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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1956
Page
7
The Church of Our Saviour Clermont Episcopal hosts Sunday worship with Rev. Paul A. Clark as vicar. On February 12, Quinquagesima, a 3:00 PM Holy Communion service will be held.
Reverend Father pastor announces Sunday Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 a m daily Mass at 7:00 a m Saturday 7:30 a m confessions Saturday evening and before Mass.
The Rev and Mrs James Schilling lead a nondenominational church with Sunday school at 10:00 a m and services at 11:00 a m and 9:00 p m Bible study Thursday at 8:00 p m The church meets in a schoolhouse 20 miles west of Cler mont on highway 18 Everyone is welcome.
The West Clermont parish lists catechetical classes, Divine worship, Sunday school, and several society activities led by Mrs. Arthur Nelson and others. East Clermont shows catechetical and Lenten services with Holy Communion, parish clubs and choir events. The annual Father and Son banquet at West Clermont is set for February 21 with Pastor Vance R. Knutsen as speaker.
On February 9 St Ann s Circle meets at Mrs R G Schupanitz home. February 13 Legion gathering. February 14 Woodland Study Club and American Legion Auxiliary. February 15 West Clermont Mission Society and Women s Catholic Order of Foresters. February 16 C C F and Mr and Mrs Charles Heiser visited James R Heiser and family in Grand Meadow Minnesota.
The East Clermont Societies met on Thursday Feb 2 with hostesses Molris Donald Larson Oscar Lien Almer Amundson Rose Olson and Miss Helen Reinhart. The group opened with singing and devotions and heard a report from the improvement committee. A bake sale is planned for Elgin Town Hall on Saturday Feb 11. Members are urged to bring blankets baby clothes and offering envelopes to the next meeting. The program featured a State on the Home Home Home Home Home Home Home Home? No.
The pupils of St Peter's School staged a school play titled Never a Dull Moment at the church hall on Tuesday evening. Supervised by Sister Mary Clair Francis and Sister Mary Albertina, the cast included all pupils and delivered a splendidly dramatized performance.
The West Clermont Priscilla Working Band met on February 1 with hostesses Mrs. Vernon Anderson, Glen Nygaard, Martin Anderson, L. M. Hovland, Harry Amundson and Roy Swenson. Pastor Knudsen led devotion. An autographed card was sent to Mrs. Suzanna Kjosa at University Hospital in Iowa City. Mrs. Clarence Tatro led the program with readings by Mrs. Roy Tatro and Mrs. Clarence Tatro.
The Clermont Study Club met Tuesday afternoon, Jan 17, at Mrs. M. C. Larson's home with nine members present. Discussions included United Nations appraisal for 1955 and reviews of Club Woman, with donations planned to the Home Funding Assn and Iowa Children's Home at Des Moines. Members bought towels for the blind and heard a donation note for Bald Knob project.
A school page recounts varied activities across grades from sixth to senior year. Students report on chemistry, history, sewing and English class progress while freshmen reflect on test prep and March of Dimes efforts. Grade reports celebrate achievements, club plans, and a pioneer trading day with projects and valentine preparations.
Three hundred dollars was raised Thursday night by a Clermont Legion and Clermont fire department benefit dance for the injured Robert Mott family. Elgin Legion and fire department helped with advance ticket sales. Echo Enterprise, Thos. Ogle, and Fred Cline donated promotion and hall. The Mott family thanks the community for the support.
Mr and Mrs John Yauslin welcome a daughter weighing 6 pounds born Monday morning at Postville hospital. The mother is Janice Larson, and no name has been chosen yet. This brief note lists local family visits and events including ordination notices and social gatherings in the area.
L M Hovland traveled to Minneapolis for the funeral of his brother Carl Hovland who died January 30. Survived by widow Amy J and children Mrs Don Manian, Mrs Noel Nelson, Carl Jr. of Los Angeles, and nine grandchildren. Prominent in Clermont, he belonged to Central Lutheran Church and was a retired YWCA employee. Funeral services were held February 2 with Rev J O Holum officiating and Sunset Memorial Park as the interment site.
Clermont Co op manager Lyle Gunderson announces a grand opening on Wednesday February 22 for the new feed mill. An added Kings day event with Northrup King Co representatives will demonstrate products. Prizes and silver dollars to be awarded. details to follow next week.
The Grand Meadow Study Club met Friday January 23 at Mrs. Carman Swenson’s home. Members voted two dollars to the March of Dimes and sang together. New members welcomed include Mrs. Orville Berg Jean Aanes Lois Amundson and Mrs Selmer Erickson. Mrs Spier died Saturday in a Waterloo hospital.
Mr and Mrs G O Anderson moved from the farm to the Clermont home they bought from the Varrie Carpenter estate. They had tenanted the farm for thirty five years. The Elmer Kohls family from Elkader moved in Monday as new tenants. Mrs Louie Hovland's birthday was celebrated Friday evening by a group including the Earl Aanes Fayette LeRoy Gass West Union Lloyd Aanes Jean and Lyle Aanes. Virgil Pratt family West Union hosted the group at Cedar Rapids Sunday in the Waller Pratt home. Beverly Bennett overnight guest Friday at Reuben Schupbach home Elgin. Mrs Len Simek and Keith Thomas family dined with Mrs Louise Miller Sunday.
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