Square and two at Tottenham Court Road, one seriously. Police augmented by 10000 to safeguard vital services amid a conspiratorial scare reminiscent of the Gunpowder Plot.

London England Leicester Square Tottenham Court Road

In Appreciation from Postville Note of Thanks

Ira Peterson thanks relatives and friends for cards greetings flowers and favors during hospital stay. Mr and Mrs Vern Meyer and daughter Elaine and Mr and Mrs Wm Harris of Postville were guests at supper with Mr and Mrs Wm Schweinerus. Anna Nordhus of Detroit on way to Chicago visited Wilbur Jenson and then at Andrew Nordhus home. Mrs Marguerite Rogers and Mrs Clifton Pringle hosted four tables of bridge with prizes to Mrs Martin Nelson Geneva Wells and Margaret Sheehy.

Postville Hospital Ira Peterson Vern Meyer Elaine Wm. Harris Postville Wm. Schweinerus Anna Nordhus Detroit Mich Marguerite Rogers Clifton Pringle Martin Nelson Geneva Wells Margaret Sheehy

East Luther League Program and Community Notes

The East Luther League outlines a Sunday evening program on February 19 with scripture reading, prayers, songs, and reports led by Rev. E E Ramsey and Eunice Landsgard, plus musical selections and Bible verses. Community updates include guests at local homes, Verla Gunderson returning to Cedar Falls, illnesses, Thanksgiving dinner at a farm, and a successful American Legion Auxiliary rummage and bake sale raising 35 dollars.

East Luther League Tapic Eunice Landsgard Lavanda Olson Almer Amundson Beulah Gunderson Tilpher Hilden

Singing Church services and events at Lutheran parish

The Singing Church holds Sunday services with Epistle and Gospel readings, divines at West Clermont at 9 30 a m and East church at 11 a m, East Luther League at 7 30 p m, and the East Sewing Circle meets Thursday Feb 9 with Mrs Clarence Peterson Mrs Henry Peterson and Myrtle Peters on as hostesses. Also notes social visits and local community announcements including tire ads and a birthday celebration at the Carmen Swenson home with a large invited group.

Singing Church Sexage West Clermont East Church Luther League East Sewing Circle Clarence Peterson Henry Peterson Myrtle Clara Peterson E. E. Ramsey

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